2012–13 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2012–13 Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State Tigers wordmark.svg 150 Ohio Valley Conference East Division OVC 18–15 11–5 Travis Williams 1st Ben Betts Rodney Hamilton Brandon Johnson Gentry Complex CIT First Round The 2012–13 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first year head coach and former assistant Travis Williams, played their home games at the Gentry Complex and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the OVC tournament where they lost to Belmont. They were invited to the 2013 CIT, their second consecutive CIT appearance, where they lost in the first round to Evansville. Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 1 DeShawn Dockery Guard 5–10 160 Junior Chicago, Illinois 2 Patrick Miller Guard 6–1 189 Junior Chicago, Illinois 3 Kharon Butcher Guard 6–2 173 Sophomore Atlanta, Georgia 5 Jay Harris Guard 5–10 156 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 21 Kellen Thornton Forward 6–7 243 Senior Chicago, Illinois 22 Tashan Fredrick Guard 6–4 204 Senior Hemingway, South Carolina 24 Taylor Ward Guard 6–4 151 Freshman White House, Tennessee 33 Robert Covington Forward 6–9 215 Senior Bellwood, Illinois 34 M. J. Rhett Forward 6–8 232 Sophomore Hopkins, South Carolina 44 Michael Green Forward 6–9 192 Junior Columbia, South Carolina 45 Jordan Cyphers Guard 6–4 179 Senior Wichita, Kansas Schedule no 2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2012 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/05/2012 7:00 pm yes no Trevecca Nazarene Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 1,087 86–56 |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/09/2012 8:00 pm yes yes no BYU Marriott Center Provo, UT Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic 16,283 BYUtv 66–81 0–1 11/13/2012 7:00 pm yes yes no South Dakota State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 3,193 71–78 0–2 11/15/2012 7:00 pm yes yes no Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 10,107 ESPN3 43–72 0–3 11/19/2012 3:00 pm yes yes no South Alabama GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic 339 68–57 1–3 11/20/2012 6:00 pm yes yes no Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic 1,104 57–59 1–4 11/21/2012 11:00 am yes yes no Monmouth GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic 369 70–81 1–5 11/26/2012 7:00 pm yes no Fisk Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 12,057http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201211260582 August 2022 92–53 2–5 12/01/2012 7:00 pm yes yes no Alabama A&M Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL 1,059 83–72 3–5 12/04/2012 7:00 pm yes no Drexel Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 1,011 76–66 4–5 12/08/2012 2:00 pm yes yes no Missouri 12 Mizzou Arena Columbus, MO 10,338 ESPN3 38–68 4–6 12/16/2012 4:00 pm yes no LeMoyne–Owen Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 1,027 79–39 5–6 12/18/2012 7:00 pm yes yes no Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 3,717 48–77 5–7 12/21/2012 7:00 pm yes no USC Upstate Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 327 67–64 6–7 12/29/2012 7:45 pm no Eastern Illinois Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 1,159 67–59 7–7 (1–0) 01/03/2013 7:00 pm yes no Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 901 72–66 8–7 (2–0) 01/05/2013 4:30 pm yes no Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL 1,001 66–57 9–7 (3–0) 01/10/2013 7:00 pm no Tennessee–Martin Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 812 80–48 10–7 (4–0) 01/12/2013 7:00 pm no Southeast Missouri State Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 776 81–69 11–7 (5–0) 01/17/2013 7:00 pm no Jacksonville State Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 1,236 66–60 12–7 (6–0) 01/19/2013 7:00 pm yes no Belmont Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 4,102 66–78 12–8 (6–1) 01/24/2013 6:00 pm yes no Eastern Kentucky Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY 2,250 67–76 12–9 (6–2) 01/26/2013 6:30 pm yes no Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 3,403 69–78 12–10 (6–3) 01/31/2013 7:00 pm no Tennessee Tech Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 1,241 84–65 13–10 (7–3) 02/07/2013 7:00 pm yes no Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, TN 2,186 88–82 OT 14–10 (8–3) 02/09/2013 7:00 pm yes no Murray State CFSB Center Murray, KY 6,762 48–69 14–11 (8–4) 02/14/2013 6:00 pm no Belmont Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 3,215 ESPNU 80–69 15–11 (9–4) 02/20/2013 7:00 pm yes no SIU Edwardsville Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 1,449 83–73 16–11 (10–4) 02/23/2013 7:00 pm yes no Loyola (MD) Gentry Complex Nashville, TN BracketBusters 1,231 67–69 16–12 02/28/2013 6:00 pm no Morehead State Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 3,578 ESPNU 100–101 16–13 (10–5) 03/02/2013 7:45 pm no Eastern Kentucky Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 2,771 85–81 OT 17–13 (11–5) |- !colspan=9| 2013 OVC Basketball tournament 03/07/2013 6:00 pm yes no Morehead State Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN Quarterfinals 1,398 88–75 18–13 03/08/2013 6:00 pm yes no Belmont Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN Semifinals 3,977 ESPNU 73–82 18–14 |- !colspan=9| 2013 CIT 03/19/2013 7:00 pm yes yes no Evansville Ford Center Evansville, IN First Round 2,324 72–84 18–15 AP Poll Central Time References Category:Tennessee State Tigers basketball seasons Tennessee State Tennessee State Category:2012 in sports in Tennessee Category:2013 in sports in Tennessee Category:2012 in Nashville, Tennessee Category:2013 in Nashville, Tennessee