The 2013–14 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Crean, in his sixth season with the Hoosiers. The team played its home games at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Illinois. After not being selected to play in the NIT, Indiana chose not to accept an invitation to the CBI claiming, "We're Indiana. We don't play in the CBI".
Previous season The Hoosiers finished the season with an overall record of 29–7, with a record of 14–4 in the Big Ten regular season for a first-place finish. Indiana started the preseason ranked #1 overall and spent a total of 10 weeks at #1. Indiana earned a 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament's East Region, where they lost in the Sweet Sixteen to Syracuse.
Preseason
Departures Indiana departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure Cody Zeller 40 C 7'0" 240 Sophomore Washington, Indiana 2013 NBA draft Victor Oladipo 4 SG 6'5" 214 Junior Upper Marlboro, Maryland 2013 NBA draft Jordan Hulls 1 PG/SG 6'0" 182 Senior Bloomington, Indiana Graduated Christian Watford 2 F 6'9" 232 Senior Birmingham, Alabama Graduated Derek Elston 32 F 6'9" 216 Senior Tipton, Indiana Graduated Maurice Creek 3 SG 6'5" 194 Senior Oxon Hill, Maryland Graduate transfer (George Washington) Remy Abell 23 PG/SG 6'4" 201 Sophomore Louisville, Kentucky Transfer (Xavier)
Recruiting class In addition to the six incoming freshmen recruits, Indiana also added Evan Gordon, a graduate transfer from Arizona State.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Big Ten regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Big Ten tournament
^ This game was originally scheduled for Feb 18, but was postponed due to safety concerns following a piece of metal falling from the roof at Assembly Hall. Source: Schedule
Rankings
See also 2013–14 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team
References