2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount Saint Mary's M.png 150 Northeast Conference NEC 15–15 11–7 Jamion Christian 3rd Ben Wilkins Darryl Bruce Donny Lind Knott Arena The 2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers played their home games at Knott Arena, a 3,500-seat facility on the university's campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland. For the 26th season, the team was a member of the Northeast Conference. The team was led by third-year head coach Jamion Christian, who prior to the season was given a contract extension to coach the team through the 2018–19 season. Mount St. Mary's University Announces Contract Extension for Men's Basketball Head Coach Jamion Christian MountAthletics.com September 17, 2014 http://www.mountathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/20140917gk4xa4 January 24, 2015 Newcomers to the team included Chris Martin and Andrew Smeathers, transfers from Marshall and Butler, respectively.Edward Lee Pair of transfers chipping in for Mount St. Mary's men's basketball The Baltimore Sun January 15, 2015 https://www.baltimoresun.com/2015/01/15/pair-of-transfers-chipping-in-for-mount-st-marys-mens-basketball/ January 17, 2015 Martin joined the team at the beginning of the season; however, due to NCAA transfer rules, Smeathers was unable to join the team until the December 20 game against American, the first game after the end of the fall semester.Greg Swatek Smeathers set to make his debut for Mount against American Frederick News-Post December 20, 2014 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/education/schools/college/mount_saint_marys/smeathers-set-to-make-his-debut-for-mount-against-american/article_8b83c55e-8804-11e4-af1a-b765007a52c9.html?_dc=982944990042.597 February 2, 2015 Other incoming players included freshmen Troy Henderson, Chris Manning, Lamont "Junior" Robinson, Mawdo "Mo" Sallah and Chris Wray. Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Announces Recruiting Class MountAthletics.com November 18, 2013 http://www.mountathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/20131118gea9hr January 18, 2015 At 5-foot-5, Robinson was the shortest player in Division I men's basketball for the 2014–15 season. Jake Rill Mount's Robinson not short on talent Carroll County Times December 17, 2014 http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/sports/colleges/ph-cc-sp-mbb-msm-junior-20141217,0,5408508.story January 19, 2015 The Mountaineers finished the season 15–15, 11–7 in NEC play, to finish fourth in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2015 NEC tournament to St. Francis (PA). Previous season 2013–14 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team The 2013–14 Mountaineers finished the regular season with a record of 13–16 (9–7 in the Northeast Conference) and qualified for the conference tournament as the #4 seed. They defeated St. Francis Brooklyn at home in the first game before winning road games against Wagner and Robert Morris to win the conference championship for the fourth time. Paul Schofield Robert Morris is dominated by Mount St. Mary's in NEC title game Pittsburgh Tribune-Review March 11, 2014 http://triblive.com/sports/-topstories/5739063-74/morris-robert-mary#axzz3QbAjpUtS February 2, 2015 With a record of 16–16, the Mountaineers were seeded in the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a co-16 seed in the South Region and played Albany in a First Four game. The Mountaineers were defeated by the Great Danes, 71–64, and finished the season with a 16–17 record. Eric Prisbell Albany tops Mount St. Mary's for first NCAA tournament win USA Today March 18, 2014 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2014/03/18/mount-st-marys-albany-first-four-ncaa-tournament/6584093/ February 2, 2015 Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Sam Prescott 3 G 6'3" 185 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated Will Lyle 14 F 6'6" 195 Sophomore Washington, D.C. Left team for personal reasons Verbal Commits - Will Lyle Verbal Commits http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/will-lyle February 2, 2015 Rashad Whack 22 G 6'2" 179 Senior Hyattsville, MD Graduated, signed with the Island Storm of the National Basketball League of CanadaCharles Reid Whack adjusting to professional ranks with Island Storm The Guardian December 20, 2014 http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Sports/2014-12-20/article-3983750/Whack-adjusting-to-professional-ranks-with-Island-Storm/1 February 2, 2015 https://archive.today/20150203045956/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Sports/2014-12-20/article-3983750/Whack-adjusting-to-professional-ranks-with-Island-Storm/1 February 3, 2015 dead Julian Norfleet 23 G 6'2" 165 Senior Virginia Beach, VA Graduated, signed with the BC Rilski Sportist in Bulgaria Jake Rill Norfleet heading to Bulgaria: Former Mount guard starting professional career Carroll County Times August 2, 2014 http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/sports/ph-cc-sp-julian-norfleet-0803-20140802,0,5770492.story February 2, 2015 Incoming freshmen Chris Wray, a 6-foot-8 forward who attended Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro, Virginia, announced his intention to play for Mount St. Mary's in September 2012 while he was a senior at Shelby High School in North Carolina. Alan Ford Chris Wray commits to Mount Saint Mary's The Shelby Star September 19, 2012 http://www.shelbystar.com/article/20120919/Sports/309199641 August 10, 2015 As a junior at Shelby High prior to his commitment, he averaged more than 11 points and 6 rebounds. Lamont "Junior" Robinson, a 5-foot-5 point guard from Mebane, North Carolina, announced in June 2013 that he was giving a verbal commitment to Mount St. Mary's. Bob Sutton Eastern Alamance’s Robinson picks Mount St. Mary’s for college basketball Times-News June 21, 2013 http://www.thetimesnews.com/article/20130621/Sports/306219811 August 10, 2015 Robinson averaged 22 points and 5.3 assists per game in his senior year at Eastern Alamance High School, and was named to North Carolina's all-state team. Mawdo "Mo" Sallah, a 6-foot-8 center, announced his commitment to Mount St. Mary's in October 2013. Tim Koelble Sallah stays on trek, will attend Mount The Herald-Mail October 9, 2013 http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/sports/sallah-stays-on-trek-will-attend-mount/article_ec380a4e-3158-11e3-bdb8-001a4bcf6878.html August 10, 2015 A native-born Gambian, Sallah came to the United States as a teenager and attended Broadfording Christian Academy in Hagerstown, Maryland, before going to Fishburne Military School as a post-graduate. In his senior year at BCA, Sallah averaged 18 points, 14.8 rebounds and 4.5 blocked shots. Chris Manning, a 6-foot-7 forward from Randallstown, Maryland, committed to Mount St. Mary's in May 2013. Matt Bracken Randallstown's Chris Manning talks about his Mount St. Mary's pledge The Baltimore Sun May 7, 2013 https://www.baltimoresun.com/2013/05/07/randallstowns-chris-manning-talks-about-his-mount-st-marys-pledge/ August 10, 2015 Troy Henderson, a 6-foot-9 forward from Gastonia, North Carolina, joined the Mountaineers after a senior season at Gaston Day School during which he averaged 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. 22 - Troy Henderson MountAthletics.com http://www.mountathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/bios/henderson_troy_zpzq August 10, 2015 Both Manning and Henderson were redshirted for the 2014–15 season by Mount St. Mary's. 44 - Chris Manning MountAthletics.com http://www.mountathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/bios/manning_chris_yl3s August 10, 2015 Incoming transfers Chris Martin, a 6-foot-0 shooting guard from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, transferred to Mount St. Mary's from Marshall in April 2013. Pursuant to NCAA transfer rules, Martin sat out the 2013–14 season and joined the team in 2014–15. Former MU player Martin signs with Mount St. Mary's The Herald-Dispatch April 30, 2013 http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/x753392084/Former-MU-player-Martin-signs-with-Mount-St-Marys August 10, 2015 In two seasons with Marshall, Martin appeared in 41 games and averaged 2.3 points per game. Andrew Smeathers, a 6-foot-8 forward from Bargersville, Indiana, announced in December 2013 that he would be transferring to Mount St. Mary's from Butler. Zak Keefer Ex-Butler player Andrew Smeathers picks a new school The Indianapolis Star December 19, 2013 http://www.indystar.com/story/butler-insider/2013/12/19/ex-butler-player-andrew-smeathers-picks-a-new-school/4132583/ August 10, 2015 During his two seasons at Butler, Smeathers scored just 63 points. Because of the timing of his transfer, Smeathers had to sit out the Mountaineers' first eight games of the 2014–15 season before he was eligible to play. Bob Blubaugh Mount St. Mary's will count on some new sources of 'mayhem' The Baltimore Sun November 11, 2014 https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/11/11/mount-st-marys-will-count-on-some-new-sources-of-mayhem/ August 10, 2015 Roster #A29161 #A29161 #005596 #005596 2014 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers yes Chris Martin n 0 G 6 0 185 JR Upper Marlboro, Maryland St. Patrick High School Mawdo "Mo" Sallah 1 C 6 8 215 FR Latri Kunda, Gambia Broadfording Christian Academy Byron Ashe 2 G 6 1 170 SO Washington, D.C. Friendship Collegiate Junior Robinson basketball y 3 G 5 5 165 FR Mebane, North Carolina Eastern Alamance High School Khalid Nwandu 4 G 6 3 180 SO York, Pennsylvania Northeastern High School Liam MacManimon 5 G 5 10 160 JR Galloway, New Jersey Holy Spirit High School W Will Miller 11 F 6 6 190 SO Dallas, Texas Highland Park High School Charles Glover 12 G 6 1 185 FR yes Bowie, Maryland Gonzaga College High School Kristijan Krajina 13 F 6 11 245 GRAD Osijek, Croatia Blue Ridge School Gregory Graves 15 F 6 7 235 JR Sterling, Virginia Potomac Falls High School Maalik Howard 21 G 6 0 170 SO Woodbridge, Virginia Potomac High School Troy Henderson 22 F 6 9 185 FR yes Gastonia, North Carolina Gaston Day School Andrew Smeathers 30 F 6 8 205 JR Bargersville, Indiana Center Grove High School Aaron Brown 34 F 6 7 220 SR Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth Country Day School W Chris Wray 35 F 6 8 190 FR Shelby, North Carolina Fishburne Military School Chris Manning 44 F 6 7 190 FR yes Randallstown, Maryland Randallstown High School Taylor Danaher 50 C 7 0 225 JR Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg Christian School Jamion Christian Ben Wilkins Darryl Bruce Donny Lind http://www.mountathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/roster?sort=number 02/14/2015 Pre-season Despite having advanced to the NCAA tournament in the 2013–14 season as winners of the 2014 NEC tournament, the Mountaineers were ranked fifth of the 10 teams in the conference in its preseason poll. Terrier First! St. Francis Brooklyn Tops 2014-15 NEC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll NortheastConference.org October 21, 2014 http://northeastconference.org/news/2014/10/17/MBB_Preseason_PollRel_1415.aspx January 18, 2015 This was due in part to the team having lost its three leading scorers from the previous season (Julian Norfleet, Rashad Whack and Sam Prescott) to graduation. The website Big Apple Buckets, which covers college basketball in the Northeast, named Chris Martin to its Preseason NEC All-Conference Third Team, saying that he "may struggle during the Mount’s insanely difficult non-conference schedule, but by the time NEC play rolls around, we expect the Marshall transfer to lead his team in scoring and be a pest defensively. His ability to score a variety of ways will help temper the loss of the graduating Big Three."Ryan Peters Big Apple Buckets NEC Preseason Individual Awards NYCBuckets.com October 27, 2014 http://www.nycbuckets.com/2014/10/big-apple-buckets-nec-preseason-individual-awards/ March 2, 2015 On November 1, the team played a scrimmage against Division III Randolph–Macon College.Jeff Goodman This year's secret scrimmages ESPN.com October 16, 2014 https://insider.espn.com/blog/jeff-goodman/post/_/id/4172/this-years-secret-scrimmages February 6, 2015 Regular season thumb|Kristijan Krajina shoots during a game against Saint Francis (PA) at the Knott Arena on January 24. Non-conference play November Mount St. Mary's began the season on November 14 with a 78–55 loss on the road against the #2-ranked team in the nation, Arizona. The Mountaineers were within seven points with 11 minutes to play before fading down the stretch.Shane Dale Defense leads to offense, Arizona Wildcats rout Mount St. Mary's: By the Numbers ArizonaSports.com November 14, 2014 http://arizonasports.com/82/1783214/Defense-leads-to-offense-Arizona-Wildcats-rout-Mount-St-Marys-By-the-Numbers January 18, 2015 The Mountaineers dropped their home opener against Maryland Eastern Shore, 53–41, to fall to 0–2 on the season. Byron Ashe led the Mountaineers with nine points as the team shot just 29.8 percent (14 of 47) from the field. Md-Eastern Shore takes out Mount St. Mary's 53–41 USA Today November 19, 2014 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2014/11/19/md-eastern-shore-takes-out-mount-st-marys-53-41/19306781/ January 19, 2015 The Mountaineers got their first win of the season with a 73–69 win on the road against Bucknell. Gregory Graves led the way with 16 points and seven rebounds. Mount St. Mary's squeaks by Bucknell, 73–69 FOX Sports November 22, 2014 http://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/story/mount-st-marys-squeaks-by-bucknell-73-69-112214 January 19, 2015 On the day before Thanksgiving, the Mountaineers suffered a 34-point loss to ACC opponent Wake Forest to fall to 1–3 on the season. Walk-on player Liam MacManimon led Mount St. Mary's with 10 points. State hoops: Wake Forest routs Mount St. Mary's The Baltimore Sun November 27, 2014 https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/11/27/state-hoops-wake-forest-routs-mount-st-marys/ January 18, 2015 December Mount St. Mary's fell to 1–4 on the season a 23-point loss to Seton Hall on December 2. The Pirates took a 30–19 lead in the game's first 12 minutes and never looked back.Andrew Garda Seton Hall men's basketball shells Mount St. Mary's, 78–55 NJ.com December 2, 2014 http://www.nj.com/setonhall/index.ssf/2014/12/seton_hall_mens_basketball_mount_st_marys_rapid_reaction.html August 26, 2015 In the 170th meeting of a rivalry dubbed the Catholic Clash, the Mountaineers defeated Loyola. With the win, in which the Mountaineers shot 11-of-19 from three-point range, Mount St. Mary's took a 98–72 all-time lead in the series.Jake Rill Mount St. Mary’s wears down Loyola Maryland in 74–65 win The Baltimore Sun December 6, 2014 https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/12/06/mount-st-marys-wears-down-loyola-maryland-in-74-65-win/ January 18, 2015 Mount St. Mary's then faced their second ranked opponent of the season, #25 Notre Dame, and fell to 2–5 with a 93–67 loss. Chris Martin led the Mountaineers with 19 points, including 5-of-9 from three-point range.Vasturia leads Irish in rout of Mount St. Mary's NBC Sports December 9, 2014 http://www.nbcsports.com/college-basketball/vasturia-leads-irish-rout-mount-st-marys January 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150119043258/http://www.nbcsports.com/college-basketball/vasturia-leads-irish-rout-mount-st-marys 2015-01-19 dead The Mountaineers got their first home win of the season on December 13 with a 67–64 overtime victory over Norfolk State. Taylor Danaher sealed the win by blocking a three-point shot in the waning seconds. State roundup: Mount men upset Norfolk State in OT The Baltimore Sun December 14, 2014 https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/12/14/state-roundup-mount-men-upset-norfolk-state-in-ot/ January 19, 2015 American defeated the Mountaineers 46–45 on December 20 on a last-second tip-in, dropping the Mountaineers to 3–6 on the season. Mount St. Mary's outrebounded the Eagles 35–27, but they shot only 34 percent (17-of-50) from the field. Gardner hits winner; American beats Mount St. Mary's 46-45 ESPN December 20, 2014 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400587105 January 19, 2015 The Mountaineers nearly lost a home game to one of the worst teams in Division I, Binghamton, before escaping with a 69–68 win. The game marked the home debut of transfer Andrew Smeathers, and he hit two free throws with 2.9 seconds to play to give the Mountaineers the win.Greg Swatek Almost an unhappy holiday for Mount St. Mary’s basketball The Frederick News-Post December 23, 2014 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/locations/local/frederick_county/thurmont-emmitsburg/almost-an-unhappy-holiday-for-mount-st-mary-s-basketball/article_22e2fd66-8a62-11e4-89cf-63ef96cd0df9.html January 17, 2015 On December 29, the Mountaineers were defeated 69–35 by Conference USA's Old Dominion to finish non-conference play with a record of 4–7. In the game, the Mountaineers shot just 22 percent from the field (including 3-of-23 from three-point range) and had more turnovers (14) than field goals made (11). Dave Fairbank ODU crushes Mount St. Mary's 69–35 in final non-conference game Daily Press December 29, 2014 http://www.dailypress.com/sports/old-dominion/dp-spt-odu-hoops-mt-st-mary-20141229-story.html January 18, 2015 Northeast Conference play January The Mountaineers started conference play with two consecutive losses: a 70–45 loss to Robert Morris Paul Schofield Robert Morris blasts Mount St. Mary's in NEC opener Pittsburgh Tribune-Review January 3, 2015 http://triblive.com/sports/college/robertmorris/7461390-74/mary-mount-shooting#axzz3PHsgLsWn January 19, 2015 and a double-overtime loss to Wagner. Cormac Gordon Marcus Burton's 38 points lead Wagner College to an 85–83 double-overtime victory vs. Mt. St. Mary's Staten Island Advance January 5, 2015 http://www.silive.com/colleges/index.ssf/2015/01/wagner_college_men_trail_31-26.html January 19, 2015 The team soundly defeated Central Connecticut, 82–51, on January 8 for its first conference win of the season. Greg Swatek Mount delivers knockout punch to beat CCSU, 82–51 The Frederick News-Post January 9, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/locations/local/frederick_county/thurmont-emmitsburg/mount-delivers-knockout-punch-to-beat-ccsu/article_90e1b8bc-97bd-11e4-b21f-b322e1f31154.html January 19, 2015 Another home victory, over conference-leading St. Francis Brooklyn, followed two days later. Greg Swatek Big shooters help Mount men down first-place Terriers The Frederick News-Post January 11, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/level/collegiate/big-shooters-help-mount-men-down-first-place-terriers/article_3014905f-9246-5c88-8cd4-41e56bddd892.html January 19, 2015 thumb|left|The Mount St. Mary's student section taunts Saint Francis (PA) player Earl Brown (15) during a game at the Knott Arena on January 24. The Mountaineers' winning streak continued with a 20-point road victory over Fairleigh Dickinson College basketball roundup: Fairleigh Dickinson men no match for Mount St. Mary's North Jersey Media Group January 16, 2015 http://www.northjersey.com/sports/basketball/fdu-can-t-slow-mount-st-mary-s-1.1196516 January 19, 2015 and a 61–54 defeat of LIU Brooklyn in the Barclays Center, during which the Mountaineers overcame a 21-point first-half deficit. Mount men rally for fourth straight victory The Frederick News-Post January 18, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/education/schools/college/mount_saint_marys/mount-men-rally-for-fourth-straight-victory/article_a035c022-9ecc-11e4-96b3-378bf6a2b766.html January 18, 2015 The winning streak was halted by a 63–59 overtime loss to Robert Morris, who completed a season sweep of the Mountaineers with the victory. Greg Swatek Mount stumbles down the stretch in loss The Frederick News-Post January 23, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/z/content_type/news_article/mount-stumbles-down-the-stretch-in-loss/article_7c682597-3333-5183-9abd-2f76e1e66188.html January 23, 2015 After beating Saint Francis (PA) on January 24, Greg Swatek Changing their stripes: Victory over Red Flash shows Mountaineers are once again relying on defense The Frederick News-Post January 25, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/z/content_type/news_article/changing-their-stripes/article_35fbf0da-7f10-5a23-a51f-f9ffc2b33f6b.html January 25, 2015 the Mountaineers were defeated in overtime in their rematch with St. Francis Brooklyn. Greg Swatek Mount St. Mary's men fall in overtime The Frederick News-Post January 30, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/type/basketball/mount-st-mary-s-men-fall-in-overtime/article_8cc726ea-9763-5906-83ec-9f250ae77d4d.html January 30, 2015 They then defeated Sacred Heart on January 31 to finish the month with a 6–4 conference record, 10–11 overall. Mount rides big run past Sacred Heart The Frederick News-Post February 1, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/z/content_type/news_article/mount-rides-big-run-past-sacred-heart/article_40a4aa88-0bf6-5998-adbf-e7242866072e.html February 1, 2015 February thumb|right|Mount St. Mary's players Charles Glover, left, and Will Miller move down the court during a game against Saint Francis (PA) at the Knott Arena on January 24. The Mountaineers fell to 6–5 in conference play February 5 when their late comeback fell short and they lost to Bryant, 55–53. Mount comeback falls short The Frederick News-Post February 6, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/z/source/frederick_news_post/mount-comeback-falls-short/article_066bbda0-2ee5-5589-9e27-e7e3cf0f3e6a.html February 6, 2015 For the third consecutive time, however, the team followed a loss with a victory, defeating Central Connecticut for the second time on the season, 63–46. Central Men Fall To Mount St. Mary's Hartford Courant February 7, 2015 http://www.courant.com/sports/college/hc-state-college-basketball-0208-20150207-story.html February 8, 2015 In their return home after a four-game road trip, the Mountaineers were defeated by Sacred Heart, 62–55, on February 12.Greg Swatek Mount fails to put away Sacred Heart The Frederick News-Post February 13, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/type/basketball/mount-fails-to-put-away-sacred-heart/article_feed43f1-b21c-56a3-be37-898db42da192.html February 13, 2015 Two days later, led by a career-high 24 points from Byron Ashe, the team got a victory at home over Bryant, 75–68.Joe Ferraro Ashe leads Mount over Bryant The Frederick News-Post February 15, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/type/basketball/ashe-leads-mount-over-bryant/article_2b920b7b-f89d-54b8-9b58-4217854417a6.html February 15, 2015 On February 19, the Mountaineers got 54 points off their bench and improved to the .500 mark (13–13) for the first time on the season with an 82–65 win over LIU Brooklyn.Greg Swatek Process paying off for Mount The Frederick News-Post February 20, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sports/type/basketball/process-paying-off-for-mount/article_49bf19d0-e566-5885-b737-b613a6597723.html February 20, 2015 On February 21, Mount St. Mary's pulled into a three-way tie for second place in the conference at 10–6 after defeating Fairleigh Dickinson, 75–64.Greg Swatek Mount rolls past FDU The Frederick News-Post February 22, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/locations/local/frederick_county/thurmont-emmitsburg/mount-rolls-past-fdu/article_1cb3e15f-5ac1-5f6c-b922-22eee2d354ee.html February 22, 2015 On February 26, despite a loss on the road to Saint Francis (PA), the Mountaineers clinched a home game in the first round of the conference tournament. Mount men fall on road to St. Francis The Frederick News-Post February 27, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/z/content_type/news_article/mount-men-fall-on-road-to-st-francis/article_d2ad1e48-8341-5cfd-8b22-b52893281a77.html February 27, 2015 On February 28, Mount St. Mary's beat Wagner, 74–64, to finish the regular season with a record of 15–14 (11–7 in conference play).Greg Swatek Krajina, Mount make good on surprise The Frederick News-Post March 1, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/locations/local/frederick_county/thurmont-emmitsburg/krajina-mount-make-good-on-surprise/article_62099cc6-cfc0-5794-9aee-0d956f880740.html March 1, 2015 Conference Tournament 2015 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Mount St. Mary's qualified for the NEC tournament as the No. 4 seed. 2015 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP NortheastConference.org http://northeastconference.org/tournaments/?id=76 February 28, 2015 Big Apple Buckets ran 10,000 simulations of the conference tournament prior to its start, giving the Mountaineers a 27% chance of reaching the championship game and an 11% chance of winning the title.John Templon 10,000 Sims: NEC and Patriot League Tournaments NYCBuckets.com March 3, 2015 http://www.nycbuckets.com/2015/03/10000-sims-nec-and-patriot-league-tournaments/ March 3, 2015 In the quarterfinals at Knott Arena on March 4, the Mountaineers lost 73–58 to Saint Francis (PA), the No. 5 seed, and were eliminated from the tournament.Greg Swatek Mountaineers done in a flash The Frederick News-Post March 5, 2015 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/locations/local/frederick_county/thurmont-emmitsburg/mountaineers-done-in-a-flash/article_97b87bd7-ba93-5c24-96d1-4b297d551f36.html March 5, 2015 It marked only the third time Mount St. Mary's lost an NEC Tournament game at home, and the first time since 2006. In addition, it was the first time the Mountaineers lost to Saint Francis (PA) at the Knott Arena since 2004. Speaking after the game, Christian said "I think a little bit of our inexperience did hit us." Postseason Three teams from the NEC were given bids to postseason tournaments; however, Mount St. Mary's was not one. Robert Morris went to the NCAA tournament as winners of the conference tournament;Brian Towey Robert Morris defeats St. Francis, earns NCAA tourney bid Pittsburgh Post-Gazette March 11, 2015 https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/rmu/2015/03/10/Robert-Morris-defeats-St-Francis-earns-NCAA-tourney-bid/stories/201503100210 March 16, 2015 St. Francis Brooklyn went to the NIT as regular-season NEC champions;Howie Kussoy Locals head to NIT, CIT after postseason heartbreak New York Post March 16, 2015 https://nypost.com/2015/03/16/locals-head-to-nit-cit-after-postseason-heartbreak/ March 16, 2015 and Saint Francis (PA) was awarded a bid to the CIT.Alex Cawley Flash to Host Bowling Green in CIT First Round WTAJ March 12, 2015 http://www.wearecentralpa.com/story/d/story/flash-to-host-bowling-green-in-cit-first-round/78536/eIpohadF30qrJO47yXRjuQ March 16, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150313164204/http://www.wearecentralpa.com/story/d/story/flash-to-host-bowling-green-in-cit-first-round/78536/eIpohadF30qrJO47yXRjuQ 2015-03-13 dead Martin transferred again following the season, this time to Savannah State University. SSU adds eight recruits in basketball Savannah Morning News June 8, 2015 http://savannahnow.com/sports/2015-06-08/ssu-adds-eight-recruits-basketball June 9, 2015 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Smeathers also left the program after the season, citing injuries.Ryan Peters Mount St. Mary’s Forward Andrew Smeathers to Forgo His Senior Season NYCBuckets.com June 2, 2015 http://www.nycbuckets.com/2015/06/mount-st-marys-forward-andrew-smeathers-wont-return-for-senior-season/ June 9, 2015 Awards On March 3, the Northeast Conference officially named Byron Ashe and Gregory Graves to its All-Conference Third Team, saying Ashe's "emergence as a legitimate scoring and outside shooting threat gave Mount St. Mary's the spark it needed this season as the team looked to fill the void left by the graduation of three 1,000-point scorers" and Graves was a "much-improved offensive contributor this season (who) handles much of the dirty work inside for the Mount and its "Mayhem" approach."http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2015/3/2/MBB_AllConfRelease_1415.aspx St. Francis Brooklyn's Jalen Cannon Named NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year NortheastConference.org March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 Junior Robinson, who "already has proven to be a big time player for the Mount after assuming the starting point guard spot from game one", was named to the All-Conference Rookie Team. Big Apple Buckets also named Ashe and Graves to its NEC All-Conference Third Team, saying Ashe "emerged as a better player and the Mount’s go-to-scorer, posting double-digit point totals in nine of his last 10 games", while Graves displayed "dominance on the boards, as he impressively grabbed 9.6% and 21.2% of the offensive and defensive rebounds."Ryan Peters NEC Awards and All-Conference Teams for the 2014-15 Season NYCBuckets.com March 2, 2015 http://www.nycbuckets.com/2015/03/nec-awards-and-all-conference-teams/ March 2, 2015 The site also named Robinson to its NEC All-Conference Rookie Team, saying he "utilized his elite speed and quickness to post double-digits in scoring for half of his conference games." Ashe was also named Second Team All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Byron Ashe Named Second Team All-District by the NABC MountAthletics.com March 27, 2015 http://www.mountathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/20150327ti0ept August 18, 2015 Media Mountaineers home games and select road games were broadcast on WTHU 1450 AM in Thurmont, Maryland. Play-by-play was by Adam Pohl, with color commentary by Roy Sigler.Mount Basketball - 1450 The Source WTHU http://www.wthu.org/mount-basketball-2/ April 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150411032437/http://www.wthu.org/mount-basketball-2/ April 11, 2015 dead Live streaming video of all conference games and out-of-conference home games was available at www.necfrontrow.com. NEC Front Row > On Demand > Playlist View NECFrontRow.com http://necfrontrow.com/ondemand.php?sport=MBB April 4, 2015 Schedule 2014-15 Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Schedule MountAthletics.com http://www.mountathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/schedule January 18, 2015 no 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes yes |- !colspan=11 style=Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers white| Regular season 11/14/2014 8:00 pm yes yes no Arizona 2 McKale Center Tucson, AZ 14,655 P12N 55–78 0–1 Krajina 13 Graves 6 Robinson 4 11/19/2014 7:00 pm yes no Maryland Eastern Shore Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD 1,315 41–53 0–2 Ashe 9 Wray 6 Robinson 4 11/22/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Bucknell Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 3,027 73–69 1–2 Graves, Krajina 16 Graves 7 Danaher, Graves, Robinson 2 11/26/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 7,166 ESPN3 49–83 1–3 MacManimon 10 Krajina 5 Robinson 4 12/2/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ 5,912 FS2 55–78 1–4 Miller 13 Krajina 5 Robinson 6 12/6/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD Catholic Clash 1,147 MASN 74–65 2–4 Ashe 16 Graves 9 Robinson 4 12/9/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Notre Dame 25 Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 6,647 ESPN3 67–93 2–5 Martin 19 Sallah 5 Robinson 5 12/13/2014 2:00 pm yes no Norfolk State Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD 1,345 67–64 OT 3–5 Ashe 15 Graves 11 Robinson 5 12/20/2014 1:00 pm yes yes no American Bender Arena Washington, DC 1,932 CSN 45–46 3–6 Graves, Smeathers 8 Danaher 12 Miller 2 12/22/2014 7:00 pm yes no Binghamton Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD 1,460 69–68 4–6 Martin 18 Martin 8 Robinson 5 12/29/2014 8:00 pm yes yes no Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA 8,152 ASN 35–69 4–7 Smeathers 12 Danaher 8 Danaher, Martin, Nwandu 1 01/03/2015 4:00 pm yes no Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA 541   45–70 4–8(0–1) Graves, Smeathers 14 Graves 11 Graves, Smeathers 2 01/05/2015 7:00 pm yes no Wagner Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 1,223 83–85 2OT 4–9(0–2) Graves 26 Graves 12 Glover, Smeathers 3 01/08/2015 7:00 pm no Central Connecticut Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD 652 82–51 5–9(1–2) Martin 22 Nwandu, Smeathers 6 Robinson 5 01/10/2015 2:00 pm no St. Francis Brooklyn Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD 881 71–61 6–9(2–2) Smeathers 22 Graves 7 Nwandu, Robinson 6 01/15/2015 7:00 pm yes no Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ 712 71–51 7–9(3–2) Ashe, Graves 21 Graves 10 Nwandu 5 01/17/2015 2:30 pm yes no LIU Brooklyn Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY 2,032 61–54 8–9(4–2) Martin 15 Graves 8 Robinson 5 01/22/2015 7:00 pm no Robert Morris Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD 1,434 59–63 OT 8–10(4–3) Graves 16 Graves 8 Nwandu, Robinson 5 01/24/2015 2:30 pm no Saint Francis (PA) Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD 2,524 52–40 9–10(5–3) Robinson 10 Graves 8 Glover 3 01/29/2015 7:00 pm yes no St. Francis Brooklyn Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 465 67–73 OT 9–11(5–4) Robinson 22 Graves, Krajina 7 Nwandu 3 01/31/2015 2:00 pm yes no Sacred Heart William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT 1,261 ESPN3 77–71 10–11(6–4) Ashe 21 Graves 13 Nwandu 4 02/05/2015 7:00 pm yes no Bryant Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI 1,718 ESPNU 53–55 10–12(6–5) Graves 14 Krajina 8 Ashe 4 02/07/2015 3:30 pm yes no Central Connecticut William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT N/A 63–46 11–12(7–5) Martin 16 Graves 9 Graves 4 02/12/2015 7:00 pm no Sacred Heart Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD 1,109 MASN/ESPN3 55–62 11–13(7–6) Graves 14 Graves 6 Robinson 5 02/14/2015 2:00 pm no Bryant Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD 1,246 75–68 12–13(8–6) Ashe 24 Graves, Nwandu 7 Robinson 5 02/19/2015 7:00 pm no LIU Brooklyn Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD 1,147 82–65 13–13(9–6) Ashe 23 Smeathers 7 Robinson 4 02/21/2015 2:00 pm no Fairleigh Dickinson Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD 674 75–64 14–13(10–6) Ashe 24 Graves 13 Ashe, Nwandu, Robinson 5 02/26/2015 7:00 pm yes no Saint Francis (PA) DeGol Arena Loretto, PA 1,284 60–63 14–14(10–7) Ashe 15 Krajina 10 Graves 5 02/28/2015 2:00 pm no Wagner Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD 1,308 74–64 15–14(11–7) Ashe 19 Nwandu 9 Glover 4 |- !colspan=12 style=Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers white| Northeast Conference tournament 03/04/2015 7:00 pm no Saint Francis (PA) Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD Quarterfinals 1,068 58–73 15–15 Miller 14 Danaher 5 Nwandu 3 AP Poll Eastern Time Statistics Players Legend   GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game Source: http://www.mountathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/teams/mountstmarys?view=lineup MountAthletics.com 2014-15 Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Statistics Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGChris Martin 1 24 7 22.5 .360 .293 .813 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.0 7.4Mawdo Sallah 1 15 3 6.6 .500 – .000 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.7Byron Ashe 1 28 4 25.6 .420 .360 .738 2.6 1.3 1.1 0.4 11.9Junior Robinson 1 30 30 24.5 .362 .333 .753 1.4 3.3 0.9 0.1 8.2Khalid Nwandu 1 29 13 19.7 .441 .250 .471 2.8 2.1 0.8 0.0 4.7Liam MacManimon 1 11 0 2.2 .333 .308 .500 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.4Will Miller 1 30 4 18.1 .381 .397 .714 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 5.6Charles Glover 1 27 18 14.7 .255 .219 .818 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.1 2.0Kristijan Krajina 1 30 30 21.7 .432 .120 .608 4.7 0.6 0.4 0.6 6.4Gregory Graves 1 27 27 29.5 .423 .380 .692 7.4 1.3 1.3 0.5 10.1Maalik Howard 1 9 0 2.1 .500 1.000 – 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3Troy Henderson 1 0 0 – – – – – – – – –Andrew Smeathers 1 14 8 22.7 .339 .321 .840 4.0 1.0 0.6 0.4 8.7Aaron Brown 1 10 1 2.6 .222 .000 – 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4Chris Wray 1 18 1 6.4 .588 – .333 1.3 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.2Chris Manning 1 0 0 – – – – – – – – –Taylor Danaher 1 30 4 19.2 .568 .333 .756 3.8 0.5 0.5 1.3 4.5 NEC Leaders Scoring Byron Ashe (11.9/game): 14th Gregory Graves (10.1/game): 21st Rebounding Gregory Graves (7.4/game): 7th Kristijan Krajina (4.7/game): 17th Field Goal Percentage (minimum 3 made per game) Gregory Graves (.423): 14th Byron Ashe (.420): 15th Assists Junior Robinson (3.27/game): 9th Khalid Nwandu (2.10/game): 17th Steals Gregory Graves (1.26/game): 10th 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum 1 made per game) Will Miller (.397): 4th Byron Ashe (.360): 9th 3-Point Field Goals Made Byron Ashe (1.93/game): 8th Will Miller (1.60/game): 11th Blocked Shots Taylor Danaher (1.27/game): 5th Kristijan Krajina (0.60/game): 12th Gregory Graves (0.52/game): 14th Assist/Turnover Ratio (minimum 3 assists/game) Junior Robinson (1.63): 5th Offensive Rebounds Gregory Graves (2.41/game): 6th Kristijan Krajina (1.83/game): 15th Defensive Rebounds Gregory Graves (4.96/game): 4th Minutes Played Gregory Graves (29.52/game): 23rd To qualify, players must have appeared in 75% of team's games.http://www.northeastconference.org/custompages/mbball/2014-15/confstat/NEC%20Ind.pdf NortheastConference.org 2014-15 Northeast Conference INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS March 15, 2015 Team The Mountaineers finished the season ranked ninth of the 10 teams in the Northeast Conference in points scored per game (63.1), and third of the 10 teams in fewest points allowed per game (64.8). The team led the league in 3-point field goals made per game (7.60). 2014-15 Northeast Conference CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS NortheastConference.org http://www.northeastconference.org/custompages/mbball/2014-15/confstat/NEC%20Team.pdf March 15, 2015 The team was second in the Northeast Conference in home attendance, with an average of 1,243 fans per game attending contests at the Knott Arena. The team had the highest overall average attendance, playing in front of an average of 2,525 fans in its 30 games. References 30em Category:Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball seasons Category:2014 in sports in Maryland Category:2015 in sports in Maryland Mount St. Mary's