2014–15 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

2014–15 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
Conference Patriot League
2014–15 record 13–19 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach Ed DeChellis (4th year)
Assistant coach Dan Earl
Assistant coach Ernie Nestor
Assistant coach Aaron Goodman
Assistant coach Kendrick Saunders
Home arena Alumni Hall
2014–15 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Bucknell 13 5   .722     19 15   .559
Colgate 12 6   .667     16 17   .485
Lehigh 10 8   .556     16 14   .533
Lafayette 9 9   .500     20 13   .606
Boston University 9 9   .500     13 17   .433
American 8 10   .444     17 16   .515
Holy Cross 8 10   .444     14 16   .467
Navy 8 10   .444     13 19   .406
Loyola (MD) 7 11   .389     11 19   .367
Army 6 12   .333     15 15   .500
2015 Patriot League Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by fourth year head coach Ed DeChellis, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Colgate.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Will Kelly Forward/Center 6–9 242 Sophomore Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey
1 Nourse Fox Guard 6–0 186 Freshman Memphis, Tennessee
2 Brandon Venturini Guard 6–0 179 Senior Allendale, Michigan
3 Kendall Knorr Guard 6–3 197 Junior Concord, North Carolina
5 Kevin Alter Guard 5–6 148 Senior Rumson, New Jersey
10 Tilman Dunbar Guard 5–10 163 Junior Woodbridge, Virginia
11 Tim Abruzzo Guard 6–3 173 Sophomore Perkasie, Pennsylvania
12 Zach Fong Guard 5–11 161 Sophomore Woodbridge, Virginia
14 Earl McLaurin Guard 5–10 170 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina
20 Shawn Anderson Guard 6–4 201 Freshman New Castle, Pennsylvania
21 Worth Smith Forward 6–6 204 Senior Mooresville, North Carolina
22 Grant Vermeer Guard 6–2 195 Sophomore Mountain View, California
23 Josh Goetz Center 6–8 242 Freshman Valencia, Pennsylvania
24 Bryce Dulin Guard 6–4 192 Freshman Nixa, Missouri
25 Michael Brown Guard/Forward 6–4 207 Sophomore Horsham, Pennsylvania
31 Tom Lacey Forward 6–7 217 Freshman Glen Ridge, New Jersey
32 James Hemphill Forward 6–6 213 Sophomore Raleigh, North Carolina
33 Edward Alade Forward/Center 6–9 228 Sophomore Houston, Texas
34 Tai Dozier Forward 6–0 172 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia
35 Daniel Noe Guard 6–5 203 Freshman Fairfax, Virginia
40 Nolan Linville Center 6–8 244 Freshman Fraser, Michigan
42 Christopher Kinley Forward 6–7 245 Freshman Williamsport, Pennsylvania
44 Jace Hogan Forward 6–6 221 Freshman Melbourne, Florida

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* #18 Michigan State
(Veterans Classic)
L 59–64  0–1 Alumni Hall (5,699)
11/16/2014* at Notre Dame
(Hall of Fame Tip Off)
L 53–92  0–2 Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,049)
11/20/2014* at Providence
(Hall of Fame Tip Off)
L 51–88  0–3 Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,051)
11/22/2014* vs. Northeastern
(Hall of Fame Tip Off)
L 44–68  0–4 Mohegan Sun Arena (1,121)
11/23/2014* vs. Binghamton
(Hall of Fame Tip Off)
W 70–68  1–4 Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
11/26/2014* Penn State Harrisburg W 67–42  2–4 Alumni Hall (645)
11/29/2014* Saint Francis (PA) L 68–85  2–5 Alumni Hall (868)
12/03/2014* Penn L 46–57  2–6 Alumni Hall (586)
12/06/2014* at The Citadel L 60–67  2–7 McAlister Field House (1,626)
12/09/2014* VMI W 84–66  3–7 Alumni Hall (587)
12/13/2014* at Maryland Eastern Shore L 46–53  3–8 Hytche Athletic Center (457)
12/22/2014* Towson W 61–56  4–8 Alumni Hall (1,064)
Conference regular season
12/31/2014 Loyola (MD) W 70–47  5–8 (1–0) Alumni Hall (1,294)
01/03/2015 at Lafayette W 69–65  6–8 (2–0) Kirby Sports Center (1,872)
01/07/2015 Boston University L 64–70  6–9 (2–1) Alumni Hall (1,153)
01/10/2015 at Army W 75–66  7–9 (3–1) Christl Arena (5,291)
01/14/2015 at Bucknell L 63–65  7–10 (3–2) Sojka Pavilion (2,467)
01/17/2015 Colgate L 53–65  7–11 (3–3) Alumni Hall (1,718)
01/21/2015 at Lehigh L 47–61  7–12 (3–4) Stabler Arena (764)
01/24/2015 at Holy Cross L 65–76  7–13 (3–5) Hart Center (783)
01/28/2015 American W 64–54  8–13 (4–5) Alumni Hall (1,209)
01/31/2015 Lafayette L 65–74  8–14 (4–6) Alumni Hall (2,887)
02/04/2015 at Boston University L 59–62  8–15 (4–7) Agganis Arena (315)
02/07/2015 Army W 67–59  9–15 (5–7) Alumni Hall (6,110)
02/11/2015 Bucknell L 51–52  9–16 (5–8) Alumni Hall (863)
02/14/2015 at Colgate W 70–69  10–16 (6–8) Cotterell Court (1,062)
02/18/2015 Lehigh L 53–59  10–17 (6–9) Alumni Hall (1,529)
02/22/2015 Holy Cross W 84–70  11–17 (7–9) Alumni Hall (1,647)
02/25/2015 at American L 49–68  11–18 (7–10) Bender Arena (1,273)
02/28/2015 at Loyola (MD) W 57–47  12–18 (8–10) Reitz Arena (586)
Patriot League Tournament
03/03/2015 Army
(First Round)
W 56–52  13–18 Alumni Hall (1,271)
03/05/2015 at Colgate
(Quarterfinals)
L 62–72  13–19 Cotterell Court (1,297)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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