# 2013–14 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Mike Anderson. The team played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as a member of the SEC.

## Preseason

Coach Mike Anderson completed his second season by posting a 19–13 record during the 2012–2013 season, where the Razorbacks finished seventh in the SEC. The Razorbacks did not participate in any postseason play.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| B. J. Young | 11 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | St. Louis, Missouri | Entered 2013 NBA draft |
| Hunter Mickelson | 21 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Sophomore | Jonesboro, Arkansas | Transferred to Kansas |
| Marshawn Powell | 33 | F | 6'7" | 240 | Junior | Newport News, Virginia | Entered 2013 NBA draft |

### Incoming class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Moses Kingsley C | New Albany, Mississippi | Huntington Prep School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 15, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Bobby Portis F | Little Rock, Arkansas | Hall | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Aug 6, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Arkansas 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "2013 Arkansas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013. ||||||

## Postseason

For the first time since the 2007–08 season, the Razorbacks were invited to a postseason tournament, earning a spot in the NIT after winning 21 games in the regular season. Arkansas drew Indiana State as its first round opponent, the first meeting between the two programs since the 1979 Midwest regional final, and defeated the Sycamores 91-71 at home. Arkansas fell to California on the road in the second round, 75-64.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 1* 7:00 pm | | Missouri Southern | W 99–82 | – | 14 – Clarke | 12 – Portis | 4 – Haydar | Bud Walton Arena (5,323) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Nov 5* 7:00 pm | | Northeastern State | W 81–54 | – | 14 – Littleton | 7 – Hobbs | 2 – Six Tied | Bud Walton Arena (4,525) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 8* 7:00 pm | | SIU Edwardsville | W 99–65 | 1–0 | 18 – Bell | 8 – Clarke | 5 – Gulley | Bud Walton Arena (6,543) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Nov 15* 7:00 pm | | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 76–63 | 2–0 | 19 – Harris | 8 – Qualls | 5 – Qualls | Bud Walton Arena (12,780) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Nov 18* 7:00 pm | | SMU | W 89–78 | 3–0 | 21 – Harris | 8 – Clarke | 4 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (11,455) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Nov 25* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. California 2013 EA Sports Maui Invitational tournament | L 77–85 | 3–1 | 21 – Qualls | 6 – Harris | 3 – Tied | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| Nov 26* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Minnesota 2013 EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament | W 87–73 | 4–1 | 15 – Harris | 8 – Qualls | 4 – Gulley | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| Nov 27* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 11 Gonzaga 2013 EA Sports Maui Invitational Tournament | L 81–91 | 4–2 | 18 – Portis | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| Dec 3* 7:00 pm, RSN | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 111–65 | 5–2 | 16 – Tied | 5 – Portis | 4 – Harris | Bud Walton Arena (11,765) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 7* 1:00 pm, CSS | | Clemson | W 74–68 | 6–2 | 17 – Qualls | 7 – Harris | 3 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (13,967) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 12* 7:00 pm, RSN | | Savannah State | W 72–43 | 7–2 | 21 – Madden | 11 – Portis | 2 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (11,449) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 19* 7:00 pm, RSN | | UT Martin | W 102–56 | 8–2 | 15 – Clarke, Portis | 12 – Kingsley | 5 – Scott | Bud Walton Arena (11,370) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 21* 7:00 pm, RSN | | South Alabama | W 72–60 | 9–2 | 15 – Portis | 8 – Clarke | 2 – Tied | Verizon Arena (10,627) North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Dec 28* 7:00 pm, RSN | | High Point | W 89–48 | 10–2 | 16 – Portis | 9 – Portis, Kingsley | 3 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (13,397) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 4* 7:00 pm, RSN | | UTSA | W 104–71 | 11–2 | 19 – Portis | 10 – Portis | 4 – Qualls | Bud Walton Arena (13,045) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| Jan 8 8:00 pm, FSN | | at Texas A&M | L 53–69 | 11–3 (0–1) | 12 – Madden | 10 – Clarke | 4 – Clarke | Reed Arena (5,102) College Station, Texas |
| Jan 11 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 10 Florida | L 82–84 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (0–2) | 23 – Madden | 14 – Clarke | 3 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (18,040) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 14 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 13 Kentucky | W 87–85 $^{OT}$ | 12–4 (1–2) | 18 – Tied | 10 – Portis | 4 – Qualls | Bud Walton Arena (18,386) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 18 12:30 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | L 61–66 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (1–3) | 13 – Clarke | 7 – Tied | 5 – Qualls | Stegeman Coliseum (6,662) Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 22 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Tennessee | L 74–81 | 12–6 (1–4) | 16 – Clarke | 9 – Clarke | 3 – Tied | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,034) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 25 5:00 pm, FSN | | Auburn | W 86–67 | 13–6 (2–4) | 24 – Madden | 9 – Portis | 5 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (17,034) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 28 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Missouri | L 71–75 | 13–7 (2–5) | 20 – Madden | 7 – Portis | 6 – Gulley | Bud Walton Arena (14,102) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 1 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at LSU | L 74–88 | 13–8 (2–6) | 17 – Madden | 5 – Tied | 2 – Madden | Maravich Center (10,925) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 5 7:00 pm, SECN | | Alabama | W 65–58 | 14–8 (3–6) | 35 – Portis | 9 – Portis | 6 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (8,015) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 8 3:00 pm, SECN | | at Vanderbilt | W 77–75 | 15–8 (4–6) | 17 – Qualls | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (10,647) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 13 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at Missouri | L 85–86 | 15–9 (4–7) | 17 – Madden | 8 – Portis | 4 – Madden | Mizzou Arena (12,362) Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 15 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | LSU | W 81–70 | 16–9 (5–7) | 21 – Madden | 9 – Clarke | 5 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (18,904) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 19 8:00 pm, CSS | | South Carolina | W 71–64 | 17–9 (6–7) | 20 – Qualls | 12 – Clarke | 4 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (9,548) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 22 3:00 pm, SECN | | at Mississippi State | W 73–69 | 18–9 (7–7) | 19 – Bell | 9 – Clarke | 7 – Clarke | Humphrey Coliseum (6,981) Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 27 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 17 Kentucky | W 71–67 $^{OT}$ | 19–9 (8–7) | 14 – Qualls | 7 – Tied | 4 – Madden | Rupp Arena (23,908) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 1 3:00 pm, SECN | | Georgia | W 87–75 | 20–9 (9–7) | 23 – Clarke | 8 – Portis | 3 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (18,547) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Mar 5 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ole Miss | W 110–80 | 21–9 (10–7) | 23 – Bell | 8 – Kingsley | 7 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (16,508) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Mar 8 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Alabama | L 58–83 | 21–10 (10–8) | 19 – Madden | 6 – Qualls | 2 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (10,961) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 13 4:23 pm, SEC TV | | vs. South Carolina Second round | L 69–71 | 21–11 | 13 – Clarke | 5 – Clarke | 4 – Madden | Georgia Dome (9,308) Atlanta |
| NIT |||||||||
| Mar 18* 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. (3) | (6) Indiana State First round | W 91–71 | 22–11 | 28 – Bell | 13 – Portis | 5 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (7,697) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Mar 24* 10:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. (3) | (2) California Second round | L 64-75 | 22–12 | 15 – Madden | 10 – Portis | 5 – Madden | Haas Pavilion (2,518) Berkeley, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Source: 2013–14 Schedule