# 2012–13 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

The 2012–13 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first year head coach and former assistant Travis Williams, played their home games at the Gentry Complex and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the OVC tournament where they lost to Belmont. They were invited to the 2013 CIT, their second consecutive CIT appearance, where they lost in the first round to Evansville.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | DeShawn Dockery | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 2 | Patrick Miller | Guard | 6–1 | 189 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 3 | Kharon Butcher | Guard | 6–2 | 173 | Sophomore | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 5 | Jay Harris | Guard | 5–10 | 156 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 21 | Kellen Thornton | Forward | 6–7 | 243 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 22 | Tashan Fredrick | Guard | 6–4 | 204 | Senior | Hemingway, South Carolina |
| 24 | Taylor Ward | Guard | 6–4 | 151 | Freshman | White House, Tennessee |
| 33 | Robert Covington | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Senior | Bellwood, Illinois |
| 34 | M. J. Rhett | Forward | 6–8 | 232 | Sophomore | Hopkins, South Carolina |
| 44 | Michael Green | Forward | 6–9 | 192 | Junior | Columbia, South Carolina |
| 45 | Jordan Cyphers | Guard | 6–4 | 179 | Senior | Wichita, Kansas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/05/2012* 7:00 pm | Trevecca Nazarene | W 86–56 | | Gentry Complex (1,087) Nashville, TN |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | L 66–81 | 0–1 | Marriott Center (16,283) Provo, UT |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | at South Dakota State | L 71–78 | 0–2 | Frost Arena (3,193) Brookings, SD |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Minnesota | L 43–72 | 0–3 | Williams Arena (10,107) Minneapolis, MN |
| 11/19/2012* 3:00 pm | vs. South Alabama Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | W 68–57 | 1–3 | GSU Sports Arena (339) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/20/2012* 6:00 pm | at Georgia State Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | L 57–59 | 1–4 | GSU Sports Arena (1,104) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/21/2012* 11:00 am | vs. Monmouth Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | L 70–81 | 1–5 | GSU Sports Arena (369) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/26/2012* 7:00 pm | Fisk | W 92–53 | 2–5 | Gentry Complex (12,057) Nashville, TN |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | at Alabama A&M | W 83–72 | 3–5 | Elmore Gymnasium (1,059) Huntsville, AL |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | Drexel | W 76–66 | 4–5 | Gentry Complex (1,011) Nashville, TN |
| 12/08/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 12 Missouri | L 38–68 | 4–6 | Mizzou Arena (10,338) Columbus, MO |
| 12/16/2012* 4:00 pm | LeMoyne–Owen | W 79–39 | 5–6 | Gentry Complex (1,027) Nashville, TN |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee | L 48–77 | 5–7 | Murphy Center (3,717) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/21/2012* 7:00 pm | USC Upstate | W 67–64 | 6–7 | Gentry Complex (327) Nashville, TN |
| 12/29/2012 7:45 pm | Eastern Illinois | W 67–59 | 7–7 (1–0) | Gentry Complex (1,159) Nashville, TN |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | at Tennessee Tech | W 72–66 | 8–7 (2–0) | Eblen Center (901) Cookeville, TN |
| 01/05/2013 4:30 pm | at Jacksonville State | W 66–57 | 9–7 (3–0) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,001) Jacksonville, AL |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm | Tennessee–Martin | W 80–48 | 10–7 (4–0) | Gentry Complex (812) Nashville, TN |
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State | W 81–69 | 11–7 (5–0) | Gentry Complex (776) Nashville, TN |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm | Jacksonville State | W 66–60 | 12–7 (6–0) | Gentry Complex (1,236) Nashville, TN |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | at Belmont | L 66–78 | 12–8 (6–1) | Curb Event Center (4,102) Nashville, TN |
| 01/24/2013 6:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | L 67–76 | 12–9 (6–2) | Alumni Coliseum (2,250) Richmond, KY |
| 01/26/2013 6:30 pm | at Morehead State | L 69–78 | 12–10 (6–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,403) Morehead, KY |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm | Tennessee Tech | W 84–65 | 13–10 (7–3) | Gentry Complex (1,241) Nashville, TN |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | at Austin Peay | W 88–82 $^{OT}$ | 14–10 (8–3) | Dunn Center (2,186) Clarksville, TN |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm | at Murray State | L 48–69 | 14–11 (8–4) | CFSB Center (6,762) Murray, KY |
| 02/14/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Belmont | W 80–69 | 15–11 (9–4) | Gentry Complex (3,215) Nashville, TN |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm | at SIU Edwardsville | W 83–73 | 16–11 (10–4) | Vadalabene Center (1,449) Edwardsville, IL |
| 02/23/2013* 7:00 pm | Loyola (MD) BracketBusters | L 67–69 | 16–12 | Gentry Complex (1,231) Nashville, TN |
| 02/28/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Morehead State | L 100–101 | 16–13 (10–5) | Gentry Complex (3,578) Nashville, TN |
| 03/02/2013 7:45 pm | Eastern Kentucky | W 85–81 $^{OT}$ | 17–13 (11–5) | Gentry Complex (2,771) Nashville, TN |
| 2013 OVC Basketball tournament |||||
| 03/07/2013 6:00 pm | vs. Morehead State Quarterfinals | W 88–75 | 18–13 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,398) Nashville, TN |
| 03/08/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Belmont Semifinals | L 73–82 | 18–14 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,977) Nashville, TN |
| 2013 CIT |||||
| 03/19/2013* 7:00 pm | at Evansville First Round | L 72–84 | 18–15 | Ford Center (2,324) Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||