2013–14 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by fourth year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Arkansas.

2013–14 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
NIT First round vs. Arkansas, L 71–91
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	23–11 (12–6 The Valley)
Head coach	Greg Lansing (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Lou Gudino Marcus Belcher David Ragland
Home arena	Hulman Center

2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Wichita State †	18	–	0		1.000			35	–	1		.972
Indiana State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	11		.676
Northern Iowa	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Missouri State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Illinois State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	16		.529
Southern Illinois	9	–	9		.500			14	–	19		.424
Bradley	7	–	11		.389			12	–	20		.375
Drake	6	–	12		.333			15	–	16		.484
Evansville	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
Loyola Chicago	4	–	14		.222			10	–	22		.313
† 2014 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Jake Kitchell	Forward/Center	6–10	247	Junior	Union Mills, Indiana
1	Alex Etherington	Guard/Forward	6–5	205	Freshman	Cicero, Indiana
2	Lucas Eitel	Guard	6–3	195	Senior	Marshall, Illinois
3	Manny Arop	Guard/Forward	6–5	215	Senior	Edmonton, Alberta
4	Brenton Scott	Guard	6–1	185	Freshman	Fort Wayne, Indiana
5	Justin Gant	Forward	6–9	230	Junior	Terre Haute, Indiana
11	Devonte Brown	Guard	6–2	195	Sophomore	Killeen, Texas
12	Dawon Cummings	Guard	6–3	175	Senior	Kansas City, Missouri
13	Jake Odum	Guard	6–4	180	Senior	Terre Haute, Indiana
15	Demetrius Moore	Forward	6–7	230	Junior	Paxton, Florida
22	Brandon Burnett	Guard	6–6	225	Sophomore	Tucson, Arizona
30	Mike Samuels	Center	6–11	290	Junior	Bushkill, Pennsylvania
32	Khristian Smith	Guard/Forward	6–6	215	Sophomore	Indianapolis, Indiana
42	TJ Bell	Forward/Center	6–8	240	Freshman	Charleston, Illinois

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2013* 2:05 pm		Rose–Hulman	W 73–37	–	Hulman Center (3,716) Terre Haute, IN
Regular season
11/09/2013* 1:05 pm, WTWO		Ball State	W 82–73	1–0	Hulman Center (7,221) Terre Haute, IN
11/14/2013* 8:00 pm		at Belmont	L 95–96	1–1	Curb Event Center (2,613) Nashville, TN
11/17/2013* 12:00 pm, FSMW		at No. 21 Notre Dame	W 83–70	2–1	Purcell Pavilion (8,257) South Bend, IN
11/22/2013* 7:05 pm		Truman State	W 80–69	3–1	Hulman Center (4,419) Terre Haute, IN
11/27/2013* 11:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Tulsa Great Alaska Shootout First Round	L 62–63	3–2	Sullivan Arena (3,922) Anchorage, AK
11/29/2013* 4:00 pm		at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout Consolation 2nd Round	W 97–87	4–2	Sullivan Arena (3,897) Anchorage, AK
11/30/2013* 6:00 pm		vs. Pepperdine Great Alaska Shootout 5th Place Game	W 73–70	5–2	Sullivan Arena (3,898) Anchorage, AK
12/07/2013* 3:00 pm		at Eastern Illinois	W 66–48	6–2	Lantz Arena (1,255) Charleston, IL
12/14/2013* 2:05 pm, WAVW		at UMKC	W 74–63	7–2	Municipal Auditorium (2,496) Kansas City, MO
12/18/2013* 8:00 pm, FSMW		at Saint Louis	L 66–83	7–3	Chaifetz Arena (7,205) St. Louis, MO
12/21/2013* 3:35 pm, WTWO		IUPUI	W 81–61	8–3	Hulman Center (5,980) Terre Haute, IN
12/28/2013* 1:05 pm, WAWV		Belmont	W 85–73	9–3	Hulman Center (4,837) Terre Haute, IN
01/01/2014 3:05 pm		Loyola–Chicago	W 70–58	10–3 (1–0)	Hulman Center (5,266) Terre Haute, IN
01/04/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Evansville	W 81–62	11–3 (2–0)	Ford Center (4,937) Evansville, IN
01/08/2014 8:00 pm		at Drake	W 77–73	12–3 (3–0)	Knapp Center (3,465) Des Moines, IA
01/11/2014 1:05 pm, WAVW		Bradley	W 62–59	13–3 (4–0)	Hulman Center (5,545) Terre Haute, IN
01/15/2014 7:05 pm, ESPN3		Missouri State	W 70–55	14–3 (5–0)	Hulman Center (5,895) Terre Haute, IN
01/18/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 5 Wichita State	L 48–68	14–4 (5–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
01/22/2014 8:00 pm		at Loyola–Chicago	W 65–61	15–4 (6–1)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,180) Chicago, IL
01/25/2014 6:05 pm, WAVW		Illinois State	W 76–62	16–4 (7–1)	Hulman Center (6,528) Terre Haute, IN
01/29/2014 8:00 pm, WTWO		at Southern Illinois	L 60–79	16–5 (7–2)	SIU Arena (4,821) Carbondale, IL
02/01/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Iowa	W 87–81	17–5 (8–2)	McLeod Center (5,127) Cedar Falls, IA
02/05/2014 8:05 pm, ESPN3		No. 4 Wichita State	L 58–65	17–6 (8–3)	Hulman Center (9,245) Terre Haute, IN
02/09/2014 3:05 pm, ESPN3		Drake	W 60–56	18–6 (9–3)	Hulman Center (5,449) Terre Haute, IN
02/12/2014 8:00 pm		at Bradley	W 68–62	19–6 (10–3)	Carver Arena (6,302) Peoria, IL
02/15/2014 1:05 pm, WAVW		Southern Illinois	W 60–57	20–6 (11–3)	Hulman Center (5,420) Terre Haute, IN
02/19/2014 7:05 pm, ESPN3		Evansville	W 59–54	21–6 (12–3)	Hulman Center (5,778) Terre Haute, IN
02/22/2014 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at Missouri State	L 66–77	21–7 (12–4)	JQH Arena (5,207) Springfield, MO
02/26/2014 8:00 pm		at Illinois State	L 59–77	21–8 (12–5)	Redbird Arena (4,684) Normal, IL
03/01/2014 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Northern Iowa	L 69–71	21–9 (12–6)	Hulman Center (5,717) Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley tournament
03/07/2014 7:00 pm, MVCTV		vs. Loyola–Chicago Quarterfinals	W 75–62	22–9	Scottrade Center (9,037) St. Louis, MO
03/07/2014 7:00 pm, MVCTV		vs. Southern Illinois Semifinals	W 62–59	23–9	Scottrade Center (13,966) St. Louis, MO
03/09/2014 2:00 pm, CBS		vs. No. 2 Wichita State Championship	L 69–83	23–10	Scottrade Center (12,125) St. Louis, MO
NIT
03/18/2014* 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. (6)	at (3) Arkansas First round	L 71–91	23–11	Bud Walton Arena (7,096) Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.