# 2012–13 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by third year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Creighton. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Iowa.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Jake Kitchell | Forward | 6–10 | 240 | Sophomore | Union Mills, Indiana |
| 2 | Lucas Eitel | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Junior | Marshall, Illinois |
| 3 | Manny Arop | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Junior | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 5 | Justin Gant | Center | 6–8 | 210 | Sophomore | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 11 | Devonte Brown | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | RS Freshman | Killeen, Texas |
| 12 | Dawon Cummings | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Junior | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 13 | Jake Odum | Guard | 6–4 | 170 | Junior | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 20 | Rhett Smith | Forward | 6–7 | 240 | Freshman | Sullivan, Indiana |
| 22 | Brandon Burnett | Guard | 6–6 | 225 | RS Freshman | Tucson, Arizona |
| 30 | Mike Samuels | Center | 6–11 | 285 | Junior | Bushkill, Pennsylvania |
| 31 | RJ Mahurin | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Junior | Rockville, Indiana |
| 32 | Khristian Smith | Guard | 6–6 | 210 | Freshman | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 42 | TJ Bell | Guard/Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Freshman | Charleston, Illinois |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2012* 7:05 pm | | Lewis | W 79–66 | | Hulman Center (3,625) Terre Haute, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 11:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 13 UCLA | L 59–86 | 0–1 | Pauley Pavilion (13,513) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/13/2012* 7:05 pm | | Winthrop | W 66–55 | 1–1 | Hulman Center (4,916) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/17/2012* 1:05 pm | | Truman State | W 70–57 | 2–1 | Hulman Center (N/A) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Ball State | W 68–48 | 3–1 | Worthen Arena (3,128) Muncie, IN |
| 11/25/2012* 1:05 pm | | High Point | W 76–62 | 4–1 | Hulman Center (5,487) Terre Haute, IN |
| 12/01/2012* 2:05 pm | | No. 25 New Mexico MWC–MVC Challenge | L 68–77 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Hulman Center (6,080) Terre Haute, IN |
| 12/08/2012* 2:00 pm | | at Morehead State | L 63–71 | 4–3 | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,038) Morehead, KY |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm | | at IUPUI | W 75–61 | 5–3 | The Jungle (1,215) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/22/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Ole Miss Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals | W 87–85 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,691) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/23/2012* 5:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 18 San Diego State Diamond Head Classic Semifinals | L 55–62 | 6–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,419) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/25/2012* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Miami (FL) Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game | W 57–55 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/30/2012 1:05 pm | | Illinois State | W 77–75 | 8–4 (1–0) | Hulman Center (5,808) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/02/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | W 65–61 | 9–4 (2–0) | McLeod Center (4,035) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/05/2013 3:05 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 16 Creighton | L 66–79 | 9–5 (2–1) | CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,694) Omaha, NE |
| 01/09/2013 7:05 pm | | Bradley | W 68–53 | 10–5 (3–1) | Hulman Center (5,553) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/12/2013 8:05 pm | | at Southern Illinois | L 71–76 | 10–6 (3–2) | SIU Arena (5,315) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/16/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | W 68–60 | 11–6 (4–2) | Hulman Center (5,593) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/19/2013 8:05 pm, FSN | | Evansville | W 72–62 | 12–6 (5–2) | Hulman Center (6,444) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/23/2013 8:05 pm | | at Illinois State | L 58–60 | 12–7 (5–3) | Redbird Arena (5,519) Norman, IL |
| 01/26/2013 1:00 pm | | Northern Iowa | W 59–58 | 13–7 (6–3) | Hulman Center (6,554) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/29/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 15 Wichita State | W 68–55 | 14–7 (7–3) | Charles Koch Arena (10,216) Wichita, KS |
| 02/02/2013 7:30 pm, FSN | | at Drake | L 71–74 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (7–4) | Knapp Center (4,439) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/06/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 16 Creighton | W 76–57 | 15–8 (8–4) | Hulman Center (8,345) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/09/2013 1:05 pm | | Southern Illinois | W 66–65 | 16–8 (9–4) | Hulman Center (5,821) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/12/2013 8:00 pm, FSN/ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 65–67 | 16–9 (9–5) | JQH Arena (5,255) Springfield, MO |
| 02/16/2013 2:00 pm | | at Bradley | L 68–80 | 16–10 (9–6) | Carver Arena (8,443) Peoria, IL |
| 02/19/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wichita State | L 62–66 | 16–11 (9–7) | Hulman Center (6,169) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/23/2013* 11:00 am, ESPNU | | Iona BracketBusters | W 65–64 | 17–11 | Hulman Center (4,378) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/27/2013 7:05 pm | | Drake | L 56–67 | 17–12 (9–8) | Hulman Center (5,054) Terre Haute, IN |
| 03/02/2013 5:00 pm | | at Evansville | L 68–84 | 17–13 (9–9) | Fort Center (6,909) Evansville, IN |
| 2013 Missouri Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2013 3:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3 | | vs. Evansville Quarterfinals | W 51–50 | 18–13 | Scottrade Center (14,567) St.Louis, MO |
| 03/09/2013 2:35 pm, FSN | | vs. Creighton Semifinals | L 43–64 | 18–14 | Scottrade Center (18,262) St.Louis, MO |
| 2013 NIT ||||||
| 03/20/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. (6) | at (3) Iowa First Round | L 52–68 | 18–15 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is Seed within Region. ||||||