2013–14 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

2013–14 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
America East Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament South region 16 seed, Second round
Conference America East Conference
2013–14 record 19–15 (9–7 America East)
Head coach Will Brown (13th year)
Assistant coach Chad O'Donnell
Assistant coach Jeremy Friel
Assistant coach Jon Iati
Home arena SEFCU Arena
2013–14 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Vermont 15 – 1   .938     22 – 11   .667
Stony Brook 13 – 3   .813     23 – 11   .676
Hartford 10 – 6   .625     17 – 16   .515
Albany † 9 – 7   .563     19 – 15   .559
UMass Lowell* 8 – 8   .500     10 – 18   .357
UMBC 5 – 11   .313     9 – 21   .300
Binghamton 4 – 12   .250     7 – 23   .233
Maine 4 – 12   .250     6 – 23   .207
New Hampshire 4 – 12   .250     6 – 24   .200
† 2014 America East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

The 2013–14 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by 13th year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 9–7 in American East play to finish in fourth place. They were champions of the America East Conference Tournament to earn an automacit bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they defeated Mount St. Mary's in the First Four before losing in the second round to Florida.

Roster

2013–14 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Odunsi, AnthonyAnthony Odunsi style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Tyler Sugar Land, Texas
G 3 Evans, DJDJ Evans style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Sr East Mississippi Brandon, Mississippi
F 4 Shengelia, LevanLevan Shengelia style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Odessa Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
G 5 Haas, AndersAnders Haas style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) So State College of Florida
Bishop O'Dowd		 Copenhagen, Denmark
F 10 Rowley, MikeMike Rowley style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Knox Grammar School Sydney, Australia
F 11 Devlin, LukeLuke Devlin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Newington College Sydney, Australia
G 12 Hooley, PeterPeter Hooley style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) So Concordia College Hahndorf, South Australia
G 13 Williams, ReeceReece Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) So Woodlands White Plains, New York
F 14 Rowley, SamSam Rowley style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Knox Grammar School Sydney, Australia
F 15 Egharevba, EdeEde Egharevba style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So Midland Queens, New York
F 20 Johnson, GaryGary Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Oxnard (CA) Moreno Valley, California
F 22 Wiegmann, DaveDave Wiegmann style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Southwestern Illinois Breese, Illinois
F 24 Ennema, DallasDallas Ennema style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Sheldon Sheldon, Iowa
C 44 Puk, JohnJohn Puk style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Waterloo West Waterloo, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2013

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/08/2013* at Siena
(Mayor's Cup)		 W 74–62  1–0  17 - Hooley, Rowley  9 - Rowley  2 - Evans  Times Union Center (11,311)
11/12/2013* NJIT W 71–65  2–0  20 - Evans  5 - Johnson  4 - Johnson  SEFCU Arena (3,141)
11/16/2013* at Quinnipiac L 69–79  2–1  20 - Rowley  6 - Puk, Rowley  5 - Evans  TD Bank Sports Center (1,885)
11/20/2013* at Duquesne L 59–70  2–2  21 - Hooley  10 - Rowley  3 - Evans, Hooley  A. J. Palumbo Center (1,991)
11/23/2013* Bucknell L 64–77  2–3  21 - Hooley  10 - Rowley  3 - Evans  SEFCU Arena (3,756)
11/26/2013* at Rider W 70–59  3–3  24 - Hooley  14 - Wiegmann  4 - Wiegmann  Alumni Gymnasium (1,030)
12/01/2013* at NJIT W 66–55  4–3  17 - Evans  9 - Rowley  3 - Wiegmann  Fleisher Center (600)
12/04/2013* at Holy Cross L 57–62  4–4  19 - Hooley  7 - Rowley  4 - Evans  Hart Center (1,374)
12/10/2013* at Brown W 74–68  5–4  20 - Rowley  7 - Shengelia  3 - Hooley  Pizzitola Sports Center (N/A)
12/14/2013* Colgate L 60–69  5–5  21 - Rowley  11 - Rowley  4 - Johnson  SEFCU Arena (1,821)
12/20/2013* Yale W 70–62  6–5  14 - Evans  9 - Evans  4 - Devlin  SEFCU Arena (2,108)
12/23/2013* at Drake L 63–71  6–6  16 - Puk  7 - Puk  5 - Hooley  Knapp Center (3,389)
12/31/2013* at Pittsburgh L 58–46  6–7  18 - Evans  8 - Rowley  5 - Rowley  Petersen Events Center (10,049)
01/04/2014 Hartford W 81–58  7–7 (1–0)  25 - Hooley  9 - Puk  6 - Hooley  SEFCU Arena (2,556)
01/08/2014 UMBC W 73–72 2OT 8–7 (2–0)  27 - Hooley  12 - Rowley  4 - Evans  SEFCU Arena (2,145)
01/11/2014 at Vermont L 38–68  8–8 (2–1)  9 - Johnson  5 - Johnson, Evans  2 - Johnson  Patrick Gym (2,583)
01/15/2014 at UMass Lowell L 66–70 OT 8–9 (2–2)  13 - 3 Tied  9 - Egharevba  6 - Evans  Costello Athletic Center (243)
01/18/2014 at Maine W 85–78  9–9 (3–2)  28 - Johnson  5 - Rowley  6 - Hooley  Memorial Gym (1,181)
01/20/2014 Binghamton W 66–60  10–9 (4–2)  17 - Hooley  7 - Puk, Ennema  4 - Hooley  SEFCU Arena (2,956)
01/23/2014 at New Hampshire L 56–60  10–10 (4–3)  22 - Evans  8 - Rowley  2 - Hooley  Lundholm Gym (N/A)
01/29/2014 Stony Brook W 77–67  11–10 (5–3)  19 - Johnson  11 - Rowley  4 - Evans  SEFCU Arena (2,482)
02/01/2014 Vermont
(Big Purple Growl)		 L 45–55  11–11 (5–4)  11 - Hooley  7 - Rowley  4 - Hooley  SEFCU Arena (4,583)
02/05/2014 UMass Lowell W 73–56  12–11 (6–4)  21 - Hooley  9 - Puk  5 - Evans  SEFCU Arena (1,435)
02/08/2014 at Hartford L 54–67  12–12 (6–5)  14 - Rowley  11 - Rowley  1 - 5 Tied  Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,230)
02/12/2014 at UMBC L 69–71  12–13 (6–6)  21 - Hooley  7 - Johnson  4 - Evans  Retriever Activities Center (1,161)
02/15/2014 Maine W 74–63  13–13 (7–6)  21 - Hooley  7 - Puk  5 - Evans, Hooley  SEFCU Arena (2,912)
02/19/2014 at Binghamton W 57–48  14–13 (8–6)  13 - Hooley  10 - Rowley  4 - Evans  Binghamton University Events Center (3,067)
02/27/2014 New Hampshire W 66–48  15–13 (9–6)  19 - Rowley  6 - Rowley  3 - Hooley  SEFCU Arena (1,980)
03/02/2014 at Stony Brook L 68–73  15–14 (9–7)  15 - Evans, Hooley, Rowley  8 - Johnson, Rowley  5 - Evans  Pritchard Gymnasium (1,630)
America East Tournament
03/08/2014 UMBC
(Quarterfinals)		 W 86–56  16–14  30 - Hooley  7 - Devlin  4 - Evans  SEFCU Arena (2,631)
03/09/2014 Vermont
(Semifinals)		 W 67–58  17–14  26 - Hooley  13 - Johnson  1 - 5 – tied  SEFCU Arena (2,724)
03/15/2014 at Stony Brook
(Championship)		 W 69–60  18–14  18 - Rowley  10 - Johnson  3 - Evans, Rowley  Pritchard Gymnasium (1,630)
NCAA Tournament
03/18/2014* #(16 S) vs. (16 S) Mount St. Mary's
(First Four)		 W 71–64  19–14  22 - Evans  13 - Rowley  3 - Evans, Hooley  University of Dayton Arena (12,077)
03/20/2014* #(16 S) vs. #1 (1 S) Florida
(Second round)		 L 55–67  19–15  21 - Evans  7 - Evans  4 - Rowley  Amway Center (16,074)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region S=South. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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