# 2012–13 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

The 2012–13 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh year head coach Byron Rimm II, played their home games at the William Nicks Building and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 8–10 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the SWAC tournament where they lost to Southern.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Josh Eleby | Forward | 6–10 | 255 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
| 1 | Jourdan DeMuynck | Guard | 6–6 | 205 | Senior | San Leandro, California |
| 2 | Ronald Wright | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Senior | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 3 | Louis Munks | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Junior | Arlington, Texas |
| 4 | Babajidne Aina | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Garland, Texas |
| 5 | John Love | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 10 | Cory Jones | Forward | 6–4 | 180 | Freshman | Katy, Texas |
| 11 | Wesley Afolayan | Forward | 6–6 | 189 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| 13 | Jimmie Duplessis | Guard | 6–4 | 210 | Sophomore | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 14 | Carl Blair | Guard | 6–2 | 205 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| 15 | Patrick Agho | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
| 20 | Jules Montgomery | Forward | 6–11 | 220 | Junior | West Hills, California |
| 22 | Rasi Jenkins | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 24 | Ryan Gesiakowski | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Senior | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 31 | Montrael Scott | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Sophomore | Dallas |
| 32 | Demondre Chapman | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Junior | Flint, Michigan |
| 33 | Mayol Riathin | Center | 6–9 | 215 | Senior | Sudan |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm, FCS Atlantic | at Texas Tech | L 79–89 | 0–1 | United Spirit Arena (8,550) Lubbock, Texas |
| 11/11/2012* 4:00 pm | Schreiner | W 80–51 | 1–1 | William Nicks Building (1,175) Prairie View, Texas |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | Arlington Baptist | W 91–38 | 2–1 | William Nicks Building (2,887) Prairie View, Texas |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm, FS Southwest | at Texas A&M | L 59–81 | 2–2 | Reed Arena (4,201) College Station, Texas |
| 11/18/2012* 4:00 pm, FS Southwest/FCS Central | at TCU South Padre Island Invitational | L 39–44 | 2–3 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,839) Fort Worth, Texas |
| 11/20/2012* 8:00 pm | at UAB South Padre Island Invitational | L 70–76 | 2–4 | Bartow Arena (3,391) Birmingham, Alabama |
| 11/23/2012* 3:30 pm | vs. Navy South Padre Island Invitational | W 42–40 | 3–4 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (N/A) South Padre Island, Texas |
| 11/24/2012* 1:15 pm | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson South Padre Island Invitational | L 70–84 | 3–5 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (N/A) South Padre Island, Texas |
| 11/28/2012* 8:00 pm | Houston | W 81–80 | 4–5 | William Nicks Building (4,900) Prairie View, Texas |
| 12/07/2012* 8:00 pm | Dallas Christian | W 107–59 | 5–5 | William Nicks Building (1,887) Prairie View, Texas |
| 12/15/2012* 8:00 pm, Pac-12 Network | at UCLA | L 53–95 | 5–6 | Pauley Pavilion (6,351) Los Angeles |
| 12/22/2012* 4:00 pm, Pac-12 Network | at California | L 53–85 | 5–7 | Haas Pavilion (5,427) Berkeley, California |
| 12/29/2012* 3:00 pm | at Houston | L 75–80 | 5–8 | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,437) Houston, Texas |
| 01/02/2013 7:30 pm | at Alcorn State | L 54–68 | 5–9 (0–1) | Davey Whitney Complex (150) Lorman, Mississippi |
| 01/04/2013 7:30 pm | at Southern | L 45–50 | 5–10 (0–2) | F. G. Clark Center (1,668) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 01/06/2013 7:00 pm | Texas Southern | L 60–65 | 5–11 (0–3) | William Nicks Building (2,877) Prairie View, Texas |
| 01/12/2013 5:25 pm | Grambling State | W 60–44 | 6–11 (1–3) | William Nicks Building (1,138) Prairie View, Texas |
| 01/14/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Jackson State | W 73–59 | 7–11 (2–3) | William Nicks Building (3,212) Prairie View, Texas |
| 01/19/2013 5:30 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | L 64–73 | 7–12 (2–4) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,108) Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| 01/21/2013 7:30 pm | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 51–55 | 7–13 (2–5) | K. L. Johnson Complex (3,173) Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| 01/26/2013 5:30 pm | Alabama State | W 74–72 | 8–13 (3–5) | William Nicks Building (1,303) Prairie View, Texas |
| 01/28/2013 7:30 pm | Alabama A&M | W 65–46 | 9–13 (4–5) | William Nicks Building (1,765) Prairie View, Texas |
| 02/02/2013 8:00 pm | at Texas Southern | L 48–84 | 9–14 (4–6) | Health and Physical Education Arena (8,024) Houston |
| 02/09/2013 5:00 pm | at Grambling State | W 63–53 | 10–14 (5–6) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,123) Grambling, Louisiana |
| 02/11/2013 7:50 pm | at Jackson State | L 60–65 | 10–15 (5–7) | Williams Assembly Center (402) Jackson, Mississippi |
| 02/16/2013 5:20 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 80–77 | 11–15 (6–7) | William Nicks Building (765) Prairie View, Texas |
| 02/18/2013 8:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 47–76 | 11–16 (6–8) | William Nicks Building (1,412) Prairie View, Texas |
| 02/23/2013 5:30 pm | at Alabama State | W 65–56 | 12–16 (7–8) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (N/A) Montgomery, Alabama |
| 02/25/2013 7:30 pm | at Alabama A&M | W 61–57 $^{OT}$ | 13–16 (8–8) | Elmore Gymnasium (912) Normal, Alabama |
| 02/28/2013 7:30 pm | Alcorn State | L 75–81 | 13–17 (8–9) | William Nicks Building (1,312) Prairie View, Texas |
| 03/02/2013 5:00 pm | Southern | L 39–61 | 13–18 (8–10) | William Nicks Building (1,112) Prairie View, Texas |
| 2013 SWAC Basketball tournament |||||
| 03/14/2013 8:00 pm | vs. Alcorn State Quarterfinals | W 67–59 | 14–18 | Curtis Culwell Center (605) Garland, Texas |
| 03/15/2013 2:30 pm | vs. Jackson State Semifinals | W 88–75 | 15–18 | Curtis Culwell Center (595) Garland, Texas |
| 03/16/2013 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Southern Championship Game | L 44–45 | 15–19 | Curtis Culwell Center (2,030) Garland, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||