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{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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|Yearsex=2013–14none
|Prev year=2012–132013–14
|team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
|Next year=2014–15
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|Image=WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png
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|Recordrecord=21–1120–12
|ConfRecordconf_record=12–6
|HeadCoachhead_coach=[[Ray Harper (basketball)|Ray Harper]]
|HCYearhc_year = 2nd full
|AsstCoach1asst_coach1=Lawrence Brenneman
|AsstCoach2asst_coach2=David Boyden
|AsstCoach3asst_coach3=Shawn Forrest
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{{2013–14 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings}}
The '''2013–14 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team''' represented [[Western Kentucky University]] during the [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season]]. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach [[Ray Harper (basketball)|Ray Harper]] in his second full year after coaching the final 19 games in 2011–12. They played their home games at [[E. A. Diddle Arena]] and were members of the [[Sun Belt Conference]]. They finished the season 21–1120–12, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place.<ref>[https://sunbeltsports.org/documents/2016/11/18/2016_17_MBB_MG.pdf SBC 2016-17 Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020]</ref> They lost in the semifinals of the [[2014 Sun Belt Conference Menmen's Basketballbasketball Tournamenttournament|Sun Belt Conference Tournamenttournament]] where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette. Despite having 2120 wins, they did not play in a postseason tournament.<ref>[https://wkusports.com/documents/2019/10/7/2019_20_WKU_Hilltopper_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020]</ref>
 
This was their last season as a member of the Sun Belt as they will move to [[Conference USA]] in July, 2014.
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==Schedule==
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wky-m-baskbl-sched.html |title=Men's Basketball - Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic SiteWestern Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic Site |access-date=2013-11-08 |archive-date=2017-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618070931/http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wky-m-baskbl-sched.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref>http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wky-m-baskbl-sched.html</ref>
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!colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
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| date = 11/02/2013
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[Campbellsville University|Campbellsville]]
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| date = 11/12/2013
| time = 12:00 am
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team|Wichita State]]
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| date = 11/16/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team|East Tennessee State]]
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| date = 11/21/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
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| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team|UNC Wilmington]]
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| date = 11/23/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team|Samford]]
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| date = 11/26/2013
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team|Marshall]]
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| date = 11/30/2013
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team|Eastern Illinois]]
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| date = 12/02/2013
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team|Bowling Green]]
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| date = 12/07/2013
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team|Southern Illinois]]
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| date = 12/14/2013
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| opprank = 6
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| tv = ESPN2
| score = 63–79
| overtime = Vacated
| record = 5–4
}}
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| date = 12/18/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
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| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team|Southern Miss]]
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| date = 12/21/2013
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
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| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Murray State Racers men's basketball team|Murray State]]
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| date = 12/28/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
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| rank = no
| opponent = [[Brescia University|Brescia]]
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| date = 12/30/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
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| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team|Ole Miss]]
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| date = 01/02/2014
| time = 5:05 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team|South Alabama]]
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| date = 01/04/2014
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Troy Trojans men's basketball team|Troy]]
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| date = 01/09/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
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| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team|Georgia State]]
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| date = 01/16/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
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| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team|Arkansas–Little Rock]]
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| date = 01/18/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
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| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team|Arkansas State]]
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| date = 01/23/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
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| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team|Louisiana–Monroe]]
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| date = 01/25/2014
| time = 4:15 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team|Louisiana–Lafayette]]
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| date = 01/30/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
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| homecoming =
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| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team|Texas–Arlington]]
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| date = 02/01/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
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| rank = no
| opponent = [[2013–14 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team|Texas State]]
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| date = 02/08/2014
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Arkansas–Little Rock
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| date = 02/10/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Arkansas State
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| date = 02/13/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
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| rank = no
| opponent = Troy
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| date = 02/15/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
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| rank = no
| opponent = South Alabama
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| date = 02/22/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
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| homecoming =
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| rank = no
| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe
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| date = 02/27/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Texas State
| opprank =
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| date = 03/01/2014
| time = 7:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Texas–Arlington
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| date = 03/06/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette
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| date = 03/08/2014
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Georgia State
| opprank =
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| score = 55–73
| overtime =
| record = 21–1020–11 (12–6)
}}
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!colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| [[2014 Sun Belt Conference Menmen's Basketballbasketball Tournamenttournament|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Sun Belt Tournament</span>]]
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/14/2014
| time = 4:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| w/l seed = w2
| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette
| opprank =
| w/l oppseed = l3
| site_stadium = [[Lakefront Arena]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
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| score = 72–73
| overtime =
| record = 21–1120–12
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=[[AP Poll]]|timezone=[[Central Time Zone|Central Time]]<br> [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville’s]] win was later vacated by the [[NCAA]] due to recruiting violations by the Louisville basketball program.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/20/sports/ncaabasketball/louisville-ncaa-title.html New York Times: Louisville Must Forfeit Basketball Championship Over Sex Scandal By Marc Tracy Feb. 20, 2018 retrieved 21 April 2020]</ref>}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=[[AP Poll]]|timezone=[[Central Time Zone|Central Time]]}}
 
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