2013-2014 Evansville Purple Aces

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2013-2014 Evansville Purple Aces Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
31 D.J. Balentine So G 6-2 210 Jul 21, 1993 Kokomo (IN) United States Kokomo High School
2 Christian Benzon Fr F 6-4 195 Sep 18, 1993 Copenhagen Denmark The Rock High School
3 Jaylon Brown Fr G 6-0 185 Sep 11, 1994 Fishers (IN) United States Fishers High School
25 Rokas Cesnulevicius Jr PF 6-8 215 Oct 1, 1992 Alytaus Lithuania Hawaii Preparatory Academy
4 Duane Gibson Fr G 6-3 195 Feb 24, 1995 Cleveland (OH) United States Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School
44 David Howard Fr F 6-8 225 - Nashville (TN) United States Montgomery Bell Academy
23 Mike Leazer So G 6-3 180 - Mt. Prospect (IL) United States Northridge Preparatory School
55 Egidijus Mockevicius So PF 6-10 237 Sep 1, 1992 Kursenai Lithuania N/A
10 Jaylon Moore Jr PF 6-7 230 - Memphis (TN) United States Olive Branch High School
22 Tyler Ptacek Fr G 6-3 175 - Parma (OH) United States Parma High School
0 Ryan Sawvell RS-Jr F 6-8 215 Oct 6, 1992 Mundelein (IL) United States Mundelein High School
50 Blake Simmons Fr F 6-5 210 - Newburgh (IN) United States Castle High School
12 Adam Wing So G 6-4 205 - Morehead (KY) United States Rowan County Senior High School

Evansville Transfers Sitting Out 2013-2014

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Mislav Brzoja So SG 6-6 215 Jan 9, 1994 Zagreb Croatia Villanova

Recent Evansville Purple Aces History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 17-18 (6-14) 10th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2022-2023 5-27 (1-19) 12th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 6-24 (2-16) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 9-16 (7-11) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 9-23 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 11-21 (5-13) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 17-15 (7-11) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 16-17 (6-12) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 25-9 (12-6) 2nd (MVC) Runner Up N/A
2014-2015 24-12 (9-9) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT Champion
2013-2014 14-19 (6-12) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 21-15 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT 4th Rnd
2011-2012 16-16 (9-9) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2010-2011 16-16 (9-9) 6th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2009-2010 9-21 (3-15) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 17-14 (8-10) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2007-2008 9-21 (3-15) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 14-17 (6-12) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 10-19 (5-13) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 11-17 (5-13) 9th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 7-22 (5-13) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 12-16 (8-10) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2013-2014 Evansville Purple Aces Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
D.J. Balentine NABC All-District (16) Second Team
D.J. Balentine MVC All-Conference First Team
Egidijus Mockevicius MVC All-Conference Honorable Mention
D.J. Balentine MVC All-Tournament Team
Egidijus Mockevicius MVC All-Defensive Team
Blake Simmons MVC All-Freshman Team
D.J. Balentine MVC Most-Improved Team

2013-2014 Evansville Purple Aces Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Balentine D. Gibson A. Wing B. Simmons E. Mockevicius
Rotation J. Brown     R. Sawvell  
Rotation       J. Moore  
Lim PT   T. Ptacek   D. Howard  
Lim PT   C. Benzon   R. Cesnulevicius  
Lim PT   M. Leazer      

2013-2014 Evansville Purple Aces Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
D.J. Balentine 33 37.9 22.8 2.7 4.2 0.6 0.1 2.5
Egidijus Mockevicius 32 25.2 10.5 8.3 0.3 0.8 2.0 1.2
Blake Simmons 33 32.1 9.3 3.0 2.3 0.9 0.3 1.5
Adam Wing 33 31.4 7.0 3.8 1.9 0.8 0.2 1.6
Duane Gibson 33 25.5 6.7 3.6 3.8 0.7 0.2 3.1
Ryan Sawvell 7 15.1 6.0 3.9 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.7
Jaylon Moore 33 13.8 4.2 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4
Jaylon Brown 32 18.1 3.9 2.0 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.1
David Howard 27 7.3 2.3 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5
Tyler Ptacek 20 7.6 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.5
Christian Benzon 24 6.6 1.6 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3
Mike Leazer 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0
Rokas Cesnulevicius 2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

2013-2014 Evansville Purple Aces Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Marty Simmons Head Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Evansville, 1997 to 2002)
Jimmy Elgas Assistant Coach 2007-2008 N/A
Carson Harris Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Head Coach (Marian College, 2015 to 2017)
Geoff Alexander Assistant Coach 2012-2013 N/A
Kim Gentry Director of Basketball Development 2008-2009 N/A
Chad Harmon Video Coordinator 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Monmouth (IL), 2015 to 2016)
Bob Pristash Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
Dustin Hall Assistant Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
Terry Collins Head Athletic Trainer 1987-1988 N/A
Jordan Stanley Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Troy Coppus Assistant Athletic Trainer 2007-2008 N/A