2012–13 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team

2012–13 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
2012–13 record	10–22 (4–14 SEC)
Head coach	Rick Ray (1st year)
Assistant coach	George Brooks
Assistant coach	Wes Flanigan
Assistant coach	Chris Hollender
Home arena	Humphrey Coliseum

2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#14 Florida	14	–	4	.778	29	–	8	.784
Ole Miss †	12	–	6	.667	27	–	9	.750
Alabama	12	–	6	.667	23	–	13	.639
Kentucky	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Missouri	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Arkansas	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
LSU	9	–	9	.500	19	–	12	.613
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Vanderbilt	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
Texas A&M	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
South Carolina	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
Mississippi State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313
Auburn	3	–	15	.167	9	–	23	.281

† 2013 SEC Tournament winner As of March 31, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Steele, JalenJalen Steele	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Knoxville, Tennessee
1.5 !G	1	Thomas, FredFred Thomas	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Jackson, Mississippi
1.5 !G	2	Applewhite, AndreAndre Applewhite	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
3.5 !F	3	Borchert, ColinColin Borchert	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Phoenix, Arizona
1.5 !G	4	Bloodman, TrivanteTrivante Bloodman	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2.0 !So	Bronx, New York
5.0 !C	5	Lewis, WendellWendell Lewis	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Selma, Alabama
1.5 !G	11	Davis, JacobyJacoby Davis	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Charlotte, North Carolina
1.5 !G	15	Price, BaxterBaxter Price (W)	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brandon, Mississippi
3.5 !F	20	Ware, GavinGavin Ware	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Starkville, Mississippi
1.5 !G	24	Cunningham, TysonTyson Cunningham (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Columbus, Mississippi
3.5 !F	25	Johnson, RoquezRoquez Johnson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Montgomery, Alabama
1.5 !G	32	Sword, CraigCraig Sword	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Montgomery, AL

Head coach

Rick Ray (Grand View)

Assistant coach(es)

George Brooks (Mississippi State)
Wes Flanigan (Auburn)
Chris Hollender (Evansville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-09-19

Schedule

Date Time, TV	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, MS
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, AL
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, MS
Nov. 19, 2012* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. #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, MS
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, RI
Dec. 4, 2012* 7:00 p.m.	UTSA	W 53–42	3–5	20 – Lewis	10 – Borchert	5 – Bloodman	Humphrey Coliseum (6,021) Starkville, MS
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, IL
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, MS
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, MS
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, MS
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, MS
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, GA
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, MS
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, TN
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, AR
Jan. 26, 2013 7:00 p.m., FSN/ESPN2	#8 Florida	L 47–82	7–11 (2–4)	19 – Thomas	4 – Steele, Johnson	3 – Sword	Humphrey Coliseum (7,696) Starkville, MS
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, MS
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, MS
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, MS
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, FL
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, MS
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, LA
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, AL
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, MS
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, KY
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, MS
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, SC
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, MS
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, TN
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, TN
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region.

References

Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball

Venues	McCarthy Gymnasium (1950–1975) Humphrey Coliseum (1975–present)

Culture & lore	History Bully "Hail State"

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