2013–14 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

2013–14 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball

Conference	Southern Conference
2013–14 record	15–19 (6–10 SoCon)
Head coach	Mark Byington (1st year)
Assistant coach	Randy Peele
Assistant coach	Larry Dixon
Assistant coach	Andrew Wilson
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse

	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 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 6–10 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament where they lost to Wofford.

This was their last season as a member of the SoCon as they will join the Sun Belt Conference in July, 2014.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Torlorf Thomas	Guard	6–4	190	Freshman	Meridian, Mississippi
1	Kameron Dunnican	Forward	6–8	210	Junior	Sumter, South Carolina
2	Sam Mike	Forward	6–7	230	Senior	Decatur, Georgia
3	Eric Ferguson	Forward	6–8	200	Senior	Statesboro, Georgia
4	Curtis Diamond	Guard	6–3	170	Junior	Lithonia, Georgia
5	Jelani Hewitt	Guard	6–2	185	Junior	Miramar, Florida
10	Marvin Baynham	Forward	6–7	210	Junior	Miami, Florida
11	Tre Bussey	Guard	6–3	170	Senior	Lithia Springs, Georgia
12	Brian Holmes	Guard	6–1	190	Senior	Sanford, Florida
13	Angel Matias	Forward	6–4	225	Junior	San Juan, Puerto Rico
14	Zach Altany	Guard	6–4	190	Junior	Statesboro, Georgia
21	Cole Rives	Guard	6–0	190	Sophomore	Suwanee, Georgia
23	Chris Daniels	Guard	6–5	210	Sophomore	Decatur, Georgia
24	Bryce Woodliff	Guard	6–0	175	Freshman	Roanoke, Virginia
30	Scott Kelly	Forward	6–5	210	Freshman	Milton, Georgia
35	Kyle Doyle	Forward	6–6	210	Freshman	Hephzibah, Georgia
40	Grayson Clark	Guard	6–2	185	Freshman	Milton, Georgia
44	Trent Wiedeman	Forward	6–8	255	Senior	Suwanee, Georgia
	Kertiss Bisden	Forward	6–7	220	Freshman	Atlanta, Georgia

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/01/2013*	Thomas	W 88–49		Hanner Fieldhouse (735)
Regular season
11/08/2013*	Columbia International	W 110–74	1–0	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,211)
11/11/2013*	at Miami (FL)	L 80–81 ^OT	1–1	BankUnited Center (4,654)
11/16/2013*	Toccoa Falls	W 104–50	2–1	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,526)
11/21/2013*	at West Virginia (Cancún Challenge)	L 68–101	2–2	WVU Coliseum (4,814)
11/23/2013*	at Old Dominion (Cancún Challenge)	L 69–86	2–3	Ted Constant Convocation Center (4,814)
11/26/2013*	vs. Oral Roberts (Cancun Challenge)	L 65–67	2–4	Moon Palace Resort (203)
11/27/2013*	vs. Presbyterian (Cancun Challenge)	W 76–66	3–4	Moon Palace Resort (934)
11/30/2013*	Campbell	L 73–75 ^OT	3–5	Hanner Fieldhouse (517)
12/04/2013*	Brewton–Parker	W 75–66	4–5	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,220)
12/07/2013*	at South Carolina State	W 79–61	5–5	SHM Memorial Center (302)
12/15/2013*	at UAB	L 62–84	5–6	Bartow Arena (3,167)
12/18/2013*	Kennesaw State	W 73–55	6–6	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,159)
12/20/2013*	at Georgia State	L 61–73	6–7	GSU Sports Arena (1,893)
12/28/2013*	at North Carolina A&T	W 66–63	7–7	Corbett Sports Center (1,401)
12/30/2013*	at Campbell	L 63–69	7–8	Pope Convocation Center (1,270)
01/04/2014	Samford	W 80–78	8–8 (1–0)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,018)
01/11/2014	Western Carolina	L 67–68	8–9 (1–1)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,372)
01/16/2014	Furman	W 88–81 ^OT	9–9 (2–1)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,746)
01/18/2014	at Appalachian State	L 68–81	9–10 (2–2)	George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,249)
01/23/2014	Wofford	L 64–74	9–11 (2–3)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,030)
01/25/2014	at Davidson	L 52–82	9–12 (2–4)	John M. Belk Arena (3,753)
01/30/2014	The Citadel	W 83–52	10–12 (3–4)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,613)
02/01/2014	at UNC Greensboro	W 64–62	11–12 (4–4)	Greensboro Coliseum (4,485)
02/06/2014	at Wofford	L 61–74	11–13 (4–5)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,446)
02/08/2014	at Elon	L 59–60	11–14 (4–6)	Alumni Gym (1,427)
02/13/2014	UNC Greensboro	L 56–68	11–15 (4–7)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,543)
02/15/2014	Davidson	L 73–88	11–16 (4–8)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,093)
02/20/2014	at Chattanooga	W 77–61	12–16 (5–8)	McKenzie Arena (3,743)
02/22/2014	Elon	L 61–66	12–17 (5–9)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,312)
02/27/2014	at Furman	W 82–73	13–17 (6–9)	Timmons Arena (1,018)
03/01/2014	at The Citadel	L 63–80	13–18 (6–10)	McAlister Field House (1,168)
2014 SoCon Tournament
03/07/2014	vs. Furman (First round)	W 65–50	14–18	U.S. Cellular Center (3,123)
03/08/2014	vs. Chattanooga (Quarterfinals)	W 62–55	15–18	U.S. Cellular Center (3,811)
03/09/2014	vs. Wofford (Semifinals)	L 71–57	15–19	U.S. Cellular Center (5,434)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.gseagles.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=21&path=mbball

Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Hanner Fieldhouse (1969–present)

Culture & lore	Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song"

People	Head coaches

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