2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by fifth year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2014–15 record15–16 (11–7 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lou Gudino
  • Marcus Belcher
  • Terry Parker
Home arenaHulman Center
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Wichita State171 .944  305  .857
No. 11 Northern Iowa162 .889  314  .886
Illinois State117 .611  2213  .629
Indiana State117 .611  1516  .484
Evansville99 .500  2412  .667
Loyola (IL)810 .444  2413  .649
Drake612 .333  922  .290
Missouri State513 .278  1120  .355
Southern Illinois414 .222  1221  .364
Bradley315 .167  924  .273
2015 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Sycamores finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Arkansas.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Lucas Eitel2G6'3"195SeniorMarshall, ILGraduated
Manny Arop3G/F6'5"215SeniorEdmonton, ABGraduated
Dawon Cummings12G6'3"175SeniorKansas City, MOGraduated
Jake Odum13G6'4"180SeniorTerre Haute, INGraduated
Demetrius Moore15F6'7"230JuniorPaxton, FLTransferred to West Florida
Mike Samuels30C6'11"290JuniorBushkill, PATransferred to Eastern Michigan

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Tre' Bennett15G5'11"175JuniorHouston, TXJunior college transfer from Lamar State College.
Grant Prusator20G6'2"175SophomoreRochelle, ILJunior college transfer from Highland Community College.
Matt Van Scyoc30G/F6'6"218JuniorGreen Lake, WITransferred from The Citadel. Under NCAA transfer rules, Van Scyoc will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brandon Murphy
PF
Birmingham, AL Carver High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (120 kg) N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Laquarious Paige
SG
Orange, TX West Orange-Stark High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 30, 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 2014-06-15.

    Roster

    2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F/C 0 Jake Kitchell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)233 lb (106 kg) SrSouth Central HS Union Mills, IN
    G/F 1 Kristian Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrPike HS Indianapolis, IN
    G/F 2 Alex Etherington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrHamilton Heights HS Cicero, IN
    G 4 Brenton Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)192 lb (87 kg) RS FrNorthrop HS Fort Wayne, IN
    F 5 Justin Gant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrTerre Haute North Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN
    G 10 Kalen Alexander (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)169 lb (77 kg) SoTerre Haute North Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN
    G 11 Devonte Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrEllison HS Killeen, TX
    G 15 Tre' Bennett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)183 lb (83 kg) JrLamar State CC
    Yates HS
    Houston, TX
    G 20 Grant Prusator 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)171 lb (78 kg) SoHighland CC
    Rochelle Township HS
    Rochelle, IL
    G 22 Brandon Burnett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)232 lb (105 kg) JrCienega HS Tucson, AZ
    F 30 Matt Van Scyoc  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg) JrThe Citadel
    Green Lake HS
    Green Lake, WI
    G 32 Laquarious Paige 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)174 lb (79 kg) FrStark HS West Orange, TX
    F/C 34 Brandon Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)290 lb (132 kg) FrCarver HS Montgomery, AL
    G/F 41 Nick Amor (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)187 lb (85 kg) SoLaVille HS Lakeville, IN
    F/C 42 TJ Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)254 lb (115 kg) SoCharleston HS Charleston, IL
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    [1]

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/09/2014*
    2:05 pm
    Trine W 68–54 
    Hulman Center (4,875)
    Terre Haute, IN
    Regular season
    11/14/2014*
    7:05 pm
    at IUPUI W 79–66 OT 1–0
    Fairgrounds Coliseum (3,159)
    Indianapolis, IN
    11/18/2014*
    7:05 pm
    Saint Louis L 56–69  1–1
    Hulman Center (4,348)
    Terre Haute, IN
    11/22/2014*
    6:00 pm
    Brown
    Las Vegas Invitational
    W 78–66  2–1
    Hulman Center (3,721)
    Terre Haute, IN
    11/24/2014*
    5:30 pm
    Austin Peay
    Las Vegas Invitational
    W 61–57  3–1
    Hulman Center (N/A)
    Terre Haute, IN
    11/27/2014*
    5:00 pm, FS1
    vs. Illinois
    Las Vegas Invitational semifinals
    L 62–88  3–2
    Orleans Arena (N/A)
    Paradise, NV
    11/28/2014*
    8:00 pm, FS1
    vs. Memphis
    Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game
    L 62–72  3–3
    Orleans Arena (N/A)
    Paradise, NV
    12/03/2014*
    7:05 pm
    No. 23 Butler L 54–77  3–4
    Hulman Center (5,528)
    Terre Haute, IN
    12/06/2014*
    2:00 pm
    at Ball State L 63–70  3–5
    Worthen Arena (3,152)
    Muncie, IN
    12/13/2014*
    2:00 pm
    at Iona L 84–91  3–6
    Hynes Athletic Center (1,681)
    New Rochelle, NY
    12/16/2014
    7:05 pm
    Truman W 78–68  4–6
    Hulman Center (3,561)
    Terre Haute, IN
    12/20/2014*
    2:05 pm
    Eastern Illinois L 56–60  4–7
    Hulman Center (3,571)
    Terre Haute, IN
    12/28/2014*
    2:05 pm
    UMKC L 70–73 2OT 4–8
    Hulman Center (3,578)
    Terre Haute, IN
    Missouri Valley Conference regular season
    12/31/2014
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Illinois State W 63–61  5–8 (1–0)
    Redbird Arena (5,372)
    Normal, IL
    01/04/2015
    1:30 pm, ESPN3
    Evansville W 79–75 OT 6–8 (1–1)
    Hulman Center (3,948)
    Terre Haute, IN
    01/07/2015
    7:05 pm, ESPN3
    Missouri State W 71–56  7–8 (3–0)
    Hulman Center (3,677)
    Terre Haute, IN
    01/10/2015
    4:05 pm, ESPN3
    at Southern Illinois W 59–56  8–8 (4–0)
    SIU Arena (4,758)
    Carbondale, IL
    01/14/2015
    7:05 pm
    Illinois State W 71–70 OT 9–8 (5–0)
    Hulman Center (4,335)
    Terre Haute, IN
    01/17/2015
    3:05 pm
    at Drake L 78–84  9–9 (5–1)
    Knapp Center (3,283)
    Des Moines, IA
    01/21/2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at No. 20 Northern Iowa L 60–66  9–10 (5–2)
    McLeod Center (6,205)
    Cedar Falls, IA
    01/24/2015
    1:05 pm
    Loyola (IL) W 72–61  10–10 (6–2)
    Hulman Center (5,496)
    Terre Haute, IN
    01/27/2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Evansville L 78–89  10–11 (6–3)
    Fort Center (4,054)
    Evansville, IN
    01/31/2015
    1:05 pm
    Bradley W 64–58  11–11 (7–3)
    Hulman Center (4,389)
    Terre Haute, IN
    02/03/2015
    7:05 pm
    No. 14 Northern Iowa L 51–61  11–12 (7–4)
    Hulman Center (4,595)
    Terre Haute, IN
    02/07/2015
    1:05 pm
    at Loyola (IL) W 79–65  12–12 (8–4)
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,292)
    Chicago, IL
    02/11/2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at No. 15 Wichita State L 57–74  12–13 (8–5)
    Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    02/14/2015
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    Drake W 75–54  13–13 (9–5)
    Hulman Center (4,250)
    Terre Haute, IN
    02/18/2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Missouri State L 56–60  13–14 (9–6)
    JQH Arena (3,297)
    Springfield, MO
    02/21/2015
    1:05 pm, ESPN3
    Southern Illinois W 78–58  14–14 (10–6)
    Hulman Center (4,289)
    Terre Haute, IN
    02/25/2015
    7:05 pm, ESPN3
    No. 11 Wichita State L 53–63  14–15 (10–7)
    Hulman Center (6,169)
    Terre Haute, IN
    02/28/2015
    2:00 pm
    at Bradley W 60–52  15–15 (11–7)
    Carver Arena (6,492)
    Peoria, IL
    Missouri Valley Tournament
    03/06/2015
    8:35 pm, MVC TV
    vs. Loyola (IL)
    Quarterfinals
    L 53–81  15–16
    Scottrade Center (8,114)
    St. Louis, MO
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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