2013–14 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

The 2013–14 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears are led by interim head coach Clarence Finley and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 8–21, 5–13 in Southland play to finish in 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament.

2013–14 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	8–21 (5–13 Southland)
Head coach	Clarence Finley (1st- interim season)
Assistant coaches	Keith Richardson Jr. Chris Sartorius
Home arena	Farris Center

2013–14 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin †	18	–	0		1.000			32	–	3		.914
Texas A&M–CC	14	–	4		.778			18	–	16		.529
Sam Houston State	13	–	5		.722			24	–	11		.686
Northwestern State	12	–	6		.667			17	–	14		.548
Incarnate Word*	9	–	5		.643			21	–	6		.778
Oral Roberts	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Nicholls State	10	–	8		.556			14	–	15		.483
McNeese State	9	–	9		.500			11	–	20		.355
New Orleans**	8	–	10		.444			11	–	15		.423
Southeastern Louisiana	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Central Arkansas	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
Lamar	3	–	15		.167			4	–	26		.133
Abilene Christian*	2	–	12		.143			11	–	20		.355
Houston Baptist	2	–	16		.111			6	–	25		.194
† 2014 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition **ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

On March 5, it was announced that UCA alumni Russ Pennell was announced as the team's new head coach for the following season.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Ethan Lee	Forward	6–		Freshman	Camden, Arkansas
1	DeShone McClure	Guard	6–3	175	Senior	Jacksonville, Arkansas
2	LaQuentin Miles	Guard	6–5	190	Senior	Jacksonville, Arkansas
4	Jalen Jackson	Forward	6–6		Freshman	West Memphis, Arkansas
5	Ryan Williams	Guard	6–3	185	Senior	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
10	Phabian Glasco	Forward	6–7		Freshman	Tulsa, Oklahoma
11	Oliver Wells	Guard	6–0	185	Junior	Cedar Hill, Texas
12	Taylor Johnson	Guard	6–2	170	Freshman	Flower Mound, Texas
13	Lenell Brown	Guard	5–11	155	Junior	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
15	Terry Tidwell	Center	6–8	230	Senior	Conway, Arkansas
20	Jaylen Waller	Guard	5–7	145	Freshman	Little Rock, Arkansas
21	Sean Young	Center	6–9	200	Sophomore	Bixby, Oklahoma
24	Chasen Williamson	Guard	6–0		Freshman	Fayetteville, Arkansas
30	DuShaun Rice	Guard	6–0	165	Freshman	Fort Smith, Arkansas
32	Tirrell Brown	Forward	6–5	235	Sophomore	Jacksonville, Arkansas
33	Jeff Drew	Forward	6–7	215	Sophomore	Little Rock, Arkansas
35	Daouda Berete	Guard	6–4	175	Sophomore	Conakry, Guinea
	Aubrey Ball	Guard	6–3	185	Junior	Carrollton, Texas

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/12/2013* 7:00 pm	Hendrix	W 109–59	1–0	Farris Center (1,527) Conway, AR
11/16/2013* 7:00 pm	at SIU Edwardsville	L 93–100	1–1	Vadalabene Center (1,535) Edwardsville, IL
11/20/2013* 7:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	L 57–94	1–2	Farris Center (1,547) Conway, AR
11/24/2013* 2:05 pm	at Arkansas State	L 56–99	1–3	Convocation Center (1,917) Jonesboro, AR
11/26/2013* 7:00 pm	Troy	W 60–53	2–3	Farris Center (746) Conway, AR
12/01/2013* 3:00 pm, FCS	at Kansas State	L 54–87	2–4	Bramlage Coliseum (11,651) Manhattan, KS
12/07/2013* 12:00 pm	Nebraska–Omaha	L 88–104	2–5	Farris Center (423) Conway, AR
12/15/2013* 7:00 pm	at Texas Tech	L 54–79	2–6	United Spirit Arena (4,894) Lubbock, TX
12/17/2013* 11:30 am	at North Texas	L 55–64	2–7	The Super Pit (3,664) Denton, TX
12/21/2013* 12:00 pm	Charleston Southern	L 90–97 2OT	2–8	Farris Center (557) Conway, AR
12/30/2013* 4:30 pm	Ecclesia	W 121–77	3–8	Farris Center (483) Conway, AR
01/02/2014 7:00 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 66–81	3–9 (0–1)	Farris Center (610) Conway, AR
01/04/2014 4:00 pm	Houston Baptist	W 86–69	4–9 (1–1)	Farris Center (612) Conway, AR
01/11/2014 6:00 pm	at Oral Roberts	L 80–93	4–10 (1–2)	Mabee Center (3,923) Tulsa, OK
01/16/2014 7:30 pm	at Incarnate Word	L 72–87	4–11 (1–3)	McDermott Convocation Center (1,386) San Antonio, TX
01/18/2014 3:00 pm	at Abilene Christian	L 72–73	4–12 (1–4)	Moody Coliseum (422) Abilene, TX
01/23/2014 7:00 pm	Northwestern State	L 68–76	4–13 (1–5)	Farris Center (1,012) Conway, AR
01/25/2014 4:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin	L 49–64	4–14 (1–6)	Farris Center (1,242) Conway, AR
01/30/2014 7:30 pm	at McNeese State	W 76–75	5–14 (2–6)	Burton Coliseum (1,307) Lake Charles, LA
02/01/2014 3:30 pm	at Nicholls State	L 67–78	5–15 (2–7)	Stopher Gym (527) Thibodaux, LA
02/06/2014 7:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	W 85–71	6–15 (3–7)	Farris Center (922) Conway, AR
02/08/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN3	New Orleans	L 79–88	6–16 (3–8)	Farris Center (1,646) Conway, AR
02/13/2014 7:30 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 73–84	6–17 (3–9)	American Bank Center (1,721) Corpus Christi, TX
02/15/2014 7:30 pm	at Houston Baptist	L 83–99	6–18 (3–10)	Sharp Gymnasium (714) Houston, TX
02/22/2014 4:00 pm	Oral Roberts	L 50–63	6–19 (3–11)	Farris Center (575) Conway, AR
02/27/2014 7:00 pm	Sam Houston State	W 80–71	7–19 (4–11)	Farris Center (1,378) Conway, AR
03/01/2014 4:00 pm	Lamar	W 76–69	8–19 (5–11)	Farris Center (1,044) Conway, AR
03/06/2014 7:30 pm	at Northwestern State	L 102–119	8–20 (5–12)	Prather Coliseum (2,312) Natchitoches, LA
03/08/2014 6:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	L 61–85	8–21 (5–13)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,481) Nacogdoches, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.