2014–15 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

2014–15 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
CBI, Runner-up
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2014–15 record 24–14 (14–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach Keith Richard (5th year)
Assistant coach Ryan Cross
Assistant coach Lonnie Cooper
Assistant coach J.A. Anglin
Home arena Fant-Ewing Coliseum
2014–15 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Georgia State 15 5   .750     25 10   .714
Georgia Southern 14 6   .700     22 9   .710
Louisiana–Monroe 14 6   .700     24 14   .632
Louisiana–Lafayette 13 7   .650     22 14   .611
Texas–Arlington 10 10   .500     16 15   .516
Appalachian State* 9 11   .450     12 17   .414
South Alabama 9 11   .450     12 21   .364
Arkansas–Little Rock 8 12   .400     13 18   .419
Texas State 7 13   .350     14 17   .452
Arkansas State 6 14   .300     11 18   .379
Troy 5 15   .250     10 19   .345
*ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
2015 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by fifth year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant-Ewing Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 24–14, 14–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament where they lost to Georgia Southern. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Eastern Michigan, Mercer, and Vermont to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Loyola–Chicago. They lost to Loyola–Chicago in the finals 2 games to 0.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Marvin Williams Center 6–8 245 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
1 Alex Brown Forward 6–4 185 Freshman Vernon, Florida
2 DeMondre Harvey Forward 6–7 210 Junior Minden, Louisiana
3 Prince Cooper Guard 6–4 215 Sophomore Freeport, Bahamas
4 Mack Foster Guard 6–2 185 Junior Beulah, Mississippi
5 Jamaal Samuel Forward 6–9 205 Junior New Orleans, Louisiana
10 Roderick Taylor Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Harker Heights, Texas
11 Nick Coppola Guard 5–11 190 Sophomore Richmond, Virginia
12 Tylor Ongwae Forward 6–7 205 Senior Eldoret, Kenya
13 Majok Deng Forward 6–10 190 Junior Adelaide, Australia
20 Chinedu Amajoyi Guard 6–3 195 Senior Rancho Cucamonga, California
22 Lance Richard Guard 5–10 175 Freshman Monroe, Louisiana
32 Justin Roberson Guard 6–1 185 Junior Natchitoches, Louisiana

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
11/15/2014*
7:00 pm
at UAB
Battle 4 Atlantis
W 74–65  1–0
Bartow Arena (2,403)
Birmingham, AL
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Champion Baptist W 106–39  2–0
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,078)
Monroe, LA
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm, SECN
at #8 Florida
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 56–61 OT 2–1
O'Connell Center (11,003)
Gainesville, FL
11/26/2014*
1:30 pm
vs. Coastal Carolina
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 48-61  2-2
McKenzie Arena (2,426)
Chattanooga, TN
11/27/2014*
11:00 am
vs. Robert Morris
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 54–71  2–3
McKenzie Arena (2,136)
Chattanooga, TN
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Louisiana College W 83–55  3–3
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,053)
Monroe, LA
12/09/2014*
7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 82–74  4–3
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,082)
Monroe, LA
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm
at New Mexico L 46–54  4–4
The Pit (13,710)
Albuquerque, NM
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm
Central Baptist W 78–53  5–4
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,060)
Monroe, LA
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm
LSU–Alexandria W 76–71  6–4
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,201)
Monroe, LA
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm
at Samford L 50–64  6–5
Pete Hanna Center (1,053)
Homewood, AL
12/30/2014
6:00 pm
at Georgia State L 45–65  6–6 (0–1)
GSU Sports Arena (1,371)
Atlanta, GA
01/05/2015
7:00 pm
Arkansas State W 70–61  7–6 (1–1)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,418)
Monroe, LA
01/08/2015
7:15 pm
at UT Arlington W 76–73 OT 8–6 (2–1)
College Park Center (1,074)
Arlington, TX
01/10/2015
4:30 pm
at Texas State W 62–59  9–6 (3–1)
Strahan Coliseum (1,612)
San Marcos, TX
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
Troy W 63–54  10–6 (4–1)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,676)
Monroe, LA
01/17/2015
4:00 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock W 64–52  11–6 (5–1)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,793)
Monroe, LA
01/19/2015
7:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette W 57–55  12–6 (6–1)
Cajundome (4,213)
Lafayette, LA
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
UT Arlington L 57–61  12–7 (6–2)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,571)
Monroe, LA
01/24/2015
4:00 pm
Georgia Southern L 53–57  12–8 (6–3)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (2,898)
Monroe, LA
01/29/2015
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Troy W 58–55 OT 13–8 (7–3)
Trojan Arena (2,289)
Troy, AL
01/31/2015
4:00 pm
South Alabama W 67–61  14–8 (8–3)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,878)
Monroe, LA
02/05/2015
7:30 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 77–61  15–8 (9–3)
Jack Stephens Center (1,676)
Little Rock, AR
02/07/2015
6:30 pm
at Georgia Southern W 71–68 OT 16–8 (10–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,427)
Statesboro, GA
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 67–55  17–8 (11–3)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (3,502)
Monroe, LA
02/14/2015
4:00 pm
Appalachian State W 69–58  18–8 (12–3)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,388)
Monroe, LA
02/21/2015
7:00 pm
at Arkansas State L 68–70  18–9 (12–4)
Convocation Center (1,916)
Jonesboro, AR
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at South Alabama W 75–57  19–9 (13–4)
Mitchell Center (1,834)
Mobile, AL
02/28/2015
2:30 pm
at Appalachian State L 43–66  19–10 (13–5)
Holmes Center (1,941)
Boone, NC
03/05/2015
7:00 pm
Georgia State L 50–58  19–11 (13–6)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (2,871)
Monroe, LA
03/07/2015
4:00 pm
Texas State W 56–53  20–11 (14–6)
Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,849)
Monroe, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/13/2015
7:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. South Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 77–59  21–11
Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, LA
03/14/2015
3:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Georgia Southern
Semifinals
L 43–44  21–12
Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, LA
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Eastern Michigan
First round
W 71–67  22–12
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,003)
Monroe, LA
03/23/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer
Quarterfinals
W 71–69  23–12
Hawkins Arena (2,677)
Macon, GA
03/25/2015*
7:00 pm
Vermont
Semifinals
W 71–65  24–12
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,368)
Monroe, LA
03/30/2015*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Loyola–Chicago
Finals–Game 1
L 58–65  24–13
Joseph Gentile Arena (2,215)
Chicago, IL
04/01/2015*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Loyola–Chicago
Finals–Game 2
L 62–63  24–14
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,460)
Monroe, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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