2013–14 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by fourth year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Arkansas.

2013–14 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
NIT First round vs. Arkansas, L 71–91
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–11 (12–6 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lou Gudino
  • Marcus Belcher
  • David Ragland
Home arenaHulman Center
Seasons
2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Wichita State 18 0   1.000 35 1   .972
Indiana State 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Northern Iowa 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Missouri State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Illinois State 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Southern Illinois 9 9   .500 14 19   .424
Bradley 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Drake 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Evansville 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
Loyola Chicago 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
2014 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Jake Kitchell Forward/Center 6–10 247 Junior Union Mills, Indiana
1 Alex Etherington Guard/Forward 6–5 205 Freshman Cicero, Indiana
2 Lucas Eitel Guard 6–3 195 Senior Marshall, Illinois
3 Manny Arop Guard/Forward 6–5 215 Senior Edmonton, Alberta
4 Brenton Scott Guard 6–1 185 Freshman Fort Wayne, Indiana
5 Justin Gant Forward 6–9 230 Junior Terre Haute, Indiana
11 Devonte Brown Guard 6–2 195 Sophomore Killeen, Texas
12 Dawon Cummings Guard 6–3 175 Senior Kansas City, Missouri
13 Jake Odum Guard 6–4 180 Senior Terre Haute, Indiana
15 Demetrius Moore Forward 6–7 230 Junior Paxton, Florida
22 Brandon Burnett Guard 6–6 225 Sophomore Tucson, Arizona
30 Mike Samuels Center 6–11 290 Junior Bushkill, Pennsylvania
32 Khristian Smith Guard/Forward 6–6 215 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana
42 TJ Bell Forward/Center 6–8 240 Freshman Charleston, Illinois

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2013*
2:05 pm
Rose–Hulman W 73–37 
Hulman Center (3,716)
Terre Haute, IN
Regular season
11/09/2013*
1:05 pm, WTWO
Ball State W 82–73  1–0
Hulman Center (7,221)
Terre Haute, IN
11/14/2013*
8:00 pm
at Belmont L 95–96  1–1
Curb Event Center (2,613)
Nashville, TN
11/17/2013*
12:00 pm, FSMW
at No. 21 Notre Dame W 83–70  2–1
Purcell Pavilion (8,257)
South Bend, IN
11/22/2013*
7:05 pm
Truman State W 80–69  3–1
Hulman Center (4,419)
Terre Haute, IN
11/27/2013*
11:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Tulsa
Great Alaska Shootout First Round
L 62–63  3–2
Sullivan Arena (3,922)
Anchorage, AK
11/29/2013*
4:00 pm
at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout Consolation 2nd Round
W 97–87  4–2
Sullivan Arena (3,897)
Anchorage, AK
11/30/2013*
6:00 pm
vs. Pepperdine
Great Alaska Shootout 5th Place Game
W 73–70  5–2
Sullivan Arena (3,898)
Anchorage, AK
12/07/2013*
3:00 pm
at Eastern Illinois W 66–48  6–2
Lantz Arena (1,255)
Charleston, IL
12/14/2013*
2:05 pm, WAVW
at UMKC W 74–63  7–2
Municipal Auditorium (2,496)
Kansas City, MO
12/18/2013*
8:00 pm, FSMW
at Saint Louis L 66–83  7–3
Chaifetz Arena (7,205)
St. Louis, MO
12/21/2013*
3:35 pm, WTWO
IUPUI W 81–61  8–3
Hulman Center (5,980)
Terre Haute, IN
12/28/2013*
1:05 pm, WAWV
Belmont W 85–73  9–3
Hulman Center (4,837)
Terre Haute, IN
01/01/2014
3:05 pm
Loyola–Chicago W 70–58  10–3 (1–0)
Hulman Center (5,266)
Terre Haute, IN
01/04/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Evansville W 81–62  11–3 (2–0)
Ford Center (4,937)
Evansville, IN
01/08/2014
8:00 pm
at Drake W 77–73  12–3 (3–0)
Knapp Center (3,465)
Des Moines, IA
01/11/2014
1:05 pm, WAVW
Bradley W 62–59  13–3 (4–0)
Hulman Center (5,545)
Terre Haute, IN
01/15/2014
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State W 70–55  14–3 (5–0)
Hulman Center (5,895)
Terre Haute, IN
01/18/2014
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 5 Wichita State L 48–68  14–4 (5–1)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
01/22/2014
8:00 pm
at Loyola–Chicago W 65–61  15–4 (6–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,180)
Chicago, IL
01/25/2014
6:05 pm, WAVW
Illinois State W 76–62  16–4 (7–1)
Hulman Center (6,528)
Terre Haute, IN
01/29/2014
8:00 pm, WTWO
at Southern Illinois L 60–79  16–5 (7–2)
SIU Arena (4,821)
Carbondale, IL
02/01/2014
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa W 87–81  17–5 (8–2)
McLeod Center (5,127)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/05/2014
8:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 4 Wichita State L 58–65  17–6 (8–3)
Hulman Center (9,245)
Terre Haute, IN
02/09/2014
3:05 pm, ESPN3
Drake W 60–56  18–6 (9–3)
Hulman Center (5,449)
Terre Haute, IN
02/12/2014
8:00 pm
at Bradley W 68–62  19–6 (10–3)
Carver Arena (6,302)
Peoria, IL
02/15/2014
1:05 pm, WAVW
Southern Illinois W 60–57  20–6 (11–3)
Hulman Center (5,420)
Terre Haute, IN
02/19/2014
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 59–54  21–6 (12–3)
Hulman Center (5,778)
Terre Haute, IN
02/22/2014
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Missouri State L 66–77  21–7 (12–4)
JQH Arena (5,207)
Springfield, MO
02/26/2014
8:00 pm
at Illinois State L 59–77  21–8 (12–5)
Redbird Arena (4,684)
Normal, IL
03/01/2014
1:00 pm, ESPNU
Northern Iowa L 69–71  21–9 (12–6)
Hulman Center (5,717)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley tournament
03/07/2014
7:00 pm, MVCTV
vs. Loyola–Chicago
Quarterfinals
W 75–62  22–9
Scottrade Center (9,037)
St. Louis, MO
03/07/2014
7:00 pm, MVCTV
vs. Southern Illinois
Semifinals
W 62–59  23–9
Scottrade Center (13,966)
St. Louis, MO
03/09/2014
2:00 pm, CBS
vs. No. 2 Wichita State
Championship
L 69–83  23–10
Scottrade Center (12,125)
St. Louis, MO
NIT
03/18/2014*
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. (6) at (3) Arkansas
First round
L 71–91  23–11
Bud Walton Arena (7,096)
Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Basketball-M - 2013-14 Schedule/Results". www.gosycamores.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014.