# 2013–14 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

The 2013–14 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by second year head coach Chico Potts, were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Other than one exhibition game, due to renovations at their normal home arena, the Harrison HPER Complex, they played their home games at the Leflore County Civic Center in Greenwood, Mississippi and one home game at The Pinnacle on the campus of Coahoma Community College. They finished the season 9–23, 5–13 in SWAC play to finish in ninth place. They were ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties. However, the SWAC received a waiver to allow its teams under APR penalties to still participate in the SWAC tournament where the Delta Devils lost in the first round to Prairie View A&M.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Davarius Mike | Forward | 6–4 | 210 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 1 | Lequarius Mike | Guard | 6–3 | 182 | Junior | Tchula, Mississippi |
| 2 | Jordan Washington | Guard | 5–10 | 174 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 3 | Darryl Marshall | Guard | 5–11 | 167 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 5 | Jeffrey Simmons | Guard | 6–1 | 178 | Junior | Greenwood, Mississippi |
| 11 | Cameron Dobbs | Guard | 6–0 | 173 | Sophomore | Albany, New York |
| 12 | Cordarius Samples | Guard | 6–3 | 206 | Sophomore | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 13 | Cortland Henry | Guard | 6–2 | 194 | Senior | Selma, Alabama |
| 15 | Ervin Thomas | Forward | 6–5 | 197 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 21 | Darryl Wright | Forward | 6–5 | 202 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 22 | Blake Ralling | Forward | 6–6 | 211 | Junior | Smyrna, Georgia |
| 23 | James Currington | Forward | 6–6 | 186 | Freshman | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| 24 | Anthony McDonald | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | Aberdeen, Mississippi |
| 25 | Jurmelle Hall | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Junior | Tchula, Mississippi |
| 31 | Julius Francis | Center | 6–11 | 255 | Senior | Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| 32 | Ben Milshtein | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Sophomore | Israel |
| 33 | Daniel Hurtt | Forward | 6–6 | 235 | Freshman | Kansas City, Missouri |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/30/2013* 7:00 pm | Victory | W 112–78 | | Harrison HPER Complex (N/A) Itta Bena, MS |
| 11/04/2013* 7:00 pm | at Delta State | L 68–78 | | Sillers Coliseum (1,475) Cleveland, MS |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm | at No. 8 Oklahoma State | L 62–117 | 0–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,402) Oxford, MS |
| 11/11/2013* 7:00 pm, FSSW | at Texas A&M | L 67–91 | 0–2 | Reed Arena (4,240) College Station, TX |
| 11/15/2013* 6:00 pm | Champion Baptist | W 108–48 | 1–2 | Leflore County Civic Center (429) Greenwood, MS |
| 11/19/2013* 7:00 pm | at Mississippi State | L 72–94 | 1–3 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,759) Starkville, MS |
| 11/22/2013* 7:00 pm | at Ole Miss Barclays Center Classic | L 82–111 | 1–4 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,267) Oxford, MS |
| 11/26/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Georgia Tech Barclays Center Classic | L 59–76 | 1–5 | McCamish Pavilion (5,369) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/29/2013* 6:00 pm | at Monmouth Barclays Center Classic | L 79–81 | 1–6 | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,150) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 11/30/2013* 3:30 pm | vs. Longwood Barclays Center Classic | W 90–89 | 2–6 | Multipurpose Activity Center (250) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 12/07/2013* 4:00 pm | Tougaloo | W 89–81 | 3–6 | Leflore County Civic Center (N/A) Greenwood, MS |
| 12/16/2013* 6:00 pm, BTN | at Northwestern | L 64–86 | 3–7 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,344) Evanston, IL |
| 12/27/2013* 9:30 pm, P12N | at Washington | L 80–95 | 3–8 | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,351) Seattle, WA |
| 12/28/2013* 7:00 pm, P12N | at Washington State | L 48–85 | 3–9 | Beasley Coliseum (1,952) Pullman, WA |
| 12/31/2013* 2:00 pm | Selma | W 99–87 | 4–9 | The Pinnacle (498) Clarksdale, MS |
| 01/04/2014 5:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 73–78 | 4–10 (0–1) | Leflore County Civic Center (902) Greenwood, MS |
| 01/11/2014 5:00 pm | at Alabama State | L 62–93 | 4–11 (0–2) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (576) Montgomery, AL |
| 01/13/2014 5:00 pm | at Alabama A&M | L 59–68 | 4–12 (0–3) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,461) Huntsville, AL |
| 01/18/2014 5:00 pm | Alcorn State | L 53–65 | 4–13 (0–4) | Leflore County Civic Center (1,093) Greenwood, MS |
| 01/22/2014 7:30 pm | Southern | W 72–64 | 5–13 (1–4) | Leflore County Civic Center (1,302) Greenwood, MS |
| 01/25/2014 8:00 pm | at Texas Southern | L 56–94 | 5–14 (1–5) | H&PE Arena (1,578) Houston, TX |
| 01/27/2014 8:00 pm | at Prairie View A&M | W 81–72 | 6–14 (2–5) | William Nicks Building (2,115) Prairie View, TX |
| 02/01/2014 5:00 pm | Jackson State | W 69–66 | 7–14 (3–5) | Leflore County Civic Center (3,402) Greenwood, MS |
| 02/03/2014 8:00 pm | Grambling State | W 75–67 | 8–14 (4–5) | Leflore County Civic Center (1,927) Greenwood, MS |
| 02/08/2014 5:00 pm | Alabama State | L 70–75 | 8–15 (4–6) | Leflore County Civic Center (2,798) Greenwood, MS |
| 02/10/2014 8:00 pm | Alabama A&M | L 82–91 | 8–16 (4–7) | Leflore County Civic Center (1,098) Greenwood, MS |
| 02/15/2014 5:00 pm | at Alcorn State | L 63–67 | 8–17 (4–8) | Davey Whitney Complex (1,452) Lorman, MS |
| 02/17/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Southern | L 74–83 | 8–18 (4–9) | F.G. Clark Center (2,250) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 02/22/2014 5:00 pm | Texas Southern | L 65–73 | 8–19 (4–10) | Leflore County Civic Center (1,387) Greenwood, MS |
| 02/24/2014 8:00 pm | Prairie View A&M | W 75–69 | 9–19 (5–10) | Leflore County Civic Center (1,237) Greenwood, MS |
| 03/01/2014 5:00 pm | at Jackson State | L 64–82 | 9–20 (5–11) | Williams Assembly Center (1,584) Jackson, MS |
| 03/03/2014 7:00 pm | at Grambling State | L 70–72 | 9–21 (5–12) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (675) Grambling, LA |
| 03/08/2014 7:30 pm | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 68–83 | 9–22 (5–13) | K. L. Johnson Complex (4,337) Pine Bluff, AR |
| 2014 SWAC tournament |||||
| 03/11/2014 8:00 pm | vs. Prairie View A&M | L 63–79 | 9–23 | Toyota Center (2,000) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||