2013–14 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by second year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at Millett Hall as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They advanced to the second round of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Ohio.

2013–14 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2013–14 record13–18 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMillett Hall
2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo135 .722  1910  .655
Akron126 .667  2113  .618
Ohio117 .611  2512  .676
Miami810 .444  1318  .419
Kent State711 .389  1616  .500
Bowling Green612 .333  1220  .375
West
Toledo144 .778  277  .794
Western Michigan144 .778  2310  .697
Eastern Michigan108 .556  2215  .595
Northern Illinois810 .444  1517  .469
Central Michigan315 .167  1021  .323
Ball State216 .111  525  .167
2014 MAC Tournament winner

Season

Preseason

Head coach John Cooper announced the RedHawks' full season schedule on September 3, 2013.[1] The team's non-conference schedule was highlighted by trips to Notre Dame, Arizona State, and Xavier, and a home game against Southern Illinois. For the conference slate, the RedHawks schedule home-and-home series with Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Kent State, Ohio, Central Michigan, and Western Michigan, while visiting Ball State and Northern Illinois and playing host to Toledo and Eastern Michigan.

The RedHawks opened their season with one exhibition game against Division II opponent Northwood. Miami squeaked by with a close 76–71 win, with the Timberwolves nearly mounting a second half comeback. Sophomore Willie Moore scored 16 points to lead the RedHawks.[2]

Roster

2013–14 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Geovonie McKnight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg) SoMiddletown HS Middletown, OH
G 2 Quinten Rollins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)179 lb (81 kg) SrWilmington HS Wilmington, OH
G 3 Will Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg) JrYork HS Elmhurst, IL
G 4 Reggie Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)201 lb (91 kg) SoSt. Joseph HS Chicago, IL
G 5 Jaryd Eustace 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)187 lb (85 kg) FrBrisbane Boys' School Brisbane, Australia
F 10 Joshua Oswald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrCaulfield Grammar School Melbourne, Australia
F 12 Bill Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrMiddletown HS
Penn State
Middletown, OH
G 13 Philip Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrTalawanda HS Oxford, OH
G 22 Willie Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg) SoAiken HS
Oregon
Cincinnati, OH
F 33 Will Felder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)207 lb (94 kg) RS SrLutheran East HS Cleveland, OH
F 35 Brian Oddo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoProvidence Catholic HS New Lenox, IL
C 40 John Hawkins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)259 lb (117 kg) RS SoTroy HS
Palm Beach Atlantic
Troy, MI
F/C 41 Blake McLimans 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)40 lb (18 kg) RS SrWorcester Academy Hamburg, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Source:

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2013*
7:00 pm
Northwood W 76–71  0–0
Millett Hall (N/A)
Oxford, OH
Non-conference games
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 21 Notre Dame L 62–74  0–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,783)
Notre Dame, IN
11/12/2013*
9:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 54–90  0–2
Wells Fargo Arena (4,796)
Tempe, AZ
11/20/2013*
8:00 pm, FS1
at Xavier L 51–77  0–3
Cintas Center (9,514)
Cincinnati, OH
11/23/2013*
3:00 pm
Wilmington L 63–65  0–4
Millett Hall (1,932)
Oxford, OH
12/03/2013*
7:00 pm
IPFW W 94–87  1–4
Millett Hall (1,667)
Oxford, OH
12/07/2013*
2:05 pm
at Evansville L 65–78  1–5
Ford Center (3,305)
Evansville, IN
12/15/2013*
2:00 pm
Wright State W 59–56  2–5
Millett Hall (1,338)
Oxford, OH
12/18/2013*
8:05 pm
at UMKC L 55–69  2–6
Swinney Recreation Center (1,306)
Kansas City, MO
12/21/2013*
8:00 pm
at Tennessee State W 79–64  3–6
Gentry Complex (812)
Nashville, TN
12/29/2013*
3:30 pm
Southern Illinois W 67–65  4–6
Millett Hall (1,072)
Oxford, OH
01/04/2014*
7:00 pm
at No. 23 Massachusetts L 65–73  4–7
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (5,864)
Amherst, MA
Conference games
01/08/2014
7:00 pm
at Central Michigan W 77–70  5–7 (1–0)
McGuirk Arena (1,592)
Mount Pleasant, MI
01/11/2014
3:00 pm
Western Michigan L 77–78 OT 5–8 (1–1)
Millett Hall (981)
Oxford, OH
01/15/2014
7:00 pm
at Akron L 52–59  5–9 (1–2)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,058)
Akron, OH
01/18/2014
2:00 pm
at Ball State W 64–52  6–9 (2–2)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,054)
Muncie, IN
01/22/2014
7:00 pm
Central Michigan W 86–80  7–9 (3–2)
Millett Hall (746)
Oxford, OH
01/25/2014
2:00 pm
at Bowling Green W 70–65  8–9 (4–2)
Stroh Center (1,797)
Bowling Green, OH
01/29/2014
7:00 pm
Toledo L 70–83  8–10 (4–3)
Millett Hall (1,448)
Oxford, OH
02/01/2014
3:00 pm
Eastern Michigan W 65–61  9–10 (5–3)
Millett Hall (1,038)
Oxford, OH
02/04/2014
7:00 pm
at Northern Illinois L 41–53  9–11 (5–4)
Convocation Center (644)
DeKalb, IL
02/08/2014
2:00 pm
at Ohio L 75–82  9–12 (5–5)
Convocation Center (10,669)
Athens, OH
02/12/2014
7:00 pm
Buffalo L 62–75  9–13 (5–6)
Millett Hall (1,084)
Oxford, OH
02/15/2014
4:30 pm
at Western Michigan L 57–68  9–14 (5–7)
University Arena (3,290)
Kalamazoo, MI
02/19/2014
7:00 pm
Kent State L 63–75  9–15 (5–8)
Millett Hall (1,021)
Oxford, OH
02/23/2014
2:00 pm
Bowling Green W 55–52  10–15 (6–8)
Millett Hall (945)
Oxford, OH
02/26/2014
7:00 pm
Akron W 65–61  11–15 (7–8)
Millett Hall (1,004)
Oxford, OH
03/01/2014
12:00 pm
at Buffalo L 55–78  11–16 (7–9)
Alumni Arena (4,402)
Amherst, NY
03/04/2014
7:00 pm
at Kent State W 73–61  12–16 (8–9)
MAC Center (2,414)
Kent, OH
03/08/2014
12:00 pm
Ohio L 76–82 OT 12–17 (8–10)
Millett Hall (1,760)
Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
03/10/2014
7:00 pm
Kent State
First round
W 71–64  13–17
Millett Hall (780)
Oxford, OH
03/12/2014
6:30 pm
vs. Ohio
Second round
L 55–63  13–18
Quicken Loans Arena (513)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

  1. "Men's Basketball Unveils 2013-14 Schedule". MURedHawks.com. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  2. "RedHawks Knock Off Northwood in Exhibition". MURedHawks.com. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
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