2014–15 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

2014–15 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2014–15 record	2–27 (2–14 MEAC)
Head coach	Byron Samuels (1st year)
Assistant coach	Donald Anderson
Assistant coach	Bruce Martin
Home arena	Teaching Gym

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 MEAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Carolina Central	16	–	0	1.000	25	–	8	.758
Norfolk State	12	–	4	.750	20	–	14	.588
Maryland Eastern Shore	11	–	5	.688	18	–	15	.545
Howard	10	–	6	.625	16	–	16	.500
Delaware State	9	–	7	.563	18	–	18	.500
Hampton †	8	–	8	.500	17	–	18	.486
South Carolina State	7	–	9	.438	11	–	22	.333
Bethune-Cookman	7	–	9	.438	11	–	21	.344
Coppin State	6	–	10	.375	8	–	23	.258
North Carolina A&T	6	–	10	.375	9	–	23	.281
Morgan State	5	–	11	.313	7	–	24	.226
Savannah State	5	–	11	.313	9	–	22	.290
Florida A&M	2	–	14	.125	2	–	27	.069


† 2015 MEAC Tournament winner

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.

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

References

↑ "Florida A&M wins its first with 57–50 victory over NC A&T". USA Today. 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
↑ http://www.famuathletics.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=606609&SPID=80919&DB_OEM_ID=25300&Q_SEASON=2014

Florida A&M Rattlers basketball

Venues	Jake Gaither Gymnasium (1963–2009) Teaching Gym (2009–present)

Culture & lore	"Rattler Orange and Green"

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	Records lost 1932–1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15