2012–13 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

The 2012–13 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represent Mississippi State University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Rick Ray, in his first season at Mississippi State and overall. The team plays their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

2012–13 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2012–13 record10–22 (4–14 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • George Brooks
  • Wes Flanigan
  • Chris Hollender
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Florida144 .778  298  .784
Ole Miss126 .667  279  .750
Alabama126 .667  2313  .639
Kentucky126 .667  2112  .636
Missouri117 .611  2311  .676
Tennessee117 .611  2013  .606
Arkansas108 .556  1913  .594
LSU99 .500  1912  .613
Georgia99 .500  1517  .469
Vanderbilt810 .444  1617  .485
Texas A&M711 .389  1815  .545
South Carolina414 .222  1418  .438
Mississippi State414 .222  1022  .313
Auburn315 .167  923  .281
2013 SEC Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Pre-season

The Bulldogs posted a record of 21–12 (8-8 SEC) in the 2011–12 season and finished sixth in the SEC standings. The Bulldogs lost all five starters and four other lettermen off of the previous team as well as replaced head coach Rick Stansbury after his thirteenth season.

Roster

2012–13 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Jalen Steele 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) Jr Knoxville, Tennessee
G 1 Fred Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Jackson, Mississippi
G 2 Andre Applewhite   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)209 lb (95 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
F 3 Colin Borchert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)231 lb (105 kg) Jr Phoenix, Arizona
G 4 Trivante Bloodman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)178 lb (81 kg) So Bronx, New York
C 5 Wendell Lewis   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)253 lb (115 kg) Sr Selma, Alabama
G 11 Jacoby Davis   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)191 lb (87 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 15 Baxter Price (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)156 lb (71 kg) Sr Brandon, Mississippi
F 20 Gavin Ware 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)280 lb (127 kg) Fr Starkville, Mississippi
G 24 Tyson Cunningham (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) Jr Columbus, Mississippi
F 25 Roquez Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Montgomery, Alabama
G 32 Craig Sword 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) Fr Montgomery, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2012-09-19

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 4, 2012*
3:00 p.m.
William Carey W 80–74 
 17  Steele  8  Borchert  3  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (1,472)
Starkville, Mississippi
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov. 9, 2012*
7:00 p.m.
at Troy L 53–56  0–1
 16  Steele  7  Tied  1  Tied  Trojan Arena (5,120)
Troy, Alabama
Nov. 13, 2012*
7:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 78–58  1–1
 17  Johnson  5  Tied  7  Bloodman  Humphrey Coliseum (6,140)
Starkville, Mississippi
Nov. 19, 2012*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 9 North Carolina
Maui Invitational Tournament
L 49–95  1–2
 12  Johnson  9  Ware  3  Bloodman  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov. 20, 2012*
2:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Marquette
Maui Invitational Tournament
L 62–89  1–3
 17  Thomas  8  Johnson  2  Tied  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov. 21, 2012*
2:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Texas
Maui Invitational Tournament
L 55–69  1–4
 18  Johnson  7  Ware  4  Thomas  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov. 27, 2012*
7:00 p.m.
Alcorn State W 60–42  2–4
 14  Tied  12  Ware  2  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (6,101)
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec. 1, 2012*
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Providence
SEC–Big East Challenge
L 63–73  2–5
 16  Lewis  11  Lewis  4  Bloodman  Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,156)
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec. 4, 2012*
7:00 p.m.
UTSA W 53–42  3–5
 20  Lewis  10  Borchert  5  Bloodman  Humphrey Coliseum (6,021)
Starkville, Mississippi
Dec. 15, 2012*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Loyola–Chicago L 51–59  3–6
 14  Thomas  5  Tied  2  Sword  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,321)
Chicago
Dec. 22, 2012*
2:00 p.m.
vs. Central Arkansas W 79–72  4–6
 22  Ware  13  Ware  3  Tied  Mississippi Coliseum (2,217)
Jackson, Mississippi
Dec. 30, 2012*
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
Alabama A&M L 57–59  4–7
 14  Sword  11  Ware  3  Thomas  Humphrey Coliseum (7,526)
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan. 3, 2013*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
New Orleans W 97–46  5–7
 17  Borchert  8  Tied  5  Bloodman  Humphrey Coliseum (6,028)
Starkville, Mississippi
SEC Regular Season
Jan. 9, 2013
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
South Carolina W 56–54  6–7 (1–0)
 18  Sword  6  Borchert  2  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (6,034)
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan. 12, 2013
12:45 p.m., SECN/ESPN3
at Georgia W 72–61  7–7 (2–0)
 21  Steele  7  Steele  5  Bloodman  Stegeman Coliseum (5,891)
Athens, Georgia
Jan. 16, 2013
8:00 p.m., CSS/ESPN3
Alabama L 43–75  7–8 (2–1)
 10  Thomas  5  Tied  2  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (7,182)
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan. 19, 2013
3:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3
at Tennessee L 57–72  7–9 (2–2)
 15  Steele  9  Ware  3  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (17,584)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan. 23, 2013
8:00 p.m., CSS/ESPN3
at Arkansas L 70–96  7–10 (2–3)
 17  Thomas  8  Ware  2  Tied  Bud Walton Arena (12,806)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan. 26, 2013
7:00 p.m., FSN/ESPN2
No. 8 Florida L 47–82  7–11 (2–4)
 19  Thomas  4  Steele, Johnson  3  Sword  Humphrey Coliseum (7,696)
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan. 30, 2013
8:00 p.m., ESPN3
Texas A&M L 49–55 OT 7–12 (2–5)
 14  Ware  5  Borchert  2  Borchert, Steele, Bloodman  Humphrey Coliseum (6,858)
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb. 2, 2013
4:30 p.m., FSN/ESPN3
LSU L 68–69  7–13 (2–6)
 14  Ware  7  Ware  3  Bloodman  Humphrey Coliseum (7,667)
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb. 6, 2013
8:00 p.m., CSS/ESPN3
at Ole Miss L 75–93  7–14 (2–7)
 17  Sword  7  Ware  5  Bloodman  Tad Smith Coliseum (8,299)
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb. 9, 2013
4:00 p.m., FSN/ESPN3
at #2 Florida L 58–83  7–15 (2–8)
 16  Ware  8  Sword  5  Sword  O'Connell Center (12,444)
Gainesville, Florida
Feb. 13, 2013
7:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3
Missouri L 36–78  7–16 (2–9)
 13  Bloodman  5  Borchert, Ware  2  Thomas  Humphrey Coliseum (6,007)
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb. 16, 2013
4:00 p.m., ESPNU
at LSU L 68–80  7–17 (2–10)
 25  Sword  7  Ware  4  Sword  Maravich Center (9,720)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb. 20, 2013
7:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3
at Alabama L 56–64  7–18 (2–11)
 15  Steele  9  Borchert  2  Thomas, Cunningham  Coleman Coliseum (10,682)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb. 23, 2013
12:45 p.m., SECN/ESPN3
Vanderbilt L 31–72  7–19 (2–12)
 9  Steele  3  Borchert, Thomas  2  Sword  Humphrey Coliseum (6,442)
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb. 27, 2013
7:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3
at Kentucky L 55–85  7–20 (2–13)
 13  Thomas  6  Ware, Thomas  2  Sword, Steele  Rupp Arena (24,023)
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar. 2, 2013
4:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3
Ole Miss W 73–67  8–20 (3–13)
 21  Borchert  7  Borchert  9  Sword  Humphrey Coliseum (8,140)
Starkville, Mississippi
Mar. 6, 2013
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at South Carolina L 72–79  8–21 (3–14)
 20  Sword  6  Cunningham  4  Thomas, Bloodman  Colonial Life Arena (7,860)
Columbia, South Carolina
Mar. 9, 2013
4:30 p.m., FSN/ESPN3
Auburn W 74–71 OT 9–21 (4–14)
 20  Borchert  13  Borchert  6  Sword  Humphrey Coliseum (6,250)
Starkville, Mississippi
2013 SEC Tournament
March 13, 2013
6:30 pm, SECN/ESPN3
vs. South Carolina
SEC Tournament First Round
W 70–59  10–21
 21  Thomas  8  Borchert, Johnson  4  Sword  Bridgestone Arena (7,879)
Nashville, Tennessee
March 14, 2013
2:38 pm, SECN/ESPN3
vs. Tennessee
Second Round
L 53–69  10–22
 19  Sword  7  Ware, Bloodman  2  Borchert, Sword, Johnson  Bridgestone Arena (10,065)
Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region.

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