2014–15 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 San Jose State Spartans San José State Spartans wordmark.svg 250 Mountain West Conference MWC 2–28 0–18 Dave Wojcik 2nd Chris Brazelton Mike Lepore Tyler Ojanen Event Center Arena The 2014–15 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San José State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by second year head coach Dave Wojcik, played their home games at the Event Center Arena and were members of the Mountain West Conference. Due to APR penalties, San Jose State were ineligible for postseason tournament play, including the Mountain West tournament. Following a 7–24 season in 2013–14, the Spartans finished the season 2–28, 0–18 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They failed to defeat a Division I opponent. Preseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Dylan Alexander 5 G 6'4" 190 1 Freshman Stockton, CA Transferred to Casper CC D.J. Brown 1 G 6'1" 185 3 RS Junior Los Angeles, CA Graduated; transferred to Texas State Chris Cunningham 15 F 6'9" 240 4 Senior Pomona, CA Graduated Mike VanKirk 21 C 7'1" 240 2 Sophomore Palmdale, CA Left the teamhttp://www.verbalcommits.com/players/mike-van-kirk Verbal Commits | Mike van Kirk Player Profile, Highlights, Offers, Twitter Recruits no 2014 Daryl Gaynor PG Las Vegas, NV Durango High School 6 1 165 N/A 3 67 April 19, 2014 Ryan Singer C Littleton, CO Massanutten Military Academy 6 11 220 N/A N/A 60 April 26, 2014 Leon Bahner C Bonn, Germany CJD Konigswinter 6 11 N/A N/A N/A May 21, 2014 2014 San Jose State Commit List for 2014 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – San Jose State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2014 – – 2014-05-28 yes Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jordan Baker 1 G 6'3" 180 Junior Tempe, AZ Transferred from Pepperdine; redshirted last season per NCAA rules. Ivo Basor 10 F 6'9" 230 Junior Watsonville, CA Junior college transfer from Monterey Peninsula. Princeton Onwas 23 G 6'6" 215 Junior Houston, TX Transferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Onwas will redshirt this season and will have one year of remaining eligibility. Frank Rogers 14 F 6'9" 230 Junior Salinas, CA Transferred from San Francisco; redshirted last season per NCAA rules. NCAA academic sanctions Under previous head coach George Nessman, San Jose State reported five consecutive years of rising four-year average Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, including a program-best 940 in the 2011–12 season (because of a perfect one-year 1000 score).Durkin Jimmy San Jose State men's basketball expects APR sanctions http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_25470576/san-jose-state-mens-basketball-expects-apr-sanctions San Jose Mercury News March 20, 2015 April 1, 2014 However, the APR fell below 930 for the 2012–13 season, Nessman's last as head coach. As a result, the NCAA imposed sanctions on the San Jose State men's basketball program in April 2014. These sanctions included: A postseason ban for this season, including from the MWC tournament; Replacing four hours of basketball practice with four hours of academic activities; One fewer day of basketball-related activities a week. Athletic director Gene Bleymaier stated in response to the sanctions: "Last year, we were faced with a situation that needed to be dealt with in a major fashion. The coaching staff was not retained, and several players were not invited back for the 2013-14 season. Only four players returned from the 2012-13 team.Men's Basketball Will Incur Anticipated NCAA APR Sanctions For 2014-15 http://www.sjsuspartans.com/genrel/040114aaa.html San Jose State Spartans March 20, 2015 April 1, 2015 April 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150838/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/genrel/040114aaa.html dead Roster 2014 San Jose State Spartans y yes Rashad Muhammad 0 G 6 6 170 SO Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman HS Jaleel Williams 2 F 6 7 220 SR Killeen, TX Ellison HS Brandon Mitchell 4 F 6 6 215 SO Memphis, TN Ridgeway HS Darryl Gaynor II 5 G 6 2 165 FR Las Vegas, NV Durango HS Ivo Basor 10 C 6 8 240 JR Watsonville, CA Watsonville HSMonterey Peninsula CC W Danny Mahoney 11 G 6 0 160 FR San Mateo, CA Serra HS W Jalen James 21 G 6 3 170 SO Chicago, IL La Lumiere School y Devante Wilson 22 G 6 4 220 SR Muskogee, OK Muskogee HSLee CC y yes Princeton Onwas 23 G 6 6 215 JR Houston, TX Seven Lakes HSUtah yes I Ryan Singer 24 F 6 9 220 FR Littleton, CO Massanutten Military Academy Leon Bahner 25 C 6 11 225 FR Bonn, Germany CJD Christophorusschule Königswinter y Dave Wojcik (Loyola) Chris Brazelton (Fresno State) Mike Lepore (Wake Forest) Tyler Ojanen (California Baptist) https://web.archive.org/web/20150315011252/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sjsu-m-baskbl-mtt.html Suspensions and dismissals Coach Dave Wojcik announced on December 13, 2014 that five players were suspended indefinitely due to violating team rules: Jordan Baker, Rashad Muhammad, Matt Pollard, Frank Rogers, and Jaleel Williams. As a result, two San Jose State football players—wide receiver Tyler Winston and tight end Andrew Vollert—joined the roster temporarily.Durkin Jimmy Football players become basketball players for San Jose State http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_27135485/football-players-become-basketball-players-san-jose-state San Jose Mercury News March 14, 2015 December 14, 2014 Vollert and Winston became the first San Jose State football players since the 1988–89 season to have played football and basketball the same season. The last time that happened followed the walkout of 10 basketball players in protest over alleged verbal abuse by coach Bill Berry, who was fired after the season.http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_27171968/san-jose-state-basketball-team-gets-help-from San Jose State basketball team gets help from football players San Jose Mercury News December 19, 2014 March 14, 2015 Durkin, Jimmy Five days after the five players were suspended, associate head coach Chris Brazelton was placed on paid administrative leave.Durkin Jimmy San Jose State places assistant basketball coach on administrative leave http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_27165370/san-jose-state-places-assistant-basketball-coach-administrative San Jose Mercury News March 14, 2015 December 18, 2014 Ultimately, Muhammad and Williams were reinstated on January 3, 2015.Durkin Jimmy San Jose State men fall to Wyoming http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_27254568/san-jose-state-men-fall-wyoming San Jose Mercury News March 14, 2015 January 3, 2015 Baker and Rogers were dismissed from the team, and Pollard transferred.Durkin Jimmy Two San Jose State basketball players kicked off team http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_27300829/two-san-jose-state-basketball-players-kicked-off San Jose Mercury News March 14, 2015 January 12, 2015 Injuries On December 3, 2014, Jalen James suffered a season-ending ankle injury.Santa Clara Outlasts Spartans, 61-50 http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120614aab.html San Jose State Spartans March 17, 2015 December 6, 2014 September 15, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150915082352/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120614aab.html dead Six days later, Leon Bahner was diagnosed with the same injury and was also sidelined the rest of the season.Men's Basketball Wins, 74-63, Over Saint Katherine http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120914aac.html San Jose State Spartans March 17, 2015 December 9, 2014 April 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402171713/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120914aac.html dead Devante Wilson did not play at all in the season due to injury. Schedule no 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#005a8b; color:#c79900;"| Exhibition 11/02/2014 4:00 pm yes no Cal State East Bay Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,196 84–65 11/08/2014 1:00 pm yes no Notre Dame de Namur Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,172 65–58 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#005a8b; color:#c79900;"| Regular season 11/14/2014 5:00 pm yes no Bethesda Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,078 67–44 1–0 11/16/2014 1:00 pm yes no Portland Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,453 68–73 OT 1–1 11/19/2014 7:00 pm yes no Pepperdine Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,358 44–63 1–2 11/22/2014 2:00 pm yes yes no Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 1,092 66–70 1–3 11/27/2014 8:00 pm yes yes no Washington Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Wooden Legacy quarterfinals 2,241 ESPN2 56–78 1–4 11/28/2014 6:00 pm yes yes no Western Michigan Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Wooden Legacy consolation round N/A ESPN3 60–79 1–5 11/30/2014 4:30 pm yes yes no Princeton Honda Center Anaheim, CA Wooden Legacy 7th place game N/A ESPN3 54–69 1–6 12/03/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no UC Davis The Pavilion Davis, CA 1,965 56–70 1–7 12/06/2014 7:00 pm yes no Santa Clara Event Center Arena San Jose, CA Rivalry 2,123 50–61 1–8 12/09/2014 7:00 pm yes no Saint Katherine Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,194 74–63 2–8 12/13/2014 7:00 pm yes no Seattle Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,415 38–54 2–9 12/21/2014 4:00 pm yes yes no Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA 1,604 P12N 53–82 2–10 12/31/2014 6:00 pm yes no Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 8,491 33–61 2–11 (0–1) 01/03/2015 7:00 pm no Wyoming Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,188 59–64 2–12 (0–2) 01/07/2015 6:00 pm yes no Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO 971 56–78 2–13 (0–3) 01/10/2015 7:00 pm yes no UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV 12,623 40–74 2–14 (0–4) 01/14/2015 7:00 pm no Fresno State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA Rivalry 1,091 62–73 2–15 (0–5) 01/17/2015 7:00 pm no Colorado State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,226 41–70 2–16 (0–6) 01/21/2015 7:00 pm yes no Boise State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 4,219 RTRM 36–86 2–17 (0–7) 01/28/2015 7:00 pm no Air Force Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 2,045 52–66 2–18 (0–8) 01/31/2015 5:00 pm yes no New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, NM 14,358 RTRM 41–67 2–19 (0–9) 02/04/2015 7:00 pm yes no Fresno State Save Mart Center Fresno, CA Rivalry 5,550 63–81 2–20 (0–10) 02/07/2015 3:00 pm no Nevada Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,085 57–60 2–21 (0–11) 02/14/2015 3:00 pm yes no Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY 7,870 RTRM 60–77 2–22 (0–12) 02/18/2015 7:00 pm no Utah State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,311 RTRM 54–76 2–23 (0–13) 02/21/2015 7:00 pm no San Diego State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA Rivalry 3,477 ESPN3 56–74 2–24 (0–14) 02/25/2015 6:00 pm yes no Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO 4,924 56–72 2–25 (0–15) 02/28/2015 7:00 pm yes no Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV 5,325 51–62 2–26 (0–16) 03/04/2015 7:00 pm no Boise State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,088 RTRM 51–68 2–27 (0–17) 03/07/2015 7:00 pm no UNLV Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 2,106 ESPN3 58–71 2–28 (0–18) AP Poll Pacific Time References Category:San Jose State Spartans men's basketball seasons San Jose State San Jose State Spartans men's basketball San Jose State Spartans men's basketball Category:2010s in San Jose, California