# 2013–14 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rick Barnes, who was in his 16th year as head coach. The team played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Arizona State in the second round before losing in the third round to Michigan.

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Dean Melchionni | 0 | G | 6'4" | 193 | Senior | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Sheldon McClellan | 1 | G | 6'4" | 188 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas | Transferred |
| Jaylen Bond | 5 | F | 6'7" | 224 | Sophomore | Maroua, Cameroon | Transferred to Temple |
| Myck Kabongo | 12 | F | 6'1" | 169 | Sophomore | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Entered 2013 NBA draft |
| Julien Lewis | 14 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Galveston, Texas | Transferred |
| Andrew Dick | 22 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Sherman, Texas | Graduated |
| Ioannis Papapetrou | 33 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Freshman | Athens, Greece | Signed a professional contract with Olympiacos |

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Demarcus Croaker G | Orlando, FL | Jones | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Isaiah Taylor G | Houston, TX | The Village | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jan 4, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Martez Walker G | Detroit, MI | Pershing | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Kendal Yancy-Harris G | Richardson, TX | Berkner | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Mar 30, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR ||||||
| 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: "Texas 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "2013 Texas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm, LHN | | Mercer | W 76–73 | 1–0 | Frank Erwin Center (8,108) Austin, TX |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm, LHN | | South Alabama CBE Classic Opening Round | W 84–77 | 2–0 | Frank Erwin Center (7,193) Austin, TX |
| 11/15/2013* 7:00 pm, LHN | | Stephen F. Austin | W 72–62 | 3–0 | Frank Erwin Center (7,348) Austin, TX |
| 11/18/2013* 7:00 pm, LHN | | Houston Baptist CBE Classic | W 89–61 | 4–0 | Frank Erwin Center (6,943) Austin, TX |
| 11/25/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. BYU CBE Classic semifinals | L 82–86 | 4–1 | Sprint Center (7,682) Kansas City, MO |
| 11/26/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. DePaul CBE Classic consolation round | W 77–59 | 5–1 | Sprint Center (8,324) Kansas City, MO |
| 11/29/2013* 7:00 pm, LHN | | Texas–Arlington | W 72–69 | 6–1 | Frank Erwin Center (7,749) Austin, TX |
| 12/02/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Vanderbilt Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 70–64 | 7–1 | Frank Erwin Center (7,431) Austin, TX |
| 12/07/2013* 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at Temple | W 81–80 $^{OT}$ | 8–1 | Wells Fargo Center (6,092) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/14/2013* 7:00 pm, LHN | | Texas State | W 85–53 | 9–1 | Frank Erwin Center (9,534) Austin, TX |
| 12/18/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 14 North Carolina | W 86–83 | 10–1 | Dean Smith Center (17,143) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/21/2013* 3:00 pm, CBS | | No. 5 Michigan State | L 78–92 | 10–2 | Frank Erwin Center (15,832) Austin, TX |
| 12/30/2013* 1:00 pm, LHN | | Rice | W 66–44 | 11–2 | Frank Erwin Center (8,199) Austin, TX |
| Conference season ||||||
| 01/04/2014 7:00 pm, LHN | | Oklahoma | L 85–88 | 11–3 (0–1) | Frank Erwin Center (10,189) Austin, TX |
| 01/08/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 11 Oklahoma State | L 74–87 | 11–4 (0–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,068) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/11/2014 7:00 pm, LHN | | Texas Tech | W 67–64 | 12–4 (1–2) | Frank Erwin Center (9,097) Austin, TX |
| 01/13/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at West Virginia | W 80–69 | 13–4 (2–2) | WVU Coliseum (8,706) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/18/2014 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 8 Iowa State | W 86–76 | 14–4 (3–2) | Frank Erwin Center (12,709) Austin, TX |
| 01/21/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 22 Kansas State | W 67–64 | 15–4 (4–2) | Frank Erwin Center (8,918) Austin, TX |
| 01/25/2014 12:45 pm, B12N | | at No. 24 Baylor | W 74–60 | 16–4 (5–2) | Ferrell Center (8,052) Waco, TX |
| 02/01/2014 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | No. 6 Kansas | W 81–69 | 17–4 (6–2) | Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX |
| 02/04/2014 7:00 pm, B12N | No. 15 | at TCU | W 59–54 | 18–4 (7–2) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,233) Ft. Worth, TX |
| 02/08/2014 12:45 pm, B12N | No. 15 | at Kansas State | L 57–74 | 18–5 (7–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,171) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/11/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | Oklahoma State | W 87–68 | 19–5 (8–3) | Frank Erwin Center (10,904) Austin, TX |
| 02/15/2014 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 19 | West Virginia | W 88–71 | 20–5 (9–3) | Frank Erwin Center (12,179) Austin, TX |
| 02/18/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | at No. 17 Iowa State | L 76–85 | 20–6 (9–4) | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| 02/22/2014 6:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | at No. 8 Kansas | L 54–85 | 20–7 (9–5) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/26/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 24 | Baylor | W 74–69 | 21–7 (10–5) | Frank Erwin Center (12,471) Austin, TX |
| 03/01/2014 3:00 pm, B12N | No. 24 | at Oklahoma | L 65–77 | 21–8 (10–6) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,976) Norman, OK |
| 03/05/2014 7:00 pm, LHN | | TCU | W 66–54 | 22–8 (11–6) | Frank Erwin Center (9,450) Austin, TX |
| 03/08/2014 3:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Texas Tech | L 53–59 | 22–9 (11–7) | United Spirit Arena (12,429) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2014 8:30 pm, B12N | | vs. West Virginia Quarterfinals | W 66–49 | 23–9 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/14/2014 8:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Baylor Semifinals | L 69–86 | 23–10 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2014* 8:40 pm, CBS | No. (MW 7) | vs. (MW 10) Arizona State Second round | W 87–85 | 24–10 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,331) Milwaukee, WI |
| 03/22/2014* 4:15 pm, CBS | No. (MW 7) | vs. No. 7 (MW 2) Michigan Third round | L 65–79 | 24–11 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,206) Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. For NCAA tournament (#) is seed within region MW=Midwest. ||||||