2014–15 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Lafayette.

2014–15 American Eagles men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
2014–15 record17–16 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Greenman
  • Nate Philippe
  • Matt Wolff
Home arenaBender Arena
2014–15 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell135 .722  1915  .559
Colgate126 .667  1617  .485
Lehigh108 .556  1614  .533
Lafayette99 .500  2013  .606
Boston University99 .500  1317  .433
American810 .444  1716  .515
Holy Cross810 .444  1416  .467
Navy810 .444  1319  .406
Loyola (MD)711 .389  1119  .367
Army612 .333  1515  .500
2015 Patriot League Tournament winner

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
0 Darius Gardner Guard 5–9 165 RS–Senior Houston, Texas
1 Kyle Kager Forward 6–8 195 Senior Flower Mound, Texas
2 George Langberg Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Short Hills, New Jersey
3 Justice Montgomery Guard 5–11 160 Senior Orlando, Florida
4 Alex Paquin Guard 6–0 198 Freshman Montreal, Quebec
5 Marko Vasic Forward 6–5 200 Junior Belgrade, Serbia
12 Yilret Yiljep Forward 6–7 235 Sophomore Kaduna, Nigeria
13 Kevin Panzer Forward 6–9 225 RS–Senior Mission Viejo, California
14 Jesse Reed Guard 6–5 185 Junior Saltsburg, Pennsylvania
20 Charlie Jones Guard 6–4 185 Sophomore Manchester, Maryland
21 Jalen Rhea Guard 6–2 205 Sophomore New Albany, Ohio
22 John Schoof Guard 6–5 205 Senior Fairfax, Virginia
25 Langdon Neal Guard 6–0 165 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
33 Leon Tolksdorf Forward 6–8 225 Junior Berlin, Germany
34 Gabe Brown Center 7–0 230 Freshman Stony Brook, New York
35 Jonathan Davis Forward 6–7 220 RS–Junior Simi Valley, California
42 Paris Maragkos Forward 6–9 243 Junior Marousi, Greece
44 Zach Elcano Center 6–11 230 Junior Centreville, Virginia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Temple
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 37–40  0–1
Liacouras Center (5,655)
Philadelphia, PA
11/17/2014*
7:30 pm, CSN
Saint Francis (PA) W 49–46  1–1
Bender Arena (1,562)
Washington, D.C.
11/21/2014*
10:00 pm
vs. Presbyterian
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
W 63–38  2–1
Thomas Assembly Center (2,937)
Ruston, LA
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 44–63  2–2
Thomas Assembly Center (2,868)
Ruston, LA
11/23/2014*
1:30 pm
vs. Morehead State
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
W 51–46  3–2
Thomas Assembly Center (N/A)
Ruston, LA
11/26/2014*
2:00 pm
at Hampton W 64–60  4–2
Hampton Convocation Center (1,000)
Hampton, VA
11/29/2014*
3:00 pm
at Columbia L 43–52  4–3
Levien Gymnasium (1,080)
New York City, NY
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
at Brown W 66–49  5–3
Pizzitola Sports Center (247)
Providence, RI
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 24 Illinois L 55–70  5–4
State Farm Center (13,924)
Chamapaign, IL
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm
at La Salle W 68–66 OT 6–4
Tom Gola Arena (1,204)
Philadelphia, PA
12/20/2014*
1:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 46–45  7–4
Bender Arena (1,932)
Washington, D.C.
12/23/2014*
7:00 pm
at Stony Brook L 47–59  7–5
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (N/A)
Stony Brook, NY
Conference regular season
12/31/2014
2:30 pm
at Bucknell L 47–57  7–6 (0–1)
Sojka Pavilion (2,559)
Lewisburg, PA
01/03/2015
1:00 pm
Holy Cross W 53–49  8–6 (1–1)
Bender Arena (1,138)
Washington, D.C.
01/07/2015
7:30 pm
at Loyola (MD) L 53–56 OT 8–7 (1–2)
Reitz Arena (478)
Baltimore, MD
01/10/2015
1:00 pm, CSN
Colgate W 71–69 2OT 9–7 (2–2)
Bender Arena (1,501)
Washington, D.C.
01/14/2015
7:30 pm
Lehigh W 62–59  10–7 (3–2)
Bender Arena (1,516)
Washington, D.C.
01/17/2015
2:00 pm
at Lafayette W 78–76  11–7 (4–2)
Kirby Sports Center (1,763)
Easton, PA
01/21/2015
7:00 pm
at Boston University L 54–59  11–8 (4–3)
Agganis Arena (537)
Boston, MA
01/26/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Army L 66–68  11–9 (4–4)
Bender Arena (1,658)
Washington, D.C.
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
at Navy L 54–64  11–10 (4–5)
Alumni Hall (1,209)
Annapolis, MD
02/02/2015
7:30 pm, CBSSN
Holy Cross W 57–50  12–10 (5–5)
Hart Center (516)
Worcester, MA
02/04/2015
7:30 pm, ASN
Loyola (MD) W 64–49  13–10 (6–5)
Bender Arena (1,230)
Washington, D.C.
02/07/2015
2:00 pm
at Colgate L 43–59  13–11 (6–6)
Cotterell Court (787)
Hamilton, NY
02/12/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Lehigh L 58–65  13–12 (6–7)
Stabler Arena (1,132)
Bethlehem, PA
02/14/2015
2:00 pm, CSN
Lafayette W 88–77  14–12 (7–7)
Bender Arena (1,856)
Washington, D.C.
02/18/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Boston University L 53–61  14–13 (7–8)
Bender Arena (1,176)
Washington, D.C.
02/22/2015
12:00 pm
at Army L 63–72  14–14 (7–9)
Christl Arena (973)
West Point, NY
02/25/2015
7:30 pm
Navy W 68–49  15–14 (8–9)
Bender Arena (1,273)
Washington, D.C.
02/28/2015
12:00 pm
Bucknell L 69–71  15–15 (8–10)
Bender Arena (2,386)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League Tournament
03/05/2015
7:00 pm
at Lehigh
Quarterfinals
W 68–62  16–15
Stabler Arena (1,009)
Bethlehem, PA
03/08/2015
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Colgate
Semifinals
W 73–62  17–15
Cotterell Court (1,441)
Hamilton, NY
03/11/2015
7:30 pm, CBSSN
at Lafayette
Championship game
L 63–65  18–16
Kirby Sports Center (2,644)
Easton, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 American Eagles women's basketball team

References

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