# 2013–14 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by fifth year head coach Jason James, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 3–13 in OVC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the Ohio Valley Tournament.
Head coach Jason James was fired at the end of the season. He had a record of 37–117 in five seasons.

## Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2012–13 season 9–21, 5–11 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Morehead State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Tobias Dowdell | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Junior | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1 | Dee Oldham | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Sophomore | Lebanon, Tennessee |
| 2 | Khristian Taylor | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Junior | Akron, Ohio |
| 3 | Terence Smith | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Junior | Russellville, Alabama |
| 4 | Bobby Jones | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 10 | Chandler Rowe | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Freshman | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 11 | Omari Minor | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Senior | Troy, Virginia |
| 12 | Mike Liabo | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 195 | Junior | Naples, Florida |
| 15 | DeMarc Richardson | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Sophomore | Eads, Tennessee |
| 20 | Terrence Durham | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 22 | Justin Childs | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 25 | Marshun Newell | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 32 | Pierre Mopo | Forward | 6–7 | 245 | Senior | Pearl, Mississippi |
| 33 | Myles Taylor | Forward | 6–7 | 250 | Junior | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 35 | Tim Coleman | Center | 6–10 | 215 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 40 | Jeremy Washington | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman | Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 8:00 pm | at Wyoming Global Sports Challenge | L 60–78 | 0–1 | Arena-Auditorium (5,082) Laramie, Wyoming |
| 11/10/2013* 5:00 pm, P12N | at Colorado Global Sports Challenge | L 65–91 | 0–2 | Coors Events Center (8,408) Boulder, Colorado |
| 11/13/2013* 7:00 pm | at Arkansas State Global Sports Challenge | L 62–72 | 0–3 | Convocation Center (2,237) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 11/15/2013* 11:00 am | Rochester College | W 79–64 | 1–3 | Skyhawk Arena (2,479) Martin, Tennessee |
| 11/17/2013* 1:00 pm | at Florida State | L 61–89 | 1–4 | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,042) Tallahassee, Florida |
| 11/20/2013* 7:00 pm | UMKC | L 67–79 | 1–5 | Skyhawk Arena (1,703) Martin, Tennessee |
| 11/22/2013* 7:00 pm | Jackson State Global Sports Challenge | L 64–68 | 1–6 | Skyhawk Arena (1,604) Martin, Tennessee |
| 11/25/2013* 7:30 pm | Lipscomb | L 84–95 | 1–7 | Skyhawk Arena (1,776) Martin, Tennessee |
| 11/27/2013* 7:00 pm | Bethel (TN) | W 95–82 | 2–7 | Skyhawk Arena (674) Martin, Tennessee |
| 11/30/2013* 6:00 pm | at UNLV | L 55–85 | 2–8 | Thomas & Mack Center (12,397) Paradise, Nevada |
| 12/04/2013* 7:00 pm | at Samford | W 89–73 | 3–8 | Pete Hanna Center (1,097) Homewood, Alabama |
| 12/07/2013* 4:00 pm | Northern Kentucky | W 79–66 | 4–8 | Skyhawk Arena (527) Martin, Tennessee |
| 12/16/2013* 6:00 pm | at Presbyterian | W 73–70 | 5–8 | Templeton Physical Education Center (211) Clinton, South Carolina |
| 12/19/2013* 7:00 pm | at Arkansas | L 56–102 | 5–9 | Bud Walton Arena (11,370) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 12/21/2013* 4:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | L 76–80 | 5–10 | Skyhawk Arena (817) Martin, Tennessee |
| 12/30/2013 7:45 pm | at Jacksonville State | L 65–70 | 5–11 (0–1) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (987) Jacksonville, Alabama |
| 01/02/2014 7:00 pm | at Austin Peay | L 68–81 | 5–12 (0–2) | Dunn Center (2,616) Clarksville, Tennessee |
| 01/05/2014 2:00 pm | at Murray State | L 77–91 | 5–13 (0–3) | CFSB Center (2,285) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/11/2014 4:00 pm | Belmont | L 72–87 | 5–14 (0–4) | Skyhawk Arena (2,914) Martin, Tennessee |
| 01/13/2014 7:30 pm | Tennessee State | W 100–81 | 6–14 (1–4) | Skyhawk Arena (2,090) Martin, Tennessee |
| 01/18/2014 1:00 pm | at Morehead State | L 75–82 | 6–15 (1–5) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,727) Morehead, Kentucky |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm | Eastern Illinois | W 84–77 | 7–15 (2–5) | Skyhawk Arena (963) Martin, Tennessee |
| 01/25/2014 4:00 pm | SIU Edwardsville | L 82–87 | 7–16 (2–6) | Skyhawk Arena (2,686) Martin, Tennessee |
| 01/30/2014 6:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | L 66–89 | 7–17 (2–7) | McBrayer Arena (1,400) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 02/06/2014 6:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois | L 79–91 | 7–18 (2–8) | Lantz Arena (1,398) Charleston, Illinois |
| 02/08/2014 7:00 pm | at SIU Edwardsville | L 78–84 | 7–19 (2–9) | Vadalabene Center (1,802) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 02/12/2014 6:00 pm, CBSSN | at Southeast Missouri State | W 79–70 | 8–19 (3–9) | Show Me Center (2,548) Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm | Tennessee Tech | L 83–91 | 8–20 (3–10) | Skyhawk Arena (1,044) Martin, Tennessee |
| 02/22/2014 4:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State | L 74–77 | 8–21 (3–11) | Skyhawk Arena (2,977) Martin, Tennessee |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm | Murray State | L 72–86 | 8–22 (3–12) | Skyhawk Arena (2,333) Martin, Tennessee |
| 03/01/2014 4:00 pm | Austin Peay | L 85–88 | 8–23 (3–13) | Skyhawk Arena (1,887) Martin, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||