2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
Conference Big West Conference
2013–14 record 11–20 (6–10 Big West)
Head coach Dedrique Taylor (1st year)
Assistant coach John Smith
Assistant coach Robert Spence
Assistant coach Danny Sprinkle
Home arena Titan Gym
2013–14 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 13 3   .813     23 12   .657
UC Santa Barbara 12 4   .750     21 9   .700
Long Beach State 10 6   .625     15 17   .469
Hawaii 9 7   .563     20 11   .645
Cal State Northridge 7 9   .438     17 18   .486
Cal Poly 6 10   .375     14 20   .412
Cal State Fullerton 6 10   .375     11 20   .355
UC Riverside 5 11   .313     10 21   .323
UC Davis 4 12   .250     9 22   .290
2014 Big West Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by first year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at Titan Gym as members of the Big West Conference. The Titans brought in a whole new coaching staff this season with Josh Smith, Robert Spence, and Danny Sprinkle joining Taylor as first-year assistant coaches. They finished the season 11–20, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference Tournament to Long Beach State.

Season

Preseason

Cal State Fullerton announced the hiring of former Arizona State associate head coach Dedrique Taylor as the program's 10th head coach on April 3, 2013.[1] Taylor replaced Andy Newman, who spent one season as the Titans' interim head coach. Taylor had been with Arizona State since 2006, serving as an assistant for four seasons and spending the past three years as an associate head coach. He had spent time as an assistant at UC Davis, Loyola Marymount, Portland State, and Nevada prior.[1]

Taylor completed his first recruiting class as the head man for the Titans on May 8, 2013, with the announcement of the signing of forward Joe Boyd.[2] Boyd, a forward from Scottsdale, Arizona, joined guard Sheldon Blackwell (from Rancho Cucamonga, California) as the second and final member of the Titans' 2013 recruiting class.

The Titans completed their coaching staff on May 17, 2013.[3] All three of Cal State Fullerton's assistants from the season prior had left, and Taylor replaced them with John Smith, Danny Sprinkle, and Robert Spence. Smith, who had spent nine years as the head coach of Riverside City College, joined as an associate head coach, while Sprinkle, an assistant with Cal State Northridge, and Spence, who came over with Taylor as Arizona State's Director of Basketball Operations, joined as assistant coaches.[3]

On August 15, 2013, Taylor welcomed four newcomers to the squad, introducing Dutch freshmen Floris Versteeg and Hiddie Vos, DePaul transfer Moses Morgan, and walk-on Ian Spruce.[4] Morgan, due to NCAA rules, was forced to sit out the 2013-14 season after averaging 6.6 points over three seasons for the Blue Demons. Versteeg, Vos, and Spruce all joined the team as true freshmen with four years of eligibility remaining.[4]

Taylor announced the finalization of the Titans' schedule a day later on August 16.[5] Key games on the Titans' schedule included road games against USC, San Jose State, and UNLV, along with home games against Seattle and Sacramento State. The Titans also scheduled to play in The Wooden Legacy with teams such as Marquette and Miami (FL). The Titans' 16 game conference schedule included one home game and one away game against each of the eight other members of the Big West Conference.[5]

On August 21, 2013, Taylor announced the additions of two more junior college transfers.[6] Taylor received commitments from Riverside City College and former Hampton Pirates guard Corey Walker, and Trinity Valley Community College and former North Dakota guard Josh Gentry. Walker needed to sit out the season due to transfer rules while Gentry was eligible immediately as a junior.[6]

The Titans opened their season with an easy exhibition victory over the University of Redlands, winning 108–77.[7]

Roster

2013–14 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 0 Horne, MarquisMarquis Horne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Princeton Academy
Salt Lake CC
Cincinnati, OH
G 1 Brandon, JaredJared Brandon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Canyon Springs HS North Las Vegas, NV
G 2 Gentry, JoshJosh Gentry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Pike HS
North Dakota
Trinity Valley CC
Indianapolis, IN
F 3 Morgan, MosesMoses Morgan (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Palo Verde HS
DePaul
Las Vegas, NV
G 4 Douglas, JamesJames Douglas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Orange Lutheran HS
Northern Arizona
Orange, CA
G 5 Waler, CoreyCorey Waler (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Santa Monica HS
Riverside City College
Hampton
Santa Monica, CA
G 10 Williams, MichaelMichael Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Taft HS
San Francisco
Van Nuys, CA
F 13 Boyd, JoeJoe Boyd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Chaparral HS Scottsdale, AZ
G 15 Vos, HiddeHidde Vos 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Barendrecht, Netherlands
F 21 McClellan, SteveSteve McClellan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Edison HS
Louisiana–Monroe
Fresno, CA
G 22 Blackwell, SheldonSheldon Blackwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 23 Harris, AlexAlex Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr El Cerrito HS
Northeastern
Richmond, CA
G 24 Spruce, IanIan Spruce (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Price HS Playa Vista, CA
F 31 Versteeg, FlorisFloris Versteeg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 32 Collins, ChrisChris Collins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Chino Hills HS Chino, CA
F 33 Johnson, JamesJames Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Campbell Hall HS
Louisiana Tech
Central Wyoming College
North Hills, CA
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

11/02/2013*
6:00 pm
Redlands W 108–77 
Titan Gym (N/A)
Fullerton, CA
Non-conference games

11/09/2013*
3:35 pm
at Montana State W 84–55  1–0
Worthington Arena (2,046)
Bozeman, MT

11/13/2013*
7:00 pm, RTNW
at Seattle L 71–75  1–1
KeyArena (2,064)
Seattle, WA

11/16/2013*
3:00 pm
Santa Clara W 86–73  2–1
Titan Gym (N/A)
Fullerton, CA

11/19/2013*
8:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 62–76  2–2
Galen Center (3,152)
Los Angeles, CA

11/23/2013*
12:30 pm
at San Jose State L 59–81  2–3
Event Center Arena (1,284)
San Jose, CA

11/28/2013*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 Marquette
The Wooden Legacy First Round
L 66–86  2–4
Titan Gym (1,966)
Fullerton, CA

11/29/2013*
3:10 pm, ESPN3
Miami (FL)
The Wooden Legacy Consolation 2nd round
L 46–48  2–5
Titan Gym (1,857)
Fullerton, CA

12/01/2013*
1:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Charleston
The Wooden Legacy 7th place game
L 48–61  2–6
Honda Center (6,007)
Anaheim, CA

12/04/2013*
7:00 pm
at Pepperdine W 78–64  3–6
Firestone Fieldhouse (592)
Malibu, CA

12/07/2013*
6:00 pm
Seattle L 65–74  3–7
Titan Gym (659)
Fullerton, CA

12/15/2013*
2:05 pm
Texas Southern W 87–80  4–7
Titan Gym (573)
Fullerton, CA

12/21/2013*
3:05 pm
Sacramento State W 59–51  5–7
Titan Gym (833)
Fullerton, CA

12/28/2013*
7:00 pm, Cox 96
at UNLV L 64–83  5–8
Thomas & Mack Center (12,551)
Paradise, NV

01/04/2014*
10:00 am
at Tulsa L 57–73  5–9
Reynolds Center (4,214)
Tulsa, OK
Conference games

1/9/2014
7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 78–73  6–9 (1–0)
Titan Gym (879)
Fullerton, CA

1/16/2014
7:00 pm
at UC Irvine L 54–72  6–10 (1–1)
Bren Events Center (2,352)
Irvine, CA

1/18/2014
7:00 pm
at UC Davis L 61–69  6–11 (1–2)
The Pavilion (2,216)
Davis, CA

1/23/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cal Poly L 56–58  6–12 (1–3)
Titan Gym (1,345)
Fullerton, CA

1/25/2014
7:00 pm, Prime Ticket
UC Santa Barbara W 74–72  7–12 (2–3)
Titan Gym (1,772)
Fullerton, CA

2/1/2014
8:00 pm
at Long Beach State L 56–75  7–13 (2–4)
Walter Pyramid (3,762)
Long Beach, CA

2/6/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Riverside L 69–72  7–14 (2–5)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (783)
Riverside, CA

2/8/2014
7:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge L 83–92 OT 7–15 (2–6)
Matadome (1,227)
Northridge, CA

2/13/2014
7:00 pm
UC Davis W 74–64  8–15 (3–6)
Titan Gym (731)
Fullerton, CA

2/15/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Hawaiʻi L 80–83  8–16 (3–7)
Titan Gym (3,017)
Fullerton, CA

2/20/2014
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly W 67–59  9–16 (4–7)
Mott Gym (1,564)
San Luis Obispo, CA

2/22/2014
4:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 65–80  9–17 (4–8)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,737)
Santa Barbara, CA

2/27/2014
7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 82–81  10–17 (5–8)
Titan Gym (747)
Fullerton, CA

3/1/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Long Beach State W 84–76  11–17 (6–8)
Titan Gym (1,806)
Fullerton, CA

3/6/2014
7:00 pm
UC Irvine L 44–62  11–18 (6–9)
Titan Gym (1,617)
Fullerton, CA

3/9/2014
9:00 pm, OC Sports
at Hawaiʻi L 77–81  11–19 (6–10)
 (8,688)
Hawaii
Big West Tournament

3/13/2014
2:30 pm, FS Prime Ticket
vs. Long Beach State
Quarterfinals
L 56–66  11–20
Honda Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. 1 2 "Dedrique Taylor Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Cal State Fullerton". FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  2. "Arizona Prep Forward Joe Boyd Signs With Cal State Fullerton". FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Taylor Completes Men's Basketball Coaching Staff for 2013-14 Season". FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Titans "Go Dutch," Add Four More for 2013-14". FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Titans Finalize 2013-14 Men's Basketball Schedule". FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Taylor Adds Two More Transfers to 2013-14 Roster". FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  7. "Titans Eclipse Century Mark in Exhibition Win". FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
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