2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
Conference Big West Conference
2014–15 record 14–17 (7–9 Big West)
Head coach Dennis Cutts (2nd year)
Assistant coach Stephen Sauers
Assistant coach Justin Bell
Assistant coach Keith Wilkinson
Home arena UC Riverside Student Recreation Center
2014–15 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UC Davis 14 – 2   .875     25 – 7   .781
UC Irvine † 11 – 5   .688     21 – 13   .618
UC Santa Barbara 11 – 5   .688     19 – 14   .576
Long Beach State 10 – 6   .625     16 – 17   .485
Hawaii 8 – 8   .500     22 – 13   .629
UC Riverside 7 – 9   .438     14 – 17   .452
Cal Poly 6 – 10   .375     13 – 16   .448
Cal State Northridge 4 – 12   .250     9 – 24   .273
Cal State Fullerton 1 – 15   .063     9 – 22   .290
† 2015 Big West Tournament winner

The 2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders were led by second year head coach Dennis Cutts and played their home games at the UC Riverside Student Recreation Center as members of the Big West Conference.

Roster

2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Gruninger, NickNick Gruninger style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Davis HS
Snow CC		 Kaysville, UT
G 1 Bland, JaylenJaylen Bland style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cleveland HS
Murray State
College of the Canyons		 Saginaw, MI
G 3 Standifer, CharlesCharles Standifer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Capital Christian HS Sacramento, CA
F 5 Johns, TaylorTaylor Johns style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Sacred Heart Prep San Francisco, CA
G 10 Jones, StevenSteven Jones style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Taft HS Northridge, CA
F 11 Tisdell, Jr., TerrenceTerrence Tisdell, Jr. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Central HS Cape Girardeau, MO
F 12 Boezeman, RobertRobert Boezeman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Dordrecht, Netherlands
F 13 Thornton, StevenSteven Thornton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Golden Valley HS
Citrus College
Utah State		 Santa Clarita, CA
G 15 Wright, BrianBrian Wright style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Anthony HS Carson, CA
F 20 Thiero, CheickCheick Thiero style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Arlington Country Day
Tallahassee CC		 Bamako, Mali
F 21 Larrson, AlexAlex Larrson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Södertälje Knights Club Team Södertälje, Sweden
F 22 Gruber, ColinColin Gruber style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Harbor HS
Northern Arizona
Cabrillo CC		 Aptos, CA
G 31 Tang, ChrisChris Tang style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Jiangsu, China
G 35 Quick, AustinAustin Quick style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Murrieta Valley HS Murrieta, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/07/2014* Holy Names W 66–49  UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (602)
Non-conference games
11/15/2014* UC San Diego W 75–52  1–0 UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (2,341)
11/17/2014* Sacramento State L 69–70  1–1 UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (580)
11/21/2014* at #25 Utah L 42–88  1–2 Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,645)
11/23/2014* Saint Katherine W 102–49  2–2 UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (310)
11/26/2014* at Loyola Marymount L 62–66  2–3 Gersten Pavilion (1,625)
11/29/2014* Abilene Christian W 76–56  3–3 UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (183)
12/02/2014* at Cal State Bakersfield W 59–58  4–3 Icardo Center (763)
12/06/2014* Portland State W 88–62  5–3 UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (582)
12/10/2014* at UCLA L 66–77  5–4 Pauley Pavilion (5,450)
12/20/2014* Houston Baptist W 78–67  6–4 UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (273)
12/22/2014* at San Diego State L 33–61  6–5 Viejas Arena (12,414)
12/30/2014* Morgan State W 68–63  7–5 UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (288)
01/02/2015* at Northern Illinois L 67–72 OT 7–7 Convocation Center (873)
01/04/2015* at Grand Canyon L 69–71  7–7 GCU Arena (3,714)
Conference games
01/08/2015 Cal State Fullerton W 84–78 OT 8–7 (1–0) UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (712)
01/10/2015 at UC Irvine L 55–69  8–8 (1–1) Bren Events Center (2,047)
01/15/2015 UC Davis L 61–74  8–9 (1–2) UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (923)
01/17/2015 Hawaiʻi W 66–62  9–9 (2–2) UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,167)
01/22/2015 at UC Santa Barbara L 75–83  9–10 (2–3) The Thunderdome (1,486)
01/24/2015 at Cal Poly L 49–68  9–11 (2–4) Mott Gym (2,897)
01/31/2015 Cal State Northridge W 66–62  10–11 (3–4) UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (579)
02/05/2015 at Long Beach State L 63–68  10–12 (3–5) Walter Pyramid (2,804)
02/07/2015 at Cal State Fullerton W 71–66 OT 11–12 (4–5) Titan Gym (3,102)
02/12/2015 at Hawaiʻi L 52–73  11–13 (4–6) Stan Sheriff Center (5,715)
02/14/2015 UC Irvine W 70–63  12–13 (5–6) UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (592)
02/19/2015 UC Santa Barbara W 64–62  13–13 (6–6) UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (845)
02/21/2015 Cal Poly W 48–44  14–13 (7–6) UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,076)
02/28/2015 at Cal State Northridge L 76–83  14–14 (7–7) Matadome (1,600)
03/05/2015 at UC Davis L 59–61  14–15 (7–8) The Pavilion (3,255)
03/07/2015 Long Beach State L 58–59  14–16 (7–9) UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (976)
Big West Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. UC Irvine L 54–63  14–17 Honda Center
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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