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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#15 Cincinnati15–3 .833  27–7  .794
#18 Connecticut12–6 .667  32–8  .800
SMU12–6 .667  27–10  .730
Memphis12–6 .667  24–10  .706
Houston8–10 .444  17–16  .515
Rutgers5–13 .278  12–21  .364
UCF4–14 .222  13–18  .419
Temple4–14 .222  9–22  .290
South Florida3–15 .167  12–20  .375
#5 Louisville* †0–3 .000  0–5  .000
† The American Tournament winner
As of March 15th, 2014
*Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 3 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(31-6)(15-3); 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 52 Staphon Blair 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 10 Tyler Coons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Orlando, FL
G 22 Brandon Goodwin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Norcross, GA
G/F 24 Steven Haney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 15 Dylan Karell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) So North Miami Beach, FL
G 21 Isaac Lang 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Tampa, FL
C 34 Justin McBride 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)310 lb (141 kg) Fr Starke, FL
F 5 Eugene McCrory 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Riverdale, MD
G 11 Calvin Newell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA
F 1 Tristan Spurlock 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Woodbridge, VA
G/F 3 Isaiah Sykes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
G 4 Daiquan Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Philadelphia, PA
G 12 Matt Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Orlando, FL
F 32 Kasey Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)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
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/08/2013*
8:30 pm		 Tampa W 97–72  1–0
 CFE Arena (5,516)
Orlando, FL
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPNews		 Florida State L 68–80  1–1
 CFE Arena (9,343)
Orlando, FL
11/17/2013*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Bethune-Cookman W 83–63  2–1
 CFE Arena (4,095)
Orlando, FL
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Miami (FL) W 63–58  3–1
 BankUnited Center (4,895)
Coral Gables, FL
11/26/2013*
8:00 pm		 at Valparaiso L 70–85  3–2
 Athletics-Recreation Center (2,381)
Valparaiso, IN
12/03/2013*
7:00 pm		 at Florida Atlantic L 64–75  3–3
 FAU Arena (1,655)
Boca Raton, FL
12/07/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stetson W 77–58  4–3
 CFE Arena (4,203)
Orlando, FL
12/11/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Howard W 79–64  5–3
 CFE Arena (3,975)
Orlando, FL
12/17/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Jacksonville W 104–64  6–3
 CFE Arena (4,123)
Orlando, FL
12/21/2013*
4:00 pm		 Rio Grande
Jackson Hewitt UCF Holiday Classic		 W 86–58  7–3
 CFE Arena (4,303)
Orlando, FL
12/22/2013*
2:30 pm, ESPN3		 Valparaiso
Jackson Hewitt UCF Holiday Classic		 W 90–62  8–3
 CFE Arena (4,305)
Orlando, FL
American Regular Season
12/31/2013
5:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 14 Louisville L 65–90  8–4
(0–1)		 CFE Arena (7,094)
Orlando, FL
01/04/2014
4:00 pm, ESPNews		 Temple W 78–76  9–4
(1–1)		 CFE Arena (4,815)
Orlando, FL
01/11/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Connecticut L 61–84  9–5
(1–2)		 Gampel Pavilion (9,561)
Storrs, CT
01/15/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews		 at Rutgers L 75–85  9–6
(1–3)		 The RAC (4,031)
Piscataway, NJ
01/18/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNews		 SMU L 46–58  9–7
(1–4)		 CFE Arena (4,905)
Orlando, FL
01/23/2014
9:00 pm, CBSSN		 at No. 15 Cincinnati L 51–69  9–8
(1–5)		 Fifth Third Arena (10,242)
Cincinnati, OH
01/29/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 22 Memphis L 59–59  9–9
(1–6)		 CFE Arena (5,161)
Orlando, FL
02/01/2014
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 at No. 12 Louisville L 70–87  9–10
(1–7)		 KFC Yum! Center (22,201)
Louisville, KY
02/05/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews		 South Florida
War on I-4		 L 78–79 OT 9–11
(1–8)		 CFE Arena (6,108)
Orlando, FL
02/09/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 22 Connecticut L 55–75  9–12
(1–9)		 CFE Arena (6,312)
Orlando, FL
02/12/2014
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Memphis L 70–76  9–13
(1–10)		 FedEx Forum (15,021)
Memphis, TN
02/15/2014
4:30 pm, ESPNews		 at South Florida
War on I-4		 W 74–75  10–13
(2–10)		 USF Sun Dome (5,294)
Tampa, FL
02/19/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 7 Cincinnati L 49–77  10–14
(2–11)		 CFE Arena (5,637)
Orlando, FL
02/22/2014
2:00 pm, ESPNews		 at Houston L 84–88  10–15
(2–12)		 Hofheinz Pavilion (7,028)
Houston, TX
02/26/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Rutgers W 67–65  11–15
(3–12)		 CFE Arena (4,661)
Orlando, FL
03/01/2014
4:00 pm, ESPNews		 at SMU L 55–70  11–16
(3–13)		 Moody Coliseum (7,086)
Dallas, TX
03/04/2014
6:30 pm, ESPNews		 at Temple L 78–86 OT 11–17
(3–14)		 Liacouras Center (4,063)
Philadelphia, PA
03/07/2014
7:30 pm, CBSSN		 Houston W 104–83  12–17
(4–14)		 CFE Arena (5,471)
Orlando, FL
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/12/2014
9:30 pm, ESPN2		 vs. Temple
First round		 W 94–90 2OT 13–17
 FedEx Forum (12,102)
Memphis, TN
03/13/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 vs. Cincinnati
Quarterfinals		 L 58–61  13–18
 FedEx Forum (13,081)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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