2013–14 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2013–14 UCF Knights men's basketball
2013–14 UCF Knights men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	13–18 (4–14 The American)
Head coach	Donnie Jones;
Assistant coaches	Shawn Finney; Darren Tillis; Tim Thomas;
Home arena	CFE Arena
	Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Louisville* †	15	–	3	.833	31	–	6	.838
No. 15 Cincinnati	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
No. 18 UConn	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

† 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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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

Donnie Jones (Pikeville)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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 UConn	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	T 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	L 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.