2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#17
2014–15 record	27–9 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (14th year)
Assistant coach	Wyking Jones
Assistant coach	Kenny Johnson
Assistant coach	Mike Balado
Home arena	KFC Yum! Center

2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Virginia	16	–	2	.889	30	–	4	.882
#4 Duke	15	–	3	.833	35	–	4	.897
#8 Notre Dame †	14	–	4	.778	32	–	6	.842
#17 Louisville	12	–	6	.667	27	–	9	.750
#15 North Carolina	11	–	7	.611	26	–	12	.684
Miami (FL)	10	–	8	.556	25	–	13	.658
NC State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Clemson	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Florida State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Pittsburgh	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Wake Forest	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Boston College	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Georgia Tech	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
Virginia Tech	2	–	16	.111	11	–	22	.333


† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 101st season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in their first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference and were coached by Rick Pitino, in his fourteenth season at U of L. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville.

They finished 27–9, 12-6 in ACC play, placing 4th, and earning a double bye in the ACC Tournament. Louisville lost its first ever ACC Tournament game to North Carolina and earned at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. In their 41st NCAA Tournament appearance, they defeated UC Irvine, Northern Iowa, and NC State to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Michigan State.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Smith, RussRuss Smith	2	SG	72 !6'0"	165	4 !Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Graduated. Entered the 2014 NBA Draft
Ware, KevinKevin Ware	5	SG	76 !6'4"	170	3 !Junior	Bronx, New York	Transferred to Georgia State
Hancock, LukeLuke Hancock	11	SG	78 !6'6"	200	4 !Senior	Roanoke, Virginia	Graduated
Henderson, TimTim Henderson	15	SG	74 !6'2"	195	4 !Senior	Louisville, Kentucky	Graduated
Van Treese, StephanStephan Van Treese	44	C	81 !6'9"	245	4 !Senior	Indianapolis, Indiana	Graduated

Class of 2014 signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shaqquan Aaron SG	Seattle, Washington	Rainier Beach	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 16, 2013
Shaqquan Aaron SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Quentin Snider PG	Louisville, Kentucky	Ballard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Nov 15, 2013
Quentin Snider PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chinanu Onuaku C	Upper Marlboro, Maryland	Riverdale Baptist	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 4, 2013
Chinanu Onuaku C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Anas Osama Mahmoud C	Cairo, Egypt	West Oaks Academy	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Mar 3, 2014
Anas Osama Mahmoud C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaylen Johnson PF	Ypsilanti, Michigan	Ypsilanti	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 16, 2013
Jaylen Johnson PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Matz Stockman C	Oslo, Norway	Canarias Basketball Academy	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Nov 19, 2013
Matz Stockman C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8 Rivals: 7 ESPN: 8
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: "Louisville Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2014 Louisville Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Rozier, TerryTerry Rozier	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Hargrave Military Academy	Cleveland, Ohio
1.5 !G	1	Gill, AntonAnton Gill	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Hargrave Military Academy	Raleigh, North Carolina
1.5 !G	2	Snider, QuentinQuentin Snider	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ballard	Louisville, Kentucky
1.5 !G	4	Avare, DillonDillon Avare (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Lexington Catholic	Lexington, Kentucky
4.5 !F/C	5	Stockman, MatzMatz Stockman	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Canarias (BAH)	Oslo, Norway
3.5 !F	10	Johnson, JaylenJaylen Johnson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ypsilanti	Ypsilanti, Michigan
4.5 !F/C	12	Mathiang, MangokMangok Mathiang	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.5 !RS So	IMG Academy (FL)	Melbourne, Australia
3.5 !F	14	Mahmoud, Anas OsamaAnas Osama Mahmoud	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	West Oaks (FL)	Cairo, Egypt
1.5 !G	15	Gilbert, TrentTrent Gilbert (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Scott County	Georgetown, Kentucky
1.5 !G	21	Aaron, ShaqquanShaqquan Aaron	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Rainier Beach	Seattle, Washington
3.5 !F	23	Levtich, DavidDavid Levtich (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	North Oldham	Goshen, Kentucky
3.5 !F	24	Harrell, MontrezlMontrezl Harrell (C)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hargrave Military Academy (VA)	Tarboro, North Carolina
2.5 !G/F	25	Blackshear, WayneWayne Blackshear (C)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Morgan Park	Chicago, Illinois
4.5 !F/C	32	Onuaku, ChinanuChinanu Onuaku	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Riverdale Baptist	Lanham, Maryland

Head coach

Rick Pitino (Massachusetts)

Assistant coach(es)

Wyking Jones (Loyola Marymount)
Kenny Johnson (Maryland)
Mike Balado (St. Thomas)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Akoy Agau left the team at the end of U of L's fall semester after having played only 11 minutes in three games this season. He transferred to Georgetown, where he will be eligible in December 2015 with two-and-a-half remaining seasons of eligibility.^[2]
Chris Jones was dismissed from the team on February 22. He had been suspended from the Syracuse game on February 18 after having sent a threatening text message to a woman he had dated,^[3] but was reinstated several days later. After playing against Miami on February 21, he missed that night's curfew, leading to his dismissal. Several days after that, Jones was charged with rape stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred the night of the Miami game.^[4] In late April, a grand jury chose not to indict Jones and his two co-defendants in the case.^[5]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 1* 12:30 pm, WAVE–TV	#8	Barry	W 91–71	–	22 – Blackshear	8 – Tied	7 – Rozier	KFC Yum! Center (19,237) Louisville, KY
Nov 9* 12:30 pm, WAVE–TV	#8	Bellarmine	W 82–57	–	17 – Harrell	9 – Harrell	4 – Jones	KFC Yum! Center (20,432) Louisville, KY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14* 7:00 pm, ESPN	#8	vs. Minnesota Armed Forces Classic	W 81–68	1–0	30 – Harrell	7 – Harrell	4 – Rozier	CGAS Borinquen (1,693) Aguadilla, PR
Nov 17* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	#7	Jacksonville State Global Sports Showcase	W 88–39	2–0	15 – Harrell	10 – Onuaku	5 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (20,479) Louisville, KY
Nov 21* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	#7	Marshall Global Sports Showcase	W 85–67	3–0	18 – Jones	11 – Tied	5 – Jones	KFC Yum! Center (21,661) Louisville, KY
Nov 24* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	#6	Savannah State Global Sports Showcase	W 87–26	4–0	15 – Harrell	9 – Tied	3 – Snider	KFC Yum! Center (19,514) Louisville, KY
Nov 26* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	#6	Cleveland State Global Sports Showcase	W 45–33	5–0	15 – Harrell	13 – Harrell	3 – Jones	KFC Yum! Center (20,887) Louisville, KY
Dec 2* 9:30 pm, ESPN	#5	#14 Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 64–55	6–0	22 – Blackshear	10 – Harrell	7 – Rozier	KFC Yum! Center (22,784) Louisville, KY
Dec 5* 7:00 pm, RSN	#5	FIU	W 82–57	7–0	15 – Gill	12 – Harrell	5 – Onuaku	KFC Yum! Center (20,541) Louisville, KY
Dec 9* 9:00 pm, ESPN	#4	vs. Indiana Jimmy V Classic	W 94–74	8–0	26 – Rozier	11 – Harrell	5 – Tied	Madison Square Garden (11,617) New York, NY
Dec 14* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	#4	UNC Wilmington Billy Minardi Classic	W 68–57	9–0	19 – Harrell	17 – Harrell	2 – Blackshear	KFC Yum! Center (20,913) Louisville, KY
Dec 20* 12:00 pm, FS1	#4	at WKU	W 76–67	10–0	32 – Rozier	6 – Tied	3 – Blackshear	E. A. Diddle Arena (7,598) Bowling Green, KY
Dec 23* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#4	Cal State Northridge	W 80–55	11–0	31 – Blackshear	7 – Mahmoud	5 – Rozier	KFC Yum! Center (20,231) Louisville, KY
Dec 27* 2:00 pm, ESPN2	#4	#1 Kentucky Battle for the Bluegrass Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout	L 50–58	11–1	15 – Rozier	8 – Tied	1 – Jones	KFC Yum! Center (22,812) Louisville, KY
Dec 30* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	#5	Long Beach State	W 63–48	12–1	23 – Rozier	7 – Tied	3 – Rozier	KFC Yum! Center (18,248) Louisville, KY
ACC regular season
Jan 4 8:00 pm, ESPNU	#5	at Wake Forest	W 85–76	13–1 (1–0)	25 – Harrell	13 – Harrell	10 – Jones	LJVM Coliseum (10,862) Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 7 9:00 pm, ACCN	#5	Clemson	W 58–52	14–1 (2–0)	22 – Jones	9 – Mathiang	4 – Rozier	KFC Yum! Center (21,676) Louisville, KY
Jan 10 2:00 pm, ESPN	#5	at #18 North Carolina	L 71–72	14–2 (2–1)	25 – Rozier	8 – Onuaku	5 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 13 7:00 pm, RSN	#6	Virginia Tech	W 78–63	15–2 (3–1)	16 – Rozier	8 – Tied	11 – Jones	KFC Yum! Center (21,684) Louisville, KY
Jan 17 12:00 pm, ESPN	#6	#4 Duke	L 52–63	15–3 (3–2)	17 – Rozier	14 – Harrell	4 – Jones	KFC Yum! Center (22,791) Louisville, KY
Jan 25 1:30 pm, CBS	#10	at Pittsburgh	W 80–68	16–3 (4–2)	26 – Rozier	7 – Harrell	9 – Jones	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 28 9:00 pm, ACCN	#10	at Boston College	W 81–72	17–3 (5–2)	28 – Jones	5 – Harrell	5 – Rozier	Conte Forum (5,119) Chesnut Hill, MA
Jan 31 4:00 pm, ESPN	#10	#13 North Carolina	W 78–68 ^OT	18–3 (6–2)	22 – Tied	15 – Harrell	4 – Paige	KFC Yum! Center (22,418) Louisville, KY
Feb 3 8:00 pm, ACCN	#9	at Miami (FL)	W 63–55	19–3 (7–2)	22 – Rozier	9 – Harrell	5 – Jones	BankUnited Center (6,563) Coral Gables, FL
Feb 7 6:00 pm, ESPN	#9	at #3 Virginia	L 47–52	19–4 (7–3)	16 – Rozier	7 – Blackshear	5 – Rozier	John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) Charlottesville, VA
Feb 11 8:00 pm, ACCN	#9	Pittsburgh	W 69–56	20–4 (8–3)	28 – Harrell	12 – Harrell	3 – Rozier	KFC Yum! Center (22,132) Louisville, KY
Feb 14 4:00 pm, ESPN	#9	NC State	L 65–74	20–5 (8–4)	20 – Jones	13 – Harrell	3 – Jones	KFC Yum! Center (22,410) Louisville, KY
Feb 18 7:00 pm, ESPN	#12	at Syracuse	L 59–69	20–6 (8–5)	17 – Rozier	11 – Onuaku	4 – Tied	Carrier Dome (26,160) Syracuse, NY
Feb 21 2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	#12	Miami (FL)	W 55–53	21–6 (9–5)	21 – Harrell	14 – Harrell	2 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (21,345) Louisville, KY
Feb 23 7:00 pm, ESPN	#17	at Georgia Tech	W 52–51	22–6 (10–5)	22 – Rozier	8 – Tied	4 – Snider	Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,009) Atlanta, GA
Feb 28 12:00 pm, ESPN2	#17	at Florida State	W 81–59	23–6 (11–5)	18 – Blackshear	9 – Mathiang	9 – Rozier	Donald L. Tucker Center (8,844) Tallahassee, FL
Mar 4 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#16	#12 Notre Dame	L 59–71	23–7 (11–6)	23 – Harrell	12 – Harrell	5 – Rozier	KFC Yum! Center (21,024) Louisville, KY
Mar 7 6:30 pm, ESPN	#16	#2 Virginia	W 59–57	24–7 (12–6)	20 – Harrell	12 – Harrell	4 – Rozier	KFC Yum! Center (22,788) Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
Mar 12 2:40 pm, ACCN/ESPN	#14	vs. #19 North Carolina Quarterfinals	L 60–70	24–8	20 – Rozier	12 – Harrell	6 – Snider	Greensboro Coliseum (22,026) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20* 4:10 pm, TBS	(4 E) #17	vs. (13 E) UC Irvine Second round	W 57–55	25–8	19 – Blackshear	7 – Blackshear	5 – Rozier	KeyArena (14,509) Seattle, WA
Mar 22* 9:40 pm, TBS	(4 E) #17	vs. (5 E) #11 Northern Iowa Third round	W 66–53	26–8	25 – Rozier	6 – Tied	7 – Rozier	KeyArena (14,901) Seattle, WA
Mar 27* 7:30 pm, TBS	(4 E) #17	vs. (8 E) NC State Sweet Sixteen	W 75–65	27–8	24 – Harrell	14 – Rozler	4 – Tied	Carrier Dome (24,453) Syracuse, NY
Mar 29* 2:20 pm, CBS	(4 E) #17	vs. (7 E) #23 Michigan State Elite Eight	L 70–76 ^OT	27–9	28 – Blackshear	9 – Harrell	4 – Harrell	Carrier Dome (24,404) Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	10	10	9	9	12	17	16	15	18	n/a
Coaches	9	8	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	7	10	9	8	8	12	15	14	13	16	10

References

↑ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster - Louisville Cardinals Official Athletic Site". gocards.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
↑ Borzello, Jeff (January 7, 2015). "Akoy Agau transfers to Georgetown". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
↑ Goodman, Jeff (February 23, 2015). "Chris Jones sent threatening text". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
↑ Forde, Pat (March 3, 2015). "Forde Minutes: College basketball narrative takes dark turn as March arrives". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
↑ Riley, Jason (April 29, 2015). "Grand jury decides not to indict Chris Jones and co-defendants in rape case". Louisville, KY: WDRB. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

Venues	Jefferson County Armory (1945–1956) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)

Rivalries	Kentucky Memphis

Culture & lore	History Cardinal Bird The Rivalry: Red v. Blue

People	Head coaches Notable players

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NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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