2014–15 American Eagles men's basketball team

2014–15 American Eagles men's basketball

Conference	Patriot League
2014–15 record	17–16 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach	Mike Brennan (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Scott Greenman
Assistant coach	Nate Philippe
Assistant coach	Matt Wolff
Home arena	Bender Arena

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bucknell	13	–	5	.722	19	–	15	.559
Colgate	12	–	6	.667	16	–	17	.485
Lehigh	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Lafayette †	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Boston University	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
American	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Holy Cross	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Navy	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Loyola (MD)	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Army	6	–	12	.333	15	–	15	.500


† 2015 Patriot League Tournament winner

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.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*	at Temple (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)	L 37–40	0–1	Liacouras Center (5,655)
11/17/2014*	Saint Francis (PA)	W 49–46	1–1	Bender Arena (1,562)
11/21/2014*	vs. Presbyterian (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)	W 63–38	2–1	Thomas Assembly Center (2,937)
11/22/2014*	at Louisiana Tech (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)	L 44–63	2–2	Thomas Assembly Center (2,868)
11/23/2014*	vs. Morehead State (Coaches vs. Cancer Classic)	W 51–46	3–2	Thomas Assembly Center (N/A)
11/26/2014*	at Hampton	W 64–60	4–2	Hampton Convocation Center (1,000)
11/29/2014*	at Columbia	L 43–52	4–3	Levien Gymnasium (1,080)
12/03/2014*	at Brown	W 66–49	5–3	Pizzitola Sports Center (247)
12/06/2014*	at #24 Illinois	L 55–70	5–4	State Farm Center (13,924)
12/16/2014*	at La Salle	W 68–66 ^OT	6–4	Tom Gola Arena (1,204)
12/20/2014*	Mount St. Mary's	W 46–45	7–4	Bender Arena (1,932)
12/23/2014*	at Stony Brook	L 47–59	7–5	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (N/A)
Conference regular season
12/31/2014	at Bucknell	L 47–57	7–6 (0–1)	Sojka Pavilion (2,559)
01/03/2015	Holy Cross	W 53–49	8–6 (1–1)	Bender Arena (1,138)
01/07/2015	at Loyola (MD)	L 53–56 ^OT	8–7 (1–2)	Reitz Arena (478)
01/10/2015	Colgate	W 71–69 ^2OT	9–7 (2–2)	Bender Arena (1,501)
01/14/2015	Lehigh	W 62–59	10–7 (3–2)	Bender Arena (1,516)
01/17/2015	at Lafayette	W 78–76	11–7 (4–2)	Kirby Sports Center (1,763)
01/21/2015	at Boston University	L 54–59	11–8 (4–3)	Agganis Arena (537)
01/26/2015	Army	L 66–68	11–9 (4–4)	Bender Arena (1,658)
01/28/2015	at Navy	L 54–64	11–10 (4–5)	Alumni Hall (1,209)
02/02/2015	Holy Cross	W 57–50	12–10 (5–5)	Hart Center (516)
02/04/2015	Loyola (MD)	W 64–49	13–10 (6–5)	Bender Arena (1,230)
02/07/2015	at Colgate	L 43–59	13–11 (6–6)	Cotterell Court (787)
02/12/2015	at Lehigh	L 58–65	13–12 (6–7)	Stabler Arena (1,132)
02/14/2015	Lafayette	W 88–77	14–12 (7–7)	Bender Arena (1,856)
02/18/2015	Boston University	L 53–61	14–13 (7–8)	Bender Arena (1,176)
02/22/2015	at Army	L 63–72	14–14 (7–9)	Christl Arena (973)
02/25/2015	Navy	W 68–49	15–14 (8–9)	Bender Arena (1,273)
02/28/2015	Bucknell	L 69–71	15–15 (8–10)	Bender Arena (2,386)
Patriot League Tournament
03/05/2015	at Lehigh (Quarterfinals)	W 68–62	16–15	Stabler Arena (1,009)
03/08/2015	at Colgate (Semifinals)	L 73–62	17–15	Cotterell Court (1,441)
03/11/2015	at Lafayette (Championship game)	L 63–65	17–16	Kirby Sports Center (2,644)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.aueagles.com/sports/m-baskbl/2014-15/schedule

American Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Bender Arena (1988–present)

People	Head coaches

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