2012–13 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2012–13 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team, led by interim head coach Chris Walker, played its home games at the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock , Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 11–20, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas.
Pre-season
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Robert Lewandowski
15
F
6'10"
256
Senior
Overland Park, Kansas
Graduated
In addition to departing players, Texas Tech came to the spotlight on Friday, September 7 when head coach Billy Gillispie was hospitalized for undisclosed medical reasons.[ 2] That same day, Texas Tech officials announced that Gillispie was being investigated for possible player misconduct.[ 3] Gillispie would be discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, September 5.[ 4] A few days later, Monday, September 10, an ambulance was sent to the home of Gillispie. Gillispie was once again sent to the hospital for an undisclosed medical reason.[ 5] On Thursday, September 13, Gillispie resigned as head coach of Texas Tech, citing he was leaving for health reasons.[ 6]
Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Wanaah Bail PF
Rosenberg, TX
Lamar Consolidated
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Feb 13, 2012
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 89
Michael Carey SF
Rosenberg, TX
Lamar Consolidated
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Feb 13, 2012
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 88
Josh Gray PG
Houston, TX
Wheatley
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Apr 30, 2012
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 91
Dusty Hannahs SG
Little Rock, AR
Pulaski Academy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sep 19, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 88
Trency Jackson SG
Niceville, FL
Northwest Florida State College
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Apr 16, 2012
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: JC
Daylen Robinson PG
Moberly, MO
Moberly Area CC
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sep 20, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: JC
Aaron Ross PF
Little Rock, AR
St. John's NW Military
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Mar 7, 2012
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: POST
Rodrigo Silva PF
Cheyenne, WY
Laramie County CC
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Oct 28, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: JC
Jamal Williams PG
Mattoon, IL
Lake Land College
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Nov 7, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: JC
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : Not Ranked Top 30 Rivals : Not Ranked Top 25 ESPN : Not Ranked Top 50
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:
Roster
2012–13 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Trency Jackson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Wingfield Northwest Florida State
Jackson, MS
G
2
Dusty Hannahs
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Pulaski Academy
Little Rock, AR
G
4
Ty Nurse
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
St. Mary's Catholic Midland College
Vancouver, British Columbia
G
5
Josh Gray
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Houston Wheatley
Lake Charles, LA
G
10
Daylen Robinson
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Northeast Moberly Area C.C.
Kansas City, MO
F
11
Dejan Kravic
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS Jr
WestminsterYork
London, ON
F
12
Kader Tapsoba
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
RS Jr
AfricaTyler JC
Ouagadougou, BUR
G
13
Luke Adams
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Big Spring
Big Spring, TX
F
15
Aaron Ross
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Fr
Parkview Delafield St. John NW Military
Little Rock, AR
G
20
Toddrick Gotcher
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Fr
Lakeview Centennial
Garland, TX
G
23
Jamal Williams, Jr.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Pacific Lake Land College
Brooklyn, NY
F
30
Jaye Crockett
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Jr
Clovis
Clovis, NM
F
32
Jordan Tolbert
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
All Saints Episcopal
Fort Worth, TX
F
35
Clark Lammert
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Churchill
San Antonio, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2011-04-01
Schedule
[ 7]
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012 *7:00 pm
UTPB
W 88–63
–
United Spirit Arena (8,083)Lubbock, TX
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/09/2012 *8:00 pm, FCS
Prairie View A&M
W 89–79
1–0
United Spirit Arena (8,550)Lubbock, TX
11/14/2012 *7:00 pm, FSSW+
Nebraska–Omaha
W 91–63
2–0
United Spirit Arena (7,053)Lubbock, TX
11/20/2012 *8:00 pm, FSSW
Grambling State
W 91–56
3–0
United Spirit Arena (7,952)Lubbock, TX
11/26/2012 *7:00 pm, FSSW
Jackson State
W 84–75
4–0
United Spirit Arena (7,404)Lubbock, TX
12/01/2012 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 9 Arizona
L 57–85
4–1
United Spirit Arena (10,782)Lubbock, TX
12/04/2012 *6:00 pm, FSSW
Northern Kentucky
W 75–69
5–1
United Spirit Arena (7,758)Lubbock, TX
12/16/2012 *5:00 pm, FSSW
McNeese State
L 75–80
5–2
United Spirit Arena (6,144)Lubbock, TX
12/19/2012 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Alabama
L 62–66
5–3
United Spirit Arena (7,172)Lubbock, TX
12/22/2012 *1:00 pm, FCS
Arizona State
L 62–77
5–4
United Spirit Arena (7,732)Lubbock, TX
12/28/2012 *6:00 pm, FSSW+
North Carolina A&T
W 85–74
6–4
United Spirit Arena (5,893)Lubbock, TX
12/31/2012 *12:00 pm, FSSW
Florida A&M
W 70–56
7–4
United Spirit Arena (5,404)Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Regular Season
01/05/2013 5:00 pm, FSSW
at TCU
W 62–53
8–4 (1–0)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,448)Ft. Worth, TX
01/08/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2
Baylor
L 48–82
8–5 (1–1)
United Spirit Arena (6,385)Lubbock, TX
01/12/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network
No. 6 Kansas
L 46–60
8–6 (1–2)
United Spirit Arena (8,534)Lubbock, TX
01/16/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network
at Oklahoma
L 63–81
8–7 (1–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (9,178)Norman, OK
01/19/2013 1:00 pm, ESPN2
at Oklahoma State
L 45–79
8–8 (1–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,193)Stillwater, OK
01/23/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU
Iowa State
W 56–51
9–8 (2–4)
United Spirit Arena (7,904)Lubbock, TX
01/26/2013 7:00 pm, LHN
Texas
L 57–73
9–9 (2–5)
Frank Erwin Center (12,742)Austin, TX
02/02/2013 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network
West Virginia
L 61–77
9–10 (2–6)
United Spirit Arena (8,407)Lubbock, TX
02/05/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network
No. 13 Kansas State
L 59–68
9–11 (2–7)
United Spirit Arena (8,145)Lubbock, TX
02/09/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network
at Baylor
L 48–75
9–12 (2–8)
Ferrell Center (7,750)Waco, TX
02/13/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 17 Oklahoma State
L 67–91
9–13 (2–9)
United Spirit Arena (8,671)Lubbock, TX
02/16/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network
at West Virginia
L 64–66
9–14 (2–10)
WVU Coliseum (10,530)Morgantown, WV
02/20/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU
Oklahoma
L 71–86
9–15 (2–11)
United Spirit Arena (8,248)Lubbock, TX
02/23/2013 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network
at Iowa State
L 66–86
9–16 (2–12)
Hilton Coliseum (14,376)Ames, IA
02/25/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 13 Kansas State
L 55–75
9–17 (2–13)
Bramlage Coliseum (12,216)Manhattan, KS
03/02/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network
TCU
W 72–63
10–17 (3–13)
United Spirit Arena (9,372)Lubbock, TX
03/04/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 4 Kansas
L 42–79
10–18 (3–14)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Manhattan, KS
03/09/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network
Texas
L 69–71 OT
10–19 (3–15)
United Spirit Arena (9,542)Lubbock, TX
2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013 6:00 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPN3
vs. West Virginia First Round
W 71–69
11–19
Sprint Center (17,018)Kansas City, MO
03/14/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 7 Kansas Quarterfinals
L 63–91
11–20
Sprint Center (17,996)Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF) . Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020 .
^ "Billy Gillispie Hospitalized: Texas Tech Basketball Coach In Hospital For Undisclosed Medical Issue" . Huffington Post. August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012 .
^ "Billy Gillispie draws Tech players' ire" . ESPN.com . Retrieved September 2, 2012 .
^ "Texas Tech's Gillispie discharged from hospital after six-day stay" . CBS Sports . Retrieved September 6, 2012 .
^ "Billy Gillispie Hospitalized Again? Lubbock Police Report 2nd 911 Call From Home Of Texas Tech Coach" . Huffington Post. September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012 .
^ "Billy Gillispie Resigns as Texas Tech Basketball Coach" . New York Times . Retrieved September 14, 2012 .
^ 2012-13 Schedule Archived 2012-11-14 at the Wayback Machine , Texas Tech Athletics, retrieved 15 October 2012
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