2013–14 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by fifth year head coach Jason James, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 3–13 in OVC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the Ohio Valley Tournament.

2013–14 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–23 (3–13 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lance Egnatz
  • Dion Real
  • Andres Irarrazbal
Home arenaSkyhawk Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 14 2   .875 26 10   .722
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
Morehead State 10 6   .625 20 14   .588
Tennessee Tech 9 7   .563 17 16   .515
Jacksonville State 4 12   .250 10 21   .323
Tennessee State 4 12   .250 5 25   .167
West
Murray State 13 3   .813 23 11   .676
Southeast Missouri State 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Eastern Illinois 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
SIU Edwardsville 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Austin Peay 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
UT Martin 3 13   .188 8 23   .258
2014 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Head coach Jason James was fired at the end of the season. He had a record of 37–117 in five seasons.

Previous season

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The Skyhawks finished the 2012–13 season 9–21, 5–11 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Morehead State.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Tobias Dowdell Forward 6–7 215 Junior Birmingham, Alabama
1 Dee Oldham Guard 6–4 180 Sophomore Lebanon, Tennessee
2 Khristian Taylor Guard 6–2 175 Junior Akron, Ohio
3 Terence Smith Guard 6–4 195 Junior Russellville, Alabama
4 Bobby Jones Guard 6–3 185 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
10 Chandler Rowe Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana
11 Omari Minor Guard 6–0 175 Senior Troy, Virginia
12 Mike Liabo Guard/Forward 6–6 195 Junior Naples, Florida
15 DeMarc Richardson Guard 6–2 170 Sophomore Eads, Tennessee
20 Terrence Durham Guard 6–3 195 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
22 Justin Childs Guard 6–4 190 Senior New Orleans, Louisiana
25 Marshun Newell Guard 6–3 195 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
32 Pierre Mopo Forward 6–7 245 Senior Pearl, Mississippi
33 Myles Taylor Forward 6–7 250 Junior Little Rock, Arkansas
35 Tim Coleman Center 6–10 215 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
40 Jeremy Washington Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/08/2013*
8:00 pm
at Wyoming
Global Sports Challenge
L 60–78  0–1
Arena-Auditorium (5,082)
Laramie, Wyoming
11/10/2013*
5:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado
Global Sports Challenge
L 65–91  0–2
Coors Events Center (8,408)
Boulder, Colorado
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas State
Global Sports Challenge
L 62–72  0–3
Convocation Center (2,237)
Jonesboro, Arkansas
11/15/2013*
11:00 am
Rochester College W 79–64  1–3
Skyhawk Arena (2,479)
Martin, Tennessee
11/17/2013*
1:00 pm
at Florida State L 61–89  1–4
Donald L. Tucker Center (6,042)
Tallahassee, Florida
11/20/2013*
7:00 pm
UMKC L 67–79  1–5
Skyhawk Arena (1,703)
Martin, Tennessee
11/22/2013*
7:00 pm
Jackson State
Global Sports Challenge
L 64–68  1–6
Skyhawk Arena (1,604)
Martin, Tennessee
11/25/2013*
7:30 pm
Lipscomb L 84–95  1–7
Skyhawk Arena (1,776)
Martin, Tennessee
11/27/2013*
7:00 pm
Bethel (TN) W 95–82  2–7
Skyhawk Arena (674)
Martin, Tennessee
11/30/2013*
6:00 pm
at UNLV L 55–85  2–8
Thomas & Mack Center (12,397)
Paradise, Nevada
12/04/2013*
7:00 pm
at Samford W 89–73  3–8
Pete Hanna Center (1,097)
Homewood, Alabama
12/07/2013*
4:00 pm
Northern Kentucky W 79–66  4–8
Skyhawk Arena (527)
Martin, Tennessee
12/16/2013*
6:00 pm
at Presbyterian W 73–70  5–8
Templeton Physical Education Center (211)
Clinton, South Carolina
12/19/2013*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas L 56–102  5–9
Bud Walton Arena (11,370)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/21/2013*
4:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana L 76–80  5–10
Skyhawk Arena (817)
Martin, Tennessee
12/30/2013
7:45 pm
at Jacksonville State L 65–70  5–11 (0–1)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (987)
Jacksonville, Alabama
01/02/2014
7:00 pm
at Austin Peay L 68–81  5–12 (0–2)
Dunn Center (2,616)
Clarksville, Tennessee
01/05/2014
2:00 pm
at Murray State L 77–91  5–13 (0–3)
CFSB Center (2,285)
Murray, Kentucky
01/11/2014
4:00 pm
Belmont L 72–87  5–14 (0–4)
Skyhawk Arena (2,914)
Martin, Tennessee
01/13/2014
7:30 pm
Tennessee State W 100–81  6–14 (1–4)
Skyhawk Arena (2,090)
Martin, Tennessee
01/18/2014
1:00 pm
at Morehead State L 75–82  6–15 (1–5)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,727)
Morehead, Kentucky
01/23/2014
7:00 pm
Eastern Illinois W 84–77  7–15 (2–5)
Skyhawk Arena (963)
Martin, Tennessee
01/25/2014
4:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville L 82–87  7–16 (2–6)
Skyhawk Arena (2,686)
Martin, Tennessee
01/30/2014
6:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky L 66–89  7–17 (2–7)
McBrayer Arena (1,400)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/06/2014
6:00 pm
at Eastern Illinois L 79–91  7–18 (2–8)
Lantz Arena (1,398)
Charleston, Illinois
02/08/2014
7:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville L 78–84  7–19 (2–9)
Vadalabene Center (1,802)
Edwardsville, Illinois
02/12/2014
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Southeast Missouri State W 79–70  8–19 (3–9)
Show Me Center (2,548)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
02/20/2014
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech L 83–91  8–20 (3–10)
Skyhawk Arena (1,044)
Martin, Tennessee
02/22/2014
4:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State L 74–77  8–21 (3–11)
Skyhawk Arena (2,977)
Martin, Tennessee
02/27/2014
7:00 pm
Murray State L 72–86  8–22 (3–12)
Skyhawk Arena (2,333)
Martin, Tennessee
03/01/2014
4:00 pm
Austin Peay L 85–88  8–23 (3–13)
Skyhawk Arena (1,887)
Martin, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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