2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
Conference American Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 14–19 (6–12 AAC)
Head coach Jeff Lebo (5th year)
Assistant coach Mike Netti
Assistant coach Michael Perry
Assistant coach Ken Potosnak
Home arena Williams Arena
2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#18 SMU † 15 – 3   .833     27 – 7   .794
Tulsa 14 – 4   .778     23 – 11   .676
Temple 13 – 5   .722     26 – 11   .703
Cincinnati 13 – 5   .722     23 – 11   .676
Connecticut 10 – 8   .556     20 – 15   .571
Memphis 10 – 8   .556     18 – 14   .563
Tulane 6 – 12   .333     15 – 16   .484
East Carolina 6 – 12   .333     14 – 19   .424
UCF 5 – 13   .278     12 – 18   .400
Houston 4 – 14   .222     13 – 19   .406
South Florida 3 – 15   .167     9 – 23   .281
† AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fifth year head coach Jeff Lebo, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were first year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the season 17–17, 5–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They advanced too the second round of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to UTEP. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Wright State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Akeem Richmond 1 G 6'0" 180 Senior Sanford, NC Graduated
Petar Torlak 3 G 6'1" 185 Senior Belgrade, Serbia Graduated
Brandan Stith 25 F 6'7" 215 Freshman Lawrenceville, VA Transferred to Old Dominion

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Kanu Aja 44 F 6'10" 255 Junior Baltimore, MD Junior college transferred from City College of San Francisco.

Incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lance Tejada
PG		 Hollywood, CA Blanche Ely High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 31, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Grant Bryant
SF		 Marietta, GA Kell High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 1, 2013 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Bunyon Tyson
PG		 Wadesboro, NC Anson High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 13, 2013 
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 09-05-2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Recruiting Class of 2015

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kentrell Barkley
SF		 Durham, NC Northern High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 1, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 09-07-2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Roster

2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Whisnant, TerryTerry Whisnant style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Florida State Cherryville, NC
F 1 Bryant, GrantGrant Bryant style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Kell Kennesaw, GA
G 2 White, CalebCaleb White style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) So Virginia Episcopal Buckingham, VA
G 4 Williams, PrincePrince Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Broughton Raleigh, NC
G 5 Tejada, LanceLance Tejada style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Blanche Ely Pompano Beach, FL
G 10 Edosomwan, FrancisFrancis Edosomwan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Charlotte Christian Charlotte, NC
G 11 Robinson, AntonioAntonio Robinson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Louisburg College Winston-Salem, NC
F 13 Nzege, Michel-OfikMichel-Ofik Nzege style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Winston-Salem State Geneva, Switzerland
G 15 Robbins, PeytonPeyton Robbins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. David's Raleigh, NC
G 21 Tyson, B. J.B. J. Tyson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Anson Wadesboro, NC
G 22 Roberts-Campbell, ParisParis Roberts-Campbell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Sr United Faith Christian Academy Charlotte, NC
F 24 Armstrong, KeithKeith Armstrong style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Robert Morris Raleigh, NC
G 31 Alexander, GregGreg Alexander style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) So Kecoughtan Hampton, VA
F 34 Zangari, MichaelMichael Zangari style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Red Land Etters, PA
F 41 Guimette, MarshallMarshall Guimette style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Harrison Kennesaw, GA
F 44 Aja, KanuKanu Aja style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 245 lb (111 kg) Jr City College of San Francisco Baltimore, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014* North Carolina Wesleyan
(Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round)		 W 99–81  1–0 Williams Arena (5,096)
11/16/2014* UNC Asheville L 79–83  1–1 Williams Arena (4,149)
11/20/2014* Virginia Lynchburg W 51–92  2–1 Williams Arena (3,966)
11/24/2014* vs. Green Bay
(Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals)		 L 49–66  2–2 Germain Arena (2,118)
11/25/2014* vs. Fresno State
(Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round)		 W 58–52  3–2 Germain Arena (240)
11/26/2014* vs. Hawaiʻi
(Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game)		 L 73–75  3–3 Germain Arena (271)
11/30/2014* Central Connecticut W 74–59  4–3 Williams Arena (3,705)
12/03/2014* at Florida Atlantic L 63–72  4–4 FAU Arena (1,219)
12/07/2014* at #12 North Carolina L 64–108  4–5 Dean Smith Center (18,741)
12/13/2014* James Madison W 70–58  5–5 Williams Arena (4,759)
12/20/2014* at UNC Wilmington L 54–66  5–6 Trask Coliseum (4,388)
12/22/2014* Florida A&M W 75–57  6–6 Williams Arena (4,234)
12/28/2014* UNC Greensboro W 71–50  7–6 Williams Arena (4,418)
12/31/2014 Tulane L 59–67  7–7 (0–1) Williams Arena (4,358)
01/03/2015 at South Florida L 50–58  7–8 (0–2) USF Sun Dome (3,184)
01/06/2015 at Cincinnati L 48–69  7–9 (0–3) Fifth Third Arena (7,516)
01/14/2015 Houston W 66–61  8–9 (1–3) Williams Arena (4,368)
01/17/2015 at SMU L 54–77  8–10 (1–4) Moody Coliseum (7,001)
01/24/2015 Tulsa L 64–66  8–11 (1–5) Williams Arena (4,968)
01/28/2015 at Memphis L 58–70  8–12 (1–6) FedEx Forum (13,335)
02/01/2015 Cincinnati W 50–46  9–12 (2–6) Williams Arena (4,574)
02/04/2015 at Connecticut L 52–65  9–13 (2–7) Gampel Pavilion (8,985)
02/07/2015 UCF W 67–49  10–13 (3–7) Williams Arena (5,305)
02/10/2015 Memphis W 64–53  11–13 (4–7) Williams Arena (4,519)
02/14/2015 at Temple L 53–66  11–14 (4–8) Liacouras Center (8,121)
02/18/2015 at Tulsa L 58–69  11–15 (4–9) Reynolds Center (4,263)
02/21/2015 South Florida W 73–60  12–15 (5–9) Williams Arena (5,073)
02/25/2015 Connecticut L 49–60  12–16 (5–10) Williams Arena (6,856)
02/28/2015 at UCF W 71–66  13–16 (6–10) CFE Arena (3,740)
03/05/2015 Temple L 56–70  13–17 (6–11) Williams Arena (4,790)
03/08/2015 at Houston L 52-74  13–18 (6–12) Hofheinz Pavilion (2,879)
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. UCF
(First Round)		 W 81–80 OT 14–18 XL Center
03/13/2015 vs. #20 SMU
(Quarterfinals)		 L 68–74  14–19 XL Center
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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