# 2012–13 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 11th year head coach Kermit Davis, played their home games at the Murphy Center and were members of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 19–1 in Sun Belt play to become Sun Belt regular season champions. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to FIU. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament, their first tournament bid since 1989, where they lost in the First Four round to Saint Mary's.
This was the Blue Raiders last season as a member of the Sun Belt. In July, 2013, they will become a member of Conference USA.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Zane Gibson | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Junior | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 1 | Neiko Hunter | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Junior | Eutaw, Alabama |
| 3 | James Gallman | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Senior | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 4 | Finoy Perkins | Forward | 6-4 | 200 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 5 | Trantell Knight | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Junior | Rentz, Georgia |
| 10 | Jaqawn Raymond | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 11 | Blake Johnson | Guard | 5-10 | 160 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 12 | Shawn Jones | Forward | 6–8 | 227 | Junior | Hialeah, Florida |
| 13 | Bruce Massey | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Senior | Germantown, Maryland |
| 14 | Marcos Knight | Guard | 6–2 | 210 | Senior | Rentz, Georgia |
| 15 | Raymond Cintron | Guard | 6–0 | 195 | Senior | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 21 | Torin Walker | Center | 6–11 | 248 | Junior | Columbus, Georgia |
| 22 | Jason Jones | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 195 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 24 | Kerry Hammonds | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Junior | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| 30 | JT Sulton | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Senior | Yazoo City, Mississippi |
| 32 | Gavin Gibson | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Sophomore | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 42 | Jacquez Rozier | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Sophomore | Waynesboro, Georgia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2012* 7:00 pm | | Auburn–Montgomery | W 107–65 | | Murphy Center (2,912) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:45 pm | | Alabama State Global Sports Main Event | W 97–53 | 1–0 | Murphy Center (5,806) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Savannah State Global Sports Main Event | W 58–55 | 2–0 | Tiger Arena (890) Savannah, GA |
| 11/18/2012* 3:00 p.m., Sun/FS South | | vs. No. 10 Florida Global Sports Main Event | L 45–66 | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Times Forum (7,161) Tampa, FL |
| 11/20/2012* 6:00 pm | | at UCF Global Sports Main Event | W 75–61 | 3–1 | UCF Arena (4,118) Orlando, FL |
| 11/24/2012* 6:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 79–52 | 4–1 | Murphy Center (5,411) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/29/2012 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 72–58 | 5–1 (1–0) | Cajundome (1,881) Lafayette, LA |
| 12/02/2012* 1:00 pm | | at Akron | L 77–82 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,711) Akron, OH |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UAB | W 84–64 | 6–2 | Murphy Center (4,587) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/08/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ole Miss | W 65–62 | 7–2 | Murphy Center (6,107) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/13/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Belmont | L 49–64 | 7–3 | Curb Event Center (2,562) Nashville, TN |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm | | Tennessee State | W 77–48 | 8–3 | Murphy Center (3,717) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/21/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Vanderbilt | W 56–52 | 9–3 | Bridgestone Arena (8,307) Nashville, TN |
| 12/29/2012 5:00 pm | | FIU | W 69–52 | 10–3 (2–0) | Murphy Center (3,422) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/31/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | North Texas | W 75–57 | 11–3 (3–0) | Murphy Center (3,872) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/03/2013 7:05 pm | | at Arkansas State | L 60–66 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (3–1) | Convocation Center (2,937) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/05/2013 7:20 pm | | at South Alabama | W 60–56 | 12–4 (4–1) | Mitchell Center (2,602) Mobile, AL |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm | | Florida Atlantic | W 62–52 | 13–4 (5–1) | Murphy Center (3,806) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/12/2013 4:30 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 66–57 | 14–4 (6–1) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,185) Monroe, LA |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 82–50 | 15–4 (7–1) | Murphy Center (5,215) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/19/2013 5:30 pm | | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 82–60 | 16–4 (8–1) | Murphy Center (5,220) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm | | at North Texas | W 72–64 | 17–4 (9–1) | The Super Pit (3,423) Denton, TX |
| 01/26/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | WKU | W 72–53 | 18–4 (10–1) | Murphy Center (10,105) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/31/2013 6:40 pm | | at FIU | W 66–64 | 19–4 (11–1) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,143) Miami, FL |
| 02/02/2013 6:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | W 73–56 | 20–4 (12–1) | FAU Arena (2,786) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Arkansas State | W 73–60 | 21–4 (13–1) | Murphy Center (4,307) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/09/2013 5:00 pm | | Troy | W 93–41 | 22–4 (14–1) | Murphy Center (3,942) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 66–61 | 23–4 (15–1) | Jack Stephens Center (3,985) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/21/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Alabama | W 85–50 | 24–4 (16–1) | Murphy Center (5,712) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/23/2013 5:40 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 87–46 | 25–4 (17–1) | Murphy Center (7,026) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/28/2013 7:30 pm | | at Troy | W 66–56 | 26–4 (18–1) | Trojan Arena (1,674) Troy, AL |
| 03/02/2013 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at WKU | W 70–62 | 27–4 (19–1) | E. A. Diddle Arena (7,326) Bowling Green, KY |
| 2013 Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2013 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Louisiana–Lafayette Quarterfinals | W 81–66 | 28–4 | Summit Arena (N/A) Hot Springs, AR |
| 03/10/2013 6:30 pm | | vs. FIU Semifinals | L 57–61 | 28–5 | Summit Arena (N/A) Hot Springs, AR |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2013* 8:22 pm, truTV | No. (11 MW) | vs. (11 MW) Saint Mary's First Four | L 54–67 | 28–6 | UD Arena (12,027) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest. ||||||