# 2013–14 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

The 2013–14 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 43rd season of Basketball for USF, and the first as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls were coached by Stan Heath, who was in his seventh season. The Bulls played home games at the USF Sun Dome. They finished the season 12–20, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Rutgers.
At the end of the season, head coach Stan Heath was fired after posting a record of 97–128 in six seasons. He was replaced by former Kentucky assistant Orlando Antigua.

## Off season

As of July 1, 2013, USF became a member of the American Athletic Conference, the result of a split in the old Big East.
USF was selected to participate in the 2013 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic, which takes place December 22–23 at Orleans Arena.
At American Athletic Conference Media day, USF was selected by the coaches to finish 8th out of 10. Senior forward, Victor Rudd, and junior point guard, Anthony Collins, were both selected at media day to the American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference Second Team.

### Departures

| # | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| 4 | Mike Dakkak | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Senior | Sarasota, FL | Graduated |
| 5 | Jawanza Poland | Guard | 6–4 | 204 | Senior | Wichita, KS | Graduated |
| 10 | Mike McCloskey | Guard | 6–0 | 164 | Senior | Orlando, FL | Graduated |
| 22 | Shaun Noriega | Guard | 6–4 | 207 | Senior | Sarasota, FL | Transferred to Texas-Pan American |
| 32 | Toarlyn Fitzpatrick | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | Senior | Tampa, FL | Graduated |
| 33 | Kore White | Forward | 6–8 | 241 | RS Senior | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Graduated |

### Incoming recruits

| # | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Previous School | Hometown | Notes |
| 4 | Corey Allen Jr. | Guard | 6–1 | 152 | Junior | Mt. San Antonio College/Ritenour HS | St. Louis, MO | Junior College Transfer |
| 5 | John Egbunu | Center | 6–10 | 245 | Freshman | Ft. Walton Beach HS | Ft. Walton Beach, FL | |
| 10 | Josh Heath | Guard | 6-2 | 165 | Freshman | Tampa Prep | Tampa, FL | |
| 23 | Chris Perry | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 266 | Freshman | Bartow Senior HS | Bartow, FL | |
| 24 | Dre Clayton | Forward | 6–6 | 245 | Freshman | Maynard Evans HS | Orlando, FL | |
| 30 | Bo Zeigler | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 198 | Freshman | Community HS | Detroit, MI | |

## Season highlights

Freshman, Chris Perry received honors early in the season, being named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week in the first week for his effort against Tennessee Tech. Perry scored 14 points, recorded 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 steals. The following week, Corey Allen Jr. was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for his effort against Bethune-Cookman and Bowling Green in which he averaged 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/04/2013* 7:00 pm | Barry | W 88–53 | | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Tennessee Tech | W 72–62 | 1–0 | USF Sun Dome (4,103) Tampa, FL |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bethune-Cookman | W 91–65 | 2–0 | USF Sun Dome (3,549) Tampa, FL |
| 11/15/2013* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Bowling Green | W 75–61 | 3–0 | Stroh Center (2,419) Bowling Green, OH |
| 11/22/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Stetson | W 72–63 | 4–0 | USF Sun Dome (3,782) Tampa, FL |
| 11/25/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPNews | No. 5 Oklahoma State | L 67–93 | 4–1 | USF Sun Dome (6,240) Tampa, FL |
| 11/30/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Detroit | L 60–65 | 4–2 | USF Sun Dome (3,225) Tampa, FL |
| 12/04/2013* 7:00 pm | at George Mason | W 68–66 | 5–2 | Patriot Center (4,587) Fairfax, VA |
| 12/07/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Alabama | W 66–64 | 6–2 | USF Sun Dome (4,255) Tampa, FL |
| 12/17/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Florida Gulf Coast Las Vegas Classic | W 68–66 $^{2OT}$ | 7–2 | USF Sun Dome (4,105) Tampa, FL |
| 12/19/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Florida A&M Las Vegas Classic | W 73–70 | 8–2 | USF Sun Dome (3,433) Tampa, FL |
| 12/22/2013* 7:00 pm, 1,530 | vs. Mississippi State Las Vegas Classic Semifinals | L 66–71 | 8–3 | Orleans Arena (1,530) Paradise, NV |
| 12/23/2013* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Santa Clara Las Vegas Classic Consolation Game | L 65–66 | 8–4 | Orleans Arena (1,347) Paradise, NV |
| 12/28/2013* 8:00 pm | at Bradley | W 61–57 | 9–4 | Carver Arena (6,221) Peoria, IL |
| 12/31/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 Memphis | L 73–88 | 9–5 (0–1) | USF Sun Dome (4,063) Tampa, FL |
| 01/04/2014 4:00 pm, CBSSN | Houston | L 58–67 | 9–6 (0–2) | USF Sun Dome (3,921) Tampa, FL |
| 01/09/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Temple | W 82–75 | 10–6 (1–2) | Liacouras Center (4,422) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at SMU | L 54–71 | 10–7 (1–3) | Moody Coliseum (6,332) Dallas, TX |
| 01/18/2014 5:00 pm, ESPNU | Cincinnati 19 | L 54–61 | 10–8 (1–4) | USF Sun Dome (5,322) Tampa, FL |
| 01/22/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 12 Louisville | L 47–86 | 10–9 (1–5) | USF Sun Dome (6,417) Tampa, FL |
| 01/26/2014 2:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 23 Memphis | L 58–80 | 10–10 (1–6) | FedEx Forum (15,627) Memphis, TN |
| 01/28/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNews | SMU | W 78–71 | 11–10 (2–6) | USF Sun Dome (3,407) Tampa, FL |
| 02/02/2014 12:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 13 Cincinnati | L 45–50 | 11–11 (2–7) | Fifth Third Arena (10,367) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/05/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNews | at Central Florida War on I-4 | W 79–78 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (3–7) | CFE Arena (6,108) Orlando, FL |
| 02/08/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNews | Rutgers | L 69–79 | 12–12 (3–8) | USF Sun Dome (4,605) Tampa, FL |
| 02/12/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 24 UConn | L 40–83 | 12–13 (3–9) | XL Center (10,553) Hartford, CT |
| 02/15/2014 1:30 pm, ESPNews | Central Florida War on I-4 | L 74–75 | 12–14 (3–10) | USF Sun Dome (5,294) Tampa, FL |
| 02/18/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at No. 11 Louisville | L 54–80 | 12–15 (3–11) | KFC Yum! Center (21,655) Louisville, KY |
| 02/26/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | UConn | L 56–61 | 12–16 (3–12) | USF Sun Dome (5,115) Tampa, FL |
| 03/01/2014 12:00 pm, ESPNews | at Rutgers | L 73–74 | 12–17 (3–13) | The RAC (5,611) Piscataway, NJ |
| 03/04/2014 8:30 pm, ESPNews | at Houston | L 69–78 | 12–18 (3–14) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,235) Houston, TX |
| 03/08/2014 2:00 pm, ESPNews | Temple | L 65–66 | 12–19 (3–15) | USF Sun Dome (4,073) Tampa, FL |
| American Athletic Conference tournament |||||
| 03/12/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Rutgers First round | L 68–72 | 12–20 | FedEx Forum (12,102) Memphis, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||