# 2013–14 Liberty Flames basketball team

The 2013–14 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by fifth year head coach Dale Layer, played their home games at the Vines Center as members of the North Division of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 5–11 in Big South play to finish in fifth place in the North Division. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to Winthrop.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Devon Pakas | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | Hawley, Minnesota |
| 1 | Davon Marshall | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Senior | Niagara Falls, New York |
| 3 | Casey Roberts | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Senior | LaVale, Maryland |
| 4 | Wesley Alcegaire | Forward | 6–5 | 185 | RS Freshman | Miami, Florida |
| 5 | Ryan Kemrite | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Conroe, Texas |
| 10 | Chad Donley | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | RS Junior | Baker, Florida |
| 11 | Andrew Smith | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Junior | Pompano Beach, Florida |
| 12 | Tomasz Gielo | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Junior | Szczecin, Poland |
| 15 | Ethan Layer | Guard | 6–1 | 160 | RS Sophomore | Forest, Virginia |
| 21 | Joel Vander Pol | Center | 6–10 | 230 | RS Senior | Fort Myers, Florida |
| 23 | Joe Retic | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 24 | Antwan Burrus | Forward | 6–6 | 235 | RS Senior | Winterville, North Carolina |
| 32 | JR Coronado | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | Senior | Caracas, Venezuela |
| 33 | John Caleb Sanders | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Senior | Sugar Land, Texas |
| 42 | Sommy Ogukwe | Forward | 6–7 | 230 | RS Junior | Abuja, Nigeria |

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference games |||||
| 11/8/2013* 8:00 pm | Randolph | W 74–53 | 1–0 | Vines Center (7,043) Lynchburg, VA |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 72–84 | 1–1 | William & Mary Hall (2,250) Williamsburg, VA |
| 11/16/2013* 7:30 pm | Western Carolina | L 63–68 | 1–2 | Vines Center (2,596) Lynchburg, VA |
| 11/16/2013* 7:30 pm | UNC Wilmington | L 76–87 | 1–3 | Vines Center (1,731) Lynchburg, VA |
| 11/23/2013* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia Corpus Christi Challenge | L 53–75 | 1–4 | John Paul Jones Arena (10,941) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/26/2013* 8:05 pm | at Missouri State Corpus Christi Challenge | L 52–54 | 1–5 | JQH Arena (3,898) Springfield, MO |
| 11/29/2013* 2:00 pm | vs. Hampton Corpus Christi Challenge | W 70–53 | 2–5 | American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/30/2013* 3:30 pm | vs. Sam Houston State Corpus Christi Challenge | W 62–58 | 3–5 | American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/7/2013* 7:00 pm | Greensboro | W 84–47 | 4–5 | Vines Center (1,597) Lynchburg, VA |
| 12/14/2013* 8:00 pm | at Austin Peay | L 71–77 | 4–6 | Dunn Center (2,022) Clarksville, TN |
| 12/17/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Howard | W 77–59 | 5–6 | Vines Center (1,100) Lynchburg, VA |
| 12/20/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Furman | L 83–86 | 5–7 | Timmons Arena (865) Greenville, SC |
| 12/28/2013* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | Southeastern (FL) | W 92–53 | 6–7 | Vines Center (1,319) Lynchburg, VA |
| 1/1/2014* 3:00 pm | at Delaware | L 64–77 | 6–8 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,058) Newark, DE |
| 1/4/2014* 2:00 pm | Princeton | L 74–80 | 6–9 | Vines Center (1,484) Lynchburg, VA |
| Conference games |||||
| 1/8/2014 7:00 pm | at Radford | L 63–72 | 6–10 (0–1) | Dedmon Center (N/A) Radford, VA |
| 1/11/2014 1:00 pm | at VMI | W 85–80 | 7–10 (1–1) | Cameron Hall (1,567) Lexington, VA |
| 1/14/2014 7:00 pm | Campbell | W 71–68 | 8–10 (2–1) | Vines Center (1,942) Lynchburg, VA |
| 1/18/2014 7:00 pm, MASN/ESPN3 | High Point | L 70–76 | 8–11 (2–2) | Vines Center (5,271) Lynchburg, VA |
| 1/22/2014 7:00 pm | at Longwood | L 66–69 | 8–12 (2–3) | Willett Hall (1,619) Farmville, VA |
| 1/25/2014 7:00 pm | Presbyterian | W 65–53 | 9–12 (3–3) | Vines Center (2,624) Lynchburg, VA |
| 1/29/2014 7:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina | L 64–66 | 9–13 (3–4) | HTC Center (2,471) Conway, SC |
| 2/1/2014 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Charleston Southern | L 66–80 | 9–14 (3–5) | CSU Field House (840) North Charleston, SC |
| 2/4/2014 7:00 pm | Winthrop | L 62–73 | 9–15 (3–6) | Vines Center (1,615) Lynchburg, VA |
| 2/8/2014 2:00 pm | at UNC Asheville | L 72–75 | 9–16 (3–7) | Kimmel Arena (2,456) Asheville, NC |
| 2/11/2014 7:00 pm | Gardner–Webb | L 52–68 | 9–17 (3–8) | Vines Center (1,645) Lynchburg, VA |
| 2/15/2014 7:00 pm | VMI | L 70–77 | 9–18 (3–9) | Vines Center (2,595) Lynchburg, VA |
| 2/19/2014 7:00 pm | at High Point | L 60–67 | 9–19 (3–10) | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (942) High Point, NC |
| 2/22/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Campbell | W 79–59 | 10–19 (4–10) | John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2,440) Buies Creek, NC |
| 2/25/2014 7:00 pm | Longwood | W 90–76 | 11–19 (5–10) | Vines Center (2,072) Lynchburg, VA |
| 3/1/2014 4:30 pm | Radford | L 83–87 | 11–20 (5–11) | Vines Center (2,524) Lynchburg, VA |
| Big South tournament |||||
| 03/5/2014 12:00 pm | vs. Winthrop First Round | L 65–77 | 11–21 | HTC Center (1,448) Conway, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||