2014–15 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Toledo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Monroe.

2014–15 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2014–15 record21–14 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Brown
  • Kevin Mondro
  • Benny White
Home arenaConvocation Center
2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo126 .667  2310  .697
Kent State126 .667  2312  .657
Bowling Green117 .611  2112  .636
Akron99 .500  2114  .600
Miami810 .444  1319  .406
Ohio513 .278  1020  .333
West
Central Michigan126 .667  239  .719
Toledo117 .611  2013  .606
Western Michigan108 .556  2014  .588
Eastern Michigan810 .444  2114  .600
Northern Illinois810 .444  1416  .467
Ball State216 .111  723  .233
2015 MAC Tournament winner

Roster Additions

  • SF Brandon Nazione from Des Moines Area Community College to EMU where he was a Division II Second-Team All-American.[1]
  • Jerome Hunter from Alabama A&M
  • Anali Okoloji from George Mason.
  • PF Jordan Nobles (Canton HS)
  • PG Ethan Alvano (Corona HS)
  • SG Tim Bond (Baltimore City College HS)
  • PF Tristan Wilson (Skyline HS).
  • Matt Cline joined the EMU basketball staff as the Director of Men's Basketball Operations in 2014.[2]

Two players transferred away from EMU after the 2013/14 season, Jalen Ross will be going to Hartford & Darrell Combs to IUPUI. Former EMU standout and NBA player Carl Thomas was hired by Jackson College as Head Coach of the men's basketball team.[3]

Pre Season Accolades

Senior forward Karrington Ward was named the 15th-best defensive player in the country according to BleacherReport.com.[4]

Roster

#PlayerPositionHeightWeightYearHometown
0Raven LeeG6–3180R–SODetroit, MI
1Mike TalleyG6–0176R–SRDetroit, MI
3Anali OkolojiF6–8232R–SRBrooklyn, NY
4Brandon NazioneF6–8215JRHowell, MI
5Jodan PriceG/F6–7180R–SOIndianapolis, IN
10Tim BondG6–6170FRBaltimore, MD
12Olalekan AjayiF/C6–11245JRWinston-Salem, NC
13Trent PerryG6–4175R–FRFranklin, TN
14Karrington WardF6–7186SRLockport, IL
15Jordan NoblesF6–9190FRCanton, MI
20Ali FarhatG6–0160SODearborn, MI
21Jerome HunterF6–9250GRBuffalo, NY
22Jordan MartinG6–3195R–JRDetroit, MI
25Ethan AlvanoG6–1170FRCorona, CA
30Mike SamuelsC6–11285R–JRBushkill, Pennsylvania

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
1:00 pm
St. Francis (IL)
EMU Showcase
W 64–52  1–0
Convocation Center (2,859)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Oakland W 89–77  2–0
Convocation Center (863)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm
Youngstown State
EMU Showcase
W 71–62  3–0
Convocation Center (680)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
UNC Greensboro
EMU Showcase
W 70–62  4–0
Convocation Center (624)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/23/2014*
2:30 pm
Longwood
EMU Showcase
W 79–48  5–0
Convocation Center (395)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/26/2014*
12:00 pm
Rochester (MI) W 68–35  6–0
Convocation Center (192)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/01/2014*
7:00 pm
Marygrove W 83–52  7–0
Convocation Center (272)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm, FSOH
at Dayton L 64–73  7–1
UD Arena (12,243)
Dayton, OH
12/09/2014*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Michigan W 45–42  8–1
Crisler Center (11,926)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/17/2014*
9:00 pm, BTN
at No. 25 Michigan State L 46–66  8–2
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
12/20/2014*
3:00 pm
at Missouri State W 77–65  9–2
JQH Arena (5,013)
Springfield, MO
12/23/2014*
6:00 pm
Coppin State W 87–64  10–2
Convocation Center (827)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/28/2014*
1:00 pm
Concordia (MI) W 100–42  11–2
Convocation Center (564)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/07/2015
7:00 pm
Ball State L 59–60 OT 11–3 (0–1)
Convocation Center (1,036)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/10/2015
5:30 pm
at Miami (OH) L 81–82 OT 11–4 (0–2)
Millett Hall (987)
Oxford, OH
01/14/2015
7:00 pm
at Kent State L 59–65  11–5 (0–3)
MAC Center (2,892)
Kent, OH
01/17/2015
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 54–46  12–5 (1–3)
Convocation Center (786)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/21/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green L 58–74  12–6 (1–4)
Stroh Center (2,314)
Bowling Green, OH
01/24/2015
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
L 51–65  12–7 (1–5)
McGuirk Arena (4,041)
Mount Pleasant, MI
01/27/2015
7:00 pm
Ohio W 76–40  13–7 (2–5)
Convocation Center (837)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/31/2015
12:00 pm
Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 69–63  14–7 (3–5)
Convocation Center (1,018)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo L 60–84  14–8 (3–6)
Savage Arena (4,532)
Toledo, OH
02/07/2015
2:00 pm
at Ohio L 73–76  14–9 (3–7)
Convocation Center (9,586)
Athens, OH
02/10/2015
7:00 pm
Miami (OH) W 83–69  15–9 (4–7)
Convocation Center (460)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/14/2015
2:30 pm
Akron W 78–75  16–9 (5–7)
Convocation Center (1,101)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
Buffalo L 63–78  16–10 (5–8)
Convocation Center (739)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/21/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 73–65  17–10 (6–8)
Convocation Center (2,302)
DeKalb, IL
02/24/2015
7:00 pm
Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
L 56–72  17–11 (6–9)
Convocation Center (731)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/28/2015
4:30 pm
at Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
L 72–80  17–12 (6–10)
University Arena (3,188)
Kalamazoo, MI
03/03/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State W 67–60  18–12 (7–10)
John E. Worthen Arena (2,295)
Muncie, IN
03/06/2015
7:00 pm
Toledo W 85–59  19–12 (8–10)
Convocation Center (1,494)
Ypsilanti, MI
MAC Tournament
03/09/2015
7:30 pm
Miami (OH)
First round
W 62–61 OT 20–12
Convocation Center (827)
Ypsilanti, MI
03/11/2015
6:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Bowling Green
Second round
W 73–67  21–12
Quicken Loans Arena (2,411)
Cleveland, OH
03/12/2015
6:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Toledo
Quarterfinals
L 67–78  21–13
Quicken Loans Arena (4,502)
Cleveland, OH
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015*
8:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe
First round
L 67–71  21–14
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,003)
Monroe, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

MAC Leaders

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INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS

  • Free throw percentage
    • Mike Talley- 1.000 (9-9)(at Ball State (3/3/15)
    • Raven Lee- 1.000(8-8) vs Bowling Green (3/11/15)
  • Steals
    • Raven Lee- 6 vs Coppin State (12/23/14)
    • Mike Talley- 6 at Ball State (3/3/15)
  • Blocked Shots
    • Karrington Ward 6 vs Coppin State (12/23/14)
  • Turnovers
    • Raven Lee- 8 vs Akron (02/14/15)

Team Highs

  • Margin
    • 58 (100-42) vs Concordia (12/28/14)
  • Rebounds
    • 59 vs Marygrove (12/01/14)
  • Steals
    • 17 vs Longwood (11/23/14)
  • Blocked Shots
    • 10 vs Coppin State (12/23/14)
    • 10 vs Ball State (1/07/15)

Opponent Lows

  • Points
    • 35 vs Rochester (11/26/14)
  • Field Goals Made
    • 11 vs Rochester (11/26/14)
    • 13 vs Ohio (01/27/15)
  • Field Goal Attempts
    • 39 at Northern Illinois (02/21/15)
  • Field Goal Percentage
    • .224 vs Rochester (11/26/14)
    • .228 vs Ohio (01/27/15)
  • Free Throws Made
    • 1 vs Saint Francis (11/14/14)
  • Free Throws Attempted
    • 2 vs Saint Francis (11/14/14)
  • Fouls
    • 9 vs Ohio (01/27/15)

MAC Statistic Leaders

  • Field Goal Pct Defense- .401
  • Steals- 8.9

MAC Player of the Week[7]

  • Nov. 24, 2014 Raven Lee
  • Feb. 16, 2015 Karrington Ward
  • Mar. 07, 2015 Mike Talley

Academic All MAC

  • Olalekan Ajayi
  • Trent Perry

3rd Team All-MAC

  • 2015 Raven Lee

MAC Honorable Mention

  • 2015 Karrington Ward

References

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