2013–14 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Tony Barbee, in his fourth and final season at Auburn. The team played their home games at the Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

2013–14 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2013–14 record14–16 (6–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Allen Payne (1st year)
  • KT Harrell (1st year)
Home arenaAuburn Arena
2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Florida180 1.000  363  .923
Kentucky126 .667  2911  .725
Georgia126 .667  2014  .588
Tennessee117 .611  2413  .649
Arkansas108 .556  2212  .647
Missouri99 .500  2312  .657
LSU99 .500  2014  .588
Ole Miss99 .500  1914  .576
Texas A&M810 .444  1816  .529
Vanderbilt711 .389  1516  .484
Alabama711 .389  1319  .406
Auburn612 .333  1416  .467
South Carolina513 .278  1420  .412
Mississippi State315 .167  1419  .424
2014 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Before the season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Frankie Sullivan23G6'1"206RS SeniorUniontown, AlabamaGraduated
Dylan Spencer4G6'4"190SeniorBirmingham, AlabamaGraduated
Josh Wallace11G5'10"170SeniorPensacola, FloridaGraduated
Noel Johnson32G6'6"200SeniorFayetteville, GeorgiaGraduated
Rob Chubb41C6'10"242SeniorPeachtree City, GeorgiaGraduated
Brian Greene24G6'3"200FreshmanChicagoTransferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Jordan Price10G6'5"230FreshmanDecatur, GeorgiaTransferred to La Salle

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tahj Shamsid-Deen
PG
Decatur, Georgia Columbia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 13, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Matthew Atewe
C
Toronto, ON Notre Dame Prep (MA) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Mar 31, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
Ronald Delph
C
Winter Haven, Florida IMG Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 11, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Dion Wade
SF
Antwerp Findlay Prep (NV) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 1, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Benas Griciunas
PF
Henderson, Nevada Findlay Prep (Nevada) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 12, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • 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:

  • "Auburn 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  • "2013 Auburn Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.

    Season

    Preseason

    Head coach Tony Barbee announced the team's complete season schedule on August 30, 2013.[2] The Tigers schedule to play three participants from the 2013 NCAA Tournament, Northwestern State, Iowa State, and Illinois. The Tigers also scheduled to play host to ACC teams Clemson and Boston College. The SEC schedule was highlighted by the Tigers playing host to Florida, Kentucky, and Tennessee, while visiting LSU and Alabama.

    The Tigers opened their season on October 28 with an exhibition game against NAIA opponent Victory. The fast-paced Tigers offense pulled out an easy victory, winning 109–67.[3] Chris Denson led the Tigers with 21 points and highly touted freshman Tahj Shamsid-Deen scored 16 points in his first collegiate action. The Tigers finished off the preseason on November 1 by defeating Division II Paine College by a score of 99–64.[4]

    November

    Auburn opened the regular season on November 8, hosting Nicholls State from the Southland Conference. KT Harrell, playing his first game as a Tiger after transferring from Virginia, led Auburn with 21 points to lead a 76–54 victory. The win snapped Auburn's ten game losing streak, dating back to the 2012–13 season.[5][6] The Tigers welcomed their second straight Southland Conference opponent to Auburn Arena on November 15 as they hosted Northwestern State, a 2013 NCAA tournament participant. Auburn, led by Chris Denson's 29 points, jumped out to a nine-point halftime lead before the Demons exploded for 72 second-half points, leading to a 111–92 victory. Northwestern State, after going 0–17 in three point attempts in their season opener, shot 14–27 from beyond the arc.[7][8]

    Auburn closed out their five-game homestand by hosting three mid-major opponents in Jacksonville State, Murray State, and Tennessee State. The Gamecocks were the first to visit on November 19, falling to Auburn by a final score of 78–54.[9][10] The Racers visited Auburn Arena on November 23 and fell to the Tigers by a score of 75–67 behind 23 points from Chris Denson.[11][12] Lastly, Auburn faced the Tigers of Tennessee State, who entered the game winless at 0–6. Due to leading scorers KT Harrell and Chris Denson being in foul trouble, the Tigers struggled to pull away, but won thanks to the strength of freshman Tahj Shamsid-Deen, who had a career high 16 points in the 78–73 win.[13][14]

    December

    The Tigers visited Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, on December 2 to take on the #17 Iowa State Cyclones as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Despite 27 points from Denson, Auburn's cold-shooting from the field (35%) and a career game from Iowa State's Dustin Hogue (22 points, 16 rebounds), allowed the Cyclones to improve to 6–0 with a 99–70 win.[15][16] Following the loss, Auburn traveled to Atlanta to take on Illinois on a neutral court. The Tigers once again struggled to shoot and were down 41–17 at halftime, but mounted a small comeback and lost by a final score of 81–62.[17][18]

    Roster

    2013–14 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    C 0 Ashaun Dixon-Tatum 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)226 lb (103 kg) SrHighland HS
    Grand Valley State
    Chattahoochee Tech
    Anderson, Indiana
    G 1 KT Harrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)216 lb (98 kg) JrBrewbaker Tech
    Virginia
    Montgomery, Alabama
    F 2 Allen Payne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrWinton Woods HS Cincinnati
    G 3 Chris Denson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)181 lb (82 kg) SrShaw HS Columbus, Georgia
    G 11 Dion Wade 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrFindlay Prep Antwerp, Belgium
    G 13 Tahj Shamsid-Deen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)163 lb (74 kg) FrColumbia HS Decatur, Georgia
    F 20 Alex Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)204 lb (93 kg) FrHouston Academy Dothan, Alabama
    G 21 Malcolm Canada 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)224 lb (102 kg) JrAkins HS
    Ellsworth CC
    Austin, Texas
    G 22 C. J. Holmes (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)191 lb (87 kg) SoIMG Academy Washington, D.C.
    F 25 Jordon Granger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoMcCluer North HS St. Louis, Missouri
    C 31 Benas Griciunas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrFindlay Prep Šilutė, Lithuania
    F 32 Chris Griffin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)229 lb (104 kg) JrLeon HS
    Murray State
    Wabash Valley College
    Tallahassee, Florida
    C 33 Ronald Delph 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrIMG Academy Winter Haven, Florida
    C 41 Matthew Atewe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrNotre Dame Prep Brampton, ON
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Schedule and results

    Source:

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    10/28/2013*
    7:00 pm
    Victory W 109–67 
    Auburn Arena (3,051)
    Auburn, Alabama
    11/1/2013*
    7:00 pm
    Paine W 99–64 
    Auburn Arena (3,661)
    Auburn, Alabama
    Non-conference games
    11/8/2013*
    7:00 pm
    Nicholls State W 76–54  1–0
    Auburn Arena (4,196)
    Auburn, Alabama
    11/15/2013*
    7:00 pm
    Northwestern State L 92–111  1–1
    Auburn Arena (5,823)
    Auburn, Alabama
    11/19/2013*
    7:00 pm
    Jacksonville State W 78–54  2–1
    Auburn Arena (4,016)
    Auburn, Alabama
    11/23/2013*
    7:00 pm
    Murray State W 75–67  3–1
    Auburn Arena (4,171)
    Auburn, Alabama
    11/26/2013*
    7:00 pm
    Tennessee State W 78–73  4–1
    Auburn Arena (4,370)
    Auburn, Alabama
    12/2/2013*
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    at No. 17 Iowa State
    Big 12/SEC Challenge
    L 70–99  4–2
    Hilton Coliseum (13,889)
    Ames, Iowa
    12/8/2013*
    2:00 pm, FSN
    vs. Illinois L 62–82  4–3
    Philips Arena (2,259)
    Atlanta
    12/19/2013*
    7:00 pm, FSN
    Clemson W 66–64  5–3
    Auburn Arena (4,938)
    Auburn, Alabama
    12/22/2013*
    1:00 pm, PPV
    Boston College W 77–67  6–3
    Auburn Arena (4,622)
    Auburn, Alabama
    12/30/2013*
    7:00 pm, PPV
    Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 91–59  7–3
    Auburn Arena (4,467)
    Auburn, Alabama
    1/4/2014*
    7:00 pm
    Florida A&M W 81–50  8–3
    Auburn Arena (4,677)
    Auburn, Alabama
    Conference games
    1/9/2014
    6:00 pm, ESPN/2
    at Ole Miss L 62–65  8–4 (0–1)
    Tad Smith Coliseum (6,355)
    Oxford, Mississippi
    1/11/2014
    1:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 21 Missouri L 68–70  8–5 (0–2)
    Auburn Arena (7,181)
    Auburn, Alabama
    1/15/2014
    6:00 pm, PPV
    at Tennessee L 67–78  8–6 (0–3)
    Thompson–Boling Arena (14.205)
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    1/18/2014
    3:00 pm, SECN
    No. 7 Florida L 61–68  8–7 (0–4)
    Auburn Arena (8,683)
    Auburn, Alabama
    1/22/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Mississippi State L 74–82  8–8 (0–5)
    Humphrey Coliseum (7,754)
    Starkville, Mississippi
    1/25/2014
    5:00 pm, FSN
    at Arkansas L 67–86  8–9 (0–6)
    Bud Walton Arena (16,762)
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    1/30/2014[a]
    7:00 pm, SECN(ESPN3)
    Alabama W 74–55  9–9 (1–6)
    Auburn Arena (9,102)
    Auburn, Alabama
    2/1/2014
    12:30 pm, SECN
    Georgia W 74–67  10–9 (2–6)
    Auburn Arena (7,168)
    Auburn, Alabama
    2/5/2014
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    at South Carolina W 79–74  11–9 (3–6)
    Colonial Life Arena (8,581)
    Columbia, South Carolina
    2/8/2014
    3:00 pm, SECN
    at LSU L 80–87  11–10 (3–7)
    Maravich Center (10,588)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2/12/2014
    7:00 pm, SECN
    No. 14 Kentucky L 56–64  11–11 (3–8)
    Auburn Arena (7,959)
    Auburn, Alabama
    2/15/2014
    12:30 pm, SECN
    Mississippi State W 92–82  12–11 (4–8)
    Auburn Arena (6,890)
    Auburn, Alabama
    2/19/2014
    6:00 pm, FSN
    at No. 2 Florida L 66–71  12–12 (4–9)
    O'Connell Center (12,414)
    Gainesville, Florida
    2/22/2014
    5:00 pm, FSN
    Vanderbilt L 59–67  12–13 (4–10)
    Auburn Arena (6,814)
    Auburn, Alabama
    2/26/2014
    8:00 pm, FSN
    South Carolina W 83–67  13–13 (5–10)
    Auburn Arena (4,344)
    Auburn, Alabama
    3/1/2014
    2:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Alabama L 57–73  13–14 (5–11)
    Coleman Coliseum (13,499)
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    3/5/2014
    7:00 pm, SECN
    Tennessee L 54–82  13–15 (5–12)
    Auburn Arena (5,304)
    Auburn, Alabama
    3/8/2014
    3:00 pm, SECN
    at Texas A&M W 69–64  14–15 (6–12)
    Reed Arena 
    College Station, Texas
    SEC Tournament
    3/12/2014
    6:00 pm
    No. (12) vs. (13) South Carolina
    First round
    L 56–74  14–16
    Georgia Dome 
    Atlanta
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, ( ) Tournament seedings in parenthesis. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    NOTES:

    ^[a] Game was originally scheduled for January 29, 2014, but was moved to January 30, 2014 (and broadcaster on ESPN3) due to snowy conditions across Alabama.[19]

    See also

    References

    1. Link to AP Poll
    2. "Men's Basketball Completes 2013-14 Schedule". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
    3. "Auburn Basketball Starts Fast in Exhibition Opener". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
    4. "Auburn Blows Past Paine College 99-64". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
    5. "Auburn Opens Season With 22-point Win Over Nicholls". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
    6. "Harrell leads Auburn past Nicholls State 76-54". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
    7. "Northwestern State's 3-Pointers Sink Auburn". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
    8. "Northwestern State tops Auburn 111-92". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
    9. "Auburn Turns Up Defense in Bounce-Back Win". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
    10. "Auburn beats Jacksonville State 78-54". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
    11. "Chris Denson Feels Fine Leading Auburn Past Racers". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
    12. "Auburn edges Murray in 75-67 win". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
    13. "Auburn Gets the Message with Balanced Scoring in Win". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
    14. "Late run helps Auburn beat Tennessee State 78-73". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
    15. "It's a Cold Night for AUburn in Loss to Iowa State". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
    16. "Dustin Hogue's career game lets No. 17 Iowa State rip Auburn". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
    17. "Illinois Shuts Down Cold-Shooting Auburn". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
    18. "Illinois builds early lead to beat Auburn 81-62". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
    19. Norlander, Matt (January 29, 2014). "Auburn-Alabama game postponed due to snowy weather". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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