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
Record10–22 (4–14 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • George Brooks
  • Wes Flanigan
  • Chris Hollender
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
Seasons
2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Florida144 .778298 .784
Ole Miss126 .667279 .750
Alabama126 .6672313 .639
Kentucky126 .6672112 .636
Missouri117 .6112311 .676
Tennessee117 .6112013 .606
Arkansas108 .5561913 .594
LSU99 .5001912 .613
Georgia99 .5001517 .469
Vanderbilt810 .4441617 .485
Texas A&M711 .3891815 .545
South Carolina414 .2221418 .438
Mississippi State414 .2221022 .313
Auburn315 .167923 .281
2013 SEC tournament winner
As of March 31, 2013
Rankings from AP poll

Pre-season

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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

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2012–13 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G0Jalen Steele6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg)JrKnoxville, Tennessee
G1Fred Thomas6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrJackson, Mississippi
G2Andre Applewhite    6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)209 lb (95 kg)FrMemphis, Tennessee
F3Colin Borchert6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)231 lb (105 kg)JrPhoenix, Arizona
G4Trivante Bloodman6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)178 lb (81 kg)SoBronx, New York
C5Wendell Lewis    6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)253 lb (115 kg)SrSelma, Alabama
G11Jacoby Davis    6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)191 lb (87 kg)FrCharlotte, North Carolina
G15Baxter Price (W)5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)156 lb (71 kg)SrBrandon, Mississippi
F20Gavin Ware6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)280 lb (127 kg)FrStarkville, Mississippi
G24Tyson Cunningham (W)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg)JrColumbus, Mississippi
F25Roquez Johnson6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)SoMontgomery, Alabama
G32Craig Sword6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg)FrMontgomery, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2012-09-19

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 4, 2012*
3:00 p.m.
William CareyW 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 TroyL 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 StateW 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.
UTSAW 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–ChicagoL 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 ArkansasW 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&ML 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 OrleansW 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 CarolinaW 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 GeorgiaW 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
AlabamaL 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 TennesseeL 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 ArkansasL 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 FloridaL 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&ML 49–55 OT7–12 (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
LSUL 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 MissL 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 FloridaL 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
MissouriL 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 LSUL 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 AlabamaL 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
VanderbiltL 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 KentuckyL 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 MissW 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 CarolinaL 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
AuburnW 74–71 OT9–21 (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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