# 2013–14 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by fifth year head coach Matt Matheny, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 11–5 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Western Carolina.
This was their last season as a member of the SoCon as they will join the Colonial Athletic Association in July, 2014.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 00 | Brian Dawkins | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Freshman | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 1 | Luke Eddy | Guard | 6–0 | 190 | Freshman | Charleston, West Virginia |
| 3 | Tanner Samson | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Sophomore | Littleton, Colorado |
| 5 | Sam Hershberger | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Sophomore | Vandalia, Ohio |
| 10 | Austin Hamilton | Guard | 5–10 | 190 | Junior | Herndon, Virginia |
| 11 | Kevin Blake | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Junior | Toronto, Canada |
| 12 | Christian Hairston | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Freshman | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 15 | Tony Sabato | Center | 6–7 | 220 | Sophomore | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 20 | Jack Isenbarger | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Senior | Zionsville, Indiana |
| 21 | Ryley Beaumont | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Senior | Millersville, Maryland |
| 23 | Egheosa Edomwonyi | Forward | 6–7 | 235 | Senior | Newark, New Jersey |
| 24 | Sebastian Koch | Guard | 6–8 | 205 | Senior | Munich, Germany |
| 25 | Ryder Bowline | Guard | 6–4 | 225 | Freshman | Cumming, Georgia |
| 30 | Wes Brewer | Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Freshman | Burlington, North Carolina |
| 31 | Lucas Troutman | Forward | 6–10 | 228 | Senior | Belton, South Carolina |
| 32 | Ryan Winters | Forward | 6–7 | 218 | Junior | Denver, Colorado |
| 42 | Patrick Ryan | Guard | 6–6 | 190 | Freshman | Darien, Connecticut |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/04/2013* 7:00 pm | Lynchburg | W 100–57 | | Alumni Gym (924) Elon, North Carolina |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:30 pm | Washington and Lee | W 114–64 | 1–0 | Alumni Gym (1,607) Elon, North Carolina |
| 11/10/2013* 5:00 pm | at Marist | W 75–48 | 2–0 | McCann Field House (1,607) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| 11/15/2013* 4:00 pm | at Charlotte | L 69–83 | 2–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,030) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 11/18/2013* 5:00 pm | vs. Drexel NIT Season Tip-Off | L 64–71 | 2–2 | The RAC (2,106) Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 11/19/2013* 5:00 pm | vs. Canisius NIT Season Tip-Off | L 85–86 | 2–3 | The RAC (3,025) Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 11/25/2013* 7:30 pm | No. 1 (DII) Metro State NIT Season Tip-Off | L 74–75 | 2–4 | Alumni Gym (844) Elon, North Carolina |
| 11/26/2013* 7:30 pm | Georgia State NIT Season Tip-Off | W 90–85 | 3–4 | Alumni Gym (577) Elon, North Carolina |
| 12/01/2013* 2:00 pm | Columbia | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | Alumni Gym (726) Elon, North Carolina |
| 12/03/2013* 7:00 pm | VMI | W 87–70 | 5–4 | Alumni Gym (1,018) Elon, North Carolina |
| 12/13/2013* 8:30 pm, P12N | at Colorado | L 63–80 | 5–5 | Coors Events Center (8,831) Boulder, Colorado |
| 12/17/2013* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at Georgetown | L 76–85 | 5–6 | Verizon Center (7,586) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/19/2013* 7:00 pm | Central Penn | W 126–78 | 6–6 | Alumni Gym (987) Elon, North Carolina |
| 12/22/2013* 1:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | W 67–62 | 7–6 | FAU Arena (908) Boca Raton, Florida |
| 12/31/2013* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. No. 7 Duke | L 48–86 | 7–7 | Greensboro Coliseum (9,717) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 01/04/2014 2:00 pm | at Western Carolina | L 62–74 | 7–8 (0–1) | Ramsey Center (1,174) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 01/06/2014 7:00 pm | Appalachian State | W 75–66 | 8–8 (1–1) | Alumni Gym (1,215) Elon, North Carolina |
| 01/14/2014 7:00 pm | The Citadel | W 74–65 | 9–8 (2–1) | Alumni Gym (1,309) Elon, North Carolina |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm | at Davidson | W 87–85 $^{OT}$ | 10–8 (3–1) | John M. Belk Arena (3,970) Davidson, North Carolina |
| 01/18/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 16 Massachusetts | L 74–84 | 10–9 | Alumni Gym (1,857) Elon, North Carolina |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm | at Chattanooga | L 63–84 | 10–10 (3–2) | McKenzie Arena (4,662) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm | at Samford | L 59–62 | 10–11 (3–3) | Pete Hanna Center (1,418) Homewood, Alabama |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm | Western Carolina | W 74–60 | 11–11 (4–3) | Alumni Gym (1,312) Elon, North Carolina |
| 02/01/2014 2:00 pm | at Appalachian State | W 83–76 | 12–11 (5–3) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (2,004) Boone, North Carolina |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm | UNC Greensboro | W 72–66 | 13–11 (6–3) | Alumni Gym (1,361) Elon, North Carolina |
| 02/08/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Georgia Southern | W 60–59 | 14–11 (7–3) | Alumni Gym (1,427) Elon, North Carolina |
| 02/15/2014 7:00 pm | Samford | W 86–69 | 15–11 (8–3) | Alumni Gym (1,607) Elon, North Carolina |
| 02/19/2014 7:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | W 81–68 | 16–11 (9–3) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,385) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 02/22/2014 2:00 pm | at Georgia Southern | W 66–61 | 17–11 (10–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,312) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 02/24/2014 7:00 pm | at Furman Postponed from 2/12 | W 78–49 | 18–11 (11–3) | Timmons Arena (926) Greenville, South Carolina |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm | Wofford | L 59–63 | 18–12 (11–4) | Alumni Gym (1,451) Elon, North Carolina |
| 03/01/2014 7:00 pm | Davidson | L 69–86 | 18–13 (11–5) | Alumni Gym (1,871) Elon, North Carolina |
| 2014 SoCon tournament |||||
| 03/08/2014 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Western Carolina Quarterfinals | L 64–66 | 18–14 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,898) Asheville, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||