2014–15 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

2014–15 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball

Conference	Ohio Valley Conference West Division
2014–15 record	12–16 (8–8 OVC)
Head coach	Lennox Forrester (8th year)
Assistant coach	Matt Laur
Assistant coach	Deryl Cunningham
Assistant coach	Ben Wierzba
Home arena	Vadalabene Center

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 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by eighth year head coach Lennox Forrester, played their home games at the Vadalabene Center as members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.^[1] They finished the season 12–16, 8–8 in OVC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Eastern Illinois.^[2]

Preseason

Seven players, all of whom saw major playing time, returned from the 11–20 team of 2013–14.^[3]^[4] They were joined by two highly regarded junior college transfers and three freshmen. Two of the freshmen were honorable mention All-State players in Illinois and Indiana, and one of the juco transfers was one of the NJCAA statistical leaders in both rebounds and blocked shots.^[5]^[6]

After being one of only six Division I teams with no freshmen in 2013–14, this year's Cougars had three freshmen, four juniors, and five seniors. The other five schools with no freshmen last season--- UAB, Ohio, Portland State, Savannah State, and Valparaiso.^[7]

In putting the schedule together, coach Forrester attempted to get as many games as possible near the hometowns of his players, resulting in road games in Oregon, Michigan, and Indiana.^[8]

In the preseason poll of OVC coaches and sports information directors, SIUE was picked to finish third in the West Division. No Cougars were picked for the preseason All-OVC team.^[9]

For the third season in a row, the Cougars begin with a preseason exhibition game versus the Division III Greenville College Panthers. In place of a second exhibition game, the Cougars and the UMKC Kangaroos played a closed scrimmage at the VC.

Season

Almost all home and Ohio Valley Conference games were streamed live on the OVC Digital Network. Other games were broadcast or cablecast and are included on the schedule, below, including nine games FOX Sports carried on its Midwest network.

The Cougars were dominant at the Vadalabene Center, building a home record of 11–3. Going on the road was another story, as they managed only one win in 13 away games. Overall, one result was a record of 8–8 in the OVC, earning the #7 seed in the conference tournament.

No Cougars were named to the OVC All-OVC or All-Newcomer teams.

Postseason

Six days after the first round loss in the Ohio Valley Tournament, it was announced that head coach Lennox Forrester and his entire staff would not be retained.^[10]

Roster

Source= ^[3]

Pink background indicates players returning from 2013–14.

#	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	High school	Transfer from
0	Michael Chandler	Guard	6–8	205	Junior	Columbus, Georgia	Grovetown High School	Hill College (JC)
1	Kris Davis	Guard	6–2	190	Senior	Detroit, Michigan	Cass Technical High School
2	Maurice Wiltz	Guard	6–2	190	Senior	Houston, Texas	Stafford High School	Colorado State
3	Keaton Jackson	Forward	6–10	220	Senior	Vancouver, Washington	Prairie High School	Missouri State-West Plains (JC)
4	C.J. Carr	Guard	5–7	145	Freshman	Rock Island, Illinois	Rock Island High School
5	Grant Fiorentinos	Forward/Center	6–10	225	Junior	Cape Town, West Cape, South Africa	Hun School of Princeton (NJ)	Tulane
13	Jake Newton	Guard	6–6	200	Junior	Terre Haute, Indiana	Terre Haute North Vigo High School	Lincoln Trail College (JC)
23	Rozell Nunn	Guard/Forward	6–4	205	Senior	Kansas City, Kansas	F. L. Schlagle High School	Coffeyville Community College (JC)
24	Jalen Henry	Forward	6–8	220	Freshman	Springfield, Illinois	Springfield Southeast High School
30	Michael Messer	Guard	6–6	215	Senior	Wildwood, Missouri	Lafayette High School
32	Donivine Stewart	Guard	6–0	195	Junior	Peoria, Illinois	Bartonville Limestone Community High School	Bradley
45	Keenan Simmons	Guard	6–6	185	Freshman	Michigan City, Indiana	Michigan City High School

Schedule

Source: ^[11]

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2014* 7:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	Greenville	W 90–52		— – —	— – —	— – —	Vadalabene Center (1,307) Edwardsville, IL
Regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	Harris–Stowe	W 104–56	1–0	20 – Stewart	8 – Stewart	10 – Stewart	Vadalabene Center (1,255) Edwardsville, IL
11/17/2014* 7:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	IPFW	L 71–74	1–1	24 – Stewart	8 – Messer	5 – Stewart	Vadalabene Center (1,216) Edwardsville, IL
11/22/2014* 9:00 PM, Stretch Internet	at Portland	L 53–75	1–2	13 – Jackson	6 – Jackson	5 – Carr	Chiles Center (1,828) Portland, OR
11/24/2014* 9:00 PM, Big Sky Access	at Portland State	L 87–90 ^OT	1–3	25 – Davis	6 – Davis & Jackson	6 – Carr & Stewart	Stott Center (582) Portland, OR
12/03/2014* 7:00 PM, FOX Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	Southern Illinois	L 67–79	1–4	18 – Davis	5 – Stewart	4 – Jackson	Vadalabene Center (3,508) Edwardsville, IL
12/06/2014* 12 Noon	at Central Michigan	L 61–94	1–5	21 – Davis	5 – Jackson	5 – Stewart	McGuirk Arena (1,789) Mount Pleasant, MI
12/13/2014* 6:00 PM, FOX Sports Midwest	at Saint Louis	L 61–67	1–6	18 – Davis	7 – Jackson	7 – Stewart	Chaifetz Arena (6,032) St. Louis, MO
12/17/2014* 6:00 PM, Big South Sports Net	at Campbell	L 65–70	1–7	16 – Davis	5 – Stewart	6 – Stewart	Gore Arena (983) Buies Creek, NC
12/20/2014* 6:30 PM, FOX Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	Milwaukee	W 61–56	2–7	13 – Davis & Wiltz	6 – Wiltz	6 – Stewart	Vadalabene Center (918) Edwardsville, IL
12/22/2014* 7:00 PM, FOX Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	Chicago State	W 63–38	3–7	16 – Davis	6 – Davis & Jackson	7 – Stewart	Vadalabene Center (641) Edwardsville, IL
12/28/2014* 2:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	Robert Morris–Springfield	W 104–56	4–7	22 – Stewart	7 – Henry & Stewart	7 – Newton	Vadalabene Center (1,185) Edwardsville, IL
01/01/2015 1:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	Jacksonville State	W 73–57	5–7 (1–0)	16 – Nunn	8 – Jackson	3 – Carr, Davis & Nunn	Vadalabene Center (1,674) Edwardsville, IL
01/03/2015 6:30 PM, FOX Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	Tennessee Tech	W 85–62	6–7 (2–0)	18 – Nunn	9 – Jackson	7 – Stewart	Vadalabene Center (1,162) Edwardsville, IL
01/07/2015 8:00 PM, CBS Sports Network	at Belmont	L 69–73	6–8 (2–1)	15 – Nunn	11 – Jackson	4 – Stewart	Curb Event Center (1,696) Nashville, TN
01/10/2015 6:30 PM, OVC Digital Network	Tennessee State	W 45–38	7–8 (3–1)	10 – Nunn	8 – Jackson	3 – Nunn	Vadalabene Center (1,702) Edwardsville, IL
01/15/2015 6:30 PM, OVC Digital Network	at Morehead State	L 63–91	7–9 (3–2)	11 – Davis	6 – Messer	2 – Jackson, Stewart & Wiltz	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,021) Morehead, KY
01/17/2015 6:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	at Eastern Kentucky	L 62–78	7–10 (3–3)	15 – Davis	13 – Jackson	5 – Messer	Alumni Coliseum (2,800) Richmond, KY
01/22/2015 7:00 PM, FOX Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	Austin Peay	W 69–65	8–10 (4–3)	18 – Davis	7 – Jackson & Nunn	4 – Carr & Wiltz	Vadalabene Center (1,305) Edwardsville, IL
01/24/2015 7:00 PM, FOX Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	Murray State	L 54–60	8–11 (4–4)	10 – Davis	6 – Nunn	3 – Nunn	Vadalabene Center (3,145) Edwardsville, IL
01/29/2015 7:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	at Southeast Missouri State	W 75–61	9–11 (5–4)	23 – Davis	7 – Chandler & Nunn	2 – Stewart	Show Me Center (2,095) Cape Girardeau, MO
01/31/2015 3:15 PM, OVC Digital Network	at Eastern Illinois	L 54–57	9–12 (5–5)	19 – Stewart	15 – Jackson	6 – Stewart	Lantz Arena (2,295) Charleston, IL
02/07/2015 6:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	at UT Martin	L 59–64	9–13 (5–6)	18 – Davis	6 – Jackson & Nunn	2 – Carr, Davis, Firentinos & Nunn	Skyhawk Arena (2,417) Martin, TN
02/12/2015 7:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	at Murray State	L 46–78	9–14 (5–7)	14 – Nunn	6 – Nunn	2 – Carr, Nunn, Stewart & Wiltz	CFSB Center (5,914) Murray, KY
02/14/2015 7:00 PM, FOX Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	Eastern Illinois	W 80–63	10–14 (6–7)	23 – Messer	7 – Davis & Jackson	9 – Stewart	Vadalabene Center (1,434) Edwardsville, IL
02/19/2015 7:00 PM, FOX Sports Midwest OVC Digital Network	Southeast Missouri State	W 75–72	11–14 (7–7)	15 – Davis	5 – Jackson & Stewart	4 – Stewart	Vadalabene Center (1,221) Edwardsaville, Il
02/21/2015 7:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	UT Martin	W 76–68	12–14 (8–7)	21 – Carr	8 – Stewart	7 – Stewart	Vadalabene Center (1,810) Edwardsville, IL
02/26/2015 7:00 PM, American Sports Network OVC Digital Network	at Austin Peay	L 61–64	12–15 (8–8)	18 – Davis	8 – Jackson	5 – Carr	Dunn Center (1,375) Clarksville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/04/2015 8:00 PM, OVC Digital Network	vs. Eastern Illinois First round	L 66–78	12–16	15 – Carr	5 – Davis	3 – Stewart	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (723) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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↑ "COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Eastern Illinois knocks SIUE out of OVC Tourney". The Telegraph. March 5, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
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SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball

Venues	Shurtleff College Gymnasium (1967–1970) Edwardsville Senior High School Gymnasium (1969–1984) Vadalabene Center (1984–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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