2012–13 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Richard Pitino, played their home games at U.S. Century Bank Arena, and were members of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 11–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to WKU. Despite the 18 wins, they did not participate in a post season tournament.

2012–13 FIU Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record18–14 (11–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaU.S. Century Bank Arena
2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Middle Tennessee19–1 .95028–6  .824
South Alabama14–6 .70017–13  .567
FIU11–9 .55018–14  .563
WKU †10–10 .50020–16  .556
Florida Atlantic9–11 .45014–18  .438
Troy6–14 .30012–21  .364
West
Arkansas State12–8 .60019–12  .613
Arkansas–Little Rock11–9 .55017–15  .531
Louisiana–Lafayette8–12 .40013–20  .394
North Texas7–13 .35012–20  .375
Louisiana–Monroe3–17 .1504–23  .148
† 2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

This was the Panthers finals season as a member of the Sun Belt. In July, 2013, they joined Conference USA.

Roster
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Manuel Nunez Guard 6–5 190 Senior Miami, Florida
1 Deric Hill Guard 5–9 160 Sophomore Miami, Florida
2 Marco Porcher Jimenez Guard 6–4 185 Sophomore Málaga, Spain
3 Jerome Frink Forward 6–6 190 Freshman Jersey City, New Jersey
4 Cody Mann Guard 6–0 160 Sophomore Miami, Florida
5 Steven Miro Guard 6–3 190 Junior Bayamón, Puerto Rico
10 Cameron Bell Guard 6–3 185 Senior West Bloomfield, Michigan
11 Dennis Mavin Guard 6–3 183 Junior Gainesville, Florida
12 Gaby Belardo Guard 6–2 180 Senior San Juan, Puerto Rico
14 Juan Ferrales Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Pembroke Pines, Florida
15 Tymell Murphy Forward 6–5 210 Junior Brooklyn, New York
20 Rakeem Buckles Forward 6–7 215 Senior Miami, Florida
22 Raymond Taylor Guard 5–6 145 Senior Miami, Florida
24 Malik Smith Guard 6–2 170 Junior Boston, Massachusetts
25 Ivan Jurkovic Center 7–0 245 Junior Zagreb, Croatia
32 Dee Lewis Guard 6–3 195 Freshman Ocala, Florida
33 Tola Akomolafe Forward 6–6 210 Senior El Paso, Texas
34 Joey De La Rosa Center 6–11 240 Sophomore The Bronx, New York

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/11/2012*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Boston College L 70–84  0–1
 Conte Forum (2,811)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/17/2012*
2:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin L 60–69  0–2
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (971)
Miami, FL
11/24/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina W 87–77  1–2
 HTC Center (1,639)
Conway, SC
11/29/2012
7:30 pm 		Arkansas State W 80–61  2–2 (1–0)
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (774)
Miami, FL
12/01/2012
7:30 pm 		South Alabama L 68–79  2–3 (1–1)
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (920)
Miami, FL
12/09/2012*
2:00 pm 		at Stetson W 82–79  3–3
 Edmunds Center (647)
DeLand, FL
12/13/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Florida Gulf Coast L 73–76  3–4
 Alico Arena (1,803)
Fort Myers, FL
12/19/2012*
7:00 pm, WHAS/ESPN3 		at No. 5 Louisville L 55–79  3–5
 KFC Yum! Center (21,411)
Louisville, KY
12/22/2012*
2:00 pm 		at Texas Southern W 48–45  4–5
 Health and Physical Education Arena (315)
Houston, TX
12/27/2012
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at WKU L 63–76  4–6 (1–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (4,461)
Bowling Green, KY
12/29/2012
6:00 pm 		at Middle Tennessee L 52–69  4–7 (1–3)
 Murphy Center (3,422)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/02/2013*
7:00 pm 		Florida A&M W 88–72  5–7
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (778)
Miami, FL
01/05/2013
7:30 pm 		Louisiana–Lafayette W 75–70  6–7 (2–3)
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (855)
Miami, FL
01/07/2013*
1:00 pm 		Bethune-Cookman W 74–72  7–7
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (828)
Miami, FL
01/10/2013
8:05 pm 		at Arkansas State W 66–64  8–7 (3–3)
 Convocation Center (2,870)
Jonesboro, AR
01/12/2013
4:30 pm, SBN/ESPN3 		at Arkansas–Little Rock L 76–88  8–8 (3–4)
 Jack Stephens Center (3,318)
Little Rock, AR
01/17/2013
7:50 pm 		North Texas W 70–64  9–8 (4–4)
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,109)
Miami, FL
01/19/2013
8:00 pm 		Troy W 61–55  10–8 (5–4)
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,063)
Miami, FL
01/24/2013
8:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Lafayette W 80–75  11–8 (6–4)
 Cajundome (2,173)
Lafayette, LA
01/27/2013
5:05 pm 		at South Alabama L 58–60  11–9 (6–5)
 Mitchell Center (2,147)
Mobile, AL
01/31/2013
7:40 pm 		Middle Tennessee L 64–66  11–10 (6–6)
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,143)
Miami, FL
02/02/2013
7:50 pm 		Louisiana–Monroe W 76–73  12–10 (7–6)
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,121)
Miami, FL
02/07/2013
7:00 pm 		Florida Atlantic W 84–65  13–10 (8–6)
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,532)
Miami, FL
02/09/2013
8:00 pm 		at North Texas L 67–77  13–11 (8–7)
 The Super Pit (5,497)
Denton, TX
02/14/2013
8:30 pm 		at Troy L 61–69  13–12 (8–8)
 Trojan Arena (1,563)
Troy, AL
02/16/2013
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		WKU W 87–82  14–12 (9–8)
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,422)
Miami, FL
02/21/2013
7:45 pm 		Arkansas–Little Rock W 65–52  15–12 (10–8)
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,207)
Miami, FL
02/28/2013
8:30 pm 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 67–58  16–12 (11–8)
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,221)
Monroe, LA
03/02/2013
7:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic L 60–77  16–13 (11–9)
 FAU Arena (2,118)
Boca Raton, FL
2013 Sun Belt tournament
03/09/2013
7:00 pm 		vs. Arkansas–Little Rock
Quarterfinals		 W 69–54  17–13
 Convention Center Court (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
03/10/2013
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Middle Tennessee
Semifinals		 W 61–57  18–13
 Summit Arena (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
03/11/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN 		vs. WKU
Championship Game		 L 63–65  18–14
 Summit Arena (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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