2014–15 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

2014–15 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
Conference Northeast Conference
2014–15 record 15–17 (9–9 NEC)
Head coach Anthony Latina (2nd year)
Assistant coach Johnny Kidd
Assistant coach Kevin Papacs
Assistant coach Kyle Steinway
Home arena William H. Pitt Center
2014–15 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
St. Francis Brooklyn 15 3   .833     23 12   .657
Robert Morris 12 6   .667     20 15   .571
Bryant 12 6   .667     16 15   .516
Mount St. Mary's 11 7   .611     15 15   .500
Saint Francis (PA) 9 9   .500     16 16   .500
Sacred Heart 9 9   .500     15 17   .469
LIU Brooklyn 8 10   .444     12 18   .400
Wagner 8 10   .444     10 20   .333
Fairleigh Dickinson 3 15   .167     8 21   .276
Central Connecticut 3 15   .167     5 26   .161
2015 NEC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Pioneers' 27th season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers were led by second year head coach Anthony Latina and played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to Bryant.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Cane Broome Guard 6–0 150 Freshman East Hartford, Connecticut
2 Evan Kelley Guard 6–4 185 Senior Norwalk, Connecticut
3 Cole Walton Center 6–11 215 Sophomore Bellevue, Washington
4 Phil Gaetano Guard 5–10 160 Senior Wallingford, Connecticut
5 De'von Barnett Forward 6–5 193 Sophomore Waldorf, Maryland
10 Jordan Allen Forward 6–6 200 Graduate Bayshore, New York
11 Chris Robinson Guard 6–3 153 Freshman The Bronx, New York
20 Matej Buovac Forward 6–7 215 Junior Zagreb, Croatia
21 Brett Buser Guard 6–0 160 Freshman North Granby, Connecticut
24 Vince Fritz Guard 6–2 203 Freshman Overland Park, Kansas
30 Eyimofe Edukugho Forward 6–6 210 Junior Warri, Nigeria
31 Steve Glowiak Guard 6–3 181 Senior New Britain, Connecticut
32 Travis Berry Guard 6–4 175 Sophomore Elmont, New York
33 Filip Nowicki Center 6–10 260 Freshman Wloclawek, Poland
34 Tevin Falzon Forward 6–7 229 Junior Newton, Massachusetts


Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* vs. Hartford
(Connecticut 6 Classic)
W 71–53  1–0 TD Bank Sports Center (750)
11/20/2014* UMass Lowell L 57–54  1–1 William H. Pitt Center (N/A)
11/23/2014* at #20 Ohio State L 48–106  1–2 Value City Arena (12,941)
11/26/2014* at James Madison L 72–79  1–3 Convocation Center (2,548)
11/30/2014* Campbell W 71–62  2–3 William H. Pitt Center (N/A)
12/03/2014* at Colgate W 71–70  3–3 Cotterell Court (541)
12/06/2014* Holy Cross W 68–81  4–3 William H. Pitt Center (414)
12/08/2014* at Lafayette L 81–82  4–4 Kirby Sports Center (1,922)
12/14/2014* Mitchell W 104–68  5–4 William H. Pitt Center (186)
12/20/2014* New Hampshire W 73–60  6–4 William H. Pitt Center (186)
12/23/2014* at Rutgers L 54–79  6–5 Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,903)
12/28/2014* at Brown L 76–79  6–6 Pizzitola Sports Center (539)
12/30/2014* Yale L 64–70  6–7 William H. Pitt Center (402)
01/03/2015 St. Francis Brooklyn L 71–73  6–8 (0–1) William H. Pitt Center (455)
01/05/2015 at Central Connecticut W 75–66  7–8 (1–1) William H. Pitt Center (345)
01/08/2015 at LIU Brooklyn L 81–82 2OT 7–9 (1–2) Steinberg Wellness Center (1,041)
01/10/2015 Saint Francis (PA) L 68–77  7–10 (1–3) William H. Pitt Center (406)
01/16/2015 at Saint Francis (PA) L 78–79  7–11 (1–4) DeGol Arena (839)
01/18/2015 at Robert Morris L 65–85  7–12 (1–5) Charles L. Sewall Center (1,006)
01/22/2015 Fairleigh Dickinson W 78–77 OT 8–12 (2–5) William H. Pitt Center (426)
01/24/2015 at Bryant W 83–66  9–12 (3–5) Chace Athletic Center (782)
01/29/2015 at Wagner L 64–75  9–13 (3–6) Spiro Sports Center (1,632)
01/31/2015 Mount St. Mary's L 71–77  9–14 (3–7) William H. Pitt Center (1,261)
02/05/2015 Wagner W 86–75  10–14 (4–7) William H. Pitt Center (305)
02/07/2015 Bryant W 84–75 OT 11–14 (5–7) William H. Pitt Center (1,002)
02/12/2015 at Mount St. Mary's W 62–55  12–14 (6–7) Knott Arena (1,109)
02/14/2015 at St. Francis Brooklyn L 62–71  12–15 (6–8) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (485)
02/19/2015 Robert Morris W 80–76  13–15 (7–8) William H. Pitt Center (281)
02/21/2015 at Central Connecticut L 73–76 OT 13–16 (7–9) William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,492)
02/26/2015 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 90–85  14–16 (8–9) Rothman Center (509)
02/28/2015 LIU Brooklyn W 84–73  15–16 (9–9) William H. Pitt Center (580)
NEC Tournament
03/04/2015 at Bryant
(Quarterfinals)
L 85–91 2OT 15–17 Chace Athletic Center (1,188)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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