# 2012–13 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

The 2012–13 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by second year head coach Pat Knight, played their home games at the Montagne Center and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 3–28, 1–17 in Southland play to finish in last place. A year after being Southland tournament champions and playing in the NCAA Tournament, the Cardinals failed to qualify for the 2013 Southland tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Keilan Blanks | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Freshman | Spring Hill, Tennessee |
| 2 | Nikko Acosta | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Senior | New London, Connecticut |
| 3 | Donnell Minton | Guard | 6–0 | 145 | Freshman | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 4 | Matt Hancock | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Melbourne, Australia |
| 5 | Hondo Webb | Guard | 6–2 | 225 | Sophomore | Denison, Texas |
| 10 | Rhon Mitchell | Forward | 6–5 | 180 | Freshman | Inglewood, California |
| 12 | Brian Curran | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Draper, Utah |
| 21 | Brennan Doty | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Sophomore | Port Neches, Texas |
| 22 | Donley Minor | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Senior | Los Angeles, California |
| 24 | D.J. Muepo | Forward | 6–6 | 240 | Freshman | Los Angeles, California |
| 33 | Osas Ebomwonyi | Forward | 6–11 | 220 | Junior | Pflugerville, Texas |
| 34 | Amos Wilson | Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Junior | Allen, Texas |
| 35 | Stan Brown | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Senior | Dolton, Illinois |
| 50 | Sebastian Norman | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | Sophomore | Uppsala, Sweden |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/03/2012* 1:00 pm | McMurry | W 74–66 | | Montagne Center (1,860) Beaumont, TX |
| 11/05/2012* 7:00 pm | Northwood (TX) | W 87–76 | | Montagne Center (N/A) Beaumont, TX |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kansas State NIT Season Tip-Off First Round | L 55–79 | 0–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,068) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/13/2012* 6:00 pm | vs. North Texas NIT Season Tip-Off | L 59–74 | 0–2 | Manhattan, KS (12,006) Bramlage Center |
| 11/17/2012* 6:30 pm | at Charlotte | L 49–70 | 0–3 | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,620) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/19/2012* 6:00 pm | at Virginia NIT Season Tip-Off | L 44–63 | 0–4 | John Paul Jones Arena (1,444) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/20/2012* 3:30 pm | vs. IUPUI NIT Season Tip-Off | W 86–82 | 1–4 | John Paul Jones Arena (1,745) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/25/2012* 2:05 pm | at Arkansas State | L 53–93 | 1–5 | Convocation Center (1,927) Jonesboro, AR |
| 11/27/2012* 7:00 pm | at Alabama | L 47–75 | 1–6 | Coleman Coliseum (10,436) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/04/2012* 6:30 pm, BTN | at Purdue | L 39–72 | 1–7 | Mackey Arena (12,721) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/11/2012* 7:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 60–77 | 1–8 | Cajundome (2,059) Lafayette, LA |
| 12/12/2012* 8:30 pm, FSSW+ | at Baylor | L 68–85 | 1–9 | Ferrell Center (5,688) Waco, TX |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm, Broncs Live | at Texas–Pan American | L 70–75 | 1–10 | UTPA Fieldhouse (494) Edinburg, TX |
| 12/29/2012* 2:00 pm | Long Island | W 81–80 | 2–10 | Montagne Center (2,052) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/03/2013 8:00 pm, CSN Houston | at Stephen F. Austin | L 43–79 | 2–11 (0–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,107) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/05/2013 3:20 pm | at Northwestern State | L 58–86 | 2–12 (0–2) | Prather Coliseum (1,203) Natchitoches, LA |
| 01/07/2013 7:30 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | L 63–67 | 2–13 (0–3) | Montagne Center (1,984) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/10/2013 7:45 pm | Sam Houston State | L 57–68 | 2–14 (0–4) | Montagne Center (2,246) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/12/2013 6:20 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 56–62 | 2–15 (0–5) | Montagne Center (2,390) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/19/2013 3:00 pm | at McNeese State | L 50–74 | 2–16 (0–6) | Burton Coliseum (1,524) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/24/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Oral Roberts | L 74–91 | 2–17 (0–7) | Mabee Center (3,444) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/26/2013 4:45 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 59–88 | 2–18 (0–8) | Farris Center (2,095) Conway, AR |
| 01/31/2013 7:50 pm | Northwestern State | L 63–85 | 2–19 (0–9) | Montagne Center (2,703) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/02/2013 6:30 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 51–65 | 2–20 (0–10) | Montagne Center (2,790) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/07/2013 7:30 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 67–63 | 3–20 (1–10) | American Bank Center (1,428) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 02/09/2013 3:45 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 40–78 | 3–21 (1–11) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,171) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/16/2013 6:30 pm, CSN Houston | McNeese State | L 62–69 | 3–22 (1–12) | Montagne Center (2,837) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/19/2013 7:30 pm | Nicholls State | L 63–74 | 3–23 (1–13) | Montagne Center (2,078) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/23/2013* 6:00 pm | Texas State BracketBusters | L 61–74 | 3–24 | Montagne Center (2,079) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/28/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Central Arkansas | L 99–106 $^{2OT}$ | 3–25 (1–14) | Montagne Center (2,081) Beaumont, TX |
| 03/02/2013 6:00 pm | Oral Roberts | L 50–68 | 3–26 (1–15) | Montagne Center (6,059) Beaumont, TX |
| 03/07/2013 7:45 pm | at Nicholls State | L 63–90 | 3–27 (1–16) | Stopher Gym (679) Thibodaux, LA |
| 03/09/2013 4:30 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 72–86 | 3–28 (1–17) | University Center (1,039) Hammond, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||