# 2013–14 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by fourth year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Arkansas.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Jake Kitchell | Forward/Center | 6–10 | 247 | Junior | Union Mills, Indiana |
| 1 | Alex Etherington | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Freshman | Cicero, Indiana |
| 2 | Lucas Eitel | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Senior | Marshall, Illinois |
| 3 | Manny Arop | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Senior | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 4 | Brenton Scott | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Freshman | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 5 | Justin Gant | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Junior | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 11 | Devonte Brown | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Sophomore | Killeen, Texas |
| 12 | Dawon Cummings | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Senior | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 13 | Jake Odum | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Senior | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 15 | Demetrius Moore | Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Junior | Paxton, Florida |
| 22 | Brandon Burnett | Guard | 6–6 | 225 | Sophomore | Tucson, Arizona |
| 30 | Mike Samuels | Center | 6–11 | 290 | Junior | Bushkill, Pennsylvania |
| 32 | Khristian Smith | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 42 | TJ Bell | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 240 | Freshman | Charleston, Illinois |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2013* 2:05 pm | | Rose–Hulman | W 73–37 | – | Hulman Center (3,716) Terre Haute, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2013* 1:05 pm, WTWO | | Ball State | W 82–73 | 1–0 | Hulman Center (7,221) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/14/2013* 8:00 pm | | at Belmont | L 95–96 | 1–1 | Curb Event Center (2,613) Nashville, TN |
| 11/17/2013* 12:00 pm, FSMW | | at No. 21 Notre Dame | W 83–70 | 2–1 | Purcell Pavilion (8,257) South Bend, IN |
| 11/22/2013* 7:05 pm | | Truman State | W 80–69 | 3–1 | Hulman Center (4,419) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/27/2013* 11:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Tulsa Great Alaska Shootout First Round | L 62–63 | 3–2 | Sullivan Arena (3,922) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/29/2013* 4:00 pm | | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout Consolation 2nd Round | W 97–87 | 4–2 | Sullivan Arena (3,897) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/30/2013* 6:00 pm | | vs. Pepperdine Great Alaska Shootout 5th Place Game | W 73–70 | 5–2 | Sullivan Arena (3,898) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/07/2013* 3:00 pm | | at Eastern Illinois | W 66–48 | 6–2 | Lantz Arena (1,255) Charleston, IL |
| 12/14/2013* 2:05 pm, WAVW | | at UMKC | W 74–63 | 7–2 | Municipal Auditorium (2,496) Kansas City, MO |
| 12/18/2013* 8:00 pm, FSMW | | at Saint Louis | L 66–83 | 7–3 | Chaifetz Arena (7,205) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/21/2013* 3:35 pm, WTWO | | IUPUI | W 81–61 | 8–3 | Hulman Center (5,980) Terre Haute, IN |
| 12/28/2013* 1:05 pm, WAWV | | Belmont | W 85–73 | 9–3 | Hulman Center (4,837) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/01/2014 3:05 pm | | Loyola–Chicago | W 70–58 | 10–3 (1–0) | Hulman Center (5,266) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/04/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Evansville | W 81–62 | 11–3 (2–0) | Ford Center (4,937) Evansville, IN |
| 01/08/2014 8:00 pm | | at Drake | W 77–73 | 12–3 (3–0) | Knapp Center (3,465) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/11/2014 1:05 pm, WAVW | | Bradley | W 62–59 | 13–3 (4–0) | Hulman Center (5,545) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/15/2014 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | W 70–55 | 14–3 (5–0) | Hulman Center (5,895) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/18/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 5 Wichita State | L 48–68 | 14–4 (5–1) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 01/22/2014 8:00 pm | | at Loyola–Chicago | W 65–61 | 15–4 (6–1) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,180) Chicago, IL |
| 01/25/2014 6:05 pm, WAVW | | Illinois State | W 76–62 | 16–4 (7–1) | Hulman Center (6,528) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/29/2014 8:00 pm, WTWO | | at Southern Illinois | L 60–79 | 16–5 (7–2) | SIU Arena (4,821) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/01/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | W 87–81 | 17–5 (8–2) | McLeod Center (5,127) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/05/2014 8:05 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 4 Wichita State | L 58–65 | 17–6 (8–3) | Hulman Center (9,245) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/09/2014 3:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | W 60–56 | 18–6 (9–3) | Hulman Center (5,449) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/12/2014 8:00 pm | | at Bradley | W 68–62 | 19–6 (10–3) | Carver Arena (6,302) Peoria, IL |
| 02/15/2014 1:05 pm, WAVW | | Southern Illinois | W 60–57 | 20–6 (11–3) | Hulman Center (5,420) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/19/2014 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Evansville | W 59–54 | 21–6 (12–3) | Hulman Center (5,778) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/22/2014 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Missouri State | L 66–77 | 21–7 (12–4) | JQH Arena (5,207) Springfield, MO |
| 02/26/2014 8:00 pm | | at Illinois State | L 59–77 | 21–8 (12–5) | Redbird Arena (4,684) Normal, IL |
| 03/01/2014 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Northern Iowa | L 69–71 | 21–9 (12–6) | Hulman Center (5,717) Terre Haute, IN |
| Missouri Valley tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2014 7:00 pm, MVCTV | | vs. Loyola–Chicago Quarterfinals | W 75–62 | 22–9 | Scottrade Center (9,037) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/07/2014 7:00 pm, MVCTV | | vs. Southern Illinois Semifinals | W 62–59 | 23–9 | Scottrade Center (13,966) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/09/2014 2:00 pm, CBS | | vs. No. 2 Wichita State Championship | L 69–83 | 23–10 | Scottrade Center (12,125) St. Louis, MO |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/18/2014* 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. (6) | at (3) Arkansas First round | L 71–91 | 23–11 | Bud Walton Arena (7,096) Fayetteville, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||