2013–14 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

The 2013–14 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by seventh year head coach Lennox Forrester, played their home games at the Vadalabene Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.[1] They finished the season 11–20, 7–9 in OVC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the Ohio Valley Tournament to Tennessee Tech.

2013–14 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
2013–14 record11–20 (7–9 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Laur
  • Deryl Cunningham
  • Mitch Gilfillan
Home arenaVadalabene Center
2013–14 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Belmont142 .875  2610  .722
Eastern Kentucky115 .688  2410  .706
Morehead State106 .625  2014  .588
Tennessee Tech97 .563  1716  .515
Jacksonville State412 .250  1021  .323
Tennessee State412 .250  525  .167
West
Murray State133 .813  2311  .676
Southeast Missouri State88 .500  1814  .563
Eastern Illinois79 .438  1119  .367
SIU Edwardsville79 .438  1120  .355
Austin Peay610 .375  1218  .400
UT Martin313 .188  823  .258
2014 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Five players returned from the 9–18 team of 2012–13; two redshirt transfers, a transfer from a top NCAA Division II program (who had also played in Division I), and four junior college transfers are newly eligible.[2]

During the summer of 2013, Kris Davis and Donivine Stewart, along with assistant coach Deryl Cunningham, were part of a goodwill tour sponsored by Global Sports Academy that spent eight days in Europe, playing games in Belgium, England, and the Netherlands.[3]

After three eligible junior class lettermen did not return for the Fall semester, open tryouts were held on September 13 to fill out the roster with walk-on players.[4] Juniors Akintoye Okunrinboye and Keaton Scheer were added to the team.

Season

During the early season, the Cougars were blown out by some strong teams such as St.Louis and Arkansas, and played close, but mostly lost to more evenly matched opponents. When OVC play began, they came together and became a tough match, gaining upset wins at home over eventual division champion Murray State and OVC tournament champ Eastern Kentucky to go with a couple of road wins. But, as the season wound down, they lost three of the last four while still qualifying for their first OVC tournament, which ended with a first round loss.

At the conclusion of the regular season, Cougars point guard Donivine Stewart was named to the Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team.[5]

Roster

Source = [2]

Pink background indicates returning players from 2012–13

# Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown High School Transfer from
1 Kris Davis Guard 6–2 190 Junior Detroit, Michigan Detroit Cass Technical
2 Maurice Wiltz Guard 6–2 190 Junior Houston, Texas Stafford HS Colorado State
3 Keaton Jackson Forward 6–10 205 Junior Vancouver, Washington Prairie High School Missouri State University–
West Plains
(JC)
4 Tim Johnson Guard 6–4 200 Senior Harvey, Illinois Lee Academy (ME) George Washington
5 Grant Fiorentinos Forward/Center 6–10 225 Sophomore Cape Town, West Cape, South Africa Hun School of Princeton (NJ) Tulane
10 Cameron Craig Guard 6–0 190 Junior Coffeyville, Kansas Field Kindley High School Coffeyville
Community College
(JC)
11 Akintoye Okunrinboye Guard 5-11 180 Junior Florissant, Missouri McCluer North High School
15 Christian Salecich Guard 6–3 190 Senior Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Australian Institute of Sport St. Louis &
Missouri Southern (DII)
20 Keaton Scheer Guard 6-5 188 Junior Germantown, Illinois Breese Central High School Southwestern Illinois College (JC)
23 Rozell Nunn Guard/Forward 6–4 205 Junior Kansas City, Kansas F. L. Schlagle High School Hutchinson
Community College
(JC)
25 Ray Lester Forward 6–6 235 Senior Chicago, Illinois Crete-Monee High School Vincennes University (JC)
30 Michael Messer Guard 6–6 215 Junior Wildwood, Missouri Lafayette High School
32 Donivine Stewart Guard 6–0 195 Sophomore Peoria, Illinois Bartonville Limestone
Community High School
Bradley

Schedule

Source = [6]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2013*
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Greenville W 97–61 
Vadalabene Center (1,307)
Edwardsville, IL
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm, RazorVision
at Arkansas L 65–99  0–1
Bud Walton Arena (12,068)
Fayetteville, AR
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm, FOX Sports Midwest
OVC Digital Network
Saint Louis L 58–82  0–2
Vadalabene Center (4,007)
Edwardsville, IL
11/16/2013*
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Central Arkansas W 100–93  1–2
Vadalabene Center (1,535)
Edwardsville, IL
11/22/2013*
5:00 pm, Big Sky Access
vs. UC Davis
Portland State Tournament
L 75–80  1–3
Stott Center (755)
Portland, OR
11/23/2013*
7:30 pm, Big Sky Access
at Portland State
Portland State Tournament
L 74–77  1–4
Stott Center (834)
Portland, OR
11/24/2013*
2:00 pm, Big Sky Access
vs. Loyola–Chicago
Portland State Tournament
L 72–73  1–5
Stott Center (738)
Portland, OR
11/26/2013*
6:00 pm, Pac-12 Network
at Oregon State L 81–101  1–6
Gill Coliseum (4,823)
Corvallis, OR
12/02/2013*
7:00 pm, FOX Sports Midwest
OVC Digital Network
Texas–Pan American W 55–49  2–6
Vadalabene Center (1,230)
Edwardsville, IL
12/07/2013*
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Central Michigan L 64–65  2–7
Vadalabene Center (2,116)
Edwardsville, IL
12/14/2013*
6:00 pm, gomastodons.com
at IPFW L 75–95  2–8
Gates Sports Center (702)
Fort Wayne, IN
12/16/2013*
7:00 pm, CSU-TV
at Chicago State L 64–81  2–9
Jones Convocation Center (525)
Chicago, IL
12/23/2013*
7:00 pm, Saluki All Access
at Southern Illinois L 57–74  2–10
SIU Arena (7,057)
Carbondale, IL
12/29/2013*
2:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Robert Morris–Springfield W 102–78  3–10
Vadalabene Center (1,070)
Edwardsville, IL
01/02/2014
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Morehead State L 63-70  3–11
(0–1)
Vadalabene Center (1,111)
Edwardsville, IL
01/04/2014
7:00 pm, FOX Sports Midwest Plus
OVC Digital Network
Eastern Kentucky W 85–79  4–11
(1–1)
Vadalabene Center (1,133)
Edwardsville, IL
01/09/2014
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Jacksonville State L 52–61  4–12
(1–2)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,282)
Jacksonville, AL
01/11/2014
7:30 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Tennessee Tech L 63–64  4–13
(1–3)
Eblen Center (2,632)
Cookeville, TN
01/16/2014
7:00 pm, FOX Sports Midwest
OVC Digital Network
Austin Peay W 71–67  5–13
(2–3)
Vadalabene Center (1,359)
Edwardsville, IL
01/18/2014
7:00 pm, FOX Sports Midwest
OVC Digital Network
Murray State W 67–60  6–13
(3–3)
Vadalabene Center (2,787)
Edwardsville, IL
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Southeast Missouri State L 78–82  6–14
(3–4)
Show Me Center (1,769)
Cape Girardeau, MO
01/25/2014
4:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
at UT Martin W 87–82  7–14
(4–4)
Skyhawk Arena (2,686)
Martin, TN
01/29/2014*
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Crowley's Ridge W 77–48  8–14
Vadalabene Center (1,279)
Edwardsville, IL
02/01/2014
2:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Eastern Illinois L 70–76  8–14
(4–5)
Lantz Arena (1,471)
Charleston, IL
02/06/2014
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Southeast Missouri State W 93–88 OT 9–15
(5–5)
Vadalabene Center (1,403)
Edwardsville, IL
02/08/2014
7:00 pm, FOX Sports Midwest
OVC Digital Network
UT Martin W 84–78  10–15
(6–5)
Vadalabene Center (1,802)
Edwardsville, IL
02/13/2014
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Murray State L 72–82  10–16
(6–6)
CFSB Center (3,814)
Murray, KY
02/15/2014
7:45 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Austin Peay W 83–68  11–16
(7–6)
Dunn Center (2,840)
Clarksville, TN
02/20/2014
7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
at Tennessee State L 61–66  11–17
(7–7)
Gentry Complex (531)
Nashville, TN
02/26/2014
7:00 pm, FOX Sports Midwest
OVC Digital Network
Belmont L 75–94  11–18
(7–8)
Vadalabene Center (1,644)
Edwardsville, IL
03/01/2014
5:05 pm, FOX Sports Midwest
OVC Digital Network
Eastern Illinois L 74–78  11–19
(7–9)
Vadalabene Center (2,096)
Edwardsville, IL
2014 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/05/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3
OVC Digital Network
vs. Tennessee Tech
First round
L 67–74  11–20
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,123)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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