2013–14 American Eagles men's basketball team


The 2013–14 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 20–13, 13–5 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Patriot League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Wisconsin.

2013–14 American Eagles men's basketball
Patriot League Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferencePatriot League
Record20–13 (13–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Greenman
  • Nate Philippe
  • Matt Wolff
Home arenaBender Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston University 15 3   .833 24 11   .686
American 13 5   .722 20 13   .606
Holy Cross 12 6   .667 20 14   .588
Bucknell 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Army 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Lehigh 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Colgate 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Loyola (MD) 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Lafayette 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
Navy 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
2014 Patriot League tournament winner

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Darius Gardner Guard 5–9 165 RS–Junior Houston, Texas
1 Kyle Kager Forward 6–8 195 Junior Flower Mound, Texas
2 Kade Kager Guard 6–3 200 Freshman Flower Mound, Texas
3 Justice Montgomery Guard 5–11 160 Junior Orlando, Florida
4 Austin Carroll Guard 6–3 210 RS–Junior Bedford, Massachusetts
5 Marko Vasic Guard/Forward 6–5 200 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia
12 Yilret Yiljep Forward 6–7 235 Freshman Kaduna, Nigeria
13 Kevin Panzer Forward 6–9 225 RS–Senior Mission Viejo, California
14 Jesse Reed Guard/Forward 6–5 185 Sophomore Saltsburg, Pennsylvania
20 Charlie Jones Guard/Forward 6–5 185 Freshman Manchester, Maryland
21 Jalen Rhea Guard 6–2 205 Freshman New Albany, Ohio
22 John Schoof Guard/Forward 6–5 205 Junior Fairfax, Virginia
25 Langdon Neal Guard 6–0 165 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
33 Jordan Borucki Guard 6–4 195 RS–Senior Los Angeles, California
34 Tony Wroblicky Center 6–10 230 Senior Harbor City, California
35 Jonathan Davis Forward 6–7 220 RS–Junior Simi Valley, California
44 Zach Elcano Center 6–11 230 Sophomore Centreville, Virginia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 8*
7:00 pm
at George Mason L 60–63  0–1
Patriot Center (6,602)
Fairfax, VA
Nov 14*
7:30 pm, CSNMA
UMBC W 63–61 OT 1–1
Bender Arena (1,178)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 20*
7:30 pm, BTN
at No. 8 Ohio State L 52–63  1–2
Value City Arena (14,639)
Columbus, OH
Nov 23*
4:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's L 64–68  1–3
Knott Arena (1,656)
Emmitsburg, MD
Nov 26*
7:00 pm
at Columbia L 47–61  1–4
Levien Gymnasium (1,022)
New York City, NY
Nov 30*
2:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) W 75–43  2–4
DeGol Arena (942)
Loretto, PA
Dec 4*
7:30 pm
Howard W 76–53  3–4
Bender Arena (802)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 7*
2:00 pm, CSNMA+
Brown L 67–72  3–5
Bender Arena (1,728)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 19*
10:00 pm
at Saint Mary's L 44–58  3–6
McKeon Pavilion (2,148)
Moraga, CA
Dec 22*
5:00 pm
at San Francisco L 69–77  3–7
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,357)
San Francisco, CA
Dec 29*
2:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 71–58  4–7
Hytche Athletic Center (229)
Princess Anne, MD
Jan 2
7:00 pm
at Bucknell W 67–57  5–7 (1–0)
Sojka Pavilion (2,367)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 5
1:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 69–54  6–7 (2–0)
Hart Center (1,138)
Worcester, MA
Jan 8
7:30 pm
Loyola (MD) W 65–51  7–7 (3–0)
Bender Arena (703)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 11
2:00 pm
at Colgate W 69–62  8–7 (4–0)
Cotterell Court (509)
Hamilton, NY
Jan 15
7:00 pm
at Lehigh W 65–63  9–7 (5–0)
Stabler Arena (979)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 18
2:00 pm, CSNMA+
Lafayette W 66–61  10–7 (6–0)
Bender Arena (2,676)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 22
7:30 pm
Boston University W 86–56  11–7 (7–0)
Bender Arena (2,268)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 25
4:00 pm
at Army W 84–74  12–7 (8–0)
Christl Arena (2,237)
West Point, NY
Jan 29
7:30 pm
Navy W 74–52  13–7 (9–0)
Bender Arena (1,528)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 1
1:00 pm
Holy Cross W 63–57  14–7 (10–0)
Bender Arena (2,538)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 5
7:30 pm
at Loyola (MD) L 58–62  14–8 (10–1)
Reitz Arena (652)
Baltimore, MD
Feb 8
2:00 pm
Colgate L 60–63  14–9 (10–2)
Bender Arena (2,321)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 12
7:30 pm
Lehigh W 64–44  15–9 (11–2)
Bender Arena (703)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 15
2:00 pm
at Lafayette L 62–74  15–10 (11–3)
Kirby Sports Center (2,134)
Easton, PA
Feb 19
7:00 pm
at Boston University L 62–71  15–11 (11–4)
Agganis Arena (1,262)
Boston, MA
Feb 22
2:00 pm, CSNMA+
Army W 58–54  16–11 (12–4)
Bender Arena (1,788)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 26
7:00 pm
at Navy W 64–55  17–11 (13–4)
Alumni Hall (1,321)
Annapolis, MD
Mar 1
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Bucknell L 51–56  17–12 (13–5)
Bender Arena (2,879)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
Mar 5
7:30 pm
Colgate
Quarterfinals
W 59–50  18–12
Bender Arena (913)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 8
5:30 pm, CBSSN
Holy Cross
Semifinals
W 57–46  19–12
Bender Arena (1,403)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 12
7:30 pm, CBSSN
at Boston University
Championship
W 55–36  20–12
Agganis Arena (2,633)
Boston, MA
NCAA tournament
Mar 20*
12:40 pm, truTV
(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 12 Wisconsin
Second round
L 35–75  20–13
BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,749)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West.

References

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  1. ^ "American University Athletics". www.aueagles.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.