2013–14 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

2013–14 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball

Conference	Mountain West Conference
2013–14 record	7–24 (1–17 MWC)
Head coach	Dave Wojcik (1st year)
Assistant coach	Chris Brazelton
Assistant coach	Jack Kennedy
Assistant coach	Omar Lowery
Home arena	Event Center Arena

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#13 San Diego State	16	–	2	.889	31	–	5	.861
#17 New Mexico †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
UNLV	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Nevada	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
Boise State	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
Wyoming	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Fresno State	9	–	9	.500	21	–	18	.538
Utah State	7	–	11	.389	18	–	14	.563
Colorado State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Air Force	6	–	12	.333	12	–	18	.400
San Jose State	1	–	17	.056	7	–	24	.226


† 2014 MWC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team representsed San Jose State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by first year head coach Dave Wojcik, played their home games at the Event Center Arena and were first year members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 1–17 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament to Boise State.

Preseason roster changes

Departures

Many players from the previous season left with eligibility remaining. Athletic director Gene Bleymaier explained in 2014: "Last year, we were faced with a situation that needed to be dealt with in a major fashion. The coaching staff was not retained, and several players were not invited back for the 2013-14 season. Only four players returned from the 2012-13 team."^[1]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Aalim Moore	4	G	6'3"	194	4 !Senior	Oakland, CA	Graduated
Xavier Jones	5	G	6'4"	205	3 !Junior	Gary, IN	Transferred to Florida Southern
Stephon Smith	10	F	6'8"	260	2 !Sophomore	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Northwood (FL)^[2]
David Andoh	22	F	6'7"	200	1 !Freshman	San Jose, CA	Transferred to Merritt CC^[3]
Chris Jones	23	G	6'4"	205	4 !Senior	Hayward, CA	Graduated
LaVanne Pennington	24	G	6'4"	180	4 !Senior	San Bernardino, CA	Graduated
Nick Grieves	30	G	6'3"	160	2 !Sophomore	Aptos, CA	Transferred to Cal State East Bay^[4]
Louis Garrett	32	F	6'6"	215	3 !Junior	St. George, UT	Transferred to Dixie State^[5]
James Kinney	33	G	6'2"	180	4 !Senior	Champaign, IL	Graduated
Alex Brown	44	C	6'11"	210	3 !Junior	Colp, IL	Transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan^[6]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jordan Baker*	11	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Tempe, AZ	Pepperdine
Frank Rogers*	14	F	6'9"	230	Junior	Salinas, CA	San Francisco
Devante Wilson	22	G	6'4"	215	Junior	Muskogee, OK	Lee CC

*Redshirted this season per NCAA transfer rules.

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen James PG	Chicago, IL	La Lumiere School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 20, 2013
Jalen James PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Rashad Muhammad SG	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 20, 2013
Rashad Muhammad SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Brandon Mitchell SF	Memphis, TN	Ridgeway HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 6, 2013
Brandon Mitchell SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Matt Pollard C	Houston, TX	Shooting 4 Greatness Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	May 7, 2013
Matt Pollard C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Isaac Thornton SG	San Antonio, TX	Sam Houston HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 3, 2013
Isaac Thornton SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Devante Wilson SG	Muskogee, OK	Lee CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 9, 2013
Devante Wilson SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "San Jose State Commit List for 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15. "ESPN – San Jose State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.

Roster

2013–14 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Muhammad, RashadRashad Muhammad	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bishop Gorman HS	Las Vegas, NV
1.5 !G	1	Brown, D.J.D.J. Brown	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Chino Hills HS	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	2	Williams, JaleelJaleel Williams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Ellison HS	Killeen, TX
3.5 !F	4	Mitchell, BrandonBrandon Mitchell	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ridgeway HS	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	5	Alexander, DylanDylan Alexander (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Weston Ranch HS	Stockton, CA
1.5 !G	11	Baker, JordanJordan Baker (I)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Pepperdine U.	Tempe, AZ
1.5 !G	12	James, JalenJalen James	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	La Lumiere School	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	14	Rogers, FrankFrank Rogers (I)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	U. of San Francisco	Salinas, CA
3.5 !F	15	Cunningham, ChrisChris Cunningham	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Santa Clara U.	Pomona, CA
1.5 !G	20	Thornton, IsaacIsaac Thornton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sam Houston HS	San Antonio, TX
5.0 !C	21	VanKirk, MikeMike VanKirk	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	La Jolla Prep	Palmdale, CA
1.5 !G	22	Wilson, DevanteDevante Wilson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lee CC	Muskogee, OK
5.0 !C	35	Pollard, MattMatt Pollard	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 265 lb (120 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kashmere HS	Houston, TX

Head coach

Dave Wojcik (Loyola)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Brazelton (Fresno State)
Jack Kennedy (Grinnell)
Omar Lowery (Concordia)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Nov 4*	Cal State Monterey Bay	L 69–78		Event Center Arena (1,321)
Nov 6*	Pacific Union	W 93–42		Event Center Arena (1,139)
Regular Season
Nov 12*	at Santa Clara	L 77–89	0–1	Leavey Center (1,456)
Nov 15*	vs. Milwaukee (NIU Invitational)	L 61–64	0–2	Convocation Center (1,113)
Nov 16*	at Northern Illinois (NIU Invitational)	L 59–60	0–3	Convocation Center (753)
Nov 17*	vs. James Madison (NIU Invitational)	L 66–79	0–4	Convocation Center (474)
Nov 20*	at Pepperdine	W 83–77	1–4	Firestone Fieldhouse (847)
Nov 23*	Cal State Fullerton	W 81–59	2–4	Event Center Arena (1,284)
Nov 27*	at Portland	L 69–86	2–5	Chiles Center (1,036)
Nov 30*	at Weber State	L 55–72	2–6	Dee Events Center (5,584)
Dec 7*	at Houston	W 72–68	3–6	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,105)
Dec 18*	UC Davis	W 89–85 ^3OT	4–6	Event Center Arena (1,229)
Dec 21*	Westminster	W 73–66	5–6	Event Center Arena (1,338)
Dec 28*	Pacifica College	W 87–59	6–6	Event Center Arena (1,126)
Jan 1	Nevada	L 50–62	6–7 (0–1)	Event Center Arena (1,435)
Jan 4	at Utah State	L 67–86	6–8 (0–2)	Smith Spectrum (10,015)
Jan 8	Colorado State	L 64–66	6–9 (0–3)	Event Center Arena (1,513)
Jan 11	New Mexico	L 65–69	6–10 (0–4)	Event Center Arena (2,078)
Jan 15	at Air Force	L 62–77	6–11 (0–5)	Clune Arena (1,695)
Jan 18	at Wyoming	L 56–67	6–12 (0–6)	Arena-Auditorium (5,673)
Jan 22	#7 San Diego State	L 50–75	6–13 (0–7)	Event Center Arena (4,117)
Jan 25	at Boise State	L 55–76	6–14 (0–8)	Taco Bell Arena (6,845)
Jan 29	UNLV	L 46–70	6–15 (0–9)	Event Center Arena (2,643)
Feb 1	at New Mexico	L 47–72	6–16 (0–10)	The Pit (15,411)
Feb 8	at Fresno State	L 56–82	6–17 (0–11)	Save Mart Center (6,784)
Feb 12	Air Force	L 48–51	6–18 (0–12)	Event Center Arena (1,326)
Feb 15	Wyoming	L 38–46	6–19 (0–13)	Event Center Arena (1,153)
Feb 18	at Nevada	W 66–64	7–19 (1–13)	Lawlor Events Center (5,994)
Feb 25	at #13 San Diego State	L 64–90	7–20 (1–14)	Viejas Arena (12,414)
Mar 1	Utah State	L 58–75	7–21 (1–15)	Event Center Arena (1,343)
Mar 5	at Colorado State	L 66–78	7–22 (1–16)	Moby Arena (4,130)
Mar 8	Fresno State	L 56–69	7–23 (1–17)	Event Center Arena (2,451)
Mountain West Tournament
Mar 12	vs. Boise State (First round)	L 52–83	7–24	Thomas & Mack Center (5,824)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

↑ "Men's Basketball Will Incur Anticipated NCAA APR Sanctions For 2014-15". San Jose State Spartans. April 1, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
↑ "Stephon Smith". Northwood University Florida. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
↑ "David Andoh". Liberty University. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
↑ "Nick Grieves". Cal State East Bay. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
↑ "Louis Garrett". Dixie State Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
↑ "KWC adds 6-11 transfer Alex Brown". Kentucky Wesleyan College. August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2015.

San Jose State Spartans men's basketball

Venues	San Jose Civic Auditorium (1933–1989) Event Center Arena (1989–present)

Culture & lore	History Sammy Spartan

People	Head coaches

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