2013–14 Baylor Bears basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2013–14 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . This was head coach Scott Drew 's eleventh season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center . They finished the season 26–12, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Nebraska and Creighton to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Wisconsin.
Pre-season
Departures
Roster
Source[2]
2013–14 Baylor Bears men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
00
Royce O'Neale
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Harker Heights Denver
Killeen, TX
G
1
Kenny Chery
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Archbishop Carroll (D.C.) State Fair CC
Montreal
F
2
Rico Gathers
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
So
Riverside Academy
LaPlace, LA
G
4
Gary Franklin
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Sr
Mater Dei California
Santa Ana, CA
G
5
Brady Heslip
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Sr
New Hampton Prep Boston College
Burlington, ON
F
12
Johnathan Motley
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
North Shore
Houston, TX
F/C
15
Chad Rykhoek
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Fr
Ft. Worth Christian
Ft. Worth, TX
F
20
Logan Lowery
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Jr
Kingwood Centenary
Kingwood, TX
C
21
Isaiah Austin
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Grace Prep
Arlington, TX
G/F
24
Ish Wainright
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Fr
Montrose Christian (MD)
Kansas City, MO
F
25
Allerik Freeman
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Findlay Prep
Charlotte, NC
F
34
Cory Jefferson
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Killeen
Killeen, TX
F
35
Taurean Prince
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Earl Warren
San Antonio, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll
Pre
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Final
AP
25
23
20
18
20
14
12
11
9
7
12
24
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
23
N/A
Coaches
RV
25
21
17
20
18
15
12
11
9
13
23
RV
NR
NR
NR
RV
NR
RV
RV
18т
Schedule and results
[3]
[4]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2013 *9:00 pm, FSSW
No. 25
vs. Colorado
W 72–60
1–0
American Airlines Center (5,207)Dallas, TX
11/12/2013 *2:00 pm, ESPN
No. 23
South Carolina ESPN Tip-Off Marathon
W 66–64
2–0
Ferrell Center (5,706)Waco, TX
11/17/2013 *4:00 pm, FSSW
No. 23
Louisiana–Lafayette Maui on the Mainland
W 87–68
3–0
Ferrell Center (5,290)Waco, TX
11/20/2013 *6:00 pm, FSSW
No. 20
Charleston Southern
W 69–64
4–0
Ferrell Center (5,185)Waco, TX
11/25/2013 *8:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 18
at Chaminade Maui Invitational 1st Round
W 93–77
5–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
11/26/2013 *8:30 pm, ESPN
No. 18
vs. Dayton Maui Invitational Semifinals
W 67–66
6–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
11/27/2013 *9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 18
vs. No. 8 Syracuse Maui Invitational Championship
L 67–74
6–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
12/01/2013 *2:00 pm, FSSW
No. 18
Hardin–Simmons
W 104–59
7–1
Ferrell Center (5,159)Waco, TX
12/06/2013 *8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20
vs. No. 3 Kentucky Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 67–62
8–1
AT&T Stadium (12,818)Arlington, TX
12/18/2013 *8:30 pm, FSSW+
No. 12
Northwestern State
W 91–84 OT
9–1
Ferrell Center (5,667)Waco, TX
12/22/2013 *4:00 pm, FSSW
No. 12
Southern
W 81–56
10–1
Ferrell Center (5,562)Waco, TX
12/30/2013 *7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 9
Oral Roberts
W 81–55
11–1
Ferrell Center (8,037)Waco, TX
01/03/2014 *7:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 9
Savannah State
W 80–50
12–1
Ferrell Center (5,685)Waco, TX
Big 12 regular season
01/07/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7
at No. 9 Iowa State
L 72–87
12–2 (0–1)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)Ames, IA
01/11/2014 12:30 pm, B12N
No. 7
TCU
W 88–62
13–2 (1–1)
Ferrell Center (7,573)Waco, TX
01/15/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 12
at Texas Tech
L 72–82
13–3 (1–2)
United Spirit Arena (9,516)Lubbock, TX
01/18/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12
No. 25 Oklahoma
L 64–66
13–4 (1–3)
Ferrell Center (8,544)Waco, TX
01/20/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 24
at No. 8 Kansas
L 68–78
13–5 (1–4)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
01/25/2014 12:30 pm, B12N
No. 24
Texas
L 60–74
13–6 (1–5)
Ferrell Center (8,052)Waco, TX
01/28/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2
West Virginia
L 64–66
13–7 (1–6)
Ferrell Center (5,529)Waco, TX
02/01/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 8 Oklahoma State
W 76–70
14–7 (2–6)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,500)Stillwater, OK
02/04/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 Kansas
L 52–69
14–8 (2–7)
Ferrell Center (8,305)Waco, TX
02/08/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 21 Oklahoma
L 72–88
14–9 (2–8)
Lloyd Noble Center (13,112)Norman, OK
02/12/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at TCU
W 91–58
15–9 (3–8)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,705)Fort Worth, TX
02/15/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU
Kansas State
W 87–73 2OT
16–9 (4–8)
Ferrell Center (7,556)Waco, TX
02/17/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN
Oklahoma State
W 70-64 OT
17–9 (5–8)
Ferrell Center (6,517)Waco, TX
02/22/2014 12:30 pm, B12N
at West Virginia
W 88-75
18–9 (6–8)
WVU Coliseum (11,843)Morgantown, WV
02/26/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 24 Texas
L 69-74
18–10 (6–9)
Frank Erwin Center (12,471)Austin, TX
03/01/2014 12:30 pm, B12N
Texas Tech
W 59-49
19–10 (7–9)
Ferrell Center (8,827)Waco, TX
03/04/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 Iowa State
W 74-61
20–10 (8–9)
Ferrell Center (8,502)Waco, TX
03/08/2014 12:30 pm, B12N
at Kansas State
W 76-74
21–10 (9–9)
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)Manhattan, KS
Big 12 tournament
03/12/2014 8:30 pm, B12N
vs. (10) TCU First round
W 76–68
22–10
Sprint Center (18,972)Kansas City, MO
03/13/2014 6:00 pm, B12N
vs. No. 17 (2) Oklahoma Quarterfinals
W 78–73
23–10
Sprint Center (18,972)Kansas City, MO
03/14/2014 8:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. (3) Texas Semifinals
W 86–69
24–10
Sprint Center (18,972)Kansas City, MO
03/15/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 16 (4) Iowa State Championship
L 65-74
24–11
Sprint Center (18,972)Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
03/21/2014 *11:40 am, truTV
No. 23 (W 6)
vs. (W 11) Nebraska Second round
W 74–60
25–11
AT&T Center (12,895)San Antonio, TX
03/23/2014 *6:45 pm, truTV
No. 23 (W 6)
vs. No. 16 (W 3) Creighton Third round
W 85–55
26–11
AT&T Center (13,431)San Antonio, TX
03/27/2014 *6:47 pm, TBS
No. 23 (W 6)
vs. No. 12 (W 2) Wisconsin Sweet Sixteen
L 52–69
26–12
Honda Center (17,773)Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll , (#) is seed within region W=West. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics