2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

The 2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fifth year head coach Jeff Lebo, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were first year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Tournament where they lost to SMU.

2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2014–15 record14–19 (6–12 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 SMU153 .833  277  .794
Tulsa144 .778  2311  .676
Temple135 .722  2611  .703
Cincinnati135 .722  2311  .676
UConn108 .556  2015  .571
Memphis108 .556  1814  .563
Tulane612 .333  1516  .484
East Carolina612 .333  1419  .424
UCF513 .278  1218  .400
Houston414 .222  1319  .406
South Florida315 .167  923  .281
The American Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Pirates finished the season 17–17, 5–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to UTEP. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Wright State.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Akeem Richmond1G6'0"180SeniorSanford, NCGraduated
Petar Torlak3G6'1"185SeniorBelgrade, SerbiaGraduated
Brandan Stith25F6'7"215FreshmanLawrenceville, VATransferred to Old Dominion

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Kanu Aja44F6'10"255JuniorBaltimore, MDJunior college transferred from City College of San Francisco.

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lance Tejada
PG
Hollywood, CA Blanche Ely High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 31, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Grant Bryant
SF
Marietta, GA Kell High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 1, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Bunyon Tyson
PG
Wadesboro, NC Anson High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 13, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 5 September 2014.

    Recruiting Class of 2015

    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Kentrell Barkley
    SF
    Durham, NC Northern High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 1, 2014 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
    Overall recruiting rankings:
    • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
    • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

    Sources:

      Roster

      2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
      PlayersCoaches
      Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
      G 0 Terry Whisnant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrFlorida State Cherryville, NC
      F 1 Grant Bryant 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrKell Kennesaw, GA
      G 2 Caleb White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoVirginia Episcopal Buckingham, VA
      G 4 Prince Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBroughton Raleigh, NC
      G 5 Lance Tejada 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBlanche Ely Pompano Beach, FL
      G 10 Francis Edosomwan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrCharlotte Christian Charlotte, NC
      G 11 Antonio Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrLouisburg College Winston-Salem, NC
      F 13 Michel-Ofik Nzege 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoWinston-Salem State Geneva, Switzerland
      G 15 Peyton Robbins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrSt. David's Raleigh, NC
      G 21 B. J. Tyson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrAnson Wadesboro, NC
      G 22 Paris Roberts-Campbell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrUnited Faith Christian Academy Charlotte, NC
      F 24 Keith Armstrong 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrRobert Morris Raleigh, NC
      G 31 Greg Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoKecoughtan Hampton, VA
      F 34 Michael Zangari 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrRed Land Etters, PA
      F 41 Marshall Guimette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SoHarrison Kennesaw, GA
      F 44 Kanu Aja 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrCity College of San Francisco Baltimore, MD
      Head coach
      Assistant coach(es)

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

      Roster

      Schedule

      Date
      time, TV
      Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
      city, state
      Regular season
      11/14/2014*
      7:00 pm
      North Carolina Wesleyan
      Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round
      W 99–81  1–0
      Williams Arena (5,096)
      Greenville, NC
      11/16/2014*
      3:00 pm, ESPN3
      UNC Asheville L 79–83  1–1
      Williams Arena (4,149)
      Greenville, NC
      11/20/2014*
      7:00 pm
      Virginia Lynchburg W 92–51  2–1
      Williams Arena (3,966)
      Greenville, NC
      11/24/2014*
      12:00 pm
      vs. Green Bay
      Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
      L 49–66  2–2
      Germain Arena (2,118)
      Estero, FL
      11/25/2014*
      12:00 pm
      vs. Fresno State
      Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round
      W 58–52  3–2
      Germain Arena (240)
      Estero, FL
      11/26/2014*
      2:30 pm
      vs. Hawaiʻi
      Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game
      L 73–75  3–3
      Germain Arena (271)
      Estero, FL
      11/30/2014*
      2:00 pm, ESPN3
      Central Connecticut W 74–59  4–3
      Williams Arena (3,705)
      Greenville, NC
      12/03/2014*
      7:00 pm
      at Florida Atlantic L 63–72  4–4
      FAU Arena (1,219)
      Boca Raton, FL
      12/07/2014*
      3:00 pm, ESPNU
      at No. 12 North Carolina L 64–108  4–5
      Dean Smith Center (18,741)
      Chapel Hill, NC
      12/13/2014*
      5:00 pm, ESPN3
      James Madison W 70–58  5–5
      Williams Arena (4,759)
      Greenville, NC
      12/20/2014*
      7:00 pm
      at UNC Wilmington L 54–66  5–6
      Trask Coliseum (4,388)
      Wilmington, NC
      12/22/2014*
      7:00 pm, ESPN3
      Florida A&M W 75–57  6–6
      Williams Arena (4,234)
      Greenville, NC
      12/28/2014*
      2:00 pm, ESPN3
      UNC Greensboro W 71–50  7–6
      Williams Arena (4,418)
      Greenville, NC
      12/31/2014
      12:00 pm, ESPNews
      Tulane L 59–67  7–7 (0–1)
      Williams Arena (4,358)
      Greenville, NC
      01/03/2015
      7:00 pm, ESPN3
      at South Florida L 50–58  7–8 (0–2)
      USF Sun Dome (3,184)
      Tampa, FL
      01/06/2015
      7:00 pm, ESPNU
      at Cincinnati L 48–69  7–9 (0–3)
      Fifth Third Arena (7,516)
      Cincinnati, OH
      01/14/2015
      7:00 pm, ESPNU
      Houston W 66–61  8–9 (1–3)
      Williams Arena (4,368)
      Greenville, NC
      01/17/2015
      4:00 pm, CBSSN
      at SMU L 54–77  8–10 (1–4)
      Moody Coliseum (7,001)
      Dallas, TX
      01/24/2015
      12:00 pm, ESPNews
      Tulsa L 64–66  8–11 (1–5)
      Williams Arena (4,968)
      Greenville, NC
      01/28/2015
      9:00 pm, CBSSN
      at Memphis L 58–70  8–12 (1–6)
      FedEx Forum (13,335)
      Memphis, TN
      02/01/2015
      1:00 pm, CBSSN
      Cincinnati W 50–46  9–12 (2–6)
      Williams Arena (4,574)
      Greenville, NC
      02/04/2015
      7:00 pm, ESPNU
      at UConn L 52–65  9–13 (2–7)
      Gampel Pavilion (8,985)
      Storrs, CT
      02/07/2015
      5:00 pm, ESPN3
      UCF W 67–49  10–13 (3–7)
      Williams Arena (5,305)
      Greenville, NC
      02/10/2015
      7:00 pm, ESPNU
      Memphis W 64–53  11–13 (4–7)
      Williams Arena (4,519)
      Greenville, NC
      02/14/2015
      2:00 pm, CBSSN
      at Temple L 53–66  11–14 (4–8)
      Liacouras Center (8,121)
      Philadelphia, PA
      02/18/2015
      7:00 pm, ESPNU
      at Tulsa L 58–69  11–15 (4–9)
      Reynolds Center (4,263)
      Tulsa, OK
      02/21/2015
      11:00 am, ESPNU
      South Florida W 73–60  12–15 (5–9)
      Williams Arena (5,073)
      Greenville, NC
      02/25/2015
      7:00 pm, ESPNU
      UConn L 49–60  12–16 (5–10)
      Williams Arena (6,856)
      Greenville, NC
      02/28/2015
      12:00 pm, ESPNews
      at UCF W 71–66  13–16 (6–10)
      CFE Arena (3,740)
      Orlando, FL
      03/05/2015
      7:00 pm, ESPNU
      Temple L 56–70  13–17 (6–11)
      Williams Arena (4,790)
      Greenville, NC
      03/08/2015
      2:00 pm, ESPNews
      at Houston L 52-74  13–18 (6–12)
      Hofheinz Pavilion (2,879)
      Houston, TX
      American Athletic Conference Tournament
      03/12/2015
      3:30 pm, ESPNU
      vs. UCF
      First Round
      W 81–80 OT 14–18
      XL Center 
      Hartford, CT
      03/13/2015
      12:00 pm, ESPN2
      vs. No. 20 SMU
      Quarterfinals
      L 68–74  14–19
      XL Center 
      Hartford, CT
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
      All times are in Eastern Time.

      References

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