2014–15 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

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2014–15 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–9 (14–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
Seasons
2014–15 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia State 15 5   .750 25 10   .714
Georgia Southern 14 6   .700 22 9   .710
Louisiana–Monroe 14 6   .700 24 14   .632
Louisiana–Lafayette 13 7   .650 22 14   .611
Texas–Arlington 10 10   .500 16 15   .516
Appalachian State* 9 11   .450 12 17   .414
South Alabama 9 11   .450 12 21   .364
Arkansas–Little Rock 8 12   .400 13 18   .419
Texas State 7 13   .350 14 17   .452
Arkansas State 6 14   .300 11 18   .379
Troy 5 15   .250 10 19   .345
*ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
2015 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

The 2014–15 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were first year members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 14–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Georgia State. Despite having 22 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Amonte Potter Guard 6–0 175 Sophomore Marietta, Georgia
1 Devonte Boykins Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Forest City, North Carolina
2 Mike Hughes Guard 6–3 190 Freshman Winston-Salem, North Carolina
3 Eric Ferguson Forward 6–8 200 Senior Statesboro, Georgia
4 Curtis Diamond Guard 6–3 170 Senior Lithonia, Georgia
5 Jelani Hewitt Guard 6–2 185 Senior Miramar, Florida
10 Jake Allsmiller Guard 6–5 185 Freshman Nashville, Tennessee
11 Shawn O'Connell Forward 6–8 190 Freshman Roswell, Georgia
12 Aubrey McRae Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Augusta, Georgia
13 Angel Matias Forward 6–4 225 Senior San Juan, Puerto Rico
14 Coye Simmons Forward 6–8 235 Freshman Winston-Salem, North Carolina
23 Jonathan Sanks Guard 6–4 180 Freshman Warner Robins, Georgia
30 Scott Kelly Forward 6–5 210 Sophomore Milton, Georgia
31 D.J. Suter Guard 6–4 200 Senior Alpharetta, Georgia
32 Zach Altany Guard 6–4 190 Senior Statesboro, Georgia
33 Grayson Clark Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore Milton, Georgia
35 Kyle Doyle Forward 6–6 210 Sophomore Hephzibah, Georgia
44 Trent Wiedeman Forward 6–8 255 Senior Suwanee, Georgia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2014*
7:00 pm
North Greenville W 78–56 
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,235)
Statesboro, GA
Regular season
11/14/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois L 71–80  0–1
State Farm Center (15,626)
Champaign, IL
11/18/2014*
7:30 pm
Trinity College (FL) W 86–49  1–1
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,079)
Statesboro, GA
11/22/2014*
6:00 pm
Johnson University (FL) W 97—41  2–1
Hanner Fieldhouse (705)
Statesboro, GA
11/24/2014*
7:00 pm
FIU W 78–72  3–1
Hanner Fieldhouse (728)
Statesboro, GA
11/29/2014*
2:30 pm
South Carolina State W 71–58  4–1
Hanner Fieldhouse (802)
Statesboro, GA
12/02/2014*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at UCF L 59–61  4–2
CFE Arena (3,544)
Orlando, FL
12/15/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida W 68–63  5–2
USF Sun Dome (2,912)
Tampa, FL
12/18/2014*
7:00 pm
at Stetson L 67–76  6–2
Edmunds Center (1,233)
DeLand, FL
12/22/2014*
6:00 pm
Truett-McConnell W 90–57  7–2
Hanner Fieldhouse (805)
Statesboro, GA
12/30/2014
8:15 pm
at UT Arlington L 61–62  7–3 (0–1)
College Park Center (1,400)
Arlington, TX
01/03/2015
7:00 pm
Texas State W 40–36  8–3 (1–1)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,133)
Statesboro, GA
01/08/2015
8:30 pm
at Arkansas State W 73–61  9–3 (2–1)
Convocation Center (1,645)
Jonesboro, AR
01/10/2015
5:00 pm
at South Alabama W 81–73  10–3 (3–1)
Mitchell Center (1,872)
Mobile, AL
01/15/2015
7:30 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 78–70  11–3 (4–1)
Hanner Fieldhouse (4,325)
Statesboro, GA
01/17/2015
5:15 pm
at Troy L 71–75  11–4 (4–2)
Trojan Arena (1,968)
Troy, AL
01/22/2015
8:30 pm
at Texas State W 45–43  12–4 (5–2)
Strahan Coliseum (3,275)
San Marcos, TX
01/24/2015
5:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 57–53  13–4 (6–2)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,898)
Monroe, LA
01/29/2015
7:30 pm
Appalachian State W 83–46  14–4 (7–2)
Hanner Fieldhouse (3,217)
Statesboro, GA
01/31/2015
7:30 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock W 76–61  15–4 (8–2)
Hanner Fieldhouse (N/A)
Statesboro, GA
02/05/2015
7:30 pm
Georgia State W 58–54  16–4 (9–2)
Hanner Fieldhouse (4,325)
Statesboro, GA
02/07/2015
7:30 pm
Louisiana–Monroe L 68–71 OT 16–5 (9–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,427)
Statesboro, GA
02/12/2015
7:30 pm
Arkansas State W 65–60  17–5 (10–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,768)
Statesboro, GA
02/14/2015
6:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 72–70 OT 18–5 (11–3)
Jack Stephens Center (1,323)
Little Rock, AR
02/19/2015
7:30 pm
Troy L 62–65  18–6 (11–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,447)
Statesboro, GA
02/21/2015
7:30 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama W 80–74  19–6 (12–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,128)
Statesboro, GA
02/26/2015
7:30 pm
at Appalachian State W 77–58  20–6 (13–4)
Holmes Center (1,684)
Boone, NC
02/28/2015
8:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 58–68  20–7 (13–5)
Cajundome (3,937)
Lafayette, LA
03/05/2015
7:30 pm
UT Arlington W 76–64  21–7 (14–5)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,176)
Statesboro, GA
03/07/2015
2:00 pm
at Georgia State L 55–72  21–8 (14–6)
GSU Sports Arena (3,854)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt tournament
03/14/2015
4:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Louisiana–Monroe
Semifinals
W 44–43  22–8
Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, LA
03/15/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Georgia State
Championship game
L 36–38  22–9
Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule".