# 2012–13 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by seventh year head coach Doug Davalos, played their home games at Strahan Coliseum and were first year members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–22, 5–13 in WAC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State.
This was their only season as a member of the WAC as they joined the Sun Belt Conference in July 2013.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Phil Hawkins | Guard | 6–0 | 195 | Junior | Washington, D.C. |
| 1 | Vonn Jones | Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Senior | Hartland, Michigan |
| 3 | Reid Koenen | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Junior | Racine, Wisconsin |
| 4 | Ray Dorsey | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Freshman | Lewisville, Texas |
| 5 | Corey Stern | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Junior | Seattle, Washington |
| 10 | Wesley Davis | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Sophomore | Arlington, Texas |
| 12 | Justin Tanton | Guard | 6-3 | 210 | Senior | Dripping Springs, Texas |
| 13 | Darius Richardson | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Sophomore | Fort Bend, Texas |
| 15 | Jeffrey Nwankwo | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas |
| 20 | Donte Bachus | Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas |
| 21 | Matt Staff | Forward | 6–10 | 235 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| 22 | Basil Brown II | Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas |
| 23 | Deonte' Jones | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Junior | Charleston, Missouri |
| 25 | Joel Wright | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 30 | Gordon Ball | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| 44 | Nick Hinton | Forward | 6–9 | 225 | Sophomore | Frisco, Texas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | Fordham | W 86–76 | 1–0 | Strahan Coliseum (2,833) San Marcos, TX |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | UT–Tyler | W 86–66 | 2–0 | Strahan Coliseum (1,449) San Marcos, TX |
| 11/17/2012* 7:00 pm | SMU | L 75–78 | 2–1 | Strahan Coliseum (2,008) San Marcos, TX |
| 11/22/2012* 10:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Charlotte Great Alaska Shootout First Round | L 64–73 | 2–2 | Sullivan Arena (4,201) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/23/2012* 6:00 pm | vs. Loyola Marymount Great Alaska Shootout Consolation Game | L 63–78 | 2–3 | Sullivan Arena (4,168) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/24/2012* 3:00 pm | vs. UC Riverside Great Alaska Shootout 7th place game | W 81–69 | 3–3 | Sullivan Arena (4,099) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/30/2012* 7:00 pm | Utah | L 69–74 | 3–4 | Strahan Coliseum (2,237) San Marcos, TX |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm | Oral Roberts | L 77–86 | 3–5 | Strahan Coliseum (1,609) San Marcos, TX |
| 12/08/2012* 2:00 pm | Texas–Pan American | W 73–58 | 4–5 | Strahan Coliseum (1,361) San Marcos, TX |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm, LHN | at Texas | L 63–75 | 4–6 | Frank Erwin Center (10,189) Austin, TX |
| 12/17/2012* 6:00 pm, BTN | at Northwestern | L 68–74 | 4–7 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,161) Evanston, IL |
| 12/20/2012* 6:00 pm | at Central Michigan | L 80–92 | 4–8 | McGuirk Arena (1,215) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/29/2012 2:00 pm | San Jose State | L 55–72 | 4–9 (0–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,037) San Marcos, TX |
| 12/31/2012 4:00 pm | Utah State | L 57–81 | 4–10 (0–2) | Strahan Coliseum (1,165) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/03/2013 8:00 pm | at Denver | L 53–64 | 4–11 (0–3) | Magness Arena (2,306) Denver, CO |
| 01/05/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at New Mexico State | L 67–78 | 4–12 (0–4) | Pan American Center (4,951) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | L 67–84 | 4–13 (0–5) | Strahan Coliseum (1,011) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/12/2013 2:00 pm | Texas–Arlington | L 74–91 | 4–14 (0–6) | Strahan Coliseum (1,055) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/19/2013 4:00 pm | at UTSA | W 81–78 $^{OT}$ | 5–14 (1–6) | Convocation Center (2,359) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/24/2013 9:05 pm | at Idaho | W 78–73 | 6–14 (2–6) | Cowan Spectrum (1,279) Moscow, ID |
| 01/26/2013 9:00 pm | at Seattle | W 86–83 | 7–14 (3–6) | KeyArena (2,580) Seattle, WA |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm | New Mexico State | L 72–86 | 7–15 (3–7) | Strahan Coliseum (2,011) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/02/2013 2:00 pm | Denver | L 64–79 | 7–16 (3–8) | Strahan Coliseum (1,520) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | at Texas–Arlington | L 50–75 | 7–17 (3–9) | College Park Center (2,053) Arlington, TX |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 69–84 | 7–18 (3–10) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,435) Ruston, LA |
| 02/16/2013 4:00 pm | UTSA | L 62–73 | 7–19 (3–11) | Strahan Coliseum (3,124) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/23/2013* 6:00 pm | at Lamar BracketBusters | W 74–61 | 8–19 | Montagne Center (2,079) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | Seattle | W 67–65 | 9–19 (4–11) | Strahan Coliseum (1,524) San Marcos, TX |
| 03/02/2013 2:00 pm | Idaho | L 81–90 | 9–20 (4–12) | Strahan Coliseum (1,585) San Marcos, TX |
| 03/07/2013 8:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Utah State | L 61–77 | 9–21 (4–13) | Smith Spectrum (7,123) Logan, UT |
| 03/09/2013 9:00 pm | at San Jose State | W 90–67 | 10–21 (5–13) | Event Center Arena (2,087) San Jose, CA |
| WAC tournament |||||
| 03/12/2013 8:00 pm | vs. Seattle First Round | W 68–56 | 11–21 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 03/14/2013 4:30 pm | vs. Denver Quarterfinals | W 72–68 | 12–21 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 03/15/2013 8:00 pm | vs. New Mexico State Semifinals | L 65–74 | 12–22 | Orleans Arena (949) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||