2013–14 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

The 2013–14 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Ray Harper in his second full year after coaching the final 19 games in 2011–12. They played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place.[1] They lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette. Despite having 21 wins, they did not play in a postseason tournament.[2]

2013–14 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2013–14 record21–11 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lawrence Brenneman
  • David Boyden
  • Shawn Forrest
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
2013–14 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Georgia State171 .944  259  .735
WKU126 .667  2111  .656
Louisiana–Lafayette117 .611  2312  .657
Arkansas State108 .556  1913  .594
Arkansas–Little Rock99 .500  1517  .469
Texas–Arlington99 .500  1517  .469
Louisiana–Monroe711 .389  1017  .370
Troy612 .333  1120  .355
South Alabama513 .278  1120  .355
Texas State414 .222  823  .258
2014 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

This was their last season as a member of the Sun Belt as they will move to Conference USA in July, 2014.

Roster

2013–14 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Payton Hulsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)206 lb (93 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 1 Kevin Kaspar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)176 lb (80 kg) Jr Istanbul, Turkey
G 2 Brandon Price 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)155 lb (70 kg) Fr Radcliff, Kentucky
G 3 Trency Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Jackson, Mississippi
F 10 Caden Dickerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Argyle, Texas
F 11 Aaron Adeoye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)237 lb (108 kg) Jr Marion, Illinois
G 12 Brandon Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)173 lb (78 kg) Sr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F 14 Benjamin Lawson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hitchin, England
F 15 O'Karo Akamune 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Miami, Florida
C 20 Aleksej Rostov 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) So Riga, Latvia
F 21 Nigel Snipes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS So Marietta, Georgia
C 33 Daouda Soumaoro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS So Bamako, Mali
F 44 George Fant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)245 lb (111 kg) Jr Bowling Green, Kentucky
G 51 Chris Harrison-Docks 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Bowling Green, Kentucky
G 52 T. J. Price 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Slidell, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lawrence Brenneman (Geneva College)
  • David Boyden (Western Kentucky)
  • Shawn Forrest (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)

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

Roster
Last update: 2013-11-7

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013*
6:00 pm
Campbellsville W 87–73 
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,106)
Bowling Green, KY
Regular season
11/12/2013*
12:00 am, ESPN2
at Wichita State
ESPN Tip-Off Marathon
L 49–66  0–1
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
11/16/2013*
7:00 pm
East Tennessee State
Roundball Showcase
W 57–50  1–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,104)
Bowling Green, KY
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington
Roundball Showcase
W 73–58  2–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,837)
Bowling Green, KY
11/23/2013*
7:00 pm
Samford
Roundball Showcase
W 67–64  3–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,224)
Bowling Green, KY
11/26/2013*
6:00 pm
at Marshall
Roundball Showcase
L 64–74  3–2
Cam Henderson Center (5,113)
Huntington, WV
11/30/2013*
8:00 pm
Eastern Illinois W 68–53  4–2
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,527)
Bowling Green, KY
12/02/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green L 62–74  4–3
Stroh Center (1,378)
Bowling Green, OH
12/07/2013*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois W 69–60  5–3
SIU Arena (4,164)
Carbondale, IL
12/14/2013*
11:00 am, ESPN2
at No. 6 Louisville L 63–79 Vacated 5–4
KFC Yum! Center (22,027)
Louisville, KY
12/18/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Miss W 68–65  6–4
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,718)
Bowling Green, KY
12/21/2013*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Murray State W 71–64  7–4
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,614)
Bowling Green, KY
12/28/2013*
7:00 pm
Brescia W 103–65  8–4
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,653)
Bowling Green, KY
12/30/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ole Miss L 74–79  8–5
E. A. Diddle Arena (7,523)
Bowling Green, KY
01/02/2014
5:05 pm, ESPN3
at South Alabama W 58–56  9–5 (1–0)
Mitchell Center (1,556)
Mobile, AL
01/04/2014
12:00 pm, Sun Belt Network
at Troy W 60–51  10–5 (2–0)
Trojan Arena (1,035)
Troy, AL
01/09/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State L 54–77  10–6 (2–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,971)
Bowling Green, KY
01/16/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas–Little Rock L 83–87 OT 10–7 (2–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,611)
Bowling Green, KY
01/18/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas State W 82–77 2OT 11–7 (3–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,866)
Bowling Green, KY
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Louisiana–Monroe W 69–51  12–7 (4–2)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,528)
Monroe, LA
01/25/2014
4:15 pm, ESPN3
at Louisiana–Lafayette W 79–70  13–7 (5–2)
Cajundome (4,998)
Lafayette, LA
01/30/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Arlington W 77–72  14–7 (6–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,557)
Bowling Green, KY
02/01/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas State W 68–64  15–7 (7–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,514)
Bowling Green, KY
02/08/2014
5:00 pm, Sun Belt Network
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 79–78  16–7 (8–2)
Jack Stephens Center (3,053)
Little Rock, AR
02/10/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State L 58–72  16–8 (8–3)
Convocation Center (2,261)
Jonesboro, AR
02/13/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Troy W 81–76  17–8 (9–3)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,533)
Bowling Green, KY
02/15/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama L 62–69  17–9 (9–4)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,824)
Bowling Green, KY
02/22/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 72–63  18–9 (10–4)
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,272)
Bowling Green, KY
02/27/2014
7:00 pm
at Texas State W 51–50  19–9 (11–4)
Strahan Coliseum (1,849)
San Marcos, TX
03/01/2014
7:30 pm
at Texas–Arlington L 73–80  19–10 (11–5)
College Park Center (1,835)
Arlington, TX
03/06/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Lafayette W 75–72  20–10 (12–5)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,810)
Bowling Green, KY
03/08/2014
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State L 55–73  21–10 (12–6)
GSU Sports Arena (3,870)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/14/2014
4:30 pm, Sun Belt Network
(2) vs. (3) Louisiana–Lafayette
Semifinals
L 72–73  21–11
Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time
Louisville’s win was later vacated by the NCAA due to recruiting violations by the Louisville basketball program.[4].

References

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