2012–13 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

2012–13 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2012–13 record	12–19 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach	Stan Heath
Assistant coach	Andy Hipsher
Assistant coach	Steve Roccaforte
Assistant coach	Eric Skeeters
Home arena	USF Sun Dome

{{2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings}}

The 2012–13 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 42nd season of basketball for USF and its 8th season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Stan Heath in his sixth year at the school. USF played its home games at the newly renovated USF Sun Dome. They finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Seton Hall.

This was the Bull's final season in the Big East Conference. With the Catholic 7 schools taking the Big East name with them to a new conference, the Bull's will become a member of the American Athletic Conference.

Off season

After completing massive renovations to the USF Sun Dome, the Bulls will return to their home venue after a year away. The opening game is scheduled to be on November 10 against rival UCF.

USF was selected to play in the Big East-SEC Challenge and will host Georgia on November 30.

At Big East Media day, USF was selected to finish in 8th place in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll, their highest selection since joining the Big East in 2005.^[1] Sophomore point guard, Anthony Collins was also awarded at Big East Media Day, being selected to the Preseason All-Big East Second Team.^[2]

Departures

Incoming Recruits

Season Highlights

USF notched its first ever win in the SEC-Big East Challenge with a home victory over Georgia on November 30. That victory helped the Big East Conference to a 9-3 victory over the SEC.

A number of USF players received honors during the season for their performance on the court.

Anthony Collins was honored by the Big East by being named to the Big East Honor Roll on December 2.^[3] On December 20, Collins was nominated as a candidate for the Bob Cousy Award, one of 85 nominees for the best collegiate Point Guard in the nation.^[4]

Victor Rudd picked up a pair of honors on December 23, being named the Big East Player of the Week ^[5] and being named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association.^[6]

The Bulls finished the regular season with a record of 12-18, 3-15 in conference play. USF earned the #13 seed in the 2013 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round with a 42-46 loss in overtime to Seton Hall.

USF finished the season with an overall record of 12-19 and were unable to qualify for a post season tournament.

This marked the end of USF's membership in the Big East before moving to the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls finished there run in the Big East with an overall record of 41-107 (.277).

Roster

2012–13 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town 1.5 !G 0 Brock, MartinoMartino Brock 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 3.0 !Jr Memphis, TN 1.5 !G 1 Abdul-Aleem, MusaMusa Abdul-Aleem  77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 2.0 !So Atlanta, GA 3.5 !F 2 Rudd, VictorVictor Rudd 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 3.5 !RS Jr Los Angeles, CA 3.5 !F 3 LeDay, ZachZach LeDay 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1.0 !Fr The Colony, TX 1.5 !G 4 Dakkak, MikeMike Dakkak (W) 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.0 !Sr Sarasota, FL 1.5 !G 5 Poland, JawanzaJawanza Poland 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 4.0 !Sr Wichita, KS 1.5 !G 10 McCloskey, MikeMike McCloskey 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 4.0 !Sr Orlando, FL 1.5 !G 11 Collins, AnthonyAnthony Collins 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2.0 !So Houston, TX 1.5 !G 15 McLendon, ShemiyeShemiye McLendon (I) 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 3.0 !Jr Vero Beach, FL 1.5 !G 22 Noriega, ShaunShaun Noriega  76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 4.0 !Sr Sarasota, FL 1.5 !G 23 Hawkins, JavonteJavonte Hawkins 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1.0 !Fr Flint, MI 3.5 !F 32 Fitzpatrick, ToarlynToarlyn Fitzpatrick 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 4.0 !Sr Tampa, FL 3.5 !F 33 White, KoreKore White 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 241 lb (109 kg) 4.5 !RS Sr Fort Lauderdale, FL 5.0 !C 35 Omogbehin, JordanJordan Omogbehin 87 !7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 334 lb (151 kg) 1.5 !RS Fr Lagos, Nigeria	Head coach Stan Heath Assistant coach(es) Andy Hipsher Steve Roccaforte Eric Skeeters Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 2, 2012

• Shemiye McLendon will be ineligible for the 2012-2013 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

Schedule and results

References