2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team


The 2013–14 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's ninth season at BYU and the Cougars third season in the West Coast Conference. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Oregon.

Before the season

Departures

Recruiting

As early recruiting began, BYU had 5 players commit to play. Three of the players- Nick Emery, Jakob Hartsock, and Braiden Shaw, plan to serve two-year church missions before joining the team for the 2015-16 season. The other two plan to join BYU and play during the 2013-14 season. During late recruitment, the Cougars had one JC Player decide to transfer to BYU in Skyler Halford.

2013–14 return missionaries

For the 2013-14 season, Coach Rose announced that Kyle Collinsworth would return from his mission in the summer of 2013 and resume playing as a forward for the BYU team. Collinsworth had been serving as a two-year church missionary in Russia.

Coaching

BYU also unveiled a surprise face as a new member of the coaching staff. Noah Hartsock returned from Spain to pursue his graduate degree and was named as a Student Assistant.

2013–14 media

Nu Skin Cougar IMG Sports Network

- Flagship Station
BYU Radio- Nationwide
KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, ID
KMGR- Manti, UT
KSUB- Cedar City, UT
KDXU- St. George, UT

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=8 style="background:#002654; color:#FFFFFF;"|Exhibition
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654; color:white;"| Regular Season
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654;"| 2014 WCC Tournament
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654;"| 2014 NCAA Tournament

Game summaries

Cougar Tipoff

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, David Nixon, Jake Edmonds, and Justin Ashby
Stats reset at Halftime and players moved onto different squads. Also done differently was a running clock in the first half and a regular clock in the second half. The first half featured mixed squads while the second half featured regulars vs. Redshirts, Walk-ons, and Practice Squad. Jordan Ellis, Andrew Topham, Austin Winegar, & Tyler Nicholas- 4 practice squad members, participate in the second half. Nate Austin would only play 1 minute. He was pulled after his tooth got broke during the game.
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Exhibition: Colorado College

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Lauren Francom
Series History: BYU leads regular season series history 11-5-6 with all matches having occurred between 1923 and 1936.
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Exhibition: Alaska-Anchorage

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, David Nixon, and Lauren Francom
Series History: BYU leads regular season series 1-0
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Weber State

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, David Nixon, and Lauren Francom
Series History: BYU leads series 28-10
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Stanford

Broadcasters: Dave Pasch and Seth Greenberg
Series History: BYU leads series 4-2
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CBE Classic: Mount Saint Mary's

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Spencer Linton
Series History: First Meeting
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CBE Classic: Colorado Mesa

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Spencer Linton
Series History: First Metting
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#21 Iowa State

Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Miles Simon
Series History: Iowa State leads series 5-0
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CBE Classic: Texas

Broadcasters: Mark Neely and Sean Farnham
Series History: BYU leads 3-2
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CBE Classic: #12 Wichita State

Broadcasters: Mark Neely and Sean Farnham
Series History: Wichita State leads 6-1
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Utah State

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Lauren Francom
Series History: BYU leads series 137-92
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North Texas

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Spencer Linton
Series History: BYU leads 2-0
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#21 UMass

Broadcasters: John Sadak and Pete Gillen
Series History: First Meeting
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Prairie View A&M

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, David Nixon, and Spencer Linton
Series History: BYU leads 1-0
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Utah

Broadcasters: Rich Cellini and Dan Dickau
Series History: BYU leads 129-125
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#13 Oregon

Broadcasters: JB Long and Ernie Kent
Series History: Oregon leads 12-9
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Loyola Marymount

Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Jarron Collins
Series History: BYU leads 4-3
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Pepperdine

Broadcasters: Ari Wolfe, Jarron Collins, and Kelli Tennant
Series History: BYU leads 8-4
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San Diego

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, David Nixon, and Spencer Linton
Series History: BYU leads 6-2
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Pepperdine

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Spencer Linton
Series History: BYU leads 8-5
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Loyola Marymount

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, David Nixon, and Spencer Linton
Series History: Series Even 4-4
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San Francisco

Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Corey Williams
Series History: BYU leads 8-7
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Santa Clara

Broadcasters: Glen Kuiper and Dan Belluomini
Series History: BYU leads 19-5
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Portland

Broadcasters: Tom Glasgow and Bill Krueger
Series History: BYU leads 9-0
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Gonzaga

Broadcasters: Beth Mowins and Kara Lawson
Series History: Gonzaga leads 5-2
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Pacific

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, David Nixon, and Spencer Linton
Series History: Series tied 3-3
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Saint Mary's

Broadcasters: Beth Mowins and Kara Lawson
Series History: BYU leads 8-6
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Santa Clara

Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Corey Williams
Series History: BYU leads 20-5
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San Francisco

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Blaine Fowler, and Lauren Francom
Series History: BYU leads 9-7
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Pacific

Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Dan Belluomini
Series History: BYU leads 4-3
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Saint Mary's

Broadcasters: Beth Mowins and Kara Lawson
Series History: BYU leads 9-6
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Gonzaga

Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Miles Simon
Series History: Gonzaga leads 6-2
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Portland

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Blaine Fowler, and Lauren Francom
Series History: BYU leads 9-1
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San Diego

Broadcasters: Steve Quis and Jon Crispin
Series History: BYU leads 7-2
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Loyola Marymount

Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler
Series History: BYU leads 5-4
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San Francisco

Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
Series History: BYU leads 10-7
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WCC Championship: Gonzaga

Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham ; Dave Ryan and Bill Frieder
Series History: Gonzaga leads 6-3
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NCAA Tournament: Oregon

Broadcasters: Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, and Lewis Johnson ; Wayne Larrivee and Kelly Tripucka
Series History: Oregon leads 13-9
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Rankings