# 2013–14 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth year head coach Jason Capel, played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 5–11 in SoCon play to finish in ninth place.
They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Samford.
At the end of the season, head coach Jason Capel was fired after a four-year record of 53–70.
This was the Mountaineers' last season as a member of the SoCon, as they joined the Sun Belt Conference in July 2014.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Mike Kobani | Forward | 6–8 | 250 | Freshman | Bida, Nigeria |
| 1 | Tevin Baskin | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Senior | Stamford, Connecticut |
| 2 | Tab Hamilton | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 3 | Dustin Clarke | Guard | 6–3 | 165 | Sophomore | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 4 | Michael Obacha | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Sophomore | Edo State, Nigeria |
| 10 | Chris Burgess | Guard | 5–8 | 175 | Sophomore | Lakeland, Florida |
| 12 | Rantavious Gilbert | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Sophomore | Albany, Georgia |
| 15 | Tommy Spagnolo | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Senior | West Jefferson, North Carolina |
| 21 | Frank Eaves | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Sophomore | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 23 | Mike Neal | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Junior | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 25 | Aaron Scott | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Freshman | Columbia, South Carolina |
| 32 | Ty Toney | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Freshman | Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 34 | Jacob Lawson | Guard | 6–8 | 217 | Junior | Reidsville, North Carolina |
| 35 | Jay Canty | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Sophomore | Jamestown, North Carolina |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at NC State Global Sports Hoops Showcase | L 77–98 | 0–1 | PNC Arena (13,164) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm | Campbell Global Sports Hoops Showcase | L 66–73 | 0–2 | Holmes Center (1,482) Boone, North Carolina |
| 11/16/2013* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Cincinnati Global Sports Hoops Showcase | L 49–77 | 0–3 | Fifth Third Arena (6,194) Cincinnati |
| 11/19/2013* 7:00 pm | Lees-McRae | W 91–63 | 1–3 | Holmes Center (1,016) Boone, North Carolina |
| 11/22/2013* 7:00 pm | at NC Central Global Sports Hoops Showcase | L 70–76 | 1–4 | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,482) Durham, North Carolina |
| 11/29/2013* 5:00 pm | at Georgia | L 53–71 | 1–5 | Stegeman Coliseum (4,857) Athens, Georgia |
| 12/4/2013* 7:00 pm | North Greenville | W 78–70 | 2–5 | Holmes Center (672) Boone, North Carolina |
| 12/8/2013* 7:00 pm, WCCB | Charlotte | L 59–77 | 2–6 | Holmes Center (1,354) Boone, North Carolina |
| 12/15/2013* 2:00 pm | at Winthrop | L 72–80 | 2–7 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,153) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| 12/18/2013* 7:00 pm | at Presbyterian | L 69–74 | 2–8 | Templeton Center (212) Clinton, South Carolina |
| 12/21/2013* 2:00 pm | Milligan | W 100–68 | 3–8 | Holmes Center (517) Boone, North Carolina |
| 12/30/2013* 7:00 pm | Bluefield | W 97–70 | 4–8 | Holmes Center (688) Boone, North Carolina |
| 1/2/2014* 7:00 pm | at Duquesne | L 55–79 | 4–9 | Palumbo Center (1,892) Pittsburgh |
| 1/6/2014 7:00 pm | at Elon | L 66–75 | 4–10 (0–1) | Alumni Gym (1,215) Elon, North Carolina |
| 1/9/2014 7:00 pm | UNC Greensboro | L 60–66 | 4–11 (0–2) | Holmes Center (702) Boone, North Carolina |
| 1/11/2014 7:00 pm | at Davidson | L 66–78 | 4–12 (0–3) | John M. Belk Arena (3,989) Davidson, North Carolina |
| 1/16/2014 7:00 pm | Chattanooga | L 70–80 | 4–13 (0–4) | Holmes Center (1,093) Boone, North Carolina |
| 1/18/2014 2:00 pm | Georgia Southern | W 81–68 | 5–13 (1–4) | Holmes Center (1,249) Boone, North Carolina |
| 1/23/2014 7:00 pm | at The Citadel | W 80–67 | 6–13 (2–4) | McAlister Field House (1,322) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 1/30/2014 7:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | L 61–66 | 6–14 (2–5) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,230) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2/1/2014 2:00 pm | Elon | L 76–83 | 6–15 (2–6) | Holmes Center (2,004) Boone, North Carolina |
| 2/6/2014 7:00 pm | The Citadel | W 54–45 | 7–15 (3–6) | Holmes Center (820) Boone, North Carolina |
| 2/8/2014 2:00 pm | at Western Carolina | L 75–84 $^{OT}$ | 7–16 (3–7) | Ramsey Center (3,712) Collowhee, North Carolina |
| 2/13/2014 7:00 pm | Samford | W 74–68 | 8–16 (4–7) | Holmes Center (474) Boone, North Carolina |
| 2/15/2014 4:30 pm | Wofford | L 58–64 | 8–17 (4–8) | Holmes Center (1,703) Boone, North Carolina |
| 2/20/2014 7:00 pm | Western Carolina | L 61–74 | 8–18 (4–9) | Holmes Center (2,041) Boone, North Carolina |
| 2/22/2014 2:00 pm | at Furman | L 53–68 | 8–19 (4–10) | Timmons Arena (1,362) Greenville, South Carolina |
| 2/27/2014 8:00 pm | at Samford | W 63–57 | 9–19 (5–10) | Pete Hanna Center (2,711) Homewood, Alabama |
| 3/1/2014 7:00 pm | at Chattanooga | L 44–63 | 9–20 (5–11) | McKenzie Arena (4,953) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 2014 SoCon tournament |||||
| 03/07/2014 11:00 am, ESPN3 | vs. Samford First round | L 56–70 | 9–21 | U.S. Cellular Center (3,123) Asheville, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||