# 2012–13 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by third year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 8–10 in Southland play to in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland tournament where they lost to Northwestern State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Darius Gatson | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| 2 | Marquel McKinney | Guard | 6–3 | 206 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas |
| 4 | Erik Williams | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
| 5 | Aaron Harwell | Guard | 5–11 | 160 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
| 10 | Jeremy McKay | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Junior | Headland, Alabama |
| 11 | DeMarcus Gatlin | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
| 20 | James Thomas | Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Junior | Duncanville, Texas |
| 21 | Paul Baxter | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Freshman | Austin, Texas |
| 24 | Terrance Motley | Forward | 6–7 | 240 | Junior | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 32 | Will Bond | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 33 | Nathaniel Mason | Forward | 6–4 | 185 | Junior | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 35 | Michael Holyfield | Center | 6–11 | 255 | Sophomore | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 44 | Dakariai Henderson | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Freshman | Pearland, Texas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | at Arkansas | L 68–73 | 0–1 | Bud Walton Arena (12,253) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm, BSN | Hardin–Simmons | W 82–31 | 1–1 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,175) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/15/2012* 6:00 pm, BTN | at No. 1 Indiana Legends Classic | L 45–99 | 1–2 | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| 11/19/2012* 7:00 pm, BSN | Southern Miss Legends Classic | L 49–61 | 1–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,089) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm, BSN | Liberty Legends Classic | W 64–50 | 2–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (599) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm, BSN | UC Irvine Legends Classic | W 65–63 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (531) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/27/2012* 7:00 pm, LHN | at Texas | L 37–65 | 3–4 | Frank Erwin Center (9,170) Austin, TX |
| 12/01/2012* 5:30 pm, FCS Pacific | at Northern Arizona | L 60–77 | 3–5 | Walkup Skydome (1,807) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm, Legacy Sports Network | at Houston Baptist | W 69–57 | 4–5 | Sharp Gymnasium (691) Houston, TX |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm | at Samford | W 73–57 | 5–5 | Pete Hanna Center (649) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm, BSN | Huston–Tillotson | W 89–53 | 6–5 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (567) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/29/2012* 4:00 pm, BSN | Howard Payne | W 90–49 | 7–5 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (569) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/04/2013 3:30 pm, BSN | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 61–57 | 8–5 (1–0) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (492) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/07/2013 7:45 pm, BSN | Northwestern State | L 64–73 | 8–6 (1–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (711) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/10/2013 7:45 pm | at Lamar | W 68–57 | 9–6 (2–1) | Montagne Center (2,246) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/12/2013 3:15 pm | at McNeese State | W 72–57 | 10–6 (3–1) | Burton Coliseum (722) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/17/2013 8:00 pm, CSN Houston | Central Arkansas | W 63–52 | 11–6 (4–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,231) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/19/2013 3:45 pm, BSN | Oral Roberts | L 61–65 $^{OT}$ | 11–7 (4–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,261) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/24/2013 7:40 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 65–69 | 11–8 (4–3) | University Center (1,397) Hammond, LA |
| 01/26/2013 4:15 pm | at Nicholls State | L 67–70 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (4–4) | Stopher Gym (682) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/29/2013* 7:00 pm, CSN Houston | Houston Baptist | | | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX |
| 02/02/2013 1:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 55–51 | 12–9 (5–4) | American Bank Center (537) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 02/07/2013 7:45 pm, ESPN3 | McNeese State | L 58–59 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (5–5) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,672) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/09/2013 3:45 pm, BSN | Lamar | W 78–40 | 13–10 (6–5) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,171) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/14/2013 7:30 pm, FCS | at Oral Roberts | L 64–74 | 13–11 (6–6) | Mabee Center (3,294) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/16/2013 4:15 pm | at Central Arkansas | W 80–75 | 14–11 (7–6) | Farris Center (1,067) Conway, AR |
| 02/20/2013 7:45 pm, BSN | Stephen F. Austin | L 44–50 | 14–12 (7–7) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,395) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/23/2013* 3:00 pm | at Eastern Washington BracketBusters | L 76–81 | 14–13 | Reese Court (1,023) Cheney, WA |
| 02/28/2013 7:45 pm, BSN | Nicholls State | L 53–56 | 14–14 (7–8) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (821) Huntsville, TX |
| 03/02/2013 4:10 pm, BSN | Southeastern Louisiana | W 54–45 | 15–14 (8–8) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,031) Huntsville, TX |
| 03/07/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 42–57 | 15–15 (8–9) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,517) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 03/09/2013 3:00 pm | at Northwestern State | L 73–84 | 15–16 (8–10) | Prather Coliseum (2,603) Natchitoches, LA |
| 2013 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/13/2013 7:30 pm | vs. Central Arkansas First Round | W 69–63 | 16–16 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,276) Katy, TX |
| 03/14/2013 7:30 pm | vs. Oral Roberts Quarterfinals | W 58–55 | 17–16 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,480) Katy, TX |
| 03/15/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Northwestern State Semifinals | L 52–55 | 17–17 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (2,341) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||