2013–14 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2013–14 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders are led by first year head coach Dennis Cutts and played their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference Tournament to UC Irvine.

2013–14 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2013–14 record10–21 (5–11 Big West)
Head coachDennis Cutts (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Miller
  • Justin Bell
  • Stephen Sauers
Home arenaStudent Recreation Center Arena
2013–14 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Irvine13–3 .813  23–12  .657
UC Santa Barbara12–4 .750  21–9  .700
Long Beach State10–6 .625  15–17  .469
Hawaii9–7 .563  20–11  .645
Cal State Northridge7–9 .438  17–18  .486
Cal Poly †6–10 .375  14–20  .412
Cal State Fullerton6–10 .375  11–20  .355
UC Riverside5–11 .313  10–21  .323
UC Davis4–12 .250  9–22  .290
† 2014 Big West Tournament winner

Season

Preseason

Sam Finley was the only recruit that UC Riverside signed in their 2013-14 class, and the shooting guard from Corona, California, signed his Letter of Intent on November 16, 2012.[1][2] The 6'2", 180 pound guard was rated as a two-star prospect by ESPN.com.[3] Finley averaged 19.4 points per game in his senior season for Centennial High School.[1]

On July 10, 2013, Jim Wooldridge, who had been the Highlanders' head coach for the past six seasons, was named UC Riverside's interim athletic director, replacing Brian Wickstrom, who left to take the AD job at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.[4] Wooldridge had amassed 70 wins over six years as the Highlanders' head coach. Longtime assistant coach Dennis Cutts was named as Wooldridge's interim successor.[4]

Cutts announced the team's complete season schedule on July 23, 2013.[5] The Highlanders' notable games featured road match-ups against San Diego State, Southern Utah, Air Force, and North Texas. UC Riverside also announced that they would play host to teams such as Montana State, Pepperdine, and Northern Illinois. The Highlanders' 16-game conference slate included one home game and one away game against each of the other eight members of the Big West Conference.[5]

On August 14, 2013, Cutts announced the hiring of 23 year coaching veteran Steven Sauers to fill the open assistant coaching spot left vacant when Cutts took the head coaching job.[6] Sauers had previously served as the director of basketball operations for the Seton Hall Pirates, and also spent time as an assistant for Marist and Iona.[6]

The Highlanders played one preseason exhibition on November 1, against Pomona-Pitzer, winning by a score of 83–73. Chris Patton led the Highlanders with 27 points in the exhibition victory.[7]

Roster
2013–14 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Nick Gruninger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrDavis HS
Snow CC		 Kaysville, UT
G 1 Sam Finley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCentennial HS Riverside, CA
G 3 Charles Standifer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrCapital Christian HS Sacramento, CA
F 5 Taylor Johns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoSacred Heart Prep San Francisco, CA
G 10 Steven Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoTaft HS Winnetka, CA
F 11 Tre Owens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoFarragut Career Academy Rota, Spain
F 15 Chris Harriel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrKing HS
Portland State		 Moreno Valley, CA
F 20 Colin Gruber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrHarbor HS
Northern Arizona
Cabrillo CC		 Aptos, CA
F 21 Lucas Devenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrPiner HS
UC Santa Barbara		 Santa Rosa, CA
F 24 Steven Thornton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrGolden Valley HS Santa Clarita, CA
G 35 Austin Quick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrMurrieta Valley HS Murrieta, CA
F 54 Chris Patton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)246 lb (112 kg) SrNazareth College Prep
Southern Idaho
Neosho CC		 Melbourne, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Source:

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/1/2013*
7:00 pm		 Pomona-Pitzer W 83–73  0–0
 SRC Arena (N/A)
Riverside, CA
Non-conference games
11/8/2013*
7:00 pm		 at San Diego State L 41–77  0–1
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm		 Pepperdine L 66–69  0–2
 SRC Arena (N/A)
Riverside, CA
11/16/2013*
4:00 pm		 Montana State W 72–67  1–2
 SRC Arena (2,355)
Riverside, CA
11/23/2013*
6:30 pm		 at Southern Utah W 74–59  2–2
 Centrum Arena (1,507)
Cedar City, UT
11/25/2013*
7:00 pm, RTNW		 at Seattle L 68–69  2–3
 KeyArena (1,883)
Seattle, WA
12/2/2013*
7:00 pm		 Loyola Marymount L 69–73  2–4
 SRC Arena (370)
Riverside, CA
12/5/2013*
7:00 pm		 La Verne W 92–77  3–4
 SRC Arena (347)
Riverside, CA
12/14/2013*
1:00 pm		 at Air Force L 52–62  3–5
 Clune Arena (1,702)
Colorado Springs, CO
12/16/2013*
6:00 pm		 at Northern Colorado L 60–63  3–6
 Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (952)
Greeley, CO
12/20/2013*
7:00 pm		 UIC W 57–56  4–6
 SRC Arena (145)
Riverside, CA
12/22/2013*
2:00 pm		 Northern Illinois L 64–71  4–7
 SRC Arena (236)
Riverside, CA
12/29/2013*
2:05 pm		 at Sacramento State L 67–69  4–8
 Colberg Court (504)
Sacramento, CA
1/2/2014*
7:00 pm		 Waldorf W 85–43  5–8
 SRC Arena (213)
Riverside, CA
1/4/2014*
12:00 pm		 at North Texas L 72–76  5–9
 The Super Pit (1,872)
Denton, TX
Conference games
1/9/2014
7:00 pm		 at Cal State Fullerton L 73–78  5–10 (0–1)
 Titan Gym (879)
Fullerton, CA
1/11/2014
7:00 pm		 UC Irvine L 52–72  5–11 (0–2)
 SRC Arena (1,965)
Riverside, CA
1/16/2014
7:00 pm		 at UC Davis W 81–69  6–11 (1–2)
 The Pavilion (2,013)
Davis, CA
1/19/2014
9:00 pm		 at Hawaiʻi L 69–100  6–12 (1–3)
 Stan Sheriff Center (7,705)
Honolulu, HI
1/23/2014
7:00 pm		 UC Santa Barbara L 65–68 OT 6–13 (1–4)
 SRC Arena (1,236)
Riverside, CA
1/25/2014
7:00 pm		 Cal Poly W 61–58  7–13 (2–4)
 SRC Arena (1,196)
Riverside, CA
1/30/2014
7:00 pm		 at Cal State Northridge L 89–93 OT 7–14 (2–5)
 Matadome (1,287)
Northridge, CA
2/6/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Cal State Fullerton W 72–69  8–14 (3–5)
 SRC Arena (783)
Riverside, CA
2/8/2014
7:00 pm		 Long Beach State L 76–88  8–15 (3–6)
 SRC Arena (1,064)
Riverside, CA
2/13/2014
7:00 pm		 Hawaiʻi L 76–87  8–16 (3–7)
 SRC Arena (1,074)
Riverside, CA
2/15/2014
7:00 pm		 at UC Irvine L 52–70  8–17 (3–8)
 Bren Events Center (2,986)
Irvine, CA
2/20/2014
7:00 pm		 at UC Santa Barbara L 54–55  8–18 (3–9)
 UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,417)
Santa Barbara, CA
2/22/2014
7:00 pm		 at Cal Poly L 64–69  8–19 (3–10)
 Mott Gym (2,029)
San Luis Obispo, CA
3/1/2014
7:00 pm		 Cal State Northridge W 106–105 2OT 9–19 (4–10)
 SRC Arena (663)
Riverside, CA
3/6/2014
7:00 pm		 UC Davis W 78–65  10–19 (5–10)
 SRC Arena (1,485)
Riverside, CA
3/8/2014
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Long Beach State L 67–74  10–20 (5–11)
 Walter Pyramid (2,151)
Long Beach, CA
Big West Tournament
03/13/2014
6:00 pm		 vs. UC Irvine
Quarterfinals		 L 43–63  10–21
 Honda Center (3,693)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.
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References
  1. "UCR: Centennial's Sam Finley signs letter of intent". pe.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-18. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  2. "SAM FINLEY SIGNS NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT TO PLAY BASKETBALL AT UC RIVERSIDE". GoHighlanders.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  3. "Sam Finley". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  4. "UC RIVERSIDE'S JIM WOOLDRIDGE NAMED INTERIM ATHLETICS DIRECTOR". GoHighlanders.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  5. "INTERIM HEAD COACH DENNIS CUTTS ANNOUNCES 2013-14 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". GoHighlanders.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  6. "MEN'S BASKETBALL ADDS 23-YEAR VETERAN STEPHEN SAUERS TO COACHING STAFF". GoHighlanders.com. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  7. "MEN'S BASKETBALL PICKS UP 83-73 PRESEASON VICTORY OVER VISITING POMONA-PITZER". GoHighlanders.com. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
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