2013–14 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2013–14 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They play their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center . This was season of new beginnings for the Tigers. Gone after 25 seasons was long-time head coach Bob Thomason . The new head coach of the Tigers was former assistant Ron Verlin . Verlin arrived with much experience. Verlin had been the associate head coach for the Tigers for 19 seasons under Thomason. Verlin becomes the 20th head coach in the history of Tiger basketball.[ 1]
In addition to the new coach, Pacific joined a new conference, the West Coast Conference .[ 2]
The Tigers finished the season 18–16, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, Texas A&M Corpus–Christi and fellow WCC member San Diego to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Murray State.
Before the season
Departures
In addition to the 7 listed, Andrew Bock and Trevin Harris also graduated. However they both have one year of eligibility remaining and will return to the team for the 2013–14 season.
Recruiting
Currently two players have committed to join the Tigers for the 2013–14 season. More are expected to be announced, probably from the Junior College ranks.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Raymond Boyles G Modesto, California
Modesto Christian
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sep 15, 2012
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 65
Thomas Wallace G Stockton, California
Ronald E. McNair
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sep 10, 2012
Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 63
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 98 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:
Roster
2013–14 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F 1
Trevin Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Sr Kingwood Western Wyoming CC
Kingwood, TX
G 2
T.J. Wallace 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Fr Modesto Christian
Stockton, CA
G 3
Sama Taku 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Sr Tucson Santa Rosa JC
Tucson, AZ
G 4
Aaron Hendricks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr New Hampton School
Loomis, CA
G 5
Spencer Llewellyn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Jr Sydney Boys
Sydney , Australia
F 11
Gabriel Aguirre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
Jr City College of San Francisco
São Paulo , Brazil
G 12
Andrew Bock 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Sr Eisenhower Creighton
Rialto, CA
F 13
Khalil Kelley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Sr Los Osos
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
F 15
Aaron Short 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Jr North Valley Cabrillo College
Reno, NV
G 20
Ross Rivera 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Sr El Diamante College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA
G 22
Ray Bowles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Fr Modesto Christian
Modesto, CA
F 24
David Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr Graf-Münster-Gymnasium
Eckersdorf , Germany
F 30
Thomas Peters 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Fr Archbishop Mitty
Campbell, CA
F 33
Tony Gill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Sr Oakmont Cosumnes River College
Roseville, CA
C 42
Tim Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg)
Sr Sheridan Las Positas College
Sheridan, WY
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
Schedule
Pacific basketball will see an increased amount of television exposure for the 2013–14 season. Every conference game is guaranteed to be on an ESPN Network, WCC TV, WCC Network, or a local TV station (Comcast, ROOT, Time Warner, FSSD, or BYUtv). Untelevised non-conference home games will likely be switch from Big West TV to Stretch Internet.
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site
Exhibition
10/30/2013 *7:00 pm, Tigers TV
Cal State Stanislaus W 80–70 Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
11/03/2013 *4:00 pm, Tigers TV
Montana Tech W 76–52 Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
Regular season
11/08/2013 *7:05 pm, MW Network
at Nevada
W 80–78 1–0
Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
11/12/2013 *7:00 pm, Tigers TV
UC Irvine W 84–79 2–0
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
11/17/2013 *2:00 pm, Tigers TV
Western Illinois W 66–52 3–0
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
11/23/2013 *7:30 pm, Tigers TV
Fresno State W 86–77 4–0
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
11/29/2013 *12:00 pm, P12N
at No. 14 Oregon Global Sports Hardwood Classic L 62–85 4–1
Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
11/30/2013 *1:00 pm
vs. Cal Poly Global Sports Hardwood Classic W 73–71 5–1
Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
12/01/2013 *4:30 pm
vs. North Dakota Global Sports Hardwood Classic W 93–76 6–1
Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
12/07/2013 *4:00 pm, MW Network
at Utah State
W 78–68 7–1
Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
12/14/2013 *7:00 pm, Tigers TV
Menlo College W 84–73 8–1
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
12/20/2013 *7:30 pm, Holiday Hoops TV
vs. Princeton South Point Holiday Hoops Classic L 58–83 8–2
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
12/21/2013 *5:30 pm, Holiday Hoops TV
vs. Bradley South Point Holiday Hoops Classic W 71–55 9–2
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
12/30/2013 8:00 pm, CSNCA
Saint Mary's L 80–88 9–3
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
01/02/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Portland
L 64–72 9–4
Chiles Center Portland, OR
01/04/2014 5:00 pm, TheW.tv
at No. 24 Gonzaga
L 64–86 9–5
McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
01/09/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
San Francisco L 72–81 OT
9–6
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
01/11/2014 1:00 pm, TWCSN /CSNCA
Santa Clara W 80–68 10–6
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
01/18/2014 5:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Saint Mary's
L 73–79 10–7
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
01/23/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Loyola Marymount L 81–92 10–8
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
01/25/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Pepperdine W 76–66 11–8
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
01/30/2014 6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU
L 78–88 11–9
Marriott Center Provo, UT
02/01/2014 1:00 pm, TWCSN/CSNCA
at San Diego
W 84–67 12–9
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
02/06/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Pepperdine
L 69–80 12–10
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
02/08/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Loyola Marymount
W 82–72 13–10
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
02/13/2014 8:00 pm, TWCSN/CSNCA
BYU W 89–82 14–10
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
02/15/2014 7:00 pm, CSN CA
San Diego L 55–70 14–11
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
02/20/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Santa Clara
L 50–70 14–12
Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
02/22/2014 3:00 pm, TWCSN/CSNCA
at San Francisco
L 59-64 14–13
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
02/27/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Gonzaga L 53–70 14–14
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
03/01/2014 3:00 pm, TheW.tv
Portland W 68–65 15–14
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
WCC tournament
03/06/2014 8:30 pm, BYUtv
vs. Santa Clara First round L 64–81 15–15
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
CIT
03/19/2014 *8:00 pm, Cox7
at Grand Canyon First round W 69–67 16–15
Antelope Gymnasium Phoenix, AZ
03/22/2014 *6:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Second round W 89–60 17–15
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
03/26/2014 *7:00 pm
San Diego Quarterfinals W 75–60 18–15
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
04/01/2014 *6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Murray State Semifinals L 75–98 18–16
CFSB Center Murray, KY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Game summaries
Exhibition: Cal State Stanislaus
Broadcaster: Zach Bayrouty
Cal State Stanislaus Warriors 70, Pacific Tigers 80
Scoring by half: 34-47, 36-33
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Sama Taku 25Rebs: Khalil Kelley & Ross Rivera 8Asts: Andrew Bock 6
Exhibition: Montana Tech
Broadcaster: Zach Bayrouty
Montana Tech Diggers 52, Pacific Tigers 76
Scoring by half: 21-39, 31-37
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Tony Gill 19Rebs: Tony Gill 8Asts: Andrew Bock 6
Alex G. Spanos Center
Stockton, CA
Attendance: 1,653
[ 4] Referees: Mike Reed, Ken Ditty, Dennis Flannery
Nevada
Series History: Pacific leads 53-44
Pacific Tigers 80 , Nevada Wolf Pack 78
Scoring by half: 37-42, 43-36
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Deonte Burton 23Rebs: Jerry Evans, Jr. 9Asts: Deonte Burton 3
UC Irvine
Series History: Pacific leads 42-37
UC Irvine Anteaters 79, Pacific Tigers 84
Scoring by half: 39-43, 40-41
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Ross Rivera 21Rebs: Sama Taku & Ross Rivera 8Asts: Sama Taku 4
Alex G. Spanos Center
Stockton, CA
Attendance: 1,862
[ 6] Referees: Horace Shields, Marc Beasley, Casey McClellan
Western Illinois
Series History: Pacific leads 1-0
Western Illinois Leathernecks 52, Pacific Tigers 66
Scoring by half: 23-44, 29-22
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Tony Gill 19Rebs: Sama Taku 6Asts: Trevin Harris & Sama Taku 4
Alex G. Spanos Center
Stockton, CA
Attendance: 1,771
[ 7] Referees: Deldre Carr, Kurt Walker, Sam Haddad
Fresno State
Series History: Pacific leads 78-77
Fresno State Bulldogs 77, Pacific Tigers 86
Scoring by half: 26-27, 51-59
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Andrew Bock 19Rebs: Khalil Kelley 12Asts: Sama Taku 6
Alex G. Spanos Center
Stockton, CA
Attendance: 3,204
[ 8] Referees: Michael Greenstein, Tommy Nunez, Donald McAllister
Global Sports Classic: Oregon
Series History: Oregon leads 6-2Aaron Goldsmith and Ernie Kent
Pacific Tigers 62, Oregon Ducks 85
Scoring by half: 36-29, 26-56
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Mike Moser 19Rebs: Damyean Dotson 7Asts: Johnathan Loyd 13
Global Sports Classic: Cal Poly
Series History: Pacific leads 34-14
Cal Poly Mustangs 71, Pacific Tigers 73
Scoring by half: 28-36, 43-47
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Tony Gill 14Rebs: Sama Taku 7Asts: Trevin Harris & Sama Taku 3
Matthew Knight ArenaAttendance: 5,937Referees: Bob Staffen, Shawn Lehigh, Martin Cota
Global Sports Classic: North Dakota
Series History: Series tied 1-1
Pacific Tigers 93 , North Dakota 76
Scoring by half: 45-48, 48-28
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Troy Huff 21Rebs: Troy Huff 8Asts: Aaron Anderson & Troy Huff 3
Matthew Knight ArenaAttendance: N/AReferees: Michael Greenstein, Shawn Lehigh, Martin Cota
Utah State
Series History: Utah State leads 44-23
Pacific Tigers 78 , Utah State Aggies 68
Scoring by half: 37-29, 41-39
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Jarred Shaw 17Rebs: Spencer Butterfield 8Asts: Marcel Davis & Preston Medlin 4
Menlo College
Menlo College Oaks 73, Pacific Tigers 84
Scoring by half: 37-44, 36-40
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Khalil Kelley 27Rebs: Khalil Kelley 11Asts: Trevin Harris & Andrew Bock 3
Alex G. Spanos Center
Stockton, CA
Attendance: 1,837
[ 9] Referees: James Giron, Dennis Flannery, Mark Cook
South Point Holiday Classic: Princeton
Series History: First Meeting
Pacific Tigers 58, Princeton Tigers 83
Scoring by half: 30-45, 28-38
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: T.J. Bray 20Rebs: Will Barrett 5Asts: T.J. Bray 8
South Point Holiday Classic: Bradley
Series History: Bradley leads 1-0
Bradley Braves 55, Pacific Tigers 71
Scoring by half: 27-35, 28-36
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: T.J. Wallace 14Rebs: Khalil Kelley & Gabriel Aguirre 6Asts: Andrew Bock 7
South Point ArenaAttendance: 312Referees: Landon Brandes, Todd Austin, Marty Kerrigan
Series History: Saint Mary's leads 66-43Barry Tompkins and Dan Belluomini
Saint Mary's Gaels 88 , Pacific Tigers 80
Scoring by half: 45-39, 43-41
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Andrew Bock 23Rebs: Tony Gill 12Asts: Trevin Harris 2
Alex G. Spanos Center
Stockton, CA
Attendance: 4,015
[ 10] Referees: Michael Irving, Glen Mayberry, Tony Padilla
Portland
Series History: Pacific leads 20-8Tom Glasgow & Bill Krueger
Pacific Tigers 64, Portland Pilots 72
Scoring by half: 28-35, 36-37
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Thomas Van Der Mars 18Rebs: Thomas Van Der Mars 13Asts: Alec Wintering 5
Gonzaga
Series History: Gonzaga leads series 3-1
Pacific Tigers 64, Gonzaga Bulldogs 86
Scoring by half: 25-46, 39-40
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Kevin Pangos & Drew Barham 16Rebs: Przemek Karnowski 8Asts: Kyle Dranginis 7
San Francisco
Series History: San Francisco leads 60-34Rich Cellini & John Stege
San Francisco Dons 81 , Pacific Tigers 72 (OT)
Scoring by half: 30-36, 33-27 Overtime :
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Andrew Bock 17Rebs: Sama Taku, Tony Gill, & Aaron Short 7Asts: Andrew Bock 4
Alex G. Spanos Center
Stockton, CA
Attendance: 1,448
[ 13] Referees: Tommy Nunez, Kurt Walker, Coban Lopez
Santa Clara
Series History: Santa Clara leads 89-41Barry Tompkins and Jarron Collins
Santa Clara Broncos 68, Pacific Tigers 80
Scoring by half: 29-33, 39-47
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Sama Taku 19Rebs: Tony Gill 7Asts: Sama Taku 4
Alex G. Spanos Center
Stockton, CA
Attendance: 1,816
[ 14] Referees: Scott Brown, Rob Rorke, Nate Harris
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