2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Sycamores wordmark.svg 250 Missouri Valley Conference The Valley 15–16 11–7 Greg Lansing 5th Lou Gudino Marcus Belcher Terry Parker Hulman Center The 2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by fifth year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Loyola–Chicago. Previous season The Sycamores finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Arkansas. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Lucas Eitel 2 G 6'3" 195 Senior Marshall, IL Graduated Manny Arop 3 G/F 6'5" 215 Senior Edmonton, AB Graduated Dawon Cummings 12 G 6'3" 175 Senior Kansas City, MO Graduated Jake Odum 13 G 6'4" 180 Senior Terre Haute, IN Graduated Demetrius Moore 15 F 6'7" 230 Junior Paxton, FL Transferred to West Florida Mike Samuels 30 C 6'11" 290 Junior Bushkill, PA Transferred to Eastern Michigan Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Tre' Bennett 15 G 5'11" 175 Junior Houston, TX Junior college transfer from Lamar State College. Grant Prusator 20 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Rochelle, IL Junior college transfer from Highland Community College. Matt Van Scyoc 30 G/F 6'6" 218 Junior Green Lake, WI Transferred from The Citadel. Under NCAA transfer rules, Van Scyoc will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Recruiting no 2014 Brandon Murphy PF Birmingham, AL Carver High School 6 7 270 N/A NR NR NR Laquarious Paige SG Orange, TX West Orange-Stark High School 6 3 175 September 30, 2013 NR NR NR 2014 Indiana State Commit List for 2014 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – Indiana State Sycamores Basketball Recruiting 2014 2014-06-15 yes Roster 2014 Indiana State Sycamores y yes Jake Kitchell 0 F/C 6 10 233 SR Union Mills, IN South Central HS Kristian Smith 1 G/F 6 6 200 JR Indianapolis, IN Pike HS Alex Etherington 2 G/F 6 5 210 FR y Cicero, IN Hamilton Heights HS Brenton Scott 4 G 6 1 192 FR y Fort Wayne, IN Northrop HS Justin Gant 5 F 6 9 240 SR Terre Haute, IN Terre Haute North Vigo HS Kalen Alexander 10 G 6 3 169 SO Terre Haute, IN Terre Haute North Vigo HS W Devonte Brown y 11 G 6 2 195 JR Killeen, TX Ellison HS Tre' Bennett 15 G 5 10 183 JR Houston, TX Lamar State CCYates HS Grant Prusator 20 G 6 0 171 SO Rochelle, IL Highland CCRochelle Township HS Brandon Burnett 22 G 6 6 232 JR Tucson, AZ Cienega HS Matt Van Scyoc 30 F 6 6 218 JR Green Lake, WI The CitadelGreen Lake HS yes Laquarious Paige 32 G 6 3 174 FR West Orange, TX Stark HS Brandon Murphy 34 F/C 6 7 290 FR Montgomery, AL Carver HS Nick Amor 41 G/F 6 4 187 SO Lakeville, IN LaVille HS W TJ Bell 42 F/C 6 8 254 SO Charleston, IL Charleston HS Greg Lansing (South Dakota) Lou Gudino (Indiana) Marcus Belcher (Southern Illinois) Terry Parker (Louisiana Tech) http://www.gosycamores.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=15200&SPID=7259&SPSID=65152 Schedule http://www.gosycamores.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=15200&SPID=7259&SPSID=65150 Basketball - Schedule/Results - GoSycamores.com—Official Web Site of Indiana State Athletics Gosycamores.com 2015-11-24 no 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0F4D92; color:white;"| Exhibition 11/09/2014 2:05 pm yes no Trine Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,875 68–54 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0F4D92; color:white;"| Regular season 11/14/2014 7:05 pm yes yes no IUPUI Fairgrounds Coliseum Indianapolis, IN 3,159 79–66 OT 1–0 11/18/2014 7:05 pm yes no Saint Louis Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,348 56–69 1–1 11/22/2014 6:00 pm yes no Brown Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN Las Vegas Invitational 3,721 78–66 2–1 11/24/2014 5:30 pm yes no Austin Peay Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN Las Vegas Invitational N/A 61–57 3–1 11/27/2014 5:00 pm yes yes no Illinois Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Invitational semifinals N/A FS1 62–88 3–2 11/28/2014 8:00 pm yes yes no Memphis Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game N/A FS1 62–72 3–3 12/03/2014 7:05 pm yes no Butler 23 Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 5,528 54–77 3–4 12/06/2014 2:00 pm yes yes no Ball State Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 3,152 63–70 3–5 12/13/2014 2:00 pm yes yes no Iona Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 1,681 84–91 3–6 12/16/2014 7:05 pm no Truman State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 3,561 78–68 4–6 12/20/2014 2:05 pm yes no Eastern Illinois Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 3,571 56–60 4–7 12/28/2014 2:05 pm yes no UMKC Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 3,578 70–73 2OT 4–8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0F4D92; color:white;"| Missouri Valley Conference regular season 12/31/2014 4:00 pm yes no Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 5,372 ESPN3 63–61 5–8 (1–0) 01/04/2015 1:30 pm no Evansville Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 3,948 ESPN3 79–75 OT 6–8 (1–1) 01/07/2015 7:05 pm no Missouri State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 3,677 ESPN3 71–56 7–8 (3–0) 01/10/2015 4:05 pm yes no Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 4,758 ESPN3 59–56 8–8 (4–0) 01/14/2015 7:05 pm no Illinois State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,335 71–70 OT 9–8 (5–0) 01/17/2015 3:05 pm yes no Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 3,283 78–84 9–9 (5–1) 01/21/2015 8:00 pm yes no Northern Iowa 20 McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 6,205 ESPN3 60–66 9–10 (5–2) 01/24/2015 1:05 pm no Loyola (IL) Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 5,496 72–61 10–10 (6–2) 01/27/2015 8:00 pm yes no Evansville Fort Center Evansville, IN 4,054 ESPN3 78–89 10–11 (6–3) 01/31/2015 1:05 pm no Bradley Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,389 64–58 11–11 (7–3) 02/03/2015 7:05 pm no Northern Iowa 14 Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,595 51–61 11–12 (7–4) 02/07/2015 1:05 pm yes no Loyola (IL) Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL 2,292 79–65 12–12 (8–4) 02/11/2015 8:00 pm yes no Wichita State 15 Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 10,506 ESPN3 57–74 12–13 (8–5) 02/14/2015 4:00 pm no Drake Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,250 ESPN3 75–54 13–13 (9–5) 02/18/2015 8:00 pm yes no Missouri State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 3,297 ESPN3 56–60 13–14 (9–6) 02/21/2015 1:05 pm no Southern Illinois Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 4,289 ESPN3 78–58 14–14 (10–6) 02/25/2015 7:05 pm no Wichita State 11 Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 6,169 ESPN3 53–63 14–15 (10–7) 02/28/2015 2:00 pm yes no Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 6,492 60–52 15–15 (11–7) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0F4D92; color:white;"| Missouri Valley tournament 03/06/2015 8:35 pm yes no Loyola (IL) Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Quarterfinals 8,114 MVC TV 53–81 15–16 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball seasons Indiana State Syca Syca