# 2013–14 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 6–10 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Wofford.
This was their last season as a member of the SoCon as they will join the Sun Belt Conference in July, 2014.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Torlorf Thomas | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Freshman | Meridian, Mississippi |
| 1 | Kameron Dunnican | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Junior | Sumter, South Carolina |
| 2 | Sam Mike | Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Senior | Decatur, Georgia |
| 3 | Eric Ferguson | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Senior | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 4 | Curtis Diamond | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Junior | Lithonia, Georgia |
| 5 | Jelani Hewitt | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Junior | Miramar, Florida |
| 10 | Bryan Marseille | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, New York |
| 11 | Tre Bussey | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Senior | Lithia Springs, Georgia |
| 12 | Brian Holmes | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Senior | Sanford, Florida |
| 13 | Angel Matias | Forward | 6–4 | 225 | Junior | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 14 | Zach Altany | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 21 | Cole Rives | Guard | 6–0 | 190 | Sophomore | Suwanee, Georgia |
| 23 | Chris Daniels | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Sophomore | Decatur, Georgia |
| 24 | Bryce Woodliff | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Freshman | Roanoke, Virginia |
| 30 | Scott Kelly | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Freshman | Milton, Georgia |
| 35 | Kyle Doyle | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Freshman | Hephzibah, Georgia |
| 40 | Grayson Clark | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Freshman | Milton, Georgia |
| 44 | Trent Wiedeman | Forward | 6–8 | 255 | Senior | Suwanee, Georgia |
| | Kertiss Bisden | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Freshman | Atlanta |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2013* 7:00 pm | Thomas | W 88–49 | | Hanner Fieldhouse (735) Statesboro, Georgia |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:30 pm | Columbia International | W 110–74 | 1–0 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,211) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 11/11/2013* 7:30 pm | at Miami (FL) | L 80–81 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | BankUnited Center (4,654) Coral Gables, Florida |
| 11/16/2013* 8:00 pm | Toccoa Falls | W 104–50 | 2–1 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,526) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 11/21/2013* 7:00 pm | at West Virginia Cancún Challenge | L 68–101 | 2–2 | WVU Coliseum (4,814) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 11/23/2013* 3:00 pm | at Old Dominion Cancún Challenge | L 69–86 | 2–3 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (4,814) Norfolk, Virginia |
| 11/26/2013* 3:00 pm | vs. Oral Roberts Cancún Challenge | L 65–67 | 2–4 | Moon Palace Resort (203) Cancún, MX |
| 11/27/2013* 1:30 pm | vs. Presbyterian Cancún Challenge | W 76–66 | 3–4 | Moon Palace Resort (934) Cancún, MX |
| 11/30/2013* 7:00 pm | Campbell | L 73–75 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 | Hanner Fieldhouse (517) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 12/04/2013* 7:00 pm | Brewton–Parker | W 75–66 | 4–5 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,220) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 12/07/2013* 6:00 pm | at South Carolina State | W 79–61 | 5–5 | SHM Memorial Center (302) Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| 12/15/2013* 7:00 pm, CSS | at UAB | L 62–84 | 5–6 | Bartow Arena (3,167) Birmingham, Alabama |
| 12/18/2013* 7:00 pm | Kennesaw State | W 73–55 | 6–6 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,159) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 12/20/2013* 7:00 pm | at Georgia State | L 61–73 | 6–7 | GSU Sports Arena (1,893) Atlanta, Georgia |
| 12/28/2013* 6:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | W 66–63 | 7–7 | Corbett Sports Center (1,401) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 12/30/2013* 7:00 pm | at Campbell | L 63–69 | 7–8 | Pope Convocation Center (1,270) Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| 01/04/2014 2:00 pm | Samford | W 80–78 | 8–8 (1–0) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,018) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 01/11/2014 2:00 pm | Western Carolina | L 67–68 | 8–9 (1–1) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,372) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm | Furman | W 88–81 $^{OT}$ | 9–9 (2–1) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,746) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 01/18/2014 2:00 pm | at Appalachian State | L 68–81 | 9–10 (2–2) | George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,249) Boone, North Carolina |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm | Wofford | L 64–74 | 9–11 (2–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,030) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm | at Davidson | L 52–82 | 9–12 (2–4) | John M. Belk Arena (3,753) Davidson, North Carolina |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm | The Citadel | W 83–52 | 10–12 (3–4) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,613) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 02/01/2014 5:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | W 64–62 | 11–12 (4–4) | Greensboro Coliseum (4,485) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm | at Wofford | L 61–74 | 11–13 (4–5) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,446) Spartanburg, North Carolina |
| 02/08/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Elon | L 59–60 | 11–14 (4–6) | Alumni Gym (1,427) Elon, North Carolina |
| 02/13/2014 2:00 pm | UNC Greensboro | L 56–68 | 11–15 (4–7) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,543) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 02/15/2014 2:00 pm | Davidson | L 73–88 | 11–16 (4–8) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,093) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm | at Chattanooga | W 77–61 | 12–16 (5–8) | McKenzie Arena (3,743) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 02/22/2014 2:00 pm | Elon | L 61–66 | 12–17 (5–9) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,312) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm | at Furman | W 82–73 | 13–17 (6–9) | Timmons Arena (1,018) Greenville, South Carolina |
| 03/01/2014 7:00 pm | at The Citadel | L 63–80 | 13–18 (6–10) | McAlister Field House (1,168) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 2014 SoCon tournament |||||
| 03/07/2014 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Furman First round | W 65–50 | 14–18 | U.S. Cellular Center (3,123) Asheville, North Carolina |
| 03/08/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Chattanooga Quarterfinals | W 62–55 | 15–18 | U.S. Cellular Center (3,811) Asheville, North Carolina |
| 03/09/2014 8:30 pm, CSS | vs. Wofford Semifinals | W 71–57 | 15–19 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,434) Asheville, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||