2013–14 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

2013–14 Texas Longhorns men's basketball

NCAA Third Round vs. Michigan, L 65–79
Conference	Big 12
2013–14 record	24–11 (11-7 Big 12)
Head coach	Rick Barnes (16th year)
Assistant coach	Rob Lanier
Assistant coach	Russell Springmann
Assistant coach	Chris Ogden
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#10 Kansas	14	–	4	.778	25	–	10	.714
#21 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
#9 Iowa State †	11	–	7	.611	28	–	8	.778
Texas	11	–	7	.611	24	–	11	.686
Kansas State	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
#23 Baylor	9	–	9	.500	26	–	12	.684
West Virginia	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Oklahoma State	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Texas Tech	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
TCU	0	–	18	.000	9	–	22	.290

† 2014 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rick Barnes, who was in his 16th year as head coach. The team played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Arizona State in the second round before losing in the third round to Michigan.

Before the season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Melchionni, DeanDean Melchionni	0	G	76 !6'4"	193	4 !Senior	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Graduated
McClellan, SheldonSheldon McClellan	1	G	76 !6'4"	188	2 !Sophomore	Houston, Texas	Transferred ^[1]
Bond, JaylenJaylen Bond	5	F	79 !6'7"	224	2 !Sophomore	Maroua, Cameroon	Transferred to Temple ^[2]
Kabongo, MyckMyck Kabongo	12	F	73 !6'1"	169	2 ! Sophomore	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Entered 2013 NBA Draft ^[3]
Lewis, JulienJulien Lewis	14	G	73 !6'3"	190	2 ! Sophomore	Galveston, Texas	Transferred ^[4]
Dick, AndrewAndrew Dick	22	G	72 !6'2"	180	4 ! Senior	Sherman, Texas	Graduated
Papapetrou, IoannisIoannis Papapetrou	33	F	80 !6'8"	225	1 ! Freshman	Athens, Greece	Signed a professional contract with Olympiacos^[5]

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Demarcus Croaker G	Orlando, FL	Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 19, 2013
Demarcus Croaker G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Isaiah Taylor G	Houston, TX	The Village	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jan 4, 2013
Isaiah Taylor G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Martez Walker G	Detroit, MI	Pershing	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 30, 2013
Martez Walker G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Kendal Yancy-Harris G	Richardson, TX	Berkner	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Mar 30, 2013
Kendal Yancy-Harris G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
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: "Texas 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "2013 Texas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013.

Schedule

Source:^[6]

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2013*		Mercer	W 76–73	1–0	Frank Erwin Center (8,108)
11/12/2013*		South Alabama (CBE Classic Opening Round)	W 84–77	2–0	Frank Erwin Center (7,193)
11/15/2013*		Stephen F. Austin	W 72–62	3–0	Frank Erwin Center (7,348)
11/18/2013*		Houston Baptist (CBE Classic)	W 89–61	4–0	Frank Erwin Center (6,943)
11/25/2013*		vs. BYU (CBE Classic semifinals)	L 82–86	4–1	Sprint Center (7,682)
11/26/2013*		vs. DePaul (CBE Classic consolation round)	W 77–59	5–1	Sprint Center (8,324)
11/29/2013*		Texas–Arlington	W 72–69	6–1	Frank Erwin Center (7,749)
12/02/2013*		Vanderbilt (Big 12/SEC Challenge)	W 70–64	7–1	Frank Erwin Center (7,431)
12/07/2013*		at Temple	W 81–80 ^OT	8–1	Wells Fargo Center (6,092)
12/14/2013*		Texas State	W 85–53	9–1	Frank Erwin Center (9,534)
12/18/2013*		at #18 North Carolina	W 86–83	10–1	Dean Smith Center (17,143)
12/21/2013*		#5 Michigan State	L 78–92	10–2	Frank Erwin Center (15,832)
12/30/2013*		Rice	W 66–44	11–2	Frank Erwin Center (8,199)
Conference season
01/04/2014		Oklahoma	L 88–85	11–3 (0–1)	Frank Erwin Center (10,189)
01/08/2014		at #11 Oklahoma State	L 87–74	11–4 (0–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,068)
01/11/2014		Texas Tech	W 67–64	12–4 (1–2)	Frank Erwin Center (9,097)
01/13/2014		at West Virginia	W 80–69	13–4 (2–2)	WVU Coliseum (8,706)
01/18/2014		#8 Iowa State	W 86–76	14–4 (3–2)	Frank Erwin Center (12,709)
01/21/2014		#22 Kansas State	W 67–64	15–4 (4–2)	Frank Erwin Center (8,918)
01/25/2014		at #24 Baylor	W 74–60	16–4 (5–2)	Ferrell Center (8,052)
02/01/2014	#25	#6 Kansas	W 81–69	17–4 (6–2)	Frank Erwin Center (16,540)
02/04/2014	#15	at TCU	W 59–54	18–4 (7–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,233)
02/08/2014	#15	at Kansas State	L 57–74	18–5 (7–3)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,171)
02/11/2014	#19	Oklahoma State	W 87–68	19–5 (8–3)	Frank Erwin Center (10,904)
02/15/2014	#19	West Virginia	W 88–71	20–5 (9–3)	Frank Erwin Center (12,179)
02/18/2014	#19	at #17 Iowa State	L 76–85	20–6 (9–4)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
02/22/2014	#19	at #8 Kansas	L 54–85	20–7 (9–5)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
02/26/2014	#24	Baylor	W 74–69	21–7 (10–5)	Frank Erwin Center (12,471)
03/01/2014	#24	at Oklahoma	L 65–77	21–8 (10–6)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,976)
03/05/2014		TCU	W 66–54	22–8 (11–6)	Frank Erwin Center (9,450)
03/08/2014		at Texas Tech	L 53–59	22–9 (11–7)	United Spirit Arena (12,429)
Big 12 Tournament
03/13/2014		vs. West Virginia (Quarterfinals)	W 66–49	23–9	Sprint Center (18,972)
03/14/2014		vs. Baylor (Semifinals)	L 69–86	23–10	Sprint Center (18,972)
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2014*	#(MW 7)	vs. (MW 10) Arizona State (Second round)	W 87–85	24–10	BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,331)
03/22/2014*	#(MW 7)	vs. #7 (MW 2) Michigan (Third round)	L 65–79	24–11	BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,206)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. For NCAA tournament (#) is seed within region MW=Midwest.

Roster

2013–14 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Yancy, KendallKendall Yancy	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%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Berkner	Richardson, TX
1.5 !G	1	Taylor, IsaiahIsaiah Taylor	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	The Village School	Hayward, CA
1.5 !G	2	Holland, DeMarcusDeMarcus Holland	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)	2.0 !So	Naaman Forest	Garland, TX
1.5 !G	3	Felix, JavanJavan Felix	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Augustine	New Orleans, LA
3.5 !F	4	Newsome, DannyDanny Newsome	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%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Langham Creek	Houston, TX
3.5 !F	10	Holmes, JonathanJonathan Holmes	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Antonian College Prep	San Antonio, TX
3.5 !F	21	Lammert, ConnorConnor Lammert	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%; \| 235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Churchill	San Antonio, TX
1.5 !G	24	Walker, MartezMartez Walker	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%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pershing	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	30	McClurg, RyanRyan McClurg	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Seven Lakes	Katy, TX
1.5 !G	40	Murry, TaraleTarale Murry (W)	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%; \| 187 lb (85 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lehman	San Antonio, TX
5.0 !C	44	Ibeh, PrincePrince Ibeh	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 250 lb (113 kg)	2.0 !So	Naaman Forest	Garland, TX
3.5 !F	52	Allums, BrandonBrandon Allums (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%; \| 241 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Plano West	Plano, TX
5.0 !C	55	Ridley, CameronCameron Ridley	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%; \| 285 lb (129 kg)	2.0 !So	Bush	Richmond, TX

Head coach

Rick Barnes (Lenoir-Rhyne)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob Lanier (St. Bonaventure)
Keith Springmann (Salisbury State)
Christopher Ogden (Texas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-02-17

References

↑ "Sheldon McClellan to transfer". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
↑ "Former Temple Owls target Bond leaving Texas". Philly.com. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
↑ "Texas point guard Myck Kabongo declares for NBA Draft". Daily Texan. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
↑ "Julien Lewis leaving UT Basketball program". KXAN. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
↑ Goodman, Jeff; Katz, Andy (August 20, 2013). "Ioannis Papapetrou signs pro deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
↑ "2013–14 Schedule". Retrieved 2013-07-05.

Texas Longhorns men's basketball

Venues	Clark Field (1905–1917) Men's Gym (1917–1930) Gregory Gymnasium (1930–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–present)

Rivalries	Texas A&M

Culture & lore	History Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight"

People	Head coaches Notable players NBA players

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics