# 2013–14 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the first for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The team was coached by Todd Buchanan until his resignation on December 21, 2013, having played 11 games of their schedule. The remainder of the season was coached by interim head coach Wade Scott. They played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2* 2:00 pm | Lubbock Christian | W 80–73 | 0–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion (N/A) Houston, TX |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 8* 5:30 pm | Mississippi State | L 68–76 | 0–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion (609) Houston, TX |
| Nov 13* 7:00 pm | at Northwestern State | L 70–74 | 0–2 | Prather Coliseum (603) Natchotoches, LA |
| Nov 17* 3:30 pm | No. 12 Texas A&M | L 51–63 | 0–3 | Hofheinz Pavilion (942) Houston, TX |
| Nov 20* 1:00 pm | North Texas | W 66–61 | 1–3 | Hofheinz Pavilion (563) Houston, TX |
| Nov 23* 6:05 pm | at Creighton | L 55–65 | 1–4 | D. J. Sokol Arena (981) Omaha, NE |
| Nov 30* 2:30 pm | Kent State David Jones Memorial Classic | W 54–44 | 2–4 | Hofheinz Pavilion (642) Houston, TX |
| Dec 1* 3:30 pm | Prairie View A&M David Jones Memorial Classic | W 74–46 | 3–4 | Hofheinz Pavilion (621) Houston, TX |
| Dec 4* 7:00 pm | Washington | L 55–66 | 3–5 | Hofheinz Pavilion (420) Houston, TX |
| Dec 8* 2:00 pm | at Alabama | L 44–51 | 3–6 | Foster Auditorium (847) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec 15* 2:00 pm | at Texas State | L 63–70 | 3–7 | Strahan Coliseum (935) San Marcos, TX |
| Dec 20* 1:00 pm | at Rice | W 67–54 | 4–7 | Tudor Fieldhouse (311) Houston, TX |
| American Athletic Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 28 2:00 pm, AAC Digital | UCF | L 59–67 | 4–8 (0–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion (669) Houston, TX |
| Dec 31 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | South Florida | L 54–77 | 4–9 (0–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion (555) Houston, TX |
| Jan 4 11:00 am | at Rutgers | L 47–68 | 4–10 (0–3) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,214) Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 7 6:00 pm, SNY | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 40–90 | 4–11 (0–4) | Gampel Pavilion (6,257) Storrs, CT |
| Jan 11 2:00 pm | Cincinnati | L 50–59 | 4–12 (0–5) | Hofheinz Pavilion (822) Houston, TX |
| Jan 18 4:00 pm | at Memphis | L 40–48 | 4–13 (0–6) | FedEx Forum (1,546) Memphis, TN |
| Jan 21 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 5 Louisville | L 52–93 | 4–14 (0–7) | Hofheinz Pavilion (1,025) Houston, TX |
| Jan 25 2:00 pm, AAC Digital | SMU | L 60–73 | 4–15 (0–8) | Hofheinz Pavilion (723) Houston, TX |
| Jan 29 6:00 pm, AAC Digital | at South Florida | L 53–71 | 4–16 (0–9) | USF Sun Dome (1,189) Tampa, FL |
| Feb 1 3:00 pm, AAC Digital | at UCF | L 43–52 | 4–17 (0–10) | CFE Arena (696) Orlando, FL |
| Feb 4 7:00 pm | Temple | L 46–79 | 4–18 (0–11) | Hofheinz Pavilion (469) Houston, TX |
| Feb 8 1:00 pm, AAC Digital | at Cincinnati | W 48–39 | 5–18 (1–11) | Fifth Third Arena (429) Cincinnati, OH |
| Feb 11 7:00 pm | Rutgers | L 42–74 | 5–19 (1–12) | Hofheinz Pavilion (442) Houston, TX |
| Feb 15 2:00 pm, AAC Digital | at SMU | L 50–67 | 5–20 (1–13) | Moody Coliseum (1,032) Dallas, TX |
| Feb 19 6:00 pm, WHAS | at No. 3 Louisville | L 62–81 | 5–21 (1–14) | KFC Yum! Center (7,408) Louisville, KY |
| Feb 22 4:00 pm, SNY | No. 1 Connecticut | L 41–92 | 5–22 (1–15) | Hofheinz Pavilion (1,569) Houston, TX |
| Mar 1 2:00 pm, AAC Digital | Memphis | L 45–55 | 5–23 (1–16) | Hofheinz Pavilion (569) Houston, TX |
| Mar 3 6:00 pm | at Temple | L 54–66 | 5–24 (1–17) | Liacouras Center (622) Philadelphia, PA |
| 2014 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament ||||||
| Mar 7 8:00 pm | vs. Memphis | W 73–67 | 6–24 (1–17) | Mohegan Sun Arena (4,675) Uncasville, CT |
| Mar 8 | vs. No. 3 Louisville | L 43–88 | 6–25 (1–17) | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||