2014–15 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2014–15 Hofstra Pride Hofstra Pride wordmark.svg 250 Colonial Athletic Association CAA 20–14 10–8 Joe Mihalich 2nd Mike Farrelly Shane Nichols Speedy Claxton Colin Curtin Mack Sports Complex CBI First round The 2014–15 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by second year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at Mack Sports Complex and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA tournament where they lost to William & Mary.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/400766749 William & Mary tops Hofstra 92-91 in 2 OT to reach CAA final ESPN March 8, 2015 February 7, 2024 They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Vermont. Previous season The Pride finished the season 10–23, 5–11 in CAA play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the CAA tournament to Delaware, after winning the first-round game against UNC Wilmington. Off season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesZeke Upshaw 3 G/F 6'6" 215 Graduate (5th year senior) Chicago GraduatedJordan Allen 0 F 6'6" 200 Redshirt Sophomore Bayshore, New York Graduated, transferred to Sacred HeartDarren Payen 12 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Milford, Connecticut Transferred to UVM Dan Steinberg 5 F 6'7" 200 Senior Flemington, New Jersey GraduatedStephen Nwaukoni 24 F/C 6'8" 240 Senior Queens, New York GraduatedChris Jenkins 4 G/F 6'4" 215 Freshman Hillside, New Jersey Transferred to NJIT Incoming transfers no no 2014 Malik Nichols SF Queens, New York South Plains College 6 6 210 January 27, 2014 N/A N/A N/A 83 2 Ibrahim Djambo PF Bamako, Mali Three Rivers Community College/Clemson 6 10 215 July 20, 2014 N/A N/A N/A N/A no 2014 Hofstra 2014 Basketball Commitments Hofstra Pride yes 2014 Recruiting Class no no 2014 Andre Walker F/C Clarksburg, Maryland The Bullis School 6 10 215 October 5, 2013 3 3 3 67 2 Rokas Gustys F Kaunas, Lithuania Oak Hill Academy 6 9 245 May 6, 2014 3 N/A 3 N/A N/A no 2014 Hofstra 2014 Basketball Commitments Hofstra Pride yes Roster 2014 Hofstra Pride y Malik Nichols 0 G/F 6 6 210 JR Queens, New York Juan'ya Green y 1 G 6 3 195 JR yes Philadelphia Ameen Tanksley 2 G/F 6 6 200 JR yes Philadelphia Daryl Fowlkes W 3 G 6 1 170 SO Fort Washington, Maryland Rokas Gustys y 4 F 6 9 245 FR Kaunas, Lithuania Dion Nesmith 11 G 6 0 200 SR yes Union, New Jersey Brian Bernardi 14 G 6 2 180 SO yes Staten Island, New York Jamall Robinson 20 G/F 6 5 210 SO Cheltenham, Maryland Eliel Gonzalez 30 G 6 3 200 FR yes Cayey, Puerto Rico Moussa Kone 31 F/C 6 7 220 SR Bronx, New York Ibrahim Djambo 42 F 6 10 215 SR yes Bamako, Mali yes Andre Walker 44 F/C 6 10 215 FR Clarksburg, Maryland Joe Mihalich (La Salle) Mike Farrelly (Saint Joseph's) Shane Nichols (Wofford) Speedy Claxton (Hofstra) Colin Curtin (Niagara) http://www.gohofstra.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=22200&SPID=13595&SPSID=109666 Schedule yes yes no |- !colspan=12 style="background:#16007C; color:#FFAD00;"| Non-conference regular season November 14, 2014 8:00 pm yes no Jacksonville Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York Global Sports Shootout Bernardi 22 Walker 11 Green 9 94–61 2,208 1–0 November 17, 2014 7:00 pm yes yes no NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, North Carolina Global Sports Shootout ESPN3 Green 19 Gustys 12 Green 4 64–76 14,634 1–1 November 21, 2014 7:00 pm yes no Stony Brook Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York Warney 26 Warney 14 Tied 4 66–65 2,726 2–1 November 23, 2014 4:30 pm yes no Wagner Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York Green 24 Walker 10 Green 11 93–71 1,392 3–1 November 25, 2014 7:00 pm yes yes no South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida Global Sports Shootout ESPN3 Tanksley 20 Gustys 12 Green 7 70–71 3,228 3–2 November 28, 2014 8:00 pm yes yes no Jackson State Williams Assembly Center Jackson, Mississippi Global Sports Shootout Bernardi 26 Tied 7 Green 6 86–56 278 4–2 December 2, 2014 7:00 pm yes no Norfolk State Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York Tanksley 30 Tied 5 Green 8 88–74 846 5–2 December 7, 2014 2:00 pm yes yes no Appalachian State Holmes Center Boone, North Carolina Green 17 Nichols 10 Tied 3 68–51 1,254 6–2 December 10, 2014 7:30 pm yes yes no Coppin State Physical Education Complex Baltimore Tanksley 23 Nichols 15 Green 7 105–64 618 7–2 December 20, 2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York City Green 19 Nichols 9 Green 4 77–82 1,361 7–3 December 23, 2014 4:00 pm yes no La Salle Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York Tanksley 23 Nichols 9 Green 11 74–83 1,184 7–4 December 28, 2014 2:30 pm yes yes no LIU Brooklyn Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival Tanksley 32 Green 10 Green 10 88–62 6,032 8–4 December 31, 2014 4:00 pm yes yes no Central Connecticut William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, Connecticut Green 19 Tanksley 7 Green 5 84–56 917 9–4 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#16007C; color:#FFAD00;"| Conference Regular Season January 3, 2015 2:00 pm yes no UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina Tied 15 Gustys 10 Tied 3 68–56 3,233 10–4 (1–0) January 5, 2015 7:00 pm no Delaware Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York Green 16 Gustys 16 Nesmith 6 71–58 1,341 11–4 (2–0) January 8, 2015 7:30 pm yes no College of Charleston TD Arena Charleston, South Carolina Green 26 Tied 5 Tied 4 71–66 1,805 12–4 (3–0) January 10, 2015 8:00 pm yes no Elon Alumni Gym Elon, North Carolina SNY Tanksley 25 Nesmith 10 Green 6 79–61 1,493 13–4 (4–0) January 14, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Northeastern Matthews Arena Boston Green 21 Tanksley 11 Green 11 83–91 1,493 13–5 (4–1) January 17, 2015 2:00 pm no UNC Wilmington Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York Tanksley 19 Tanksley 8 Tied 3 74–79 1,839 13–6 (4–2) January 21, 2015 7:00 pm no Drexel Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York Bernardi 23 Nichols 10 Green 11 86–58 1,020 14–6 (5–2) January 24, 2015 4:00 pm no James Madison Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York Green 16 Kone 11 Green 7 63–69 2,826 14–7 (5–3) January 28, 2015 7:00 pm yes no William & Mary Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia Bernardi 23 Tanksley 10 Green 4 79–100 2,919 14–8 (5–4) January 31, 2015 8:00 pm no Towson Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York SNY Green 25 Tanksley 5 Green 5 72–86 2,122 14–9 (5–5) February 4, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Delaware Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware Tanksley 22 Tanksley 6 Green 6 79–69 2,264 15–9 (6–5) February 7, 2015 7:00 pm no Elon Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York Nesmith 22 Kone 9 Green 10 80–69 2,017 16–9 (7–5) February 12, 2015 7:00 pm no Northeastern Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York NBCSN Green 18 Gustys 5 Green 10 68–79 2,352 16–10 (7–6) February 15, 2015 5:00 pm yes no Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia SNY Kone 23 Nichols 8 Green 6 81–57 1,501 17–10 (8–6) February 18, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Towson SECU Arena Towson, Maryland Tied 8 Kone 9 Green 7 87–82 1,610 18–10 (9–6) February 22, 2015 4:30 pm no William & Mary Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York NBCSN Green 21 Nichols 7 Nesmith 9 78–80 3,148 18–11 (9–7) February 25, 2015 7:00 pm no College of Charleston Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York Kone 16 Kone 10 Green 8 73–40 1,529 19–11 (10–7) February 28, 2015 4:00 pm yes no James Madison JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia SNY Bernardi 22 3 Tied 5 Green 4 73–82 6,185 19–12 (10–8) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#16007C; color:#FFAD00;"| CAA tournament March 7, 2015 2:30 pm no yes James Madison Royal Farms Arena Baltimore Quarterfinals CSN Kone 18 Kone 11 Tied 3 74–57 3,762 20–12 March 8, 2015 2:30 pm no yes William & Mary Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, Maryland Semifinals NBCSN Green 26 Gustys 9 Green 7 91–92 2OT 3,703 20–13 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#16007C; color:#FFAD00;"| College Basketball Invitational March 18, 2015 7:00 pm no yes Vermont Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York First round Green 16 Kone 9 Tanksley 7 81–85 958 20–14 AP Poll Eastern Time See also 2014–15 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team References Category:Hofstra Pride men's basketball seasons Hofstra Hofstra