2014–15 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2014–15 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament where they lost to Coastal Carolina.

2014–15 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record15–16 (10–8 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brett Carey
  • Sean Dixon
  • Logan Johnson
Home arenaKimmel Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charleston Southern 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
High Point 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Coastal Carolina 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Radford 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Winthrop 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
UNC Asheville 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Gardner–Webb 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Presbyterian 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
Longwood 5 13   .278 11 23   .324
Campbell 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
Liberty 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2015 Big South tournament winner

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Alec Wnuk Forward 6–6 195 Freshman Cary, North Carolina
10 Kevin Vannatta Guard 6–3 188 Sophomore Columbus, Ohio
12 Raekwon Miller Guard 6–3 160 Freshman Marion, North Carolina
13 David Robertson Guard 6–3 195 Sophomore Cary, North Carolina
14 Ahmad Thomas Guard 6–5 175 Freshman Danville, Virginia
15 Andrew Rowsey Guard 5–10 175 Sophomore Lexington, Virginia
20 Chaudier Pal Center 6–9 240 Senior Rockingham, Western Australia
21 Giacomo Zilli Forward 6–9 255 Sophomore Udine, Italy
22 Corey Littlejohn Guard 6–3 180 Senior Columbia, South Carolina
25 Jacob Casper Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Asheville, North Carolina
31 Sam Hughes Forward 6–4 205 Junior Battleboro, North Carolina
32 Will Weeks Forward 6–6 220 Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina
41 John Cannon Center 6–10 240 Senior Burnsville, North Carolina
45 Jaleel Roberts Center 7–0 225 Senior Evans, Georgia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
7:30 pm
Brevard W 81–58 
Kimmel Arena (1,507)
Asheville, North Carolina
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wake Forest L 69–80  0–1
LJVM Coliseum (9,834)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
11/16/2014*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Carolina W 83–79  1–1
Williams Arena (4,149)
Greenville, North Carolina
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
Johnson & Wales W 87–48  2–1
Kimmel Arena (1,107)
Asheville, North Carolina
11/22/2014*
4:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 87–98  2–2
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,517)
Johnson City, Tennessee
11/26/2014*
8:00 pm, SECN
at South Carolina L 75–89  2–3
Colonial Life Arena (8,330)
Columbia, South Carolina
11/30/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Charlotte L 63–66 OT 2–4
Kimmel Arena (1,327)
Asheville, North Carolina
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm
Limestone W 91–66  3–4
Kimmel Arena (1,240)
Asheville, North Carolina
12/11/2014*
7:00 pm
Tusculum W 78–40  4–4
Kimmel Arena (1,016)
Asheville, North Carolina
12/14/2014*
8:00 pm
at UAB L 71–79  4–5
Bartow Arena (2,146)
Birmingham, Alabama
12/16/2014*
8:30 pm
at Jacksonville State L 55–64  4–6
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,399)
Jacksonville, Alabama
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm
Western Carolina L 62–66  4–7
Kimmel Arena (2,149)
Asheville, North Carolina
12/31/2014
4:00 pm
at Radford W 62–60  5–7
(1–0)
Dedmon Center (1,853)
Radford, Virginia
01/03/2015
2:00 pm
Gardner–Webb W 80–55  6–7
(2–0)
Kimmel Arena (1,321)
Asheville, North Carolina
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
Liberty W 71–54  7–7
(3–0)
Kimmel Arena (1,255)
Asheville, North Carolina
01/14/2015
7:00 pm
Winthrop L 69–84  7–8
(3–1)
Kimmel Arena (1,238)
Asheville, North Carolina
01/17/2015
4:00 pm
at Campbell W 69–65  8–8
(4–1)
Gore Arena (2,258)
Buies Creek, North Carolina
01/19/2015
7:30 pm
at Charleston Southern L 75–82  8–9
(4–2)
CSU Field House (909)
Charleston, South Carolina
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Coastal Carolina W 75–65  9–9
(5–2)
Kimmel Arena (2,263)
Asheville, North Carolina
01/24/2015
7:00 pm
at High Point L 51–72  9–10
(5–3)
Millis Center (1,750)
High Point, North Carolina
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
at Longwood W 74–64  10–10
(6–3)
Willett Hall (924)
Farmville, Virginia
01/31/2015
4:30 pm
Campbell W 70–63  11–10
(7–3)
Kimmel Arena (1,965)
Asheville, North Carolina
02/03/2015
7:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 56–68  11–11
(7–4)
HTC Center (2,451)
Conway, South Carolina
02/06/2015
7:00 pm
Longwood W 71–56  12–11
(8–4)
Kimmel Arena (1,153)
Asheville, North Carolina
02/09/2015
8:00 pm
at Gardner–Webb W 92–89  13–12
(9–4)
Paul Porter Arena (1,235)
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
Presbyterian L 65–69  13–12
(9–5)
Kimmel Arena (1,109)
Asheville, North Carolina
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
at Winthrop L 70–91  13–13
(9–6)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,049)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
02/21/2015
4:30 pm
Radford L 68–75  13–14
(9–7)
Kimmel Arena (2,464)
Asheville, North Carolina
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
High Point L 71–75  13–15
(9–8)
Kimmel Arena (1,819)
Asheville, North Carolina
02/28/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Liberty W 95–77  14–15
(10–8)
Vines Center (2,478)
Lynchburg, Virginia
Big South tournament
03/04/2015
6:00 pm
vs. Liberty
First round
W 80–70  15–15
HTC Center (1,046)
Conway, South Carolina
03/06/2015
8:30 pm, ESPN3
at Coastal Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 57–74  15–16
HTC Center (3,275)
Conway, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball - 2014-15 Schedule/Results". www.UNCABulldogs.com. University of North Carolina at Asheville. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.