2014–15 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

2014–15 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Big South Conference
2014–15 record 15–16 (10–8 Big South)
Head coach Nick McDevitt (2nd year)
Assistant coach Brett Carey
Assistant coach Sean Dixon
Assistant coach Logan Johnson
Home arena Kimmel Arena
2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Charleston Southern 13 – 5   .722     19 – 12   .613
High Point 13 – 5   .722     23 – 10   .697
Coastal Carolina † 12 – 6   .667     24 – 10   .706
Radford 12 – 6   .667     22 – 12   .647
Winthrop 12 – 6   .667     19 – 13   .594
UNC Asheville 10 – 8   .556     15 – 16   .484
Gardner–Webb 10 – 8   .556     20 – 15   .571
Presbyterian 6 – 12   .333     10 – 22   .313
Longwood 5 – 13   .278     11 – 23   .324
Campbell 4 – 14   .222     10 – 22   .313
Liberty 2 – 16   .111     8 – 24   .250
† 2015 Big South Tournament winner

The 2014–15 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament where they lost to Coastal Carolina.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Alec Wnuk Forward 6–6 195 Freshman Cary, North Carolina
3 Ethan Wilmoth Guard 6–2 195 Sophomore Dobson, North Carolina
4 Kem Ubaru Forward 6–6 235 Freshman Sugar Land, Texas
10 Kevin Vannatta Guard 6–3 188 Sophomore Columbus, Ohio
11 Marcus Neely Guard 6–4 210 Sophomore Fort Lauderdale, Florida
12 Raekwon Miller Guard 6–3 160 Freshman Marion, North Carolina
13 David Robertson Guard 6–3 195 Sophomore Cary, North Carolina
14 Ahmad Thomas Guard 6–5 175 Freshman Danville, Virginia
15 Andrew Rowsey Guard 5–10 175 Sophomore Lexington, Kentucky
20 Chaudier Pal Center 6–9 240 Senior Rockingham, Western Australia
21 Giacomo Zilli Forward 6–9 255 Sophomore Udine, Italy
22 Corey Littlejohn Guard 6–3 180 Senior Columbia, South Carolina
25 Jacob Casper Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Asheville, North Carolina
31 Sam Hughes Forward 6–4 205 Junior Battleboro, North Carolina
32 Will Weeks Forward 6–6 220 Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina
42 Alex Biggerstaff Forward 6–4 185 Sophomore Burnsville, North Carolina
45 Jaleel Roberts Center 7–0 225 Senior Evans, Georgia

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014* Brevard W 81–58  Kimmel Arena (1,507)
Regular season
11/14/2014* at Wake Forest L 69–80  0–1 LJVM Coliseum (9,834)
11/16/2014* at East Carolina W 83–79  1–1 Williams Arena (4,149)
11/19/2014* Johnson & Wales W 87–48  2–1 Kimmel Arena (1,107)
11/22/2014* at East Tennessee State L 87–98  2–2 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,517)
11/26/2014* at South Carolina L 75–89  2–3 Colonial Life Arena (8,330)
11/30/2014* Charlotte L 63–66 OT 2–4 Kimmel Arena (1,327)
12/07/2014* Limestone W 91–66  3–4 Kimmel Arena (1,240)
12/11/2014* Tusculum W 78–40  4–4 Kimmel Arena (1,016)
12/14/2014* at UAB L 71–79  4–5 Bartow Arena (2,146)
12/16/2014* at Jacksonville State L 55–64  4–6 Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,399)
12/21/2014* Western Carolina L 62–66  4–7 Kimmel Arena (2,149)
12/31/2014 at Radford W 62–60  5–7 (1–0) Dedmon Center (1,853)
01/03/2015 Gardner–Webb W 80–55  6–7 (2–0) Kimmel Arena (1,321)
01/08/2015 Liberty W 71–54  7–7 (3–0) Kimmel Arena (1,255)
01/14/2015 Winthrop L 69–84  7–8 (3–1) Kimmel Arena (1,238)
01/17/2015 at Campbell W 69–65  8–8 (4–1) Gore Arena (2,258)
01/19/2015 at Charleston Southern L 75–82  8–9 (4–2) CSU Field House (909)
01/22/2015 Coastal Carolina W 75–65  9–9 (5–2) Kimmel Arena (2,263)
01/24/2015 at High Point L 51–72  9–10 (5–3) Millis Center (1,750)
01/28/2015 at Longwood W 74–64  10–10 (6–3) Willett Hall (924)
01/31/2015 Campbell W 70–63  11–10 (7–3) Kimmel Arena (1,965)
02/03/2015 at Coastal Carolina L 56–68  11–11 (7–4) HTC Center (2,451)
02/06/2015 Longwood W 71–56  12–11 (8–4) Kimmel Arena (1,153)
02/09/2015 at Gardner–Webb W 92–89  13–12 (9–4) Paul Porter Arena (1,235)
02/12/2015 Presbyterian L 65–69  13–12 (9–5) Kimmel Arena (1,109)
02/18/2015 at Winthrop L 70–91  13–13 (9–6) Winthrop Coliseum (1,049)
02/21/2015 Radford L 68–75  13–14 (9–7) Kimmel Arena (2,464)
02/26/2015 High Point L 71–75  13–15 (9–8) Kimmel Arena (1,819)
02/28/2015 at Liberty W 95–77  14–15 (10–8) Vines Center (2,478)
Big South Tournament
03/04/2015 vs. Liberty
(First round)		 W 80–70  15–15 HTC Center (1,046)
03/06/2015 at Coastal Carolina
(Quarterfinals)		 L 57–74  15–16 HTC Center (3,275)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.uncabulldogs.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=92359&SPID=11176&DB_OEM_ID=19200&Q_SEASON=2014