2013–14 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 6–10 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament where they lost to Wofford.

2013–14 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2013–14 record15–19 (6–10 SoCon)
Head coachMark Byington (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
201314 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Davidson151 .938  2013  .606
Chattanooga124 .750  1815  .545
Wofford115 .688  2013  .606
Elon115 .688  1814  .563
Western Carolina106 .625  1915  .559
UNC Greensboro79 .438  1418  .438
Georgia Southern610 .375  1519  .441
Samford610 .375  1320  .394
Appalachian State511 .313  921  .300
Furman313 .188  921  .300
The Citadel214 .125  726  .212
2014 SoCon Tournament winner

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

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Torlorf Thomas Guard 6–4 190 Freshman Meridian, Mississippi
1 Kameron Dunnican Forward 6–8 210 Junior Sumter, South Carolina
2 Sam Mike Forward 6–7 230 Senior Decatur, Georgia
3 Eric Ferguson Forward 6–8 200 Senior Statesboro, Georgia
4 Curtis Diamond Guard 6–3 170 Junior Lithonia, Georgia
5 Jelani Hewitt Guard 6–2 185 Junior Miramar, Florida
10 Bryan Marseille Guard 6–5 210 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York
11 Tre Bussey Guard 6–3 170 Senior Lithia Springs, Georgia
12 Brian Holmes Guard 6–1 190 Senior Sanford, Florida
13 Angel Matias Forward 6–4 225 Junior San Juan, Puerto Rico
14 Zach Altany Guard 6–4 190 Junior Statesboro, Georgia
21 Cole Rives Guard 6–0 190 Sophomore Suwanee, Georgia
23 Chris Daniels Guard 6–5 210 Sophomore Decatur, Georgia
24 Bryce Woodliff Guard 6–0 175 Freshman Roanoke, Virginia
30 Scott Kelly Forward 6–5 210 Freshman Milton, Georgia
35 Kyle Doyle Forward 6–6 210 Freshman Hephzibah, Georgia
40 Grayson Clark Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Milton, Georgia
44 Trent Wiedeman Forward 6–8 255 Senior Suwanee, Georgia
Kertiss Bisden Forward 6–7 220 Freshman Atlanta

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2013*
7:00 PM
Thomas W 88–49 
Hanner Fieldhouse (735)
Statesboro, Georgia
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:30 PM
Columbia International W 110–74  1–0
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,211)
Statesboro, Georgia
11/11/2013*
7:30 PM
at Miami (FL) L 80–81 OT 1–1
BankUnited Center (4,654)
Coral Gables, Florida
11/16/2013*
8:00 PM
Toccoa Falls W 104–50  2–1
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,526)
Statesboro, Georgia
11/21/2013*
7:00 PM
at West Virginia
Cancún Challenge
L 68–101  2–2
WVU Coliseum (4,814)
Morgantown, West Virginia
11/23/2013*
3:00 PM
at Old Dominion
Cancún Challenge
L 69–86  2–3
Ted Constant Convocation Center (4,814)
Norfolk, Virginia
11/26/2013*
3:00 PM
vs. Oral Roberts
Cancún Challenge
L 65–67  2–4
Moon Palace Resort (203)
Cancún, MX
11/27/2013*
1:30 PM
vs. Presbyterian
Cancún Challenge
W 76–66  3–4
Moon Palace Resort (934)
Cancún, MX
11/30/2013*
7:00 PM
Campbell L 73–75 OT 3–5
Hanner Fieldhouse (517)
Statesboro, Georgia
12/04/2013*
7:00 PM
Brewton–Parker W 75–66  4–5
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,220)
Statesboro, Georgia
12/07/2013*
6:00 PM
at South Carolina State W 79–61  5–5
SHM Memorial Center (302)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
12/15/2013*
7:00 PM, CSS
at UAB L 62–84  5–6
Bartow Arena (3,167)
Birmingham, Alabama
12/18/2013*
7:00 PM
Kennesaw State W 73–55  6–6
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,159)
Statesboro, Georgia
12/20/2013*
7:00 PM
at Georgia State L 61–73  6–7
GSU Sports Arena (1,893)
Atlanta, Georgia
12/28/2013*
6:00 PM
at North Carolina A&T W 66–63  7–7
Corbett Sports Center (1,401)
Greensboro, North Carolina
12/30/2013*
7:00 PM
at Campbell L 63–69  7–8
Pope Convocation Center (1,270)
Buies Creek, North Carolina
01/04/2014
2:00 PM
Samford W 80–78  8–8 (1–0)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,018)
Statesboro, Georgia
01/11/2014
2:00 PM
Western Carolina L 67–68  8–9 (1–1)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,372)
Statesboro, Georgia
01/16/2014
7:00 PM
Furman W 88–81 OT 9–9 (2–1)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,746)
Statesboro, Georgia
01/18/2014
2:00 PM
at Appalachian State L 68–81  9–10 (2–2)
George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,249)
Boone, North Carolina
01/23/2014
7:00 PM
Wofford L 64–74  9–11 (2–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,030)
Statesboro, Georgia
01/25/2014
7:00 PM
at Davidson L 52–82  9–12 (2–4)
John M. Belk Arena (3,753)
Davidson, North Carolina
01/30/2014
7:00 PM
The Citadel W 83–52  10–12 (3–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,613)
Statesboro, Georgia
02/01/2014
5:00 PM
at UNC Greensboro W 64–62  11–12 (4–4)
Greensboro Coliseum (4,485)
Greensboro, North Carolina
02/06/2014
7:00 PM
at Wofford L 61–74  11–13 (4–5)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,446)
Spartanburg, North Carolina
02/08/2014
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Elon L 59–60  11–14 (4–6)
Alumni Gym (1,427)
Elon, North Carolina
02/13/2014
2:00 PM
UNC Greensboro L 56–68  11–15 (4–7)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,543)
Statesboro, Georgia
02/15/2014
2:00 PM
Davidson L 73–88  11–16 (4–8)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,093)
Statesboro, Georgia
02/20/2014
7:00 PM
at Chattanooga W 77–61  12–16 (5–8)
McKenzie Arena (3,743)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
02/22/2014
2:00 PM
Elon L 61–66  12–17 (5–9)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,312)
Statesboro, Georgia
02/27/2014
7:00 PM
at Furman W 82–73  13–17 (6–9)
Timmons Arena (1,018)
Greenville, South Carolina
03/01/2014
7:00 PM
at The Citadel L 63–80  13–18 (6–10)
McAlister Field House (1,168)
Charleston, South Carolina
2014 SoCon Tournament
03/07/2014
1:30 PM, ESPN3
vs. Furman
First round
W 65–50  14–18
U.S. Cellular Center (3,123)
Asheville, North Carolina
03/08/2014
6:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Chattanooga
Quarterfinals
W 62–55  15–18
U.S. Cellular Center (3,811)
Asheville, North Carolina
03/09/2014
8:30 PM, CSS
vs. Wofford
Semifinals
W 71–57  15–19
U.S. Cellular Center (5,434)
Asheville, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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