2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans File:CSUF Titans Logo.svg 250 Big West Conference Big West 11–20 6–10 Dedrique Taylor 1st John Smith Robert Spence Danny Sprinkle Titan Gym The 2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by first year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at Titan Gym as members of the Big West Conference. The Titans brought in a whole new coaching staff this season with Josh Smith, Robert Spence, and Danny Sprinkle joining Taylor as first-year assistant coaches. They finished the season 11–20, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference tournament to Long Beach State. Season Preseason Cal State Fullerton announced the hiring of former Arizona State associate head coach Dedrique Taylor as the program's 10th head coach on April 3, 2013.http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/201304036w6x1v Dedrique Taylor Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Cal State Fullerton FullertonTitans.com August 19, 2013 Taylor replaced Andy Newman, who spent one season as the Titans' interim head coach. Taylor had been with Arizona State since 2006, serving as an assistant for four seasons and spending the past three years as an associate head coach. He had spent time as an assistant at UC Davis, Loyola Marymount, Portland State, and Nevada prior. Taylor completed his first recruiting class as the head man for the Titans on May 8, 2013, with the announcement of the signing of forward Joe Boyd.http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130508bhpfhi Arizona Prep Forward Joe Boyd Signs With Cal State Fullerton FullertonTitans.com August 19, 2013 Boyd, a forward from Scottsdale, Arizona, joined guard Sheldon Blackwell (from Rancho Cucamonga, California) as the second and final member of the Titans' 2013 recruiting class. The Titans completed their coaching staff on May 17, 2013.http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012-13/releases/20130516gou2yr Taylor Completes Men's Basketball Coaching Staff for 2013-14 Season FullertonTitans.com August 19, 2013 All three of Cal State Fullerton's assistants from the season prior had left, and Taylor replaced them with John Smith, Danny Sprinkle, and Robert Spence. Smith, who had spent nine years as the head coach of Riverside City College, joined as an associate head coach, while Sprinkle, an assistant with Cal State Northridge, and Spence, who came over with Taylor as Arizona State's Director of Basketball Operations, joined as assistant coaches. On August 15, 2013, Taylor welcomed four newcomers to the squad, introducing Dutch freshmen Floris Versteeg and Hiddie Vos, DePaul transfer Moses Morgan, and walk-on Ian Spruce.http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-baskbl/2013-14/releases/20130815jn4mf6 Titans "Go Dutch," Add Four More for 2013-14 FullertonTitans.com August 19, 2013 Morgan, due to NCAA rules, was forced to sit out the 2013–14 season after averaging 6.6 points over three seasons for the Blue Demons. Versteeg, Vos, and Spruce all joined the team as true freshmen with four years of eligibility remaining. Taylor announced the finalization of the Titans' schedule a day later on August 16.http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-baskbl/2013-14/releases/20130816uda8lo Titans Finalize 2013-14 Men's Basketball Schedule FullertonTitans.com August 19, 2013 Key games on the Titans' schedule included road games against USC, San Jose State, and UNLV, along with home games against Seattle and Sacramento State. The Titans also scheduled to play in The Wooden Legacy with teams such as Marquette and Miami (FL). The Titans' 16 game conference schedule included one home game and one away game against each of the eight other members of the Big West Conference. On August 21, 2013, Taylor announced the additions of two more junior college transfers.http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-baskbl/2013-14/releases/201308218qhb8c Taylor Adds Two More Transfers to 2013-14 Roster FullertonTitans.com September 5, 2013 Taylor received commitments from Riverside City College and former Hampton Pirates guard Corey Walker, and Trinity Valley Community College and former North Dakota guard Josh Gentry. Walker needed to sit out the season due to transfer rules while Gentry was eligible immediately as a junior. The Titans opened their season with an easy exhibition victory over the University of Redlands, winning 108–77.http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-baskbl/2013-14/releases/20131103ukj1bi Titans Eclipse Century Mark in Exhibition Win FullertonTitans.com November 3, 2013 Roster 2013 Cal State Fullerton Titans y yes Marquis Horne 0 F 6 6 225 sr Cincinnati, OH Princeton AcademySalt Lake CC Jared Brandon 1 G 6 4 200 so North Las Vegas, NV Canyon Springs HS Josh Gentry 2 G 6 4 180 jr Indianapolis, IN Pike HSNorth DakotaTrinity Valley CC Moses Morgan 3 F 6 6 220 sr Las Vegas, NV Palo Verde HSDePaul I James Douglas 4 G 6 0 175 jr Orange, CA Orange Lutheran HSNorthern Arizona Corey Waler 5 G 6 5 190 sr Santa Monica, CA Santa Monica HSRiverside City CollegeHampton I Michael Williams 10 G 6 2 185 sr y Van Nuys, CA Taft HSSan Francisco Joe Boyd 13 F 6 9 240 fr Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral HS Hidde Vos 15 G 6 4 195 fr Barendrecht, Netherlands Canarias Basketball Academy Steve McClellan 21 F 6 7 250 jr y Fresno, CA Edison HSLouisiana–Monroe Sheldon Blackwell 22 G 6 5 175 fr Rancho Cucamonga, CA Etiwanda HS Alex Harris 23 G 6 1 170 jr y Richmond, CA El Cerrito HSNortheastern Ian Spruce 24 G 6 4 185 fr Playa Vista, CA Price HS W Floris Versteeg 31 F 6 9 215 fr Amsterdam, Netherlands Canarias Basketball Academy Chris Collins 32 G 6 4 185 jr y Chino, CA Chino Hills HS James Johnson 33 F 6 7 240 sr North Hills, CA Campbell Hall HSLouisiana TechCentral Wyoming College Dedrique Taylor (UC Davis) John Smith (Dominican (CA)) Danny Sprinkle (Montana State) Robert Spence (Guilford) Schedule and results Source: yes no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F69F1E; color:#003768;"| Exhibition 11/02/2013 6:00 pm yes no Redlands Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 108–77 N/A – |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F69F1E; color:#003768;"| Non-conference games 11/09/2013 3:35 pm yes yes no Montana State Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT 84–55 2,046 1–0 11/13/2013 7:00 pm yes yes no Seattle KeyArena Seattle, WA RTNW 71–75 2,064 1–1 11/16/2013 3:00 pm yes no Santa Clara Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 86–73 N/A 2–1 11/19/2013 8:00 pm yes yes no USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA P12N 62–76 3,152 2–2 11/23/2013 12:30 pm yes yes no San Jose State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 59–81 1,284 2–3 11/28/2013 1:30 pm yes no Marquette 25 Titan Gym Fullerton, CA The Wooden Legacy First Round ESPN2 66–86 1,966 2–4 11/29/2013 3:10 pm yes no Miami (FL) Titan Gym Fullerton, CA The Wooden Legacy Consolation 2nd round ESPN3 46–48 1,857 2–5 12/01/2013 1:30 pm yes yes no Charleston Honda Center Anaheim, CA The Wooden Legacy 7th place game ESPNU 48–61 6,007 2–6 12/04/2013 7:00 pm yes yes no Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA 78–64 592 3–6 12/07/2013 6:00 pm yes no Seattle Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 65–74 659 3–7 12/15/2013 2:05 pm yes no Texas Southern Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 87–80 573 4–7 12/21/2013 3:05 pm yes no Sacramento State Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 59–51 833 5–7 12/28/2013 7:00 pm yes yes no UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Cox 96 64–83 12,551 5–8 01/04/2014 10:00 am yes yes no Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 57–73 4,214 5–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F69F1E; color:#003768;"| Conference games 1/9/2014 7:00 pm no UC Riverside Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 78–73 879 6–9 (1–0) 1/16/2014 7:00 pm yes no UC Irvine Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 54–72 2,352 6–10 (1–1) 1/18/2014 7:00 pm yes no UC Davis The Pavilion Davis, CA 61–69 2,216 6–11 (1–2) 1/23/2014 7:00 pm no Cal Poly Titan Gym Fullerton, CA ESPN3 56–58 1,345 6–12 (1–3) 1/25/2014 7:00 pm no UC Santa Barbara Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Prime Ticket 74–72 1,772 7–12 (2–3) 2/1/2014 8:00 pm yes no Long Beach State Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 56–75 3,762 7–13 (2–4) 2/6/2014 7:00 pm yes no UC Riverside UC Riverside Student Recreation Center Riverside, CA ESPN3 69–72 783 7–14 (2–5) 2/8/2014 7:00 pm yes no Cal State Northridge Matadome Northridge, CA 83–92 OT 1,227 7–15 (2–6) 2/13/2014 7:00 pm no UC Davis Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 74–64 731 8–15 (3–6) 2/15/2014 6:00 pm no Hawaiʻi Titan Gym Fullerton, CA ESPN3 80–83 3,017 8–16 (3–7) 2/20/2014 7:00 pm yes no Cal Poly Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, CA 67–59 1,564 9–16 (4–7) 2/22/2014 4:00 pm yes no UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, CA 65–80 2,737 9–17 (4–8) 2/27/2014 7:00 pm no Cal State Northridge Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 82–81 747 10–17 (5–8) 3/1/2014 6:00 pm no Long Beach State Titan Gym Fullerton, CA ESPN3 84–76 1,806 11–17 (6–8) 3/6/2014 7:00 pm no UC Irvine Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 44–62 1,617 11–18 (6–9) 3/9/2014 9:00 pm yes no Hawaiʻi Hawaii OC Sports 77–81 8,688 11–19 (6–10) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F69F1E; color:#003768;"| Big West tournament 3/13/2014 2:30 pm yes no Long Beach State Honda Center Anaheim, CA Quarterfinals FS Prime Ticket 56–66 N/A 11–20 AP Poll Pacific Time References Category:Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball seasons Category:2010s in sports in Orange County, California Cal State Fullerton Fullerton Titans Fullerton Titans