2013–14 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2013–14 Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball 2013–14 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20–15 7–11 John Groce Dustin Ford Paris Parham Jamall Walker 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd State Farm Center Rayvonte Rice NIT Second round Tracy Abrams Joseph Bertrand Nnanna Egwu Jon Ekey The 2013–14 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second year head coach John Groce, the Illini played their home games at State Farm Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Michigan. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Boston University in the first round before losing in the second round to Clemson. Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Sam McLaurin 0 F 6'8" 230 GS Senior Havana, FL Graduated/pro for Korihait (Finland) D. J. Richardson 1 G 6'3" 195 Senior Peoria, IL Graduated/pro for Güssing Knights (Austria) Brandon Paul 3 G 6'4" 200 Senior Gurnee, IL Graduated/pro for BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) Mike Shaw 15 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transfer to Bradley Myke Henry 20 G/F 6'6" 230 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transfer to DePaul Devin Langford 21 G/F 6'7" 200 RS Freshman Huntsville, AL Transfer to Kentucky Wesleyan Ibby Djimde 23 F/C 6'8" 250 Sophomore Bamako, Mali Transfer to Southern Illinois Kevin Berardini 32 G 6'0" 175 RS Junior Lake Forest, IL Graduated/transfer to Pace University Tyler Griffey 42 F 6'8" 235 Senior Wildwood, MO Graduated/pro for Swans Gmunden (Austria) 2013 additions Incoming freshmen no no 2013 Austin Colbert PF Gladstone, NJ Gill St. Bernard's School 6 9 200 11/12/2012 3 4 3 4 80 Malcolm Hill SG Belleville, IL Belleville East High School 6 6 205 09/12/2011 4 4 4 4 86 Maverick Morgan C Springboro, OH Springboro High School 6 10 235 06/13/2012 3 3 3 3 78 Kendrick Nunn SG Chicago, IL Simeon Career Academy 6 2 175 09/15/2012 4 4 4 4 86 Jaylon Tate SG Chicago, IL Simeon Career Academy 6 1 170 10/04/2012 3 3 3 3 73 2013 Illinois 2013 Basketball Commitments 2013 Illinois Basketball Commits Illinois 2013 Basketball Commits ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball illinois 169 illinois 356 20 18 14 15 2014-11-13 yes 24 illinois-fighting-illini Incoming transfer students no no 2013 Aaron Cosbyhttps://www.espn.com/chicago/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9166768/aaron-cosby-former-seton-hall-guard-transfer-illinois Aaron Cosby to transfer to Illinois April 13, 2013 March 17, 2014 ESPNChicago.com Powers, Scott PG Louisville, KY Northfield-Mt. Hermon / Seton Hall 6 3 195 04/13/2013 3 3 90 Jon Ekeyhttps://www.espn.com/chicago/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9180584/jon-ekey-transfers-illinois-fighting-illini-illinois-state-redbirds Jon Ekey transferring to Illinois April 16, 2013 March 17, 2014 ESPNChicago.com Powers, Scott SF Independence, MO William Chrisman HS / Illinois State 6 7 220 04/16/2013 2 82 Darius Paulhttps://www.espn.com/chicago/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9243427/darius-paul-transfer-western-michigan-broncos-illinois-illini Darius Paul headed to Illinois May 4, 2013 March 17, 2014 ESPNChicago.com Powers, Scott PF Gurnee, IL Warren Township HS / Western Michigan 6 8 225 05/04/2013 Ahmad Starkshttps://www.espn.com/chicago/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9319741/ahmad-starks-oregon-state-transferring-illinois Ahmad Starks heads to Illini May 28, 2013 March 17, 2014 ESPNChicago.com Powers, Scott PG Chicago, IL Whitney Young HS / Oregon State 5 9 160 05/28/2013 3 88 Jon Ekey was immediately eligible to play during the 13–14 season due to the graduate student transfer exception rules of the NCAA. Roster 2013 Illinois Fighting Illini y yes Jaylon Tate 1 G 6 3 160 FR Chicago, IL Simeon High School y Joseph Bertrand 2 G 6 6 200 SR y Sterling, IL y basketball Sterling High School C Ahmad Starks 3 G 5 9 170 SR yes Chicago, IL Whitney Young High School y Mike LaTulip 10 G 6 1 165 SO Arlington Heights, IL Prospect High School n W Aaron Cosby 11 G 6 3 195 JR yes Louisville, KY Northfield Mount Hermon School/Seton Hall n Tracy Abrams 13 G 6 2 190 JR Chicago, IL Mount Carmel High School y C Malcolm Hill 21 G 6 6 210 FR Belleville, IL Belleville High School-East y basketball Maverick Morgan 22 C 6 10 250 FR Springboro, OH Springboro High School y Rayvonte Rice 24 G 6 4 235 JR y Champaign, IL Centennial High School/Drake y Kendrick Nunn 25 G 6 3 180 FR Chicago, IL Simeon High School y Austin Colbert 31 F 6 9 210 FR Chesapeake, VA Gill St. Bernard's High School n Nnanna Egwu 32 F/C 6 11 250 JR Chicago, IL St. Ignatius High School y C Jon Ekey 33 F 6 7 225 GS y Independence, MO Chrisman High School/Illinois State n C Darius Paul 35 F 6 8 220 SO yes Gurnee, IL Warren Township High School/Western Michigan y I John Groce (Taylor) Dustin Ford (Ohio) Jamall Walker (Saint Louis) Paris Parham (Minnesota State) https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2013-14 Schedule and results Source:https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2013-14 2013-14 Men's Basketball Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Illinois Fighting Illini 1; color:#Illinois Fighting Illini 2;"| Exhibition |- Oct 24 7:00 pm yes 2013 McKendree Bearcats McKendree State Farm Center Champaign, IL 101–66 Abrams 16 Bertrand 8 Abrams, Tate 3 13,006 – Nov 3 5:00 pm yes 2013 Northwood Timberwolves Northwood State Farm Center Champaign, IL 83–67 LaTulip 14 Ekey 9 Rice 4 12,988 – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Illinois Fighting Illini 1; color:#Illinois Fighting Illini 2;"| Non-conference season |- Nov 8 7:00 pm yes Alabama State State Farm Center Champaign, IL ESPN3 80–63 Rice 22 Egwu 10 Abrams 3 15,271 1–0 Nov 10 5:00 pm yes Jacksonville State State Farm Center Champaign, IL ESPN3 86–62 Bertrand 20 Bertrand 10 Tate 8 13,506 2–0 Nov 13 6:30 pm yes Valparaiso State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN 64–52 Rice 18 Ekey 15 Abrams 4 13,504 3–0 Nov 17 5:00 pm yes Bradley State Farm Center Champaign, IL 81–55 Ekey 19 Abrams 8 Tate 6 15,849 4–0 Nov 22 8:00 pm yes Chicago State State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN 77–53 Ekey 19 Egwu 9 Abrams 5 15,488 5–0 Nov 26 9:45 pm yes yes UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV CBSSN 61–59 Rice 25 Rice 10 Tate 5 13,747 6–0 Nov 29 7:00 pm yes IPFW State Farm Center Champaign, IL ESPN3 57–55 Rice 17 Rice 6 Tate 3 15,638 7–0 Dec 3 7:00 pm yes yes Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 64–67 Rice 24 Ekey 9 Tate 5 6,516 7–1 Dec 8 2:00 pm yes yes Auburn Philips Arena Atlanta, GA FSN 81–62 Rice 22 Abrams 7 Abrams 5 2,259 8–1 Dec 10 7:00 pm yes Dartmouth State Farm Center Champaign, IL 72–65 Rice 13 Rice 5 Abrams 4 14,651 9–1 Dec 14 8:00 pm yes yes Oregon 15 Moda Center Portland, OR ESPN2 64–71 Abrams, Rice 16 Ekey 8 Abrams 5 10,043 9–2 Dec 21 4:30 pm yes yes Missouri 23 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Braggin' Rights ESPN2 65–64 Abrams 22 Abrams, Bertrand 6 Bertrand 2 21,987 10–2 Dec 28 1:00 pm yes yes UIC United Center Chicago, IL BTN 74–60 Rice 28 Egwu, Rice 7 Abrams 4 13,017 11–2 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Illinois Fighting Illini 1; color:#Illinois Fighting Illini 2;"| Big Ten regular season |- Dec 31 2:00 pm Indiana State Farm Center Champaign, IL Rivalry ESPN2 83–80 OT Rice 29 Rice 8 Abrams 3 16,618 12–2 (1–0) Jan 4 1:15 pm Penn State State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN 75–55 Rice 15 Ekey, Rice 8 Abrams 5 15,390 13–2 (2–0) Jan 8 8:00 pm yes Wisconsin 4 Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN 23 70–95 Rice 19 Egwu 10 Tate 2 17,003 13–3 (2–1) Jan 12 8:00 pm yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL Rivalry BTN 23 43–49 Abrams 13 Ekey 9 Abrams 5 8,117 13–4 (2–2) Jan 15 8:00 pm Purdue State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN 58–66 Abrams 13 Rice 7 Abrams 5 15,007 13–5 (2–3) Jan 18 7:00 pm Michigan State 4 State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN 62–78 Abrams 15 Rice 5 Abrams 3 16,618 13–6 (2–4) Jan 23 6:00 pm yes Ohio State 17 Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN 55–62 Bertrand 19 Egwu 9 Tate 4 16,774 13–7 (2–5) Jan 26 2:00 pm yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry BTN 46–56 Rice 20 Bertrand, Egwu 5 Tate 5 17,472 13–8 (2–6) Feb 1 6:30 pm Iowa 15 State Farm Center Champaign, IL Rivalry BTN 74–81 Bertrand 20 Rice 9 Nunn 4 16,618 13–9 (2–7) Feb 4 6:30 pm Wisconsin State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN 63–75 Rice 24 Rice 9 Abrams, Rice 2 16,618 13–10 (2–8) Feb 9 3:15 pm yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 60–55 Nunn 19 Rice 7 Abrams 5 7,573 14–10 (3–8) Feb 12 8:00 pm yes Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 58–67 Rice 23 Egwu 12 Abrams 3 15,404 14–11 (3–9) Feb 15 7:00 pm Ohio State 22 State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN 39–48 Abrams 13 Egwu 14 Nunn 3 16,618 14–12 (3–10) Feb 19 8:00 pm yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 62–49 Nunn 19 Egwu 11 Abrams 6 12,221 15–12 (4–10) Feb 26 8:00 pm Nebraska State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN 60-49 Nunn 13 Rice 9 Abrams 5 13,206 16–12 (5–10) Mar 1 1:00 pm yes Michigan State 18 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN2 53-46 Abrams 12 Nunn 6 Abrams, Nunn 4 14,797 17–12 (6–10) Mar 4 6:00 pm Michigan 12 State Farm Center Champaign, IL ESPN 53-84 Rice 16 Rice 9 Rice 3 16,618 17–13 (6–11) Mar 8 7:30 pm yes Iowa 24 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Rivalry BTN 66-63 Rice 15 Egwu, Ekey 6 Nunn 4 15,400 18–13 (7–11) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Illinois Fighting Illini 1; color:#Illinois Fighting Illini 2;"| Big Ten tournament Mar 13 11:00 am yes 9 Indiana 8 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN First round BTN 64–54 Abrams 25 Abrams, Egwu 7 Abrams, Bertrand,Nunn, Rice 2 18,596 19–13 Mar 14 11:00 am yes 9 Michigan 8 1 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinals ESPN 63–64 Abrams, Rice 11 Egwu 9 Abrams 5 18,596 19–14 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Illinois Fighting Illini 1; color:#Illinois Fighting Illini 2;"| NIT March 19 6:00 pm yes yes 2 Boston University 7 Agganis Arena Boston, MA First round 1,327 ESPN2 66–62 Rice 28 Hill, Rice 8 Abrams 3 20–14 March 23 10:00 am yes yes 2 Clemson 3 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC Second round 10,000 ESPN 49–50 Rice 15 Egwu 6 Abrams 3 20–15 AP Poll Central Time Rankings 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.NR = Not ranked. RV = Receiving votes Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Wk 20 Final AP https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1 AP Top 25 Yahoo Sports 2013-11-11 NR NR NR RV RV NR NR RV RV 23 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A Coaches https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3 USA Today/ESPN Yahoo Sports 2013-11-11 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR See also 2013–14 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois Illinois Illinois