2012–13 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Memphis in the 2012–13 college basketball season, the 92nd season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers are coached by head coach Josh Pastner, who is assisted by Damon Stoudamire, Jimmy Williams and Aki Collins. Stoudamire and Williams both assisted Pastner in 2011-12, and Collins left Marquette in May of 2012 to join Pastner's staff. The Tigers play their home games at the FedExForum in Memphis. The 2012–13 season will be the final season the Tigers will participate in Conference USA, as they are joining the Big East Conference for the 2013–14 season.

Pre-season

The 2011–12 Memphis Tigers finished the season with a record of 26–9 (13–3 C-USA). The Tigers won the regular season C-USA title as well as the 2012 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament to secure a berth in the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to Saint Louis.

In the off-season, the Tigers lost rising junior Will Barton to the NBA. However, rising sophomore Adonis Thomas, who projected as a possible first round draft pick, decided to return to Memphis for his second season with the Tigers.

The 2012-13 Tigers were ranked 17th in the pre-season AP poll and 16th in the pre-season coaches poll. On November 9, 2012, junior Geron Johnson was suspended by the NCAA for the season's first three games.^[1]

Departures

#5 Will Barton, sophomore guard, NBA draft, Portland Trailblazers.
#31 Preston Laird, senior guard
#11 Wesley Witherspoon, senior forward

Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Carmouche, Charles	G	6' 2"	175	Senior	New Orleans, Louisiana	Transferred to Louisiana State University
Barham, Drew	G/F	6'7"	195	RS Junior	Memphis, TN	Transferred to Gonzaga University

Recruiting

The Tigers signed wing Damien Wilson and power forward Shaq Goodwin in their 2012 recruiting class. After signing with Memphis, Goodwin was selected as a McDonald's All-American. The Tigers also received a commitment from junior college transfer Geron Johnson, a shooting guard. Johnson was rated as the best junior college player in the country and has two years of eligibility in Division 1.

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shaquille Goodwin PF	Decatur, GA	Southwest DeKalb	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Nov 8, 2011
Shaquille Goodwin PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Geron Johnson SG	Dayton, OH	Dunbar High/Garden City C.C.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 10, 2012
Geron Johnson SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
Damien Wilson SF	Austell, GA	Oak Hill	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 14, 2011
Damien Wilson SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "Memphis Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17. "2011 Memphis Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17.

Roster

2012–13 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Ferrakohn Hall	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	1	Joe Jackson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	2	Antonio Barton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Baltimore, Maryland
G	3	Chris Crawford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G/F	4	Adonis Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Memphis, Tennessee
F	5	Shaq Goodwin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	Fr	Decatur, Georgia
C	10	Tarik Black (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	11	Damon Wilson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Mableton, Georgia
G	12	Anthony Cole	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Arlington, Tennessee
F	14	Hippolyte Tsafack	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Yaoundé, Cameroon
G	15	Trey Draper	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	23	Charles Holt	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Jackson, Tennessee
G/F	30	D.J. Stephens	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Killeen, Texas
C	32	Stan Simpson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Carterville, Illinois
G	55	Geron Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Dayton, Ohio

Head coach

Josh Pastner (Arizona)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: Sept 5, 2012

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2012* 7:00 pm	No. 17	Christian Brothers	W 65–54	–	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
Regular Season
11/12/2012* 6:30 pm, CSS	No. 17	North Florida	W 81–66	1–0	FedEx Forum (15,668) Memphis, TN
11/17/2012* 7:00 pm	No. 17	Samford Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Game	W 65–54	2–0	FedEx Forum (16,275) Memphis, TN
11/22/2012* 6:00 pm, NBCSN	No. 19	vs. VCU Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinal	L 65–78	2–1	Atlantis Resort (3,258) Nassau, Bahamas
11/23/2012* 12:00 pm, AXS TV	No. 19	vs. Minnesota Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation Round	L 75–84	2–2	Atlantis Resort (1,462) Nassau, Bahamas
11/24/2012* 12:00 pm, AXS TV	No. 19	vs. Northern Iowa Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game	W 52–47	3–2	Atlantis Resort (1,113) Nassau, Bahamas
11/29/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSO/SPSO		Tennessee–Martin	W 93–65	4–2	FedEx Forum (15,398) Memphis, TN
12/05/2012* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Ohio	W 84–58	5–2	FedEx Forum (15,669) Memphis, TN
12/08/2012* 12:00 pm, FSSO/SPSO		Austin Peay	W 83–65	6–2	FedEx Forum (15,249) Memphis, TN
12/15/2012* 1:30 pm, FSN		#6 Louisville			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
12/20/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSO/SPSO		Lipscomb			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
12/28/2012* 7:00 pm, CSS		Oral Roberts			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
12/30/2012* 7:00 pm, CSS		Loyola			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
01/04/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Tennessee			Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
01/09/2013 7:00 pm, FSSO/SPSO		East Carolina			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
01/12/2013 7:30 pm, CSS		UAB			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
01/16/2013 6:00 pm, CSS		at Rice			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
01/19/2013* 11:30 am, FSN		Harvard			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
01/22/2013 7:00 pm, FSSO/SPSO		Tulane			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
01/26/2013 1:00 pm, FSN		Marshall			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
01/30/2013 6:00 pm		at East Carolina			Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC
02/02/2013 1:00 pm, CBSSN		Tulsa			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
02/06/2013 7:00 pm		at SMU			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
02/09/2013 3:00 pm, CBSSN		at Southern Miss			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
02/13/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN		UCF			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
02/16/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Marshall			Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
02/20/2013 8:00 pm, CSS		Houston			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
02/23/2013 12:00 pm, FSN		Southern Miss			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
02/26/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at Xavier			Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
03/02/2013 12:00 pm, FSN		at UCF			UCF Arena Orlando, FL
03/05/2013 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at UTEP			Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
03/09/2013 11:00 am		UAB			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
2013 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
03/13/2013– 03/16/2013 TBA		TBA			BOK Center Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (rv) Received votes but unranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP^[3]	17	17	17	19	rv	–	–
Coaches^[3]	16	16	16	17	rv	rv	–

References

^ NCAA imposes three-game suspension on Geron Johnson, by Brooks Hansen, Memphisroar.com, November 9, 2012
^ "2012-2013 Memphis Men's Basketball Schedule". cstv.com. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b "2012–13 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 26, 2012.

[1] NCAA imposes three-game suspension on Geron Johnson, by Brooks Hansen, Memphisroar.com, November 9, 2012

[2] "2012-2013 Memphis Men's Basketball Schedule". cstv.com. Retrieved 5 September 2012.

[rankings-3] "2012–13 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 26, 2012.

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