2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
Conference Big West Conference
2013–14 record 11–20 (6–10 Big West)
Head coach Dedrique Taylor (1st year)
Assistant coach John Smith
Assistant coach Robert Spence
Assistant coach Danny Sprinkle
Home arena Titan Gym
2013–14 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 13 – 3   .813     23 – 12   .657
UC Santa Barbara 12 – 4   .750     21 – 9   .700
Long Beach State 10 – 6   .625     15 – 17   .469
Hawaii 9 – 7   .563     20 – 11   .645
Cal State Northridge 7 – 9   .438     17 – 18   .486
Cal Poly † 6 – 10   .375     14 – 20   .412
Cal State Fullerton 6 – 10   .375     11 – 20   .355
UC Riverside 5 – 11   .313     10 – 21   .323
UC Davis 4 – 12   .250     9 – 22   .290
† 2014 Big West Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by first year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at Titan Gym as members of the Big West Conference. The Titans brought in a whole new coaching staff this season with Josh Smith, Robert Spence, and Danny Sprinkle joining Taylor as first-year assistant coaches. They finished the season 11–20, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference Tournament to Long Beach State.

Season

Preseason

Cal State Fullerton announced the hiring of former Arizona State associate head coach Dedrique Taylor as the program's 10th head coach on April 3, 2013.[1] Taylor replaced Andy Newman, who spent one season as the Titans' interim head coach. Taylor had been with Arizona State since 2006, serving as an assistant for four seasons and spending the past three years as an associate head coach. He had spent time as an assistant at UC Davis, Loyola Marymount, Portland State, and Nevada prior.[1]

Taylor completed his first recruiting class as the head man for the Titans on May 8, 2013, with the announcement of the signing of forward Joe Boyd.[2] Boyd, a forward from Scottsdale, Arizona, joined guard Sheldon Blackwell (from Rancho Cucamonga, California) as the second and final member of the Titans' 2013 recruiting class.

The Titans completed their coaching staff on May 17, 2013.[3] All three of Cal State Fullerton's assistants from the season prior had left, and Taylor replaced them with John Smith, Danny Sprinkle, and Robert Spence. Smith, who had spent nine years as the head coach of Riverside City College, joined as an associate head coach, while Sprinkle, an assistant with Cal State Northridge, and Spence, who came over with Taylor as Arizona State's Director of Basketball Operations, joined as assistant coaches.[3]

On August 15, 2013, Taylor welcomed four newcomers to the squad, introducing Dutch freshmen Floris Versteeg and Hiddie Vos, DePaul transfer Moses Morgan, and walk-on Ian Spruce.[4] Morgan, due to NCAA rules, was forced to sit out the 2013-14 season after averaging 6.6 points over three seasons for the Blue Demons. Versteeg, Vos, and Spruce all joined the team as true freshmen with four years of eligibility remaining.[4]

Taylor announced the finalization of the Titans' schedule a day later on August 16.[5] Key games on the Titans' schedule included road games against USC, San Jose State, and UNLV, along with home games against Seattle and Sacramento State. The Titans also scheduled to play in The Wooden Legacy with teams such as Marquette and Miami (FL). The Titans' 16 game conference schedule included one home game and one away game against each of the eight other members of the Big West Conference.[5]

On August 21, 2013, Taylor announced the additions of two more junior college transfers.[6] Taylor received commitments from Riverside City College and former Hampton Pirates guard Corey Walker, and Trinity Valley Community College and former North Dakota guard Josh Gentry. Walker needed to sit out the season due to transfer rules while Gentry was eligible immediately as a junior.[6]

The Titans opened their season with an easy exhibition victory over the University of Redlands, winning 108–77.[7]

Roster

2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
F 0 Horne, MarquisMarquis Horne 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%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Princeton Academy
Salt Lake CC		 Cincinnati, OH
G 1 Brandon, JaredJared Brandon 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 Canyon Springs HS North Las Vegas, NV
G 2 Gentry, JoshJosh Gentry 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%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Pike HS
North Dakota
Trinity Valley CC		 Indianapolis, IN
F 3 Morgan, MosesMoses Morgan (I) 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%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Palo Verde HS
DePaul		 Las Vegas, NV
G 4 Douglas, JamesJames Douglas style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Orange Lutheran HS
Northern Arizona		 Orange, CA
G 5 Waler, CoreyCorey Waler (I) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Santa Monica HS
Riverside City College
Hampton		 Santa Monica, CA
G 10 Williams, MichaelMichael Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Taft HS
San Francisco		 Van Nuys, CA
F 13 Boyd, JoeJoe Boyd 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%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Chaparral HS Scottsdale, AZ
G 15 Vos, HiddeHidde Vos 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%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Barendrecht, Netherlands
F 21 McClellan, SteveSteve McClellan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Edison HS
Louisiana–Monroe		 Fresno, CA
G 22 Blackwell, SheldonSheldon Blackwell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 23 Harris, AlexAlex Harris 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%; | 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr El Cerrito HS
Northeastern		 Richmond, CA
G 24 Spruce, IanIan Spruce (W) 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%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Price HS Playa Vista, CA
F 31 Versteeg, FlorisFloris Versteeg 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%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 32 Collins, ChrisChris Collins 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%; | 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Chino Hills HS Chino, CA
F 33 Johnson, JamesJames Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Campbell Hall HS
Louisiana Tech
Central Wyoming College		 North Hills, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • John Smith (Dominican)
  • Danny Sprinkle (Montana State)
  • Robert Spence (Guilford)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Source:

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2013* Redlands W 108–77  – Titan Gym (N/A)
Non-conference games
11/09/2013* at Montana State W 84–55  1–0 Worthington Arena (2,046)
11/13/2013* at Seattle L 71–75  1–1 KeyArena (2,064)
11/16/2013* Santa Clara W 86–73  2–1 Titan Gym (N/A)
11/19/2013* at USC L 62–76  2–2 Galen Center (3,152)
11/23/2013* at San Jose State L 59–81  2–3 Event Center Arena (1,284)
11/28/2013* #25 Marquette
(The Wooden Legacy First Round)		 L 66–86  2–4 Titan Gym (1,966)
11/29/2013* Miami (FL)
(The Wooden Legacy Consolation 2nd round)		 L 46–48  2–5 Titan Gym (1,857)
12/01/2013* vs. Charleston
(The Wooden Legacy 7th place game)		 L 48–61  2–6 Honda Center (6,007)
12/04/2013* at Pepperdine W 78–64  3–6 Firestone Fieldhouse (592)
12/07/2013* Seattle L 65–74  3–7 Titan Gym (659)
12/15/2013* Texas Southern W 87–80  4–7 Titan Gym (573)
12/21/2013* Sacramento State W 59–51  5–7 Titan Gym (833)
12/28/2013* at UNLV L 64–83  5–8 Thomas & Mack Center (12,551)
01/04/2014* at Tulsa L 57–73  5–9 Reynolds Center (4,214)
Conference games
1/9/2014 UC Riverside W 78–73  6–9 (1–0) Titan Gym (879)
1/16/2014 at UC Irvine L 54–72  6–10 (1–1) Bren Events Center (2,352)
1/18/2014 at UC Davis L 61–69  6–11 (1–2) The Pavilion (2,216)
1/23/2014 Cal Poly L 56–58  6–12 (1–3) Titan Gym (1,345)
1/25/2014 UC Santa Barbara W 74–72  7–12 (2–3) Titan Gym (1,772)
2/1/2014 at Long Beach State L 56–75  7–13 (2–4) Walter Pyramid (3,762)
2/6/2014 at UC Riverside L 69–72  7–14 (2–5) UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (783)
2/8/2014 at Cal State Northridge L 83–92 OT 7–15 (2–6) Matadome (1,227)
2/13/2014 UC Davis W 74–64  8–15 (3–6) Titan Gym (731)
2/15/2014 Hawaiʻi L 80–83  8–16 (3–7) Titan Gym (3,017)
2/20/2014 at Cal Poly W 67–59  9–16 (4–7) Mott Gym (1,564)
2/22/2014 at UC Santa Barbara L 65–80  9–17 (4–8) UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,737)
2/27/2014 Cal State Northridge W 82–81  10–17 (5–8) Titan Gym (747)
3/1/2014 Long Beach State W 84–76  11–17 (6–8) Titan Gym (1,806)
3/6/2014 UC Irvine L 44–62  11–18 (6–9) Titan Gym (1,617)
3/9/2014 at Hawaiʻi L 77–81  11–19 (6–10) (8,688)
Big West Tournament
3/13/2014 vs. Long Beach State
(Quarterfinals)		 L 56–66  11–20 Honda Center (N/A)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dedrique Taylor Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Cal State Fullerton". FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Arizona Prep Forward Joe Boyd Signs With Cal State Fullerton". FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Taylor Completes Men's Basketball Coaching Staff for 2013-14 Season". FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Titans "Go Dutch," Add Four More for 2013-14". FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Titans Finalize 2013-14 Men's Basketball Schedule". FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Taylor Adds Two More Transfers to 2013-14 Roster". FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Titans Eclipse Century Mark in Exhibition Win". FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved November 3, 2013.