2013–14 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

2013–14 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
2013–14 record	12–19 (9–9 SWAC)
Head coach	Luther Riley
Assistant coach	Christopher Giles
Assistant coach	James Horton
Assistant coach	Shawn Pepp
Home arena	Davey Whitney Complex

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 SWAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern*	15	–	3	.833	19	–	13	.594
Texas Southern †	12	–	6	.667	19	–	15	.559
Alabama State	12	–	6	.667	19	–	13	.594
Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	11	–	7	.611	13	–	18	.419
Alabama A&M	10	–	8	.556	14	–	16	.467
Alcorn State**	9	–	9	.500	12	–	19	.387
Jackson State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	20	.355
Prairie View A&M	6	–	12	.333	11	–	23	.324
Mississippi Valley State*	5	–	13	.278	9	–	23	.281
Grambling State*	3	–	15	.167	5	–	24	.172


† 2014 SWAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties *Handed a L1 APR penalty, but eligible for post-season

The 2013–14 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by head coach Luther Riley, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 9–9 in SWAC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament to Alabama State.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Tyrel Hunt	Forward	6–5	205	Sophomore	Queens, New York
1	Shaunessy Smith	Guard	6–6	210	Senior	Macon, Mississippi
2	Twan Oakley	Guard	6–4	185	Senior	Memphis, Tennessee
3	Denarius Odell	Guard	6–1	170	Freshman	Jackson, Mississippi
5	Anthony Evans	Guard	6–1	170	Senior	Greenville, Mississippi
10	Devante Hampton	Guard	6–1	170	Sophomore	Memphis, Tennessee
11	Martrevious Sanders	Guard	5–10	165	Senior	Tunica, Mississippi
12	Terrance Birdie	Guard	6–2	189	Sophomore	Little Elm, Texas
15	LeAntwan Luckett	Forward	6–4	184	Sophomore	Ridgeland, Mississippi
21	Stephan Raquil	Forward	6–10	225	Senior	France
23	Marius Myles	Forward	6–5	185	Senior	Jackson, Mississippi
24	George Thomas	Forward	6–6	210	Sophomore	Clinton, Mississippi
25	DeCarlos Holmes	Forward	6–8	215	Freshman	Memphis, Tennessee
30	Marquis Vance	Forward	6–7	225	Freshman	Lexington, Mississippi
32	Rahkeem Lehaman	Guard	6–5	180	Freshman	Greenwood, Mississippi
35	Octavius Brown	Forward	6–8	210	Junior	Brandon, Mississippi
40	Josh Nicholas	Forward	7–0	225	Senior	Fort Myers, Florida
45	Corey Young	Forward	6–6	250	Junior	Jackson, Mississippi

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/08/2013*	at Creighton	L 61–107	0–1	CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,740)
11/10/2013*	Tougaloo	W 73–68	1–1	Davey Whitney Complex (255)
11/12/2013*	Mississippi College	W 87–61	2–1	Davey Whitney Complex (293)
11/18/2013*	Dillard	W 91–51	3–1	Davey Whitney Complex (179)
11/24/2013*	at Saint Mary's	L 55–72	3–2	McKeon Pavilion (2,349)
11/27/2013*	at Wright State	L 55–73	3–3	Nutter Center (3,211)
12/02/2013*	at Troy	L 70–73 ^2OT	3–4	Trojan Arena (985)
12/09/2013*	at Houston	L 58–89	3–5	Hofheinz Pavilion (2,833)
12/11/2013*	at Jacksonville State	L 52–63	3–6	Pete Mathews Coliseum (503)
12/16/2013*	at Mercer	L 44–70	3–7	Hawkins Arena (1,723)
12/28/2013*	vs. Denver (Sun Bowl Classic)	L 49–67	3–8	Don Haskins Center (6,132)
12/29/2013*	vs. Western Illinois (Sun Bowl Classic)	L 62–64	3–9	Don Haskins Center (6,244)
01/04/2014	at Texas Southern	L 66–83	3–10 (0–1)	Health and Physical Education Arena (1,042)
01/06/2014	at Prairie View A&M	L 67–70 ^OT	3–11 (0–2)	William Nicks Building (409)
01/11/2014	Jackson State	W 64–51	4–11 (1–2)	Davey Whitney Complex (2,509)
01/13/2014	Grambling State	W 64–56	5–11 (2–2)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,139)
01/18/2014	at Mississippi Valley State	W 65–53	6–11 (3–2)	Leflore County Civic Center (1,093)
01/20/2014	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 71–45	7–11 (4–2)	K. L. Johnson Complex (4,435)
01/25/2014	Alabama State	L 54–58	7–12 (4–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (N/A)
01/27/2014	Alabama A&M	W 70–64 ^OT	8–12 (5–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (N/A)
02/01/2014	at Southern	L 54–62	8–13 (5–4)	F. G. Clark Center (1,670)
02/08/2014	at Jackson State	L 61–71	8–14 (5–5)	Williams Assembly Center (2,240)
2/10/2014	at Grambling State	L 80–95	8–15 (5–6)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,723)
02/15/2014	Mississippi Valley State	W 67–63	9–15 (6–6)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,452)
02/17/2014	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 57–54	10–15 (7–6)	Davey Whitney Complex (N/A)
02/22/2014	at Alabama State	L 86–92	10–16 (7–7)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,274)
02/24/2014	at Alabama A&M	W 64–56	11–16 (8–7)	Elmore Gymnasium (1,067)
03/01/2014	Southern	L 54–67	11–17 (8–8)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,093)
03/06/2014	Texas Southern	L 69–77	11–18 (8–9)	Davey Whitney Complex (727)
03/08/2014	Prairie View A&M	W 64–62	12–18 (9–9)	Davey Whitney Complex (N/A)
SWAC Tournament
03/13/2014	vs. Alabama State (Quarterfinals)	L 51–64	12–19	Toyota Center
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.alcornsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Alcorn State Braves basketball

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