# 2012–13 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represented Arkansas State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by fifth year head coach John Brady, played their home games at the Convocation Center, and were members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 12–8 in Sun Belt play to be West Division champions. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to WKU. Despite the 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Cameron Golden | Guard | 6–0 | 154 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 1 | Rakeem Dickerson | Guard | 6–0 | 177 | Sophomore | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 2 | Trey Finn | Guard | 6–2 | 213 | Senior | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 3 | Darion Griswold | Forward | 6–5 | 240 | Sophomore | Dumas, Arkansas |
| 4 | Josh Pierre | Guard | 6–0 | 181 | Freshman | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 5 | Marcus Hooten | Guard | 6–3 | 208 | Senior | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 14 | Kelvin Downs | Forward | 6–9 | 232 | Freshman | Arlington, Texas |
| 15 | Brandon Pterson | Guard/Forward | 6–8 | 217 | Senior | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 20 | Kirk Van Slyke | Forward | 6–10 | 235 | Senior | The Woodlands, Texas |
| 23 | Jordan Weaver | Guard | 6–3 | 204 | Sophomore | Parkin, Arkansas |
| 24 | Ed Townsel | Guard | 6–0 | 166 | Junior | Starkville, Mississippi |
| 31 | Melvin Johnson III | Guard | 6–6 | 167 | Senior | Dallas, Texas |
| 34 | Seth Kisler | Forward | 6–8 | 198 | Junior | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 35 | Reaford Worsham | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Freshman | Waynesboro, Mississippi |
| 40 | Kendrick Washington | Forward | 6–7 | 274 | Junior | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| 42 | Kristopher Brown | Forward | 6–7 | 247 | Freshman | Fort Worth, Texas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2012* 7:00 pm | Southern Arkansas | W 83–67 | | Convocation Center (2,596) Jonesboro, AR |
| 11/06/2012* 7:00 pm | Henderson State | W 95–65 | | Convocation Center (2,579) Jonesboro, AR |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 1:00 pm | at Dayton | L 61–74 | 0–1 | UD Arena (12,265) Dayton, OH |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | Arkansas–Monticello | W 76–47 | 1–1 | Convocation Center (2,745) Jonesboro, AR |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | at Tennessee–Martin | W 77–73 $^{3OT}$ | 2–1 | Skyhawk Arena (2,011) Martin, TN |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm | at Central Arksnsas | W 73–72 | 3–1 | Farris Center (4,127) Conway, AR |
| 11/25/2012* 2:00 pm | Lamar | W 93–53 | 4–1 | Convocation Center (1,927) Jonesboro, AR |
| 11/29/2012 6:00 pm | at FIU | L 61–80 | 4–2 (0–1) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (774) Miami, FL |
| 12/01/2012 6:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 65–72 | 4–3 (0–2) | FAU Arena (1,321) Boca Raton, FL |
| 12/08/2012* 2:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | W 73–70 | 5–3 | Convocation Center (2,378) Jonesboro, AR |
| 12/16/2012* 2:05 pm | Austin Peay | W 69–57 | 6–3 | Convocation Center (2,652) Jonesboro, AR |
| 12/19/2012* 7:35 pm, ESPN3 | Murray State | L 54–61 | 6–4 | Convocation Center (2,834) Jonesboro, AR |
| 12/22/2012* 6:00 pm | at Kent State | L 69–73 | 6–5 | M.A.C. Center (2,325) Kent, OH |
| 12/27/2012 7:05 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 87–70 | 7–5 (1–2) | Convocation Center (2,734) Jonesboro, AR |
| 12/29/2012 7:20 pm | at South Alabama | W 63–54 | 8–5 (2–2) | Mitchell Center (2,545) Mobile, AL |
| 01/03/2013 7:05 pm | Middle Tennessee | W 66–60 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (3–2) | Convocation Center (2,937) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/05/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | WKU | W 75–61 | 10–5 (4–2) | Convocation Center (2,922) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/10/2013 7:05 pm | FIU | L 64–66 | 10–6 (4–3) | Convocation Center (2,870) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/12/2013 7:15 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 56–61 | 10–7 (4–4) | Cajundome (3,040) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/19/2013 7:05 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 63–39 | 11–7 (5–4) | Convocation Center (4,783) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/24/2013 7:30 pm | at Troy | L 67–74 $^{OT}$ | 11–8 (5–5) | Trojan Arena (1,743) Troy, AL |
| 01/26/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Florida Atlantic | W 63–38 | 12–8 (6–5) | Convocation Center (5,631) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/31/2013 7:05 pm | South Alabama | W 74–62 | 13–8 (7–5) | Convocation Center (2,862) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/02/2013 7:05 pm | North Texas | W 75–66 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (8–5) | Convocation Center (3,786) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Middle Tennessee | L 60–73 | 14–9 (8–6) | Murphy Center (4,307) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at WKU | W 67–49 | 15–9 (9–6) | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,862) Bowling Green, KY |
| 02/14/2013 7:05 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 86–62 | 16–9 (10–6) | Convocation Center (4,625) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/16/2013 4:20 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 87–54 | 17–9 (11–6) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,421) Monroe, LA |
| 02/23/2013 7:05 pm | Troy | W 58–50 | 18–9 (12–6) | Convocation Center (5,268) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | at North Texas | L 50–74 | 18–10 (12–7) | The Super Pit (2,851) Denton, TX |
| 03/02/2013 7:00 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 71–78 | 18–11 (12–8) | Jack Stephens Center (5,337) Little Rock, AR |
| 2013 Sun Belt tournament |||||
| 03/09/2013 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Troy Quarterfinals | W 68–63 $^{OT}$ | 19–11 | Summit Arena (N/A) Hot Springs, AR |
| 03/10/2013 9:18 pm, ESPN3 | vs. WKU Semifinals | L 56–58 | 19–12 | Summit Arena (N/A) Hot Springs, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||