2014–15 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by 14th year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 15–1 in America East play to win the American East regular season championship. They defeated Maine, New Hampshire, and Stony Brook to become champions of the America East Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Oklahoma.

2014–15 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
America East regular season
and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2014–15 record24–9 (15–1 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chad O'Donnell
  • Jon Iati
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
2014–15 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Albany151 .938  249  .727
Stony Brook124 .750  2312  .657
Vermont124 .750  2014  .588
New Hampshire115 .688  1913  .594
Hartford79 .438  1416  .467
UMass Lowell*610 .375  1217  .414
Binghamton511 .313  626  .188
UMBC214 .125  426  .133
Maine214 .125  327  .100
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2015 America East Tournament winner

Roster

2014–15 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Evan Singletary 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrMoberly Area CC Baltimore, Maryland
G/F 1 Ray Sanders 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrPensacola State College Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G 2 Tre Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoJohn A. Logan College Chicago, Illinois
F 10 Mike Rowley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoKnox Grammar School Sydney, Australia
G 11 Mike Wells 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSt. Thomas More Prep (CT) Delaware, Ohio
G 12 Peter Hooley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrConcordia College (South Australia) Hahndorf, South Australia
G 13 Reece Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrWoodlands White Plains, New York
F 14 Sam Rowley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrKnox Grammar School Sydney, Australia
F 15 Ede Egharevba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrMidland Queens, New York
G 21 Max Twyman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrBrewster Academy Rye, New York
C 22 Richard Peters 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)275 lb (125 kg) SoTallahassee CC Pickering, Ontario
F 24 Dallas Ennema 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoSheldon Sheldon, Iowa
G 25 Wheeler Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrOsseo Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 33 Geremy McKay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrCaulfield Grammar School Melbourne, Australia
F 43 Greig Stire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrChristian Brothers Academy Schenectady, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 19, 2014

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/15/2014*
7:00 pm, FS2
at Providence L 60–64  0–1
 18  Singletary  7  Tied  6  Hooley  Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,599)
Providence, RI
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
NJIT W 65–48  1–1
 15  Baker  8  S. Rowley  3  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (2,583)
Albany, NY
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Quinnipiac L 73–76 OT 1–2
 17  Hooley  8  S. Rowley  5  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (3,654)
Albany, NY
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm
at Colgate W 75–71  2–2
 18  S. Rowley  11  S. Rowley  6  Hooley  Cotterell Court (474)
Hamilton, NY
11/29/2014*
10:00 pm
at UNLV L 59–75  2–3
 18  Hooley  10  S. Rowley  3  Singletary  Thomas & Mack Center (11,209)
Paradise, NV
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Holy Cross L 57–74  2–4
 14  S. Rowley  6  Baker  3  Hooley  SEFCU Arena (2,667)
Albany, NY
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) L 59–69  2–5
 19  S. Rowley  12  S. Rowley  3  Ennema  DeGol Arena (1,142)
Loretto, PA
12/08/2014*
7:00 pm
at Bucknell L 58–61  2–6
 17  S. Rowley  9  S. Rowley  2  Tied  Sojka Pavilion (2,216)
Lewistosn, PA
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm, TWCS
at Siena
Albany Cup
W 77–68  3–6
 14  Tied  9  Wright  6  Wright  Times Union Center (10,278)
Albany, NY
12/20/2014*
7:00 pm
at Yale W 64–60  4–6
 19  Singletary  6  S. Rowley  3  Hooley  John J. Lee Amphitheater (882)
New Haven, CT
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Fairfield W 77–66  5–6
 21  Singletary  8  S. Rowley  5  Tied  SEFCU Arena (2,143)
Albany, NY
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, TWCS
at Niagara L 47–65  5–7
 11  Baker  5  Tied  2  Tied  Gallagher Center (1,071)
Lewiston, NY
01/03/2015
7:00 pm
Maine W 80–56  6–7
(1–0)
 14  S. Rowley  8  Peters  5  Tied  SEFCU Arena (  2,459)
Albany, NY
01/06/2015
7:00 pm
at New Hampshire W 64–62  7–7
(2–0)
 17  Hooley  8  Sanders  2  Tied  Lundholm Gym (485)
Durham, NH
01/09/2015
2:00 pm
at UMass Lowell W 64–51  8–7
(3–0)
 21  Singletary  6  Tied  4  Sanders  Costello Athletic Center (334)
Lowell, MA
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton W 73–58  9–7
(4–0)
 16  Hooley  8  M. Rowley  7  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (2,617)
Albany, NY
01/19/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook W 64–47  10–7
(5–0)
 21  Singletary  13  S. Rowley  4  Tied  SEFCU Arena (3,434)
Albany, NY
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford W 62–53  11–7
(6–0)
 22  S. Rowley  8  S. Rowley  3  Tied  Chase Arena (1,907)
Hartford, CT
01/25/2015
4:30 pm, TWCS
UMBC W 69–55  12–7
(7–0)
 14  Baker  8  Singletary  4  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (3,772)
Albany, NY
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
at Vermont W 47–44  13–7
(8–0)
 18  S. Rowley  13  Sanders  3  Sanders  Patrick Gym (2,369)
Burlington, VT
01/31/2015
2:00 pm
at Maine W 77–59  14–7
(9–0)
 21  Tied  7  Peters  7  Singletary  Cross Insurance Center (1,220)
Bangor, ME
02/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire W 63–62  15–7
(10–0)
 15  Singletary  8  S. Rowley  2  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (2,712)
Albany, NY
02/07/2015
7:30 pm
UMass Lowell W 69–59  16–7
(11–0)
 18  Singletary  11  S. Rowley  7  Sanders  SEFCU Arena (4,468)
Albany, NY
02/10/2015
7:00 pm, TWCS
at Binghamton W 62–46  17–7
(12–0)
 20  S. Rowley  15  S. Rowley  4  Tied  Binghamton University Events Center (2,190)
Vestal, NY
02/13/2015*
7:00 pm
at NJIT W 65–59  18–7
 16  S. Rowley  8  S. Rowley  3  Singletary  Fleisher Center (1,500)
Newark, NJ
02/17/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook L 56–59  18–8
(12–1)
 12  Tied  11  S. Rowley  5  Singletary  Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,886)
Albany, NY
02/20/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Hartford W 70–64  19–8
(13–1)
 19  Sanders  9  S. Rowley  5  Sanders  SEFCU Arena (4,123)
Albany, NY
02/25/2015
7:00 pm
at UMBC W 67–49  20–8
(14–1)
 15  Tied  11  S. Rowley  5  Singleary  Retriever Activities Center (1,010)
Catonsville, MD
02/28/2015
7:00 pm
Vermont W 79–73  21–8
(15–1)
 24  S. Rowley  7  S. Rowley  3  S. Rowley  SEFCU Arena (4,212)
Albany, NY
America East Tournament
03/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine
Quarterfinals
W 83–66  22–8
 19  Singletary  11  S. Rowley  3  Tied  SEFCU Arena (2,966)
Albany, NY
03/08/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire
Semifinals
W 60–58  23–8
 21  Hooley  8  Singletary  4  S. Rowley  SEFCU Arena (4,122)
Albany, NY
03/14/2015
11:00 am, ESPN2
Stony Brook
Championship game
W 51–50  24–8
 14  S. Rowley  7  Tied  3  Sanders  SEFCU Arena (4,468)
Albany, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2015*
7:27 pm, truTV
(14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 13 Oklahoma
Second round
L 60–69  24–9
 15  Hooley  7  Sanders  4  Tied  Nationwide Arena (17,584)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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