2012–13 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2012–13 South Florida Bulls Basketball South Florida Bulls wordmark.png 200 Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 12–19 3–15 Stan Heath Andy Hipsher Steve Roccaforte Eric Skeeters USF Sun Dome The 2012–13 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 Bulls' final season in the Big East Conference, as they joined the American Athletic Conference the next season. 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 was 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.http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/237995/louisville-chosen-unanimously-for-first-place-in-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx Louisville Chosen Unanimously For First Place In Preseason Coaches' Poll > The BIG EAST Conference > News 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020003241/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/237995/louisville-chosen-unanimously-for-first-place-in-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx 2012-10-20 dead Sophomore point guard, Anthony Collins was also awarded at Big East Media Day, being selected to the Preseason All-Big East Second Team.http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/237994/louisvilles-siva-named-big-east-preseason-player-of-the-year.aspx Louisville's Siva Named BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year > The BIG EAST Conference > News 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020113738/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/237994/louisvilles-siva-named-big-east-preseason-player-of-the-year.aspx 2012-10-20 dead Departures # Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown Notes 1 Ron Anderson Forward 6–8 237 RS Senior Upper Marlboro, MD Graduated 15 Blake Nash Guard 6–0 190 Sophomore Casa Grande, AZ Transferred to Texas Tech 24 Augustus Gilchrist Forward 6–10 235 Senior Clinton, MD Graduated 25 Alberto Damour Forward 6–5 216 Senior Poinciana, FL Graduated 34 Hugh Robertson Guard 6–6 200 Senior Macon, GA Graduated Incoming Recruits # Name Position Height Weight Year Previous School Hometown Notes 1 Musa Abdul-Aleem Guard 6–5 221 Sophomore Georgia Perimeter / W.D. Mohammed HS Atlanta, GA Junior College Transfer 3 Zach LeDay Forward 6–7 223 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 6–5 202 Freshman Huntington Prep Flint, MI 33 Kore White Forward 6–8 241 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.http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/239918/Southerland,-Robinson-Take-Men-s-Basketball-Weekly-Honors.aspx Southerland, Robinson Take Men's Basketball Weekly Honors > the BIG E… https://archive.today/20130414072629/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/239918/Southerland,-Robinson-Take-Men-s-Basketball-Weekly-Honors.aspx 14 April 2013 dead 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.http://www.cousyaward.com/docs/2013_CousyAward.pdfApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Victor Rudd picked up a pair of honors on December 23, being named the Big East Player of the Week http://www.bigeast.org/tabid/435/article/240396/Rudd-Calhoun-Take-Weekly-Men-s-Basketball-Honors.aspx Rudd, Calhoun Take Weekly Men's Basketball Honors > the BIG EAST Conf… https://archive.today/20130414100906/http://www.bigeast.org/tabid/435/article/240396/Rudd-Calhoun-Take-Weekly-Men-s-Basketball-Honors.aspx 14 April 2013 dead and being named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association.http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=36686&SPID=2923&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=205852811 Rudd Named USBWA National Player of the Week 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 their run in the Big East with an overall record of 41–107 (.277). Roster 2012 South Florida Bulls y Martino Brock 0 G 6 5 205 JR Memphis, TN n Musa Abdul-Aleem y 1 g 6 5 221 SO Atlanta, GA y Victor Rudd y 2 f 6 9 229 JR y Los Angeles, CA n Zach LeDay y 3 f 6 7 223 FR The Colony, TX n Mike Dakkak W 4 G 6 0 180 SR Sarasota, FL n Jawanza Poland 5 g 6 4 204 SR Wichita, KS n Mike McCloskey 10 g 6 0 164 SR Orlando, FL n Anthony Collins 11 g 6 1 175 SO Houston, TX n Shemiye McLendon I 15 g 6 3 195 JR Vero Beach, FL n Shaun Noriega 22 g 6 4 207 SR Sarasota, FL y Javontae Hawkins y 23 G 6 5 202 FR Flint, MI n Toarlyn Fitzpatrick y 32 f 6 8 245 SR Tampa, FL n Kore White 33 f 6 8 241 SR y Fort Lauderdale, FL n Jordan Omogbehin y 35 c 7 3 334 FR y Lagos, Nigeria n http://www.gousfbulls.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=36689&SORT_ORDER=1&PRINTABLE_PAGE=&SPID=2923&DB_OEM_ID=7700&DB_LANG=C&Q_SEASON=2012 August 2, 2012 Stan Heath Andy Hipsher Steve Roccaforte Eric Skeeters Shemiye McLendon will be ineligible for the 2012–2013 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Schedule and results yes no |- !colspan=12| Exhibition 11/05/2012 7:00 pm yes no Eckerd USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL 74–65 – N/A |- !colspan=12| Regular season 11/10/2012 7:00 pm yes no Central Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL War on I-4 BHSN 56–74 0–1 7,717 11/16/2012 7:30 pm yes no Maryland–Eastern Shore USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL USF Invitational Tournament 78–59 1–1 3,931 11/17/2012 7:30 pm yes no Loyola-Chicago USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL USF Invitational Tournament 68–50 2–1 4,014 11/18/2012 3:00 pm yes no Western Michigan USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL USF Invitational Tournament ESPN3 53–58 2–2 3,612 11/20/2012 7:30 pm yes no Bradley USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL 82–63 3–2 4,768 11/26/2012 7:00 pm yes yes no Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, FL 63–54 4–2 1,063 11/30/2012 7:00 pm yes no Georgia USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL SEC–Big East Challenge ESPNU 64–53 5–2 5,167 12/05/2012 9:00 pm yes yes no Oklahoma State 23 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPNU 49–61 5–3 8,978 12/18/2012 7:00 pm yes no Youngstown State USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BHSN/ESPN3 72–54 6–3 3,680 12/21/2012 7:00 pm yes no Bowling Green USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL 87–84 3OT 7–3 4,008 12/29/2012 7:00 pm yes no George Mason USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BHSN/ESPN3 61–57 8–3 4,856 01/02/2013 8:00 pm yes yes no Central Florida UCF Arena Orlando, FL War on I-4 CBSSN 65–56 9–3 4,904 01/06/2013 12:00 pm no Syracuse 7 USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3 44–55 9–4 (0–1) 10,024 01/09/2013 8:00 pm no Villanova USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3 53–61 9–5 (0–2) 5,014 01/12/2013 4:00 pm yes no Louisville 3 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3 38–64 9–6 (0–3) 21,903 01/17/2013 9:00 pm yes no Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ ESPN2 67–70 9–7 (0–4) 4,205 01/19/2013 6:00 pm no Georgetown USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3 61–58 10–7 (1–4) 6,189 01/23/2013 7:00 pm yes no Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ ESPNU 47–55 10–8 (1–5) 6,327 01/26/2013 12:00 pm no Notre Dame 24 USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3 65–73 10–9 (1–6) 6,373 01/28/2013 9:00 pm yes no Marquette 25 BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI ESPNU 50–63 10–10 (1–7) 15,136 02/03/2013 2:00 pm yes no Connecticut XL Center Hartford, CT BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3 64–69 OT 10–11 (1–8) 9,205 02/06/2013 7:00 pm no Marquette 24 USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPN2 47–70 10–12 (1–9) 5,186 02/09/2013 3:00 pm yes no Villanova The Pavilion Villanova, PA ESPNU 40–68 10–13 (1–10) 6,500 02/13/2013 9:00 pm no Providence USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPNU 66–76 10–14 (1–11) 4,519 02/17/2013 1:00 pm no Louisville 12 USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPN 41–59 10–15 (1–12) 7,368 02/20/2013 7:00 pm yes no St. John's Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3 54–69 10–16 (1–13) 5,602 02/27/2013 7:00 pm yes no Pittsburgh 23 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3 44–64 10–17 (1–14) 12,320 03/03/2013 2:00 pm no DePaul USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3 83–73 11–17 (2–14) 5,383 03/06/2013 9:08 pm no Connecticut USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPNU 65–51 12–17 (3–14) 5,198 03/09/2013 4:00 pm yes no Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH BIG EAST Network/BHSN/ESPN3 53–61 OT 12–18 (3–15) 11,572 |- !colspan=12| 2013 Big East men's basketball tournament 03/12/2013 7:00 pm yes no Seton Hall Madison Square Garden New York, NY First Round ESPNU 42–46 OT 12–19 20,057 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:South Florida Bulls men's basketball seasons South Florida Bulls South Florida Bulls men's basketball team South Florida Bulls men's basketball team Category:2010s in Tampa, Florida