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.
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
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| 2013 Sun Belt tournament
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