2013–14 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2013–14 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball

NIT First round vs. Georgetown, L 65–77
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2013–14 record	17–16 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (7th year)
Assistant coach	Larry Harrison
Assistant coach	Erik Martin
Assistant coach	Ron Everhart
Home arena	WVU Coliseum

2013–14 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#10 Kansas	14	–	4	.778	25	–	10	.714
#21 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
#9 Iowa State †	11	–	7	.611	28	–	8	.778
Texas	11	–	7	.611	24	–	11	.686
Kansas State	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
#23 Baylor	9	–	9	.500	26	–	12	.684
West Virginia	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Oklahoma State	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Texas Tech	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
TCU	0	–	18	.000	9	–	22	.290

† 2014 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by seventh year head coach Bob Huggins and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. They finished the season 17–16, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to Texas. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round Georgetown.

Before the season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dominique Rutledge	1	F	6'8"	245	Senior	Newark, New Jersey	Graduated
Deniz Kılıçlı	13	F	6'9"	260	Senior	Istanbul, Turkey	Graduated
Matt Humphrey	21	G	6'5"	195	Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Graduated
Aaric Murray	24	C	6'10"	250	Senior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Transferred to Texas Southern
Jabarie Hinds	4	G	5'11"	180	Sophomore	Mount Vernon, New York	Transferred to UMass
Aaron Brown	12	F	6'5"	220	Sophomore	Darby, Pennsylvania	Transferred to Saint Joseph's
Keaton Miles	55	F	6'6"	205	Sophomore	Dallas, Texas	Transferred to Arkansas

Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Devin Williams PF	Cincinnati, OH	Montverde Academy (FL)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 3, 2012
Devin Williams PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Elijah Macon PF	Columbus, OH	Brewster Academy (NH)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 23, 2011
Elijah Macon PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83
Brandon Watkins C	Decatur, GA	Grady	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oct 7, 2011
Brandon Watkins C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Nathan Adrian PF	Morgantown, WV	Morgantown	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 9, 2011
Nathan Adrian PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Daxter Miles PG	Baltimore, MD	Dunbar	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 1, 2013
Daxter Miles PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: 23 ESPN: 20
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "West Virginia 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013. "2013 West Virginia Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013.

In addition to the five high school players signed, coach Bob Huggins also received commitments from Junior College transfers Jonathan Holton (Palm Beach Community College) and Remi Dibo (Casper College), both forwards.

Season

Preseason

Head coach Bob Huggins announced the Mountaineers' full season schedule on August 8, 2013.^[1] The Mountaineers would play home dates against opponents such as Gonzaga and Purdue, as well as participating in the annual Cancún Challenge with 2013 NCAA Tournament teams such as Saint Louis and Wisconsin. The Mountaineers also scheduled to visit Virginia Tech and Missouri, with the Missouri game part of the first ever Big 12/SEC Challenge. West Virginia's 18 game conference slate included home and away dates against each of the nine other members of the Big 12 Conference.

Roster

2013–14 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Dibo, RemiRemi Dibo	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Casper College	Montreuil, France
3.5 !F	1	Holton, JonathanJonathan Holton	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Palm Beach State CC	Miami, FL
1.5 !G	3	Staten, JuwanJuwan Staten	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dayton	Dayton, OH
3.5 !F	5	Williams, DevinDevin Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Montverde Academy	Cincinnati, OH
1.5 !G	10	Harris, EronEron Harris	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Lawrence North	Indianapolis, IN
3.5 !F	11	Adrian, NathanNathan Adrian	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Morgantown	Morgantown, WV
1.5 !G	14	Browne, GaryGary Browne	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Arlington Country Day	Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1.5 !G	15	Henderson, TerryTerry Henderson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Neuse Baptist Christian	Raleigh, NC
3.5 !F	20	Watkins, BrandonBrandon Watkins	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Grady	Decatur, GA
1.5 !G	30	Romero, RichardRichard Romero	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Greenbrier East	White Sulphur Springs, WV
3.5 !F	34	Noreen, KevinKevin Noreen	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Minnesota Transitions Charter	Minneapolis, MN
3.5 !F	45	Macon, ElijahElijah Macon	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brewster Academy	Columbus, OH

Head coach

Bob Huggins (West Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Sources: and

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2013* 7:00 pm		Fairmont State	W 89–70	–	WVU Coliseum (5,375) Morgantown, WV
Non-conference games
11/08/2013* 8:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 77–62	1–0	WVU Coliseum (8,336) Morgantown, WV
11/12/2013* 1:00 pm, ESPN		at Virginia Tech ESPN Tip-Off Marathon	L 82–87	1–1	Cassell Coliseum (5,049) Blacksburg, VA
11/17/2013* 4:00 pm, RTPT		Duquesne	W 96–83	2–1	WVU Coliseum (6,038) Morgantown, WV
11/21/2013* 7:00 pm, RTPT		Georgia Southern Cancún Challenge	W 101–68	3–1	WVU Coliseum (4,814) Morgantown, WV
11/23/2013* 1:30 pm, RTPT		Presbyterian Cancún Challenge	W 88–55	4–1	WVU Coliseum (5,067) Morgantown, WV
11/26/2013* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Old Dominion Cancún Challenge Semifinals	W 78–60	5–1	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (934) Cancún, MX
11/27/2013* 9:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. No. 10 Wisconsin Cancún Challenge Championship	L 63–70	5–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (934) Cancún, MX
12/02/2013* 7:00 pm, RTPT		Loyola (MD)	W 96–47	6–2	WVU Coliseum (4,692) Morgantown, WV
12/05/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Missouri Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 71–80	6–3	Mizzou Arena (7,292) Columbia, MO
12/10/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 20 Gonzaga	L 76–80	6–4	WVU Coliseum (9,350) Morgantown, WV
12/14/2013* 7:30 pm, RTPT		vs. Marshall Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic	W 74–64	7–4	Charleston Civic Center (11,038) Charleston, WV
12/22/2013* 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Purdue	L 70–73	7–5	WVU Coliseum (10,019) Morgantown, WV
12/29/2013* 3:00 pm, RTPT		vs. William & Mary	W 82–45	8–5	Charleston Civic Center (8,885) Charleston, WV
Conference games
01/04/2014 4:00 pm, B12N		at TCU	W 74–69	9–5 (1–0)	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,038) Fort Worth, TX
01/06/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Texas Tech	W 89–86 ^OT	10–5 (2–0)	United Spirit Arena (5,005) Lubbock, TX
01/11/2014 4:00 pm, B12N		No. 11 Oklahoma State	L 72–73	10–6 (2–1)	WVU Coliseum (12,078) Morgantown, WV
01/13/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Texas	L 69–80	10–7 (2–2)	WVU Coliseum (8,706) Morgantown, WV
01/18/2014 1:30 pm, B12N		at Kansas State	L 56–78	10–8 (2–3)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
01/22/2014 8:00 pm, B12N		Texas Tech	W 87–81	11–8 (3–3)	WVU Coliseum (5,031) Morgantown, WV
01/25/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN2		at Oklahoma State	L 75–81	11–9 (3–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,011) Stillwater, OK
01/28/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Baylor	W 66–64	12–9 (4–4)	Ferrell Center (5,529) Waco, TX
02/01/2014 1:30 pm, B12N		Kansas State	W 81–71	13–9 (5–4)	WVU Coliseum (10,121) Morgantown, WV
02/05/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 21 Oklahoma	W 91–86 ^OT	14–9 (6–4)	WVU Coliseum (7,538) Morgantown, WV
02/08/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 8 Kansas	L 69–83	14–10 (6–5)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/10/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 11 Iowa State	W 102–77	15–10 (7–5)	WVU Coliseum (8,177) Morgantown, WV
02/15/2014 8:00 pm, LHN		at No. 19 Texas	L 71–88	15–11 (7–6)	Frank Erwin Center (12,179) Austin, TX
02/22/2014 1:30 pm, B12N		Baylor	L 75–88	15–12 (7–7)	WVU Coliseum (11,843) Morgantown, WV
02/26/2014 8:00 pm, B12N		at Iowa State	L 66–83	15–13 (7–8)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
03/01/2014 1:30 pm, RTPT		TCU	W 81–59	16–13 (8–8)	WVU Coliseum (11,358) Morgantown, WV
03/05/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 23 Oklahoma	L 62–72	16–14 (8–9)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,674) Norman, OK
03/08/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN		No. 8 Kansas	W 92–86	17–14 (9–9)	WVU Coliseum (14,038) Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Tournament
03/13/2014 8:30 pm, B12N		vs. Texas Quarterfinals	L 49–66	17–15	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
NIT
03/18/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. (5)	at (4) Georgetown First round	L 65–77	17–16	McDonough Gymnasium (2,133) Washington, DC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

References

↑ "Men's Basketball Announces Schedule". WVUSports.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball

Venues	WVU Fieldhouse (1929–1970) WVU Coliseum (1970–present)

Rivalries	Marshall

Culture & lore	History The Mountaineer

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 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

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2013–14 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

Before the season

Departures

Recruits

Season

Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References