2012–13 Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 2012–13 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by second year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 11–22, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Wichita State.

2012–13 Missouri State Bears men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	11–22 (7–11 The Valley)
Head coach	Paul Lusk (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Patrick Baldwin Jermaine Henderson
Home arena	JQH Arena

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	Perry Jackson	Guard	6-1	190	Junior	Oakland, California
1	Keith Pickens	Forward	6–4	203	Junior	St. Louis, Missouri
3	Michael Simpson	Forward	6–5	199	Freshman	Spring, Texas
5	Jarmar Gulley	Forward	6–5	220	Senior	Beaumont, Texas
10	Tomie Aromona	Guard	5–10	165	Sophomore	Kansas City, Missouri
11	Marcus Marshall	Guard	6–3	181	Freshman	St. Paul, Minnesota
15	Drew Wilson	Forward	6–7	217	Freshman	Tulsa, Oklahoma
20	Gavin Thurman	Forward	6–6	223	Freshman	Wichita, Kansas
23	Dorrian Williams	Guard	6–2	190	Freshman	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
30	Nathan Scheer	Guard/Forward	6–5	205	Junior	Washington, Missouri
35	Bruce marshall	Center	6–10	215	Freshman	Fayette, Missouri
42	Christian Kirk	Forward	6–7	225	Sophomore	Springfield, Missouri

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Costa Rica Foreign Tour
08/08/2012* 9:30 pm	at Costa Rica National Team	W 84–28		San Jose Indoor Club (89) Goicoechea, Costa Rica
08/09/2012* 9:00 pm	at Colegio de Abogados	W 97–39		(71) San José, Costa Rica
08/10/2012* 9:00 pm	at Cedes Don Bosco	W 83–42		Don Bosco School (143) San José, Costa Rica
08/11/2012* 9:00 pm	at Grecia	W 77–43		(248) Grecia, Costa Rica
Exhibition
10/30/2012* 7:00 pm	Missouri Western State	W 81–67		JQH Arena (5,031) Springfield, MO
11/03/2012* 7:00 pm	McKendree	W 82–54		JQH Arena (5,341) Springfield, MO
Regular season
11/09/2012* 7:00 pm	Philander Smith	W 89–61	1–0	JQH Arena (5,888) Springfield, MO
11/17/2012* 1:00 pm	No. 25 San Diego State MWC–MVC Challenge	L 44–60	1–1	JQH Arena (7,272) Springfield, MO
11/19/2012* 7:00 pm	Jacksonville Hoops for Hope Challenge	L 58–64	1–2	JQH Arena (5,046) Springfield, MO
11/21/2012* 7:00 pm	Malone Hoops for Hope Challenge	W 82–49	2–2	JQH Arena (3,712) Springfield, MO
11/24/2012* 6:00 pm	vs. South Carolina Hoops for Hope Challenge	L 67–74 OT	2–3	(303) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
11/25/2012* 6:00 pm	vs. SMU Hoops for Hope Challenge	L 61–62	2–4	(306) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
12/01/2012* 4:30 pm	Oral Roberts	L 52–72	2–5	JQH Arena (6,475) Springfield, MO
12/05/2012* 7:00 pm	at Tulsa	L 42–61	2–6	Reynolds Center (4,105) Tulsa, OK
12/08/2012* 3:00 pm	at No. 23 Oklahoma State	L 42–62	2–7	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,740) Stillwater, OK
12/15/2012* 7:00 pm	Valparaiso	L 54–62	2–8	JQH Arena (5,465) Springfield, MO
12/18/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Alabama A&M	L 47–59	2–9	Elmore Gymnasium (290) Huntsville, AL
12/22/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at New Mexico State	L 51–71	2–10	Pan American Center (4,877) Las Cruces, NM
12/30/2012 5:30 pm	Southern Illinois	W 70–59	3–10 (1–0)	JQH Arena (7,662) Springfield, MO
01/02/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3	at Evansville	L 59–62 OT	3–11 (1–1)	Ford Center (3,721) Evansville, IN
01/05/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3	at Drake	W 77–65	4–11 (2–1)	Knapp Center (3,804) Des Moines, IA
01/08/2013 7:05 pm	Illinois State	W 62–55	5–11 (3–1)	JQH Arena (5,134) Springfield, MO
01/11/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3	No. 13 Creighton	L 52–74	5–12 (3–2)	JQH Arena (7,895) Springfield, MO
01/16/2013 6:05 pm, ESPN3	at Indiana State	L 60–68	5–13 (3–3)	Hulman Center (5,593) Terre Haute, IN
01/19/2013 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at Bradley	L 66–69	5–14 (3–4)	Carver Arena (7,756) Peoria, IL
01/23/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3	No. 20 Wichita State	L 52–62	5–15 (3–5)	JQH Arena (6,448) Springfield, MO
01/27/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Drake	W 78–72	6–15 (4–5)	JQH Arena (5,824) Springfield, MO
01/30/2013 7:00 pm, FSN	at No. 21 Creighton	L 77–91	6–16 (4–6)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,811) Omaha, NE
02/02/2013 2:05 pm	Evansville	W 62–61	7–16 (5–6)	JQH Arena (6,328) Springfield, MO
02/05/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Northern Iowa	L 37–48	7–17 (5–7)	McLeod Center (3,573) Cedar Falls, IA
02/09/2013 6:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3	at Wichita State	L 50–79	7–18 (5–8)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
02/12/2013 7:00 pm, FSN/ESPN3	Indiana State	W 67–65	8–18 (6–8)	JQH Arena (5,255) Springfield, MO
02/16/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois	L 54–62	8–19 (6–9)	SIU Arena (5,476) Carbondale, IL
02/19/2013 7:00 pm	Northern Iowa	L 63–69	8–20 (6–10)	JQH Arena (5,704) Springfield, MO
02/23/2013* 11:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan BracketBusters	W 57–54	9–20	Convocation Center (676) Ypsilanti, MI
02/27/2013 7:05 pm	at Illinois State	L 50–86	9–21 (6–11)	Redbird Arena (5,832) Normal, IL
03/02/2013 7:05 pm	Bradley	W 64–56	10–21 (7–11)	JQH Arena (7,099) Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
03/07/2013 8:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Southern Illinois First Round	W 61–53	11–21	Scottrade Center (7,537) St.Louis, MO
03/08/2013 6:05 pm, ESPN3	vs. Wichita State Quarterfinals	L 59–69	11–22	Scottrade Center (14,004) St.Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.