2013–14 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

2013–14 Elon Phoenix men's basketball

Conference	Southern Conference
2013–14 record	18–14 (11–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Matt Matheny (5th year)
Assistant coach	Tim Sweeney
Assistant coach	Jack Wooten
Assistant coach	Monty Sanders
Home arena	Alumni Gym

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	15	–	1	.938	20	–	13	.606
Chattanooga	12	–	4	.750	18	–	15	.545
Wofford †	11	–	5	.688	20	–	13	.606
Elon	11	–	5	.688	18	–	14	.563
Western Carolina	10	–	6	.625	19	–	15	.559
UNC Greensboro	7	–	9	.438	14	–	18	.438
Georgia Southern	6	–	10	.375	15	–	19	.441
Samford	6	–	10	.375	13	–	20	.394
Appalachian State	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
Furman	3	–	13	.188	9	–	21	.300
The Citadel	2	–	14	.125	7	–	26	.212

† 2014 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by fifth year head coach Matt Matheny, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 11–5 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Western Carolina.

This was their last season as a member of the SoCon as they will join the Colonial Athletic Association in July, 2014.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
00	Brian Dawkins	Forward	6–8	240	Freshman	Jacksonville, Florida
1	Luke Eddy	Guard	6–0	190	Freshman	Charleston, West Virginia
3	Tanner Samson	Guard	6–4	195	Sophomore	Littleton, Colorado
5	Sam Hershberger	Guard	6–0	180	Sophomore	Vandalia, Ohio
10	Austin Hamilton	Guard	5–10	190	Junior	Herndon, Virginia
11	Kevin Blake	Guard	6–3	195	Junior	Toronto, Canada
12	Christian Hairston	Guard/Forward	6–7	205	Freshman	Greensboro, North Carolina
15	Tony Sabato	Center	6–7	220	Sophomore	Cincinnati, Ohio
20	Jack Isenbarger	Guard	6–2	190	Senior	Zionsville, Indiana
21	Ryley Beaumont	Forward	6–7	220	Senior	Millersville, Maryland
23	Egheosa Edomwonyi	Forward	6–7	235	Senior	Newark, New Jersey
24	Sebastian Koch	Guard	6–8	205	Senior	Munich, Germany
25	Ryder Bowline	Guard	6–4	225	Freshman	Cumming, Georgia
30	Wes Brewer	Forward	6–7	230	Freshman	Burlington, North Carolina
31	Lucas Troutman	Forward	6–10	228	Senior	Belton, South Carolina
32	Ryan Winters	Forward	6–7	218	Junior	Denver, Colorado
42	Patrick Ryan	Guard	6–6	190	Freshman	Darien, Connecticut

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/04/2013*	Lynchburg	W 100–57		Alumni Gym (924)
Regular season
11/08/2013*	Washington and Lee	W 114–64	1–0	Alumni Gym (1,607)
11/10/2013*	at Marist	W 75–48	2–0	McCann Field House (1,607)
11/15/2013*	at Charlotte	L 69–83	2–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,030)
11/18/2013*	vs. Drexel (NIT Season Tip-Off)	L 64–71	2–2	The RAC (2,106)
11/19/2013*	vs. Canisius (NIT Season Tip-Off)	L 85–86	2–3	The RAC (3,025)
11/25/2013*	#1 (DII) Metro State (NIT Season Tip-Off)	L 74–75	2–4	Alumni Gym (844)
11/26/2013*	Georgia State (NIT Season Tip-Off)	W 90–85	3–4	Alumni Gym (577)
12/01/2013*	Columbia	W 68–65 ^OT	4–4	Alumni Gym (726)
12/03/2013*	VMI	W 87–70	5–4	Alumni Gym (1,018)
12/13/2013*	at Colorado	L 63–80	5–5	Coors Events Center (8,831)
12/17/2013*	at Georgetown	L 76–85	5–6	Verizon Center (7,586)
12/19/2013*	Central Penn	W 126–78	6–6	Alumni Gym (987)
12/22/2013*	at Florida Atlantic	W 67–62	7–6	FAU Arena (908)
12/31/2013*	vs. #7 Duke	L 48–86	7–7	Greensboro Coliseum (9,717)
01/04/2014	at Western Carolina	L 62–74	7–8 (0–1)	Ramsey Center (1,174)
01/06/2014	Appalachian State	W 75–66	8–8 (1–1)	Alumni Gym (1,215)
01/14/2014	The Citadel	W 74–65	9–8 (2–1)	Alumni Gym (1,309)
01/16/2014	at Davidson	W 87–85 ^OT	10–8 (3–1)	John M. Belk Arena (3,970)
01/18/2014*	#16 Massachusetts	L 74–84	10–9	Alumni Gym (1,857)
01/23/2014	at Chattanooga	L 63–84	10–10 (3–2)	McKenzie Arena (4,662)
01/25/2014	at Samford	L 59–62	10–11 (3–3)	Pete Hanna Center (1,418)
01/30/2014	Western Carolina	W 74–60	11–11 (4–3)	Alumni Gym (1,312)
02/01/2014	at Appalachian State	W 83–76	12–11 (5–3)	George M. Holmes Convocation Center (2,004)
02/06/2014	UNC Greensboro	W 72–66	13–11 (6–3)	Alumni Gym (1,361)
02/08/2014	Georgia Southern	W 60–59	14–11 (7–3)	Alumni Gym (1,427)
02/15/2014	Samford	W 86–69	15–11 (8–3)	Alumni Gym (1,607)
02/19/2014	at UNC Greensboro	W 81–68	16–11 (9–3)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,385)
02/22/2014	at Georgia Southern	W 66–61	17–11 (10–3)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,312)
02/24/2014	at Furman (Postponed from 2/12)	W 78–49	18–11 (11–3)	Timmons Arena (926)
02/27/2014	Wofford	L 59–63	18–12 (11–4)	Alumni Gym (1,451)
03/01/2014	Davidson	L 69–86	18–13 (11–5)	Alumni Gym (1,871)
2014 SoCon Tournament
03/08/2014	vs. Western Carolina (Quarterfinals)	L 64–66	18–14	U.S. Cellular Center (5,898)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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

Elon Phoenix men's basketball

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