# 2012–13 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by third year head coach Jason Capel, played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center and are members of the North Division of the Southern Conference. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southern Conference tournament, where they lost to Davidson.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Tevin Baskin | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Junior | Stamford, Connecticut |
| 2 | Tab Hamilton | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Sophomore | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 3 | Jonathan Frye | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Freshman | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 4 | Michael Obacha | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman | Edo State, Nigeria |
| 10 | Chris Burgess | Guard | 5–8 | 175 | Freshman | Lakeland, Florida |
| 11 | Nathan Healy | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Senior | New Bern, North Carolina |
| 12 | Rantavious Gilbert | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Freshman | Albany, Georgia |
| 13 | Jamaal Trice | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Senior | Los Angeles |
| 15 | Tommy Spagnolo | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Junior | West Jefferson, North Carolina |
| 20 | Bennett Rutherford | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Freshman | Weddington, North Carolina |
| 21 | Frank Eaves | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Freshman | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 23 | Mike Neal | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Sophomore | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 24 | Brian Okam | Center | 7–0 | 245 | Junior | Enugu, Nigeria |
| 32 | Dustin Clarke | Guard | 6–3 | 165 | Sophomore | Newland, North Carolina |
| 35 | Jay Canty | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Sophomore | Jamestown, North Carolina |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm | Montreat | W 86–54 | 1–0 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (2,201) Boone, North Carolina |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | High Point | L 64–86 | 1–1 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,102) Boone, North Carolina |
| 11/16/2012* 7:45 pm | at Campbell | L 82–101 | 1–2 | John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2,873) Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | at East Carolina | L 72–82 | 1–3 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,014) Greenville, North Carolina |
| 11/23/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech | L 76–87 | 1–4 | Cassell Coliseum (7,094) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | Duquesne | L 72–73 | 1–5 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (741) Boone, North Carolina |
| 12/01/2012* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 16 Missouri | L 56–72 | 1–6 | Mizzou Arena (9,388) Columbia, Missouri |
| 12/08/2012 4:30 pm | at Western Carolina | L 64–70 | 1–7 (0–1) | Ramsey Center (3,051) Collowhee, North Carolina |
| 12/16/2012* 2:05 pm | at UMKC | W 81–71 | 2–7 | Swinney Recreation Center (779) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 12/19/2012* 5:00 pm, FS South | at South Carolina | L 69–74 | 2–8 | Colonial Life Arena (N/A) Columbia, South Carolina |
| 12/22/2012* 2:00 pm | Presbyterian | W 78–70 | 3–8 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (878) Boone, North Carolina |
| 12/30/2012* 2:00 pm | Milligan | W 71–51 | 4–8 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (820) Boone, North Carolina |
| 01/08/2013 7:00 pm | at Wofford | W 50–49 | 5–8 (1–1) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,176) Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| 01/12/2013 4:30 pm | Elon | W 80–70 | 6–8 (2–1) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,708) Boone, North Carolina |
| 01/14/2013 7:00 pm | UNC Greensboro | W 83–70 | 7–8 (3–1) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,327) Boone, North Carolina |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm | at Chattanooga | L 88–91 $^{OT}$ | 7–9 (3–2) | McKenzie Arena (2,787) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 01/19/2013 8:00 pm | at Samford | L 68–72 | 7–10 (3–3) | Pete Hanna Center (2,236) Homewood, Alabama |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm | Georgia Southern | W 64–62 $^{OT}$ | 8–10 (4–3) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,292) Boone, North Carolina |
| 01/26/2013 2:00 pm | Davidson | L 56–79 | 8–11 (4–4) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,968) Boone, North Carolina |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | at College of Charleston | L 59–72 | 8–12 (4–5) | TD Arena (3,530) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 02/02/2013 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Western Carolina | W 74–65 | 9–12 (5–5) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (2,852) Boone, North Carolina |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | at Georgia Southern | W 91–86 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 (6–5) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,512) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 02/09/2013 7:30 pm | at Davidson | L 52–87 | 10–13 (6–6) | John M. Belk Arena (5,090) Davidson, North Carolina |
| 02/11/2013 8:00 pm | Furman | W 72–66 | 11–13 (7–6) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (818) Boone, North Carolina |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm | at Elon | L 58–61 | 11–14 (7–7) | Alumni Gym (1,533) Elon, North Carolina |
| 02/17/2013 2:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | W 76–68 | 12–14 (8–7) | Greensboro Coliseum (4,014) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 02/20/2013 8:00 pm | The Citadel | L 77–80 $^{OT}$ | 12–15 (8–8) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,822) Boone, North Carolina |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | Samford | W 70–67 $^{2OT}$ | 13–15 (9–8) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (838) Boone, North Carolina |
| 03/02/2013 2:00 pm | Chattanooga | W 86–60 | 14–15 (10–8) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (2,102) Boone, North Carolina |
| 2013 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2013 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Furman Quarterfinals | W 74–60 | 15–15 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,313) Asheville, North Carolina |
| 03/10/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Davidson Semifinals | L 62–65 | 15–16 | U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||