2014–15 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

2014–15 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 12–20 (9–9 SWAC)
Head coach George Ivory (7th year)
Assistant coach Kenneth Broyles
Assistant coach Richard Cannon
Assistant coach Jarvis Gunter
Home arena K. L. Johnson Complex
2014–15 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Texas Southern 16 2   .889     22 13   .629
Alabama State* 14 4   .778     19 10   .655
Southern* 13 5   .722     18 17   .514
Prairie View A&M 12 6   .667     15 18   .455
Arkansas–Pine Bluff* 9 9   .500     12 20   .375
Jackson State 9 9   .500     11 21   .344
Alabama A&M 8 10   .444     9 20   .310
Mississippi Valley State 5 13   .278     6 26   .188
Alcorn State 4 14   .222     6 26   .188
Grambling State 0 18   .000     2 27   .069
*ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA violations
2015 SWAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by seventh year head coach George Ivory, played their home games at the K. L. Johnson Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The finished the season 12–20, 9–9 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The team did not participate in the SWAC Tournament due to a postseason ban issued by the NCAA.[1]


Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
00 Sean Tingle Forward 6–9 230 Senior Vance, Alabama
1 Marcel Mosley Guard 6–0 180 Senior Marion, Arkansas
3 Thaddeus Handley, Jr. Forward 6–6 200 Junior Pine Bluff, Arkansas
10 DeAndre McIntyre Guard 6–3 180 Senior Birmingham, Alabama
12 Jaylon Floyd Guard 6–6 205 Senior Detroit, Michigan
13 Austin Cox Guard 6–4 175 Freshman Belleville, Illinois
14 Tevin Hammond Guard 6–0 185 Senior Little Rock, Arkansas
15 Trent Whiting Forward 6–7 205 Junior Des Arc, Arkansas
21 Larry Johnson Guard 6–2 175 Junior Greenwood, Mississippi
22 JoVaughn Love Guard/Forward 6–9 220 Junior Pine Bluff, Arkansas
23 Ghiavonni Robinson Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Itta Bena, Mississippi
25 Chauncy Parker Center 6-8 225 Junior West Memphis, Arkansas
30 Jordan Brown Guard 6–4 185 Sophomore Augusta, Arkansas
34 Devin Berry Forward 6–7 220 Sophomore Columbus, Mississippi
40 Jared Young Guard 5–11 175 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
52 David Tillman Center 6–10 215 Sophomore Houston, Texas

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014* at Hawaiʻi
(Rainbow Classic)
L 57–85  0–1 Stan Sheriff Center (5,875)
11/15/2014* vs. High Point
(Rainbow Classic)
L 62–74  0–2 Stan Sheriff Center (6,070)
11/17/2014* vs. Cal State Bakersfield
(Rainbow Classic)
W 56–49  1-2 Stan Sheriff Center (5,805)
11/21/2014* vs. Valparaiso
(Central Michigan Tournament)
L 46–59  1–3 McGuirk Arena (2,115)
11/23/2014* at Central Michigan
(Central Michigan Tournament)
L 43–75  1–4 McGuirk Arena (1,556)
11/25/2014* at Ohio L 60–69  1–5 Convocation Center (5,641)
12/02/2014* at Akron L 60–81  1–6 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,378)
12/06/2014* at #19 Michigan State L 52–85  1–7 Breslin Student Events Center (14,797)
12/13/2014* at Air Force L 47–80  1–8 Clune Arena (1,561)
12/17/2014* at Houston
(Las Vegas Classic)
W 61–56 OT 2–8 Hofheinz Pavilion (2,082)
12/19/2014* at Texas Tech
(Las Vegas Classic)
L 51–72  2–9 United Supermarkets Arena (5,091)
12/21/2014* vs. Southern Utah
(Las Vegas Classic)
W 70–61  3–9 Orleans Arena (N/A)
12/23/2014* vs. Abilene Christian
(Las Vegas Classic)
L 61–69  3–10 Orleans Arena (1,700)
12/29/2014* at Stanford L 39–74  3–11 Maples Pavilion (4,337)
01/03/2015 Mississippi Valley State L 63–67  3–12 (0–1) K. L. Johnson Complex (1,747)
01/10/2015 Alabama State L 71–74  3–13 (0–2) K. L. Johnson Complex (1,798)
01/12/2015 Alabama A&M L 48–51  3–14 (0–3) K. L. Johnson Complex (1,589)
01/17/2015 at Southern L 60–70  3–15 (0–4) F. G. Clark Center (1,212)
01/19/2015 at Alcorn State W 54–49  4–15 (1–4) Davey Whitney Complex (1,137)
01/24/2015 Texas Southern W 66–62  5–15 (2–4) K. L. Johnson Complex (2,002)
01/26/2015 Prairie View A&M W 105–68  6–15 (3–4) K. L. Johnson Complex (4,376)
01/31/2015 at Grambling State W 65–53  7–15 (4–4) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (500)
02/02/2015 at Jackson State L 45–69  7–16 (4–5) Williams Assembly Center (1,171)
02/07/2015 at Alabama State L 55–73  7–17 (4–6) Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,560)
02/09/2015 at Alabama A&M W 53–42  8–17 (5–6) Elmore Gymnasium (1,253)
02/14/2015 Southern L 56–74  8–18 (5–7) K. L. Johnson Complex (3,226)
02/17/2015 Alcorn State W 74–70  9–18 (6–7) K. L. Johnson Complex (2,893)
02/21/2015 at Texas Southern L 50–56  9–19 (6–8) Health and Physical Education Arena (1,024)
02/23/2015 at Prairie View A&M L 58–79  9–20 (6–9) William Nicks Building (649)
02/28/2015 Grambling State W 66–57  10–20 (7–9) K. L. Johnson Complex (3,406)
03/02/2015 Jackson State W 64–62  11–20 (8–9) K. L. Johnson Complex (2,997)
03/06/2015 at Mississippi Valley State
(Postponed from 3/5/15)
W 94–75  12–20 (9–9) Leflore County Civic Center (987)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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