Jump to content

2013–14 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Invisible hurricane (talk | contribs) at 04:05, 3 June 2013 (→Pre-season: Added info on 3-star recruit Jaaron Simmons). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

{{{year}}} [[{{{team}}} football]]
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Louisville* † 15 – 3   .833 31 – 6   .838
No. 15 Cincinnati 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
No. 18 UConn 12 – 6   .667 32 – 8   .800
SMU 12 – 6   .667 27 – 10   .730
Memphis 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Houston 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Rutgers 5 – 13   .278 12 – 21   .364
UCF 4 – 14   .222 13 – 18   .419
Temple 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
South Florida 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375
† The American Tournament winner
As of March 15th, 2014
*Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 3 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(31-6)(15-3)
Rankings from AP poll

The 2013–14 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represents the University of Houston during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marks the first for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The team, coached by James Dickey in his fourth year, plays their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion.

Pre-season

Unfortunately, the Cougars’ off-season was defined primarily by the amount of departures from the program. On May 14, it was announced that the school granted permission to sophomore point guard J.J. Thompson to transfer to another school. No reason was given as to his desire to leave the Cougars.[1] Ten days later, the school announced that four-star 2012 class recruit Valentine Izundu was also granted release from the program. Like Thompson, no reason why given for Izundu’s departure, but it was noted that the freshman saw very limited playing time in his only season with the team.[2] On June 1, the program announced that Michael Young, former Cougar player and Phi Slama Jama member during the 1980-84 seasons, would not be retained as Director of Basketball Operations. Young was offered a reassignment in the program, but refused it and decided to leave the school. As a result, Michael’s son Joseph Young, the Cougar’s leading scorer during the 2012-13 season has decided to leave the program as well.[3]

Despite the number of departures from the program, the Cougars were still able to build on the team by signing Ohio Player of the Year and three-star recruit Jaaron Simmons. The point guard out of Archbishop Alter High School signed a National Letter of Intent on April 18, choosing the Cougars over offers from Butler and Dayton, among others.[4] Simmons' mentioned that the opportunity to play with standout players Danuel House, Joseph Young, and TaShawn Thomas helped in his decision to sign with Houston.[5]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Joseph Young 0 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Houston, Texas Left program when father Michael was not retained as Director of Basketball Operations
J.J. Thompson 3 G 6'0" 185 Sophomore Irving, Texas Granted release to transfer to another school
Leon Gibson 15 F 6'9" 245 Senior Los Angeles, California Graduated
Valentine Izundu 45 C 6'10" 215 Freshman Houston, Texas Granted release to transfer to another school

Class of 2013 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaaron Simmons
PG 		Kettering, OH Archbishop Alter HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 31, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Houston Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  • "2013 Houston Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

Roster

2013–14 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Mikhail McLean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 2 Brandon Morris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Alexandria, Louisiana
G 4 LeRon Barnes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Stonewall, Louisiana
G 12 Jimmy Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Plano, Texas
G 14 Tione Womack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
G 20 Donald Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 21 Jherrod Stiggers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Terrell, Texas
F 23 Danuel House 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Sugar Land, Texas
G 24 Lawrence Paye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
F 35 TaShawn Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Killeen, Texas
F 55 J.J. Richardson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Missouri City, Texas
G Jaaron Simmons 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Kettering, Ohio
F Danrad Knowles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-06-02

Schedule

On May 21 it was announced that the Cougars will participate as one of the four hosts in the 2013 Legends Classic alongside Pittsburgh, Stanford, and Texas Tech. Houston will host a pair of regional round games at home between November 17-21, and then will travel to Brooklyn to participate in the championship round with the other four hosts on November 25-26 at the Barclays Center.[6]

Although the American Athletic Conference regular season schedule has yet to be released, it was announced that the league will play a complete 18-game round-robin schedule with the other 9 members of the conference.[7]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 17-18*
 TBD
Legends Classic Regional Game 1 		Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Nov 19-21*
 TBD
Legends Classic Regional Game 2 		Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Nov 25-26*
 ESPN 		vs. TBD
Legends Classic Semifinal 		Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ J.J. Thompson leaving UH basketball program, Houston Chronicle, retrieved 2 June 2013
  2. ^ Lamar Consolidated center to transfer from UH, Houston Chronicle, retrieved 2 June 2013
  3. ^ Houston leading scorer Joseph Young, and father Michael, leaving the program, NBC Sports, retrieved 2 June 2013
  4. ^ Ohio Player of the Year Jaaron Simmons Becomes First Men's Hoops Signee, UHCougars.com, retrieved 2 June 2013
  5. ^ Simmons’ goal to ‘Keep Dayton on the rise’, Dayton Daily News, retrieved 2 June 2013
  6. ^ Pittsburgh to play in Legends Classic, ESPN.com, retrieved 2 June 2013
  7. ^ Geno Tells Other AAC Schools About Potential For Growth, Hartford Courant, retrieved 2 June 2013
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2013–14_Houston_Cougars_men%27s_basketball_team&oldid=558075135"