2013–14 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2013–14 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Conference Southeastern Conference
2013–14 record 14–16 (6-12 SEC)
Head coach Tony Barbee
Assistant coach Ryan Miller
Assistant coach Tony Madlock
Assistant coach Milt Wagner
Home arena Auburn Arena
2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#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 is Tony Barbee, in his fourth season at Auburn. The team plays 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

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 
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 
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 
Scout: N/A   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 
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 
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:

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 Home town
C 0 Dixon-Tatum, AshaunAshaun 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 Harrell, KTKT Harrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Brewbaker Tech
Virginia		 Montgomery, Alabama
F 2 Payne, AllenAllen Payne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Winton Woods HS Cincinnati
G 3 Denson, ChrisChris Denson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr Shaw HS Columbus, Georgia
G 11 Wade, DionDion Wade 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Antwerp, Belgium
G 13 Shamsid-Deen, TahjTahj Shamsid-Deen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Fr Columbia HS Decatur, Georgia
F 20 Thompson, AlexAlex Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Houston Academy Dothan, Alabama
G 21 Canada, MalcolmMalcolm Canada 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Akins HS
Ellsworth CC		 Austin, Texas
G 22 Holmes, C. J.C. J. Holmes (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So IMG Academy Washington, D.C.
F 25 Granger, JordonJordon Granger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So McCluer North HS St. Louis, Missouri
C 31 Griciunas, BenasBenas Griciunas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Šilutė, Lithuania
F 32 Griffin, ChrisChris Griffin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Jr Leon HS
Murray State
Wabash Valley College		 Tallahassee, Florida
C 33 Delph, RonaldRonald Delph 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr IMG Academy Winter Haven, Florida
C 41 Atewe, MatthewMatthew 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:

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 parenthesis. (#) 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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