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2013–14 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2013–14 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record14–16 (6–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAuburn Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Florida † 18 – 0   1.000 36 – 3   .923
Kentucky 12 – 6   .667 29 – 11   .725
Georgia 12 – 6   .667 20 – 14   .588
Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 24 – 13   .649
Arkansas 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
Missouri 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657
LSU 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
Ole Miss 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Texas A&M 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Vanderbilt 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Alabama 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Auburn 6 – 12   .333 14 – 16   .467
South Carolina 5 – 13   .278 14 – 20   .412
Mississippi State 3 – 15   .167 14 – 19   .424
† 2014 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2013–14 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Tony Barbee, in his fourth and final season at Auburn. The team played their home games at the Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Before the season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Frankie Sullivan 23 G 6'1" 206 RS Senior Uniontown, Alabama Graduated
Dylan Spencer 4 G 6'4" 190 Senior Birmingham, Alabama Graduated
Josh Wallace 11 G 5'10" 170 Senior Pensacola, Florida Graduated
Noel Johnson 32 G 6'6" 200 Senior Fayetteville, Georgia Graduated
Rob Chubb 41 C 6'10" 242 Senior Peachtree City, Georgia Graduated
Brian Greene 24 G 6'3" 200 Freshman Chicago Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Jordan Price 10 G 6'5" 230 Freshman Decatur, Georgia Transferred to La Salle

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tahj Shamsid-Deen
PG 		Decatur, Georgia Columbia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 13, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Matthew Atewe
C 		Toronto, ON Notre Dame Prep (MA) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Mar 31, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
Ronald Delph
C 		Winter Haven, Florida IMG Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 11, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Dion Wade
SF 		Antwerp Findlay Prep (NV) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 1, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Benas Griciunas
PF 		Henderson, Nevada Findlay Prep (Nevada) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 12, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Auburn 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  • "2013 Auburn Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.

Season

Preseason

Head coach Tony Barbee announced the team's complete season schedule on August 30, 2013.[2] The Tigers schedule to play three participants from the 2013 NCAA tournament, Northwestern State, Iowa State, and Illinois. The Tigers also scheduled to play host to ACC teams Clemson and Boston College. The SEC schedule was highlighted by the Tigers playing host to Florida, Kentucky, and Tennessee, while visiting LSU and Alabama.

The Tigers opened their season on October 28 with an exhibition game against NAIA opponent Victory. The fast-paced Tigers offense pulled out an easy victory, winning 109–67.[3] Chris Denson led the Tigers with 21 points and highly touted freshman Tahj Shamsid-Deen scored 16 points in his first collegiate action. The Tigers finished off the preseason on November 1 by defeating Division II Paine College by a score of 99–64.[4]

November

Auburn opened the regular season on November 8, hosting Nicholls State from the Southland Conference. KT Harrell, playing his first game as a Tiger after transferring from Virginia, led Auburn with 21 points to lead a 76–54 victory. The win snapped Auburn's ten game losing streak, dating back to the 2012–13 season.[5][6] The Tigers welcomed their second straight Southland Conference opponent to Auburn Arena on November 15 as they hosted Northwestern State, a 2013 NCAA tournament participant. Auburn, led by Chris Denson's 29 points, jumped out to a nine-point halftime lead before the Demons exploded for 72 second-half points, leading to a 111–92 victory. Northwestern State, after going 0–17 in three point attempts in their season opener, shot 14–27 from beyond the arc.[7][8]

Auburn closed out their five-game homestand by hosting three mid-major opponents in Jacksonville State, Murray State, and Tennessee State. The Gamecocks were the first to visit on November 19, falling to Auburn by a final score of 78–54.[9][10] The Racers visited Auburn Arena on November 23 and fell to the Tigers by a score of 75–67 behind 23 points from Chris Denson.[11][12] Lastly, Auburn faced the Tigers of Tennessee State, who entered the game winless at 0–6. Due to leading scorers KT Harrell and Chris Denson being in foul trouble, the Tigers struggled to pull away, but won thanks to the strength of freshman Tahj Shamsid-Deen, who had a career high 16 points in the 78–73 win.[13][14]

December

The Tigers visited Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, on December 2 to take on the #17 Iowa State Cyclones as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Despite 27 points from Denson, Auburn's cold-shooting from the field (35%) and a career game from Iowa State's Dustin Hogue (22 points, 16 rebounds), allowed the Cyclones to improve to 6–0 with a 99–70 win.[15][16] Following the loss, Auburn traveled to Atlanta to take on Illinois on a neutral court. The Tigers once again struggled to shoot and were down 41–17 at halftime, but mounted a small comeback and lost by a final score of 81–62.[17][18]

Roster

2013–14 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Ashaun Dixon-Tatum 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Sr Highland HS
Grand Valley State
Chattahoochee Tech 		Anderson, Indiana
G 1 KT Harrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Brewbaker Tech
Virginia 		Montgomery, Alabama
F 2 Allen Payne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Winton Woods HS Cincinnati
G 3 Chris Denson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr Shaw HS Columbus, Georgia
G 11 Dion Wade 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Antwerp, Belgium
G 13 Tahj Shamsid-Deen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Fr Columbia HS Decatur, Georgia
F 20 Alex Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Houston Academy Dothan, Alabama
G 21 Malcolm Canada 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Akins HS
Ellsworth CC 		Austin, Texas
G 22 C. J. Holmes (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So IMG Academy Washington, D.C.
F 25 Jordon Granger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So McCluer North HS St. Louis, Missouri
C 31 Benas Griciunas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Šilutė, Lithuania
F 32 Chris Griffin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Jr Leon HS
Murray State
Wabash Valley College 		Tallahassee, Florida
C 33 Ronald Delph 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr IMG Academy Winter Haven, Florida
C 41 Matthew Atewe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep Brampton, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Source: [1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2013*
7:00 pm 		Victory W 109–67  –
 Auburn Arena (3,051)
Auburn, Alabama
11/1/2013*
7:00 pm 		Paine W 99–64  –
 Auburn Arena (3,661)
Auburn, Alabama
Non-conference games
11/8/2013*
7:00 pm 		Nicholls State W 76–54  1–0
 Auburn Arena (4,196)
Auburn, Alabama
11/15/2013*
7:00 pm 		Northwestern State L 92–111  1–1
 Auburn Arena (5,823)
Auburn, Alabama
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm 		Jacksonville State W 78–54  2–1
 Auburn Arena (4,016)
Auburn, Alabama
11/23/2013*
7:00 pm 		Murray State W 75–67  3–1
 Auburn Arena (4,171)
Auburn, Alabama
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm 		Tennessee State W 78–73  4–1
 Auburn Arena (4,370)
Auburn, Alabama
12/2/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 17 Iowa State
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 70–99  4–2
 Hilton Coliseum (13,889)
Ames, Iowa
12/8/2013*
2:00 pm, FSN 		vs. Illinois L 62–82  4–3
 Philips Arena (2,259)
Atlanta
12/19/2013*
7:00 pm, FSN 		Clemson W 66–64  5–3
 Auburn Arena (4,938)
Auburn, Alabama
12/22/2013*
1:00 pm, PPV 		Boston College W 77–67  6–3
 Auburn Arena (4,622)
Auburn, Alabama
12/30/2013*
7:00 pm, PPV 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 91–59  7–3
 Auburn Arena (4,467)
Auburn, Alabama
1/4/2014*
7:00 pm 		Florida A&M W 81–50  8–3
 Auburn Arena (4,677)
Auburn, Alabama
Conference games
1/9/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN/2 		at Ole Miss L 62–65  8–4 (0–1)
 Tad Smith Coliseum (6,355)
Oxford, Mississippi
1/11/2014
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 21 Missouri L 68–70  8–5 (0–2)
 Auburn Arena (7,181)
Auburn, Alabama
1/15/2014
6:00 pm, PPV 		at Tennessee L 67–78  8–6 (0–3)
 Thompson–Boling Arena (14.205)
Knoxville, Tennessee
1/18/2014
3:00 pm, SECN 		No. 7 Florida L 61–68  8–7 (0–4)
 Auburn Arena (8,683)
Auburn, Alabama
1/22/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Mississippi State L 74–82  8–8 (0–5)
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,754)
Starkville, Mississippi
1/25/2014
5:00 pm, FSN 		at Arkansas L 67–86  8–9 (0–6)
 Bud Walton Arena (16,762)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
1/30/2014[a]
7:00 pm, SECN(ESPN3) 		Alabama W 74–55  9–9 (1–6)
 Auburn Arena (9,102)
Auburn, Alabama
2/1/2014
12:30 pm, SECN 		Georgia W 74–67  10–9 (2–6)
 Auburn Arena (7,168)
Auburn, Alabama
2/5/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at South Carolina W 79–74  11–9 (3–6)
 Colonial Life Arena (8,581)
Columbia, South Carolina
2/8/2014
3:00 pm, SECN 		at LSU L 80–87  11–10 (3–7)
 Maravich Center (10,588)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2/12/2014
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 14 Kentucky L 56–64  11–11 (3–8)
 Auburn Arena (7,959)
Auburn, Alabama
2/15/2014
12:30 pm, SECN 		Mississippi State W 92–82  12–11 (4–8)
 Auburn Arena (6,890)
Auburn, Alabama
2/19/2014
6:00 pm, FSN 		at No. 2 Florida L 66–71  12–12 (4–9)
 O'Connell Center (12,414)
Gainesville, Florida
2/22/2014
5:00 pm, FSN 		Vanderbilt L 59–67  12–13 (4–10)
 Auburn Arena (6,814)
Auburn, Alabama
2/26/2014
8:00 pm, FSN 		South Carolina W 83–67  13–13 (5–10)
 Auburn Arena (4,344)
Auburn, Alabama
3/1/2014
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Alabama L 57–73  13–14 (5–11)
 Coleman Coliseum (13,499)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
3/5/2014
7:00 pm, SECN 		Tennessee L 54–82  13–15 (5–12)
 Auburn Arena (5,304)
Auburn, Alabama
3/8/2014
3:00 pm, SECN 		at Texas A&M W 69–64  14–15 (6–12)
 Reed Arena 
College Station, Texas
SEC Tournament
3/12/2014
6:00 pm 		No. (12) vs. (13) South Carolina
First round 		L 56–74  14–16
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

NOTES:

^[a] Game was originally scheduled for January 29, 2014, but was moved to January 30, 2014 (and broadcaster on ESPN3) due to snowy conditions across Alabama.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ Link to AP Poll
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Completes 2013-14 Schedule". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "Auburn Basketball Starts Fast in Exhibition Opener". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "Auburn Blows Past Paine College 99-64". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Auburn Opens Season With 22-point Win Over Nicholls". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  6. ^ "Harrell leads Auburn past Nicholls State 76-54". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  7. ^ "Northwestern State's 3-Pointers Sink Auburn". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  8. ^ "Northwestern State tops Auburn 111-92". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  9. ^ "Auburn Turns Up Defense in Bounce-Back Win". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  10. ^ "Auburn beats Jacksonville State 78-54". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  11. ^ "Chris Denson Feels Fine Leading Auburn Past Racers". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  12. ^ "Auburn edges Murray in 75-67 win". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  13. ^ "Auburn Gets the Message with Balanced Scoring in Win". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  14. ^ "Late run helps Auburn beat Tennessee State 78-73". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  15. ^ "It's a Cold Night for AUburn in Loss to Iowa State". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  16. ^ "Dustin Hogue's career game lets No. 17 Iowa State rip Auburn". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  17. ^ "Illinois Shuts Down Cold-Shooting Auburn". AuburnTigers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  18. ^ "Illinois builds early lead to beat Auburn 81-62". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  19. ^ Norlander, Matt (January 29, 2014). "Auburn-Alabama game postponed due to snowy weather". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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