2013–14 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. This was head coach Ron Cottrell's twenty-third season at HBU. The Huskies played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium and were new members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 2–16 in Southland play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

2013–14 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–25 (2–16 Southland)
Head coach	Ron Cottrell (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Steven Key Justin "Jud" Kinne Jeremy Case
Home arena	Sharp Gymnasium (Capacity: 1,000)

2013–14 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin †	18	–	0		1.000			32	–	3		.914
Texas A&M–CC	14	–	4		.778			18	–	16		.529
Sam Houston State	13	–	5		.722			24	–	11		.686
Northwestern State	12	–	6		.667			17	–	14		.548
Incarnate Word*	9	–	5		.643			21	–	6		.778
Oral Roberts	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Nicholls State	10	–	8		.556			14	–	15		.483
McNeese State	9	–	9		.500			11	–	20		.355
New Orleans**	8	–	10		.444			11	–	15		.423
Southeastern Louisiana	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Central Arkansas	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Lamar	3	–	15		.167			4	–	26		.133
Abilene Christian*	2	–	12		.143			11	–	20		.355
Houston Baptist	2	–	16		.111			6	–	25		.194
† 2014 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition **ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

Media

All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast online live by Legacy Sports Network (LSN). LSN will also provide online video for every non-televised Huskies home game. However HBU games can air on ESPN3 or Comcast SportsNet Houston as part of the Southland Conference TV packages.

Roster

2013–14 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Marcel Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Academy for Business and Technology in Melvindale Detroit, MI G 3 Tyler Russell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Millennium Goodyear, AZ C 4 Cody Stetler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Hoisington Hoisington, KS F 5 Fred Richardson III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Clear Brook Oregon Houston, TX G 10 Jimmy Barton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr DeSmet St. Louis, MO G 11 Mike Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. Francis Academy Georgia College Alpharetta, GA G 12 Rob Lewis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Clear Lake Clear Lake, TX G 15 Reveal Chukwujekwu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Strake Jesuit Houston, TX F 21 Colter Lasher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dimond Impact Prep Anchorage, AK G/F 22 Dauson Womack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So North Cobb Christian South Mountain CC Milwaukee, WI F 23 Alex Fountain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Wartburg Central Wartburg, TN G 25 Jacob Gonzales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pasadena Memorial Pasadena, TX G/F 34 Caleb Crayton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Northeast Academy Oklahoma City, OK F 42 Cody Joyce 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Southern Churchton, MD F/C 55 Ričmonds Vilde 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Lee Academy SMU Riga, Latvia	Head coach Ron Cottrell (Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) Steven Key (Houston Baptist) Justin 'Jud' Kinne (Albion) Jeremy Case (Kansas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Schedule
11/08/2013* 7:00 pm, FCS Atlantic	at Texas Tech	L 61–76	0–1	United Spirit Arena (5,295) Lubbock, TX
11/11/2013* 7:30 pm, LSN	Crowley's Ridge	W 75–61	1–1	Sharp Gymnasium (547) Houston, TX
11/18/2013* 6:00 pm, LHN	at Texas CBE Hall of Fame Classic	L 61–89	1–2	Frank Erwin Center (6,943) Austin, TX
11/22/2013* 4:00 pm	vs. Wright State CBE Hall of Fame Classic	L 59–75	1–3	Mitchell Center (3,061) Mobile, AL
11/23/2013* 3:00 pm	vs. Southern Miss CBE Hall of Fame Classic	L 62–67	1–4	Mitchell Center (1,614) Mobile, AL
11/24/2013* 2:00 pm	at South Alabama CBE Hall of Fame Classic	L 59–79	1–5	Mitchell Center (1,572) Mobile, AL
11/30/2013* 12:00 pm, PLN	at Army	W 74–72 OT	2–5	Christl Arena (706) West Point, NY
12/04/2013* 7:30 pm, LSN	Rice	W 73–71	3–5	Sharp Gymnasium (724) Houston, TX
12/07/2013* 11:00 am	at No. 22 Michigan	L 53–107	3–6	Crisler Center (12,579) Ann Arbor, MI
12/14/2013* 7:30 pm, LSN	UT Arlington	L 70–80	3–7	Sharp Gymnasium (614) Houston, TX
12/18/2013* 8:00 pm, FS2	at DePaul	L 58–78	3–8	Allstate Arena (5,101) Chicago, IL
12/21/2013* 3:00 pm, TV-32	at Pepperdine	L 64–76	3–9	Firestone Fieldhouse (810) Malibu, CA
Conference Schedule
01/02/2014 7:30 pm, FCS	at Oral Roberts	L 55–88	3–10 (0–1)	Mabee Center (3,407) Tulsa, OK
01/04/2014 4:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	L 69–86	3–11 (0–2)	Farris Center (612) Conway, AR
01/09/2014 7:30 pm, LSN	Stephen F. Austin	L 50–77	3–12 (0–3)	Sharp Gymnasium (922) Houston, TX
01/11/2014 7:30 pm, LSN	Northwestern State	W 98–97	4–12 (1–3)	Sharp Gymnasium (515) Houston, TX
01/16/2014 7:30 pm	at Nicholls State	L 64–66	4–13 (1–4)	Stopher Gym (542) Thibodaux, LA
01/18/2014 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at McNeese State	L 68–70	4–14 (1–5)	Burton Coliseum (1,447) Lake Charles, LA
01/23/2014 7:30 pm, LSN	New Orleans	L 66–79	4–15 (1–6)	Sharp Gymnasium (682) Houston, TX
01/25/2014 7:30 pm, LSN	Southeastern Louisiana	L 52–60	4–16 (1–7)	Sharp Gymnasium (894) Houston, TX
01/30/2014 7:30 pm	at Lamar	L 57–59	4–17 (1–8)	Montagne Center (2,145) Beaumont, TX
02/01/2014 4:00 pm	at Sam Houston State	L 63–81	4–18 (1–9)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,036) Huntsville, TX
02/06/2014 7:30 pm	at Abilene Christian	L 81–87	4–19 (1–10)	Moody Coliseum (955) Abilene, TX
02/08/2014 4:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	L 82–89 OT	4–20 (1–11)	McDermott Convocation Center (802) San Antonio, TX
02/13/2014 7:30 pm, LSN	Oral Roberts	L 66–80	4–21 (1–12)	Sharp Gymnasium (751) Houston, TX
02/15/2014 7:30 pm, LSN	Central Arkansas	W 99–83	5–21 (2–12)	Sharp Gymnasium (714) Houston, TX
02/22/2014 7:30 pm, LSN	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 61–66	5–22 (2–13)	Sharp Gymnasium (870) Houston, TX
02/25/2014* 7:30 pm	Arlington Baptist	W 107–55	6–22	Sharp Gymnasium (413) Houston, TX
03/01/2014 7:00 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 45–65	6–23 (2–14)	American Bank Center (2,152) Corpus Christi, TX
03/06/2014 7:30 pm, LSN	Nicholls State	L 62–75	6–24 (2–15)	Sharp Gymnasium (553) Houston, TX
03/08/2014 7:30 pm, LSN	McNeese State	L 77–79	6–25 (2–16)	Sharp Gymnasium (913) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.