2014–15 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team

2014–15 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
2014–15 record 16–14 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coach Murry Bartow (12th year)
Assistant coach Bob Bolen
Assistant coach Jason Slay
Assistant coach Bill McCammon
Home arena Freedom Hall Civic Center
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

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.

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

Roster

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

References

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