The 2013–14 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by seventh year head coach Marty Simmons, played their home games at the Ford Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Wichita State.
Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 0 Ryan Sawvell Forward/Center 6–8 200 Junior Mundelein, Illinois 2 Christian Benzon Guard 6–4 195 Freshman Gainesville, Florida 3 Jaylon Brown Guard 6–0 185 Freshman Fishers, Indiana 4 Duane Gibson Guard 6–3 195 Freshman Cleveland, Ohio 5 Mislav Brzoja Guard 6–4 205 Sophomore Zagreb, Croatia 10 Jaylon Moore Forward/Center 6–7 230 Junior Olive Branch, Mississippi 12 Adam Wing Guard 6–4 205 Sophomore Morehead, Kentucky 22 Tyler Ptacek Guard 6–3 175 Freshman Parma, Ohio 23 Mike Leazer Guard 6–3 170 Sophomore Mount Prospect, Illinois 25 Rokas Cesnulevicius Forward/Center 6–8 215 Junior Alytus, Lithuania 31 D.J. Balentine Guard 6–2 210 Sophomore Kokomo, Indiana 44 David Howard Forward 6–8 225 RS–Freshman Nashville, Tennessee 50 Blake Simmons Guard/Forward 6–5 210 Freshman Newburgh, Indiana 55 Egidijus Mockevičius Center 6–10 225 Sophomore Vilnius, Lithuania
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#5C2F83; color:#FF5100;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#5C2F83; color:#FF5100;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#5C2F83; color:#FF5100;"| 2014 Missouri Valley tournament
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