2012–13 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by third year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Creighton. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Iowa.

2012–13 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	18–15 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach	Greg Lansing (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Lou Gudino Marcus Belcher David Ragland
Home arena	Hulman Center

2012–13 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 22 Creighton †	13	–	5		.722			28	–	8		.778
Wichita State	12	–	6		.667			30	–	9		.769
Northern Iowa	11	–	7		.611			21	–	15		.583
Evansville	10	–	8		.556			21	–	15		.583
Indiana State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Illinois State	8	–	10		.444			18	–	15		.545
Missouri State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	22		.333
Bradley	7	–	11		.389			18	–	17		.514
Drake	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Southern Illinois	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
† 2013 MVC tournament winner As of April 6, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Jake Kitchell	Forward	6–10	240	Sophomore	Union Mills, Indiana
2	Lucas Eitel	Guard	6–2	190	Junior	Marshall, Illinois
3	Manny Arop	Forward	6–6	215	Junior	Edmonton, Alberta
5	Justin Gant	Center	6–8	210	Sophomore	Terre Haute, Indiana
11	Devonte Brown	Guard	6–3	185	RS Freshman	Killeen, Texas
12	Dawon Cummings	Guard	6–4	175	Junior	Kansas City, Missouri
13	Jake Odum	Guard	6–4	170	Junior	Terre Haute, Indiana
20	Rhett Smith	Forward	6–7	240	Freshman	Sullivan, Indiana
22	Brandon Burnett	Guard	6–6	225	RS Freshman	Tucson, Arizona
30	Mike Samuels	Center	6–11	285	Junior	Bushkill, Pennsylvania
31	RJ Mahurin	Forward	6–8	210	Junior	Rockville, Indiana
32	Khristian Smith	Guard	6–6	210	Freshman	Indianapolis, Indiana
42	TJ Bell	Guard/Forward	6–8	240	Freshman	Charleston, Illinois

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012* 7:05 pm		Lewis	W 79–66		Hulman Center (3,625) Terre Haute, IN
Regular season
11/09/2012* 11:00 pm, FSN		at No. 13 UCLA	L 59–86	0–1	Pauley Pavilion (13,513) Los Angeles, CA
11/13/2012* 7:05 pm		Winthrop	W 66–55	1–1	Hulman Center (4,916) Terre Haute, IN
11/17/2012* 1:05 pm		Truman State	W 70–57	2–1	Hulman Center (N/A) Terre Haute, IN
11/20/2012* 7:00 pm		at Ball State	W 68–48	3–1	Worthen Arena (3,128) Muncie, IN
11/25/2012* 1:05 pm		High Point	W 76–62	4–1	Hulman Center (5,487) Terre Haute, IN
12/01/2012* 2:05 pm		No. 25 New Mexico MWC–MVC Challenge	L 68–77 OT	4–2	Hulman Center (6,080) Terre Haute, IN
12/08/2012* 2:00 pm		at Morehead State	L 63–71	4–3	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,038) Morehead, KY
12/15/2012* 7:00 pm		at IUPUI	W 75–61	5–3	The Jungle (1,215) Indianapolis, IN
12/22/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Ole Miss Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	W 87–85 OT	6–3	Stan Sheriff Center (6,691) Honolulu, HI
12/23/2012* 5:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. No. 18 San Diego State Diamond Head Classic Semifinals	L 55–62	6–4	Stan Sheriff Center (6,419) Honolulu, HI
12/25/2012* 7:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Miami (FL) Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game	W 57–55 OT	7–4	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
12/30/2012 1:05 pm		Illinois State	W 77–75	8–4 (1–0)	Hulman Center (5,808) Terre Haute, IN
01/02/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Iowa	W 65–61	9–4 (2–0)	McLeod Center (4,035) Cedar Falls, IA
01/05/2013 3:05 pm, ESPN3		at No. 16 Creighton	L 66–79	9–5 (2–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,694) Omaha, NE
01/09/2013 7:05 pm		Bradley	W 68–53	10–5 (3–1)	Hulman Center (5,553) Terre Haute, IN
01/12/2013 8:05 pm		at Southern Illinois	L 71–76	10–6 (3–2)	SIU Arena (5,315) Carbondale, IL
01/16/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3		Missouri State	W 68–60	11–6 (4–2)	Hulman Center (5,593) Terre Haute, IN
01/19/2013 8:05 pm, FSN		Evansville	W 72–62	12–6 (5–2)	Hulman Center (6,444) Terre Haute, IN
01/23/2013 8:05 pm		at Illinois State	L 58–60	12–7 (5–3)	Redbird Arena (5,519) Norman, IL
01/26/2013 1:00 pm		Northern Iowa	W 59–58	13–7 (6–3)	Hulman Center (6,554) Terre Haute, IN
01/29/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 15 Wichita State	W 68–55	14–7 (7–3)	Charles Koch Arena (10,216) Wichita, KS
02/02/2013 7:30 pm, FSN		at Drake	L 71–74 OT	14–8 (7–4)	Knapp Center (4,439) Des Moines, IA
02/06/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3		No. 16 Creighton	W 76–57	15–8 (8–4)	Hulman Center (8,345) Terre Haute, IN
02/09/2013 1:05 pm		Southern Illinois	W 66–65	16–8 (9–4)	Hulman Center (5,821) Terre Haute, IN
02/12/2013 8:00 pm, FSN/ESPN3		at Missouri State	L 65–67	16–9 (9–5)	JQH Arena (5,255) Springfield, MO
02/16/2013 2:00 pm		at Bradley	L 68–80	16–10 (9–6)	Carver Arena (8,443) Peoria, IL
02/19/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Wichita State	L 62–66	16–11 (9–7)	Hulman Center (6,169) Terre Haute, IN
02/23/2013* 11:00 am, ESPNU		Iona BracketBusters	W 65–64	17–11	Hulman Center (4,378) Terre Haute, IN
02/27/2013 7:05 pm		Drake	L 56–67	17–12 (9–8)	Hulman Center (5,054) Terre Haute, IN
03/02/2013 5:00 pm		at Evansville	L 68–84	17–13 (9–9)	Fort Center (6,909) Evansville, IN
2013 Missouri Valley Conference tournament
03/08/2013 3:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3		vs. Evansville Quarterfinals	W 51–50	18–13	Scottrade Center (14,567) St.Louis, MO
03/09/2013 2:35 pm, FSN		vs. Creighton Semifinals	L 43–64	18–14	Scottrade Center (18,262) St.Louis, MO
2013 NIT
03/20/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. (6)	at (3) Iowa First Round	L 52–68	18–15	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is Seed within Region.