2014–15 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

2014–15 Elon Phoenix men's basketball

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2014–15 record	15–18 (6–12 CAA)
Head coach	Matt Matheny (6th year)
Assistant coach	Jack Wooten
Assistant coach	Monty Sanders
Assistant coach	Chris Long
Home arena	Alumni Gym

2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
William & Mary	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Northeastern †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
James Madison	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Hofstra	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Delaware	9	–	9	.500	10	–	20	.333
Drexel	9	–	9	.500	11	–	19	.367
Elon	6	–	12	.333	15	–	18	.455
Towson	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
College of Charleston	3	–	15	.167	9	–	24	.273

† 2015 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by sixth year head coach Matt Matheny, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were first year members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 15–18, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to William & Mary.

Previous Season

The Phoenix finished the season 18–14, 11–5 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Western Carolina.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jack Isenbarger	20	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Zionsville, IN	Graduated
Ryley Beaumont	21	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Millersville, MD	Graduated
Egheosa Edomwonyi	23	F	6'7"	235	Senior	Newark, NJ	Graduated
Sebastian Koch	24	G	6'8"	205	Senior	Munich, Germany	Graduated
Lucas Troutman	31	F	6'10"	228	Senior	Belton, SC	Graduated

Recruiting

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jack Anton PF	Mason, OH	Moeller High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 13, 2013
Jack Anton PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Elijah Bryant SG	Hoschton, GA	New Hampton School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 1, 2014
Elijah Bryant SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jack George C	Mundelein, IL	Carmel Catholic High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 22, 2014
Jack George C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Collin Luther SF	Allison Park, PA	Hampton High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 24, 2014
Collin Luther SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Dmitri Thompson SG	Orlando, FL	Orlando Christian Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 11, 2014
Dmitri Thompson SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 62
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "Elon". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 7, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	00	Dawkins, BrianBrian Dawkins	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Bishop Kenny	Jacksonville, FL
1.5 !G	1	Eddy, LukeLuke Eddy	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	George Washington	Charleston, WV
1.5 !G	2	Thompson, DmitriDmitri Thompson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Orlando Christian Prep	Orlando, FL
1.5 !G	3	Samson, TannerTanner Samson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Regis Jesuit	Littleton, CO
3.5 !F	4	Luther, CollinCollin Luther	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hampton	Pittsburgh, PA
1.5 !G	5	Hershberger, SamSam Hershberger (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Butler	Vandalia, OH
1.5 !G	10	Hamilton, AustinAustin Hamilton	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Herndon	Herndon, VA
1.5 !G	11	Blake, KevinKevin Blake	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Oakwood Collegiate Institute	Toronto, ON
2.5 !G/F	12	Hairston, ChristianChristian Hairston	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Greensboro Day School	Greensboro, NC
3.5 !F	14	Anton, JackJack Anton	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Archbishop Moeller	Mason, OH
5.0 !C	15	Sabato, TonyTony Sabato	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Archbishop Moeller	Cincinnati, OH
3.5 !F	21	George, JackJack George	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Carmel Catholic	Libertyville, IL
1.5 !G	25	Bowline, RyderRyder Bowline (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Forsyth Central	Cumming, GA
3.5 !F	30	Brewer, WesWes Brewer (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Walter Williams	Burlington, NC
3.5 !F	32	Winters, RyanRyan Winters	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Regis Jesuit	Denver, CO
1.5 !G	33	Bryant, ElijahElijah Bryant	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New Hampton School	Gwinnett, GA
1.5 !G	42	Ryan, PatrickPatrick Ryan (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Greens Farms Academy	Darien, CT

Head coach

Matt Matheny (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Wooten (North Carolina)
Monty Sanders (Elon)
Chris Long (Elon)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 3, 2014

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 7, 2014* 7:00 PM	Emory and Henry	W 90–50		Alumni Gym (N/A) Elon, NC
Regular season
November 14, 2014* 7:30 PM, ASN	Florida Atlantic	W 64–58	1–0	Alumni Gym (1,421) Elon, NC
November 16, 2014* 4:30 PM, ASN	Charlotte	L 60–73	1–1	Alumni Gym (1,528) Elon, NC
November 22, 2014* 1:00 PM	at Northwestern Cancún Challenge	L 67–68 ^OT	1–2	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,315) Evanston, IL
November 25, 2014* 1:30 PM	vs. Morgan State Cancún Challenge	W 74–73	2–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (560) Cancún, MX
November 26, 2014* 4:00 PM	vs. North Florida Cancún Challenge	L 64–72	2–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (540) Cancún, MX
November 30, 2014* 1:30 PM	at Miami (OH) Cancún Challenge	W 70–68	3–3	Millett Hall (641) Oxford, OH
December 2, 2014* 7:00 PM	VU of Lynchburg	W 111–55	4–3	Alumni Gym (1,132) Elon, NC
December 7, 2014* 2:00 PM	Central Pennsylvania	W 117–73	5–3	Alumni Gym (1,117) Elon, NC
December 11, 2014* 7:00 PM, SECN	at Missouri	L 73–78	5–4	Mizzou Arena (4,514) Columbia, MO
December 15, 2014* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at #2 Duke	L 63–75	5–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 20, 2014* 2:00 PM	at UNC Greensboro	W 71–64	6–5	Greensboro Coliseum (1,939) Greensboro, NC
December 22, 2014* 3:00 PM, ESPN3	at Kennesaw State	W 67–65	7–5	KSU Convocation Center (1,219) Kennesaw, GA
December 28, 2014* 2:00 PM	Marist	W 69–64	8–5	Alumni Gym (1,282) Elon, NC
January 3, 2015 4:00 PM	at Drexel	W 77–67	9–5 (1–0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,061) Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 2015 7:00 PM	at Towson	L 53–57	9–6 (1–1)	SECU Arena (1,274) Towson, MD
January 8, 2015 8:00 PM, ASN	William & Mary	W 85–79	10–6 (2–1)	Alumni Gym (1,384) Elon, NC
January 10, 2015 8:00 PM, ASN	Hofstra	L 61–79	10–7 (2–2)	Alumni Gym (1,493) Elon, NC
January 14, 2015 7:00 PM	College of Charleston	L 50–66	10–8 (2–3)	Alumni Gym (1,235) Elon, NC
January 17, 2015 8:00 PM, ASN	at James Madison	L 72–75	10–9 (2–4)	JMU Convocation Center (3,197) Harrisburg, VA
January 22, 2015 7:00 PM	Towson	L 51–53	10–10 (2–5)	Alumni Gym (1,141) Elon, NC
January 24, 2015 7:00 PM	Delaware	W 94–82	11–10 (3–5)	Alumni Gym (1,711) Elon, NC
January 28, 2015 7:00 PM	at UNC Wilmington	L 65–82	11–11 (3–6)	Trask Coliseum (4,419) Wilmington, NC
January 31, 2015 7:00 PM	at Northeastern	L 61–80	11–12 (3–7)	Matthews Arena (1,171) Boston, MA
February 05, 2015 7:00 PM	Drexel	L 63–67	11–13 (3–8)	Alumni Gym (1,184) Elon, NC
February 7, 2015 7:00 PM	at Hofstra	L 69–80	11–14 (3–9)	Hofstra Arena (2,017) Hempstead, NY
February 11, 2015 7:00 PM	at William & Mary	L 58–77	11–15 (3–10)	Kaplan Arena (2,735) Williamsburg, VA
February 14, 2015 7:00 PM	James Madison	L 75–86	11–16 (3–11)	Alumni Gym (1,377) Elon, NC
February 18, 2015 7:00 PM	at College of Charleston	L 63–77	11–17 (3–12)	TD Arena (1,729) Charleston, SC
February 21, 2015 12:30 PM, ASN	at Delaware	W 83–75 ^OT	12–17 (4–12)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,890) Newark, DE
February 26, 2015 7:00 PM	Northeastern	W 72–65	13–17 (5–12)	Alumni Gym (1,016) Elon, NC
February 28, 2015 7:00 PM	UNC Wilmington	W 74–55	14–17 (6–12)	Alumni Gym (1,876) Elon, NC
CAA Tournament
March 6, 2015 6:00 PM	vs. Towson First round	W 74–69 ^OT	15–17	Royal Farms Arena (2,552) Baltimore, MD
March 7, 2015 12:00 PM, CSN	vs. William & Mary Quarterfinals	L 59–72	15–18	Royal Farms Arena (3,762) Baltimore, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.elonphoenix.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Elon Phoenix men's basketball

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2014–15 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

Previous Season

Departures

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule

See also

References