2014–15 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas Athletics wordmark.svg 200 Southland Conference Southland 2–27 2–16 Russ Pennell 1st Anthony Boone 1st Joey Moon Matt Scherbenske Sammy Munsey Farris Center(Capacity: 6,000) The 2014–15 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by head coach Russ Pennell and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. The Bears were picked to finish 12th in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and 11th in the Sports Information Director's Poll.2014-15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide http://www.southland.org/custompages/media_guide/2014_15_SLC_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf Southland Conference October 26, 2014 12 They finished the season 2–27, 2–16 in conference, to finish in 13th and last place. Due to APR penalties, they were not eligible for postseason play, including the Southland Tournament. The team played the season with a roster made up of mostly freshmen, and point guard Jordan Howard was named the Southland Conference Freshman of the Year.David McCollum McCollum's Column: Beyond the record for UCA men's basketball Log Cabin Democrat March 10, 2015 http://thecabin.net/sports/college/bears/2015-03-10/mccollums-column-beyond-record-uca-mens-basketball#.VQJD-SvF-So March 12, 2015 March 14, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150314231247/http://thecabin.net/sports/college/bears/2015-03-10/mccollums-column-beyond-record-uca-mens-basketball#.VQJD-SvF-So dead Off Season On March 5, it was announced that UCA alumni Russ Pennell would be the team's new head coach for the following season.http://ucasports.com/news/2014/3/5/MBB_0305145137.aspx?path=mbball Pennell Tabbed as New Uca Basketball Coach In May, Central Arkansas was informed that the men's basketball team would not be eligible for postseason play for failure to achieve NCAA APR standards. The team also has reduced practice from six days per week down to five per week and will be allowed only 16 hours of practice time a week instead of the normal 20 hours per week. The Central Arkansas men's basketball program was one of nine programs that did not meet the APR standards.http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/14/eight-teams-ineligible-for-postseason-play-due-to-academic-progress-rate-numbers/ Nine teams ineligible for postseason play due to Academic Progress Rate numbers 14 May 2014 Roster Source:http://ucasports.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball 2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster Access Date: 9/19/2015 Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 Ethan Lee Forward 6–7 190 Sophomore Camden, AR 00 Michael Milligan Jr. Strong Forward 6–6 195 Freshman Los Angeles, CA 1 Jordan Howard Point Guard 5-11 180 Freshman Chandler, AZ3 Tyler Simmons Guard 6-1 175 Freshman Greenbrier, AR 4 Albert Christensson Forward/center 6-9 220 Freshman Lund, Sweden 5 Justin Foreman Strong Forward 6–6 210 Junior Bellaire, TX 10 Mathieu Kamba Guard 6–5 205 Freshman Calgary, Alberta, Canada 11 Jeff Lowery Point Guard 6–2 200 Junior Phoenix, AZ 13 Otas Iyekekpolor Forward 6–8 220 Freshman Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 21 Joel Fiegler Forward 6-10 220 Junior Las Vegas, NV 23 Hunter Ball Forward 6–7 240 Freshman Waldron, AR 25 Thatch Unruh Strong Guard 6-5 190 Freshman Branson, MO 30 Michael Martin Guard 6-0 190 Junior Wichita, KS 52 Jake Zuilhof Center 6–9 230 Junior Azle, TX Schedule and results Source:2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule http://ucasports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball Central Arkansas Athletics November 7, 2014 no 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="Central Arkansas Bears 0 white" | Exhibition 11/01/2014 4:00 pm yes no Hendrix College Farris Center Conway, AR 824 102–60 11/08/2014 4:00 pm yes no University of the Ozarks Farris Center Conway, AR 753 91–71 |- !colspan=9 style="Central Arkansas Bears 0 white" | Non-conference regular season 11/14/2014 8:00 pm yes yes no Creighton CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 18,160 FSN 77–104 0–1 11/16/2014 4:00 pm yes yes no Omaha Ralston Arena Omaha, NE 1,367 75–100 0–2 11/18/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Nebraska 21 Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE 15,389 ESPN3 56–82 0–3 11/22/2014 3:00 pm yes no Southeast Missouri State Farris Center Conway, AR 748 68–74 0–4 11/25/2014 6:30 pm yes yes no Charleston Southern CSU Field House North Charleston, SC 777 67–80 0–5 11/29/2014 3:00 pm yes yes no Arkansas-Little Rock Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR 1,060 71–85 0–6 12/01/2014 7:00 pm yes no Arkansas State Farris Center Conway, AR 1,734 49–67 0–7 12/06/2014 12:00 pm yes yes no Troy Trojan Arena Troy, AL 1,089 73–85 0–8 12/17/2014 9:00 pm yes yes no New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, NM 13,117 ROOT 55–76 0–9 12/21/2014 12:30 pm yes no Coastal Carolina Farris Center Conway, AR 335 55–72 0–10 12/29/2014 7:00 pm yes no Morehead State Farris Center Conway, AR 310 60–95 0–11 |- !colspan=9 style="Central Arkansas Bears 0 white" | Conference Games 01/04/2015 3:00 pm yes no Abilene Christian Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX 614 70–87 0–12 0–1 01/06/2015 8:00 pm no Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Farris Center Conway, AR 752 70–77 0–13 0–2 01/10/2015 6:00 pm yes no Lamar Montagne Center Beaumont, TX 1,908 65–84 0–14 0–3 01/13/2015 7:00 pm no Stephen F. Austin Farris Center Conway, AR 875 58–109 0–15 0–4 01/19/2015 7:00 pm yes no Houston Baptist Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX 748 64–81 0–16 0–5 01/24/2015 4:00 pm yes no Nicholls State Farris Center Conway, AR 1,178 61–71 0–17 0–6 01/26/2015 7:00 pm yes no New Orleans Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA 340 67–87 0–18 0–7 02/03/2015 7:00 pm no Northwestern State Farris Center Conway, AR 2,120 108–110 0–19 0–8 02/07/2015 4:00 pm no New Orleans Farris Center Conway, AR 985 ESPN3 70–67 1–19 1–8 02/10/2015 7:00 pm yes no Southeastern Louisiana University Center Hammond, LA 573 58–83 1–20 1–9 02/13/2015 7:00 pm no Incarnate Word Farris Center Conway, AR 688 67–77 1–21 1–10 02/16/2015 6:30 pm yes no Northwestern State Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA 1,231 70–86 1–22 1–11 02/21/2015 4:00 pm no Sam Houston State Farris Center Conway, AR 1,325 42–70 1–23 1–12 02/24/2015 7:00 pm no McNeese State Farris Center Conway, AR 895 60–77 1–24 1–13 02/28/2015 4:00 pm no Southeastern Louisiana Farris Center Conway, AR 1,112 74–72 2–24 2–13 03/02/2015 6:30 pm yes no Sam Houston State Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 1,353 49–76 2–25 2–14 03/05/2015 7:30 pm yes no Nicholls State Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA 815 70–77 2–26 2–15 03/08/2015 1:00 pm yes no McNeese State Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA 1,065 68–70 2–27 2–16 AP Poll Central Time See also 2014–15 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team References Category:Central Arkansas Bears basketball seasons Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Bears basketball team Central Arkansas Bears basketball team