2014–15 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

The 2014–15 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by first year head coach Byron Samuels, played their home games at the Teaching Gym and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 2–27, 2–14 in MEAC play to finish in last place. Due to failing to meet APR requirements, the Rattlers were banned from postseason play including the MEAC Tournament.

2014–15 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2014–15 record2–27 (2–14 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Donald Anderson
  • Bruce Martin
Home arenaTeaching Gym
2014–15 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina Central160 1.000  258  .758
Norfolk State124 .750  2014  .588
Maryland Eastern Shore115 .688  1815  .545
Howard106 .625  1616  .500
Delaware State97 .563  1818  .500
Hampton88 .500  1718  .486
South Carolina State79 .438  1122  .333
Bethune-Cookman79 .438  1121  .344
Coppin State610 .375  823  .258
North Carolina A&T610 .375  923  .281
Morgan State511 .313  724  .226
Savannah State511 .313  922  .290
Florida A&M214 .125  227  .069
2015 MEAC Tournament winner

After an 0–23 start, the Rattlers became the last team in Division I to get a win during the 2014–15 season with a 57–50 win over North Carolina A&T on February 14.[1]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Jayson Snearl Forward 6–5 215 Freshman Lithonia, Georgia
3 Craig Bowman Guard 6–3 170 Freshman St. Petersburg, Florida
4 Jermaine Ruttley Guard 6–3 200 Junior Radcliffe, Kentucky
5 Jerran Foster Guard 5–9 175 Junior Winston-Salem, North Carolina
10 Johnathan Spicer Forward 6–4 190 Freshman Miami, Florida
11 Malcolm Bernard Forward 6–5 195 Junior Middleburg, Florida
12 Jordan Jackson Forward 6–10 225 Freshman Roy, Washington
15 Mario Karailiev Center 6–9 230 Sophomore Montana, Bulgaria
21 Quentin Bastian Guard 6–6 245 Senior Nassau, Bahamas
25 Jorge Rose Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Orlando, Florida
33 Emanuel Pellot Forward 6–9 230 Junior Miami, Florida

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Clemson L 41–86  0–1
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,646)
Clemson, SC
11/15/2014*
7:30 pm
at USC Upstate L 65–78  0–2
G. B. Hodge Center (866)
Spartanburg, SC
11/19/2014*
10:00 pm, FSSD
at San Diego L 41–72  0–3
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,621)
San Diego, CA
11/21/2014*
10:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 49–64  0–4
GCU Arena (5,866)
Phoenix
11/24/2014*
10:00 pm
at Wyoming
Wyoming Tournament
L 45–66  0–5
Arena-Auditorium (4,763)
Laramie, WY
11/26/2014*
10:00 pm
at New Mexico State
Wyoming Tournament
L 33–78  0–6
Pan American Center (4,958)
Las Cruces, NM
11/29/2014*
3:00 pm
vs. Stetson
Wyoming Tournament
L 50–62  0–7
Bank of Colorado Arena (N/A)
Greeley, CO
11/30/2014*
5:00 pm
at Northern Colorado
Wyoming Tournament
L 56–95  0–8
Bank of Colorado Arena (N/A)
Greeley, CO
12/06/2014
4:00 pm
at South Carolina State L 61–70  0–9 (0–1)
SHM Memorial Center (415)
Orangeburg, SC
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm
North Florida L 65–83  0–10
Teaching Gym (N/A)
Tallahassee, FL
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Carolina L 57–75  0–11
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,234)
Greenville, NC
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm
FIU L 55–76  0–12
Teaching Gym (279)
Tallahassee, FL
01/03/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson L 60–65  0–13
Edmunds Center (923)
DeLand, FL
01/06/2015*
7:00 pm
Jacksonville L 56–79  0–14
Teaching Gym (1,011)
Tallahassee, FL
01/10/2015
6:00 pm
Norfolk State L 51–75  0–15 (0–2)
Teaching Gym (491)
Tallahassee, FL
01/12/2015
8:00 pm
Hampton L 63–78  0–16 (0–3)
Teaching Gym (343)
Tallahassee, FL
01/17/2015
4:00 pm
at Morgan State L 65–75  0–17 (0–4)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (875)
Baltimore, MD
01/19/2015
4:00 pm
at Coppin State L 75–87  0–18 (0–5)
Physical Education Complex (538)
Baltimore, MD
01/24/2015
6:00 pm
Howard L 50–59  0–19 (0–6)
Teaching Gym (763)
Tallahassee, FL
01/26/2015
8:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore L 65–72  0–20 (0–7)
Teaching Gym (607)
Tallahassee, FL
01/31/2015
3:00 pm
Bethune-Cookman L 44–61  0–21 (0–8)
Teaching Gym (4,923)
Tallahassee, FL
02/02/2015
7:30 pm
at North Carolina Central L 43–85  0–22 (0–9)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,611)
Durham,, NC
02/09/2015
7:30 pm
at Delaware State L 74–90  0–23 (0–10)
Memorial Hall (1,186)
Dover, DE
02/14/2015
6:00 pm
North Carolina A&T W 57–50  1–23 (1–10)
Teaching Gym (539)
Tallahassee, FL
02/16/2015
8:00 pm
North Carolina Central L 48–73  1–24 (1–11)
Teaching Gym (467)
Tallahassee, FL
02/21/2015
4:00 pm
at Bethune-Cookman L 57–64  1–25 (1–12)
Moore Gymnasium (1,223)
Daytona Beach, FL
02/23/2015
7:00 pm
at Savannah State L 52–63  1–26 (1–13)
Tiger Arena (1,210)
Savannah, GA
02/28/2015
6:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T L 65–77  1–27 (1–14)
Corbett Sports Center (823)
Greensboro, NC
03/05/2015
8:00 pm
Savannah State W 64–57  2–27 (2–14)
Teaching Gym (479)
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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