2013–14 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

2013–14 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2013–14 record	14–18 (8–8 MEAC)
Head coach	Clemon Johnson (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Chadrick Johnson
Assistant coach	Condric Sanders
Home arena	Teaching Gym

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 MEAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Carolina Central †	15	–	1	.938	28	–	6	.824
Hampton	13	–	3	.813	18	–	13	.581
Norfolk State	11	–	5	.688	19	–	15	.559
Morgan State	11	–	5	.688	15	–	16	.484
Savannah State	10	–	6	.625	13	–	19	.406
Florida A&M	8	–	8	.500	14	–	18	.438
Coppin State	7	–	9	.438	12	–	20	.375
Delaware State	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
South Carolina State	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
North Carolina A&T	5	–	11	.313	9	–	23	.281
Howard	5	–	11	.313	8	–	25	.242
Bethune-Cookman	5	–	11	.313	7	–	25	.219
Maryland Eastern Shore	4	–	12	.250	6	–	24	.200


† 2014 MEAC Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by third year head coach Clemon Johnson, played their home games at the Teaching Gym and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 8–8 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament where they lost to Morgan State.

At the end of the season, head coach Clemon Johnson was fired. He posted a three year record of 32–64.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Willie Connor III	Guard	6–5	185	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
2	Christopher Rozier	Forward	6–7	245	Senior	Jacksonville, Florida
3	Jamie Adams	Guard	5–10	166	Senior	Chicago, Illinois
4	Richie Spiller	Guard	6–0	185	Freshman	Miami, Florida
12	Reggie Lewis	Guard	6–2	200	Senior	Cleveland, Ohio
15	D'Andre Bullard	Guard	6–4	185	Junior	Orlando, Florida
20	Greg Nelson	Guard	6–4	230	Junior	Stuart, Florida
21	Pierre Crawford	Center	6–9	256	Junior	Eutaw, Alabama
22	Mohammad Abdul-Aleem	Guard	6–4	210	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia
23	Jamari Bradford	Forward	6–6	210	Senior	Louisville, Kentucky
24	Bobby King	Forward	6–7	220	Junior	Birmingham, Alabama
25	Trey Kellum	Forward	6–6	205	Sophomore	Peoria, Illinois
33	Walter Davis II	Guard	6–5	190	Senior	Memphis, Tennessee
42	Onyekachukwu Odi	Forward	6–8	230	Senior	Nigeria

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/08/2013*	at Rutgers	L 84–92	0–1	The RAC (5,083)
11/10/2013*	at Princeton	L 50–67	0–2	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,511)
11/14/2013*	Stetson	W 63–60	1–2	Teaching Gym (1,345)
11/18/2013*	at Toledo	L 69–79	1–3	Savage Arena (3,916)
11/23/2013*	at Jacksonville	L 72–76	1–4	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (788)
11/27/2013*	at UAB	L 85–73	1–5	Bartow Arena (3,319)
11/30/2013*	Florida Memorial	W 100–82	2–5	Teaching Gym (375)
12/05/2013	at Norfolk State	L 87–91	2–6 (0–1)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,494)
12/07/2013	at Hampton	L 62–72	2–7 (0–2)	Hampton Convocation Center (1,572)
12/17/2013*	at Mississippi State (Las Vegas Classic)	L 65–78	2–8	Humphrey Coliseum (5,803)
12/19/2013*	at South Florida (Las Vegas Classic)	L 70–73	2–9	USF Sun Dome (3,433)
12/22/2013*	vs. Florida Gulf Coast (Las Vegas Classic)	L 68–77	2–10	Orleans Arena (N/A)
12/23/2013*	vs. Sacred Heart (Las Vegas Classic)	W 75–70	3–10	Orleans Arena (N/A)
01/02/2014*	FIU	W 93–88 ^OT	4–10	Teaching Gym (459)
01/04/2014*	at Auburn	L 50–81	4–11	Auburn Arena (4,677)
01/11/2014	North Carolina Central	W 63–60	5–11 (1–2)	Teaching Gym (779)
01/13/2014	North Carolina A&T	W 76–66	6–11 (2–2)	Teaching Gym (899)
01/18/2014	at South Carolina State	W 78–72	7–11 (3–2)	SHM Memorial Center (1,024)
01/20/2014	at Savannah State	L 68–79	7–12 (3–3)	Tiger Arena (3,650)
01/25/2014	Howard	L 62–69	7–13 (3–4)	Teaching Gym (2,577)
02/01/2014	South Carolina State	L 59–63 ^OT	7–14 (3–5)	Teaching Gym (2,359)
02/03/2014	Savannah State	W 54–51	8–14 (4–5)	Teaching Gym (1,804)
02/08/2014	at North Carolina A&T	L 78–84	8–15 (4–6)	Corbett Sports Center (1,854)
02/10/2014	at North Carolina Central	L 49–92	8–16 (4–7)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,397)
02/15/2014	Coppin State	W 82–71	9–16 (5–7)	Teaching Gym (1,802)
02/17/2014	Delaware State	W 68–63	10–16 (6–7)	Teaching Gym (1,345)
02/22/2014	at Bethune-Cookman	W 80–75	11–16 (7–7)	Moore Gymnasium (3,231)
02/26/2014*	Edward Waters	W 104–69	12–16 (7–7)	Teaching Gym (N/A)
03/03/2014	at Morgan State	W 78–73	13–16 (8–7)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,009)
03/06/2014	Bethune-Cookman	L 68–70	13–17 (8–8)	Teaching Gym (2,376)
MEAC Tournament
03/11/2014	vs. Delaware State (First round)	W 65–61	14–17	Norfolk Scope (4,658)
03/13/2014	vs. Morgan State (Quarterfinals)	L 68–81	14–18	Norfolk Scope (N/A)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.famuathletics.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=25300&SPID=80919&SPSID=606609

Florida A&M Rattlers basketball

Venues	Jake Gaither Gymnasium (1963–2009) Teaching Gym (2009–present)

Culture & lore	"Rattler Orange and Green"

People	Head coaches NBA players

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