2013–14 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth year head coach Jason Capel, played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 5–11 in SoCon play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to Samford.

2013–14 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2013–14 record9–21 (5–11 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Kummer
  • Justin Gainey
  • Kellen Sampson
Home arenaGeorge M. Holmes Convocation Center
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

At the end of the season, head coach Jason Capel was fired after a four-year record of 53–70.

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 Mike Kobani Forward 6–8 250 Freshman Bida, Nigeria
1 Tevin Baskin Forward 6–6 210 Senior Stamford, Connecticut
2 Tab Hamilton Guard 6–3 180 Junior Winston-Salem, North Carolina
3 Dustin Clarke Guard 6–3 165 Sophomore Greensboro, North Carolina
4 Michael Obacha Forward 6–8 215 Sophomore Edo State, Nigeria
10 Chris Burgess Guard 5–8 175 Sophomore Lakeland, Florida
12 Rantavious Gilbert Forward 6–8 235 Sophomore Albany, Georgia
15 Tommy Spagnolo Forward 6–7 210 Senior West Jefferson, North Carolina
21 Frank Eaves Guard 6–2 175 Sophomore Greensboro, North Carolina
23 Mike Neal Guard 6–2 185 Junior Greensboro, North Carolina
25 Aaron Scott Guard 6–4 180 Freshman Columbia, South Carolina
32 Ty Toney Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Alpharetta, Georgia
34 Jacob Lawson Guard 6–8 217 Junior Reidsville, North Carolina
35 Jay Canty Forward 6–6 200 Sophomore Jamestown, North Carolina

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at NC State
Global Sports Hoops Showcase
L 77–98  0–1
PNC Arena (13,164)
Raleigh, North Carolina
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm
Campbell
Global Sports Hoops Showcase
L 66–73  0–2
Holmes Center (1,482)
Boone, North Carolina
11/16/2013*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cincinnati
Global Sports Hoops Showcase
L 49–77  0–3
Fifth Third Arena (6,194)
Cincinnati
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm
Lees-McRae W 91–63  1–3
Holmes Center (1,016)
Boone, North Carolina
11/22/2013*
7:00 pm
at NC Central
Global Sports Hoops Showcase
L 70–76  1–4
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,482)
Durham, North Carolina
11/29/2013*
5:00 pm
at Georgia L 53–71  1–5
Stegeman Coliseum (4,857)
Athens, Georgia
12/4/2013*
7:00 pm
North Greenville W 78–70  2–5
Holmes Center (672)
Boone, North Carolina
12/8/2013*
7:00 pm, WCCB
Charlotte L 59–77  2–6
Holmes Center (1,354)
Boone, North Carolina
12/15/2013*
2:00 pm
at Winthrop L 72–80  2–7
Winthrop Coliseum (1,153)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
12/18/2013*
7:00 pm
at Presbyterian L 69–74  2–8
Templeton Center (212)
Clinton, South Carolina
12/21/2013*
2:00 pm
Milligan W 100–68  3–8
Holmes Center (517)
Boone, North Carolina
12/30/2013*
7:00 pm
Bluefield W 97–70  4–8
Holmes Center (688)
Boone, North Carolina
1/2/2014*
7:00 pm
at Duquesne L 55–79  4–9
Palumbo Center (1,892)
Pittsburgh
1/6/2014
7:00 pm
at Elon L 66–75  4–10 (0–1)
Alumni Gym (1,215)
Elon, North Carolina
1/9/2014
7:00 pm
UNC Greensboro L 60–66  4–11 (0–2)
Holmes Center (702)
Boone, North Carolina
1/11/2014
7:00 pm
at Davidson L 66–78  4–12 (0–3)
John M. Belk Arena (3,989)
Davidson, North Carolina
1/16/2014
7:00 pm
Chattanooga L 70–80  4–13 (0–4)
Holmes Center (1,093)
Boone, North Carolina
1/18/2014
2:00 pm
Georgia Southern W 81–68  5–13 (1–4)
Holmes Center (1,249)
Boone, North Carolina
1/23/2014
7:00 pm
at The Citadel W 80–67  6–13 (2–4)
McAlister Field House (1,322)
Charleston, South Carolina
1/30/2014
7:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro L 61–66  6–14 (2–5)
Greensboro Coliseum (3,230)
Greensboro, North Carolina
2/1/2014
2:00 pm
Elon L 76–83  6–15 (2–6)
Holmes Center (2,004)
Boone, North Carolina
2/6/2014
7:00 pm
The Citadel W 54–45  7–15 (3–6)
Holmes Center (820)
Boone, North Carolina
2/8/2014
2:00 pm
at Western Carolina L 75–84 OT 7–16 (3–7)
Ramsey Center (3,712)
Collowhee, North Carolina
2/13/2014
7:00 pm
Samford W 74–68  8–16 (4–7)
Holmes Center (474)
Boone, North Carolina
2/15/2014
4:30 pm
Wofford L 58–64  8–17 (4–8)
Holmes Center (1,703)
Boone, North Carolina
2/20/2014
7:00 pm
Western Carolina L 61–74  8–18 (4–9)
Holmes Center (2,041)
Boone, North Carolina
2/22/2014
2:00 pm
at Furman L 53–68  8–19 (4–10)
Timmons Arena (1,362)
Greenville, South Carolina
2/27/2014
8:00 pm
at Samford W 63–57  9–19 (5–10)
Pete Hanna Center (2,711)
Homewood, Alabama
3/1/2014
7:00 pm
at Chattanooga L 44–63  9–20 (5–11)
McKenzie Arena (4,953)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
2014 SoCon Tournament
03/07/2014
11:00 am, ESPN3
vs. Samford
First round
L 56–70  9–21
U.S. Cellular Center (3,123)
Asheville, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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