2012–13 Surrey Heat season
# 2012–13 Surrey Heat season

Surrey Heat :

| Season 2012-13 ||
| - | - |
| League | British Basketball League |
| Head Coach | Creon Raftopoulos |
| Home Arena | Surrey Sports Park |
| League position | 4th (out of 12) |
| BBL Cup | Quarter Final |
| BBL Trophy | Quarter Final |
| Play-Offs | Semi Final |

The 2012–13 Surrey Heat season is the franchise's 8th season in the British Basketball League. It's the first season since being renamed as the Surrey Heat, having previously been called the Guildford Heat.

The Surrey Heat got their season off to the best possible start at the Surrey Sports Park when they comprehensively defeated the visiting Mersey Tigers. The final score was 106-45, which set all sorts of Heat franchise records. The Heat surpassed last year’s highest score (which was 100, against an under-strength Newcastle Eagles in the last regular season game). In fact, it was the second highest output by the Heat in over three seasons and fell one point short of the most points scored against the Tigers, when the (then) Guildford Heat beat the (then) Everton Tigers 107-101 in the 2008-09 season.

However, it was the defensive performance which set the records tumbling. The 61 point margin of victory is a franchise high, easily surpassing the 49 point margin of victory achieved back in the 2007-08 season, when the Heat defeated the Worthing Thunder, 118-69, in the BBL Trophy (the Heat’s highest-scoring game). The 45 points conceded was also a franchise low, beating the 52 points allowed in the 2009-10 season when the Heat notched up an 85-52 victory over the London Capital.

## BBL Championship

### September 2012

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Saturday 22nd | Mersey Tigers | Home | Won 106-45 |
| Sunday 30th | Sheffield Sharks | Away | Won 81-69 |

### October 2012

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Friday 5th | London Lions | Away | Lost 95-91 |
| Sunday 7th | Worcester Wolves | Home | Won 71-69 |
| Sunday 14th | Sheffield Sharks | Home | Won 79-63 |
| Sunday 21st | Glasgow Rocks | Home | Won 84-78 |
| Sunday 28th | Plymouth Raiders | Away | Won 95-78 |

### November 2012

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sunday 11th | Leicester Riders | Home | Won 81-74 |
| Sunday 18th | Glasgow Rocks | Home | Lost 82-76 |
| Friday 23rd | Mersey Tigers | Away | Won 74-54 |

### December 2012

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Saturday 1st | Manchester Giants | Home | Won 83-71 |
| Sunday 9th | Durham Wildcats | Away | Won 91-74 |
| Friday 14th | Newcastle Eagles | Away | Lost 89-80 |
| Sunday 23rd | Sheffield Sharks | Home | Won 84-82 |

### January 2013

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Tuesday 1st | London Lions | Home | Won 96-73 |
| Saturday 5th | Durham Wildcats | Home | Won 84-76 |
| Friday 18th | Manchester Giants | Away | Lost 85-68 |
| Sunday 20th | Leicester Riders | Away | Lost 88-58 |
| Friday 25th | Worcester Wolves | Away | Won 97-91 |

### February 2013

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Friday 8th | Manchester Giants | Away | Lost 83-70 |
| Saturday 16th | Plymouth Raiders | Away | Lost 91-89 |
| Friday 22nd | Worcester Wolves | Away | Lost 99-81 |
| Sunday 24th | Newcastle Eagles | Home | Lost 90-78 |

### March 2013

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sunday 3rd | Cheshire Phoenix | Home | Won 87-78 |
| Friday 8th | Cheshire Phoenix | Away | Won 100-94 |
| Sunday 10th | Mersey Tigers | Home | Won 99-71 |
| Saturday 16th | Leicester Riders | Home | Lost 79-76 |
| Sunday 17th | Cheshire Phoenix | Away | Lost 104-100 |
| Friday 22nd | Cheshire Phoenix | Home | Won 108-84 |
| Sunday 24th | Durham Wildcats | Away | Won 99-87 |
| Friday 29th | Glasgow Rocks | Away | Lost 98-70 |
| Sunday 31st | London Lions | Home | Won 98-92 |

### April 2013

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sunday 7th | Plymouth Raiders | Home | Won 101-99 (OT) |

## BBL Cup

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Round |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday 3 November 2012 | Plymouth Raiders | Home | Lost 79-74 | Quarter Final |

The Surrey Heat suffered a hard-fought 74-79 loss against the visiting Plymouth Raiders in the BBL Cup Quarter Final. And, to add injury to insult, they lost star player Martelle McLemore to an ankle injury in the second quarter. The Heat were led by Chavis Holmes’ 20 points to go with his eight assists. Frank Holmes added 17 points and nine rebounds to go with four blocks and Sam Cricelli had 14 points and seven rebounds.

## BBL Trophy

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Round |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunday 6 January 2013 | Reading Rockets | Away | Won 86-68 | Round Of 16 |
| Friday 1 February 2013 | Leicester Riders | Home | Lost 82-66 | Quarter Final |

The Heat ran out 86-68 winners against the Reading Rockets in the round of 16, with Albert Margai leading the way with 16 points. In his last game for the Heat, Travis Holmes scored 15 points to go with his seven steals.

The Guildford Heat were led by Julius Joseph's 16 points, in the QF loss to the Leicester Riders. Chavis Holmes and Albert Margai had 12 each, and Frank Holmes had 17 rebounds. The Leicester Riders converted more than 50% of their shots. Jay Couisnard lead the way for the visitors with 22 points and seven rebounds.

## BBL Playoffs

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Round |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Saturday 13 April 2013 | Worcester Wolves | Away | Lost 81-78 | Quarter-Final, First Leg |
| Sunday 14 April 2013 | Worcester Wolves | Home | Won 76-70 (Heat win 154-151 on aggregate) | Quarter-Final, Second Leg |
| Friday 19 April 2013 | Newcastle Eagles | Away | Lost 110-82 | Semi-Final, First Leg |
| Sunday 21 April 2013 | Newcastle Eagles | Home | Won 96-92 (Eagles win 202-178 on aggregate) | Semi-Final, Second Leg |
