# 2012–13 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Richard Pitino, played their home games at U.S. Century Bank Arena, and were members of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 11–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to WKU. Despite the 18 wins, they did not participate in a post season tournament.
This was the Panthers finals season as a member of the Sun Belt. In July, 2013, they joined Conference USA.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Manuel Nunez | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Senior | Miami, Florida |
| 1 | Deric Hill | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Sophomore | Miami, Florida |
| 2 | Marco Porcher Jimenez | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | Málaga, Spain |
| 3 | Jerome Frink | Forward | 6–6 | 190 | Freshman | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| 4 | Cody Mann | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Sophomore | Miami, Florida |
| 5 | Steven Miro | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 10 | Cameron Bell | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Senior | West Bloomfield, Michigan |
| 11 | Dennis Mavin | Guard | 6–3 | 183 | Junior | Gainesville, Florida |
| 12 | Gaby Belardo | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Senior | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 14 | Juan Ferrales | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Sophomore | Pembroke Pines, Florida |
| 15 | Tymell Murphy | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 20 | Rakeem Buckles | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Miami, Florida |
| 22 | Raymond Taylor | Guard | 5–6 | 145 | Senior | Miami, Florida |
| 24 | Malik Smith | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Junior | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 25 | Ivan Jurkovic | Center | 7–0 | 245 | Junior | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 32 | Dee Lewis | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Freshman | Ocala, Florida |
| 33 | Tola Akomolafe | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Senior | El Paso, Texas |
| 34 | Joey De La Rosa | Center | 6–11 | 240 | Sophomore | The Bronx, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/11/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Boston College | L 70–84 | 0–1 | Conte Forum (2,811) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/17/2012* 2:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 60–69 | 0–2 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (971) Miami, FL |
| 11/24/2012* 7:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina | W 87–77 | 1–2 | HTC Center (1,639) Conway, SC |
| 11/29/2012 7:30 pm | Arkansas State | W 80–61 | 2–2 (1–0) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (774) Miami, FL |
| 12/01/2012 7:30 pm | South Alabama | L 68–79 | 2–3 (1–1) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (920) Miami, FL |
| 12/09/2012* 2:00 pm | at Stetson | W 82–79 | 3–3 | Edmunds Center (647) DeLand, FL |
| 12/13/2012* 7:00 pm | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 73–76 | 3–4 | Alico Arena (1,803) Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm, WHAS/ESPN3 | at No. 5 Louisville | L 55–79 | 3–5 | KFC Yum! Center (21,411) Louisville, KY |
| 12/22/2012* 2:00 pm | at Texas Southern | W 48–45 | 4–5 | Health and Physical Education Arena (315) Houston, TX |
| 12/27/2012 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at WKU | L 63–76 | 4–6 (1–2) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,461) Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/29/2012 6:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee | L 52–69 | 4–7 (1–3) | Murphy Center (3,422) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | Florida A&M | W 88–72 | 5–7 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (778) Miami, FL |
| 01/05/2013 7:30 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 75–70 | 6–7 (2–3) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (855) Miami, FL |
| 01/07/2013* 1:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 74–72 | 7–7 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (828) Miami, FL |
| 01/10/2013 8:05 pm | at Arkansas State | W 66–64 | 8–7 (3–3) | Convocation Center (2,870) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/12/2013 4:30 pm, SBN/ESPN3 | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 76–88 | 8–8 (3–4) | Jack Stephens Center (3,318) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/17/2013 7:50 pm | North Texas | W 70–64 | 9–8 (4–4) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,109) Miami, FL |
| 01/19/2013 8:00 pm | Troy | W 61–55 | 10–8 (5–4) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,063) Miami, FL |
| 01/24/2013 8:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 80–75 | 11–8 (6–4) | Cajundome (2,173) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/27/2013 5:05 pm | at South Alabama | L 58–60 | 11–9 (6–5) | Mitchell Center (2,147) Mobile, AL |
| 01/31/2013 7:40 pm | Middle Tennessee | L 64–66 | 11–10 (6–6) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,143) Miami, FL |
| 02/02/2013 7:50 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 76–73 | 12–10 (7–6) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,121) Miami, FL |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | W 84–65 | 13–10 (8–6) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,532) Miami, FL |
| 02/09/2013 8:00 pm | at North Texas | L 67–77 | 13–11 (8–7) | The Super Pit (5,497) Denton, TX |
| 02/14/2013 8:30 pm | at Troy | L 61–69 | 13–12 (8–8) | Trojan Arena (1,563) Troy, AL |
| 02/16/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | WKU | W 87–82 | 14–12 (9–8) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,422) Miami, FL |
| 02/21/2013 7:45 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 65–52 | 15–12 (10–8) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,207) Miami, FL |
| 02/28/2013 8:30 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 67–58 | 16–12 (11–8) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,221) Monroe, LA |
| 03/02/2013 7:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 60–77 | 16–13 (11–9) | FAU Arena (2,118) Boca Raton, FL |
| 2013 Sun Belt tournament |||||
| 03/09/2013 7:00 pm | vs. Arkansas–Little Rock Quarterfinals | W 69–54 | 17–13 | Convention Center Court (N/A) Hot Springs, AR |
| 03/10/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Middle Tennessee Semifinals | W 61–57 | 18–13 | Summit Arena (N/A) Hot Springs, AR |
| 03/11/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | vs. WKU Championship Game | L 63–65 | 18–14 | Summit Arena (N/A) Hot Springs, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||