2013–14 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team

2013–14 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2014 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner ;

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball
2013–14 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2013–14 record	21–11 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Ray Harper (2nd full season)
Assistant coach	Lawrence Brenneman
Assistant coach	David Boyden
Assistant coach	Shawn Forrest
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena

The 2013–14 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Ray Harper in his second full year after coaching the final 19 games in 2011–12. They played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette. Despite having 21 wins, they did not play in a postseason tournament.

This was their last season as a member of the Sun Belt as they will move to Conference USA in July, 2014.

Roster

2013–14 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Payton Hulsey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	1	Kevin Kaspar	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Istanbul, Turkey
G	2	Brandon Price	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Radcliff, Kentucky
G	3	Trency Jackson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Jackson, Mississippi
F	10	Caden Dickerson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Argyle, Texas
F	11	Aaron Adeoye	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Jr	Marion, Illinois
G	12	Brandon Harris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Sr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F	14	Benjamin Lawson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Hitchin, England
F	15	O'Karo Akamune	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Miami, Florida
C	20	Aleksej Rostov	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Riga, Latvia
F	21	Nigel Snipes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Marietta, Georgia
C	33	Daouda Soumaoro	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Bamako, Mali
F	44	George Fant	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Bowling Green, Kentucky
G	51	Chris Harrison-Docks	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Bowling Green, Kentucky
G	52	T. J. Price	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Slidell, Louisiana

Head coach

Ray Harper (Kentucky Wesleyan)

Assistant coach(es)

Lawrence Brenneman (Geneva College)
David Boyden (Western Kentucky)
Shawn Forrest (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-11-7

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013* 6:00 pm	Campbellsville	W 87–73		E. A. Diddle Arena (3,106) Bowling Green, KY
Regular season
11/12/2013* 12:00 am, ESPN2	at Wichita State ESPN Tip-Off Marathon	L 49–66	0–1	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
11/16/2013* 7:00 pm	East Tennessee State Roundball Showcase	W 57–50	1–1	E. A. Diddle Arena (5,104) Bowling Green, KY
11/21/2013* 7:00 pm	UNC Wilmington Roundball Showcase	W 73–58	2–1	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,837) Bowling Green, KY
11/23/2013* 7:00 pm	Samford Roundball Showcase	W 67–64	3–1	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,224) Bowling Green, KY
11/26/2013* 6:00 pm	at Marshall Roundball Showcase	L 64–74	3–2	Cam Henderson Center (5,113) Huntington, WV
11/30/2013* 8:00 pm	Eastern Illinois	W 68–53	4–2	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,527) Bowling Green, KY
12/02/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Bowling Green	L 62–74	4–3	Stroh Center (1,378) Bowling Green, OH
12/07/2013* 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois	W 69–60	5–3	SIU Arena (4,164) Carbondale, IL
12/14/2013* 11:00 am, ESPN2	at No. 6 Louisville	L 63–79	5–4	KFC Yum! Center (22,027) Louisville, KY
12/18/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Southern Miss	W 68–65	6–4	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,718) Bowling Green, KY
12/21/2013* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Murray State	W 71–64	7–4	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,614) Bowling Green, KY
12/28/2013* 7:00 pm	Brescia	W 103–65	8–4	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,653) Bowling Green, KY
12/30/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Ole Miss	L 74–79	8–5	E. A. Diddle Arena (7,523) Bowling Green, KY
01/02/2014 5:05 pm, ESPN3	at South Alabama	W 58–56	9–5 (1–0)	Mitchell Center (1,556) Mobile, AL
01/04/2014 12:00 pm, Sun Belt Network	at Troy	W 60–51	10–5 (2–0)	Trojan Arena (1,035) Troy, AL
01/09/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Georgia State	L 54–77	10–6 (2–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,971) Bowling Green, KY
01/16/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Arkansas–Little Rock	L 83–87 ^OT	10–7 (2–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,611) Bowling Green, KY
01/18/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Arkansas State	W 82–77 ^2OT	11–7 (3–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (5,866) Bowling Green, KY
01/23/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Louisiana–Monroe	W 69–51	12–7 (4–2)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,528) Monroe, LA
01/25/2014 4:15 pm, ESPN3	at Louisiana–Lafayette	W 79–70	13–7 (5–2)	Cajundome (4,998) Lafayette, LA
01/30/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Texas–Arlington	W 77–72	14–7 (6–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,557) Bowling Green, KY
02/01/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Texas State	W 68–64	15–7 (7–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (5,514) Bowling Green, KY
02/08/2014 5:00 pm, Sun Belt Network	at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 79–78	16–7 (8–2)	Jack Stephens Center (3,053) Little Rock, AR
02/10/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Arkansas State	L 58–72	16–8 (8–3)	Convocation Center (2,261) Jonesboro, AR
02/13/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Troy	W 81–76	17–8 (9–3)	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,533) Bowling Green, KY
02/15/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	South Alabama	L 62–69	17–9 (9–4)	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,824) Bowling Green, KY
02/22/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Louisiana–Monroe	W 72–63	18–9 (10–4)	E. A. Diddle Arena (5,272) Bowling Green, KY
02/27/2014 7:00 pm	at Texas State	W 51–50	19–9 (11–4)	Strahan Coliseum (1,849) San Marcos, TX
03/01/2014 7:30 pm	at Texas–Arlington	L 73–80	19–10 (11–5)	College Park Center (1,835) Arlington, TX
03/06/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Louisiana–Lafayette	W 75–72	20–10 (12–5)	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,810) Bowling Green, KY
03/08/2014 1:30 pm, ESPN3	at Georgia State	L 55–73	21–10 (12–6)	GSU Sports Arena (3,870) Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/14/2014 4:30 pm, Sun Belt Network	vs. Louisiana–Lafayette Semifinals	L 72–73	21–11	Lakefront Arena (N/A) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Venues	Red Barn (1920–1931) Health & Physical Education Building (1931–1963) E. A. Diddle Arena (1963–present)
Culture & lore	Big Red
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1914–15 1915–16 1916–21 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2013–14 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Georgia State	17	–	1	.944	25	–	9	.735
WKU	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
Louisiana–Lafayette †	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Arkansas State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Arkansas–Little Rock	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Texas–Arlington	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Louisiana–Monroe	7	–	11	.389	10	–	17	.370
Troy	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
South Alabama	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Texas State	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258


† 2014 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner