2013–14 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

2013–14 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
Ohio Valley Tournament Champions
NCAA Second round vs. Kansas, L 69–80
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
East Division
2013–14 record 24–10 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach Jeff Neubauer (9th year)
Assistant coach Rodney Crawford
Assistant coach Austin Newton
Assistant coach Luke Strege
Home arena McBrayer Arena
2013–14 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 14 2   .875     26 10   .722
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688     24 10   .706
Morehead State 10 6   .625     20 14   .588
Tennessee Tech 9 7   .563     17 16   .515
Jacksonville State 4 12   .250     10 21   .323
Tennessee State 4 12   .250     5 25   .167
West
Murray State 13 3   .813     23 11   .676
Southeast Missouri State 8 8   .500     18 14   .563
Eastern Illinois 7 9   .438     11 19   .367
SIU Edwardsville 7 9   .438     11 20   .355
Austin Peay 6 10   .375     12 18   .400
Tennessee–Martin 3 13   .188     8 23   .258
2014 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by ninth year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They were champions of the OVC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Kansas.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Glenn Cosey Guard 6–0 182 Senior Flint, Michigan
1 Robbie Stenzel Guard 6–5 195 Junior Winchester, Kentucky
2 Corey Walden Guard 6–2 206 Junior Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Monte Burney Guard 6–1 185 Junior Clarksville, Tennessee
4 Tommy Matthews Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Clinton, Maryland
5 Isaac McGlone Guard 6–2 175 Freshman Lancaster, Ontario
10 Will Gary Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Lexington, Kentucky
11 Jaylen Babb-Harrison Guard 6–2 187 Sophomore Ajax, Ontario
12 Marcus Lewis Guard 6–4 185 Senior Streamwood, Illinois
15 Orlando Williams Guard 6–4 189 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio
21 Herb Harrison Forward 6–7 225 RS–Sophomore Cleveland, Ohio
22 Timmy Knipp Guard 6–7 205 Junior Olive Hill, Kentucky
23 Ryan Parsons Guard 6–2 197 Senior Morgantown, West Virginia
24 Jeff Johnson Forward 6–7 251 Senior Champaign, Illinois
33 Deverin Muff Forward 6–8 212 Junior Strongsville, Ohio
34 Tarius Johnson Guard 6–5 187 Senior Jackson, Tennessee
42 Eric Stutz Forward 6–8 225 Junior Newburgh, Indiana

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/08/2013* vs. FIU
(Kennesaw State Tournament)
W 83–61  1–0 KSU Convocation Center (1,412)
11/09/2013* at Kennesaw State
(Kennesaw State Tournament)
W 68–60  2–0 KSU Convocation Center (1,404)
11/10/2013* vs. Youngstown State
(Kennesaw State Tournament)
L 67–75  2–1 KSU Convocation Center (1,101)
11/13/2013* Warren Wilson W 114–45  3–1 McBrayer Arena (4,800)
11/16/2013* High Point W 74–67  4–1 McBrayer Arena (5,100)
11/19/2013* Alabama A&M W 82–68  5–1 McBrayer Arena (2,300)
11/22/2013* Brescia W 95–56  6–1 McBrayer Arena (1,900)
11/30/2013* at NC State L 56–75  6–2 PNC Arena (10,221)
12/05/2013* at VCU L 68–71 OT 6–3 Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741)
12/07/2013* at Longwood W 76–67  7–3 Willett Hall (1,456)
12/14/2013* at #4 Wisconsin L 61–86  7–4 Kohl Center (16,968)
12/18/2013* North Carolina A&T W 84–73  8–4 McBrayer Arena (1,850)
12/29/2013* at IPFW W 90–68  9–4 Gates Sports Center (1,021)
01/02/2014 at Eastern Illinois W 100–81  10–4 (1–0) Lantz Arena (415)
01/04/2014 at SIU Edwardsville L 79–85  10–5 (1–1) Vadalabene Center (1,133)
01/08/2014 Murray State L 64–77  10–6 (1–2) McBrayer Arena (1,850)
01/11/2014 at Morehead State W 76–65  11–6 (2–2) Ellis Johnson Arena (5,011)
01/16/2014 Belmont W 74–63  12–6 (3–2) McBrayer Arena (5,200)
01/18/2014 Jacksonville State W 60–56  13–6 (4–2) McBrayer Arena (2,300)
01/23/2014 at Tennessee State W 94–72  14–6 (5–2) Gentry Complex (478)
01/25/2014 at Belmont L 81–84  14–7 (5–3) Curb Event Center (3,182)
01/30/2014 UT Martin W 89–66  15–7 (6–3) McBrayer Arena (1,400)
02/01/2014 Southeast Missouri State W 79–78  16–7 (7–3) McBrayer Arena (2,300)
02/04/2014* Chattanooga W 74–63  17–7 McBrayer Arena (1,300)
02/08/2014 Morehead State L 79–86  17–8 (7–4) McBrayer Arena (5,500)
02/13/2014 at Tennessee Tech L 66–72  17–9 (7–5) Eblen Center (1,235)
02/15/2014 at Jacksonville State W 86–65  18–9 (8–5) Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,608)
02/22/2014 at Austin Peay W 96–75  19–9 (9–5) Dunn Center (3,491)
02/27/2014 Tennessee Tech W 74–67  20–9 (10–5) McBrayer Arena (2,900)
03/01/2014 Tennessee State W 70–66  21–9 (11–5) McBrayer Arena (3,100)
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/06/2014 vs. Southeast Missouri State
(Quarterfinals)
W 84–76  22–9 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,323)
03/07/2014 vs. Murray State
(Semifinals)
W 86–83  23–9 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,650)
03/08/2014 vs. Belmont
(Championship)
W 79–73  24–9 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,979)
NCAA Tournament
3/21/2014* #(15 S) vs. #10 (2 S) Kansas
(Second round)
L 69–80  24–10 Scottrade Center (17,955)
*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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