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2013–14 UCF Knights men's basketball team

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2013–14 UCF Knights men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record13–18 (4–14 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCFE Arena
Seasons
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
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

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2013

Schedule and results

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "It's Official! UCF Joins BIG EAST Conference". University of Central Florida. December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "NCAA adds 1-year postseason bans to UCF penalties". WESH TV Orlando. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.