# 2012–13 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

The 2012–13 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by head coach Willie Hayes, played their home games at Elmore Gymnasium and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 6–12 in SWAC play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SWAC tournament where they lost to Southern.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Justan Banks | Center | 7–1 | 215 | Junior | Oxford, Alabama |
| 4 | Justin Colvin | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Freshman | Lithonia, Georgia |
| 10 | Jeremy Crutcher | Guard | 5–8 | 160 | Junior | Hazel Green, Alabama |
| 11 | Arthur Capers | Forward | 6–5 | 185 | Junior | Monroe, Georgia |
| 12 | Green Hill | Guard | 5–10 | 175 | Junior | Aransas Pass, Texas |
| 20 | Jose Long | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Madison, Alabama |
| 22 | Tyler Davis | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Madison, Alabama |
| 30 | Demarquelle Tabb | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Greensboro, Alabama |
| 33 | Baryn Houston | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Freshman | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 34 | David Basil | Forward/Center | 6–6 | 215 | Freshman | Savannah, Georgia |
| 35 | Nicholas West | Forward | 6–10 | 190 | Freshman | LaGrange, Georgia |
| 40 | Brandon Ellis | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Junior | Loxley, Alabama |
| 45 | Justin Wagner | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 190 | Senior | Greensboro, Alabama |
| 52 | Anthony Lanier | Forward/Center | 6–6 | 260 | Sophomore | Savannah, Georgia |
| 55 | Jerome Hunter | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 230 | Junior | Buffalo, New York |
| | Matthew Cotton | Guard | 5–10 | 185 | Freshman | Atlanta |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | Miles | W 67–48 | 1–0 | Elmore Gymnasium (1,267) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm | at Iowa State | L 40–98 | 1–1 | Hilton Coliseum (12,615) Ames, Iowa |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm | at Jacksonville State | L 61–79 | 1–2 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,985) Jacksonville, Alabama |
| 11/20/2012* 7:30 pm | Oakwood | W 103–77 | 2–2 | Elmore Gymnasium (923) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 11/26/2012* 7:05 pm | at Evansville | L 46–72 | 2–3 | Ford Center (3,510) Evansville, Indiana |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | Tennessee State | L 72–83 | 2–4 | Elmore Gymnasium (1,059) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 12/08/2012* 6:00 pm | at Mercer | L 46–65 | 2–5 | Hawkins Arena (2,261) Macon, Georgia |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm | at Vanderbilt | L 46–71 | 2–6 | Memorial Gymnasium (9,880) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | W 59–47 | 3–6 | Elmore Gymnasium (290) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 12/22/2012* 7:00 pm | vs. Arkansas | L 68–95 | 3–7 | Verizon Arena (9,274) North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 12/30/2012* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Mississippi State | W 59–57 | 4–7 | Humphrey Coliseum (7,526) Starkville, Mississippi |
| 01/02/2013 7:45 pm | Grambling State | W 78–53 | 5–7 (1–0) | Elmore Gymnasium (489) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 01/04/2013 8:00 pm | Jackson State | W 88–87 $^{2OT}$ | 6–7 (2–0) | Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, Alabama |
| 01/06/2013 7:30 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | L 68–79 | 6–8 (2–1) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,076) Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| 01/08/2013 7:30 pm | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 61–77 | 6–9 (2–2) | K. L. Johnson Complex (3,989) Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| 01/12/2013 6:00 pm | Alabama State | W 64–57 | 7–9 (3–2) | Elmore Gymnasium (3,449) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 01/19/2013 5:30 pm | Alcorn State | L 59–69 | 7–10 (3–3) | Elmore Gymnasium (951) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 01/21/2013 8:30 pm, ESPNU | Southern Jaguars | L 68–82 | 7–11 (3–4) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,284) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 01/26/2013 8:00 pm | at Texas Southern | L 56–89 | 7–12 (3–5) | Health and Physical Education Arena (652) Houston, Texas |
| 01/28/2013 7:30 pm | at Prairie View A&M | L 46–65 | 7–13 (3–6) | William Nicks Building (1,765) Prairie View, Texas |
| 02/02/2013 5:30 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 65–64 | 8–13 (4–6) | Elmore Gymnasium (728) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 02/04/2013 8:00 pm | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | L 67–76 | 8–14 (4–7) | Elmore Gymnasium (808) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 02/09/2013 5:30 pm | at Alabama State | L 62–69 | 8–15 (4–8) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (5,354) Montgomery, Alabama |
| 02/16/2013 5:00 pm | at Alcorn State | W 72–65 | 9–15 (5–8) | Davey Whitney Complex (700) Lorman, Mississippi |
| 02/18/2013 8:05 pm | at Southern | L 67–81 | 9–16 (5–9) | F. G. Clark Center (1,576) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 02/23/2013 6:00 pm | Texas Southern | L 62–64 | 9–17 (5–10) | Elmore Gymnasium (967) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 02/25/2013 7:30 pm | Prairie View A&M | L 57–61 $^{OT}$ | 9–18 (5–11) | Elmore Gymnasium (912) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 02/28/2013 7:30 pm | at Grambling State | W 74–47 | 10–18 (6–11) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (N/A) Grambling, Louisiana |
| 03/02/2013 5:30 pm | at Jackson State | L 57–60 | 10–19 (6–12) | Williams Assembly Center (797) Jackson, Mississippi |
| 2013 SWAC Basketball tournament |||||
| 03/13/2013 8:00 pm | vs. Grambling State Quarterfinals | W 59–51 | 11–19 | Curtis Culwell Center (425) Garland, Texas |
| 03/15/2013 8:00 pm | vs. Southern Semifinals | L 59–72 | 11–20 | Curtis Culwell Center (1,155) Garland, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||