2013–14 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2013–14 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 20–12 12–6 Ray Harper 2nd full Lawrence Brenneman David Boyden Shawn Forrest E. A. Diddle Arena The 2013–14 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Ray Harper in his second full year after coaching the final 19 games in 2011–12. They played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place.SBC 2016-17 Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020 They lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette. Despite having 20 wins, they did not play in a postseason tournament.WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020 This was their last season as a member of the Sun Belt as they will move to Conference USA in July, 2014. Roster 2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers y Payton Hulsey 0 G 6 5 206 FR Memphis, Tennessee Kevin Kaspar 1 G 6 0 176 JR Istanbul, Turkey Brandon Price 2 G 5 9 155 FR Radcliff, Kentucky Trency Jackson 3 G 6 2 190 JR yes Jackson, Mississippi Caden Dickerson 10 F 6 5 205 SR yes Argyle, Texas Aaron Adeoye y 11 F 6 7 237 JR Marion, Illinois Brandon Harris 12 G 6 1 173 SR Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Benjamin Lawson y 14 F 7 0 210 FR Hitchin, England O'Karo Akamune y 15 F 6 7 210 SR Miami, Florida Aleksej Rostov 20 C 6 10 235 SO Riga, Latvia Nigel Snipes 21 F 6 6 215 SO yes Marietta, Georgia Daouda Soumaoro 33 C 6 9 235 SO yes Bamako, Mali George Fant American football 44 y F 6 6 245 JR Bowling Green, Kentucky Chris Harrison-Docks 51 G 5 11 170 FR yes Bowling Green, Kentucky T. J. Price y 52 G 6 4 215 JR Slidell, Louisiana Ray Harper (Kentucky Wesleyan) Lawrence Brenneman (Geneva College) David Boyden (Western Kentucky) Shawn Forrest (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wky-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2013-11-7 Schedule http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wky-m-baskbl-sched.html Men's Basketball - Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic SiteWestern Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic Site 2013-11-08 2017-06-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20170618070931/http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wky-m-baskbl-sched.html dead yes 2013-14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2013 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 11/02/2013 6:00 pm yes Campbellsville E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,106 87–73 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/12/2013 12:00 am yes yes Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS ESPN Tip-Off Marathon 10,506 ESPN2 49–66 0–1 11/16/2013 7:00 pm yes East Tennessee State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Roundball Showcase 5,104 57–50 1–1 11/21/2013 7:00 pm yes UNC Wilmington E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Roundball Showcase 3,837 73–58 2–1 11/23/2013 7:00 pm yes Samford E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Roundball Showcase 4,224 67–64 3–1 11/26/2013 6:00 pm yes yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV Roundball Showcase 5,113 64–74 3–2 11/30/2013 8:00 pm yes Eastern Illinois E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 4,527 68–53 4–2 12/02/2013 6:00 pm yes yes Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH 1,378 ESPN3 62–74 4–3 12/07/2013 3:00 pm yes yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 4,164 ESPN3 69–60 5–3 12/14/2013 11:00 am yes yes Louisville 6 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY 22,027 ESPN2 63–79 Vacated 5–4 12/18/2013 7:00 pm yes Southern Miss E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,718 ESPN3 68–65 6–4 12/21/2013 1:00 pm yes Murray State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 4,614 ESPN3 71–64 7–4 12/28/2013 7:00 pm yes Brescia E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,653 103–65 8–4 12/30/2013 7:00 pm yes Ole Miss E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 7,523 ESPN3 74–79 8–5 01/02/2014 5:05 pm yes South Alabama Mitchell Center Mobile, AL 1,556 ESPN3 58–56 9–5 (1–0) 01/04/2014 12:00 pm yes Troy Trojan Arena Troy, AL 1,035 Sun Belt Network 60–51 10–5 (2–0) 01/09/2014 7:00 pm Georgia State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,971 ESPN3 54–77 10–6 (2–1) 01/16/2014 7:00 pm Arkansas–Little Rock E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,611 ESPN3 83–87 OT 10–7 (2–2) 01/18/2014 7:00 pm Arkansas State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 5,866 ESPN3 82–77 2OT 11–7 (3–2) 01/23/2014 7:00 pm yes Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA 1,528 ESPN3 69–51 12–7 (4–2) 01/25/2014 4:15 pm yes Louisiana–Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, LA 4,998 ESPN3 79–70 13–7 (5–2) 01/30/2014 7:00 pm Texas–Arlington E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 4,557 ESPN3 77–72 14–7 (6–2) 02/01/2014 7:00 pm Texas State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 5,514 ESPN3 68–64 15–7 (7–2) 02/08/2014 5:00 pm yes Arkansas–Little Rock Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR 3,053 Sun Belt Network 79–78 16–7 (8–2) 02/10/2014 7:00 pm yes Arkansas State Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR 2,261 ESPN3 58–72 16–8 (8–3) 02/13/2014 7:00 pm Troy E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 4,533 ESPN3 81–76 17–8 (9–3) 02/15/2014 7:00 pm South Alabama E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 4,824 ESPN3 62–69 17–9 (9–4) 02/22/2014 7:00 pm Louisiana–Monroe E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 5,272 ESPN3 72–63 18–9 (10–4) 02/27/2014 7:00 pm yes Texas State Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX 1,849 51–50 19–9 (11–4) 03/01/2014 7:30 pm yes Texas–Arlington College Park Center Arlington, TX 1,835 73–80 19–10 (11–5) 03/06/2014 7:00 pm Louisiana–Lafayette E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 4,810 ESPN3 75–72 20–10 (12–5) 03/08/2014 1:30 pm yes Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 3,870 ESPN3 55–73 20–11 (12–6) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Sun Belt Tournament 03/14/2014 4:30 pm yes 2 Louisiana–Lafayette 3 Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA Semifinals N/A Sun Belt Network 72–73 20–12 AP Poll Central Time Louisville’s win was later vacated by the NCAA due to recruiting violations by the Louisville basketball program.New York Times: Louisville Must Forfeit Basketball Championship Over Sex Scandal By Marc Tracy Feb. 20, 2018 retrieved 21 April 2020 References Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball seasons WKU Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball basketball Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball basketball