2012–13 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

201213 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
201213 record 12–19 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach Stan Heath
Assistant coach Andy Hipsher
Assistant coach Steve Roccaforte
Assistant coach Eric Skeeters
Home arena USF Sun Dome

{{201213 Big East men's basketball standings}} The 201213 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 42nd season of basketball for USF and its 8th season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Stan Heath in his sixth year at the school. USF played its home games at the newly renovated USF Sun Dome. They finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Seton Hall.

This was the Bull's final season in the Big East Conference. With the Catholic 7 schools taking the Big East name with them to a new conference, the Bull's will become a member of the American Athletic Conference.

Off season

After completing massive renovations to the USF Sun Dome, the Bulls will return to their home venue after a year away. The opening game is scheduled to be on November 10 against rival UCF.

USF was selected to play in the Big East-SEC Challenge and will host Georgia on November 30.

At Big East Media day, USF was selected to finish in 8th place in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll, their highest selection since joining the Big East in 2005.[1] Sophomore point guard, Anthony Collins was also awarded at Big East Media Day, being selected to the Preseason All-Big East Second Team.[2]

Departures

# Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
1 Ron Anderson Forward 68 237 RS Senior Upper Marlboro, MD Graduated
15 Blake Nash Guard 60 190 Sophomore Casa Grande, AZ Transferred to Texas Tech
24 Augustus Gilchrist Forward 610 235 Senior Clinton, MD Graduated
25 Alberto Damour Forward 65 216 Senior Poinciana, FL Graduated
34 Hugh Robertson Guard 66 200 Senior Macon, GA Graduated

Incoming Recruits

# Name Position Height Weight Year Previous School Hometown Notes
1 Musa Abdul-Aleem Guard 65 221 Sophomore Georgia Perimeter / W.D. Mohammed HS Atlanta, GA Junior College Transfer
3 Zach LeDay Forward 67 223 Freshman The Colony HS The Colony, TX
15 Shemiye McLendon Guard 6-3 195 Junior Hofstra / IMG Academy Vero Beach, FL Walk-on Transfer
23 Javonte Hawkins Guard 65 202 Freshman Huntington Prep Flint, MI
33 Kore White Forward 68 241 RS Senior Florida Atlantic / Dillard HS Fort Lauderdale, FL Graduate Transfer

Season Highlights

USF notched its first ever win in the SEC-Big East Challenge with a home victory over Georgia on November 30. That victory helped the Big East Conference to a 9-3 victory over the SEC.

A number of USF players received honors during the season for their performance on the court.

Anthony Collins was honored by the Big East by being named to the Big East Honor Roll on December 2.[3] On December 20, Collins was nominated as a candidate for the Bob Cousy Award, one of 85 nominees for the best collegiate Point Guard in the nation.[4]

Victor Rudd picked up a pair of honors on December 23, being named the Big East Player of the Week [5] and being named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association.[6]

The Bulls finished the regular season with a record of 12-18, 3-15 in conference play. USF earned the #13 seed in the 2013 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round with a 42-46 loss in overtime to Seton Hall.

USF finished the season with an overall record of 12-19 and were unable to qualify for a post season tournament.

This marked the end of USF's membership in the Big East before moving to the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls finished there run in the Big East with an overall record of 41-107 (.277).

Roster

2012–13 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Brock, MartinoMartino Brock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Memphis, TN
G 1 Abdul-Aleem, MusaMusa Abdul-Aleem  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So Atlanta, GA
F 2 Rudd Jr., VictorVictor Rudd Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 229 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Los Angeles, CA
F 3 LeDay, ZachZach LeDay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr The Colony, TX
G 4 Dakkak, MikeMike Dakkak (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Sarasota, FL
G 5 Poland, JawanzaJawanza Poland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Wichita, KS
G 10 McCloskey, MikeMike McCloskey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Sr Orlando, FL
G 11 Collins, AnthonyAnthony Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Houston, TX
G 15 McLendon, ShemiyeShemiye McLendon (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Vero Beach, FL
G 22 Noriega, ShaunShaun Noriega  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Sarasota, FL
G 23 Hawkins, JavonteJavonte Hawkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Flint, MI
F 32 Fitzpatrick, ToarlynToarlyn Fitzpatrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Tampa, FL
F 33 White, KoreKore White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 241 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Fort Lauderdale, FL
C 35 Omogbehin, JordanJordan Omogbehin 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 334 lb (151 kg) RS Fr Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 2, 2012

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2012*
7:00 PM
Eckerd W 74–65 
USF Sun Dome (N/A)
Tampa, FL
Regular Season
11/10/2012*
7:00 PM, BHSN
Central Florida
War on I-4
L 56–74  0–1
USF Sun Dome (7,717)
Tampa, FL
11/16/2012*
7:30 PM
Maryland–Eastern Shore
USF Invitational Tournament
W 78–59  1–1
USF Sun Dome (3,931)
Tampa, FL
11/17/2012*
7:30 PM
Loyola-Chicago
USF Invitational Tournament
W 68–50  2–1
USF Sun Dome (4,014)
Tampa, FL
11/18/2012*
3:00 PM, ESPN3
Western Michigan
USF Invitational Tournament
L 53–58  2–2
USF Sun Dome (3,612)
Tampa, FL
11/20/2012*
7:30 PM
Bradley W 82–63  3–2
USF Sun Dome (4,768)
Tampa, FL
11/26/2012*
7:00 PM
at Stetson W 63–54  4–2
Edmunds Center (1,063)
DeLand, FL
11/30/2012*
7:00 PM, ESPNU
Georgia
SEC–Big East Challenge
W 64–53  5–2
USF Sun Dome (5,167)
Tampa, FL
12/05/2012*
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at #23 Oklahoma State L 49–61  5–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,978)
Stillwater, OK
12/18/2012*
7:00 PM, BHSN/ESPN3
Youngstown State W 72–54  6–3
USF Sun Dome (3,680)
Tampa, FL
12/21/2012*
7:00 PM
Bowling Green W 87–84 3OT 7–3
USF Sun Dome (4,008)
Tampa, FL
12/29/2012*
7:00 PM, BHSN/ESPN3
George Mason W 61–57  8–3
USF Sun Dome (4,856)
Tampa, FL
01/02/2013*
8:00 PM, CBSSN
at Central Florida
War on I-4
W 65–56  9–3
UCF Arena (4,904)
Orlando, FL
01/06/2013
12:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3
#7 Syracuse L 44–55  9–4 (0–1)
USF Sun Dome (10,024)
Tampa, FL
01/09/2013
8:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3
Villanova L 53–61  9–5 (0–2)
USF Sun Dome (5,014)
Tampa, FL
01/12/2013
4:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3
at #3 Louisville L 38–64  9–6 (0–3)
KFC Yum! Center (21,903)
Louisville, KY
01/17/2013
9:00 PM, ESPN2
at Rutgers L 67–70  9–7 (0–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,205)
Piscataway, NJ
01/19/2013
6:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3
Georgetown W 61–58  10–7 (1–4)
USF Sun Dome (6,189)
Tampa, FL
01/23/2013
7:00 PM, ESPNU
at Seton Hall L 47–55  10–8 (1–5)
Prudential Center (6,327)
Newark, NJ
01/26/2013
12:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3
#24 Notre Dame L 65–73  10–9 (1–6)
USF Sun Dome (6,373)
Tampa, FL
01/28/2013
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at #25 Marquette L 50–63  10–10 (1–7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,136)
Milwaukee, WI
02/03/2013
2:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3
at Connecticut L 64–69 OT 10–11 (1–8)
XL Center (9,205)
Hartford, CT
02/06/2013
7:00 PM, ESPN2
#24 Marquette L 47–70  10–12 (1–9)
USF Sun Dome (5,186)
Tampa, FL
02/09/2013
3:00 PM, ESPNU
at Villanova L 40–68  10–13 (1–10)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
02/13/2013
9:00 PM, ESPNU
Providence L 66–76  10–14 (1–11)
USF Sun Dome (4,519)
Tampa, FL
02/17/2013
1:00 PM, ESPN
#12 Louisville L 41–59  10–15 (1–12)
USF Sun Dome (7,368)
Tampa, FL
02/20/2013
7:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3
at St. John's L 54–69  10–16 (1–13)
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
02/27/2013
7:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3
at #23 Pittsburgh L 44–64  10–17 (1–14)
Petersen Events Center (12,320)
Pittsburgh, PA
03/03/2013
2:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3
DePaul W 83–73  11–17 (2–14)
USF Sun Dome (5,383)
Tampa, FL
03/06/2013
9:08 PM, ESPNU
Connecticut W 65–51  12–17 (3–14)
USF Sun Dome (5,198)
Tampa, FL
03/09/2013
4:00 PM, BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3
at Cincinnati L 53–61 OT 12–18 (3–15)
Fifth Third Arena (11,572)
Cincinnati, OH
2013 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
03/12/2013
7:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Seton Hall
First Round
L 42–46 OT 12–19
Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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