2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball

Conference	West Coast Conference
2014–15 record	12–19 (4–14 WCC)
Head coach	Ron Verlin (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Adam Jacobsen
Assistant coach	Calvin Byrd
Assistant coach	Dwight Young
Home arena	Alex G. Spanos Center

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#7 Gonzaga †	17	–	1	.944	35	–	3	.921
BYU	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Saint Mary's	13	–	5	.722	21	–	10	.677
Pepperdine	10	–	8	.556	18	–	14	.563
San Diego	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Portland	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Santa Clara	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
San Francisco	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Pacific	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
Loyola Marymount	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258

† 2015 West Coast Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Ron Verlin. They finished the season 12–19, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to San Francisco.

Previous Season

The Tigers finished the season 18–16, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, Texas A&M Corpus–Christi and fellow WCC member San Diego to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Murray State.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Trevin Harris	1	F	6'5"	215	Senior	Kingwood, TX	Graduated
Sama Taku	3	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Tucson, AZ	Graduated
Spencer Llewellyn	5	G	6'3"	200	Junior	Sydney, Australia	Graduate transfer to San Franisco State
Andrew Bock	12	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Rialto, CA	Graduated
Khalil Kelley	13	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Graduated
Aaron Short	15	G	6'3"	215	Junior	Reno, NV	Transferred
Ross Rivera	20	G	6'7"	225	Senior	Visalia, CA	Graduated
Tony Gill	33	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Roseville, CA	Graduated
Tim Thomas	42	C	6'10"	255	Senior	Sheridan, WY	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Alec Kobre	3	G	6'3"	175	Junior	Santa Rosa, CA	Junior college transfer from Santa Rosa Junior College.
Dulani Robinson	5	G	5'8"	160	Junior	Oakland, CA	Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco.
Cole Currie	10	G	6'3"	185	Sophomore	La Crescenta, CA	Transferred from Tulane. Under NCAA transfer rules, Currie will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Eric Thompson	12	F	6'8"	270	Junior	Pontiac, MI	Junior college transfer from Saddleback College.
Sami Eleraky	35	C	7'0"	242	Sophomore	Aalborg, Denmark	Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco.

Recruiting Class of 2014

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
D.J. Ursery G	Encino, California	Crespi Carmlite	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 18, 2013
D.J. Ursery G	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Kaleb Warner F	Seattle, Washington	Mercer Island	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 16, 2013
Kaleb Warner F	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Jacob Lampkin F	Clyde Hill, Washington	O'Dea	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 16, 2013
Jacob Lampkin F	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59
Ilias Theodorou F	Athens, Greece	St. John's Northwestern Military	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 13, 2014
Ilias Theodorou F	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: nr
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr
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: "Pacific 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2014 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting Class of 2015

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Anthony Townes F	Modesto, California	Modesto Christian	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jan 7, 2014
Anthony Townes F	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr
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: "Pacific 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2015 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Wallace, T. J.T. J. Wallace	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Modesto Christian	Stockton, CA
1.5 !G	3	Kobre, AlecAlec Kobre	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Montgomery Santa Rosa JC	Santa Rosa, CA
1.5 !G	4	Hendricks, AaronAaron Hendricks	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	2.5 !RS So	New Hampton School	Loomis, CA
1.5 !G	5	Robinson, DulaniDulani Robinson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	McClymonds City College of San Francisco	Oakland, CA
1.5 !G	10	Currie, ColeCole Currie	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Crescenta Valley Tulane	La Crescenta, CA
3.5 !F	11	Aguirre, GabrielGabriel Aguirre	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 250 lb (113 kg)	4.0 !Sr	City College of San Francisco	São Paulo, Brazil
3.5 !F	12	Thompson, EricEric Thompson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Saddleback College	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	15	Ursery, D. J.D. J. Ursery	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Crespi Carmelite	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	21	Lampkin, JacobJacob Lampkin	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	O'Dea	Bellevue, WA
1.5 !G	22	Bowles, RayRay Bowles	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Modesto Christian	Modesto, CA
3.5 !F	24	Taylor, DavidDavid Taylor	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Graf-Münster-Gymnasium	Eclersdorf, Germany
3.5 !F	25	Warner, KalebKaleb Warner	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mercer Island	Seattle, WA
3.5 !F	30	Peters, ThomasThomas Peters	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Archbishop Mitty	Campbell, CA
5.0 !C	35	Eleraky, SamiSami Eleraky	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	City College of San Francisco	Aalborg, Denmark

Head coach

Ron Verlin (Sacramento State)

Assistant coach(es)

Adam Jacobsen (Pacific)
Calvin Byrd (Villanova)
Dwight Young (Oregon State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-22

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014	Sonoma State	W 83–62		Alex G. Spanos Center (2,424)
Regular season
11/14/2014*	at Western Illinois	W 73–71	1–0	Western Hall (1,323)
11/16/2014*	at UC Irvine	L 50–68	1–1	Bren Events Center (1,783)
11/20/2014	Pacific Union	W 81–56	2–1	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,743)
11/23/2014*	vs. Washington (Marv Harshman Classic)	L 69–76	2–2	KeyArena (2,512)
11/26/2014*	at Alaska Anchorage (Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals)	W 71–62	3–2	Alaska Airlines Center (2,973)
11/28/2014*	vs. Colorado State (Great Alaska Shootout semifinals)	L 64–75	3–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,903)
11/29/2014*	vs. Mercer (Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game)	W 55–48	4–3	Alaska Airlines Center (3,110)
12/03/2014*	Cal State East Bay	W 80–51	5–3	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,704)
12/06/2014*	at Idaho State	W 68–62	6–3	Holt Arena (1,554)
12/14/2014*	Western Michigan	L 72–80	6–4	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,736)
12/18/2014*	Nevada	W 69–65	7–4	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,778)
12/20/2014*	Fresno State	W 68–71	8–4	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,326)
12/27/2014	San Francisco	L 71–77	8–5 (0–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,340)
12/29/2014	Santa Clara	L 40–57	8–6 (0–2)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,007)
01/01/2015	at Loyola Marymount	W 77–63	9–6 (1–2)	Gersten Pavilion (1,061)
01/03/2015	at Pepperdine	L 61–71	9–7 (1–3)	Firestone Fieldhouse (905)
01/10/2015	Saint Mary's	L 47–54	9–8 (1–4)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,677)
01/15/2015	BYU	L 80–93	9–9 (1–5)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,626)
01/17/2015	San Diego	W 59–57	10–9 (2–5)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,668)
01/22/2015	at Portland	L 69–72	10–10 (2–6)	Chiles Center (1,244)
01/24/2015	at #3 Gonzaga	L 5:00 PM RTNW/TheW.tv	10–11 (2–7)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
01/29/2015	Pepperdine	L 43–50	10–12 (2–8)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,396)
01/31/2015	Loyola Marymount	L 71–76 ^OT	10–13 (2–9)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,446)
02/07/2015	at Saint Mary's	L 58–73	10–14 (2–10)	McKeon Pavilion (3,081)
02/12/2015	at San Diego	L 48–68	10–15 (2–11)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,774)
02/14/2015	at BYU	L 59–84	10–16 (2–12)	Marriott Center (16,202)
02/19/2015	#3 Gonzaga	L 74–86	10–17 (2–13)	Alex G. Spanos Center (5,672)
02/21/2015	Portland	W 79–77 ^OT	11–17 (3–13)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,653)
02/26/2015	at Santa Clara	W 64–57	12–17 (4–13)	Leavey Center (1,110)
02/28/2015	at San Francisco	L 55–65	12–18 (4–14)	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,545)
WCC Tournament
03/06/2015	vs. San Francisco (First round)	L 58–62	12–19	Orleans Arena (7,110)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

Pacific Tigers men's basketball

Venues	Alex G. Spanos Center (1981–present)

People	Head coaches

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