# 2013–14 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Steve Donahue, played their games at Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. On February 19, the Eagles achieved what is considered the biggest win of Donahue's tenure at BC by beating #1-ranked and previously undefeated Syracuse on the road in the Carrier Dome, 62-59 in overtime. Although this was a conference game, the result could easily be considered the most-shocking upset of the 2013-2014 college basketball season. Unfortunately, it proved to be the lone bright spot for the Eagles as they finished the season 8–24, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Georgia Tech. On March 18, 2014, Donahue was fired from his position as head coach. On April 3, Donahue was replaced by Jim Christian, most recently the head coach at Ohio.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Salah Abdo | 0 | G | 6'2" | 188 | Senior | Chelsea, MA | Graduated |
| Gabe Moton | 1 | G | 6'1" | 177 | Sophomore | Saint Petersburg, FL | Transferred |
| Deirunas Visockas | 2 | G | 6'4" | 192 | Senior | Kaunas, Lithuania | Graduated |
| Jordan Daniels | 10 | G | 5'8" | 153 | Freshman | California | Transferred |
| Ryan Kilcullen | 11 | F | 6'7" | 214 | Freshman | Hingham, MA | Transferred |
| Matt Humphrey | 15 | G | 6'5" | 185 | RS Junior | Chicago, IL | Transferred |
| Peter Rehnquist | 25 | G/F | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Sharon, MA | Graduated |
| Dallas Elmore | 30 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Junior | Fort Collins, CO | Left school |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Darryl Hicks SG | Shelbyville, Kentucky | Trinity High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Garland Owens SF | Gaithersburg, Maryland | Massanutten Military Academy (POST) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | Oct 21, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 6:00 pm, FS1 | at Providence | L 78–82 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Dunkin Donuts Center (11,102) Providence, RI |
| 11/10/2013* 3:00 pm, NESN | vs. Massachusetts Coaches vs. Cancer Boston Tip-Off | L 73–86 | 0–2 | TD Garden (6,037) Boston, MA |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Toledo 2K Sports Classic Regional | L 92–95 | 0–3 | Conte Forum (3,538) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/17/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Florida Atlantic 2K Sports Classic Regional | W 82–79 | 1–3 | Conte Forum (1,653) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/21/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 18 UConn 2K Sports Classic Semifinals | L 70–72 | 1–4 | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York City, NY |
| 11/22/2013* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Washington 2K Sports Classic Consolation game | W 89–78 | 2–4 | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York City, NY |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Sacred Heart | W 75–67 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Conte Forum (2,149) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/04/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Purdue ACC-Big Ten Challenge | L 67–88 | 3–5 | Mackey Arena (12,926) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/08/2013* 7:00 pm, P12N | at USC | L 62–78 | 3–6 | Galen Center (3,853) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/12/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Maryland | L 80–88 | 3–7 (0–1) | Conte Forum (3,516) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/15/2013* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | Philadelphia | W 67–50 | 4–7 | Conte Forum (1,265) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/22/2013* 2:00 pm, CSS | at Auburn | L 67–77 | 4–8 | Auburn Arena (4,622) Auburn, AL |
| 12/28/2013* 7:30 pm, FS2 | vs. VCU Brooklyn Winter Hoops Festival | L 50–69 | 4–9 | Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY |
| 01/01/2014* 4:00 pm | at Harvard Rivalry | L 58–73 | 4–10 | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA |
| 01/04/2014 4:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | Clemson | L 60–62 | 4–11 (0–2) | Conte Forum (5,268) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/11/2014 12:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech | W 62–59 | 5–11 (1–2) | Cassell Coliseum (3,972) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/13/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 2 Syracuse | L 59–69 | 5–12 (1–3) | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/18/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN | at North Carolina | L 71–82 | 5–13 (1–4) | Dean Smith Center (18,115) Chapel, Hill, NC |
| 01/21/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Georgia Tech | L 60–68 | 5–14 (1–5) | Conte Forum (1,789) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/29/2014 7:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | Virginia Tech | W 76–52 | 6–14 (2–5) | Conte Forum (2,964) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/01/2014 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | at Notre Dame | L 73–76 $^{OT}$ | 6–15 (2–6) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,955) South Bend, IN |
| 02/05/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 20 Virginia | L 67–77 | 6–16 (2–7) | John Paul Jones Arena (10,853) Charlottesville, VA |
| 02/08/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 11 Duke | L 68–89 | 6–17 (2–8) | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/13/2014 5:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | at Georgia Tech | L 71–74 | 6–18 (2–9) | McCamish Pavilion (3,104) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/16/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Notre Dame | L 69–73 | 6–19 (2–10) | Conte Forum (7,138) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/19/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 1 Syracuse | W 62–59 $^{OT}$ | 7–19 (3–10) | Carrier Dome (26,716) Syracuse, NY |
| 02/22/2014 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | at Miami (FL) | L 42–69 | 7–20 (3–11) | BankUnited Center (5,517) Coral Gables, FL |
| 02/26/2014 8:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | Pittsburgh | L 59-66 | 7–21 (3–12) | Conte Forum (3,329) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 03/01/2014 4:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | at Wake Forest | W 80-72 | 8–21 (4–12) | LJVM Coliseum (10,705) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 03/04/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Florida State | L 70-74 | 8–22 (4–13) | Conte Forum (2,273) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 03/09/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at North Carolina State | L 68-78 | 8–23 (4–14) | PNC Arena (14,316) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC tournament |||||
| 03/12/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ACC Network | vs. Georgia Tech First round | L 70–73 $^{OT}$ | 8–24 (4–14) | Greensboro Coliseum (10,945) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||