# 2013–14 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They play their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center. This was season of new beginnings for the Tigers. Gone after 25 seasons was long-time head coach Bob Thomason. The new head coach of the Tigers was former assistant Ron Verlin. Verlin arrived with much experience. Verlin had been the associate head coach for the Tigers for 19 seasons under Thomason. Verlin becomes the 20th head coach in the history of Tiger basketball.
In addition to the new coach, Pacific joined a new conference, the West Coast Conference. Pacific was one of the founders of what became the WCC. Now, after four decades, the Tigers returned allowing the WCC to return to a travel partner scenario. Pacific and Saint Mary's became travel partners. The other four sets of travel partners were San Francisco and Santa Clara, Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine, Gonzaga and Portland, and BYU and San Diego.
The Tigers finished the season 18–16, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, Texas A&M Corpus–Christi and fellow WCC member San Diego to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Murray State.

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Colin Beatty | 2 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Lanham, Maryland | Graduated |
| Reed Kamler | 10 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | San Rafael, California | Graduated |
| Lorenzo McCloud | 11 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Los Angeles, California | Graduated |
| Rodrigo De Souza | 21 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Senior | São Paulo, Brazil | Graduated |
| Markus Duran | 22 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Murray, Utah | Graduated |
| Travis Fulton | 24 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Corona, California | Graduated |
| Jordan Turner | 25 | F | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Oakland, California | Graduated |
In addition to the 7 listed, Andrew Bock and Trevin Harris also graduated. However they both have one year of eligibility remaining and will return to the team for the 2013–14 season.

### Recruiting

Currently two players have committed to join the Tigers for the 2013–14 season. More are expected to be announced, probably from the Junior College ranks.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Raymond Boyles G | Modesto, California | Modesto Christian | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 15, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65 ||||||
| Thomas Wallace G | Stockton, California | Ronald E. McNair | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 10, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 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: "Pacific 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2013 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

Pacific basketball will see an increased amount of television exposure for the 2013–14 season. Every conference game is guaranteed to be on an ESPN Network, WCC TV, WCC Network, or a local TV station (Comcast, ROOT, Time Warner, FSSD, or BYUtv). Untelevised non-conference home games will likely be switch from Big West TV to Stretch Internet.
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/30/2013* 7:00 pm, Tigers TV | Cal State Stanislaus | W 80–70 | | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 11/03/2013* 4:00 pm, Tigers TV | Montana Tech | W 76–52 | | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:05 pm, MW Network | at Nevada | W 80–78 | 1–0 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm, Tigers TV | UC Irvine | W 84–79 | 2–0 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 11/17/2013* 2:00 pm, Tigers TV | Western Illinois | W 66–52 | 3–0 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 11/23/2013* 7:30 pm, Tigers TV | Fresno State | W 86–77 | 4–0 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 11/29/2013* 12:00 pm, P12N | at No. 14 Oregon Global Sports Hardwood Classic | L 62–85 | 4–1 | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| 11/30/2013* 1:00 pm | vs. Cal Poly Global Sports Hardwood Classic | W 73–71 | 5–1 | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| 12/01/2013* 4:30 pm | vs. North Dakota Global Sports Hardwood Classic | W 93–76 | 6–1 | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| 12/07/2013* 4:00 pm, MW Network | at Utah State | W 78–68 | 7–1 | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT |
| 12/14/2013* 7:00 pm, Tigers TV | Menlo College | W 84–73 | 8–1 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 12/20/2013* 7:30 pm, Holiday Hoops TV | vs. Princeton South Point Holiday Hoops Classic | L 58–83 | 8–2 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| 12/21/2013* 5:30 pm, Holiday Hoops TV | vs. Bradley South Point Holiday Hoops Classic | W 71–55 | 9–2 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| 12/30/2013 8:00 pm, CSNCA | Saint Mary's | L 80–88 | 9–3 (0–1) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 01/02/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Portland | L 64–72 | 9–4 (0–2) | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
| 01/04/2014 5:00 pm, TheW.tv | at No. 24 Gonzaga | L 64–86 | 9–5 (0–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA |
| 01/09/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | San Francisco | L 72–81 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (0–4) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 01/11/2014 1:00 pm, TWCSN/CSNCA | Santa Clara | W 80–68 | 10–6 (1–4) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 01/18/2014 5:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Saint Mary's | L 73–79 | 10–7 (1–5) | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Loyola Marymount | L 81–92 | 10–8 (1–6) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Pepperdine | W 76–66 | 11–8 (2–6) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 01/30/2014 6:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | L 78–88 | 11–9 (2–7) | Marriott Center Provo, UT |
| 02/01/2014 1:00 pm, TWCSN/CSNCA | at San Diego | W 84–67 | 12–9 (3–7) | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Pepperdine | L 69–80 | 12–10 (3–8) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| 02/08/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Loyola Marymount | W 82–72 | 13–10 (4–8) | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/13/2014 8:00 pm, TWCSN/CSNCA | BYU | W 89–82 | 14–10 (5–8) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 02/15/2014 7:00 pm, CSN CA | San Diego | L 55–70 | 14–11 (5–9) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Santa Clara | L 50–70 | 14–12 (5–10) | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/22/2014 3:00 pm, TWCSN/CSNCA | at San Francisco | L 59-64 | 14–13 (5–11) | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Gonzaga | L 53–70 | 14–14 (5–12) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 03/01/2014 3:00 pm, TheW.tv | Portland | W 68–65 | 15–14 (6–12) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||
| 03/06/2014 8:30 pm, BYUtv | vs. Santa Clara First round | L 64–81 | 15–15 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| CIT |||||
| 03/19/2014* 8:00 pm, Cox7 | at Grand Canyon First round | W 69–67 | 16–15 | Antelope Gymnasium Phoenix, AZ |
| 03/22/2014* 6:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Second round | W 89–60 | 17–15 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 03/26/2014* 7:00 pm | San Diego Quarterfinals | W 75–60 | 18–15 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| 04/01/2014* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | at Murray State Semifinals | L 75–98 | 18–16 | CFSB Center Murray, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||

## Game summaries
### Exhibition: Cal State Stanislaus

Broadcaster: Zach Bayrouty
* Tigers TV
* Oct 30 7:05 pm PDT
* Recap
Cal State Stanislaus Warriors 70, Pacific Tigers 80 :
| Scoring by half: 34-47, 36-33 |||
| Pts: Tyler Barber 15 Rebs: Rob Walters 10 Asts: Sam Marcus 10 | Pts: Sama Taku 25 Rebs: Khalil Kelley & Ross Rivera 8 Asts: Andrew Bock 6 |
* Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 1,861 Referees: Tony Padilla, Coban Lopez, Sam haddad

### Exhibition: Montana Tech

Broadcaster: Zach Bayrouty
* Tigers TV
* Nov 3 4:05 pm PST
* Recap
Montana Tech Diggers 52, Pacific Tigers 76 :
| Scoring by half: 21-39, 31-37 |||
| Pts: Travis Peevey 14 Rebs: Bryan Bock 7 Asts: Roman Pruenda-Garza 4 | Pts: Tony Gill 19 Rebs: Tony Gill 8 Asts: Andrew Bock 6 |
* Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 1,653 Referees: Mike Reed, Ken Ditty, Dennis Flannery

### Nevada

Series History: Pacific leads 53-44 Broadcaster: Ryan Radtke
* MW Net
* Nov 8 7:05 pm PST
Pacific Tigers 80, Nevada Wolf Pack 78 :
| Scoring by half: 37-42, 43-36 |||
| Pts: Tony Gill 22 Rebs: Khalil Kelley 6 Asts: Andrew Bock 3 | Pts: Deonte Burton 23 Rebs: Jerry Evans, Jr. 9 Asts: Deonte Burton 3 |
* Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV Attendance: 5,936 Referees: Ruben Ramos, Glen Mayberry, Deldre Carr

### UC Irvine

Series History: Pacific leads 42-37 Broadcaster: Zach Bayrouty
* Tigers TV
* Nov 12 7:05 pm PST
* Recap
UC Irvine Anteaters 79, Pacific Tigers 84 :
| Scoring by half: 39-43, 40-41 |||
| Pts: Alex Young 17 Rebs: Mamadou Ndiaye 6 Asts: Alex Young 4 | Pts: Ross Rivera 21 Rebs: Sama Taku & Ross Rivera 8 Asts: Sama Taku 4 |
* Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 1,862 Referees: Horace Shields, Marc Beasley, Casey McClellan

### Western Illinois

Series History: Pacific leads 1-0 Broadcaster: Zach Bayrouty
* Tigers TV
* Nov 17 2:05 pm PST
* Recap
Western Illinois Leathernecks 52, Pacific Tigers 66 :
| Scoring by half: 23-44, 29-22 |||
| Pts: Garret Covington 16 Rebs: Michael Ochereobia 8 Asts: Remy Roberts-Burnett 4 | Pts: Tony Gill 19 Rebs: Sama Taku 6 Asts: Trevin Harris & Sama Taku 4 |
* Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 1,771 Referees: Deldre Carr, Kurt Walker, Sam Haddad

### Fresno State

Series History: Pacific leads 78-77 Broadcaster: Zach Bayrouty
* Tigers TV
* Nov 23 7:05 pm PST
* Recap
Fresno State Bulldogs 77, Pacific Tigers 86 :
| Scoring by half: 26-27, 51-59 |||
| Pts: Tyler Johnson 25 Rebs: Tyler Johnson & Alex Davis 6 Asts: Tyler Johnson, Cezar Guerrero, & Allen Huddleston 3 | Pts: Andrew Bock 19 Rebs: Khalil Kelley 12 Asts: Sama Taku 6 |
* Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 3,204 Referees: Michael Greenstein, Tommy Nunez, Donald McAllister

### Global Sports Classic: Oregon

Series History: Oregon leads 6-2 Broadcasters: Aaron Goldsmith and Ernie Kent
* P12N
* Nov 29 12:06 pm PST
* Recap
Pacific Tigers 62, Oregon Ducks 85 :
| Scoring by half: 36-29, 26-56 |||
| Pts: Trevin Harris & T.J. Wallace 14 Rebs: Tim Thomas 6 Asts: Trevin Harris 3 | Pts: Mike Moser 19 Rebs: Damyean Dotson 7 Asts: Johnathan Loyd 13 |
* Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR Attendance: N/A Referees: Bob Staffen, Michael Greenstein, Martin Cota

### Global Sports Classic: Cal Poly

Series History: Pacific leads 34-14
* Nov 30 12:30 pm PST
* Recap
Cal Poly Mustangs 71, Pacific Tigers 73 :
| Scoring by half: 28-36, 43-47 |||
| Pts: Chris Eversley 22 Rebs: Chris Eversley 10 Asts: Jamal Johnson 4 | Pts: Tony Gill 14 Rebs: Sama Taku 7 Asts: Trevin Harris & Sama Taku 3 |
* Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR Attendance: 5,937 Referees: Bob Staffen, Shawn Lehigh, Martin Cota

### Global Sports Classic: North Dakota

Series History: Series tied 1-1
* Dec 1 4:30 pm PST
* Recap
Pacific Tigers 93, North Dakota 76 :
| Scoring by half: 45-48, 48-28 |||
| Pts: Ross Rivera 19 Rebs: Tony Gill 8 Asts: Andrew Bock & T.J. Wallace 3 | Pts: Troy Huff 21 Rebs: Troy Huff 8 Asts: Aaron Anderson & Troy Huff 3 |
* Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR Attendance: N/A Referees: Michael Greenstein, Shawn Lehigh, Martin Cota

### Utah State

Series History: Utah State leads 44-23 Broadcasters: Evan Nyman and Rod Tueller
* MW Net
* Dec 7 5:00 pm MST
* Recap
Pacific Tigers 78, Utah State Aggies 68 :
| Scoring by half: 37-29, 41-39 |||
| Pts: Andrew Bock 18 Rebs: Tony Gill 7 Asts: T.J. Wallace 4 | Pts: Jarred Shaw 17 Rebs: Spencer Butterfield 8 Asts: Marcel Davis & Preston Medlin 4 |
* Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, UT Attendance: 9,558 Referees: Dick Cartmell, Duane Allen, Kevin Brill

### Menlo College

* Tigers TV
* Dec 14 7:05 pm PST
* Recap
Menlo College Oaks 73, Pacific Tigers 84 :
| Scoring by half: 37-44, 36-40 |||
| Pts: John Smith 24 Rebs: John Smith 5 Asts: Keith Bowman 3 | Pts: Khalil Kelley 27 Rebs: Khalil Kelley 11 Asts: Trevin Harris & Andrew Bock 3 |
* Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 1,837 Referees: James Giron, Dennis Flannery, Mark Cook

### South Point Holiday Classic: Princeton

Series History: First Meeting
* Holiday Hoops TV
* Dec 20 7:30 pm PST
* Recap
Pacific Tigers 58, Princeton Tigers 83 :
| Scoring by half: 30-45, 28-38 |||
| Pts: Sama Taku 12 Rebs: Khalil Kelley 8 Asts: Aaron Short 1 | Pts: T.J. Bray 20 Rebs: Will Barrett 5 Asts: T.J. Bray 8 |
* South Point Arena Enterprise, NV Attendance: N/A Referees: Todd Austin, Daryl Smith, Marty Kerrigan

### South Point Holiday Classic: Bradley

Series History: Bradley leads 1-0
* Holiday Hoops TV
* Dec 21 5:45 pm PST
* Recap
Bradley Braves 55, Pacific Tigers 71 :
| Scoring by half: 27-35, 28-36 |||
| Pts: Omari Grier 15 Rebs: Tyshon Pickett 9 Asts: Ka'Darryl Bell & Walt Lemon Jr. 3 | Pts: T.J. Wallace 14 Rebs: Khalil Kelley & Gabriel Aguirre 6 Asts: Andrew Bock 7 |
* South Point Arena Enterprise, NV Attendance: 312 Referees: Landon Brandes, Todd Austin, Marty Kerrigan

### Saint Mary's

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 66-43 Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Dan Belluomini
* CSNCA
* Dec 30 8:00 pm PST
* Recap
Saint Mary's Gaels 88, Pacific Tigers 80 :
| Scoring by half: 45-39, 43-41 |||
| Pts: Beau Levesque 18 Rebs: Brad Waldow & Beau Levesque 8 Asts: Stephen Holt 8 | Pts: Andrew Bock 23 Rebs: Tony Gill 12 Asts: Trevin Harris 2 |
* Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 4,015 Referees: Michael Irving, Glen Mayberry, Tony Padilla

### Portland

Series History: Pacific leads 20-8 Broadcasters: Tom Glasgow & Bill Krueger
* TheW.tv
* Jan 2 7:00 pm PST
* Recap
Pacific Tigers 64, Portland Pilots 72 :
| Scoring by half: 28-35, 36-37 |||
| Pts: Sama Taku 19 Rebs: Trevin Harris & Tony Gill 9 Asts: T.J. Wallace 5 | Pts: Thomas Van Der Mars 18 Rebs: Thomas Van Der Mars 13 Asts: Alec Wintering 5 |
* Chiles Center Portland, OR Attendance: 1,173 Referees: Deron White, Daryl Gelinas, Brett Nansel

### Gonzaga

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 3-1 Broadcasters: Greg Hesiter and Richard Fox
* TheW.tv
* Jan 4 5:00 pm PST
Pacific Tigers 64, Gonzaga Bulldogs 86 :
| Scoring by half: 25-46, 39-40 |||
| Pts: David Taylor 11 Rebs: TJ Wallace 6 Asts: Trevin Harris, Sama Taku, TJ Wallace, & Aaron Short 2 | Pts: Kevin Pangos & Drew Barham 16 Rebs: Przemek Karnowski 8 Asts: Kyle Dranginis 7 |
* McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Kevin Brill, Marc Beasley, Bruce Hicks

### San Francisco

Series History: San Francisco leads 60-34 Broadcasters: Rich Cellini & John Stege
* TheW.tv
* Jan 9 7:00 pm PST
* Recap
San Francisco Dons 81, Pacific Tigers 72 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 30-36, 33-27 Overtime: 18-9 |||
| Pts: Avry Holmes 18 Rebs: Matt Glover 9 Asts: Avry Holmes 8 | Pts: Andrew Bock 17 Rebs: Sama Taku, Tony Gill, & Aaron Short 7 Asts: Andrew Bock 4 |
* Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 1,448 Referees: Tommy Nunez, Kurt Walker, Coban Lopez

### Santa Clara

Series History: Santa Clara leads 89-41 Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Jarron Collins
* CSNCA
* Jan 11 1:05 pm PST
* Recap
Santa Clara Broncos 68, Pacific Tigers 80 :
| Scoring by half: 29-33, 39-47 |||
| Pts: Brandon Clark 20 Rebs: John McArthur 6 Asts: Brandon Clark 4 | Pts: Sama Taku 19 Rebs: Tony Gill 7 Asts: Sama Taku 4 |
* Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA Attendance: 1,816 Referees: Scott Brown, Rob Rorke, Nate Harris