2013–14 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2013–14 UCF Knights men's basketball
Conference American Athletic Conference
2013–14 record 13–18 (4–14 The American)
Head coach Donnie Jones
Assistant coach Shawn Finney
Assistant coach Darren Tillis
Assistant coach Tim Thomas
Home arena CFE Arena
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Louisville † 15 – 3   .833     31 – 6   .838
#15 Cincinnati 15 – 3   .833     27 – 7   .794
#18 Connecticut 12 – 6   .667     32 – 8   .800
SMU 12 – 6   .667     27 – 10   .730
Memphis 12 – 6   .667     24 – 10   .706
Houston 8 – 10   .444     17 – 16   .515
Rutgers 5 – 13   .278     12 – 21   .364
UCF 4 – 14   .222     13 – 18   .419
Temple 4 – 14   .222     9 – 22   .290
South Florida 3 – 15   .167     12 – 20   .375
† AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 45th season of basketball, were led by fourth-year head coach Donnie Jones, and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.

The season is UCF's first as a member of The American.[1] UCF played in Conference USA from 2005 to 2013.

They finished the season 13–18, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament where they lost to Cincinnati.

Previous season

In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 20–11, 9–7 in C-USA play tie for fourth place. Due to NCAA sanctions, UCF was ineligible for the 2013 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament or a post-season berth.[2]

Roster

2013–14 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 52 Blair, StaphonStaphon Blair style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 250 lb (113 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 10 Coons, TylerTyler Coons style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) So Orlando, FL
G 22 Goodwin, BrandonBrandon Goodwin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Norcross, GA
G/F 24 Haney, StevenSteven Haney style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 15 Karell, DylanDylan Karell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) So North Miami Beach, FL
G 21 Lang, IsaacIsaac Lang style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Tampa, FL
C 34 McBride, JustinJustin McBride style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 310 lb (141 kg) Fr Starke, FL
F 5 McCrory, EugeneEugene McCrory style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Riverdale, MD
G 11 Newell, CalvinCalvin Newell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA
F 1 Spurlock, TristanTristan Spurlock style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Woodbridge, VA
G/F 3 Sykes, IsaiahIsaiah Sykes style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
G 4 Walker, DaiquanDaiquan Walker style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) So Philadelphia, PA
G 12 Williams, MattMatt Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) So Orlando, FL
F 32 Wilson, KaseyKasey Wilson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Jr North Port, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2013

Schedule and results

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/08/2013* Tampa W 97–72  1–0 CFE Arena (5,516)
11/13/2013* Florida State L 68–80  1–1 CFE Arena (9,343)
11/17/2013* Bethune-Cookman W 83–63  2–1 CFE Arena (4,095)
11/21/2013* at Miami (FL) W 63–58  3–1 BankUnited Center (4,895)
11/26/2013* at Valparaiso L 70–85  3–2 Athletics-Recreation Center (2,381)
12/03/2013* at Florida Atlantic L 64–75  3–3 FAU Arena (1,655)
12/07/2013* Stetson W 77–58  4–3 CFE Arena (4,203)
12/11/2013* Howard W 79–64  5–3 CFE Arena (3,975)
12/17/2013* Jacksonville W 104–64  6–3 CFE Arena (4,123)
12/21/2013* Rio Grande
(Jackson Hewitt UCF Holiday Classic)		 W 86–58  7–3 CFE Arena (4,303)
12/22/2013* Valparaiso
(Jackson Hewitt UCF Holiday Classic)		 W 90–62  8–3 CFE Arena (4,305)
American Regular Season
12/31/2013 #14 Louisville L 65–90  8–4 (0–1) CFE Arena (7,094)
01/04/2014 Temple W 78–76  9–4 (1–1) CFE Arena (4,815)
01/11/2014 at Connecticut L 61–84  9–5 (1–2) Gampel Pavilion (9,561)
01/15/2014 at Rutgers L 75–85  9–6 (1–3) The RAC (4,031)
01/18/2014 SMU L 46–58  9–7 (1–4) CFE Arena (4,905)
01/23/2014 at #15 Cincinnati L 51–69  9–8 (1–5) Fifth Third Arena (10,242)
01/29/2014 #22 Memphis L 59–59  9–9 (1–6) CFE Arena (5,161)
02/01/2014 at #12 Louisville L 70–87  9–10 (1–7) KFC Yum! Center (22,201)
02/05/2014 South Florida
(War on I-4)		 L 78–79 OT 9–11 (1–8) CFE Arena (6,108)
02/09/2014 #22 Connecticut L 55–75  9–12 (1–9) CFE Arena (6,312)
02/12/2014 at Memphis L 70–76  9–13 (1–10) FedEx Forum (15,021)
02/15/2014 at South Florida
(War on I-4)		 W 74–75  10–13 (2–10) USF Sun Dome (5,294)
02/19/2014 #7 Cincinnati L 49–77  10–14 (2–11) CFE Arena (5,637)
02/22/2014 at Houston L 84–88  10–15 (2–12) Hofheinz Pavilion (7,028)
02/26/2014 Rutgers W 67–65  11–15 (3–12) CFE Arena (4,661)
03/01/2014 at SMU L 55–70  11–16 (3–13) Moody Coliseum (7,086)
03/04/2014 at Temple L 78–86 OT 11–17 (3–14) Liacouras Center (4,063)
03/07/2014 Houston W 104–83  12–17 (4–14) CFE Arena (5,471)
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/12/2014 vs. Temple
(First round)		 W 94–90 2OT 13–17 FedEx Forum (12,102)
03/13/2014 vs. Cincinnati
(Quarterfinals)		 L 58–61  13–18 FedEx Forum (13,081)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "It's Official! UCF Joins BIG EAST Conference". University of Central Florida. 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  2. ↑ "NCAA adds 1-year postseason bans to UCF penalties". WESH TV Orlando. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

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