# 2012–13 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

The 2012–13 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by sixth year head coach Tim Carter, played their home games at the SHM Memorial Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Murray Garvin became head coach when head coach Tim Carter resigned midway through the 2012-2013 season.
The team finished the season 6–24, 2–14 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to Morgan State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Khalif Toombs | Guard | 5–9 | 165 | Senior | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 2 | Theron Stephens | Guard | 5–9 | 165 | Junior | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| 3 | Joshua Benjamin | Guard | 5–10 | 185 | Freshman | Orlando, Florida |
| 5 | Louis Adams | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Junior | Dakar, Senegal |
| 10 | Patrick Myers | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Freshman | Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| 11 | Shaquille Mitchell | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | Hollywood, South Carolina |
| 15 | Devin Joint | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Sophomore | Darlington, South Carolina |
| 20 | Chasen Campbell | Forward | 6–8 | 270 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 21 | Dominique Youmans | Forward | 6–10 | 230 | Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 22 | Matthew Hezekiah | Forward | 6–11 | 235 | Junior | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 24 | Terrance Linton | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Freshman | Orlando, Florida |
| 25 | Omari Bennett | Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 30 | Darryl Palmer | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Freshman | Summerville, South Carolina |
| 32 | Randall Black | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Junior | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 33 | Luka Radovic | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Sophomore | Podgorica, Montenegro |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | at Claflin Garden City Basketball Classic | W 81–62 | 1–0 | Tullis Arena (1,885) Orangeburg, SC |
| 11/12/2012* 7:30 pm | Kennesaw State | L 65–67 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | SHM Memorial Center (1,687) Orangeburg, SC |
| 11/15/2012* 7:30 pm | Webber International | W 86–66 | 2–1 | SHM Memorial Center (1,457) Orangeburg, SC |
| 11/18/2012* 7:30 pm | NJIT | W 77–74 | 3–1 | SHM Memorial Center (N/A) Orangeburg, SC |
| 11/20/2012* 7:30 pm | Albany | L 55–83 | 3–2 | SHM Memorial Center (N/A) Orangeburg, SC |
| 11/24/2012* 2:00 pm | at NJIT | L 63–72 | 3–3 | Fleisher Athletic Center (177) Newark, NJ |
| 11/28/2012* 7:30 pm | Jacksonville | W 74–72 | 4–3 | SHM Memorial Center (975) Orangeburg, SC |
| 12/03/2012 7:30 pm | Norfolk State | L 72–78 | 4–4 (0–1) | SHM Memorial Center (1,047) Orangeburg, SC |
| 12/08/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Maryland | L 46–61 | 4–5 | Comcast Center (12,052) College Park, MD |
| 12/12/2012* 7:00 pm | at Albany | L 61–70 | 4–6 | SEFCU Arena (2,371) Albany, NY |
| 12/17/2012* 8:00 pm, FS Midwest/ESPN3 | at No. 12 Missouri | L 51–102 | 4–7 | Mizzou Arena (10,613) Columbia, MO |
| 12/19/2012* 9:00 pm, Big Ten Network | at Iowa | L 46–90 | 4–8 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,158) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/23/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Clemson | L 41–77 | 4–9 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,431) Clemson, SC |
| 01/05/2013* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | at South Carolina | L 69–80 | 4–10 | Colonial Life Arena (7,394) Columbia, SC |
| 01/12/2013 4:30 pm | at Morgan State | L 60–76 | 4–11 (0–2) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,024) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/14/2013 8:00 pm | at Coppin State | L 58–79 | 4–12 (0–3) | Physical Education Complex (209) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/19/2013 6:30 pm | Bethune-Cookman | L 52–60 | 4–13 (0–4) | SHM Memorial Center (662) Orangeburg, SC |
| 01/21/2013 7:30 pm | Florida A&M | L 77–89 | 4–14 (0–5) | SHM Memorial Center (649) Orangeburg, SC |
| 01/26/2013 6:00 pm | Savannah State | L 49–64 | 4–15 (0–6) | SHM Memorial Center (713) Orangeburg, SC |
| 01/30/2013 7:30 pm | Hampton | L 60–64 | 4–16 (0–7) | SHM Memorial Center (776) Orangeburg, SC |
| 02/04/2013 7:40 pm | at Howard | L 45–57 | 4–17 (0–8) | Burr Gymnasium (576) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/09/2013 6:00 pm | at Savannah State | L 46–50 | 4–18 (0–9) | Tiger Arena (989) Savannah, GA |
| 02/16/2013 6:15 pm | at North Carolina A&T | W 72–70 | 5–18 (1–9) | SHM Memorial Center (1,387) Orangeburg, SC |
| 02/18/2013 7:45 pm | North Carolina Central | L 52–71 | 5–19 (1–10) | SHM Memorial Center (1,038) Orangeburg, SC |
| 02/23/2013 4:00 pm | at Bethune-Cookman | L 75–85 | 5–20 (1–11) | Moore Gymnasium (1,081) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/25/2013 7:30 pm | at Florida A&M | L 72–75 $^{2OT}$ | 5–21 (1–12) | Teaching Arena (652) Tallahassee, FL |
| 03/02/2013 4:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | L 35–58 | 5–22 (1–13) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC |
| 03/04/2013 7:45 pm | at North Carolina Central | L 54–62 | 5–23 (1–14) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (912) Durham, NC |
| 03/07/2013 7:30 pm | at Delaware State | W 62–60 | 6–23 (2–14) | SHM Memorial Center (1,328) Orangeburg, SC |
| 2013 MEAC men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/11/2013 9:00 pm | vs. Morgan State First Round | L 52–61 | 6–24 | Norfolk Scope (1,562) Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||