2012–13 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 2012–13 FIU Panthers Basketball Florida International University FIU logo.svg 150 Sun Belt Conference East Division Sun Belt 18–14 11–9 Richard Pitino 1st Mark Lieberman Mike Balado Kimani Young U.S. Century Bank Arena The 2012–13 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Richard Pitino, played their home games at U.S. Century Bank Arena, and were members of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 11–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to WKU.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/330702229 George Fant scores 17 as WKU books 2nd straight NCAA trip ESPN March 11, 2013 February 15, 2024 Despite the 18 wins, they did not participate in a post season tournament. This was the Panthers finals season as a member of the Sun Belt. In July, 2013, they joined Conference USA. Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 Manuel Nunez Guard 6–5 190 Senior Miami, Florida 1 Deric Hill Guard 5–9 160 Sophomore Miami, Florida 2 Marco Porcher Jimenez Guard 6–4 185 Sophomore Málaga, Spain 3 Jerome Frink Forward 6–6 190 Freshman Jersey City, New Jersey 4 Cody Mann Guard 6–0 160 Sophomore Miami, Florida 5 Steven Miro Guard 6–3 190 Junior Bayamón, Puerto Rico 10 Cameron Bell Guard 6–3 185 Senior West Bloomfield, Michigan 11 Dennis Mavin Guard 6–3 183 Junior Gainesville, Florida 12 Gaby Belardo Guard 6–2 180 Senior San Juan, Puerto Rico 14 Juan Ferrales Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Pembroke Pines, Florida 15 Tymell Murphy Forward 6–5 210 Junior Brooklyn, New York 20 Rakeem Buckles Forward 6–7 215 Senior Miami, Florida 22 Raymond Taylor Guard 5–6 145 Senior Miami, Florida 24 Malik Smith Guard 6–2 170 Junior Boston, Massachusetts 25 Ivan Jurkovic Center 7–0 245 Junior Zagreb, Croatia 32 Dee Lewis Guard 6–3 195 Freshman Ocala, Florida 33 Tola Akomolafe Forward 6–6 210 Senior El Paso, Texas 34 Joey De La Rosa Center 6–11 240 Sophomore The Bronx, New York Schedule no 2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2012 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/11/2012 2:00 pm yes yes no Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 2,811 ESPN3 70–84 0–1 11/17/2012 2:00 pm yes no Stephen F. Austin U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 971 60–69 0–2 11/24/2012 7:00 pm yes yes no Coastal Carolina HTC Center Conway, SC 1,639 87–77 1–2 11/29/2012 7:30 pm no Arkansas State U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 774 80–61 2–2 (1–0) 12/01/2012 7:30 pm no South Alabama U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 920 68–79 2–3 (1–1) 12/09/2012 2:00 pm yes yes no Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, FL 647 82–79 3–3 12/13/2012 7:00 pm yes yes no Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 1,803 73–76 3–4 12/19/2012 7:00 pm yes yes no Louisville 5 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY 21,411 WHAS/ESPN3 55–79 3–5 12/22/2012 2:00 pm yes yes no Texas Southern Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX 315 48–45 4–5 12/27/2012 8:00 pm yes no WKU E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 4,461 ESPN3 63–76 4–6 (1–2) 12/29/2012 6:00 pm yes no Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 3,422 52–69 4–7 (1–3) 01/02/2013 7:00 pm yes no Florida A&M U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 778 88–72 5–7 01/05/2013 7:30 pm no Louisiana–Lafayette U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 855 75–70 6–7 (2–3) 01/07/2013 1:00 pm yes no Bethune-Cookman U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 828 74–72 7–7 01/10/2013 8:05 pm yes no Arkansas State Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR 2,870 66–64 8–7 (3–3) 01/12/2013 4:30 pm yes no Arkansas–Little Rock Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR 3,318 SBN/ESPN3 76–88 8–8 (3–4) 01/17/2013 7:50 pm no North Texas U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 1,109 70–64 9–8 (4–4) 01/19/2013 8:00 pm no Troy U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 1,063 61–55 10–8 (5–4) 01/24/2013 8:00 pm yes no Louisiana–Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, LA 2,173 80–75 11–8 (6–4) 01/27/2013 5:05 pm yes no South Alabama Mitchell Center Mobile, AL 2,147 58–60 11–9 (6–5) 01/31/2013 7:40 pm no Middle Tennessee U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 1,143 64–66 11–10 (6–6) 02/02/2013 7:50 pm no Louisiana–Monroe U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 1,121 76–73 12–10 (7–6) 02/07/2013 7:00 pm no Florida Atlantic U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 1,532 84–65 13–10 (8–6) 02/09/2013 8:00 pm yes no North Texas The Super Pit Denton, TX 5,497 67–77 13–11 (8–7) 02/14/2013 8:30 pm yes no Troy Trojan Arena Troy, AL 1,563 61–69 13–12 (8–8) 02/16/2013 8:00 pm no WKU U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 1,422 ESPN3 87–82 14–12 (9–8) 02/21/2013 7:45 pm no Arkansas–Little Rock U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, FL 1,207 65–52 15–12 (10–8) 02/28/2013 8:30 pm yes no Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA 1,221 67–58 16–12 (11–8) 03/02/2013 7:00 pm yes no Florida Atlantic FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL 2,118 60–77 16–13 (11–9) |- !colspan=9| 2013 Sun Belt tournament 03/09/2013 7:00 pm yes no Arkansas–Little Rock Convention Center Court Hot Springs, AR Quarterfinals N/A 69–54 17–13 03/10/2013 7:30 pm yes no Middle Tennessee Summit Arena Hot Springs, AR Semifinals N/A ESPN3 61–57 18–13 03/11/2013 7:00 pm yes no WKU Summit Arena Hot Springs, AR Championship Game N/A ESPN 63–65 18–14 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:FIU Panthers men's basketball seasons Florida International FIU Panthers men's b FIU Panthers men's b