# 2012–13 Morgan State Bears basketball team

The 2012–13 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by seventh year head coach Todd Bozeman, played their home games at the Talmadge L. Hill Field House and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the MEAC tournament where they lost to North Carolina A&T.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Donte Pretlow | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Freshman | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 3 | Daryl Traynham | Guard | 5–9 | 180 | Junior | Melwood, Maryland |
| 5 | Justin Black | Guard/Forward | 6–2 | 220 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 10 | Christian Kabongo | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Junior | Toronto, Canada |
| 11 | Anthony Hubbard | Guard | 6–5 | 225 | Senior | Woodbridge, Virginia |
| 12 | Thair Heath | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Junior | Los Angeles, California |
| 21 | Tauron Bailey | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Junior | Harlem, New York |
| 22 | Blake Bozeman | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Sophomore | Bowie, Maryland |
| 23 | Rasean Simpson | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Freshman | San Diego, California |
| 32 | DeWayne Jackson | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Senior | Bowie, Maryland |
| 33 | Daon Riley | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Sophomore | Severn, Maryland |
| 34 | Cedric Blossom | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Freshman | Columbia, Maryland |
| 44 | Shaquille Duncan | Forward | 6–9 | 208 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 50 | Ian Chiles | Center | 7–2 | 270 | Junior | Cliffside Park, New Jersey |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 4:15 pm | vs. UTSA Liberty Tax Classic | W 71–59 | 1–0 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,283) Norfolk, VA |
| 11/10/2012* 7:15 pm | at Old Dominion Liberty Tax Classic | L 61–72 | 1–1 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,993) Norfolk, VA |
| 11/11/2012* 4:15 pm | vs. Holy Cross Liberty Tax Classic | L 73–74 | 1–2 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,233) Norfolk, VA |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | at South Carolina | L 71–87 | 1–3 | Colonial Life Arena (8,019) Columbia, SC |
| 11/29/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Liberty | W 67–62 | 2–3 | Vines Center (2,233) Kynchburg, VA |
| 12/01/2012* 1:00 pm | at VMI | W 81–80 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | Cameron Hall (2,684) Lexington, VA |
| 12/16/2012* 5:35 pm | at Illinois State | L 68–87 | 3–4 | Redbird Arena (4,911) Normal, IL |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia | L 57–75 | 3–5 | John Paul Jones Arena (8,319) Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/27/2012* 10:00 pm | at Loyola Marymount | L 62–79 | 3–6 | Gersten Pavilion (1,220) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/29/2012* 10:30 pm | at San Diego | L 63–66 | 3–7 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,277) San Diego, CA |
| 01/05/2013* 4:00 pm | Saint Joseph's | L 60–70 | 3–8 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (856) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/12/2013 4:30 pm | South Carolina State | W 76–60 | 4–8 (1–0) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,024) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/14/2013 7:50 pm | Savannah State | L 70–78 $^{2OT}$ | 4–9 (1–1) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,079) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/19/2013 6:30 pm | at Hampton | W 80–78 | 5–9 (2–1) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,732) Hampton, VA |
| 01/21/2013 8:00 pm | at Norfolk State | L 71–73 | 5–10 (2–2) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,586) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/26/2013 4:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | W 55–52 | 6–10 (3–2) | Corbett Sports Center (1,610) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/28/2013 7:30 pm | at North Carolina Central | L 61–69 | 6–11 (3–3) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,417) Durham, NC |
| 02/02/2013 4:00 pm | Hampton | L 62–64 | 6–12 (3–4) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,120) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/04/2013 7:30 pm | Norfolk State | L 59–64 | 6–13 (3–5) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,012) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/09/2013 4:30 pm | at Coppin State | W 80–51 | 7–13 (4–5) | Physical Education Complex (2,516) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/11/2013 7:30 pm | at Howard | W 53–51 | 8–13 (5–5) | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| 02/16/2013 4:30 pm | at Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 87–55 | 9–13 (6–5) | Hytche Athletic Center (5,128) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/18/2013 8:00 pm | at Delaware State | L 50–52 | 9–14 (6–6) | Memorial Hall (1,202) Dover, DE |
| 02/23/2013* 7:00 pm | at High Point BracketBusters | W 75–68 | 10–14 | Millis Center (1,714) High Point, NC |
| 02/27/2013 7:30 pm | Coppin State | W 86–68 | 11–14 (7–6) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,789) Baltimore, MD |
| 03/02/2013 4:00 pm | Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 58–45 | 12–14 (8–6) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,239) Baltimore, MD |
| 03/04/2013 7:45 pm | Delaware State | W 66–47 | 13–14 (9–6) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,008) Baltimore, MD |
| 03/07/2013 8:00 pm | Florida A&M | W 78–67 | 14–14 (10–6) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,358) Baltimore, MD |
| 2013 MEAC men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/11/2013 9:00 pm | vs. South Carolina State First Round | W 61–52 | 15–14 | Norfolk Scope (1,562) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/14/2013 8:30 pm | vs. Savannah State Quarterfinals | W 64–61 $^{OT}$ | 16–14 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/15/2013 6:00 pm | vs. Behtune-Cookman Semifinals | W 82–71 | 17–14 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/16/2013 5:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. North Carolina A&T Championship Game | L 54–57 | 17–15 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||