2012–13 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

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2012–13 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–20 (3–14 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brent Davis
  • Donald Williams
  • Durwood McCoy
Home arenaEvent Center Arena
Seasons
2012–13 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech* 16 – 2   .889 27 – 7   .794
Denver 16 – 2   .889 22 – 10   .688
New Mexico State † 14 – 4   .778 24 – 11   .686
Utah State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 10   .677
Texas–Arlington 11 – 7   .611 19 – 14   .576
Idaho 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400
Texas State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 22   .353
UTSA 3 – 14   .176 10 – 22   .313
San Jose State 3 – 14   .176 9 – 20   .310
Seattle 3 – 15   .167 8 – 22   .267
† 2013 WAC tournament winner
As of March 25, 2013
* WAC Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team representsed San Jose State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by eighth year head coach George Nessman, played their home games at the Event Center Arena and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–20, 3–14 in WAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WAC tournament to UTSA.

This was their last season as a member of the WAC. San Jose State joined the Mountain West Conference in July 2013. San Jose State fired Nessman on March 13, the day after the final game.[1]

Preseason roster changes[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Keith Shamburger 1 G 5'11" 170 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Hawaii[2]
Calvin Douglas 5 G 6'3" 195 Senior San Francisco, CA Graduated
Wil Carter 15 F 6'8" 234 Senior Pocatello, ID Graduated
Jeremy Pope 30 G 6'0" 175 Junior Compton, CA Transferred to Biola[3]
Joe Henson 32 C 6'8" 245 Junior Pasadena, CA Left the team due to knee injury[4]
Garrett Ton 50 F 6'8" 213 Senior Torrance, CA Graduated
Matt Ballard 52 F 6'9" 236 Senior Foothill Ranch, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Xavier Jones 5 G 6'4" 225 Junior Gary, IN John A. Logan CC
Louis Garrett 32 F 6'6" 215 Junior St. George, UT Salt Lake CC
Alex Brown 44 G 6'11" 210 Junior Mount Vernon, IL John A. Logan CC

Recruits[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David Andoh
PF 		Montreal, QC IMG Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 17, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 87
Alex Brown
PF 		Colp, IL John A. Logan CC 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 24, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Louis Garrett
SF 		St. George, UT Salt Lake CC 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 13, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Xavier Jones
SG 		Gary, IN John A. Logan CC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 17, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mike VanKirk
C 		Palmdale, CA La Jolla Prep 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Apr 16, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2012 San Jose St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  • "2012 San Jose St. Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  • "San José St Spartans 2012 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

Roster[edit]

2012–13 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 D.J. Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Chino Hills HS Los Angeles, CA
G 2 Jaleel Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Ellison HS Killeen, TX
G 4 Aalim Moor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Saint Mary's College HS Oakland, CA
G 5 Xavier Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr John A. Logan CC Gary, IN
F 10 Stephon Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Body of Christ Christian Academy Dallas, TX
F 15 Chris Cunningham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Santa Clara U Pomona, CA
C 21 Mike VanKirk 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr La Jolla Prep Palmdale, CA
F 22 David Andoh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr IMG Academy Montreal, QC
G 23 Chris Jones (S) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Westwind Prep Hayward, CA
G 24 LaVanne Pennington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Barstow CC San Bernardino, CA
G 30 Nick Grieves (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Aptos HS Aptos, CA
F 32 Louis Garrett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC St. George, UT
G 33 James Kinney (S) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr CC of Eastern Utah Champaign, IL
C 44 Alex Brown (S) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr John A. Logan CC Mount Vernon, IL
Head coach

George Nessman (California)

Assistant coach(es)

Brent Davis (San Diego State)
Donald Williams (Cal State Hayward)
Tim Marrion (Washington State)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Suspensions[edit]

James Kinney, the team's leading scorer, was suspended twice in the season for violating team rules: once for the December 22, 2012 game against James Madison and again beginning with the January 11, 2013 game against Utah State.[5][6] On February 8, coach Nessman confirmed that Kinney's suspension would continue until the end of the season; the San Jose Mercury News reported that the suspension "is believed to be related to academics."[7] After Kinney's second suspension, San Jose State's scoring average went down 15 points to 49.8, and the team never won a game for the rest of the season.[7]

Starting forward Louis Garrett was also indefinitely suspended on January 11 for a violation of team rules but was reinstated on January 24.[6][8]

Two more players were suspended after Kinney. Chris Jones was suspended beginning February 28, and Alex Brown was suspended beginning March 2.[6][9] Jones was suspended after San Jose State student newspaper The Spartan Daily published a comment of his saying that Nessman "should have been fired a long time ago."[9][10]

Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012*
5:00 pm 		Academy of Art W 88–54  0–0
 Event Center Arena (673)
San Jose, CA
Regular season
11/09/2012*
6:00 pm 		at New Orleans L 68–72  0–1
 Lakefront Arena (1,419)
New Orleans, LA
11/13/2012*
7:00 pm 		Houston L 75-77  0–2
 Event Center Arena (1,133)
San Jose, CA
11/15/2012*
7:30 pm 		Weber State W 68–67 OT 1–2
 Event Center Arena (1,236)
San Jose, CA
11/20/2012*
7:00 pm 		UC Santa Cruz W 94–54  2–2
 Event Center Arena (1,340)
San Jose, CA
11/26/2012*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 10 Kansas L 57–70  2–3
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/01/2012*
6:00 pm 		at Montana State W 82–74  3–3
 Worthington Arena (2,242)
Bozeman, MT
12/05/2012*
7:00 pm 		at UC Davis W 73–64  4–3
 The Pavilion (1,065)
Davis, CA
12/08/2012*
4:30 pm 		Sacramento State W 62–57  5–3
 Event Center Arena (1,442)
San Jose, CA
12/11/2012*
7:00 pm 		Santa Clara L 54–75  5–4
 Event Center Arena (2,037)
San Jose, CA
12/22/2012*
8:30 pm 		vs. James Madison
MGM Grand Garden Classic 		L 68–77  5–5
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (840)
Paradise, NV
12/29/2012
12:00 pm 		at Texas State W 72–55  6–5 (1–0)
 Strahan Coliseum (1,037)
San Marcos, TX
12/31/2012
12:00 pm 		at UTSA W 80–67  7–5 (2–0)
 Convocation Center (865)
San Antonio, TX
01/03/2013
7:00 pm 		Idaho L 55–64  7–6 (2–1)
 Event Center Arena (1,144)
San Jose, CA
01/05/2013
7:00 pm 		Seattle W 76–71  8–6 (3–1)
 Event Center Arena (1,081)
San Jose, CA
01/08/2013*
7:00 pm 		New Orleans W 71–64  9–6
 Event Center Arena (1,134)
San Jose, CA
01/11/2013
7:05 pm, ESPN3 		at Utah State L 60–66  9–7 (3–2)
 Smith Spectrum (9,191)
Logan, UT
01/17/2013
6:00 pm 		at Denver L 37–73  9–8 (3–3)
 Magness Arena (1,406)
Denver, CO
01/19/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at New Mexico State L 53–70  9–9 (3–4)
 Pan American Center (6,644)
Las Cruces, NM
01/24/2013
7:00 pm 		Louisiana Tech L 54–76  9–10 (3–5)
 Event Center Arena (2,624)
San Jose, CA
01/26/2013
7:00 pm 		Texas–Arlington L 47–66  9–11 (3–6)
 Event Center Arena (1,027)
San Jose, CA
01/31/2013
7:00 pm 		at Seattle L 48–56  9–12 (3–7)
 KeyArena (2,052)
Seattle, WA
02/02/2013
7:05 pm 		at Idaho L 63–66  9–13 (3–8)
 Cowan Spectrum (950)
Moscow, ID
02/08/2013
7:00 pm 		Utah State L 36–63  9–14 (3–9)
 Event Center Arena (1,876)
San Jose, CA
02/14/2013
7:00 pm 		New Mexico State L 57–67  9–15 (3–10)
 Event Center Arena (1,066)
San Jose, CA
02/16/2013
7:00 pm 		Denver L 41–62  9–16 (3–11)
 Event Center Arena (1,260)
San Jose, CA
02/28/2013
5:00 pm 		at Texas–Arlington L 74–81  9–17 (3–12)
 College Park Center (1,308)
Arlington, TX
03/02/2013
5:00 pm 		at No. 25 Louisiana Tech L 61–88  9–18 (3–13)
 Thomas Assembly Center (4,850)
Ruston, LA
03/07/2013
7:00 pm 		UTSA Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
03/09/2013
7:00 pm 		Texas State L 67–90  9–19 (3–14)
 Event Center Arena (2,087)
San Jose, CA
WAC tournament
03/12/2013
8:30 pm 		vs. UTSA
First Round 		L 49–67  9–20
 Orleans Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

March 7's game vs UTSA was canceled due to a leak in the roof at The Events Center Arena. The game was not made up.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wilner, Jon; Faraudo, Jeff (March 14, 2013). "San Jose State fires basketball coach George Nessman". San Jose Mercury News.
  2. ^ "Keith Shamburger". Missouri Tigers. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "Jeremy Pope - Men's Basketball".
  4. ^ "Player updates" (PDF). San Jose State University Men's Basketball News. February 7, 2012. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Pennington Scores 16 In Loss to James Madison". San Jose State Spartans. December 23, 2012. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "San Jose State Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Mar 12, 2013)". San Jose State Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "San Jose State top scorer James Kinney suspended for remainder of basketball season". San Jose Mercury News. February 8, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  8. ^ Durkin, Jimmy (January 18, 2013). "San Jose State basketball held under 40 points without Kinney, Garrett". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  9. ^ a b Cobb, Christina (March 9, 2013). "Unlucky 13: Men's losing streak continues as they head to WAC tournament". Spartan Daily. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  10. ^ Hailey, Lauren (February 24, 2013). "Rumors swirl about future of basketball coach". Spartan Daily. Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  11. ^ "San Jose State and UTSA game canceled for roof leak". March 8, 2013.

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