2014–15 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

2014–15 Maine Black Bears men's basketball

Conference	America East Conference
2014–15 record	3–27 (2–14 America East)
Head coach	Bob Walsh (1st year)
Assistant coach	Matt O'Brien
Assistant coach	Zak Boisvert
Assistant coach	Antone Gray
Home arena	Cross Insurance Center

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Albany †	15	–	1	.938	24	–	9	.727
Stony Brook	12	–	4	.750	23	–	12	.657
Vermont	12	–	4	.750	20	–	14	.588
New Hampshire	11	–	5	.688	19	–	13	.594
Hartford	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
UMass Lowell*	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
Binghamton	5	–	11	.313	6	–	26	.188
UMBC	2	–	14	.125	4	–	26	.133
Maine	2	–	14	.125	3	–	27	.100
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

† 2015 America East Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by first year head coach Bob Walsh, played their home games at Cross Insurance Center and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 3–27, 2–14 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Albany.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Aaron Calixte	Guard	5–11	175	Freshman	Stoughton, Massachusetts
2	Kevin Little	Guard	6–0	160	Freshman	Wyandanch, New York
3	Christian Ejiga	Forward	6–8	225	Sophomore	Lagos, Nigeria
4	Marko Pirovic	Forward	6–7	205	Sophomore	Bolton, Ontario
5	Zarko Valjarevic	Forward	6–4	210	Senior	Belgrade, Serbia
10	Shaun Lawton	Guard	6–5	190	Junior	Harlem, New York
11	Erik Nissen	Forward	6–9	215	Sophomore	Quispamsis, New Brunswick
12	C.J. Ward	Guard	5–11	170	Sophomore	Plymouth, Massachusetts
13	Stefan Micovic	Forward	6–9	210	Junior	Pondov, Serbia
22	Garvey Melmed	Guard	6–1	175	Freshman	Greenbush, Maine
25	Till Gloger	Forward	6–8	220	Junior	Bochum, Germany
31	Troy Reid-Knight	Guard	6–0	190	Sophomore	Vaughan, Ontario
33	Ethan Mackay	Forward	6–7	220	RS–Junior	Voorheesville, New York
54	Peter Westra	Guard	6–5	180	Senior	New Gloucester, Maine
55	Garet Beal	Guard/Forward	6–6	215	Freshman	Beals, Maine

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/01/2014*	at Southern Maine	L 73–78		Hill Gymnasium
11/06/2014*	Husson	W 98–58		Cross Insurance Center (1,617)
Regular season
11/15/2014*	at Butler	L 57–99	0–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,652)
11/17/2014*	at NJIT	L 86–90	0–2	Fleisher Center (775)
11/21/2014*	at Central Michigan (Central Michigan Tournament)	L 48–76	0–3	McGuirk Arena (2,115)
11/23/2014*	vs. Valparaiso (Central Michigan Tournament)	L 70–93	0–4	McGuirk Arena (1,556)
11/30/2014*	at Northern Illinois	L 56–61	0–5	Convocation Center (716)
12/02/2014*	Wagner	W 82–81 ^OT	1–5	Cross Insurance Center (851)
12/06/2014*	at Dartmouth	L 51–74	1–6	Leede Arena (631)
12/09/2014*	LIU Brooklyn	L 70–83	1–7	Cross Insurance Center (997)
12/11/2014*	at Boston College	L 74–85	1–8	Conte Forum (2,133)
12/21/2014*	at Army	L 69–72 ^OT	1–9	Christl Arena (880)
12/27/2014*	at Seton Hall	L 43–72	1–10	Walsh Gymnasium (1,833)
12/29/2014*	at Quinnipiac	L 64–81	1–11	TD Bank Sports Center (1,402)
01/03/2015	at Albany	L 56–80	1–12 (0–1)	SEFCU Arena (2,459)
01/07/2015	Vermont	L 54–68	1–13 (0–2)	Cross Insurance Center (1,654)
01/10/2015	at Binghamton	L 46–65	1–14 (0–3)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,547)
01/13/2015	UMass Lowell	L 59–62	1–15 (0–4)	Cross Insurance Center (1,069)
01/17/2015	Stony Brook	L 39–82	1–16 (0–5)	Cross Insurance Center (1,723)
01/19/2015*	NJIT	L 55–65	1–17	Cross Insurance Center (2,417)
01/22/2015	UMBC	L 59–76	1–18 (0–6)	Cross Insurance Center (1,994)
01/25/2015	at Hartford	W 70–61	2–18 (1–6)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,926)
01/28/2015	New Hampshire	L 58–63	2–19 (1–7)	Cross Insurance Center (1,106)
01/31/2015	Albany	L 59–77	2–20 (1–8)	Cross Insurance Center (1,220)
02/03/2015	at Vermont	L 49–68	2–21 (1–9)	Patrick Gym (1,909)
02/07/2015	Binghamton	W 67–64	3–21 (2–9)	Cross Insurance Center (1,158)
02/14/2015	at Stony Brook	L 52–80	3–22 (2–10)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,901)
02/18/2015	at UMass Lowell	L 71–82	3–23 (2–11)	Costello Athletic Center (418)
02/21/2015	at UMBC	L 66–73	3–24 (2–12)	Retriever Activities Center (945)
02/25/2015	Hartford	L 60–63	3–25 (2–13)	Cross Insurance Center (1,544)
02/28/2015	at New Hampshire	L 56–65	3–26 (2–14)	Lundholm Gym (1,713)
America East Tournament
03/04/2015	at Albany (Quarterfinals)	L 66–83	3–27	SEFCU Arena (2,966)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Maine Black Bears men's basketball

Venues	The Pit (1935–1989; alternate, 2011–present) Bangor Auditorium (1989–1992) Alfond Arena (1992–2013) Cross Insurance Center (2013–present)

People	Head coaches

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