2012–13 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first year head coach Joseph Price, played their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 0–28, 0–18 in SWAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to Alabama A&M to become the eighth Division I team in NCAA history to finish a season winless.[1]

2012–13 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–28 (0–18 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Allen Odum
  • Ray Martin
  • Mario Coleman
Home arenaFredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
Seasons
2012–13 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Southern** 16 2   .889 17 14   .548
Southern 15 3   .833 23 10   .697
Arkansas–Pine Bluff* 15 3   .833 16 14   .533
Jackson State 9 9   .500 11 18   .379
Prairie View A&M 8 10   .444 15 19   .441
Alabama State 8 10   .444 10 22   .313
Alcorn State 8 10   .444 10 24   .294
Alabama A&M 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
Mississippi Valley State* 5 13   .278 5 23   .179
Grambling State 0 18   .000 0 28   .000
2013 SWAC tournament winner
As of March 21, 2013
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
**Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012-2013 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team holds the distinction of being the worst team ever tracked by Ken Pomeroy's Adjusted Efficiency Margin with a net rating of -46.10.[2]

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Derron Hobbs Guard 6–0 170 Senior St. Louis, Missouri
2 Will Hornsby Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Slidell, Louisiana
3 Carl Cobbins Guard 6–0 185 Senior New Orleans, Louisiana
4 Justin Dobbs Guard 6–2 195 Freshman Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
5 Brandon Dorsett Guard 6–0 170 Sophomore Greensboro, North Carolina
10 David Copeland Guard 6–0 190 Sophomore Chesterfield, Virginia
20 Terry Rose Guard/Forward 6–4 195 Freshman Davenport, Florida
22 Brauhnye' Turner Forward 6–4 205 Freshman Grambling, Louisiana
32 Roman Higgins Guard/Forward 6–4 200 Sophomore Grambling, Louisiana
40 Peter Roberson Center 7–0 245 Senior Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
42 Steven Danridge Forward/Center 6–8 260 Junior Dolton, Illinois

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/09/2012*
6:30 pm
at Cleveland State L 49–92  0–1
Wolstein Center (4,127)
Cleveland, OH
11/11/2012*
1:00 pm
at Ball State L 51–78  0–2
John E. Worthen Arena (3,141)
Muncie, IN
11/13/2012*
6:00 pm
at Miami (OH) L 54–80  0–3
Millett Hall (1,708)
Oxford, OH
11/17/2012*
7:00 pm
at Houston L 47–87  0–4
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,178)
Houston, TX
11/20/2012*
8:00 pm, FSSW+/FCS Pacific
at Texas Tech L 56–91  0–5
United Spirit Arena (7,952)
Lubbock, TX
12/08/2012*
3:00 pm, Pac-12 Network
at Oregon State L 54–85  0–6
Gill Coliseum (3,291)
Corvallis, OR
12/11/2012*
7:00 pm
at Auburn L 42–92  0–7
Auburn Arena (4,314)
Auburn, AL
12/15/2012*
6:30 pm
at Southern Miss L 45–93  0–8
Reed Green Coliseum (3,297)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/20/2012*
7:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 38–60  0–9
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,104)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/02/2013
7:45 pm
at Alabama A&M L 53–78  0–10 (0–1)
Elmore Gymnasium (489)
Normal, AL
01/04/2013
8:00 pm
at Alabama State L 56–69  0–11 (0–2)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (724)
Montgomery, AL
01/06/2013
7:30 pm
Southern L 43–82  0–12 (0–3)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (N/A)
Grambling, LA
01/08/2013
7:30 pm
Alcorn State L 46–80  0–13 (0–4)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (832)
Grambling, LA
01/12/2013
5:25 pm
at Prairie View A&M L 44–60  0–14 (0–5)
William Nicks Building (1,138)
Prairie View, TX
01/14/2013
8:00 pm
at Texas Southern L 50–95  0–15 (0–6)
Health and Physical Education Arena (1,836)
Houston, TX
01/19/2013
5:30 pm
Jackson State L 46–57  0–16 (0–7)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,472)
Grambling, LA
01/26/2013
5:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 67–79  0–17 (0–8)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,384)
Grambling, LA
01/28/2013
7:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State L 50–65  0–18 (0–9)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,234)
Grambling, LA
02/02/2013
5:00 pm
at Southern L 31–59  0–19 (0–10)
F. G. Clark Center (4,800)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/04/2013
7:30 pm
at Alcorn State L 53–78  0–20 (0–11)
Davey Whitney Complex (3,500)
Lorman, MS
02/09/2013
5:00 pm
Prairie View A&M L 53–63  0–21 (0–12)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,123)
Grambling, LA
02/11/2013
7:30 pm
Texas Southern L 52–80  0–22 (0–13)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,356)
Grambling, LA
02/16/2013
5:30 pm
at Jackson State L 38–77  0–23 (0–14)
Williams Assembly Center (799)
Jackson, MS
02/23/2013
7:30 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 45–61  0–24 (0–15)
K. L. Johnson Complex (5,047)
Pine Bluff, AR
02/25/2013
7:30 pm
at Mississippi Valley State L 68–90  0–25 (0–16)
Harrison HPER Complex (1,468)
Itta Bena, MS
02/28/2013
7:30 pm
Alabama A&M L 47–74  0–26 (0–17)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (N/A)
Grambling, LA
03/02/2013
5:00 pm
Alabama State L 62–74  0–27 (0–18)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,350)
Grambling, LA
2013 SWAC Basketball tournament
03/13/2013
8:00 pm
vs. Alabama A&M
Quarterfinals
L 51–59  0–28
Garland Special Events Center (425)
Garland, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ Grambling: 8th Winless D1 Team Ever Archived 2013-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "2013 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings". Kenpom.