# 2012–13 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team

The 2012–13 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team represented Stephen F. Austin University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by 13th year head coach Danny Kaspar, played their home games at the William R. Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 27–5, 16–2 in Southland play to win the Southland regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the Southland tournament where they lost to Northwestern State. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Stanford.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Thomas Walkup | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Freshman | Pasadena, Texas |
| 1 | Danilo Toskovic | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Sophomore | Santa Monica, California |
| 3 | Deshaunt Walker | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Junior | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 4 | Hal Bateman | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Senior | Davenport, Iowa |
| 5 | Antonio Bostic | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Senior | Shawnee, Kansas |
| 10 | Trey Pinkney | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Freshman | Katy, Texas |
| 11 | Adam Perez | Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Freshman | San Antonio, Texas |
| 12 | Jared Harrison | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Junior | Slidell, Louisiana |
| 15 | Joe Bright | Forward | 6–4 | 205 | Senior | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 22 | Rex Baxter, Jr. | Forward | 6–4 | 190 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| 23 | Nikola Gajic | Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Junior | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 25 | Desmond Haymond | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Durant, Mississippi |
| 32 | Taylor Smith | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Senior | Schertz, Texas |
| 33 | Patrick Costello | Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| 34 | Jacob Parker | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Sophomore | Bixby, Oklahoma |
| 43 | Ice Asortse | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Junior | Nigeria |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm | Howard Payne | W 84–30 | 1–0 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,203) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 11/17/2012* 1:00 pm | at FIU | W 69–60 | 2–0 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (971) Miami, FL |
| 11/20/2012* 7:30 pm | Jarvis Christian | W 78–39 | 3–0 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (929) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 11/24/2012* 2:00 pm | at Tulsa | W 57–41 | 4–0 | Reynolds Center (3,984) Tulsa, OK |
| 12/01/2012* 6:00 pm | San Diego | W 56–51 | 5–0 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,726) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSW | at Texas A&M | L 54–62 | 5–1 | Reed Arena (4,684) College Station, TX |
| 12/08/2012* 6:00 pm | LSU–Shreveport | W 73–46 | 6–1 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,101) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 12/15/2012* 6:00 pm | Lubbock Christian | W 78–67 | 7–1 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (831) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSW+/FCS Central | at Oklahoma | W 56–55 | 8–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (8,572) Norman, OK |
| 12/20/2012* 7:00 pm | Grambling State | W 60–38 | 9–1 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,104) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 12/29/2012 3:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 67–56 | 10–1 (1–0) | American Bank Center (1,095) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 01/03/2013 8:00 pm, CSN Houston | Lamar | W 79–43 | 11–1 (2–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,107) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/05/2013 6:15 pm | McNeese State | W 71–43 | 12–1 (3–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,001) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/10/2013 8:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | W 77–69 | 13–1 (4–0) | Farris Center (1,672) Conway, AR |
| 01/12/2013 7:30 pm, FCS | at Oral Roberts | W 61–50 | 14–1 (5–0) | Mabee Center (3,565) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/17/2013 8:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 52–40 | 15–1 (6–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,112) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/19/2013 6:15 pm | Nicholls State | W 72–49 | 16–1 (7–0) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,811) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/26/2013 3:00 pm | at Northwestern State | L 57–61 | 16–2 (7–1) | Prather Coliseum (2,533) Natchitoches, LA |
| 01/30/2013 7:50 pm | at McNeese State | W 59–39 | 17–2 (8–1) | Burton Coliseum (626) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/02/2013 6:30 pm | at Lamar | W 65–51 | 18–2 (9–1) | Montagne Center (2,790) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/07/2013 8:00 pm | Central Arkansas | W 72–36 | 19–2 (10–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,757) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 02/09/2013 6:00 pm | Oral Roberts | W 77–67 | 20–2 (11–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,377) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 02/14/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Nicholls State | W 63–51 | 21–2 (12–1) | Stopher Gym (630) Thibodaux, LA |
| 02/16/2013 4:45 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 50–54 | 21–3 (12–2) | University Center (862) Hammond, LA |
| 02/20/2013* 7:45 pm | at Sam Houston State | W 50–44 | 22–3 (13–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,395) Huntsville, TX |
| 02/22/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Long Beach State BracketBusters | W 68–60 | 23–3 | Walter Pyramid (3,766) Long Beach, CA |
| 03/02/2013 6:00 pm | Northwestern State | W 64–63 | 24–3 (14–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,836) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 03/07/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Sam Houston State | W 57–42 | 25–3 (15–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,517) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 03/09/2013 6:30 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 58–49 | 26–3 (16–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,013) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 2013 Southland tournament |||||
| 03/15/2013 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Southeastern Louisiana Semifinals | W 68–57 | 27–3 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (2,341) Katy, TX |
| 03/16/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Northwestern State Championship Game | L 66–68 | 27–4 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (3,124) Katy, TX |
| 2013 NIT |||||
| 03/19/2013* 10:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Stanford First Round | L 57–58 | 27–5 | Maples Pavilion (1,050) Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||