# 2012–13 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

The 2012–13 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by first year head coach Chico Potts, played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Due to low APR scores, the Delta Devils were ineligible to participate in the post season, including the SWAC Tournament. One year after winning the SWAC and participating in the NCAA Tournament, they finished the season 2012–13 5–23, 5–13 in SWAC play to finish in eighth place.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Davon Usher | Guard | 6–6 | 209 | Junior | South Baltimore, Maryland |
| 1 | Matt Smith | Guard | 6–4 | 181 | Freshman | Jackson, Tennessee |
| 2 | Jordan Washington | Guard | 5–10 | 174 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 3 | Darryl Marshall | Guard | 5–11 | 167 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 11 | Cameron Dobbs | Guard | 6–0 | 173 | Freshman | Albany, New York |
| 12 | Cordarius Samples | Guard | 6–3 | 206 | Freshman | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 13 | Cortland Henry | Guard | 6–2 | 194 | Junior | Selma, Alabama |
| 21 | Nate Brandt | Forward | 6–6 | 189 | Sophomore | Burlington, Wisconsin |
| 22 | Blake Ralling | Forward | 6–6 | 211 | Sophomore | Smyrna, Georgia |
| 24 | Arthur Framery | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Paris, France |
| 25 | Darius Tomlin | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Freshman | Jackson, Tennessee |
| 31 | Julius Francis | Center | 6–11 | 255 | Junior | Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| 42 | Montreal Holley | Center | 7–0 | 263 | Junior | Montgomery, Alabama |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2012* 7:00 pm | Delta State | W 62–59 | | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| 11/06/2012* 7:00 pm | Victory | W 89–86 | | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| Regular Season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm | at Ole Miss | L 57–93 | 0–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (4,992) Oxford, MS |
| 11/13/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 24 Cincinnati | L 60–102 | 0–2 | Fifth Third Arena (5,617) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm | at Northwestern | L 68–81 | 0–3 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,004) Evanston, IL |
| 11/24/2012* 7:00 pm, CST/ESPN3 | at LSU | L 50–75 | 0–4 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,237) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12/08/2012* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia | L 39–67 | 0–5 | John Paul Jones Arena (8,691) Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/10/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech Las Vegas Classic | L 49–70 | 0–6 | Cassell Coliseum (4,926) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | at Bradley Las Vegas Classic | L 42–77 | 0–7 | Carver Arena (6,066) Peoria, IL |
| 12/22/2012* 2:00 pm | vs. Georgia Southern Las Vegas Classic | L 52–63 | 0–8 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 12/23/2012* 2:45 pm | vs. Cal State Bakersfield Las Vegas Classic | L 64–69 | 0–9 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 12/30/2012* 3:00 pm, FSSW | at TCU | L 64–67 | 0–10 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,868) Ft. Worth, TX |
| 01/02/2013 7:30 pm | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 64–79 | 0–11 (0–1) | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,651) Pine Bluff, AR |
| 01/06/2013 7:30 pm | Alabama A&M | W 79–68 | 1–11 (1–1) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,076) Itta Bena, MS |
| 01/08/2013 7:30 pm | Alabama State | L 65–69 | 1–12 (1–2) | Harrison HPER Complex (952) Itta Bena, MS |
| 01/12/2013 5:00 pm | at Alcorn State | L 67–72 | 1–13 (1–3) | Davey Whitney Complex (1,100) Lorman, MS |
| 01/14/2013 8:00 pm | at Southern | L 54–88 | 1–14 (1–4) | F. G. Clark Center (1,641) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/19/2013 5:30 pm | Prairie View A&M | W 73–64 | 2–14 (2–4) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,108) Itta Bena, MS |
| 01/21/2013 7:30 pm | Texas Southern | L 48–75 | 2–15 (2–5) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,019) Itta Bena, MS |
| 01/26/2013 7:30 pm | at Jackson State | L 57–60 | 2–16 (2–6) | Williams Assembly Center (6,315) Jackson, MS |
| 01/28/2013 7:30 pm | at Grambling State | W 65–50 | 3–16 (3–6) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,234) Grambling, LA |
| 02/02/2013 5:30 pm | at Alabama A&M | L 64–65 | 3–17 (3–7) | Elmore Gymnasium (728) Normal, AL |
| 02/04/2013 7:50 pm | at Alabama State | L 65–73 | 3–18 (3–8) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,813) Montgomery, AL |
| 02/09/2013 5:00 pm | Alcorn State | W 80–75 | 4–18 (4–8) | Harrison HPER Complex (4,120) Itta Bena, MS |
| 02/11/2013 7:50 pm | Southern | L 74–78 | 4–19 (4–9) | Harrison HPER Complex (3,014) Itta Bena, MS |
| 02/16/2013 5:20 pm | at Prairie View A&M | L 77–80 | 4–20 (4–10) | William Nicks Building (765) Prairie View, TX |
| 02/18/2013 8:00 pm | at Texas Southern | L 57–73 | 4–21 (4–11) | Health and Physical Education Arena (650) Houston, TX |
| 02/23/2013 5:00 pm | Jackson State | L 71–90 | 4–22 (4–12) | Harrison HPER Complex (4,929) Itta Bena, MS |
| 02/25/2013 7:30 pm | Grambling State | W 90–68 | 5–22 (5–12) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,468) Itta Bena, MS |
| 02/28/2013 7:30 pm | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | L 70–78 $^{OT}$ | 5–23 (5–13) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,073) Itta Bena, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||