2014–15 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 12th year head coach Murry Bartow, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center and returned as members of the Southern Conference, a conference they left in 2005. They finished the season 16–14, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Western Carolina.

2014–15 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record16–14 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Bolen
  • Jason Slay
  • Bill McCammon
Home arenaFreedom Hall Civic Center
Seasons
2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wofford 16 2   .889 28 7   .800
Chattanooga 15 3   .833 22 10   .688
Mercer 12 6   .667 19 16   .543
Western Carolina 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
East Tennessee State 8 10   .444 16 14   .533
VMI 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Samford 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
The Citadel 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
UNC Greensboro 6 12   .333 11 22   .333
Furman 5 13   .278 11 22   .333
2015 SoCon Tournament winner

On March 12, head coach Murry Bartow was fired.[1] He had a record of 224–169 in 12 seasons.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Ron Giplaye Forward 6–6 250 Senior Lowell, Massachusetts
1 Petey McClain Guard 6–0 185 Junior Mobile, Alabama
2 Devin Harris Guard 6–4 200 Sophomore Tampa, Florida
3 Peter Jurkin Center 7–0 230 Junior Juba, South Sudan
4 Rashawn Rembert Guard 6–3 195 Senior Tampa, Florida
5 Jalen Riley Guard 6–0 150 Senior Racine, Wisconsin
10 Isaac Banks Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore New Orleans, Louisiana
11 Desonta Bradford Guard 6–4 185 Freshman Humboldt, Tennessee
12 Tommy Williams Forward 6–5 220 Junior Augusta, Georgia
13 A.J. Merriweather Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore Jackson, Mississippi
15 Lester Wilson Forward 6–4 215 Junior Knoxville, Tennessee
20 Alex Bates Forward 6–9 235 Senior Greenbelt, Maryland
21 Tyler Ailshie Guard 6–1 195 Senior Kingsport, Tennessee
44 Karl Overstreet Center 6–10 225 Freshman Lynchburg, Virginia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Milligan W 94–77 
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,334)
Johnson City, Tennessee
Regular season
11/14/2014*
8:30 pm
at Valparaiso L 76–90  0–1
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,912)
Valparaiso, Indiana
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Virginia–Wise W 111–66  1–1
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,229)
Johnson City, Tennessee
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
UNC Asheville W 98–87  2–1
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,517)
Johnson City, Tennessee
11/24/2014*
7:00 pm
at Winthrop W 69–64  3–1
Winthrop Coliseum (1,498)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
12/01/2014*
7:00 pm
at Morehead State W 63–59  4–1
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,132)
Morehead, Kentucky
12/03/2014
8:00 pm, ASN
Western Carolina W 96–89  5–1 (1–0)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,287)
Johnson City, Tennessee
12/13/2014
4:00 pm
UNC Greensboro L 79–80  5–2 (1–1)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,375)
Johnson City, Tennessee
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky W 63–60  6–2
McBrayer Arena (1,300)
Richmond, Kentucky
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
at VCU L 60–84  6–3
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, Virginia
12/31/2014*
1:00 pm, SECN
at Tennessee L 61–71  6–4
Thompson–Boling Arena (14,245)
Knoxville, Tennessee
01/02/2015
7:00 pm
VMI W 98–88  7–4 (2–1)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,373)
Johnson City, Tennessee
01/05/2015
7:00 pm
at Samford W 76–74  8–4 (3–1)
Pete Hanna Center (624)
Homewood, Alabama
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
Mercer W 71–70  9–4 (4–1)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,621)
Johnson City, Tennessee
01/10/2015
4:00 pm
Chattanooga L 71–74 OT 9–5 (4–2)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,605)
Johnson City, Tennessee
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
at Western Carolina W 83–76  10–5 (5–2)
Ramsey Center (1,794)
Cullowhee, North Carolina
01/17/2015
1:00 pm
at VMI L 79–85  10–6 (5–3)
Cameron Hall 
Lexington, Virginia
01/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Tusculum W 90–52  11–6
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,380)
Johnson City, Tennessee
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
The Citadel W 70–59  12–6 (6–3)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,710)
Johnson City, Tennessee
01/24/2015
7:00 pm
at Wofford L 64–72  12–7 (6–4)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,907)
Spartanburg, South Carolina
01/29/2015
7:00 pm
at Furman L 55–59  12–8 (6–5)
Timmons Arena (1,005)
Greenville, South Carolina
01/31/2015*
7:00 pm
North Carolina Central W 61–59  13–8
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,957)
Johnson City, Tennessee
02/05/2015
7:00 pm
Wofford L 64–74  13–9 (6–6)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,517)
Johnson City, Tennessee
02/07/2015
4:00 pm
Samford L 68–71  13–10 (6–7)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,715)
Johnson City, Tennessee
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro W 65–62  14–10 (7–7)
Greensboro Coliseum (2,035)
Greensboro, North Carolina
02/14/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman W 66–59  15–10 (8–7)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,658)
Johnson City, Tennessee
02/16/2015*
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech W 87–79  16–10
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,072)
Johnson City, Tennessee
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, ASN
at Chattanooga L 59–67  16–11 (8–8)
McKenzie Arena (5,179)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
02/26/2015
6:00 pm
at The Citadel L 73–74  16–12 (8–9)
McAlister Field House (1,358)
Charleston, South Carolina
02/28/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer L 64–69  16–13 (8–10)
Hawkins Arena (3,817)
Macon, Georgia
SoCon tournament
3/07/2015
2:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Western Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 61–67 OT 16–14
U.S. Cellular Center (6,051)
Asheville, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball | Schedule | Official Site of East Tennessee State Athletics".