# 2013–14 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 11th year head coach Murry Bartow, played their home games at the ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center, with three home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center, and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 10–8 in A-Sun play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-Sun tournament where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they defeated Chattanooga in the first round before losing in the second round to Towson.
This was their last season as a member of the Atlantic Sun as they will join the Southern Conference in July, 2014.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Ron Giplaye | Forward | 6–6 | 250 | Junior | Lowell, Massachusetts |
| 1 | Petey McClain | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Sophomore | Mobile, Alabama |
| 2 | Devin Harris | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Tampa, Florida |
| 4 | Rashawn Rembert | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Junior | Tampa, Florida |
| 5 | Jalen Riley | Guard | 6–0 | 150 | Junior | Racine, Wisconsin |
| 10 | Isaac Banks | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Freshman | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 11 | Todd Halvorsen | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Senior | Kingsport, Tennessee |
| 13 | A.J. Merriweather | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Freshman | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 15 | Lester Wilson | Forward | 6–4 | 215 | Sophomore | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 20 | Hunter Harris | Forward | 6–7 | 235 | Senior | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 21 | Tyler Ailshie | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Junior | Kingsport, Tennessee |
| 23 | Darius Forrest | Forward | 6–6 | 190 | Junior | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 32 | Adam Denison | Forward | 6–3 | 190 | Freshman | Kingsport, Tennessee |
| 34 | Lukas Poderis | Forward | 6–8 | 250 | Senior | Port Richey, Florida |
| 35 | Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard | Forward | 6–5 | 250 | Senior | Georgetown, South Carolina |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/29/2013* 7:00 pm | Milligan | W 118–83 | | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,988) Johnson City, TN |
| 11/02/2013* 4:00 pm | Mars Hill | W 119–83 | | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (3,208) Johnson City, TN |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:30 pm | at Charlotte | L 75–80 | 0–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,796) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/12/2013* 4:00 pm | Morehead State | L 63–71 | 0–2 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,402) Johnson City, TN |
| 11/16/2013* 7:30 pm | at WKU | L 50–57 | 0–3 | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,104) Bowling Green, KY |
| 11/19/2013* 7:00 pm | Winthrop | L 66–76 | 0–4 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,372) Johnson City, TN |
| 11/21/2013* 7:00 pm | Samford | W 89–75 | 1–4 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,640) Johnson City, TN |
| 11/23/2013* 4:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | W 66–58 | 2–4 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,535) Johnson City, TN |
| 11/27/2013* 8:00 pm | at Tennessee Tech | L 83–98 | 2–5 | Eblen Center (702) Cookeville, TN |
| 11/30/2013* 4:00 pm | Marshall | W 88–78 | 3–5 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,016) Johnson City, TN |
| 12/04/2013* 8:00 pm | at Austin Peay | W 80–74 | 4–5 | Dunn Center (2,273) Clarksville, TN |
| 12/07/2013* 2:00 pm | at Georgia Tech | L 57–87 | 4–6 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,889) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/16/2013* 7:00 pm | Tusculum | W 108–87 | 5–6 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,231) Johnson City, TN |
| 12/21/2013* 4:00 pm | Austin Peay | W 84–79 | 6–6 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,257) Johnson City, TN |
| 12/29/2013* 4:00 pm | Valparaiso | W 73–62 | 7–6 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,462) Johnson City, TN |
| 01/04/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kennesaw State | W 71–55 | 8–6 (1–0) | KSU Convocation Center (509) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/06/2014 7:00 pm | at Mercer | L 63–73 | 8–7 (1–1) | Hawkins Arena (1,537) Macon, GA |
| 01/09/2014 7:00 pm | Lipscomb | L 80–82 | 8–8 (1–2) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,227) Johnson City, TN |
| 01/11/2014 4:00 pm | Northern Kentucky | W 74–65 | 9–8 (2–2) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,382) Johnson City, TN |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm | at Stetson | L 58–64 | 9–9 (2–3) | Edmunds Center (804) DeLand, FL |
| 01/18/2014 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 62–90 | 9–10 (2–4) | Alico Arena (4,605) Fort Myers, FL |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm | North Florida | W 99–93 | 10–10 (3–4) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,215) Johnson City, TN |
| 01/25/2014 4:00 pm | Jacksonville | W 76–75 | 11–10 (4–4) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,600) Johnson City, TN |
| 01/31/2014 7:00 pm | Mercer | L 77–90 | 11–11 (4–5) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (3,350) Johnson City, TN |
| 02/02/2014 2:00 pm | Kennesaw State | W 86–73 | 12–11 (5–5) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,303) Johnson City, TN |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm | at Northern Kentucky | W 64–50 | 13–11 (6–5) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,368) Highland Heights, KY |
| 02/08/2014 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lipscomb | W 96–88 | 14–11 (7–5) | Allen Arena (4,078) Nashville, TN |
| 02/10/2014 7:00 pm | USC Upstate Postponed from 2/3 | L 63–75 | 14–12 (7–6) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,442) Johnson City, TN |
| 02/13/2014 7:00 pm | Florida Gulf Coast | W 89–81 | 15–12 (8–6) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,773) Johnson City, TN |
| 02/15/2014 4:00 pm | Stetson | W 93–66 | 16–12 (9–6) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (3,166) Johnson City, TN |
| 02/20/2014 7:15 pm | at Jacksonville | L 86–91 | 16–13 (9–7) | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (988) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/22/2014 7:00 pm | at North Florida | W 88–85 | 17–13 (10–7) | UNF Arena (1,931) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/28/2014 7:00 pm, CSS | at USC Upstate | L 73–79 | 17–14 (10–8) | Hodge Center (848) Spartanburg, SC |
| Atlantic Sun tournament |||||
| 03/04/2014 7:00 pm | Lipscomb Quarterfinals | W 89–88 $^{2OT}$ | 18–14 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,523) Johnson City, TN |
| 03/06/2014 6:30 pm, CSS/ESPN3 | at Florida Gulf Coast Semifinals | L 64–69 | 18–15 | Alico Arena (4,668) Fort Myers, FL |
| CIT |||||
| 3/18/2014* 7:00 pm | Chattanooga First round | W 79–66 | 19–15 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (3,045) Johnson City, TN |
| 3/21/2014* 7:00 pm | Towson Second round | L 77–83 | 19–16 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,033) Johnson City, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||