# 2013–14 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by second-year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 13–18, 8–10 in MAC play, to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They advanced to the second round of the MAC tournament where they lost to Ohio.

## Season
### Preseason

Head coach John Cooper announced the RedHawks' full season schedule on September 3, 2013. The team's non-conference schedule was highlighted by trips to Notre Dame, Arizona State and Xavier, and a home game against Southern Illinois. For the conference slate, the RedHawks schedule home-and-home series with Akron, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Kent State, Ohio, Central Michigan, and Western Michigan, while visiting Ball State and Northern Illinois and playing host to Toledo and Eastern Michigan.
The RedHawks opened their season with one exhibition game against Division II opponent Northwood. Miami squeaked by with a close 76–71 win, with the Timberwolves nearly mounting a second-half comeback. Sophomore Willie Moore scored 16 points to lead the RedHawks.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| October 30, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | Northwood | W 76–71 | 0–0 | Millett Hall (N/A) Oxford, OH |
| Non-conference games |||||
| November 8, 2013* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at No. 21 Notre Dame | L 62–74 | 0–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,783) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 12, 2013* 9:00 p.m., P12N | at Arizona State | L 54–90 | 0–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,796) Tempe, AZ |
| November 20, 2013* 8:00 p.m., FS1 | at Xavier | L 51–77 | 0–3 | Cintas Center (9,514) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 23, 2013* 3:00 p.m. | Wilmington | L 63–65 | 0–4 | Millett Hall (1,932) Oxford, OH |
| December 3, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | IPFW | W 94–87 | 1–4 | Millett Hall (1,667) Oxford, OH |
| December 7, 2013* 2:05 p.m. | at Evansville | L 65–78 | 1–5 | Ford Center (3,305) Evansville, IN |
| December 15, 2013* 2:00 p.m. | Wright State | W 59–56 | 2–5 | Millett Hall (1,338) Oxford, OH |
| December 18, 2013* 8:05 p.m. | at UMKC | L 55–69 | 2–6 | Swinney Recreation Center (1,306) Kansas City, MO |
| December 21, 2013* 8:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State | W 79–64 | 3–6 | Gentry Complex (812) Nashville, TN |
| December 29, 2013* 3:30 p.m. | Southern Illinois | W 67–65 | 4–6 | Millett Hall (1,072) Oxford, OH |
| January 4, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Massachusetts | L 65–73 | 4–7 | William D. Mullins Memorial Center (5,864) Amherst, MA |
| Conference games |||||
| January 8, 2014 7:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan | W 77–70 | 5–7 (1–0) | McGuirk Arena (1,592) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 11, 2014 3:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | L 77–78 $^{OT}$ | 5–8 (1–1) | Millett Hall (981) Oxford, OH |
| January 15, 2014 7:00 p.m. | at Akron | L 52–59 | 5–9 (1–2) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,058) Akron, OH |
| January 18, 2014 2:00 p.m. | at Ball State | W 64–52 | 6–9 (2–2) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,054) Muncie, IN |
| January 22, 2014 7:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | W 86–80 | 7–9 (3–2) | Millett Hall (746) Oxford, OH |
| January 25, 2014 2:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | W 70–65 | 8–9 (4–2) | Stroh Center (1,797) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 29, 2014 7:00 p.m. | Toledo | L 70–83 | 8–10 (4–3) | Millett Hall (1,448) Oxford, OH |
| February 1, 2014 3:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | W 65–61 | 9–10 (5–3) | Millett Hall (1,038) Oxford, OH |
| February 4, 2014 7:00 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | L 41–53 | 9–11 (5–4) | Convocation Center (644) DeKalb, IL |
| February 8, 2014 2:00 p.m. | at Ohio | L 75–82 | 9–12 (5–5) | Convocation Center (10,669) Athens, OH |
| February 12, 2014 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo | L 62–75 | 9–13 (5–6) | Millett Hall (1,084) Oxford, OH |
| February 15, 2014 4:30 p.m. | at Western Michigan | L 57–68 | 9–14 (5–7) | University Arena (3,290) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 19, 2014 7:00 p.m. | Kent State | L 63–75 | 9–15 (5–8) | Millett Hall (1,021) Oxford, OH |
| February 23, 2014 2:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | W 55–52 | 10–15 (6–8) | Millett Hall (945) Oxford, OH |
| February 26, 2014 7:00 p.m. | Akron | W 65–61 | 11–15 (7–8) | Millett Hall (1,004) Oxford, OH |
| March 1, 2014 12:00 p.m. | at Buffalo | L 55–78 | 11–16 (7–9) | Alumni Arena (4,402) Amherst, NY |
| March 4, 2014 7:00 p.m. | at Kent State | W 73–61 | 12–16 (8–9) | MAC Center (2,414) Kent, OH |
| March 8, 2014 12:00 p.m. | Ohio | L 76–82 $^{OT}$ | 12–17 (8–10) | Millett Hall (1,760) Oxford, OH |
| MAC tournament |||||
| March 10, 2014 7:00 p.m. | Kent State First round | W 71–64 | 13–17 | Millett Hall (780) Oxford, OH |
| March 12, 2014 6:30 p.m. | vs. Ohio Second round | L 55–63 | 13–18 | Quicken Loans Arena (513) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||
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