2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
Conference Big West Conference
2014–15 record 14–17 (7–9 Big West)
Head coach Dennis Cutts (2nd year)
Assistant coach Stephen Sauers
Assistant coach Justin Bell
Assistant coach Keith Wilkinson
Home arena UC Riverside Student Recreation Center
2014–15 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UC Davis 14 2   .875     25 7   .781
UC Irvine 11 5   .688     21 13   .618
UC Santa Barbara 11 5   .688     19 14   .576
Long Beach State 10 6   .625     16 17   .485
Hawaii 8 8   .500     22 13   .629
UC Riverside 7 9   .438     14 17   .452
Cal Poly 6 10   .375     13 16   .448
Cal State Northridge 4 12   .250     9 24   .273
Cal State Fullerton 1 15   .063     9 22   .290
2015 Big West Tournament winner

The 2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders were led by second year head coach Dennis Cutts and played their home games at the UC Riverside Student Recreation Center as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–9 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to UC Irvine.

Roster

2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Gruninger, NickNick Gruninger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Davis HS
Snow CC
Kaysville, UT
G 1 Bland, JaylenJaylen Bland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cleveland HS
Murray State
College of the Canyons
Saginaw, MI
G 3 Standifer, CharlesCharles Standifer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Capital Christian HS Sacramento, CA
F 5 Johns, TaylorTaylor Johns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Sacred Heart Prep San Francisco, CA
G 10 Jones, StevenSteven Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Taft HS Northridge, CA
F 11 Tisdell, Jr., TerrenceTerrence Tisdell, Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Central HS Cape Girardeau, MO
F 12 Boezeman, RobertRobert Boezeman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Dordrecht, Netherlands
F 13 Thornton, StevenSteven Thornton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Golden Valley HS
Citrus College
Utah State
Santa Clarita, CA
G 15 Wright, BrianBrian Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Anthony HS Carson, CA
F 20 Thiero, CheickCheick Thiero 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Arlington Country Day
Tallahassee CC
Bamako, Mali
F 21 Larrson, AlexAlex Larrson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Södertälje Knights Club Team Södertälje, Sweden
F 22 Gruber, ColinColin Gruber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Harbor HS
Northern Arizona
Cabrillo CC
Aptos, CA
G 31 Tang, ChrisChris Tang 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Jiangsu, China
G 35 Quick, AustinAustin Quick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Murrieta Valley HS Murrieta, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/07/2014*
7:00 PM
Holy Names W 66–49 
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (602)
Riverside, CA
Non-conference games
11/15/2014*
4:00 PM
UC San Diego W 75–52  1–0
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (2,341)
Riverside, CA
11/17/2014*
7:00 PM
Sacramento State L 69–70  1–1
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (580)
Riverside, CA
11/21/2014*
6:00 PM, P12N
at #25 Utah L 42–88  1–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,645)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/23/2014*
1:00 PM
Saint Katherine W 102–49  2–2
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (310)
Riverside, CA
11/26/2014*
5:00 PM
at Loyola Marymount L 62–66  2–3
Gersten Pavilion (1,625)
Los Angeles, CA
11/29/2014*
1:00 PM
Abilene Christian W 76–56  3–3
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (183)
Riverside, CA
12/02/2014*
7:00 PM
at Cal State Bakersfield W 59–58  4–3
Icardo Center (763)
Bakersfield, CA
12/06/2014*
5:00 PM
Portland State W 88–62  5–3
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (582)
Riverside, CA
12/10/2014*
8:00 PM, P12N
at UCLA L 66–77  5–4
Pauley Pavilion (5,450)
Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2014*
1:00 PM
Houston Baptist W 78–67  6–4
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (273)
Riverside, CA
12/22/2014*
8:00 PM, FSSD
at San Diego State L 33–61  6–5
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/30/2014*
7:00 PM
Morgan State W 68–63  7–5
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (288)
Riverside, CA
01/02/2015*
5:00 PM, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois L 67–72 OT 7–7
Convocation Center (873)
DeKalb, IL
01/04/2015*
3:00 PM
at Grand Canyon L 69–71  7–7
GCU Arena (3,714)
Phoenix, AZ
Conference games
01/08/2015
7:00 PM
Cal State Fullerton W 84–78 OT 8–7 (1–0)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (712)
Riverside, CA
01/10/2015
7:00 PM
at UC Irvine L 55–69  8–8 (1–1)
Bren Events Center (2,047)
Irvine, CA
01/15/2015
7:00 PM
UC Davis L 61–74  8–9 (1–2)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (923)
Riverside, CA
01/17/2015
5:00 PM, ESPNU
Hawaii W 66–62  9–9 (2–2)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,167)
Riverside, CA
01/22/2015
7:00 PM
at UC Santa Barbara L 75–83  9–10 (2–3)
The Thunderdome (1,486)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/24/2015
7:00 PM
at Cal Poly L 49–68  9–11 (2–4)
Mott Gym (2,897)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/31/2015
5:00 PM
Cal State Northridge W 66–62  10–11 (3–4)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (579)
Riverside, CA
02/05/2015
7:00 PM
at Long Beach State L 63–68  10–12 (3–5)
Walter Pyramid (2,804)
Long Beach, CA
02/07/2015
5:00 PM
at Cal State Fullerton W 71–66 OT 11–12 (4–5)
Titan Gym (3,102)
Fullerton, CA
02/12/2015
9:00 PM
at Hawaii L 52–73  11–13 (4–6)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,715)
Honolulu, HI
02/14/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
UC Irvine W 70–63  12–13 (5–6)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (592)
Riverside, CA
02/19/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
UC Santa Barbara W 64–62  13–13 (6–6)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (845)
Riverside, CA
02/21/2015
7:00 PM
Cal Poly W 48–44  14–13 (7–6)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,076)
Riverside, CA
02/28/2015
7:00 PM
at Cal State Northridge L 76–83  14–14 (7–7)
Matadome (1,600)
Northridge, CA
03/05/2015
7:00 PM
at UC Davis L 59–61  14–15 (7–8)
The Pavilion (3,255)
Davis, CA
03/07/2015
5:00 PM
Long Beach State L 58–59  14–16 (7–9)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (976)
Riverside, CA
Big West Tournament
03/12/2015
9:00 pm
vs. UC Irvine L 54–63  14–17
Honda Center
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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