2012–13 LSU Tigers basketball team

2012–13 LSU Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record19–12 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Robert Kirby
  • Charlie Leonard
  • David Patrick
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 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 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2012–2013 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Johnny Jones, who was in his first season at LSU. Jones previously served as the head coach at the University of North Texas. Jones played in the 1981 Final Four as a freshman at Louisiana State University, and later served 12 seasons as an assistant coach at LSU under Dale Brown where the pair returned the 1986 Final Four. They played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center as members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers completed the 2011–2012 season with an overall record of 18-15 and a 7–9 record in conference play. After falling to the eventual national champions, the Kentucky Wildcats, in the second round of the SEC tournament, LSU received a bid to the NIT tournament, where they were defeated by the Oregon Ducks in the first round. LSU lost several major contributors at the end of the season, including 2nd team All-SEC center Justin Hamilton, who was selected 45th overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.

In April 2012, it was announced that after four seasons as head coach, Trent Johnson would be leaving LSU to become the head basketball coach at TCU. Shortly after, LSU announced that it had hired Johnny Jones as its new head coach. Jones played at LSU for four seasons from 1980 to 1984, including an appearance in the 1981 NCAA Final Four. He followed his playing career by serving as an assistant coach under Dale Brown from 1984 to 1997. Prior to becoming the head coach at LSU, Jones had spent the previous eleven seasons as the head coach at the University of North Texas, where he accumulated a record of 190-146 and earned two NCAA tournament bids.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Bass 4 G 6'1" 190 Senior Baton Rouge, Louisiana Graduated
Malcolm White 5 F 6'9" 220 Senior Baton Rouge, Louisiana Graduated
Ronald Martin 12 G 6'1" 182 Freshman White Castle, Louisiana Left to focus on LSU football team
Ralston Turner 22 G 6'6" 205 Sophomore Muscle Shoals, Alabama Transferred to North Carolina State University
Storm Warren 24 F 6'7" 230 Senior Monroe, Louisiana Graduated
John Isaac 32 G 6'3" 208 Freshman Leesville, Louisiana Transferred to Baton Rouge Community College
Justin Hamilton 41 C 7'0" 260 Junior Alpine, Utah 2nd round draft pick (#45) by the Philadelphia 76ers

Class of 2012 signees

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shavon Coleman
F
Thibodaux, Louisiana Howard College 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Apr 24, 2012 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Corban Collins
G
High Point, North Carolina Massanutten Military Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jun 14, 2012 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 62
Shane Hammink
F
Millingen aan de Rijn, Netherlands Canarias Basketball Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 24, 2012 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 82
Malik Morgan
G
River Ridge, Louisiana John Curtis Christian High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 10, 2011 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/R   Rivals: N/R  ESPN: N/R
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "LSU Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  • "2012 LSU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013.

Roster

2012–13 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Charles Carmouche 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS Sr New Orleans, Louisiana
G 1 Anthony Hickey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Hopkinsville, Kentucky
F 2 Johnny O'Bryant III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 262 lb (119 kg) So Cleveland, Mississippi
F 3 Jalen Courtney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Jackson, Mississippi
G 4 Corban Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr High Point, North Carolina
F 5 Shavon Coleman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Thibodaux, Louisiana
G 10 Andre Stringer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Jackson, Mississippi
F 11 Shane Hammink 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Millingen aan de Rijn, Netherlands
F 13 Eddie Ludwig 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Metairie, Louisiana
G 24 Malik Morgan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr River Ridge, Louisiana
G 45 Mychal Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Bossier City, Louisiana
G 51 Joshua Badeaux 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Galliano, Louisiana
C 55 Andrew Del Piero 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Sr Austin, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2013-03-07

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Andrew Del Piero
PF Johnny O'Bryant III Jalen Courtney
SF Shavon Coleman Shane Hammink Eddie Ludwig
SG Andre Stringer Malik Morgan Mychal Williams Joshua Badeaux
PG Anthony Hickey Charles Carmouche Corban Collins

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov. 9, 2012*
7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara W 77–63  1–0
 16  Carmouche   8  O'Bryant III   6  Hickey  Maravich Center (6,966)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov. 13, 2012*
7:00 pm, CST
McNeese State W 73–48  2–0
 25  Coleman   10  Coleman   6  Hickey  Maravich Center (6,776)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov. 20, 2012*
7:00 pm, CST
Northwestern State W 102–95  3–0
 22  Coleman   7  Ludwig, Hickey, Coleman   6  Hickey  Maravich Center (7,018)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov. 24, 2012*
7:00 pm, CST/ESPN3
Mississippi Valley St. W 75–50  4–0
 16  Coleman   11  Coleman   6  Hickey  Maravich Center (6,237)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov. 29, 2012*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
Seton Hall
SEC–Big East Challenge
W 72–67  5–0
 18  Coleman   11  O'Bryant III   7  Carmouche  Maravich Center (7,295)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec. 11, 2012*
7:00 pm, CST
Chattanooga W 80–37  6–0
 18  O'Bryant III, Stringer   10  O'Bryant III   4  Stringer, Hammink  Maravich Center (6,760)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec. 14, 2012*
8:00 pm
at Boise State L 70–89  6–1
 19  Collins   7  Coleman   5  Carmouche  Taco Bell Arena (11,210)
Boise, ID
Dec. 18, 2012*
9:00 pm
at UC Irvine W 66–60  7–1
 19  Stringer   13  O'Bryant III   3  Carmouche  Bren Events Center (1,536)
Irvine, CA
Dec. 22, 2012*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Marquette L 80–84  7–2
 20  Stringer   7  Hickey   10  Carmouche  BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,309)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec. 28, 2012*
7:00 pm, CST
Houston Baptist W 75–58  8–2
 11  Stringer, Coleman   13  Coleman   5  Collins  Maravich Center (7,032)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 5, 2013*
12:30 pm
Bethune-Cookman W 79–63  9–2
 17  Carmouche   12  Coleman   5  Carmouche  Maravich Center (6,462)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Regular Season
Jan. 9, 2013
8:00 pm, CST/CSS/ESPN3
at Auburn L 63–68  9–3 (0–1)
 15  Carmouche   9  Coleman   7  Carmouche  Auburn Arena (6,355)
Auburn, AL
Jan. 12, 2013
3:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 11 Florida L 52–74  9–4 (0–2)
 15  Hickey   6  Carmouche   4  Hickey  Maravich Center (9,964)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 16, 2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina L 73–82 OT 9–5 (0–3)
 18  Hickey   7  Hickey, Coleman   5  Carmouche  Maravich Center (6,654)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 19, 2013
7:00 pm, CST/CSS/ESPN3
at Georgia L 58–67  9–6 (0–4)
 16  O'Bryant III   14  O'Bryant III   2  O'Bryant III, Hickey  Stegeman Coliseum (5,779)
Athens, GA
Jan. 23, 2013
7:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3
Texas A&M W 58–54  10–6 (1–4)
 17  Coleman   10  O'Bryant III   3  Carmouche  Maravich Center (7,064)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 26, 2013
3:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3
at Kentucky L 70–75  10–7 (1–5)
 21  O'Bryant III   12  O'Bryant III   7  Carmouche  Rupp Arena (24,248)
Lexington, KY
Jan. 30, 2013
7:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3
#17 Missouri W 73–70  11–7 (2–5)
 20  Hickey   11  O'Bryant III   4  Hickey  Maravich Center (8,804)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 2, 2013
4:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3
at Mississippi State W 69–68  12–7 (3–5)
 12  O'Bryant III, Hickey   12  O'Bryant III   4  Hickey  Humphrey Coliseum (7,667)
Starkville, MS
Feb. 6, 2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Vanderbilt W 57–56  13–7 (4–5)
 14  Hickey   7  Hickey   5  Hickey  Maravich Center (7,075)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 9, 2013
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Alabama L 57–60  13–8 (4–6)
 22  O'Bryant III   11  O'Bryant III   4  Hickey  Coleman Coliseum (13,511)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 14, 2013
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at South Carolina W 64–46  14–8 (5–6)
 30  O'Bryant III   10  O'Bryant III   8  Carmouche  Colonial Life Arena (7,486)
Columbia, SC
Feb. 16, 2013
4:00 pm, ESPNU
Mississippi State W 80–68  15–8 (6–6)
 21  Carmouche   11  O'Bryant III   8  O'Bryant III  Maravich Center (9,720)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 19, 2013
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Tennessee L 72–82  15–9 (6–7)
 24  O'Bryant III   8  O'Bryant III   4  Hickey  Thompson–Boling Arena (15,086)
Knoxville, TN
Feb. 23, 2013
12:45 pm, SECN/ESPN3
Alabama W 97–94 3OT 16–9 (7–7)
 24  O'Bryant III   11  Carmouche   7  Hickey  Maravich Center (8,200)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 27, 2013
7:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3
Arkansas W 65–60  17–9 (8–7)
 26  Carmouche   8  O'Bryant III   5  Hickey  Maravich Center (7,891)
Baton Rouge, LA
Mar. 2, 2013
3:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3
at Missouri L 76–89  17–10 (8–8)
 22  Hickey   8  O'Bryant III   5  Carmouche  Mizzou Arena (14,212)
Columbia, MO
Mar. 6, 2013
7:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3
at Texas A&M W 68–57  18–10 (9–8)
 20  Carmouche   10  O'Bryant III   5  Carmouche  Reed Arena (6,540)
College Station, TX
Mar. 9, 2013
12:30 pm, SECN/ESPN3
Ole Miss L 67–81  18–11 (9–9)
 18  Stringer   12  O'Bryant III   4  Carmouche  Maravich Center (10,187)
Baton Rouge, LA
2013 SEC tournament
Mar. 14, 2013
12:00 pm, SECN
vs. Georgia
Second Round
W 68–63  19–11
 24  Coleman   12  O'Bryant III   5  Hickey  Bridgestone Arena (10,065)
Nashville, TN
March 15, 2013
12:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 13 Florida
Quarterfinals
L 58–80  19–12
 14  Carmouche   6  Del Piero   3  Carmouche  Bridgestone Arena (15,649)
Nashville, TN
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time.

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