2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball season explained

2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:16
Tv:CBS, CBS Sports Network, Fox Sports
Season:2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Season Champs:Louisiana Tech
Tulsa
Middle Tennessee
Southern Miss
Second Place:UTEP
Season Champ Name:Regular season champions
Mvp:Shawn Jones
Mvp Link:Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2014 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Tulsa
Finals Runner-Up:Louisiana Tech
Finals Mvp:James Woodard
Finals Mvp Link:Most Valuable Player
Seasonslistnames:Basketball
Prevseason Year:2012–13
Nextseason Year:2014–15

The 2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2013, followed by the start of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November.

Preseason

Preseason polls

C-USA was the only conference not to publish an official preseason poll. However, other publications did publish preseason projections.

AthlonBlue RibbonESPN[1] Lindy'sNBC Sports[2] USA Today
1.Louisiana TechLouisiana TechSouthern MissSouthern MissSouthern MissLouisiana Tech
2.Southern MissUTEPUTEPUABUTEPSouthern Miss
3.UTEPSouthern MissLouisiana TechUTEPLouisiana TechMiddle Tennessee
4.CharlotteCharlotteTulsaLouisiana TechTulsaCharlotte
5.UABMiddle TennesseeUABCharlotteCharlotteUTEP
6.TulsaTulsaCharlotteTulsaUABFIU
7.MarshallUABMiddle TennesseeMarshallMarshallUAB
8.Middle TennesseeNorth TexasMarshallMiddle TennesseeMiddle TennesseeEast Carolina
9.East CarolinaEast CarolinaFIUFIUFIUTulsa
10.Florida AtlanticMarshallNorth TexasEast CarolinaEast CarolinaFlorida Atlantic
11.North TexasFIUEast CarolinaNorth TexasNorth TexasMarshall
12.TulaneFlorida AtlanticFlorida AtlanticTulaneTulaneUTSA
13.Old DominionUTSATulaneFlorida AtlanticFlorida AtlanticTulane
14.RiceTulaneOld DominionRiceOld DominionNorth Texas
15.UTSAOld DominionUTSAUTSAUTSARice
16.FIURiceRiceOld DominionRiceOld Dominion

Although CBS Sports did not rank all the teams, they selected Louisiana Tech as their projected champion and mentioned Southern Miss and UTEP as contenders.[3]

Preseason Players to Watch

C-USA did not name a preseason all-conference team, but each of the coaches selected a player to watch from their team.

Preconference schedules

Early-season tournament victories

Name Dates Location No. teams Champion
Puerto Rico Tip-OffNovember 21–22, 24Roberto Clemente Coliseum
(San Juan, PR)		8Charlotte[4]
Gulf Coast ShowcaseNovember 25–27Germain Arena
(Estero, FL)		8Louisiana Tech

Rankings

See also: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Legend
  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
тTied with team above or below also with this symbol
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20 		Final
CharlotteAP RVRV
CRVRV
East CarolinaAP
C
FIUAP
C
Florida AtlanticAP
C
Louisiana TechAP RVRVRV
CRVRV
MarshallAP
C
Middle TennesseeAP
CRV
North TexasAP
C
Old DominionAP
C
RiceAP
C
Southern MissAP RVRVRV RV
CRVRVRVRVRVRV RVRVRV
TulaneAP
C
TulsaAP
CRV
UABAP
C
UTEPAP
C
UTSAAP
C

Conference schedules

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  CharlotteECUFIUFAULaTechMarshallMTSUUNTODURiceUSMTulaneTulsaUABUTEPUTSA
ECU FIU FAU LATECH MARSH MTSU UNT ODU RICE USM TULANE TULSA UAB UTEP UTSA -->vs. Charlotte– 1–00–10–11–01–11–00–10–11–01–01–00–11–00–11–0
vs. East Carolina0–1– 1–01–00–11–01–01–02–00–11–01–01–00–11–00–1
vs. FIU1–00–1– 0–21–01–01–01–01–00–11–00–11–00–11–00–1
vs. Florida Atlantic1–00–12–0– 1–00–11–01–01–00–11–01–01–00–10–11–0
vs. Louisiana Tech0–11–00–10–1– 0–10–10–10–10–21–00–10–10–11–00–1
vs. Marshall1–10–10–11–01–0– 1–01–01–00–11–01–01–01–01–01–0
vs. Middle Tennessee0–10–10–10–11–00–1– 0–10–10–10–10–11–00–21–00–1
vs. North Texas1–00–10–10–11–00–11–0– 1–01–01–01–02–00–11–00–1
vs. Old Dominion1–00–20–10–11–00–11–00–1– 0–11–00–11–01–01–00–1
vs. Rice0–11–01–01–02–01–01–00–11–0– 1–01–01–01–01–01–0
vs. Southern Miss0–10–10–10–10–10–11–00–10–10–1– 0–21–01–00–10–1
vs. Tulane0–10–11–00–11–00–11–00–11–00–12–0– 1–00–11–00–1
vs. Tulsa1–00–10–10–11–00–10–10–20–10–10–10–1– 1–00–10–1
vs. UAB0–11–01–01–01–00–12–01–00–10–10–11–00–1– 1–00–1
vs. UTEP1–00–10–11–00–10–10–10–10–10–11–00–11–00–1– 0–2
vs. UTSA0–11–01–00–11–00–11–01–01–00–11–01–01–01–02–0– ECU FIU FAU LATECH MARSH MTSU UNT ODU RICE USM TULANE TULSA UAB UTEP UTSA -->
Total7–9 5–11 7–9 5–11 13–3 4–12 13–3 6–10 9–7 2–14 13–3 8–8 13–3 7–9 12–4 4–12

Player of the week

Players of the weekThroughout the conference regular season, the C-USA offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.
WeekPlayer of the weekFreshman of the week
November 11, 2013Rakeem Buckles, FIUMatt Willms, UTEP
Elijah Pittman, Marshall
November 18, 2013Louis Dabney, TulaneJonathan Stark, Tulane
C. J. Washington, UAB
November 25, 2013Chad Frazier, UABSean Obi, Rice
December 2, 2013Chad Frazier (2), UABKareem Canty, Marshall
December 9, 2013Pablo Bertone, Florida AtlanticKareem Canty (2), Marshall
December 16, 2013Shawn Jones, Middle TennesseeKareem Canty (3), Marshall
December 23, 2013Jonathan Stark, TulaneJonathan Stark (2), Tulane
December 30, 2013John Bohannon, UTEPVince Hunter, UTEP
January 6, 2014Alex Hamilton, Louisiana TechRyan Taylor, Marshall
January 13, 2014John Bohannon (2), UTEPJonathan Stark (3), Tulane
January 20, 2014Michael Craig, Southern MissVince Hunter (2), UTEP
January 27, 2014Speedy Smith, Louisiana TechRyan Taylor (2), Marshall
Neil Watson, Southern Miss
February 3, 2014Shawn Jones (2), Middle TennesseeVince Hunter (3), UTEP
February 10, 2014Akeem Richmond, East CarolinaMarquan Botley, Florida Atlantic
February 17, 2014Kerry Hammonds, Middle TennesseeVince Hunter (4), UTEP
February 24, 2014Aaron Brown, Southern MissVince Hunter (5), UTEP
March 3, 2014Daveon Boardingham, Southern MissCaleb White, East Carolina
March 7, 2014Shawn Jones (3), Middle TennesseeMarquan Botley (2), Florida Atlantic

Honors and awards

All-Conference USA Awards and Teams

HonorRecipient
Player of the YearShawn Jones, Middle Tennessee
Coach of the YearDanny Manning, Tulsa
Freshman of the YearVince Hunter, UTEP
Defensive Player of the YearSpeedy Smith, Louisiana Tech
Newcomer of the YearChad Frazier, UAB
Sixth Man of the YearKenyon McNeail, Louisiana Tech
All-Conference USA First TeamPablo Bertone, Florida Atlantic
Chad Frazier, UAB
Shawn Jones, Middle Tennessee
Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech
Neil Watson, Southern Miss
All-Conference USA Second TeamVince Hunter, UTEP
Tymell Murphy, FIU
Akeem Richmond, East Carolina
Julian Washburn, UTEP
James Woodard, Tulsa
All-Conference USA Third TeamJohn Bohannon, UTEP
Kareem Canty, Marshall
Michael Craig, Southern Miss
Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech
Pierriá Henry, Charlotte
All-Freshman TeamMarquan Botley, Florida Atlantic
Kareem Canty, Marshall
Ryan Taylor, Marshall
Sean Obi, Rice
Jonathan Stark, Tulane
Vince Hunter, UTEP
All-Defensive TeamPierriá Henry, Charlotte
Michale Kyser, Louisiana Tech
Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech
Tweety Knight, Middle Tennessee
Julian Washburn, UTEP
All-Academic TeamBen Cherry, Charlotte
Justin Raffington, Florida Atlantic
Jackson Trapp, Florida Atlantic
Vertrail Vaughns, North Texas
Austin Ramljak, Rice

NABC

The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I All-District teams on March 12, recognizing the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, 252 student-athletes, from 25 districts were chosen. The selections on this list were then eligible for NABC Coaches' All-America Honors. The following list represented the District 11 players chosen to the list.[5]

First Team
Second Team

Postseason

Conference USA Tournament

See main article: 2014 Conference USA men's basketball tournament.

2014 Conference USA men's basketball tournament seeds and results
SeedSchoolConf.Over.TiebreakerFirst round
March 11		Second round
March 12		Quarterfinals
March 13		Semifinals
March 14		Championship
March 15
1Louisiana Tech †13–327–72–1 vs Tul/MT/SM; 1–0 vs TulByeByeDefeated Charlotte 86–65Defeated Southern Miss 88–70Eliminated by Tulsa 69–60
2Tulsa †13–321–122–1 vs LT/MT/SM; 0–1 vs LTByeByeDefeated Tulane 70–49Defeated Middle Tennessee 76–69Defeated Louisiana Tech 69–60
3Middle Tennessee †13–3 24–91–2 vs LT/Tul/SM; 1–0 vs. SMByeByeDefeated Old Dominion 62–48Eliminated by Tulsa 76–69
4Southern Miss †13–327–61–2 vs LT/Tul/MT; 0–1 vs. MTByeByeDefeated UTEP 64–56Eliminated by Louisiana Tech 88–70
5UTEP #12–423–10ByeDefeated East Carolina 77–68Eliminated by Southern Miss 64–56
6 Old Dominion #9–716–17ByeDefeated Marshall 78–58Eliminated by Middle Tennessee 62–48
7Tulane #8–817–16ByeDefeated North Texas 66–61Eliminated by Tulsa 70–49
8UAB #7–918–131–0 vs CharlotteByeEliminated by Charlotte 80–70
9Charlotte #7–917–140–1 vs UABByeDefeated UAB 80–70Eliminated by Louisiana Tech 86–65
10North Texas6–1016–16Defeated Rice 63–62Eliminated by Tulane 66–61
11Florida Atlantic5–1110–221–0 vs East CarolinaEliminated by Marshall 63–59
12East Carolina5–1117–160–1 vs Florida AtlanticDefeated UTSA 79–76Eliminated by UTEP 77–68
13UTSA4–128–221–0 vs MarshallEliminated by East Carolina 79–76
14Marshall4–1211–220–1 vs UTSADefeated Florida Atlantic 63–59Eliminated by Old Dominion 78–58
15Rice2–147–23Eliminated by North Texas 63–62
† – C-USA regular season co-champions and received a double-bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the C-USA tournament.
FIU is ineligible due to Academic Progress Rate violations.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

National Invitation Tournament

See main article: 2014 National Invitation Tournament.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
3Florida StateLouisiana TechDefeated Iona 89 - 88Defeated Georgia 79–71Eliminated by Florida State 78–75
3MinnesotaSouthern MissDefeated Toledo 66 - 59Defeated Missouri 71–63 Eliminated by Minnesota 81–73
W–L (%):2–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 Total: 4–2

College Basketball Invitational

See main article: 2014 College Basketball Invitational.

SchoolFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
Old DominionDefeated South Dakota State 72–65Defeated Radford 82–59Eliminated by Fresno State 71–64
TulaneEliminated by Princeton 56–55
UTEPEliminated by Fresno State 61–56
W–L (%):1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 Total: 2–3

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

See main article: 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-14 Preview: Tulane Green Wave. 3 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Conference USA 2013-14 Preview: Southern Miss leads a large group of new teams. 25 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-04 . 2014-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222133955/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24063357/college-basketball-conference-previews-best-of-the-rest . dead .
  4. Web site: Charlotte 49ers upset No. 14 Michigan to take Puerto Rico Tip-Off title CharlotteObserver.com . 2013-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225740/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/11/24/4495101/charlotte-49ers-upset-michigan.html#.UpMIicTrxO0 . 2013-12-02 . dead .
  5. Web site: National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2013-14 Division I All-District Teams. 2014-03-12. 2014-03-12. National Association of Basketball Coaches. 2016-04-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160418101646/http://www.nabc.org/awards/all_district/2013-14_NABC-Division_I_ALL-DISTRICT_TEAMS-final.pdf. dead.

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