# 2013–14 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by seventh year head coach Bob Huggins and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. They finished the season 17–16, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Texas. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Georgetown.

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Dominique Rutledge | 1 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Senior | Newark, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Deniz Kılıçlı | 13 | F | 6'9" | 260 | Senior | Istanbul, Turkey | Graduated |
| Matt Humphrey | 21 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Graduated |
| Aaric Murray | 24 | C | 6'10" | 250 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Texas Southern |
| Jabarie Hinds | 4 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Sophomore | Mount Vernon, New York | Transferred to UMass |
| Aaron Brown | 12 | F | 6'5" | 220 | Sophomore | Darby, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Saint Joseph's |
| Keaton Miles | 55 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas | Transferred to Arkansas |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Devin Williams (basketball) PF | Cincinnati, OH | Montverde Academy (FL) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 3, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Elijah Macon PF | Columbus, OH | Brewster Academy (NH) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 23, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Brandon Watkins C | Decatur, GA | Grady | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 7, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Nathan Adrian PF | Morgantown, WV | Morgantown | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 9, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71 ||||||
| Daxter Miles PG | Baltimore, MD | Dunbar | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 1, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: 23 ESPN: 20 ||||||
| 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: "West Virginia 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013. "2013 West Virginia Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013. ||||||
In addition to the five high school players signed, coach Bob Huggins also received commitments from Junior College transfers Jonathan Holton (Palm Beach Community College) and Remi Dibo (Casper College), both forwards.

## Season
### Preseason

Head coach Bob Huggins announced the Mountaineers' full season schedule on August 8, 2013. The Mountaineers would play home dates against opponents such as Gonzaga and Purdue, as well as participating in the annual Cancún Challenge with 2013 NCAA Tournament teams such as Saint Louis and Wisconsin. The Mountaineers also scheduled to visit Virginia Tech and Missouri, with the Missouri game part of the first ever Big 12/SEC Challenge. West Virginia's 18 game conference slate included home and away dates against each of the nine other members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Schedule and results

Sources: and
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2013* 7:00 pm | | Fairmont State | W 89–70 | – | WVU Coliseum (5,375) Morgantown, WV |
| Non-conference games ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 8:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 77–62 | 1–0 | WVU Coliseum (8,336) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/12/2013* 1:00 pm, ESPN | | at Virginia Tech ESPN Tip-Off Marathon | L 82–87 | 1–1 | Cassell Coliseum (5,049) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/17/2013* 4:00 pm, RTPT | | Duquesne | W 96–83 | 2–1 | WVU Coliseum (6,038) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/21/2013* 7:00 pm, RTPT | | Georgia Southern Cancún Challenge | W 101–68 | 3–1 | WVU Coliseum (4,814) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/23/2013* 1:30 pm, RTPT | | Presbyterian Cancún Challenge | W 88–55 | 4–1 | WVU Coliseum (5,067) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/26/2013* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Old Dominion Cancún Challenge Semifinals | W 78–60 | 5–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (934) Cancún, MX |
| 11/27/2013* 9:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. No. 10 Wisconsin Cancún Challenge Championship | L 63–70 | 5–2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (934) Cancún, MX |
| 12/02/2013* 7:00 pm, RTPT | | Loyola (MD) | W 96–47 | 6–2 | WVU Coliseum (4,692) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/05/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Missouri Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 71–80 | 6–3 | Mizzou Arena (7,292) Columbia, MO |
| 12/10/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 20 Gonzaga | L 76–80 | 6–4 | WVU Coliseum (9,350) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/14/2013* 7:30 pm, RTPT | | vs. Marshall Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic | W 74–64 | 7–4 | Charleston Civic Center (11,038) Charleston, WV |
| 12/22/2013* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Purdue | L 70–73 | 7–5 | WVU Coliseum (10,019) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/29/2013* 3:00 pm, RTPT | | vs. William & Mary | W 82–45 | 8–5 | Charleston Civic Center (8,885) Charleston, WV |
| Conference games ||||||
| 01/04/2014 4:00 pm, B12N | | at TCU | W 74–69 | 9–5 (1–0) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,038) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/06/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Texas Tech | W 89–86 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (2–0) | United Spirit Arena (5,005) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/11/2014 4:00 pm, B12N | | No. 11 Oklahoma State | L 72–73 | 10–6 (2–1) | WVU Coliseum (12,078) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/13/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Texas | L 69–80 | 10–7 (2–2) | WVU Coliseum (8,706) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/18/2014 1:30 pm, B12N | | at Kansas State | L 56–78 | 10–8 (2–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/22/2014 8:00 pm, B12N | | Texas Tech | W 87–81 | 11–8 (3–3) | WVU Coliseum (5,031) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/25/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Oklahoma State | L 75–81 | 11–9 (3–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,011) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/28/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Baylor | W 66–64 | 12–9 (4–4) | Ferrell Center (5,529) Waco, TX |
| 02/01/2014 1:30 pm, B12N | | Kansas State | W 81–71 | 13–9 (5–4) | WVU Coliseum (10,121) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/05/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 21 Oklahoma | W 91–86 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (6–4) | WVU Coliseum (7,538) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/08/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 8 Kansas | L 69–83 | 14–10 (6–5) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/10/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 11 Iowa State | W 102–77 | 15–10 (7–5) | WVU Coliseum (8,177) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/15/2014 8:00 pm, LHN | | at No. 19 Texas | L 71–88 | 15–11 (7–6) | Frank Erwin Center (12,179) Austin, TX |
| 02/22/2014 1:30 pm, B12N | | Baylor | L 75–88 | 15–12 (7–7) | WVU Coliseum (11,843) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/26/2014 8:00 pm, B12N | | at Iowa State | L 66–83 | 15–13 (7–8) | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| 03/01/2014 1:30 pm, RTPT | | TCU | W 81–59 | 16–13 (8–8) | WVU Coliseum (11,358) Morgantown, WV |
| 03/05/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 23 Oklahoma | L 62–72 | 16–14 (8–9) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,674) Norman, OK |
| 03/08/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 8 Kansas | W 92–86 | 17–14 (9–9) | WVU Coliseum (14,038) Morgantown, WV |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2014 8:30 pm, B12N | | vs. Texas Quarterfinals | L 49–66 | 17–15 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/18/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. (5) | at (4) Georgetown First round | L 65–77 | 17–16 | McDonough Gymnasium (2,133) Washington, DC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. ||||||