2014–15 Liberty Flames basketball team

2014–15 Liberty Flames men's basketball
Conference Big South Conference
2014–15 record 8–24 (2–16 Big South)
Head coach Dale Layer (6th year)
Assistant coach Brian Joyce
Assistant coach Omar Mance
Assistant coach Vince Walden
Home arena Vines Center
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

The 2014–15 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by sixth year head coach Dale Layer, played their home games at the Vines Center as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 2–16 in Big South play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big South Tournament to UNC Asheville.

At the end of the season, head coach Dale Layer was fired.[1] He had a record of 82–113 and one NCAA Tournament appearance in six seasons.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 David Andoh Forward 6–7 220 Junior Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1 Jordan Dembley Guard 6–1 175 Freshman Minneapolis, Minnesota
2 A.C. Reid Guard/Forward 6–5 190 Freshman Spring Branch, Texas
3 Calvin Hoffman Guard 6–0 165 Freshman Anchorage, Alaska
5 Ryan Kemrite Guard/Forward 6–4 200 RS–Freshman Conroe, Texas
11 Andrew Smith Forward 6–9 220 Senior Pompano Beach, Florida
12 Tomasz Gielo Forward 6–9 220 Senior Szczecin, Poland
13 James Johnson Forward 6–10 245 RS–Senior San Diego, California
14 Theo Johnson Guard/Forward 6–7 205 Junior Sacramento, California
15 Ethan Layer Guard 6–1 160 RS–Junior Forest, Virginia
23 Joe Retic Guard 6–3 190 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana
24 Ezra Talbert Forward 6–8 190 Freshman Olathe, Kansas
31 Peter Moller Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Værløse, Denmark
32 Evan Maxwell Center 6–10 245 Freshman Scranton, Pennsylvania

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season

11/14/2014*
8:30 PM
Randolph W 69–45  1–0
Vines Center (4,352)
Lynchburg, VA

11/17/2014*
7:00 PM
Delaware W 61–55  2–0
Vines Center (1,897)
Lynchburg, VA

11/19/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Virginia Tech
Cancún Challenge
L 73–63  2–1
Cassell Coliseum (5,586)
Blacksburg, VA

11/22/2014*
3:30 PM
at Miami (OH)
Cancún Challenge
L 52–63  2–2
Millett Hall (1,058)
Oxford, OH

11/25/2014*
4:00 PM
vs. North Florida
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals
L 57–77  2–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (560)
Cancún, MX

11/26/2014*
1:30 PM
vs. Morgan State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division 3rd place game
L 50–51  2–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (540)
Cancún, MX

12/01/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Furman W 66–52  3–4
Vines Center (1,630)
Lynchburg, VA

12/06/2014*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
St. Francis Brooklyn L 54–65  3–5
Vines Center (1,025)
Lynchburg, VA

12/13/2014*
2:00 PM
Bluefield W 79–61  4–5
Vines Center (1,207)
Lynchburg, VA

12/17/2014*
7:30 PM
UNC Wilmington L 70–73  4–6
Trask Coliseum (3,028)
Wilmington, NC

12/19/2014*
7:00 PM
Central Penn W 94–65  5–6
Vines Center (1,268)
Lynchburg, VA

12/22/2014*
7:00 PM
at Princeton L 47–65  5–7
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,819)
Princeton, NJ

12/28/2014*
2:00 PM
Cincinnati Christian W 78–58  6–7
Vines Center (1,137)
Lynchburg, VA

12/31/2014
2:00 PM
at Campbell L 46–53  6–8
(0–1)
Gore Arena (1,175)
Buies Creek, NC

01/03/2015
7:00 PM
Presbyterian L 62–58  6–9
(0–2)
Vines Center (1,512)
Lynchburg, VA

01/08/2015
7:00 PM
at UNC Asheville L 54–71  6–10
(0–3)
Kimmel Arena (1,255)
Asheville, NC

01/10/2015
7:30 PM
Coastal Carolina L 54–69  6–11
(0–4)
Vines Center (2,231)
Lynchburg, VA

01/14/2015
7:30 PM
at Charleston Southern L 58–80  6–12
(0–5)
CSU Field House (808)
Charleston, SC

01/17/2015
5:00 PM
at Longwood L 71–85  6–13
(0–6)
Willett Hall (1,761)
Farmville, VA

01/22/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Winthrop L 56–71  6–14
(0–7)
Vines Center (1,795)
Lynchburg, VA

01/24/2015
4:30 PM, ESPN3
at Radford L 76–84  6–15
(0–8)
Dedmon Center (2,948)
Radford, VA

01/29/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
High Point L 53–72  6–16
(0–9)
Vines Center (1,939)
Lynchburg, VA

01/31/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Charleston Southern L 62–74  6–17
(0–10)
Vines Center (2,191)
Lynchburg, VA

02/04/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Winthrop L 61–74  6–18
(0–11)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,053)
Rock Hill, SC

02/06/2015
7:00 PM
at Presbyterian L 61–69  6–19
(0–12)
Templeton Center (N/A)
Clinton, SC

02/10/2015
7:00 PM
Campbell W 73–60  7–19
(1–12)
Vines Center (1,385)
Lynchburg, VA

02/14/2015
3:30 PM
at Coastal Carolina L 56–96  7–20
(1–13)
HTC Center (2,184)
Conway, SC

02/17/2015
7:00 PM
Longwood L 72–78  7–21
(1–14)
Vines Center (844)
Lynchburg, VA

02/21/2015
7:00 PM
at Gardner–Webb L 67–77  7–22
(1–15)
Paul Porter Arena (1,384)
Boiling Springs, NC

02/26/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Radford W 80–69  8–22
(2–15)
Vines Center (1,646)
Lynchburg, VA

02/28/2015
3:00 PM, ESPN3
UNC Asheville L 77–95  8–23
(2–16)
Vines Center (2,478)
Lynchburg, VA
Big South Tournament

03/04/2015
6:00 PM
vs. UNC Asheville
First round
L 70–80  8–24
HTC Center (1,046)
Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

  1. "Liberty fires head coach Dale Layer | CollegeBasketballTalk". Collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com. 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  2. "Men's Basketball | Schedule | Liberty Flames". Liberty.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
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