2014–15 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg 250 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 22–9 14–6 Mark Byington 2nd Larry Dixon Andrew Wilson Tim Kaine Hanner Fieldhouse The 2014–15 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were first year members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 14–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Georgia State. Despite having 22 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 0 Amonte Potter Guard 6–0 175 Sophomore Marietta, Georgia 1 Devonte Boykins Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Forest City, North Carolina 2 Mike Hughes Guard 6–3 190 Freshman Winston-Salem, North Carolina 3 Eric Ferguson Forward 6–8 200 Senior Statesboro, Georgia 4 Curtis Diamond Guard 6–3 170 Senior Lithonia, Georgia 5 Jelani Hewitt Guard 6–2 185 Senior Miramar, Florida 10 Jake Allsmiller Guard 6–5 185 Freshman Nashville, Tennessee 11 Shawn O'Connell Forward 6–8 190 Freshman Roswell, Georgia 12 Aubrey McRae Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Augusta, Georgia 13 Angel Matias Forward 6–4 225 Senior San Juan, Puerto Rico 14 Coye Simmons Forward 6–8 235 Freshman Winston-Salem, North Carolina 23 Jonathan Sanks Guard 6–4 180 Freshman Warner Robins, Georgia 30 Scott Kelly Forward 6–5 210 Sophomore Milton, Georgia 31 D.J. Suter Guard 6–4 200 Senior Alpharetta, Georgia 32 Zach Altany Guard 6–4 190 Senior Statesboro, Georgia 33 Grayson Clark Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore Milton, Georgia 35 Kyle Doyle Forward 6–6 210 Sophomore Hephzibah, Georgia 44 Trent Wiedeman Forward 6–8 255 Senior Suwanee, Georgia Schedule http://www.gseagles.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=84&path=mbball 2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule no 2013-14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2013 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 11/07/2014 7:00 pm yes no North Greenville Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,235 78–56 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/14/2014 8:00 pm yes yes no Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL 15,626 ESPN3 71–80 0–1 11/18/2014 7:30 pm yes no Trinity College (FL) Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,079 86–49 1–1 11/22/2014 6:00 pm w yes no Johnson University (FL) Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 705 97—41 2–1 11/24/2014 7:00 pm yes no FIU Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 728 78–72 3–1 11/29/2014 2:30 pm yes no South Carolina State Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 802 71–58 4–1 12/02/2014 7:30 pm yes yes no UCF CFE Arena Orlando, FL 3,544 ESPN3 59–61 4–2 12/15/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL 2,912 ESPN3 68–63 5–2 12/18/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, FL 1,233 67–76 6–2 12/22/2014 6:00 pm yes no Truett-McConnell Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 805 90–57 7–2 12/30/2014 8:15 pm yes no UT Arlington College Park Center Arlington, TX 1,400 61–62 7–3 (0–1) 01/03/2015 7:00 pm no Texas State Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,133 40–36 8–3 (1–1) 01/08/2015 8:30 pm yes no Arkansas State Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR 1,645 73–61 9–3 (2–1) 01/10/2015 5:00 pm yes no South Alabama Mitchell Center Mobile, AL 1,872 81–73 10–3 (3–1) 01/15/2015 7:30 pm no Louisiana–Lafayette Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 4,325 78–70 11–3 (4–1) 01/17/2015 5:15 pm yes no Troy Trojan Arena Troy, AL 1,968 71–75 11–4 (4–2) 01/22/2015 8:30 pm yes no Texas State Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX 3,275 45–43 12–4 (5–2) 01/24/2015 5:00 pm yes no Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA 2,898 57–53 13–4 (6–2) 01/29/2015 7:30 pm no Appalachian State Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 3,217 83–46 14–4 (7–2) 01/31/2015 7:30 pm no Arkansas–Little Rock Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA N/A 76–61 15–4 (8–2) 02/05/2015 7:30 pm no Georgia State Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 4,325 58–54 16–4 (9–2) 02/07/2015 7:30 pm no Louisiana–Monroe Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 2,427 68–71 OT 16–5 (9–3) 02/12/2015 7:30 pm no Arkansas State Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,768 65–60 17–5 (10–3) 02/14/2015 6:00 pm yes no Arkansas–Little Rock Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR 1,323 72–70 OT 18–5 (11–3) 02/19/2015 7:30 pm no Troy Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,447 62–65 18–6 (11–4) 02/21/2015 7:30 pm no South Alabama Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 2,128 ESPN3 80–74 19–6 (12–4) 02/26/2015 7:30 pm yes no Appalachian State Holmes Center Boone, NC 1,684 77–58 20–6 (13–4) 02/28/2015 8:15 pm yes no Louisiana–Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, LA 3,937 58–68 20–7 (13–5) 03/05/2015 7:30 pm no UT Arlington Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,176 76–64 21–7 (14–5) 03/07/2015 2:00 pm yes no Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 3,854 55–72 21–8 (14–6) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF;"| Sun Belt tournament 03/14/2015 4:30 pm yes no Louisiana–Monroe Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA Semifinals N/A ESPN3 44–43 22–8 03/15/2015 1:00 pm yes no Georgia State Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA Championship game N/A ESPN2 36–38 22–9 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball seasons Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball