2013–14 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by second year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at Millett Hall as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They advanced to the second round of the MAC tournament where they lost to Ohio.

2013–14 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	13–18 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach	John Cooper (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Rick Duckett Sheldon Everett Trey Meyer
Home arena	Millett Hall
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Buffalo	13	–	5		.722			19	–	10		.655
Akron	12	–	6		.667			21	–	13		.618
Ohio	11	–	7		.611			25	–	12		.676
Miami	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Kent State	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Bowling Green	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
West
Toledo	14	–	4		.778			27	–	7		.794
Western Michigan †	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
Eastern Michigan	10	–	8		.556			22	–	15		.595
Northern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Central Michigan	3	–	15		.167			10	–	21		.323
Ball State	2	–	16		.111			5	–	25		.167
† 2014 MAC tournament winner

Season

Preseason

Head coach John Cooper announced the RedHawks' full season schedule on September 3, 2013.^[1] The team's non-conference schedule was highlighted by trips to Notre Dame, Arizona State, and Xavier, and a home game against Southern Illinois. For the conference slate, the RedHawks schedule home-and-home series with Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Kent State, Ohio, Central Michigan, and Western Michigan, while visiting Ball State and Northern Illinois and playing host to Toledo and Eastern Michigan.

The RedHawks opened their season with one exhibition game against Division II opponent Northwood. Miami squeaked by with a close 76–71 win, with the Timberwolves nearly mounting a second half comeback. Sophomore Willie Moore scored 16 points to lead the RedHawks.^[2]

Roster

2013–14 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Geovonie McKnight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Middletown HS Middletown, OH G 2 Quinten Rollins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Sr Wilmington HS Wilmington, OH G 3 Will Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr York HS Elmhurst, IL G 4 Reggie Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So St. Joseph HS Chicago, IL G 5 Jaryd Eustace 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Brisbane Boys' School Brisbane, Australia F 10 Joshua Oswald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Caulfield Grammar School Melbourne, Australia F 12 Bill Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Middletown HS Penn State Middletown, OH G 13 Philip Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Talawanda HS Oxford, OH G 22 Willie Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Aiken HS Oregon Cincinnati, OH F 33 Will Felder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Sr Lutheran East HS Cleveland, OH F 35 Brian Oddo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Providence Catholic HS New Lenox, IL C 40 John Hawkins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 259 lb (117 kg) RS So Troy HS Palm Beach Atlantic Troy, MI F/C 41 Blake McLimans 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 40 lb (18 kg) RS Sr Worcester Academy Hamburg, NY	Head coach John Cooper (Wichita State) Assistant coach(es) Rick Duckett (North Carolina) Sheldon Everett (South Carolina) Trey Meyer (Clemson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Source: [1]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2013* 7:00 pm	Northwood	W 76–71	0–0	Millett Hall (N/A) Oxford, OH
Non-conference games
11/08/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at No. 21 Notre Dame	L 62–74	0–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,783) Notre Dame, IN
11/12/2013* 9:00 pm, P12N	at Arizona State	L 54–90	0–2	Wells Fargo Arena (4,796) Tempe, AZ
11/20/2013* 8:00 pm, FS1	at Xavier	L 51–77	0–3	Cintas Center (9,514) Cincinnati, OH
11/23/2013* 3:00 pm	Wilmington	L 63–65	0–4	Millett Hall (1,932) Oxford, OH
12/03/2013* 7:00 pm	IPFW	W 94–87	1–4	Millett Hall (1,667) Oxford, OH
12/07/2013* 2:05 pm	at Evansville	L 65–78	1–5	Ford Center (3,305) Evansville, IN
12/15/2013* 2:00 pm	Wright State	W 59–56	2–5	Millett Hall (1,338) Oxford, OH
12/18/2013* 8:05 pm	at UMKC	L 55–69	2–6	Swinney Recreation Center (1,306) Kansas City, MO
12/21/2013* 8:00 pm	at Tennessee State	W 79–64	3–6	Gentry Complex (812) Nashville, TN
12/29/2013* 3:30 pm	Southern Illinois	W 67–65	4–6	Millett Hall (1,072) Oxford, OH
01/04/2014* 7:00 pm	at No. 23 Massachusetts	L 65–73	4–7	William D. Mullins Memorial Center (5,864) Amherst, MA
Conference games
01/08/2014 7:00 pm	at Central Michigan	W 77–70	5–7 (1–0)	McGuirk Arena (1,592) Mount Pleasant, MI
01/11/2014 3:00 pm	Western Michigan	L 77–78 ^OT	5–8 (1–1)	Millett Hall (981) Oxford, OH
01/15/2014 7:00 pm	at Akron	L 52–59	5–9 (1–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,058) Akron, OH
01/18/2014 2:00 pm	at Ball State	W 64–52	6–9 (2–2)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,054) Muncie, IN
01/22/2014 7:00 pm	Central Michigan	W 86–80	7–9 (3–2)	Millett Hall (746) Oxford, OH
01/25/2014 2:00 pm	at Bowling Green	W 70–65	8–9 (4–2)	Stroh Center (1,797) Bowling Green, OH
01/29/2014 7:00 pm	Toledo	L 70–83	8–10 (4–3)	Millett Hall (1,448) Oxford, OH
02/01/2014 3:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	W 65–61	9–10 (5–3)	Millett Hall (1,038) Oxford, OH
02/04/2014 7:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	L 41–53	9–11 (5–4)	Convocation Center (644) DeKalb, IL
02/08/2014 2:00 pm	at Ohio	L 75–82	9–12 (5–5)	Convocation Center (10,669) Athens, OH
02/12/2014 7:00 pm	Buffalo	L 62–75	9–13 (5–6)	Millett Hall (1,084) Oxford, OH
02/15/2014 4:30 pm	at Western Michigan	L 57–68	9–14 (5–7)	University Arena (3,290) Kalamazoo, MI
02/19/2014 7:00 pm	Kent State	L 63–75	9–15 (5–8)	Millett Hall (1,021) Oxford, OH
02/23/2014 2:00 pm	Bowling Green	W 55–52	10–15 (6–8)	Millett Hall (945) Oxford, OH
02/26/2014 7:00 pm	Akron	W 65–61	11–15 (7–8)	Millett Hall (1,004) Oxford, OH
03/01/2014 12:00 pm	at Buffalo	L 55–78	11–16 (7–9)	Alumni Arena (4,402) Amherst, NY
03/04/2014 7:00 pm	at Kent State	W 73–61	12–16 (8–9)	MAC Center (2,414) Kent, OH
03/08/2014 12:00 pm	Ohio	L 76–82 ^OT	12–17 (8–10)	Millett Hall (1,760) Oxford, OH
MAC tournament
03/10/2014 7:00 pm	Kent State First round	W 71–64	13–17	Millett Hall (780) Oxford, OH
03/12/2014 6:30 pm	vs. Ohio Second round	L 55–63	13–18	Quicken Loans Arena (513) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

References

1. "Men's Basketball Unveils 2013-14 Schedule". MURedHawks.com. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
2. . MURedHawks.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.