2013–14 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

2013–14 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
West Division
2013–14 record 8–23 (3–13 OVC)
Head coach Jason James (5th year)
Assistant coach Lance Egnatz
Assistant coach Dion Real
Assistant coach Andres Irarrazbal
Home arena Skyhawk 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 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by fifth year head coach Jason James, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 3–13 in OVC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the Ohio Valley Tournament.

Head coach Jason James was fired at the end of the season. He had a record of 37–117 in five seasons.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Tobias Dowdell Forward 6–7 215 Junior Birmingham, Alabama
1 Dee Oldham Guard 6–4 180 Sophomore Lebanon, Tennessee
2 Khristian Taylor Guard 6–2 175 Junior Akron, Ohio
3 Terence Smith Guard 6–4 195 Junior Russellville, Alabama
4 Bobby Jones Guard 6–3 185 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
10 Chandler Rowe Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana
11 Omari Minor Guard 6–0 175 Senior Troy, Virginia
12 Mike Liabo Guard/Forward 6–6 195 Junior Naples, Florida
15 DeMarc Richardson Guard 6–2 170 Sophomore Eads, Tennessee
20 Terrence Durham Guard 6–3 195 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
22 Justin Childs Guard 6–4 190 Senior New Orleans, Louisiana
25 Marshun Newell Guard 6–3 195 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
32 Pierre Mopo Forward 6–7 245 Senior Pearl, Mississippi
33 Myles Taylor Forward 6–7 250 Junior Little Rock, Arkansas
35 Tim Coleman Center 6–10 215 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
40 Jeremy Wahington Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands


Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/08/2013* at Wyoming
(Global Sports Challenge)
L 60–78  0–1 Arena-Auditorium (5,082)
11/10/2013* at Colorado
(Global Sports Challenge)
L 65–91  0–2 Coors Events Center (8,408)
11/13/2013* at Arkansas State
(Global Sports Challenge)
L 62–72  0–3 Convocation Center (2,237)
11/15/2013* Rochester College W 79–64  1–3 Skyhawk Arena (2,479)
11/17/2013* at Florida State L 61–89  1–4 Donald L. Tucker Center (6,042)
11/20/2013* UMKC L 67–79  1–5 Skyhawk Arena (1,703)
11/22/2013* Jackson State
(Global Sports Challenge)
L 64–68  1–6 Skyhawk Arena (1,604)
11/25/2013* Lipscomb L 84–95  1–7 Skyhawk Arena (1,776)
11/27/2013* Bethel (TN) W 95–82  2–7 Skyhawk Arena (674)
11/30/2013* at UNLV L 55–85  2–8 Thomas & Mack Center (12,397)
12/04/2013* at Samford W 89–73  3–8 Pete Hanna Center (1,097)
12/07/2013* Northern Kentucky W 79–66  4–8 Skyhawk Arena (527)
12/16/2013* at Presbyterian W 73–70  5–8 Templeton Physical Education Center (211)
12/19/2013* at Arkansas L 56–102  5–9 Bud Walton Arena (11,370)
12/21/2013* Southeastern Louisiana L 76–80  5–10 Skyhawk Arena (817)
12/30/2013 at Jacksonville State L 65–70  5–11 (0–1) Pete Mathews Coliseum (987)
01/02/2014 at Austin Peay L 68–81  5–12 (0–2) Dunn Center (2,616)
01/05/2014 at Murray State L 77–91  5–13 (0–3) CFSB Center (2,285)
01/11/2014 Belmont L 72–87  5–14 (0–4) Skyhawk Arena (2,914)
01/13/2014 Tennessee State W 100–81  6–14 (1–4) Skyhawk Arena (2,090)
01/18/2014 at Morehead State L 75–82  6–15 (1–5) Ellis Johnson Arena (1,727)
01/23/2014 Eastern Illinois W 84–77  7–15 (2–5) Skyhawk Arena (963)
01/25/2014 SIU Edwardsville L 82–87  7–16 (2–6) Skyhawk Arena (2,686)
01/30/2014 at Eastern Kentucky L 66–89  7–17 (2–7) McBrayer Arena (1,400)
02/06/2014 at Eastern Illinois L 79–91  7–18 (2–8) Lantz Arena (1,398)
02/08/2014 at SIU Edwardsville L 78–84  7–19 (2–9) Vadalabene Center (1,802)
02/12/2014 at Southeast Missouri State W 79–70  8–19 (3–9) Show Me Center (2,548)
02/20/2014 Tennessee Tech L 83–91  8–20 (3–10) Skyhawk Arena (1,044)
02/22/2014 Southeast Missouri State L 74–77  8–21 (3–11) Skyhawk Arena (2,977)
02/27/2014 Murray State L 72–86  8–22 (3–12) Skyhawk Arena (2,333)
03/01/2014 Austin Peay L 85–88  8–23 (3–13) Skyhawk Arena (1,887)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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