# 2013–14 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

The 2013–14 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Willie Hayes, played their home games at Elmore Gymnasium and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SWAC tournament where they lost to Prairie View A&M.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 00 | Justan Banks | Center | 7–1 | 215 | Junior | Oxford, Alabama |
| 4 | Justin Colvin | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | Lithonia, Georgia |
| 10 | Jeremy Crutcher | Guard | 5–8 | 160 | Senior | Hazel Green, Alabama |
| 11 | Arthur Capers | Forward | 6–5 | 185 | Senior | Monroe, Georgia |
| 12 | Green Hill | Guard | 5–10 | 175 | Senior | Aransas Pass, Texas |
| 20 | Jose Long | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Madison, Alabama |
| 22 | Tyler Davis | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Madison, Alabama |
| 24 | Matthew Cotton | Guard | 5–10 | 185 | Freshman | Atlanta |
| 30 | Demarquelle Tabb | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Senior | Greensboro, Alabama |
| 33 | Baryn Houston | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Sopohomore | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 35 | Nicholas West | Forward | 6–10 | 190 | Sophomore | LaGrange, Georgia |
| 40 | Brandon Ellis | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Senior | Loxley, Alabama |
| 41 | Rakiya Battle | Guard | 5–10 | 180 | Freshman | Harvest, Alabama |
| 42 | Isaiah Edwards | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Freshman | New Market, Alabama |
| 45 | Xavier Williams | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | Freshman | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 55 | Jerome Hunter | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 230 | Senior | Buffalo, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2013* 9:00 pm, no | at No. 23 New Mexico | L 52–88 | 0–1 | The Pit (14,445) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm, no | vs. Alabama–Huntsville | W 79–73 | 1–1 | Von Braun Center (2,546) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 11/17/2013* 2:00 pm, no | at Western Michigan | L 69–73 | 1–2 | University Arena (2,132) Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| 11/19/2013* 7:00 pm, no | at Eastern Kentucky | L 68–82 | 1–3 | McBrayer Arena (2,300) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 11/25/2013* 7:00 pm, no | Jacksonville State | L 69–76 | 1–4 | Elmore Gymnasium (1,127) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 12/03/2013* 7:00 pm, no | at Tennessee State | W 66–65 | 2–4 | Gentry Complex (1,296) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 12/05/2013* 7:00 pm, no | Oakwood | W 70–58 | 3–4 | Elmore Gymnasium (2,932) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 12/14/2013* 1:00 pm, no | at Ohio | L 47–72 | 3–5 | Convocation Center (5,336) Athens, Ohio |
| 12/21/2013* 7:00 pm, no | at Missouri State | L 47–68 | 3–6 | JQH Arena (4,176) Springfield, Ohio |
| 12/29/2013* 2:00 pm, no | at UAB | L 57–69 | 3–7 | Bartow Arena (3,411) Birmingham, Alabama |
| 01/04/2014 6:00 pm, no | at Jackson State | W 68–61 | 4–7 (1–0) | Williams Assembly Center (877) Jackson, Mississippi |
| 01/06/2014 7:30 pm, no | at Grambling State | W 70–58 | 5–7 (2–0) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,735) Grambling, Louisiana |
| 01/11/2014 6:00 pm, no | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 64–72 | 5–8 (2–1) | Elmore Gymnasium (2,057) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 01/13/2014 7:30 pm, no | Mississippi Valley State | W 68–59 | 6–8 (3–1) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,461) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 01/18/2014 6:00 pm, no | at Alabama State | L 58–67 $^{OT}$ | 6–9 (3–2) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (7,589) Montgomery, Alabama |
| 01/25/2014 6:00 pm, no | at Southern | L 52–66 | 6–10 (3–3) | F.G. Clark Center (1,165) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 01/27/2014 7:30 pm, no | at Alcorn State | L 64–70 $^{OT}$ | 6–11 (3–4) | Davey Whitney Complex (N/A) Lorman, Mississippi |
| 02/01/2014 6:00 pm, no | Texas Southern | W 63–62 | 7–11 (4–4) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,613) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 02/03/2014 8:00 pm, no | Prairie View A&M | W 67–55 | 8–11 (5–4) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,483) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 02/08/2014 6:00 pm, no | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 61–64 | 8–12 (5–5) | K. L. Johnson Complex (3,088) Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| 02/10/2014 7:30 pm, no | at Mississippi Valley State | W 91–82 | 9–12 (6–5) | Leflore County Civic Center (1,098) Greenwood, Mississippi |
| 02/15/2014 6:00 pm, no | Alabama State | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 (7–5) | Elmore Gymnasium (3,510) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 02/22/2014 6:00 pm, no | Southern | L 62–70 | 10–13 (7–6) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,261) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 02/24/2014 7:30 pm, no | Alcorn State | L 56–64 | 10–14 (7–7) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,067) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 03/01/2014 6:00 pm, no | at Prairie View A&M | W 72–65 | 11–14 (8–7) | William Nicks Building (1,245) Prairie View, Texas |
| 03/03/2014 7:30 pm, no | at Texas Southern | L 58–79 | 11–15 (8–8) | Health and Physical Education Arena (1,425) Houston |
| 03/06/2014 7:30 pm, no | Jackson State | W 72–59 | 12–15 (9–8) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,408) Huntsville, Alabama |
| 03/08/2014 6:00 pm, no | Grambling State | W 80–63 | 13–15 (10–8) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,169) Huntsville, Alabama |
| SWAC tournament |||||
| 03/13/2014 8:00 pm, no | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Quarterfinals | W 69–50 | 14–15 | Toyota Center (N/A) Houston |
| 03/14/2014 8:30 pm, no | vs. Prairie View A&M Semifinals | L 49–55 | 14–16 | Toyota Center (N/A) Houston |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||