2014–15 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team

2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2015 SoCon Tournament winner;

East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
2014–15 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
2014–15 record	16–14 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coach	Murry Bartow (12th year)
Assistant coach	Bob Bolen
Assistant coach	Jason Slay
Assistant coach	Bill McCammon
Home arena	Freedom Hall Civic Center
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The 2014–15 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 12th year head coach Murry Bartow, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center and returned as members of the Southern Conference, a conference they left in 2005. They finished the season 16–14, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Western Carolina.

On March 12, head coach Murry Bartow was fired.^[1] He had a record of 224–169 in 12 seasons.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Ron Giplaye	Forward	6–6	250	Senior	Lowell, Massachusetts
1	Petey McClain	Guard	6–0	185	Junior	Mobile, Alabama
2	Devin Harris	Guard	6–4	200	Sophomore	Tampa, Florida
3	Peter Jurkin	Center	7–0	230	Junior	Juba, South Sudan
4	Rashawn Rembert	Guard	6–3	195	Senior	Tampa, Florida
5	Jalen Riley	Guard	6–0	150	Senior	Racine, Wisconsin
10	Isaac Banks	Forward	6–7	215	Sophomore	New Orleans, Louisiana
11	Desonta Bradford	Guard	6–4	185	Freshman	Humboldt, Tennessee
12	Tommy Williams	Forward	6–5	220	Junior	Augusta, Georgia
13	A.J. Merriweather	Guard	6–2	185	Sophomore	Jackson, Mississippi
15	Lester Wilson	Forward	6–4	215	Junior	Knoxville, Tennessee
20	Alex Bates	Forward	6–9	235	Senior	Greenbelt, Maryland
21	Tyler Ailshie	Guard	6–1	195	Senior	Kingsport, Tennessee
44	Karl Overstreet	Center	6–10	225	Freshman	Lynchburg, Virginia

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2014* 7:00 pm	Milligan	W 94–77		Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,334) Johnson City, TN
Regular Season
11/14/2014* 8:30 pm	at Valparaiso	L 76–90	0–1	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,912) Valparaiso, IN
11/18/2014* 7:00 pm	Virginia–Wise	W 111–66	1–1	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,229) Johnson City, TN
11/22/2014* 7:00 pm	UNC Asheville	W 98–87	2–1	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,517) Johnson City, TN
11/24/2014* 7:00 pm	at Winthrop	W 69–64	3–1	Winthrop Coliseum (1,498) Rock Hill, SC
12/01/2014* 7:00 pm	at Morehead State	W 63–59	4–1	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,132) Morehead, KY
12/03/2014 8:00 pm, ASN	Western Carolina	W 96–89	5–1 (1–0)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,287) Johnson City, TN
12/13/2014 4:00 pm	UNC Greensboro	L 79–80	5–2 (1–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,375) Johnson City, TN
12/16/2014* 7:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky	W 63–60	6–2	McBrayer Arena (1,300) Richmond, KY
12/22/2014* 7:00 pm	at VCU	L 60–84	6–3	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
12/31/2014* 1:00 pm, SECN	at Tennessee	L 61–71	6–4	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,245) Knoxville, TN
01/02/2015 7:00 pm	VMI	W 98–88	7–4 (2–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,373) Johnson City, TN
01/05/2015 7:00 pm	at Samford	W 76–74	8–4 (3–1)	Pete Hanna Center (624) Homewood, AL
01/08/2015 7:00 pm	Mercer	W 71–70	9–4 (4–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,621) Johnson City, TN
01/10/2015 4:00 pm	Chattanooga	L 71–74 ^OT	9–5 (4–2)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,605) Johnson City, TN
01/15/2015 7:00 pm	at Western Carolina	W 83–76	10–5 (5–2)	Ramsey Center (1,794) Cullowhee, NC
01/17/2015 1:00 pm	at VMI	L 79–85	10–6 (5–3)	Cameron Hall Lexington, VA
01/19/2015* 7:00 pm	Tusculum	W 90–52	11–6	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,380) Johnson City, TN
01/22/2015 7:00 pm	The Citadel	W 70–59	12–6 (6–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,710) Johnson City, TN
01/24/2015 7:00 pm	at Wofford	L 64–72	12–7 (6–4)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,907) Spartanburg, SC
01/29/2015 7:00 pm	at Furman	L 55–59	12–8 (6–5)	Timmons Arena (1,005) Greenville, SC
01/31/2015* 7:00 pm	North Carolina Central	W 61–59	13–8	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,957) Johnson City, TN
02/05/2015 7:00 pm	Wofford	L 64–74	13–9 (6–6)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,517) Johnson City, TN
02/07/2015 4:00 pm	Samford	L 68–71	13–10 (6–7)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,715) Johnson City, TN
02/12/2015 7:00 pm	at UNC Greensboro	W 65–62	14–10 (7–7)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,035) Greensboro, NC
02/14/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Furman	W 66–59	15–10 (8–7)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,658) Johnson City, TN
02/16/2015* 7:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	W 87–79	16–10	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,072) Johnson City, TN
02/21/2015 7:00 pm, ASN	at Chattanooga	L 59–67	16–11 (8–8)	McKenzie Arena (5,179) Chattanooga, TN
02/26/2015 6:00 pm	at The Citadel	L 73–74	16–12 (8–9)	McAlister Field House (1,358) Charleston, SC
02/28/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Mercer	L 64–69	16–13 (8–10)	Hawkins Arena (3,817) Macon, GA
SoCon Tournament
3/07/2015 2:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Western Carolina Quarterfinals	L 61–67 ^OT	16–14	U.S. Cellular Center (6,051) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

[1] ttp://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25102102/hirings-and-firings-2015-college-basketball-coaching-changes

[2] ttp://www.etsubucs.com/mbasketball/schedule/

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2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wofford †	16	–	2	.889	28	–	7	.800
Chattanooga	15	–	3	.833	22	–	10	.688
Mercer	12	–	6	.667	19	–	16	.543
Western Carolina	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
East Tennessee State	8	–	10	.444	16	–	14	.533
VMI	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Samford	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
The Citadel	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
UNC Greensboro	6	–	12	.333	11	–	22	.333
Furman	5	–	13	.278	11	–	22	.333

† 2015 SoCon Tournament winner