# 2013–14 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2013–14 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team representsed San Jose State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by first year head coach Dave Wojcik, played their home games at the Event Center Arena and were first year members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 1–17 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament to Boise State.

## Preseason roster changes
### Departures

Many players from the previous season left with eligibility remaining. Athletic director Gene Bleymaier explained in 2014: "Last year, we were faced with a situation that needed to be dealt with in a major fashion. The coaching staff was not retained, and several players were not invited back for the 2013-14 season. Only four players returned from the 2012-13 team."
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Aalim Moor | 4 | G | 6'3" | 194 | Senior | Oakland, CA | Graduated |
| Xavier Jones | 5 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Gary, IN | Transferred to Florida Southern |
| Stephon Smith | 10 | F | 6'8" | 260 | Sophomore | Dallas, TX | Transferred to Northwood (FL) |
| David Andoh | 22 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Freshman | San Jose, CA | Transferred to Merritt CC |
| Chris Jones | 23 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Hayward, CA | Graduated |
| LaVanne Pennington | 24 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | San Bernardino, CA | Graduated |
| Nick Grieves | 30 | G | 6'3" | 160 | Sophomore | Aptos, CA | Transferred to Cal State East Bay |
| Louis Garrett | 32 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | St. George, UT | Transferred to Dixie State |
| James Kinney | 33 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Champaign, IL | Graduated |
| Alex Brown | 44 | C | 6'11" | 210 | Junior | Colp, IL | Transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jordan Baker* | 11 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Tempe, AZ | Pepperdine |
| Frank Rogers* | 14 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Junior | Salinas, CA | San Francisco |
| Devante Wilson | 22 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Junior | Muskogee, OK | Lee CC |
*Redshirted this season per NCAA transfer rules.

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jalen James PG | Chicago, IL | La Lumiere School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 20, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72 ||||||
| Rashad Muhammad SG | Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 20, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Brandon Mitchell SF | Memphis, TN | Ridgeway HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 6, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Matt Pollard C | Houston, TX | Shooting 4 Greatness Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | May 7, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Isaac Thornton SG | San Antonio, TX | Sam Houston HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | May 3, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Devante Wilson SG | Muskogee, OK | Lee CC | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 9, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – ||||||
| 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: "San Jose State Commit List for 2013". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2016. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016. "ESPN – San Jose State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 4* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Monterey Bay | L 69–78 | | Event Center Arena (1,321) San Jose, CA |
| Nov 6* 7:00 pm | | Pacific Union | W 93–42 | | Event Center Arena (1,139) San Jose, CA |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 12* 8:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 77–89 | 0–1 | Leavey Center (1,456) Santa Clara, CA |
| Nov 15* 3:30 pm | | vs. Milwaukee NIU Invitational | L 61–64 | 0–2 | Convocation Center (1,113) DeKalb, IL |
| Nov 16* 6:00 pm | | at Northern Illinois NIU Invitational | L 59–60 | 0–3 | Convocation Center (753) DeKalb, IL |
| Nov 17* 11:00 am | | vs. James Madison NIU Invitational | L 66–79 | 0–4 | Convocation Center (474) DeKalb, IL |
| Nov 20* 7:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 83–77 | 1–4 | Firestone Fieldhouse (847) Malibu, CA |
| Nov 23* 12:30 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | W 81–59 | 2–4 | Event Center Arena (1,284) San Jose, CA |
| Nov 27* 7:00 pm | | at Portland | L 69–86 | 2–5 | Chiles Center (1,036) Portland, OR |
| Nov 30* 6:00 pm | | at Weber State | L 55–72 | 2–6 | Dee Events Center (5,584) Ogden, UT |
| Dec 7* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Houston | W 72–68 | 3–6 | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,105) Houston, TX |
| Dec 18* 8:00 pm | | UC Davis | W 89–85 $^{3OT}$ | 4–6 | Event Center Arena (1,229) San Jose, CA |
| Dec 21* 12:00 pm | | Westminster | W 73–66 | 5–6 | Event Center Arena (1,338) San Jose, CA |
| Dec 28* 2:00 pm | | Pacifica College | W 87–59 | 6–6 | Event Center Arena (1,126) San Jose, CA |
| Jan 1 7:00 pm | | Nevada | L 50–62 | 6–7 (0–1) | Event Center Arena (1,435) San Jose, CA |
| Jan 4 6:00 pm | | at Utah State | L 67–86 | 6–8 (0–2) | Smith Spectrum (10,015) Logan, UT |
| Jan 8 7:00 pm | | Colorado State | L 64–66 | 6–9 (0–3) | Event Center Arena (1,513) San Jose, CA |
| Jan 11 7:05 pm, RTRM | | New Mexico | L 65–69 | 6–10 (0–4) | Event Center Arena (2,078) San Jose, CA |
| Jan 15 6:00 pm | | at Air Force | L 62–77 | 6–11 (0–5) | Clune Arena (1,695) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Jan 18 1:00 pm | | at Wyoming | L 56–67 | 6–12 (0–6) | Arena-Auditorium (5,673) Laramie, WY |
| Jan 22 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 7 San Diego State | L 50–75 | 6–13 (0–7) | Event Center Arena (4,117) San Jose, CA |
| Jan 25 4:05 pm, RTRM | | at Boise State | L 55–76 | 6–14 (0–8) | Taco Bell Arena (6,845) Boise, ID |
| Jan 29 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNLV | L 46–70 | 6–15 (0–9) | Event Center Arena (2,643) San Jose, CA |
| Feb 1 5:05 pm, RTRM | | at New Mexico | L 47–72 | 6–16 (0–10) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| Feb 8 4:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 56–82 | 6–17 (0–11) | Save Mart Center (6,784) Fresno, CA |
| Feb 12 7:00 pm, RTRM | | Air Force | L 48–51 | 6–18 (0–12) | Event Center Arena (1,326) San Jose, CA |
| Feb 15 2:00 pm | | Wyoming | L 38–46 | 6–19 (0–13) | Event Center Arena (1,153) San Jose, CA |
| Feb 18 7:05 pm | | at Nevada | W 66–64 | 7–19 (1–13) | Lawlor Events Center (5,994) Reno, NV |
| Feb 25 8:05 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 13 San Diego State | L 64–90 | 7–20 (1–14) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| Mar 1 5:05 pm, RTRM | | Utah State | L 58–75 | 7–21 (1–15) | Event Center Arena (1,343) San Jose, CA |
| Mar 5 6:00 pm | | at Colorado State | L 66–78 | 7–22 (1–16) | Moby Arena (4,130) Fort Collins, CO |
| Mar 8 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | L 56–69 | 7–23 (1–17) | Event Center Arena (2,451) San Jose, CA |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| Mar 12 7:00 pm | (11) | vs. (6) Boise State First round | L 52–83 | 7–24 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,824) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||