# 2013–14 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2013–14 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's sixth season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 21–13, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost to Gonzaga in the second round.

## Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jeffrey Carroll SF | Rowlett, Texas | Rowlett High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Stevie Clark PG | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Frederick A. Douglass High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Gary Gaskins C | Cocoa, Florida | Brevard Community College | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| Leyton Hammonds SF | North Richland Hills, Texas | Richland High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| 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 Oklahoma State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/27/2013* 2:00 pm, CSN | No. 8 | Campbellsville | W 80–70 | – | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,402) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/01/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | Emporia State | W 87–51 | – | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,200) Stillwater, OK |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm, CSN | No. 8 | Mississippi Valley State | W 117–62 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,402) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm, FCS Central | No. 8 | Utah Valley | W 93–40 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,526) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/15/2013* 7:00 pm, CSN | No. 8 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 97–63 | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,321) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/19/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | No. 11 Memphis Old Spice Classic | W 101–80 | 4–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/25/2013* 6:00 pm | No. 5 | at South Florida | W 93–67 | 5–0 | USF Sun Dome (6,240) Tampa, FL |
| 11/28/2013* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 5 | vs. Purdue Old Spice Classic First Round | W 97–87 | 6–0 | HP Field House (4,255) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/29/2013* 12:30 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | vs. Butler Old Spice Classic semifinals | W 69–67 | 7–0 | HP Field House (4,182) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 12/01/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | vs. No. 21 Memphis Old Spice Classic | L 68–73 | 7–1 | HP Field House (3,633) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 12/06/2013* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 9 | South Carolina Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 79–52 | 8–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/14/2013* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 7 | vs. Louisiana Tech All-College Basketball Classic | W 70–55 | 9–1 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (7,047) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 12/17/2013* 7:00 pm, CSN | No. 7 | Delaware State | W 75–43 | 10–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,579) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/21/2013* 10:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 | vs. No. 20 Colorado MGM Grand Showcase | W 78–73 | 11–1 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (5,207) Paradise, NV |
| 12/30/2013* 7:00 pm, CSN | No. 6 | Robert Morris | W 92–66 | 12–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,514) Stillwater, OK |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/04/2014 11:00 am, ESPNU | No. 6 | at Kansas State | L 71–74 | 12–2 (0–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/08/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 11 | Texas | W 87–74 | 13–2 (1–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,068) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/11/2014 3:00 pm, B12N | No. 11 | at West Virginia | W 73–72 | 14–2 (2–1) | WVU Coliseum (12,078) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm, B12N | No. 9 | TCU | W 82–50 | 15–2 (3–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,890) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/18/2014 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 9 | at No. 15 Kansas | L 78–80 | 15–3 (3–2) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/25/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | West Virginia | W 81–75 | 16–3 (4–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,011) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/27/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | at No. 23 Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 76–88 | 16–4 (4–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (13,093) Norman, OK |
| 02/01/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | Baylor | L 70–76 | 16–5 (4–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,500) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/03/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 19 | No. 16 Iowa State | L 97–98 $^{3OT}$ | 16–6 (4–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,132) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/08/2014 8:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | at Texas Tech | L 61–65 | 16–7 (4–6) | United Spirit Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/11/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 19 Texas | L 68–87 | 16–8 (4–7) | Frank Erwin Center (10,904) Austin, TX |
| 02/15/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 74–77 | 16–9 (4–8) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,070) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/17/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at Baylor | L 64–70 $^{OT}$ | 16–10 (4–9) | Ferrell Center (6,517) Waco, TX |
| 02/22/2014 12:30 pm, B12N | | Texas Tech | W 84–62 | 17–10 (5–9) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,539) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/24/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at TCU | W 76–54 | 18–10 (6–9) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,723) Ft. Worth, TX |
| 03/01/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 5 Kansas ESPN College GameDay | W 72–65 | 19–10 (7–9) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 03/03/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN | | Kansas State | W 77–61 | 20–10 (8–9) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,969) Stillwater, OK |
| 03/08/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 16 Iowa State | L 81–85 $^{OT}$ | 20–11 (8–10) | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2014 6:00 pm, B12N | (8) | vs. (9) Texas Tech First round | W 80–62 | 21–11 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/13/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | (8) | vs. (1) No. 10 Kansas Quarterfinals | L 70–77 $^{OT}$ | 21–12 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2014* 3:40 pm, TNT | (9 W) | vs. (8 W) Gonzaga Second Round | L 77–85 | 21–13 | Viejas Arena (11,196) San Diego, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. For NCAA tournament (#) is seed within region W=West. ||||||
CSN = Cowboy Sports Network. The Cowboy Sports Network is affiliated with Fox Sports Net. Games could air on Fox Sports Oklahoma, Fox Sports Oklahoma Plus, Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Southwest Plus, or Fox College Sports.

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | 8т | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 19 | RV | NR | NR | RV | NR | *N/A |
| Coaches | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 12т | 10 | 19 | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR |
*AP does not release post-tournament rankings