The 2012–13 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first year head coach and former assistant Travis Williams, played their home games at the Gentry Complex and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the OVC tournament where they lost to Belmont. They were invited to the 2013 CIT, their second consecutive CIT appearance, where they lost in the first round to Evansville.
Roster
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 1 DeShawn Dockery Guard 5–10 160 Junior Chicago, Illinois 2 Patrick Miller Guard 6–1 189 Junior Chicago, Illinois 3 Kharon Butcher Guard 6–2 173 Sophomore Atlanta, Georgia 5 Jay Harris Guard 5–10 156 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 21 Kellen Thornton Forward 6–7 243 Senior Chicago, Illinois 22 Tashan Fredrick Guard 6–4 204 Senior Hemingway, South Carolina 24 Taylor Ward Guard 6–4 151 Freshman White House, Tennessee 33 Robert Covington Forward 6–9 215 Senior Bellwood, Illinois 34 M. J. Rhett Forward 6–8 232 Sophomore Hopkins, South Carolina 44 Michael Green Forward 6–9 192 Junior Columbia, South Carolina 45 Jordan Cyphers Guard 6–4 179 Senior Wichita, Kansas
Schedule
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| 2013 OVC Basketball tournament
!colspan=9| 2013 CIT
References