2013–14 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

The 2013–14 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 43rd season of Basketball for USF, and the first as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls were coached by Stan Heath, who was in his seventh season. The Bulls played home games at the USF Sun Dome. They finished the season 12–20, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Rutgers.

2013–14 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record12–20 (3–15 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUSF Sun Dome
Seasons
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Louisville* † 15 3   .833 31 6   .838
No. 15 Cincinnati 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
No. 18 UConn 12 6   .667 32 8   .800
SMU 12 6   .667 27 10   .730
Memphis 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Houston 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Rutgers 5 13   .278 12 21   .364
UCF 4 14   .222 13 18   .419
Temple 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
South Florida 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
The American Tournament winner
As of March 15th, 2014
*Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 3 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(31-6)(15-3)
Rankings from AP poll

At the end of the season, head coach Stan Heath was fired after posting a record of 97–128 in six seasons.[1] He was replaced by former Kentucky assistant Orlando Antigua.[2]

Off season

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As of July 1, 2013, USF became a member of the American Athletic Conference, the result of a split in the old Big East.

USF was selected to participate in the 2013 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic, which takes place December 22–23 at Orleans Arena.[3]

At American Athletic Conference Media day, USF was selected by the coaches to finish 8th out of 10. Senior forward, Victor Rudd, and junior point guard, Anthony Collins, were both selected at media day to the American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference Second Team.[4]

Departures

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# Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
4 Mike Dakkak Guard 6–0 180 Senior Sarasota, FL Graduated
5 Jawanza Poland Guard 6–4 204 Senior Wichita, KS Graduated
10 Mike McCloskey Guard 6–0 164 Senior Orlando, FL Graduated
22 Shaun Noriega Guard 6–4 207 Senior Sarasota, FL Transferred to Texas-Pan American
32 Toarlyn Fitzpatrick Forward 6–8 245 Senior Tampa, FL Graduated
33 Kore White Forward 6–8 241 RS Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Graduated

Incoming recruits

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# Name Position Height Weight Year Previous School Hometown Notes
4 Corey Allen Jr. Guard 6–1 152 Junior Mt. San Antonio College/Ritenour HS St. Louis, MO Junior College Transfer
5 John Egbunu Center 6–10 245 Freshman Ft. Walton Beach HS Ft. Walton Beach, FL
10 Josh Heath Guard 6-2 165 Freshman Tampa Prep Tampa, FL
23 Chris Perry Forward/Center 6–8 266 Freshman Bartow Senior HS Bartow, FL
24 Dre Clayton Forward 6–6 245 Freshman Maynard Evans HS Orlando, FL
30 Bo Zeigler Guard/Forward 6–6 198 Freshman Community HS Detroit, MI

Season highlights

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Freshman, Chris Perry received honors early in the season, being named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week in the first week for his effort against Tennessee Tech. Perry scored 14 points, recorded 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 steals.[5] The following week, Corey Allen Jr. was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for his effort against Bethune-Cookman and Bowling Green in which he averaged 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.[6]

Roster

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2013–14 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Martino Brock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Memphis, TN
G 1 Musa Abdul-Aleem 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Atlanta, GA
F 2 Victor Rudd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Los Angeles, CA
F 3 Zach LeDay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So The Colony, TX
G 4 Corey Allen Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 152 lb (69 kg) Jr St. Louis, MO
C 5 John Egbunu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Ft. Walton Beach, FL
G 10 Josh Heath 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
G 11 Anthony Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Houston, TX
G 15 Shemiye McLendon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Vero Beach, FL
G 21 Javontae Hawkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Flint, MI
F/C 23 Chris Perry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 266 lb (121 kg) Fr Bartow, FL
F 24 Dre Clayton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Orlando, FL
G/F 30 Bo Zeigler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Fr Detroit, MI
C 35 Jordan Omogbehin 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 315 lb (143 kg) RS So Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2013

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2013*
7:00 pm
Barry W 88–53 
USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL
Regular season
11/09/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tennessee Tech W 72–62  1–0
USF Sun Dome (4,103)
Tampa, FL
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bethune-Cookman W 91–65  2–0
USF Sun Dome (3,549)
Tampa, FL
11/15/2013*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green W 75–61  3–0
Stroh Center (2,419)
Bowling Green, OH
11/22/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson W 72–63  4–0
USF Sun Dome (3,782)
Tampa, FL
11/25/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 5 Oklahoma State L 67–93  4–1
USF Sun Dome (6,240)
Tampa, FL
11/30/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit L 60–65  4–2
USF Sun Dome (3,225)
Tampa, FL
12/04/2013*
7:00 pm
at George Mason W 68–66  5–2
Patriot Center (4,587)
Fairfax, VA
12/07/2013*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Alabama W 66–64  6–2
USF Sun Dome (4,255)
Tampa, FL
12/17/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Florida Gulf Coast
Las Vegas Classic
W 68–66 2OT 7–2
USF Sun Dome (4,105)
Tampa, FL
12/19/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida A&M
Las Vegas Classic
W 73–70  8–2
USF Sun Dome (3,433)
Tampa, FL
12/22/2013*
7:00 pm, 1,530
vs. Mississippi State
Las Vegas Classic Semifinals
L 66–71   8–3
Orleans Arena (1,530)
Paradise, NV
12/23/2013*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Santa Clara
Las Vegas Classic Consolation Game
L 65–66   8–4
Orleans Arena (1,347)
Paradise, NV
12/28/2013*
8:00 pm
at Bradley W 61–57   9–4
Carver Arena (6,221)
Peoria, IL
12/31/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 Memphis L 73–88  9–5
(0–1)
USF Sun Dome (4,063)
Tampa, FL
01/04/2014
4:00 pm, CBSSN
Houston L 58–67  9–6
(0–2)
USF Sun Dome (3,921)
Tampa, FL
01/09/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Temple W 82–75  10–6
(1–2)
Liacouras Center (4,422)
Philadelphia, PA
01/15/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at SMU L 54–71  10–7
(1–3)
Moody Coliseum (6,332)
Dallas, TX
01/18/2014
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Cincinnati
19
L 54–61  10–8
(1–4)
USF Sun Dome (5,322)
Tampa, FL
01/22/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12 Louisville L 47–86  10–9
(1–5)
USF Sun Dome (6,417)
Tampa, FL
01/26/2014
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 23 Memphis L 58–80  10–10
(1–6)
FedEx Forum (15,627)
Memphis, TN
01/28/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews
SMU W 78–71  11–10
(2–6)
USF Sun Dome (3,407)
Tampa, FL
02/02/2014
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 13 Cincinnati L 45–50  11–11
(2–7)
Fifth Third Arena (10,367)
Cincinnati, OH
02/05/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNews
at Central Florida
War on I-4
W 79–78 OT 12–11
(3–7)
CFE Arena (6,108)
Orlando, FL
02/08/2014
8:00 pm, ESPNews
Rutgers L 69–79  12–12
(3–8)
USF Sun Dome (4,605)
Tampa, FL
02/12/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 24 UConn L 40–83   12–13
(3–9)
XL Center (10,553)
Hartford, CT
02/15/2014
1:30 pm, ESPNews
Central Florida
War on I-4
L 74–75   12–14
(3–10)
USF Sun Dome (5,294)
Tampa, FL
02/18/2014
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 11 Louisville L 54–80   12–15
(3–11)
KFC Yum! Center (21,655)
Louisville, KY
02/26/2014
7:00 pm, CBSSN
UConn L 56–61   12–16
(3–12)
USF Sun Dome (5,115)
Tampa, FL
03/01/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNews
at Rutgers L 73–74   12–17
(3–13)
The RAC (5,611)
Piscataway, NJ
03/04/2014
8:30 pm, ESPNews
at Houston L 69–78   12–18
(3–14)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,235)
Houston, TX
03/08/2014
2:00 pm, ESPNews
Temple L 65–66   12–19
(3–15)
USF Sun Dome (4,073)
Tampa, FL
American Athletic Conference tournament
03/12/2014
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Rutgers
First round
L 68–72  12–20
FedEx Forum (12,102)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Notes

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  • March 31, 2014 – Former Kentucky assistant coach Orlando Antigua was hired to replace Stan Heath

References

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  1. ^ "USF fires Stan Heath". Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "USF to hire Kentucky's Orlando Antigua". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "USF Selected to Play in Las Vegas Classic". GoUSFBulls.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  4. ^ "Louisville Unanimously Chosen as American Athletic Conference Favorite".
  5. ^ "Kadeem Jack and Chris Perry Earn First Weekly Honors".
  6. ^ "TaShawn Thomas and Ben Moore win Weekly Awards".