# 2012–13 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

The 2012–13 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Texas Southern is serving a two-year postseason ban for men's basketball, after the NCAA Division I Infractions Committee said it found a lack of institutional control and outlined problems spanning 13 sports over a seven-year period, including booster-related recruiting violations, academic improprieties, the use of ineligible athletes and exceeding scholarship limits. The Tigers finished the season 17–14, 16–2 in SWAC play to claim the SWAC regular season championship. They ended the season on a 12-game winning streak. Due to the post season ban, they could not participate in the 2013 SWAC men's basketball tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Dexter Ellington | Guard | 6–1 | 173 | Senior | Cuthbert, Georgia |
| 3 | Madarious Gibbs | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Sophomore | Newnan, Georgia |
| 4 | Fred Sturdivant | Forward | 6–7 | 185 | Senior | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 5 | Omar Strong | Guard | 5–9 | 176 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 11 | Lawrence Johnson-Danner | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Junior | Detroit, Michigan |
| 12 | Kyrie Sutton | Forward | 6–9 | 240 | Graduate | Brooklyn, New York |
| 14 | Raymond Penn | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
| 15 | De Angelo Scott | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Los Angeles, California |
| 20 | Nick Barnes | Guard | 6–5 | 170 | Freshman | Valley, Alabama |
| 23 | Stephen Bedford | Guard | 5–9 | 175 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| 32 | Aaron Clayborn | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Junior | Benton Harbor, Michigan |
| 33 | Ethan Blackwell | Guard | 5–7 | 135 | Freshman | Detroit, Michigan |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| 11/11/2012* 3:00 pm | at Boise State | L 63–81 | 0–1 | Taco Bell Arena (1,950) Boise, ID |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm, BTN | at Northwestern | L 49–79 | 0–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,043) Evanston, IL |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 74–71 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Health and Physical Education Arena (1,204) Houston, TX |
| 11/18/2012* 11:00 am | at No. 21 Michigan State | L 41–69 | 1–3 | Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | Oakland | L 69–71 | 1–4 | Health and Physical Education Arena (1,114) Houston, TX |
| 11/24/2012* 6:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee | L 52–79 | 1–5 | Murphy Center (5,411) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/27/2012* 8:00 pm, P12N | at No. 19 Colorado | L 80–85 $^{2OT}$ | 1–6 | Coors Events Center (8,325) Boulder, CO |
| 12/03/2012* 9:00 pm, TWCSN | at No. 17 San Diego State | L 62–74 | 1–7 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/08/2012* 5:00 pm | at Houston | L 75–78 $^{OT}$ | 1–8 | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,513) Houston, TX |
| 12/16/2012* 2:00 pm | Cal State Fullerton | L 86–93 | 1–9 | Health and Physical Education Arena (369) Houston, TX |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm, FSKC | at Kansas State | L 69–78 | 1–10 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,005) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/22/2012* 1:00 pm | FIU | L 45–48 | 1–11 | Health and Physical Education Arena (315) Houston, TX |
| 12/27/2012* 6:00 pm | at Akron | L 68–83 | 1–12 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,503) Akron, OH |
| 01/02/2013 8:00 pm | at Southern | L 57–63 | 1–13 (0–1) | F. G. Clark Center (869) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/04/2013 8:00 pm | at Alcorn State | W 57–48 | 2–13 (1–1) | Davey Whitney Complex (175) Lorman, MS |
| 01/06/2013 7:00 pm | at Prairie View A&M | W 65–60 | 3–13 (2–1) | William Nicks Building (2,877) Prairie View, TX |
| 01/12/2013 8:00 pm | Jackson State | W 84–57 | 4–13 (3–1) | Health and Physical Education Arena (916) Houston, TX |
| 01/14/2013 8:00 pm | Grambling State | W 95–50 | 5–13 (4–1) | Health and Physical Education Arena (1,836) Houston, TX |
| 01/19/2013 7:30 pm | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 63–66 | 5–14 (4–2) | K. L. Johnson Complex (3,674) Pine Bluff, AR |
| 01/21/2013 7:30 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | W 75–48 | 6–14 (5–2) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,019) Itta Bena, MS |
| 01/26/2013 8:00 pm | Alabama A&M | W 89–56 | 7–14 (6–2) | Health and Physical Education Arena (652) Houston, TX |
| 01/28/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Alabama State | W 97–65 | 8–14 (7–2) | Health and Physical Education Arena (2,287) Houston, TX |
| 02/02/2013 8:00 pm | Prairie View A&M | W 84–48 | 9–14 (8–2) | Health and Physical Education Arena (8,024) Houston, TX |
| 02/09/2013 5:30 pm | at Jackson State | W 61–54 | 10–14 (9–2) | Williams Assembly Center (401) Jackson, MS |
| 02/11/2013 7:30 pm | at Grambling State | W 80–52 | 11–14 (10–2) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,356) Grambling, LA |
| 02/16/2013 1:30 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 75–69 | 12–14 (11–2) | Health and Physical Education Arena (1,824) Houston, TX |
| 02/18/2013 8:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 73–57 | 13–14 (12–2) | Health and Physical Education Arena (650) Houston, TX |
| 02/23/2013 6:00 pm | at Alabama A&M | W 64–62 | 14–14 (13–2) | Elmore Gymnasium (967) Normal, AL |
| 02/25/2013 7:50 pm | at Alabama State | W 70–50 | 15–14 (14–2) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (876) Montgomery, AL |
| 02/28/2013 8:00 pm | Southern | W 79–66 | 16–14 (15–2) | Health and Physical Education Arena (4,108) Houston, TX |
| 03/02/2013 8:00 pm | Alcorn State | W 78–59 | 17–14 (16–2) | Health and Physical Education Arena (1,845) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||