2014–15 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

2014–15 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
CBI, First round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2014–15 record	20–14 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach	Joe Mihalich (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Mike Farrelly
Assistant coach	Shane Nichols
Assistant coach	Speedy Claxton
Assistant coach	Colin Curtin
Home arena	Hofstra Arena

2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
William & Mary	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Northeastern †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	12		.657
James Madison	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Hofstra	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Delaware	9	–	9		.500			10	–	20		.333
Drexel	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Elon	6	–	12		.333			15	–	18		.455
Towson	5	–	13		.278			12	–	20		.375
College of Charleston	3	–	15		.167			9	–	24		.273
† 2015 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by second year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at Hofstra Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to William & Mary. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Vermont.

Previous Season

The Pride finished the season 10–23, 5–11 in CAA play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the CAA Tournament to Delaware, after winning the first round game against UNC Wilmington.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Zeke Upshaw	3	G/F	6'6"	215	Graduate (5th year senior)	Chicago, Illinois	Graduated
Jordan Allen	0	F	6'6"	200	Redshirt Sophomore	Bayshore, New York	Graduated, transferred to Sacred Heart
Darren Payen	12	F	6'8"	205	Sophomore	Milford, Connecticut	Transferred to UVM
Dan Steinberg	5	F	6'7"	200	Senior	Flemington, New Jersey	Graduated
Stephen Nwaukoni	24	F/C	6'8"	240	Senior	Queens, New York	Graduated
Chris Jenkins	4	G/F	6'4"	215	Freshman	Hillside, New Jersey	Transferred to NJIT

Incoming transfers

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Malik Nichols SF	Queens, New York	South Plains College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 27, 2014
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Ibrahim Djambo PF	Bamako, Mali	Three Rivers Community College/Clemson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 20, 2014
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2014 Recruiting Class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andre Walker F/C	Clarksburg, Maryland	The Bullis School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 5, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 67
Rokas Gustys F	Kaunas, Lithuania	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	May 6, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2014–15 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G/F 0 Nichols, MalikMalik Nichols 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Queens, New York G 1 Green, Juan'yaJuan'ya Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G/F 2 Tanksley, AmeenAmeen Tanksley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 3 Fowlkes, DarylDaryl Fowlkes (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Fort Washington, Maryland F 4 Gustys, RokasRokas Gustys 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Kaunas, Lithuania G 5 Woods, NoahNoah Woods (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York G 11 Nesmith, DionDion Nesmith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Union, New Jersey G 14 Bernardi, BrianBrian Bernardi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Staten Island, New York G/F 20 Robinson, JamallJamall Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Cheltenham, Maryland G 30 Gonzalez, ElielEliel Gonzalez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Cayey, Puerto Rico F/C 31 Kone, MoussaMoussa Kone 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bronx, New York F 42 Djambo, IbrahimIbrahim Djambo  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Bamako, Mali F/C 44 Walker, AndreAndre Walker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Clarksburg, Maryland	Head coach Joe Mihalich (La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Mike Farrelly (Saint Joseph's) Shane Nichols (Wofford) Speedy Claxton (Hofstra) Colin Curtin (Niagara) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 14, 2014* 8:00 PM	Jacksonville Global Sports Shootout	W 94–61	1–0	22 – Bernardi	11 – Walker	9 – Green	Hofstra Arena (2,208) Hempstead, NY
November 17, 2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at NC State Global Sports Shootout	L 64–76	1–1	19 – Green	12 – Gustys	4 – Green	PNC Arena (14,634) Raleigh, NC
November 21, 2014* 7:00 PM	Stony Brook	W 66–65	2–1	26 – Warney	14 – Warney	4 – Tied	Hofstra Arena (2,726) Hempstead, NY
November 23, 2014* 4:30 PM	Wagner	W 93–71	3–1	24 – Green	10 – Walker	11 – Green	Hofstra Arena (1,392) Hempstead, NY
November 25, 2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at South Florida Global Sports Shootout	L 70–71	3–2	20 – Tanksley	12 – Gustys	7 – Green	USF Sun Dome (3,228) Tampa, FL
November 28, 2014* 8:00 PM	at Jackson State Global Sports Shootout	W 86–56	4–2	26 – Bernardi	7 – Tied	6 – Green	Williams Assembly Center (278) Jackson, MS
December 2, 2014* 7:00 PM	Norfolk State	W 88–74	5–2	30 – Tanksley	5 – Tied	8 – Green	Hofstra Arena (846) Hempstead, NY
December 7, 2014* 2:00 PM	at Appalachian State	W 68–51	6–2	17 – Green	10 – Nichols	3 – Tied	Holmes Center (1,254) Boone, NC
December 10, 2014* 7:30 PM	at Coppin State	W 105–64	7–2	23 – Tanksley	15 – Nichols	7 – Green	Physical Education Complex (618) Baltimore, MD
December 20, 2014* 7:00 PM	at Columbia	L 77–82	7–3	19 – Green	9 – Nichols	4 – Green	Levien Gymnasium (1,361) New York City, NY
December 23, 2014* 4:00 PM	La Salle	L 74–83	7–4	23 – Tanksley	9 – Nichols	11 – Green	Hofstra Arena (1,184) Hempstead, NY
December 28, 2014* 2:30 PM	vs. LIU Brooklyn Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival	W 88–62	8–4	32 – Tanksley	10 – Green	10 – Green	Barclays Center (6,032) Brooklyn, NY
December 31, 2014* 4:00 PM	at Central Connecticut	W 84–56	9–4	19 – Green	7 – Tanksley	5 – Green	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (917) New Britain, CT
Conference Regular Season
January 3, 2015 2:00 PM	at UNC Wilmington	W 68–56	10–4 (1–0)	15 – Tied	10 – Gustys	3 – Tied	Trask Coliseum (3,233) Wilmington, NC
January 5, 2015 7:00 PM	Delaware	W 71–58	11–4 (2–0)	16 – Green	16 – Gustys	6 – Nesmith	Hofstra Arena (1,341) Hempstead, NY
January 8, 2015 7:30 PM	at College of Charleston	W 71–66	12–4 (3–0)	26 – Green	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	TD Arena (1,805) Charleston, SC
January 10, 2015 8:00 PM, SNY	at Elon	W 79–61	13–4 (4–0)	25 – Tanksley	10 – Nesmith	6 – Green	Alumni Gym (1,493) Elon, NC
January 14, 2015 7:00 PM	at Northeastern	L 83–91	13–5 (4–1)	21 – Green	11 – Tanksley	11 – Green	Matthews Arena (1,493) Boston, MA
January 17, 2015 2:00 PM	UNC Wilmington	L 74–79	13–6 (4–2)	19 – Tanksley	8 – Tanksley	3 – Tied	Hofstra Arena (1,839) Hempstead, NY
January 21, 2015 7:00 PM	Drexel	W 86–58	14–6 (5–2)	23 – Bernardi	10 – Nichols	11 – Green	Hofstra Arena (1,020) Hempstead, NY
January 24, 2015 4:00 PM	James Madison	L 63–69	14–7 (5–3)	16 – Green	11 – Kone	7 – Green	Hofstra Arena (2,826) Hempstead, NY
January 28, 2015 7:00 PM	at William & Mary	L 79–100	14–8 (5–4)	23 – Bernardi	10 – Tanksley	4 – Green	Kaplan Arena (2,919) Williamsburg, VA
January 31, 2015 8:00 PM, SNY	Towson	L 72–86	14–9 (5–5)	25 – Green	5 – Tanksley	5 – Green	Hofstra Arena (2,122) Hempstead, NY
February 4, 2015 7:00 PM	at Delaware	W 79–69	15–9 (6–5)	22 – Tanksley	6 – Tanksley	6 – Green	Bob Carpenter Center (2,264) Newark, DE
February 7, 2015 7:00 PM	Elon	W 80–69	16–9 (7–5)	22 – Nesmith	9 – Kone	10 – Green	Hofstra Arena (2,017) Hempstead, NY
February 12, 2015 7:00 PM, NBCSN	Northeastern	L 68–79	16–10 (7–6)	18 – Green	5 – Gustys	10 – Green	Hofstra Arena (2,352) Hempstead, NY
February 15, 2015 5:00 PM, SNY	at Drexel	W 81–57	17–10 (8–6)	23 – Kone	8 – Nichols	6 – Green	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,501) Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 2015 7:00 PM	at Towson	W 87–82	18–10 (9–6)	8 – Tied	9 – Kone	7 – Green	SECU Arena (1,610) Towson, MD
February 22, 2015 4:30 PM, NBCSN	William & Mary	L 78–80	18–11 (9–7)	21 – Green	7 – Nichols	9 – Nesmith	Hofstra Arena (3,148) Hempstead, NY
February 25, 2015 7:00 PM	College of Charleston	W 73–40	19–11 (10–7)	16 – Kone	10 – Kone	8 – Green	Hofstra Arena (1,529) Hempstead, NY
February 28, 2015 4:00 PM, SNY	at James Madison	L 73–82	19–12 (10–8)	22 – Bernardi	5 – 3 Tied	4 – Green	JMU Convocation Center (6,185) Harrisonburg, VA
CAA Tournament
March 7, 2015 2:30 PM, CSN	vs. James Madison Quarterfinals	W 74–57	20–12	18 – Kone	11 – Kone	3 – Tied	Royal Farms Arena (3,762) Baltimore, MD
March 8, 2015 2:30 PM, NBCSN	vs. William & Mary Semifinals	L 91–92 ^2OT	20–13	26 – Green	9 – Gustys	7 – Green	Royal Farms Arena (3,703) Baltimore, MD
College Basketball Invitational
March 18, 2015* 7:00 PM	Vermont First round	L 81–85	20–14	16 – Green	9 – Kone	7 – Tanksley	Hofstra Arena (958) Hempstead, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team