# 2013–14 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

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.

## 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

| 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. ||||||||