2013–14 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2013–14 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside Highlanders (old) logo.svg 150 Big West Conference Big West 10–21 5–11 Dennis Cutts 1st Mike Miller Justin Bell Stephen Sauers Student Recreation Center Arena The 2013–14 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders are led by first year head coach Dennis Cutts and played their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference tournament to UC Irvine. Season Preseason Sam Finley was the only recruit that UC Riverside signed in their 2013-14 class, and the shooting guard from Corona, California, signed his Letter of Intent on November 16, 2012.http://blog.pe.com/2012/11/16/ucr-centennials-sam-finley-signs-letter-of-intent/ UCR: Centennial’s Sam Finley signs letter of intent pe.com August 17, 2013 https://archive.today/20130818022354/http://blog.pe.com/2012/11/16/ucr-centennials-sam-finley-signs-letter-of-intent/ 2013-08-18 deadhttp://www.gohighlanders.com/news/2012/11/15/MBB_1115124818.aspx?path=mbball SAM FINLEY SIGNS NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT TO PLAY BASKETBALL AT UC RIVERSIDE GoHighlanders.com August 17, 2013 The 6'2", 180 pound guard was rated as a two-star prospect by ESPN.com.https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/170800/sam-finley Sam Finley ESPN.com August 17, 2013 Finley averaged 19.4 points per game in his senior season for Centennial High School. On July 10, 2013, Jim Wooldridge, who had been the Highlanders' head coach for the past six seasons, was named UC Riverside's interim athletic director, replacing Brian Wickstrom, who left to take the AD job at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.http://gohighlanders.com/news/2013/7/10/GEN_0710132827.aspx?path=general UC RIVERSIDE'S JIM WOOLDRIDGE NAMED INTERIM ATHLETICS DIRECTOR GoHighlanders.com August 17, 2013 Wooldridge had amassed 70 wins over six years as the Highlanders' head coach. Longtime assistant coach Dennis Cutts was named as Wooldridge's interim successor. Cutts announced the team's complete season schedule on July 23, 2013.http://gohighlanders.com/news/2013/7/23/MBB_0723135709.aspx?path=mbball INTERIM HEAD COACH DENNIS CUTTS ANNOUNCES 2013-14 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE GoHighlanders.com August 17, 2013 The Highlanders' notable games featured road match-ups against San Diego State, Southern Utah, Air Force, and North Texas. UC Riverside also announced that they would play host to teams such as Montana State, Pepperdine, and Northern Illinois. The Highlanders' 16-game conference slate included one home game and one away game against each of the other eight members of the Big West Conference. On August 14, 2013, Cutts announced the hiring of 23 year coaching veteran Steven Sauers to fill the open assistant coaching spot left vacant when Cutts took the head coaching job.http://gohighlanders.com/news/2013/8/14/MBB_0814130829.aspx?path=mbball MEN'S BASKETBALL ADDS 23-YEAR VETERAN STEPHEN SAUERS TO COACHING STAFF GoHighlanders.com August 17, 2013 Sauers had previously served as the director of basketball operations for the Seton Hall Pirates, and also spent time as an assistant for Marist and Iona. The Highlanders played one preseason exhibition on November 1, against Pomona-Pitzer, winning by a score of 83–73. Chris Patton led the Highlanders with 27 points in the exhibition victory.http://www.gohighlanders.com/news/2013/11/2/MBB_1102133134.aspx?path=mbball MEN'S BASKETBALL PICKS UP 83-73 PRESEASON VICTORY OVER VISITING POMONA-PITZER GoHighlanders.com November 2, 2013 Roster 2013 UC Riverside Highlanders y yes Nick Gruninger 0 G 5 10 160 jr Kaysville, UT Davis HSSnow CC Sam Finley 1 G 6 2 185 fr Riverside, CA Centennial HS Charles Standifer 3 G 6 5 185 jr Sacramento, CA Capital Christian HS Taylor Johns 5 F 6 7 220 so San Francisco, CA Sacred Heart Prep Steven Jones 10 G 6 0 175 so Winnetka, CA Taft HS Tre Owens 11 F 6 6 185 so Rota, Spain Farragut Career Academy Chris Harriel 15 F 6 4 185 sr Moreno Valley, CA King HSPortland State Colin Gruber 20 F 6 5 190 jr Aptos, CA Harbor HSNorthern ArizonaCabrillo CC Lucas Devenny 21 F 6 8 240 sr Santa Rosa, CA Piner HSUC Santa Barbara Steven Thornton 24 F 6 4 205 jr Santa Clarita, CA Golden Valley HS Austin Quick 35 G 6 2 180 jr Murrieta, CA Murrieta Valley HS Chris Patton 54 F 6 10 246 sr Melbourne, Australia Nazareth College PrepSouthern IdahoNeosho CC Dennis Cutts (Albany) Mike Miller (USC) Justin Bell (UC Riverside) Steve Sauers (Albany) Schedule and results Source: yes no |- !colspan=9 style=UC Riverside Highlanders| Exhibition 11/1/2013 7:00 pm yes no Pomona-Pitzer SRC Arena Riverside, CA 83–73 N/A 0–0 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Riverside Highlanders| Non-conference games 11/8/2013 7:00 pm yes yes no San Diego State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 41–77 12,414 0–1 11/13/2013 7:00 pm yes no Pepperdine SRC Arena Riverside, CA 66–69 N/A 0–2 11/16/2013 4:00 pm yes no Montana State SRC Arena Riverside, CA 72–67 2,355 1–2 11/23/2013 6:30 pm yes yes no Southern Utah Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT 74–59 1,507 2–2 11/25/2013 7:00 pm yes yes no Seattle KeyArena Seattle, WA RTNW 68–69 1,883 2–3 12/2/2013 7:00 pm yes no Loyola Marymount SRC Arena Riverside, CA 69–73 370 2–4 12/5/2013 7:00 pm yes no La Verne SRC Arena Riverside, CA 92–77 347 3–4 12/14/2013 1:00 pm yes yes no Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO 52–62 1,702 3–5 12/16/2013 6:00 pm yes yes no Northern Colorado Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, CO 60–63 952 3–6 12/20/2013 7:00 pm yes no UIC SRC Arena Riverside, CA 57–56 145 4–6 12/22/2013 2:00 pm yes no Northern Illinois SRC Arena Riverside, CA 64–71 236 4–7 12/29/2013 2:05 pm yes yes no Sacramento State Colberg Court Sacramento, CA 67–69 504 4–8 1/2/2014 7:00 pm yes no Waldorf SRC Arena Riverside, CA 85–43 213 5–8 1/4/2014 12:00 pm yes yes no North Texas The Super Pit Denton, TX 72–76 1,872 5–9 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Riverside Highlanders| Conference games 1/9/2014 7:00 pm yes no Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 73–78 879 5–10 (0–1) 1/11/2014 7:00 pm no UC Irvine SRC Arena Riverside, CA 52–72 1,965 5–11 (0–2) 1/16/2014 7:00 pm yes no UC Davis The Pavilion Davis, CA 81–69 2,013 6–11 (1–2) 1/19/2014 9:00 pm yes no Hawaiʻi Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 69–100 7,705 6–12 (1–3) 1/23/2014 7:00 pm no UC Santa Barbara SRC Arena Riverside, CA 65–68 OT 1,236 6–13 (1–4) 1/25/2014 7:00 pm no Cal Poly SRC Arena Riverside, CA 61–58 1,196 7–13 (2–4) 1/30/2014 7:00 pm yes no Cal State Northridge Matadome Northridge, CA 89–93 OT 1,287 7–14 (2–5) 2/6/2014 7:00 pm no Cal State Fullerton SRC Arena Riverside, CA ESPN3 72–69 783 8–14 (3–5) 2/8/2014 7:00 pm no Long Beach State SRC Arena Riverside, CA 76–88 1,064 8–15 (3–6) 2/13/2014 7:00 pm no Hawaiʻi SRC Arena Riverside, CA 76–87 1,074 8–16 (3–7) 2/15/2014 7:00 pm yes no UC Irvine Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 52–70 2,986 8–17 (3–8) 2/20/2014 7:00 pm yes no UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, CA 54–55 2,417 8–18 (3–9) 2/22/2014 7:00 pm yes no Cal Poly Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, CA 64–69 2,029 8–19 (3–10) 3/1/2014 7:00 pm no Cal State Northridge SRC Arena Riverside, CA 106–105 2OT 663 9–19 (4–10) 3/6/2014 7:00 pm no UC Davis SRC Arena Riverside, CA 78–65 1,485 10–19 (5–10) 3/8/2014 4:00 pm yes no Long Beach State Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA ESPN3 67–74 2,151 10–20 (5–11) |- !colspan=9 style=UC Riverside Highlanders| Big West tournament 03/13/2014 6:00 pm yes no UC Irvine Honda Center Anaheim, CA Quarterfinals 43–63 3,693 10–21 AP Poll Pacific Time References Category:UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball seasons UC Riverside UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball