2013–14 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

2013–14 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
Conference Southland Conference
2013–14 record 4–26 (3–15 Southland)
Head coach Pat Knight (3rd year)
Assistant coach Kermit Holmes
Assistant coach Scott Wagers[1]
Assistant coach Sherron Wilkerson
Home arena Montagne Center
2013–14 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 18 0   1.000     32 3   .914
Texas A&M–CC 14 4   .778     18 16   .529
Sam Houston State 13 5   .722     24 11   .686
Northwestern State 12 6   .667     17 14   .548
Incarnate Word* 9 5   .643     21 6   .778
Oral Roberts 10 8   .556     17 16   .515
Nicholls State 10 8   .556     14 15   .483
McNeese State 9 9   .500     11 20   .355
New Orleans** 8 10   .444     11 15   .423
Southeastern Louisiana 7 11   .389     12 18   .400
Central Arkansas 5 13   .278     8 21   .276
Lamar 3 15   .167     4 26   .133
Abilene Christian* 2 12   .143     11 20   .355
Houston Baptist 2 16   .111     6 25   .194
2014 Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The 2013–14 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by third year head coach Pat Knight, played their home games at the Montagne Center and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 3–15 in Southland play to finish in 13th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference Tournament.

After starting the season 3–22, head coach Pat Knight was fired on February 16. He compiled a record of 29–62 in three years. The Cardinals finished the season with Tic Price as interim head coach. The Cardinals finished the season 1-4 under Coach Price. Price was named head coach on March 18, 2014.[2]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Keilan Blanks Guard 5–9 160 Sophomore Spring Hill, Tennessee
2 Anthony Holliday Guard 6–1 170 Junior Los Angeles, California
3 Donnell Minton Guard 6–0 145 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana
4 Matt Hancock Guard 6–4 200 Sophomore Melbourne, Australia
5 Tyran de Lattibeaudiere Forward 6–4 203 Junior Kingston, Jamaica
10 Rhon Mitchell Forward 6–5 180 Sophomore Inglewood, California
11 Nimrod Hilliard Guard 6–0 154 Junior Madison, Wisconsin
20 Marcus Owens Guard/Forward 6–1 195 Freshman Fort Lauderdale, Florida
21 Donovan Ross Forward 6–5 207 Junior Ridgeland, Mississippi
22 Preston Mattingly Guard 6–2 195 Freshman Evansville, Indiana
24 Octavius Green Forward 6–6 194 Junior Gainesville, Florida
34 Amos Wilson Forward 6–5 205 Senior Allen, Texas
50 Sebastian Norman Forward 6–9 235 Junior Uppsala, Sweden

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/01/2013*
7:00 PM
McMurry W 66–62 
             Montagne Center (1,942)
Beaumont, TX
Regular Season
11/09/2013*
6:00 PM, FS2
at Butler L 58–89  0–1
 23 – Hilliard  7 – Ross  3 – Mitchell  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,617)
Indianapolis, IN
11/12/2013*
7:00 PM
George Mason L 54–68  0–2
 16 – Ross  6 – 2 tied  4 – Blanks  Montagne Center (3,984)
Beaumont, TX
11/16/2013*
11:30 PM, Pac-12
at Washington State L 64–84  0–3
 16 – Wilson  5 – 3 tied  4 – Ross  Beasley Coliseum (2,593)
Pullman, WA
11/21/2013*
5:00 PM
vs. Savannah State
Global Sports Showcase
W 75–66  1–3
 23 – Ross  11 – Ross  9 – Hilliard  Huntsman Center (N/A)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/22/2013*
8:00 PM, Pac-12
at Utah
Global Sports Showcase
L 57–84  1–4
 17 – Mitchell  5 – Mitchell  2 – 3 tied  Huntsman Center (7,751)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/23/2013*
3:00 PM
vs. Grand Canyon
Global Sports Showcase
L 69–78  1–5
 22 – Mitchell  11 – Green  5 – Hilliard  Huntsman Center (293)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/27/2013*
7:00 PM
Texas-Pan American L 61–66  1–6
 15 – 2 tied  10 – Green  8 – Hilliard  Montagne Center (1,784)
Beaumont, TX
11/30/2013*
6:00 PM
Arkansas State L 89–95  1–7
 20 – Wilson  6 – Ross  14 – Hilliard  Montagne Center (1,668)
Beaumont, TX
12/15/2013*
2:00 PM
Tennessee Tech L 74–79  1–8
 20 – Wilson  5 – 2 tied  7 – Hilliard  Montagne Center (1,696)
Beaumont, TX
12/18/2013*
6:00 PM
at LIU Brooklyn L 79–82  1–9
 21 – Hilliard  12 – Ross  8 – Blanks  Steinberg Wellness Center (1,237)
Brooklyn, NY
12/21/2013*
3:15 PM
at Canisius L 74–87  1–10
 15 – Green  9 – Green  6 – Holliday  Koessler Athletic Center (1,439)
Buffalo, NY
12/28/2013*
3:00 PM
at Colorado State L 71–86  1–11
 15 – Hilliard  7 – Mattingly  4 – Holliday  Moby Arena (3,706)
Ft. Collins, CO
01/02/2014
8:00 PM
at Stephen F. Austin L 65–85  1–12
(0–1)
 14 – Wilson  6 – 2 tied  5 – Holliday  William R. Johnson Coliseum (637)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/04/2014
3:00 PM
at Northwestern State L 85–99  1–13
(0–2)
 29 – Hilliard  7 – 2 tied  8 – Hilliard  Prather Coliseum (1,223)
Natchitoches, LA
01/09/2014
7:30 PM
Nicholls State L 60–64  1–14
(0–3)
 14 – Wilson  10 – Wilson  3 – Ross  Montagne Center (1,882)
Beaumont, TX
01/11/2014
6:00 PM
McNeese State L 59–74  1–15
(0–4)
 18 – Mitchell  9 – Ross  3 – Hilliard  Montagne Center (2,090)
Beaumont, TX
01/16/2014
7:45 PM, ESPN3
at New Orleans L 55–77  1–16
(0–5)
 13 – Ross  9 – Mitchell  1 – 5 tied  Lakefront Arena (571)
New Orleans, LA
01/18/2014
4:30 PM
at Southeastern Louisiana L 65–91  1–17
(0–6)
 15 – Ross  8 – Ross  4 – 2 tied  University Center (362)
Hammond, LA
01/23/2014
7:30 PM
at Abilene Christian W 65–57  2–17
(1–6)
 16 – Mitchell  11 – Wilson  4 – Hilliard  Moody Coliseum (732)
Abilene, TX
01/25/2013
4:00 PM
at Incarnate Word L 64–75  2–18
(1–7)
 14 – Hilliard  6 – Wilson  4 – 2 tied  McDermott Convocation Center (876)
San Antonio, TX
01/30/2014
7:30 PM
Houston Baptist W 59–57  3–18
(2–7)
 14 – 2 tied  8 – 2 tied  5 – Hilliard  Montagne Center (2,145)
Beaumont, TX
02/01/2014
6:00 PM, ESPN3
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L 35–58  3–19
(2–8)
 11 – Ross  6 – Ross  3 – Holliday  Montagne Center (2,149)
Beaumont, TX
02/08/2014
4:00 PM
at Sam Houston State L 70–84  3–20
(2–9)
 18 – Mitchell  5 – Hilliard  6 – Hilliard  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,218)
Huntsville, TX
02/13/2014
7:30 PM
Stephen F. Austin L 69–78  3–21
(2–10)
 16 – 3 tied  6 – Hilliard  9 – Hilliard  Montagne Center (2,234)
Beaumont, TX
02/15/2014
6:00 PM
Northwestern State L 67–87  3–22
(2–11)
 26 – Mitchell  7 – Norman  7 – Hilliard  Montagne Center (1,965)
Beaumont, TX
02/22/2014
6:00 PM
Sam Houston State L 71–74  3–23
(2–12)
 21 – Hilliard  7 – Wilson  5 – Hilliard  Montagne Center (2,340)
Beaumont, TX
02/27/2014
7:00 PM, FCS
at Oral Roberts L 67–75  3–24
(2–13)
 18 – Holliday  7 – Mitchell  3 – Hilliard  Mabee Center (4,839)
Tulsa, OK
03/01/2014
4:00 PM
at Central Arkansas L 69–76  3–25
(2–14)
 19 – Hilliard  9 – Hilliard  6 – Hilliard  Farris Center (1,044)
Conway, AR
03/06/2014
7:30 PM
New Orleans W 89–72  4–25
(3–14)
 19 – Hilliard  7 – Wilson  11 – Hilliard  Montagne Center (2,235)
Beaumont, TX
03/08/2014
6:00 PM
Southeastern Louisiana L 62–71  4–26
(3–15)
 19 – Wilson  10 – Wilson  7 – Hilliard  Montagne Center (2,002)
Beaumont, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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