2014–15 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan Eagles logo.svg 120 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 21–14 8–10 Rob Murphy 4th Mike Brown Kevin Mondro Benny White Convocation Center EMU Showcase CBI First round The 2014–15 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Toledo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Monroe. Roster additions SF Brandon Nazione from Des Moines Area Community College to EMU where he was a Division II Second-Team All-American.https://go.dmacc.edu/athletics/news/Pages/mbb_20140411.aspx Des Moines Area Community College Jerome Hunter from Alabama A&M Anali Okoloji from George Mason. PF Jordan Nobles (Canton HS) PG Ethan Alvano (Corona HS) SG Tim Bond (Baltimore City College HS) PF Tristan Wilson (Skyline HS). Matt Cline joined the EMU basketball staff as the Director of Men's Basketball Operations in 2014.http://emueagles.com/news/2014/7/21/MBB_0721144300.aspx?path=mbball Matt Cline Named Director of Men's Basketball Operations Two players transferred away from EMU after the 2013/14 season, Jalen Ross will be going to Hartford & Darrell Combs to IUPUI. Former EMU standout and NBA player Carl Thomas was hired by Jackson College as Head Coach of the men's basketball team.http://www.jacksoncollegejets.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/Thomas_Carl Jackson College Athletics 2014-08-09 2014-08-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20140810120314/http://www.jacksoncollegejets.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/Thomas_Carl dead Preseason accolades Senior forward Karrington Ward was named the 15th-best defensive player in the country according to BleacherReport.com.http://emueagles.com/news/2014/9/8/MBB_0908145642.aspx?path=mbball Ward Named 15th-Best Defender in the NCAA by Bleacher Report Roster # Player Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 Raven Lee G 6–3 180 R–SO Detroit, MI 1 Mike Talley G 6–0 176 R–SR Detroit, MI 3 Anali Okoloji F 6–8 232 R–SR Brooklyn, NY 4 Brandon Nazione F 6–8 215 JR Howell, MI 5 Jodan Price G/F 6–7 180 R–SO Indianapolis, IN 10 Tim Bond G 6–6 170 FR Baltimore, MD 12 Olalekan Ajayi F/C 6–11 245 JR Winston-Salem, NC 13 Trent Perry G 6–4 175 R–FR Franklin, TN 14 Karrington Ward F 6–7 186 SR Lockport, IL 15 Jordan Nobles F 6–9 190 FR Canton, MI 20 Ali Farhat G 6–0 160 SO Dearborn, MI 21 Jerome Hunter F 6–9 250 GR Buffalo, NY 22 Jordan Martin G 6–3 195 R–JR Detroit, MI 25 Ethan Alvano G 6–1 170 FR Corona, CA 30 Mike Samuels C 6–11 285 R–JR Bushkill, Pennsylvania http://emueagles.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball& The Official Website of Eastern Michigan Athletics 2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster Schedule no 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/14/2014 1:00 pm yes no St. Francis (IL) Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI EMU Showcase 2,859 64–52 1–0 11/17/2014 7:00 pm yes no Oakland Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 863 89–77 2–0 11/21/2014 7:00 pm yes no Youngstown State Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI EMU Showcase 680 71–62 3–0 11/22/2014 7:00 pm yes no UNC Greensboro Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI EMU Showcase 624 70–62 4–0 11/23/2014 2:30 pm yes no Longwood Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI EMU Showcase 395 79–48 5–0 11/26/2014 12:00 pm yes no Rochester (MI) Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 192 68–35 6–0 12/01/2014 7:00 pm yes no Marygrove Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 272 83–52 7–0 12/06/2014 2:00 pm yes yes no Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH 12,243 FSOH 64–73 7–1 12/09/2014 9:00 pm yes yes no Michigan Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI 11,926 ESPNU 45–42 8–1 12/17/2014 9:00 pm yes yes no Michigan State 25 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 14,797 BTN 46–66 8–2 12/20/2014 3:00 pm yes yes no Missouri State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 5,013 77–65 9–2 12/23/2014 6:00 pm yes no Coppin State Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 827 87–64 10–2 12/28/2014 1:00 pm yes no Concordia (MI) Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 564 100–42 11–2 01/07/2015 7:00 pm no Ball State Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 1,036 59–60 OT 11–3 (0–1) 01/10/2015 5:30 pm yes no Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 987 81–82 OT 11–4 (0–2) 01/14/2015 7:00 pm yes no Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH 2,892 59–65 11–5 (0–3) 01/17/2015 12:00 pm no Northern Illinois Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 786 ESPN3 54–46 12–5 (1–3) 01/21/2015 7:00 pm yes no Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH 2,314 ESPN3 58–74 12–6 (1–4) 01/24/2015 4:30 pm yes no Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI Michigan MAC Trophy 4,041 ESPN3 51–65 12–7 (1–5) 01/27/2015 7:00 pm no Ohio Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 837 76–40 13–7 (2–5) 01/31/2015 12:00 pm no Western Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI Michigan MAC Trophy 1,018 69–63 14–7 (3–5) 02/04/2015 7:00 pm yes no Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH 4,532 ESPN3 60–84 14–8 (3–6) 02/07/2015 2:00 pm yes no Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH 9,586 73–76 14–9 (3–7) 02/10/2015 7:00 pm no Miami (OH) Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 460 83–69 15–9 (4–7) 02/14/2015 2:30 pm no Akron Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 1,101 78–75 16–9 (5–7) 02/18/2015 7:00 pm no Buffalo Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 739 63–78 16–10 (5–8) 02/21/2015 8:00 pm yes no Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 2,302 ESPN3 73–65 17–10 (6–8) 02/24/2015 7:00 pm no Central Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI Michigan MAC Trophy 731 56–72 17–11 (6–9) 02/28/2015 4:30 pm yes no Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI Michigan MAC Trophy 3,188 72–80 17–12 (6–10) 03/03/2015 7:00 pm yes no Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 2,295 ESPN3 67–60 18–12 (7–10) 03/06/2015 7:00 pm no Toledo Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 1,494 85–59 19–12 (8–10) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| MAC tournament 03/09/2015 7:30 pm no Miami (OH) Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI First round 62–61 OT 827 20–12 03/11/2015 6:30 pm yes no Bowling Green Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Second round ESPN3 73–67 2,411 21–12 03/12/2015 6:30 pm yes no Toledo Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Quarterfinals ESPN3 67–78 4,502 21–13 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| College Basketball Invitational 03/18/2015 8:00 pm yes yes no Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA First round 67–71 3,003 21–14 AP Poll Eastern Time MAC Leaders 2014-15 MAC Men's Basketball - Game Highs & Lows http://mac-sports.com/custompages/stats/2015MBB/CONFHILO.HTM mac-sports.com 2015-11-21 INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS Free throw percentage Mike Talley- 1.000 (9-9)(at Ball State (3/3/15) Raven Lee- 1.000(8-8) vs Bowling Green (3/11/15) Steals Raven Lee- 6 vs Coppin State (12/23/14) Mike Talley- 6 at Ball State (3/3/15) Blocked Shots Karrington Ward 6 vs Coppin State (12/23/14) Turnovers Raven Lee- 8 vs Akron (02/14/15) Team Highs Margin 58 (100–42) vs Concordia (12/28/14) Rebounds 59 vs Marygrove (12/01/14) Steals 17 vs Longwood (11/23/14) Blocked Shots 10 vs Coppin State (12/23/14) 10 vs Ball State (1/07/15) Opponent Lows Points 35 vs Rochester (11/26/14) Field Goals Made 11 vs Rochester (11/26/14) 13 vs Ohio (01/27/15) Field Goal Attempts 39 at Northern Illinois (02/21/15) Field Goal Percentage .224 vs Rochester (11/26/14) .228 vs Ohio (01/27/15) Free Throws Made 1 vs Saint Francis (11/14/14) Free Throws Attempted 2 vs Saint Francis (11/14/14) Fouls 9 vs Ohio (01/27/15) MAC Statistic Leaders Field Goal Pct Defense- .401 Steals- 8.9 MAC Player of the Week The Mid-American Conference - Men's Basketball Players of the Week http://www.mac-sports.com/sports/2014/6/24/MBB_0624140643.aspx?path=mbball www.mac-sports.com 2016-01-16 Nov. 24, 2014 Raven Lee Feb. 16, 2015 Karrington Ward Mar. 07, 2015 Mike Talley Academic All MAC Olalekan Ajayi Trent Perry 3rd Team All-MAC 2015 Raven Lee MAC Honorable Mention 2015 Karrington Ward References Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball seasons Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball