The 2012–13 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first year head coach Donnie Tyndall, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–10, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Conference USA tournament where they lost to Memphis in two overtimes. They received an invitation to the 2013 National Invitation Tournament where they Charleston Southern in the first round and Louisiana Tech in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to BYU.
In 2016, the NCAA vacated all 27 wins (including 12 conference wins) due to participation of academically ineligible players.
Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 4 Dwayne Davis Forward 6–5 205 Senior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5 Neil Watson Guard 5–11 170 Junior Kansas City, Kansas 10 Cedric Jenkins Guard 6–2 195 Junior LaPlace, Louisiana 11 Daveon Boardingham Forward 6–7 225 Junior Newark, New Jersey 12 Rahard McGill Guard 6–4 200 Senior Havana, Florida 13 Chip Armelin Guard 6–3 195 Sophomore Sulphur, Louisiana 15 Deon Edwin Guard 6–2 195 Freshman British Virgin Islands 21 Norville Carey Forward 6–5 230 Freshman British Virgin Islands 22 Aaron Brown Forward 6–5 210 Sophomore Hackensack, New Jersey 23 Jerrold Brooks Guard 6–0 185 Junior Rochester, New York 24 Jonathan Mills Forward 6–5 240 Senior Chicago, Illinois 25 Jamie Chapman Forward 6–3 175 Freshman Mobile, Alabama 32 Christian Robbins Forward 6–9 225 Freshman Foxworth, Mississippi 34 Johnny Zuppardo Forward 6–8 210 Sophomore Metarie, Louisiana 44 Michael Craig Forward 6–5 230 Junior Phoenix, Arizona
Schedule
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| 2013 Conference USA tournament
!colspan=9| 2013 NIT
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