2012–13 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 25th year head coach Bob Thomason, played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Center and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 13–5 in Big West play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Big West tournament, winning the championship game over UC Irvine, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Miami (FL).

2012–13 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Big West tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, round of 64
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record22–13 (13–5 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Verlin
  • Adam Jacobsen
  • Calvin Byrd
Home arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
2012–13 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Long Beach State144 .7781914  .576
Pacific135 .7222213  .629
Cal Poly126 .6671814  .563
UC Irvine117 .6112116  .568
Hawai'i108 .5561713  .567
UC Davis99 .5001417  .452
UC Santa Barbara711 .3891120  .355
Cal State Fullerton612 .3331418  .438
Cal State Northridge513 .2781417  .452
UC Riverside*315 .167625  .194
2013 Big West tournament winner
As of March 25, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

Before the season, Bob Thomason announced that he would retire at the end of the season. This was also Pacific's final year in the Big West. In July 2013, they rejoined the West Coast Conference. The Tigers were charter members of the WCC in 1952 and left the conference in 1971.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Trevin Harris Forward 6–5 215 Junior Kingwood, Texas
2 Colin Beatty Guard 6–4 205 Senior Lanham, Maryland
3 Sama Taku Guard 6–1 185 Junior Tucson, Arizona
4 Aaron Hendricks Guard 6–0 185 Freshman Loomis, California
5 Spencer Llwewllyn Guard 6–3 200 Sophomore Sydney, Australia
10 Reed Kamler Guard 6–0 185 Senior San Rafael, California
11 Lorenzo McCloud Guard 6–0 170 Senior Los Angeles, California
12 Andrew Bock Guard 6–1 185 Junior Rialto, California
13 Khalil Kelley Forward 6–8 225 Junior Rancho Cucamonga, California
15 Aaron Short Forward 6–3 215 Junior Reno, Nevada
20 Ross Rivera Forward 6–7 225 Junior Visalia, California
21 Rodrigo De Souza Guard 6–2 200 Senior São Paulo, Brazil
22 Markus Duran Guard 6–0 185 Senior Murray, Utah
24 Travis Fulton Forward 6–6 220 Senior Corona, California
25 Jordan Turner Forward 6–5 190 Senior Oakland, California
30 Thomas Peters Forward 6–6 200 Freshman Campbell, California
33 Tony Gill Forward 6–8 220 Junior Roseville, California
42 Tim Thomas Center 6–10 255 Junior Sheridan, Wyoming

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
France Tour
08/13/2012*
10:00 am
at Tremblay Athletique Club L 65–78 
 
Tremblay, France
08/14/2012*
10:00 am
at Vanves L 67–68 
 
Vanves, France
08/15/2012*
9:00 am
at West Lyon W 82–72 
 
Lyon, France
08/16/2012*
11:00 am
at Terre Froide W 80–68 
 
Grand Lemps, France
08/17/2012*
10:30 am
at Golfe-Juan W 79–39 
 
Golfe-Juan, France
Exhibition
11/04/2012*
5:00 pm
Cal State Chico W 66–60 
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,304)
Stockton, CA
Regular season
11/10/2012*
7:00 pm
Holy Names W 76–38  1–0
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,891)
Stockton, CA
11/16/2012*
7:00 pm
at Fresno State L 61–66  1–1
Save Mart Center (6,341)
Fresno, CA
11/19/2012*
7:00 pm
Oral Roberts L 67–69  1–2
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,430)
Stockton, CA
11/22/2012*
11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Xavier
DIRECTV Classic
W 70–67  2–2
Anaheim Convention Center (1,107)
Anaheim, CA
11/23/2012*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Saint Mary's
DIRECTV Classic Semifinal
W 76–66  3–2
Anaheim Convention Center (1,477)
Anaheim, CA
11/25/2012*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. California
DIRECTV Classic final
L 58–78  3–3
Anaheim Convention Center (2,527)
Anaheim, CA
12/01/2012*
5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
at No. 12 Gonzaga L 67–85  3–4
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
12/04/2012*
7:00 pm
Nevada W 78–72 OT 4–4
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,549)
Stockton, CA
12/08/2012*
5:00 pm
San Francisco W 67–59  5–4
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,724)
Stockton, CA
12/15/2012*
5:00 pm
Santa Clara L 71–75  5–5
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,879)
Stockton, CA
12/19/2012*
7:00 pm
at Saint Mary's L 46–74  5–6
McKeon Pavilion (2,507)
Moraga, CA
12/21/2012*
7:30 pm
Cal Maritime W 80–42  6–6
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,565)
Stockton, CA
12/29/2012
4:00 pm, FS Prime Ticket/FSSD
at Long Beach State L 63–67  6–7 (0–1)
Walter Pyramid (3,502)
Long Beach, CA
01/05/2013
7:00 pm
at UC Davis W 74–64  7–7 (1–1)
The Pavilion (1,293)
Davis, CA
01/10/2013
7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara W 80–62  8–7 (2–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,625)
Stockton, CA
01/12/2013
7:00 pm
Cal Poly W 77–55  9–7 (3–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,111)
Stockton, CA
01/17/2013
9:00 pm, OC Sports
at Hawaiʻi L 52–60  9–8 (3–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,571)
Honolulu, HI
01/19/2013
7:05 pm
at Cal State Northridge W 74–62  10–8 (4–2)
Matadome (N/A)
Northridge, CA
01/24/2013
7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 63–58  11–8 (5–2)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,966)
Stockton, CA
01/26/2013
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 71–67  12–8 (6–2)
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,390)
Stockton, CA
02/02/2013
7:30 pm
UC Davis W 77–64  13–8 (7–2)
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,247)
Stockton, CA
02/07/2013
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly L 62–67  13–9 (7–3)
Mott Gym (2,213)
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/09/2013
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 53–66  13–10 (7–4)
The Thunderdome (1,884)
Santa Barbara, CA
02/14/2013
7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 66–59  14–10 (8–4)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,865)
Stockton, CA
02/16/2013
7:00 pm
Hawaiʻi W 80–71  15–10 (9–4)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,187)
Stockton, CA
02/20/2013
7:00 pm
at UC Irvine L 59–68  15–11 (9–5)
Bren Events Center (825)
Irvine, CA
02/23/2013*
10:00 am, ESPN3
at Western Michigan
BracketBusters
L 62–67  15–12
University Arena (3,172)
Kalamazoo, MI
02/28/2013
8:05 pm
at Cal State Fullerton W 64–55  16–12 (10–5)
Titan Gym (720)
Fullerton, CA
03/02/2013
5:15 pm
at UC Riverside W 70–68  17–12 (11–5)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,139)
Riverside, CA
03/07/2013
7:00 pm
UC Irvine W 70–62  18–12 (12–5)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,737)
Stockton, CA
03/09/2013
4:00 pm
Long Beach State W 71–51  19–12 (13–5)
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,402)
Stockton, CA
2013 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
03/14/2013
12:00 pm
vs. UC Santa Barbara
Quarterfinals
W 71–68  20–12
Honda Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
03/15/2013
9:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Cal Poly
Semifinals
W 55–53  21–12
Honda Center (5,136)
Anaheim, CA
03/16/2013
7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. UC Irvine
Championship Game
W 64–55  22–12
Honda Center (6,795)
Anaheim, CA
2013 NCAA tournament
03/22/2013*
11:10 am, TNT
No. (15 E) vs. No. 5 (2 E) Miami (FL)
Second Round
L 49–78  22–13
Frank Erwin Center (13,784)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region E=East.

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