2013–14 Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball team represented the University of Texas–Pan American during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Dan Hipsher's first season at UTPA.^[1] The Broncs played their home games at the UTPA Fieldhouse and were new members of the Western Athletic Conference.^[2] They finished the season 9–23, 5–11 in WAC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Utah Valley.

2013–14 Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	9–23 (5–11 WAC)
Head coach	Dan Hipsher (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Andy Hipsher (1st season) Elwyn McRoy (1st season) Cody Hopkins (1st season)
Home arena	UTPA Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah Valley	13	–	3		.813			20	–	12		.625
New Mexico State †	12	–	4		.750			26	–	10		.722
Grand Canyon*	10	–	6		.625			15	–	15		.500
Chicago State	8	–	8		.500			13	–	19		.406
Idaho	7	–	9		.438			16	–	17		.485
UMKC	7	–	9		.438			10	–	20		.333
Seattle	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Cal State Bakersfield	5	–	11		.313			13	–	19		.406
Texas–Pan American	5	–	11		.313			9	–	23		.281
† 2014 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll * Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

Roster

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2013–14 UTPA Broncs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jacob Raspopovich 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Merrillville Merrillville, IN G 1 Blake Provost 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Katy Taylor Katy, TX G 2 LJ McIntosh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Marist Chicago, IL G/F 3 Javorn Farrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Riverdale Baptist UMass Amherst Woodbridge, VA G 4 Jamal Dantzler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Von Stuben Kennedy-King Chicago, IL G 5 Shaquile Boga 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr McCluer Mineral Area St. Louis, MO F 21 Lauri Toivonen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Makelanrinne Ohlone JC Riihimäki, Finland G 22 Shaun Noriega 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Sr North Port South Florida Sarasota, FL G 23 Elijah Watson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Patrick Chicago, IL F 24 Shaquille Hines 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Harlan Trent Prep High Chicago, IL F 25 Josh Cleveland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Elsik Houston, TX G 30 Hurley Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Woods Haven Prep Colby Clewiston, FL F 32 Justin Leathers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Park Hill Johnson County Kansas City, MO G 33 Marcel Simon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Hidelberg Fishburne Military Heidelberg, Germany F 35 Alex Majewski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Brother Rice Chicago, IL G 44 Christian Hildebrandt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Park Hill South Johnson County CC Overland Park, KS G XX Justin Daniel   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Woodrow Wilson Coastal Carolina Ft. Worth, TX G XX Paul Garnica   5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Robert E. Lee Northern Colorado San Antonio, TX G XX Moe McDonald   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr IMG Academy McAllen, TX	Head coach Dan Hipsher (Bowling Green) Assistant coach(es) Andy Hipsher (Akron) Elwyn McRoy (Cleveland State) Cody Hopkins (Northeastern State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013* 7:00 pm	Texas A&M–Kingsville	W 74–56	–	UTPA Fieldhouse (344) Edinburg, TX
Regular season
11/08/2013* 7:00 pm	Sam Houston State	L 73–77	0–1	UTPA Fieldhouse (1,257) Edinburg, TX
11/11/2013* 7:00 pm	Houston	L 65–77	0–2	UTPA Fieldhouse (1,432) Edinburg, TX
11/13/2013* 6:00 pm	Hustin-Tilliotson Islander Classic	W 94–62	1–2	UTPA Fieldhouse (471) Edinburg, TX
11/15/2013* 5:00 pm	vs. Tennessee Tech Islander Classic	W 81–78	2–2	American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, TX
11/16/2013* 3:00 pm	vs. IPFW Islander Classic	L 60–66	2–3	American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, TX
11/17/2013* 3:30 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islander Classic	L 61–72	2–4	American Bank Center (1,228) Corpus Christi, TX
11/21/2013* 7:00 pm	at UTSA	W 70–55	3–4	Convocation Center (777) San Antonio, TX
11/27/2013* 7:00 pm	at Lamar	W 66–61	4–4	Montagne Center (1,784) Beaumont, TX
11/30/2013* 7:00 pm	at Bradley	L 54–74	4–5	Carver Arena (5,898) Peoria, IL
12/02/2013* 7:00 pm	at SIU Edwardsville	L 49–55	4–6	Vadalabene Center (1,230) Edwardsville, IN
12/07/2013* 7:00 pm	UTSA	L 65–72	4–7	UTPA Fieldhouse (1,487) Edinburg, TX
12/15/2013* 1:00 pm, FSSW	at TCU	L 48–57	4–8	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,958) Fort Worth, TX
12/18/2013* 7:30 pm, ESPN3	at SMU	L 56–82	4–9	Moody Coliseum (3,342) University Park, TX
12/29/2013* 2:00 pm	Duquesne	L 69–88	4–10	UTPA Fieldhouse (702) Edinburg, TX
01/02/2014 8:00 pm	at Grand Canyon	L 85–91	4–11 (0–1)	GCU Arena (4,512) Phoenix, AZ
01/04/2013* 3:00 pm, FSSW	at Texas A&M	L 46–63	4–12	Reed Arena (5,278) College Station, TX
01/09/2014 7:00 pm	Idaho	L 85–86 ^2OT	4–13 (0–2)	UTPA Fieldhouse (624) Edinburg, TX
01/11/2014 7:00 pm	Seattle	L 46–64	4–14 (0–3)	UTPA Fieldhouse (889) Edinburg, TX
01/16/2014 7:00 pm	at UMKC	W 78–66	5–14 (1–3)	Municipal Auditorium (1,509) Kansas City, MO
01/18/2014 2:05 pm	at Chicago State	W 84–61	6–14 (2–3)	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (880) Chicago, IL
01/25/2014 8:00 pm, AggieVision	at New Mexico State	L 78–90	6–15 (2–4)	Pan American Center (6,434) Las Cruces, NM
01/30/2014 7:00 pm	Utah Valley	L 53–67	6–16 (2–5)	UTPA Fieldhouse (1,263) Edinburg, TX
02/01/2014 7:00 pm	Cal State Bakersfield	L 64–72	6–17 (2–6)	UTPA Fieldhouse (792) Edinburg, TX
02/06/2014 9:00 pm	at Seattle	L 62–83	6–18 (2–7)	KeyArena (1,663) Seattle, WA
02/08/2014 9:00 pm	at Idaho	L 63–70 ^OT	6–19 (2–8)	Cowan Spectrum (1,717) Moscow, ID
02/13/2014 7:00 pm	Chicago State	W 71–68 ^OT	7–19 (3–8)	UTPA Fieldhouse (1,276) Edinburg, TX
02/15/2014 7:00 pm	UMKC	L 59–68	8–19 (4–8)	UTPA Fieldhouse (1,302) Edinburg, TX
02/20/2014 7:00 pm	New Mexico State	L 61–78	8–20 (4–9)	UTPA Fieldhouse (1,002) Edinburg, TX
02/27/2014 9:00 pm	at Cal State Bakersfield	W 63–61	9–20 (5–9)	Rabobank Arena (1,244) Bakersfield, CA
03/01/2014 8:00 pm	at Utah Valley	L 42–45	9–21 (5–10)	UCCU Center (2,641) Orem, UT
03/08/2014 7:00 pm	Grand Canyon	L 78–79 ^OT	9–22 (5–11)	UTPA Fieldhouse (1,187) Edinburg, TX
WAC tournament
03/13/2014 2:00 pm	vs. Utah Valley Quarterfinals	L 63–83	9–23	Orleans Arena (1,028) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References

1. . NCAA.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
2. "UTPA confirms invite from the WAC". Rio Grande Monitor. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
3. "2013-14 UTPA Broncs Basketball Roster". UTPABroncs.com.
4. "UTPA men's hoops releases 2013-14 schedule". Rio Grande Monitor. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
5. "2013-14 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTPA Broncs. Retrieved December 6, 2013.