2014–15 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team

2014–15 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball
CBI, First round
Conference Big South Conference
2014–15 record 20–15 (10–8 Big South)
Head coach Tim Craft (2nd year)
Assistant coach Jeremy Luther
Assistant coach Paul Hemrick
Assistant coach DeAntoine Beasley
Home arena Paul Porter Arena
2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Charleston Southern 13 5   .722     19 12   .613
High Point 13 5   .722     23 10   .697
Coastal Carolina 12 6   .667     24 10   .706
Radford 12 6   .667     22 12   .647
Winthrop 12 6   .667     19 13   .594
UNC Asheville 10 8   .556     15 16   .484
Gardner–Webb 10 8   .556     20 15   .571
Presbyterian 6 12   .333     10 22   .313
Longwood 5 13   .278     11 23   .324
Campbell 4 14   .222     10 22   .313
Liberty 2 16   .111     8 24   .250
2015 Big South Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Tim Craft, played their home games at the Paul Porter Arena and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big South Tournament where they lost to Coastal Carolina. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Colorado.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Tyler Strange Guard 5–10 185 Senior Leominster, Massachusetts
4 Harold McBride Guard 6–0 175 Junior Bronx, New York
5 Dylan Poston Guard 6–4 190 Junior Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
11 David Efianayi Guard 6–2 170 Freshman Orlando, Florida
14 Brandon Miller Forward/Center 6–6 250 Freshman Orlando, Florida
15 Jarvis Davis Guard 6–0 180 Senior Columbia, South Carolina
20 Tyrell Nelson Center 6–7 230 Freshman Charlotte, North Carolina
21 Herve Aholode Forward 6–6 235 Junior Cotonou, Benin
23 Andonis Burbage Guard 6–5 200 Junior Orlando, Florida
24 Isaiah Ivey Guard 6–2 190 Junior Georgetown, Kentucky
30 Adam Sweeney Guard 5–10 180 Junior Madison, Ohio
33 Corey Hansley Center 6–8 220 Senior Candler, North Carolina
34 Jerome Hill Forward 6–5 210 Junior Adel, Georgia
50 L'Hassane Niangane Center 6–10 240 Freshman Chalon, France

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/15/2014* at LSU
(Paradise Jam)
L 82–93  0–1 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,745)
11/17/2014* at College of Charleston W 80–67  1–1 TD Arena (3,527)
11/21/2014* vs. Clemson
(Paradise Jam quarterfinals)
W 72–70  2–1 Sports and Fitness Center (1,351)
11/23/2014* vs. Seton Hall
(Paradise Jam semifinals)
L 67–85  2–2 Sports and Fitness Center (2,005)
11/24/2014* vs. Old Dominion
(Paradise Jam 3rd place game)
L 46–58  2–3 Sports and Fitness Center (2,955)
11/29/2014* Brevard W 78–63  3–3 Paul Porter Arena (458)
12/02/2014* at #3 Arizona L 65–91  3–4 McKale Center (14,150)
12/05/2014* Toccoa Falls W 100–61  4–4 Paul Porter Arena (841)
12/06/2014* Thomas W 82–66  5–4 Paul Porter Arena (738)
12/13/2014* Furman W 74–68  6–4 Paul Porter Arena (1,281)
12/17/2014* at Jacksonville L 65–68  6–5 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (467)
12/19/2014* Hiwassee W 91–71  7–5 Paul Porter Arena (854)
12/22/2014* at Purdue W 89–84  8–5 Mackey Arena (8,835)
12/31/2014 at Presbyterian W 81–64  9–5 (1–0) Templeton Center (980)
01/03/2015 at UNC Asheville L 55–80  9–6 (1–1) Kimmel Arena (1,321)
01/08/2015 Radford W 58–55  10–6 (2–1) Paul Porter Arena (2,910)
01/10/2015 Winthrop W 65–64  11–6 (3–1) Paul Porter Arena (1,354)
01/14/2015 High Point L 72–84  11–7 (3–2) Paul Porter Arena (894)
01/17/2015 at Coastal Carolina W 82–67  12–7 (4–2) HTC Center (2,465)
01/22/2015 Longwood W 79–67  13–7 (5–2) Paul Porter Arena (874)
01/24/2015 at Charleston Southern L 80–93  13–8 (5–3) CSU Field House (950)
01/26/2015 at Campbell L 59–78  13–9 (5–4) Gore Arena (1,476)
01/31/2015 Coastal Carolina W 66–64  14–9 (6–4) Paul Porter Arena (1,635)
02/03/2015 at Longwood W 87–78  15–9 (7–4) Willett Hall (1,371)
02/06/2015 Campbell W 73–65 OT 16–9 (8–4) Paul Porter Arena (1,341)
02/09/2015 UNC Asheville L 89–92  16–10 (8–5) Paul Porter Arena (1,235)
02/14/2015 at Winthrop L 68–71  16–11 (8–6) Winthrop Coliseum (1,149)
02/18/2015 at High Point L 62–83  16–12 (8–7) Millis Center (1,613)
02/21/2015 Liberty W 77–67  17–12 (9–7) Paul Porter Arena (1,384)
02/26/2015 Charleston Southern W 91–81  18–12 (10–7) Paul Porter Arena (1,859)
02/28/2015 at Radford L 62–72  18–13 (10–8) Dedmon Center (3,522)
Big South Tournament
03/04/2015 vs. Campbell
(First round)
W 72–64  19–13 HTC Center (1,337)
03/06/2015 vs. High Point
(Quarterfinals)
W 72–71 OT 20–13 HTC Center (3,275)
03/07/2015 at Coastal Carolina
(Semifinals)
L 70–73  20–14 HTC Center (2,765)
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015* at Colorado
(First round)
L 78–87  20–15 Coors Events Center (1,280)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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