# 2012–13 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2012–13 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team representsed San Jose State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by eighth year head coach George Nessman, played their home games at the Event Center Arena and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–20, 3–14 in WAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WAC tournament to UTSA.
This was their last season as a member of the WAC. San Jose State joined the Mountain West Conference in July 2013. San Jose State fired Nessman on March 13, the day after the final game.

## Preseason roster changes
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Keith Shamburger | 1 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Hawaii |
| Calvin Douglas | 5 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | San Francisco, CA | Graduated |
| Wil Carter | 15 | F | 6'8" | 234 | Senior | Pocatello, ID | Graduated |
| Jeremy Pope | 30 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Junior | Compton, CA | Transferred to Biola |
| Joe Henson | 32 | C | 6'8" | 245 | Junior | Pasadena, CA | Left the team due to knee injury |
| Garrett Ton | 50 | F | 6'8" | 213 | Senior | Torrance, CA | Graduated |
| Matt Ballard | 52 | F | 6'9" | 236 | Senior | Foothill Ranch, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Xavier Jones | 5 | G | 6'4" | 225 | Junior | Gary, IN | John A. Logan CC |
| Louis Garrett | 32 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | St. George, UT | Salt Lake CC |
| Alex Brown | 44 | G | 6'11" | 210 | Junior | Mount Vernon, IL | John A. Logan CC |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| David Andoh PF | Montreal, QC | IMG Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 17, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Alex Brown PF | Colp, IL | John A. Logan CC | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Louis Garrett SF | St. George, UT | Salt Lake CC | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Xavier Jones SG | Gary, IN | John A. Logan CC | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Mike VanKirk C | Palmdale, CA | La Jolla Prep | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Apr 16, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2012 San Jose St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015. "2012 San Jose St. Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015. "San José St Spartans 2012 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015. ||||||

## Roster
### Suspensions

James Kinney, the team's leading scorer, was suspended twice in the season for violating team rules: once for the December 22, 2012 game against James Madison and again beginning with the January 11, 2013 game against Utah State. On February 8, coach Nessman confirmed that Kinney's suspension would continue until the end of the season; the San Jose Mercury News reported that the suspension "is believed to be related to academics." After Kinney's second suspension, San Jose State's scoring average went down 15 points to 49.8, and the team never won a game for the rest of the season.
Starting forward Louis Garrett was also indefinitely suspended on January 11 for a violation of team rules but was reinstated on January 24.
Two more players were suspended after Kinney. Chris Jones was suspended beginning February 28, and Alex Brown was suspended beginning March 2. Jones was suspended after San Jose State student newspaper The Spartan Daily published a comment of his saying that Nessman "should have been fired a long time ago."

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2012* 5:00 pm | Academy of Art | W 88–54 | 0–0 | Event Center Arena (673) San Jose, CA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 6:00 pm | at New Orleans | L 68–72 | 0–1 | Lakefront Arena (1,419) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | Houston | L 75-77 | 0–2 | Event Center Arena (1,133) San Jose, CA |
| 11/15/2012* 7:30 pm | Weber State | W 68–67 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Event Center Arena (1,236) San Jose, CA |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | UC Santa Cruz | W 94–54 | 2–2 | Event Center Arena (1,340) San Jose, CA |
| 11/26/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 10 Kansas | L 57–70 | 2–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/01/2012* 6:00 pm | at Montana State | W 82–74 | 3–3 | Worthington Arena (2,242) Bozeman, MT |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm | at UC Davis | W 73–64 | 4–3 | The Pavilion (1,065) Davis, CA |
| 12/08/2012* 4:30 pm | Sacramento State | W 62–57 | 5–3 | Event Center Arena (1,442) San Jose, CA |
| 12/11/2012* 7:00 pm | Santa Clara | L 54–75 | 5–4 | Event Center Arena (2,037) San Jose, CA |
| 12/22/2012* 8:30 pm | vs. James Madison MGM Grand Garden Classic | L 68–77 | 5–5 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (840) Paradise, NV |
| 12/29/2012 12:00 pm | at Texas State | W 72–55 | 6–5 (1–0) | Strahan Coliseum (1,037) San Marcos, TX |
| 12/31/2012 12:00 pm | at UTSA | W 80–67 | 7–5 (2–0) | Convocation Center (865) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | Idaho | L 55–64 | 7–6 (2–1) | Event Center Arena (1,144) San Jose, CA |
| 01/05/2013 7:00 pm | Seattle | W 76–71 | 8–6 (3–1) | Event Center Arena (1,081) San Jose, CA |
| 01/08/2013* 7:00 pm | New Orleans | W 71–64 | 9–6 | Event Center Arena (1,134) San Jose, CA |
| 01/11/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Utah State | L 60–66 | 9–7 (3–2) | Smith Spectrum (9,191) Logan, UT |
| 01/17/2013 6:00 pm | at Denver | L 37–73 | 9–8 (3–3) | Magness Arena (1,406) Denver, CO |
| 01/19/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at New Mexico State | L 53–70 | 9–9 (3–4) | Pan American Center (6,644) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | L 54–76 | 9–10 (3–5) | Event Center Arena (2,624) San Jose, CA |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm | Texas–Arlington | L 47–66 | 9–11 (3–6) | Event Center Arena (1,027) San Jose, CA |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm | at Seattle | L 48–56 | 9–12 (3–7) | KeyArena (2,052) Seattle, WA |
| 02/02/2013 7:05 pm | at Idaho | L 63–66 | 9–13 (3–8) | Cowan Spectrum (950) Moscow, ID |
| 02/08/2013 7:00 pm | Utah State | L 36–63 | 9–14 (3–9) | Event Center Arena (1,876) San Jose, CA |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm | New Mexico State | L 57–67 | 9–15 (3–10) | Event Center Arena (1,066) San Jose, CA |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | Denver | L 41–62 | 9–16 (3–11) | Event Center Arena (1,260) San Jose, CA |
| 02/28/2013 5:00 pm | at Texas–Arlington | L 74–81 | 9–17 (3–12) | College Park Center (1,308) Arlington, TX |
| 03/02/2013 5:00 pm | at No. 25 Louisiana Tech | L 61–88 | 9–18 (3–13) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,850) Ruston, LA |
| 03/07/2013 7:00 pm | UTSA | | | Event Center Arena San Jose, CA |
| 03/09/2013 7:00 pm | Texas State | L 67–90 | 9–19 (3–14) | Event Center Arena (2,087) San Jose, CA |
| WAC tournament |||||
| 03/12/2013 8:30 pm | vs. UTSA First Round | L 49–67 | 9–20 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||
March 7's game vs UTSA was canceled due to a leak in the roof at The Events Center Arena. The game was not made up.