2012–13 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

2012–13 Houston Cougars men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
Record20–13 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachAlvin Brooks
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
Seasons
2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Memphis † 16 – 0   1.000 31 – 5   .861
Southern Miss 12 – 4   .750 27 – 10   .730
UTEP 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563
East Carolina 9 – 7   .563 23 – 12   .657
UCF* 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645
Tulsa 8 – 8   .500 17 – 16   .515
Houston 7 – 9   .438 20 – 13   .606
UAB 7 – 9   .438 16 – 17   .485
Tulane 6 – 10   .375 20 – 15   .571
Marshall 6 – 10   .375 13 – 19   .406
SMU 5 – 11   .313 15 – 17   .469
Rice 1 – 15   .063 5 – 26   .161
† 2013 C-USA tournament winner
As of April 2, 2013
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions

The 2012–13 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third year head coach James Dickey, played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion and participated as a member of Conference USA. The season marked the last for the Cougars as a member of C-USA as they joined the American Athletic Conference in July 2013.

The Cougars ended the regular season with a 3-game winning streak and a 7–9 conference record. This placed the team as the number six seed in the C-USA tournament and a matchup with cross-town rival Rice in the first round. The Cougars won the game 72–67 and advanced to the quarterfinals to face UTEP where they lost 69–80.

After the UTEP loss, UH officials looked into options for the team to play in either the CBI or CIT postseason tournaments to give the young team more experience.[1] The Cougars were later invited to participate in the 2013 College Basketball Invitational and paired up with Texas in the first round.[2] Houston defeated the Longhorns and advanced to the quarterfinals where they lost to George Mason in overtime.

A highlight of the 2012–13 schedule was that it featured matchups with five former Southwest Conference rivals (Rice, SMU, TCU, Texas, and Texas A&M).

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Joe Young Guard 6–3 185 Sophomore Houston, Texas
1 Mikhail McLean Forward 6–8 205 Sophomore Houston, Texas
2 Brandon Morris Guard 6–0 185 Junior Alexandria, Louisiana
3 J. J. Thompson Guard 6–0 185 Sophomore Irving, Texas
4 LeRon Barnes Guard 6–6 195 Freshman Stonewall, Louisiana
12 Jimmie Jones Guard 5–10 160 Junior Plano, Texas
14 Tione Womack Guard 6–1 170 Junior Baltimore, Maryland
15 Leon Gibson Forward 6–9 245 Senior Los Angeles, California
20 Donald Brooks Guard 6–0 185 Junior Houston, Texas
21 Jherrod Stiggers Guard 6–5 210 Freshman Terrell, Texas
23 Danuel House Forward 6–7 195 Freshman Sugar Land, Texas
35 TaShawn Thomas Forward 6–8 215 Sophomore Killeen, Texas
45 Valentine Izundu Center 6–10 215 Freshman Houston, Texas
55 J.J. Richardson Forward 6–8 245 Junior Missouri City, Texas

Schedule

[3][4][5]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2012*
7:00 pm 		Concordia (TX) W 108–55  0–0
 Hofheinz Pavilion (2,714)
Houston, TX
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/09/2012*
12:00 pm 		Florida A&M W 81–76  1–0
 Hofheinz Pavilion (6,108)
Houston, TX
11/13/2012*
9:00 pm 		at San Jose State W 77–75  2–0
 Event Center Arena (1,133)
San Jose, CA
11/17/2012*
7:00 pm 		Grambling State W 87–47  3–0
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,178)
Houston, TX
11/19/2012*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana College W 106–59  4–0
 Hofheinz Pavilion (2,801)
Houston, TX
11/25/2012*
2:00 pm, CSNH 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 77–75  5–0
 American Bank Center (1,194)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/28/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Prairie View A&M L 80–81  5–1
 William Nicks Building (4,900)
Prairie View, TX
12/01/2012*
5:30 pm, FSN 		Texas A&M L 59–70  5–2
 Hofheinz Pavilion (6,423)
Houston, TX
12/04/2012*
8:00 pm, FSSW 		at TCU W 54–48  6–2
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (3,837)
Fort Worth, TX
12/08/2012*
5:00 pm 		Texas Southern W 78–75 OT 7–2
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,513)
Houston, TX
12/15/2012*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana–Lafayette W 85–63  8–2
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,268)
Houston, TX
12/22/2012*
3:00 pm 		Chicago State W 79–57  9–2
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,113)
Houston, TX
12/29/2012*
3:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M W 80–75  10–2
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,437)
Houston, TX
01/03/2013*
7:00 pm 		Texas–Pan American W 96–71  11–2
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,113)
Houston, TX
Conference USA Regular Season
01/09/2013
7:00 pm 		SMU W 78–67  12–2 (1–0)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,123)
Houston, TX
01/12/2013
2:00 pm 		at Southern Miss L 54–73  12–3 (1–1)
 Reed Green Coliseum (4,198)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/16/2013
6:00 pm 		at East Carolina L 78–89  12–4 (1–2)
 Williams Arena (5,087)
Greenville, NC
01/19/2013
5:00 pm 		UCF L 75–79 OT 12–5 (1–3)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,577)
Houston, TX
01/23/2013
7:00 pm 		Tulsa L 72–87  12–6 (1–4)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,197)
Houston, TX
01/26/2013
5:00 pm 		UAB W 66–61  13–6 (2–4)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,135)
Houston, TX
01/30/2013
7:00 pm 		at Rice L 69–79  13–7 (2–5)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (2,532)
Houston, TX
02/02/2013
2:00 pm, TWC Texas 		at SMU W 84–80 OT 14–7 (3–5)
 Moody Coliseum (3,886)
Dallas, TX
02/09/2013
1:00 pm, CSS/CSNH 		Tulane L 85–88  14–8 (3–6)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,307)
Houston, TX
02/13/2013
7:00 pm 		UTEP W 79–61  15–8 (4–6)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,159)
Houston, TX
02/16/2013
3:30 pm, FSN 		at Tulsa L 92–101 3OT 15–9 (4–7)
 Reynolds Center (4,949)
Tulsa, OK
02/20/2013
8:00 pm, CSS/CSNH 		at No. 21 Memphis L 74–81  15–10 (4–8)
 FedExForum (16,791)
Memphis, TN
02/27/2013
8:00 pm 		at UTEP L 53–63  15–11 (4–9)
 Don Haskins Center (7,835)
El Paso, TX
03/02/2013
1:00 pm, CSS/CSNH 		Marshall W 103–76  16–11 (5–9)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,935)
Houston, TX
03/06/2013
7:00 pm 		Rice W 84–62  17–11 (6–9)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,923)
Houston, TX
03/09/2013
7:00 pm 		at Tulane W 96–94  18–11 (7–9)
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,670)
New Orleans, LA
2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013
6:00 pm 		vs. Rice
First Round 		W 72–67  19–11
 BOK Center (5,743)
Tulsa, OK
03/14/2013
2:40 pm, CBSSN 		vs. UTEP
Quarterfinals 		L 69–80  19–12
 BOK Center (5,976)
Tulsa, OK
2013 College Basketball Invitational
03/20/2013*
8:00 pm, AXS TV 		Texas
First Round 		W 73–72  20–12
 Hofheinz Pavilion (4,407)
Houston, TX
03/25/2013*
6:00 pm, AXS TV 		at George Mason
Quarterfinals 		L 84–88 OT 20–13
 Patriot Center (2,044)
Fairfax, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ Season might not be over as UH explores postseason options Archived 2013-04-10 at archive.today, Houston Chronicle, retrieved 26 March 2013
  2. ^ Men's Basketball to Meet Texas in CBI Opening Round on Wednesday Archived 2013-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, UH Athletics, retrieved 26 March 2013
  3. ^ Men's Basketball Schedule, University of Houston Athletics, retrieved 2 October 2012
  4. ^ 2012-13 TV Schedule Archived 2012-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, Matt Sarz Sports, retrieved 2 October 2012
  5. ^ C-USA Men's Basketball TV Schedule Announced Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, ConferenceUSA.com, retrieved 9 October 2012