2014–15 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

2014–15 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record19–13 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Prosser
  • Marty McGillan
  • Brian Kloman
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
Seasons
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 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Pat Kelsey, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They advanced to the conference championship game of the Big South tournament where they lost to Coastal Carolina. Despite going to the championship game of their conference tournament, the Eagles didn't play in a postseason tournament.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Duby Okeke Center 6–8 230 Freshman Jonesboro, Georgia
1 Roderick Perkins Forward 6–5 185 Junior Smyrna, Georgia
4 Mitch Hill Forward 6–4 200 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio
5 Keon Johnson Guard 5–7 160 Sophomore Mansfield, Ohio
10 Keon Moore Guard 6–5 190 Senior Windsor, North Carolina
11 Andre Smith Guard 5–10 170 Senior Tampa, Florida
12 Xavier Cooks Guard/Forward 6–8 185 Freshman Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
14 James Bourne Forward 6–8 240 Senior Alexandria, Virginia
15 Derrick Henry Guard 6–3 200 Junior Covington, Georgia
21 Joseph Lopez Forward 6–6 225 Freshman Miami, Florida
23 Larry Brown Forward 6–6 210 Senior Red Springs, North Carolina
25 Zach Price Center 6–10 250 Junior Louisville, Kentucky
31 Tevin Prescott Forward 6–5 180 Junior Hartsville, South Carolina
32 Freddy Poole Forward 6–7 240 Freshman Columbia, South Carolina
33 Hunter Sadlon Guard 6–0 168 Sophomore Cincinnati, Ohio
35 Jarad Scott Forward 6–8 215 Sophomore Lumberton, North Carolina
42 Josh Davenport Forward 6–5 200 Sophomore Cincinnati, Ohio

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/15/2014*
4:00 pm 		Pfeiffer W 82–59  1–0
 Winthrop Coliseum (2,328)
Rock Hill, SC
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Clemson W 77–74  2–0
 Littlejohn Coliseum (5,960)
Clemson, SC
11/20/2014*
8:15 pm 		at Savannah State L 58–59  2–1
 Tiger Arena (3,010)
Savannah, GA
11/24/2014*
7:00 pm 		East Tennessee State L 64–69  2–2
 Winthrop Coliseum (1,498)
Rock Hill, SC
12/01/2014*
7:00 pm 		Savannah State W 68–47  3–2
 Winthrop Coliseum (804)
Rock Hill, SC
12/03/2014*
8:00 pm 		at Jacksonville State L 76–79 OT 3–3
 Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,433)
Jacksonville, AL
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm 		at No. 21 Maryland L 62–82  3–4
 Xfinity Center (9,345)
College Park, MD
12/09/2014*
7:00 pm 		Mars Hill W 96–51  4–4
 Winthrop Coliseum (924)
Rock Hill, SC
12/17/2014*
9:00 pm 		at Auburn L 62–80  4–5
 Auburn Arena (5,323)
Auburn, AL
12/19/2014*
8:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 71–81  4–6
 University Center (515)
Hammond, LA
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm 		Reinhardt W 100–72  5–6
 Winthrop Coliseum (526)
Rock Hill, SC
12/31/2014
1:00 pm 		Longwood W 82–72 OT 6–6
(1–0) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,074)
Rock Hill, SC
01/03/2015
1:00 pm 		High Point L 87–90  6–7
(1–1) 		Winthrop Coliseum (891)
Rock Hill, SC
01/08/2015
7:30 pm 		at Presbyterian W 57–56  7–7 (2–1)
 Templeton Center (882)
Clinton, SC
01/10/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Gardner–Webb L 64–65  7–8 (2–2)
 Paul Porter Arena (1,354)
Boiling Springs, NC
01/14/2015
7:00 pm 		at UNC Asheville W 84–69  8–8 (3–2)
 Kimmel Arena (1,238)
Asheville, NC
01/17/2015
1:00 pm 		Radford L 77–85  8–9 (3–3)
 Winthrop Coliseum (973)
Rock Hill, SC
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Liberty W 71–56  9–9 (4–3)
 Vines Center (1,795)
Lynchburg, VA
01/24/2015
1:00 pm 		Campbell W 71–63  10–9 (5–3)
 Winthrop Coliseum (2,804)
Rock Hill, SC
01/28/2015
7:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina W 75–68  11–9 (6–3)
 HTC Center (2,839)
Conway, SC
01/31/2015
4:00 pm 		at Radford L 66–73  11–10 (6–4)
 Dedmon Center (3,046)
Radford, VA
02/02/2015
8:00 pm 		Charleston Southern W 77–55  12–10 (7–4)
 Winthrop Coliseum (774)
Rock Hill, SC
02/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Liberty W 74–61  13–10 (8–4)
 Winthrop Coliseum (1,053)
Rock Hill, SC
02/11/2015
7:00 pm 		at High Point L 72–73  13–11 (8–5)
 Millis Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
02/14/2015
1:00 pm 		Gardner–Webb W 71–68  14–11 (9–5)
 Winthrop Coliseum (1,149)
Rock Hill, SC
02/18/2015
7:00 pm 		UNC Asheville W 91–70  15–11 (10–5)
 Winthrop Coliseum (1,049)
Rock Hill, SC
02/21/2015
5:00 pm 		at Longwood W 83–59  16–11 (11–5)
 Willett Hall (1,421)
Farmville, VA
02/26/2015
7:00 pm 		at Campbell L 50–65  16–12 (11–6)
 Gore Arena (1,045)
Buies Creek, NC
02/28/2015
1:00 pm 		Presbyterian W 80–53  17–12 (12–6)
 Winthrop Coliseum (1,496)
Rock Hill, SC
Big South tournament
03/06/2015
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Radford
Quarterfinals 		W 67–66  18–12
 HTC Center (1,773)
Conway, SC
03/07/2015
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Longwood
Semifinals 		W 71–58  19–12
 HTC Center (2,765)
Conway, SC
03/08/2015
2:30 pm, ESPN2 		at Coastal Carolina
Championship game 		L 70–81  19–13
 HTC Center (2,957)
Conway, SC
*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".
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