2014–15 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

2014–15 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
CIT, Semifinals
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
West Division
2014–15 record 21–13 (10–6 OVC)
Head coach Heath Schroyer (1st year)
Assistant coach Anthony Stewart
Assistant coach Jermaine Johnson
Assistant coach John Aiken
Home arena Skyhawk Arena
2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 11 5   .688     22 11   .667
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688     21 12   .636
Morehead State 10 6   .625     17 17   .500
Jacksonville State 5 11   .313     12 19   .387
Tennessee Tech 4 12   .250     12 18   .400
Tennessee State 2 14   .125     5 26   .161
West
Murray State 16 0   1.000     29 6   .829
Tennessee–Martin 10 6   .625     21 13   .618
Eastern Illinois 9 7   .563     18 15   .545
SIU Edwardsville 8 8   .500     12 16   .429
Southeast Missouri St. 7 9   .438     13 17   .433
Austin Peay 3 13   .188     8 22   .267
2015 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by first year head coach Heath Schroyer, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 10–6 in OVC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament to Morehead State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Northwestern State in the first round, USC Upstate in the second round, and Eastern Kentucky in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Evansville.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 CJ Davis Guard 6–2 170 Freshman Scottsdale, Arizona
1 Dee Oldham Guard 6–4 180 Junior Lebanon, Tennessee
2 Khristian Taylor Guard 6–2 175 Senior Akron, Ohio
3 Alex Anderson Guard 5–11 180 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
4 Richard Lee Guard 6–4 200 Freshman Lake Worth, Florida
10 Chandler Rowe Forward 6–7 205 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana
11 Terrence Durham Guard 6–3 195 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
12 Harrison Hawks Guard 5–10 175 Freshman South Fulton, Tennessee
15 Brandon Hitchman Forward 6–9 215 Freshman Stratford, England
20 Arkeem Joseph Center 6–9 280 Junior Brooklyn, New York
24 Deville Smith Guard 6–4 175 Senior Jackson, Mississippi
25 Marshun Newell Guard 6–3 195 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
30 Twymond Howard Forward 6–6 210 Junior Pearl, Mississippi
33 Myles Taylor Forward 6–7 250 Senior Little Rock, Arkansas
40 Javier Martinez Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
44 Nick Detlev Center 7–2 225 Freshman Euclid, Ohio


Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/06/2014* Blue Mountain W 72–48  Skyhawk Arena
Regular Season
11/14/2014* at Marquette L 63–79  0–1 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,901)
11/17/2014* at Arkansas State W 75–73  1–1 Convocation Center (1,517)
11/20/2014* Champion Baptist W 115–29  2–1 Skyhawk Arena (1,451)
11/25/2014* at Bethune-Cookman W 74–56  3–1 Moore Gymnasium (N/A)
11/28/2014* at Nebraska L 64–75  3–2 Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,987)
12/03/2014* at Northern Kentucky W 71–56  4–2 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,272)
12/06/2014* at Longwood W 77–67  5–2 Willett Hall (N/A)
12/15/2014* at UIC W 81–78 OT 6–2 UIC Pavilion (1,599)
12/17/2014* at Illinois State L 54–64  6–3 Redbird Arena (4,037)
12/20/2014* Presbyterian W 77–60  7–3 Skyhawk Arena (1,139)
12/22/2014* at Butler L 37–64  7–4 Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,891)
12/30/2014* Maryland Eastern Shore L 60–63  7–5 Skyhawk Arena (917)
01/01/2015* Crowley’s Ridge W 84–61  8–5 Skyhawk Arena (727)
01/08/2015 Eastern Kentucky L 58–66  8–6 (0–1) Skyhawk Arena (3,108)
01/10/2015 Morehead State W 75–72 OT 9–6 (1–1) Skyhawk Arena (2,132)
01/15/2015 at Tennessee Tech W 63–60  10–6 (2–1) Eblen Center (1,856)
01/17/2015 Jacksonville State W 55–52  11–6 (3–1) Skyhawk Arena (2,605)
01/22/2015 at Belmont L 67–72  11–7 (3–2) Curb Event Center (2,426)
01/24/2015 Southeast Missouri State W 70–53  12–7 (4–2) Skyhawk Arena (2,983)
01/29/2015 Eastern Illinois W 81–51  13–7 (5–2) Skyhawk Arena (3,103)
01/31/2015 at Murray State L 62–65  13–8 (5–3) CFSB Center (6,302)
02/05/2015 at Austin Peay W 76–64  14–8 (6–3) Dunn Center (3,140)
02/07/2015 SIU Edwardsville W 64–59  15–8 (7–3) Skyhawk Arena (2,417)
02/12/2015 at Southeast Missouri State L 76–98  15–9 (7–4) Show Me Center (2,431)
02/14/2015 Austin Peay W 67–61  16–9 (8–4) Skyhawk Arena (1,903)
02/19/2015 at Eastern Illinois W 75–73 OT 17–9 (9–4) Lantz Arena (1,202)
02/21/2015 at SIU Edwardsville L 68–76  17–10 (9–5) Vadalabene Center (1,810)
02/26/2015 at Tennessee State W 69–52  18–10 (10–5) Gentry Complex (683)
02/28/2015 Murray State L 67–73  18–11 (10–6) Skyhawk Arena (5,000)
Ohio Valley Tournament
03/05/2015 vs. Morehead State
(Quarterfinals)
L 65–76  18–12 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (839)
CIT
03/19/2015* at Northwestern State
(First round)
W 104–79  19–12 Prather Coliseum (2,712)
03/21/2015* at USC Upstate
(Second round)
W 60–49  20–12 Hodge Center (688)
03/25/2015* at Eastern Kentucky
(Quarterfinals)
W 70–69  21–12 MacBrayer Arena (3,300)
03/31/2015* at Evansville
(Semifinals)
L 66–79  21–13 Ford Center (3,008)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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