2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball season

August 2023 2014–15 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Season #120A8F #ffffff NCAA Division I Basketball 170px 10 ESPN, ASN Regular Season Wofford Karl Cochran Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Jalen Riley Tournament 2015 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Wofford Furman Lee Skinner Basketball 2013–14 Southern Conference men's basketball season 13–14 2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball season 15–16 The 2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball season began on November 14, 2014, and concluded in March with the 2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament played at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Following the previous season's departure of Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Davidson, and Elon from the league, three new members were added - East Tennessee State, Mercer, and VMI. Both ETSU and VMI had previously competed in the SoCon, as the Buccaneers left for the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2005, while VMI spent eleven years in the Big South. Mercer came from the Atlantic Sun as well. With ten league members, the conference schedule featured a full round-robin with two games against every opponent, totaling eighteen, up from sixteen the previous season. Wofford, the preseason favorites, cruised through the SoCon regular season with a 16–2 conference record en route to their second straight conference tournament title. Wofford senior guard Karl Cochran was named Player of the Year, while fellow Terrier Lee Skinner was named tournament MVP. Awards and honors Player of the Year: Karl Cochran, Wofford Freshman of the Year: Devin Sibley, Furman Defense Player of the Year: Justin Tuoyo, Chattanooga Coach of the Year: Mike Young, Wofford All–SoCon Teams All-Conference Team NameSchool Pos. YearAshton MooreThe CitadelGSeniorJalen RileyEast Tenn. StateGSeniorStephen CrooneFurmanGJuniorDarious MotenMercerFSeniorIke NwamuMercerGJuniorCasey JonesChattanoogaGJuniorJustin TuoyoChattanoogaFSophomoreJames SinclairWestern CarolinaGSeniorKarl CochranWoffordGSeniorLee SkinnerWoffordFSenior All-Freshman NameSchool Pos.Jake WrightThe CitadelGDevin SibleyFurmanGChristen CunninghamSamfordGDaniel FowlerFurmanGStephon JelksMercerF Men's Basketball Awards Announced http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22064&SPID=1798&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=209920691 SoConSports.com 3 March 2015 10 March 2015 Postseason SoCon tournament 2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament 2015 SoCon Men's Basketball Tournament Seeds and Results Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker First roundMarch 5 QuarterfinalsMarch 7 SemifinalsMarch 8 ChampionshipMarch 9 1Wofford ‡ 16–2 25–6 BYE #8 UNC Greensboro #4 Western Carolina #10 Furman 2Chattanooga 15–3 22–9 BYE #10 Furman 3Mercer 12–6 17–14 BYE #6 VMI #10 Furman 4Western Carolina 9–9 14–16 BYE #5 ETSU #1 Wofford 5East Tenn. State 8–10 16–13 BYE #4 Western Carolina 6VMI 7–11 11–18 BYE #3 Mercer 7The Citadel 6–12 11–18 3–1 vs. UNCG, Samford #10 Furman 8UNC Greensboro 6–12 10–21 2–2 vs. Citadel, Samford #9 Samford #1 Wofford 9Samford 6–12 13–18 1–3 vs. Citadel, UNCG #9 UNC Greensboro 10Furman 5–13 8–21 #7 The Citadel #2 Chattanooga #3 Mercer #1 Wofford‡ – SoCon regular season champions.Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. Bracket 2015 SoCon Men's tournament bracket https://admin.xosn.com/fls/4000//socon/Championships/2014-15_/15MBKBracket.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=4000 Southern Conference December 8, 2014 First roundFriday, March 6 QuarterfinalsSaturday, March 7 SemifinalsSunday, March 8 ChampionshipMonday, March 9 3em 8 UNC Greensboro 81 9 Samford 76 7 The Citadel 56 10 Furman 73 1 Wofford 70 8 UNC Greensboro 52 4 Western Carolina 67* 5 East Tennessee State 61 2 Chattanooga 67 10 Furman 69 3 Mercer 89 6 VMI 61 1 Wofford 73 4 Western Carolina 61 10 Furman 52 3 Mercer 49 1 Wofford 67 10 Furman 64 * denotes overtime period NCAA tournament 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Seed Region School Second round Third round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 12 West Wofford L Arkansas 56–53 1 bid0–1 0 10–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 0TOTAL: 0–1 0 1 College Basketball Invitational 2015 College Basketball Invitational Seed Bracket School First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Mercer W Stony Brook 72–70 L UL Monroe 71–69 1 bid 1–0 1 0 0–1 0 1 0–0 0 0TOTAL: 1–1 1 1 Head coaches Will Wade, Chattanooga Chuck Driesell, The Citadel Murry Bartow, ETSU Niko Medved, Furman Bob Hoffman, Mercer Scott Padgett, Samford Wes Miller, UNC Greensboro Duggar Baucom, VMI Larry Hunter, Western Carolina Mike Young, Wofford References