2013–14 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

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2013–14 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
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Conference Southern Conference
2013–14 record 18–14 (11–5 SoCon)
Head coach Matt Matheny (5th year)
Assistant coach Tim Sweeney
Assistant coach Jack Wooten
Assistant coach Monty Sanders
Home arena Alumni Gym
Seasons
« 2012–13 2014–15 »
2013–14 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Davidson 15 1   .938     20 13   .606
Chattanooga 12 4   .750     18 15   .545
Wofford 11 5   .688     20 13   .606
Elon 11 5   .688     18 14   .563
Western Carolina 10 6   .625     19 15   .559
UNC Greensboro 7 9   .438     14 18   .438
Georgia Southern 6 10   .375     15 19   .441
Samford 6 10   .375     13 20   .394
Appalachian State 5 11   .313     9 21   .300
Furman 3 13   .188     9 21   .300
The Citadel 2 14   .125     7 26   .212
2014 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by fifth year head coach Matt Matheny, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 11–5 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Western Carolina.

This was their last season as a member of the SoCon as they will join the Colonial Athletic Association in July, 2014.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
00 Brian Dawkins Forward 6–8 240 Freshman Jacksonville, Florida
1 Luke Eddy Guard 6–0 190 Freshman Charleston, West Virginia
3 Tanner Samson Guard 6–4 195 Sophomore Littleton, Colorado
5 Sam Hershberger Guard 6–0 180 Sophomore Vandalia, Ohio
10 Austin Hamilton Guard 5–10 190 Junior Herndon, Virginia
11 Kevin Blake Guard 6–3 195 Junior Toronto, Canada
12 Christian Hairston Guard/Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Greensboro, North Carolina
15 Tony Sabato Center 6–7 220 Sophomore Cincinnati, Ohio
20 Jack Isenbarger Guard 6–2 190 Senior Zionsville, Indiana
21 Ryley Beaumont Forward 6–7 220 Senior Millersville, Maryland
23 Egheosa Edomwonyi Forward 6–7 235 Senior Newark, New Jersey
24 Sebastian Koch Guard 6–8 205 Senior Munich, Germany
25 Ryder Bowline Guard 6–4 225 Freshman Cumming, Georgia
30 Wes Brewer Forward 6–7 230 Freshman Burlington, North Carolina
31 Lucas Troutman Forward 6–10 228 Senior Belton, South Carolina
32 Ryan Winters Forward 6–7 218 Junior Denver, Colorado
42 Patrick Ryan Guard 6–6 190 Freshman Darien, Connecticut

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2013*
7:00 PM
Lynchburg W 100–57 
Alumni Gym (924)
Elon, NC
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:30 PM
Washington and Lee W 114–64  1–0
Alumni Gym (1,607)
Elon, NC
11/10/2013*
5:00 PM
at Marist W 75–48  2–0
McCann Field House (1,607)
Poughkeepsie, NY
11/15/2013*
4:00 PM
at Charlotte L 69–83  2–1
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,030)
Charlotte, NC
11/18/2013*
5:00 PM
vs. Drexel
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 64–71  2–2
The RAC (2,106)
Piscataway, NJ
11/19/2013*
5:00 PM
vs. Canisius
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 85–86  2–3
The RAC (3,025)
Piscataway, NJ
11/25/2013*
7:30 PM
#1 (DIIMetro State
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 74–75  2–4
Alumni Gym (844)
Elon, NC
11/26/2013*
7:30 PM
Georgia State
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 90–85  3–4
Alumni Gym (577)
Elon, NC
12/01/2013*
2:00 PM
Columbia W 68–65 OT 4–4
Alumni Gym (726)
Elon, NC
12/03/2013*
7:00 PM
VMI W 87–70  5–4
Alumni Gym (1,018)
Elon, NC
12/13/2013*
8:30 PM, P12N
at Colorado L 63–80  5–5
Coors Events Center (8,831)
Boulder, CO
12/17/2013*
7:00 PM, CBSSN
at Georgetown L 76–85  5–6
Verizon Center (7,586)
Washington, D.C.
12/19/2013*
7:00 PM
Central Penn W 126–78  6–6
Alumni Gym (987)
Elon, NC
12/22/2013*
1:00 PM
at Florida Atlantic W 67–62  7–6
FAU Arena (908)
Boca Raton, FL
12/31/2013*
1:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. #7 Duke L 48–86  7–7
Greensboro Coliseum (9,717)
Greensboro, NC
01/04/2014
2:00 PM
at Western Carolina L 62–74  7–8 (0–1)
Ramsey Center (1,174)
Cullowhee, NC
01/06/2014
7:00 PM
Appalachian State W 75–66  8–8 (1–1)
Alumni Gym (1,215)
Elon, NC
01/14/2014
7:00 PM
The Citadel W 74–65  9–8 (2–1)
Alumni Gym (1,309)
Elon, NC
01/16/2014
7:00 PM
at Davidson W 87–85 OT 10–8 (3–1)
John M. Belk Arena (3,970)
Davidson, NC
01/18/2014*
7:00 PM
#16 Massachusetts L 74–84  10–9
Alumni Gym (1,857)
Elon, NC
01/23/2014
7:00 PM
at Chattanooga L 63–84  10–10 (3–2)
McKenzie Arena (4,662)
Chattanooga, TN
01/25/2014
7:00 PM
at Samford L 59–62  10–11 (3–3)
Pete Hanna Center (1,418)
Homewood, AL
01/30/2014
7:00 PM
Western Carolina W 74–60  11–11 (4–3)
Alumni Gym (1,312)
Elon, NC
02/01/2014
2:00 PM
at Appalachian State W 83–76  12–11 (5–3)
George M. Holmes Convocation Center (2,004)
Boone, NC
02/06/2014
7:00 PM
UNC Greensboro W 72–66  13–11 (6–3)
Alumni Gym (1,361)
Elon, NC
02/08/2014
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Georgia Southern W 60–59  14–11 (7–3)
Alumni Gym (1,427)
Elon, NC
02/15/2014
7:00 PM
Samford W 86–69  15–11 (8–3)
Alumni Gym (1,607)
Elon, NC
02/19/2014
7:00 PM
at UNC Greensboro W 81–68  16–11 (9–3)
Greensboro Coliseum (2,385)
Greensboro, NC
02/22/2014
2:00 PM
at Georgia Southern W 66–61  17–11 (10–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,312)
Statesboro, GA
02/24/2014
7:00 PM
at Furman
Postponed from 2/12
W 78–49  18–11 (11–3)
Timmons Arena (926)
Greenville, SC
02/27/2014
7:00 PM
Wofford L 59–63  18–12 (11–4)
Alumni Gym (1,451)
Elon, NC
03/01/2014
7:00 PM
Davidson L 69–86  18–13 (11–5)
Alumni Gym (1,871)
Elon, NC
2014 SoCon Tournament
03/08/2014
2:30 PM, ESPN3
vs. Western Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 64–66  18–14
U.S. Cellular Center (5,898)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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