2014–15 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2018Basketball none 2014–15 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Conference USA C-USA 20–12 12–6 Ray Harper 3rd Lawrence Brenneman David Boyden Shawn Forrest E. A. Diddle Arena The 2014–15 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Ray Harper in his third season. They played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were first year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–12, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to UAB. Despite having 20 wins they didn't play in a postseason tournament.C-USA 2019-20 MEN'S BASKETBALL STATS, retrieved 29 April 2020 Previous season The Hilltoppers finished the season 20–12, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette. Despite having 20 wins, they did not play in a postseason tournament. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Payton Hulsey 0 G 6'5" 206 Freshman Memphis, TN Transferred to Eastern Florida State Caden Dickerson 10 F 6'5" 205 RS Senior Argyle, TX Graduated Aaron Adeoye 11 F 6'7" 237 Junior Marion, IL Transferred to Southeast Missouri State Brandon Harris 12 G 6'1" 173 Senior Oklahoma City, OK Graduated O'Karo Akamune 15 F 6'7" 210 Senior Miami, FL Graduated Daouda Soumaoro 33 F 6'9" 236 RS Sophomore Bamako, Mali Transferred to Mobile Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Ayinde Sprewell 0 G 6'3" 195 Junior Orlando, FL Junior college transfer from Daytona State College. Class of 2014 recruits no no 2014 Jordan Green SF Lexington, KY Henry Clay High School 6 5 190 April 14, 2014 3 3 70 Justin Johnson PF Hazard, KY Perry County Central High School 6 7 235 October 14, 2013 3 3 68 Avery Patterson PG Marietta, GA Joseph Wheeler High School 6 1 170 November 11, 2013 3 3 NR Derrick Clayton PF Castro Valley, CA Elev8 Basketball Academy 6 5 180 November 11, 2013 3 3 NR 2014 2014 Charlotte Basketball Commits 2014 Charlotte Basketball Commits 2014 Charlotte Basketball Commits July 10, 2014 yes Class of 2015 recruits no no 2015 Chris McNeal PG Memphis, TN South Side High School 5 11 165 July 7, 2014 NR NR NR 2015 2015 Western Kentucky Basketball Commits 2015 Western Kentucky Basketball Commits 2015 Western Kentucky Basketball Commits July 16, 2014 yes Roster 2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers y Ayinde Sprewell 0 G 6 3 188 JR Orlando, Florida Kevin Kaspar 1 G 6 0 173 SR Istanbul, Turkey Derrick Clayton 2 G 6 6 184 FR Castro Valley, California Trency Jackson 3 G 6 2 188 SR yes Jackson, Mississippi Brandon Price 5 G 5 9 151 SO Radcliff, Kentucky Jordan Green 10 F 6 7 193 FR Lexington, Kentucky Benjamin Lawson y 14 F 7 1 215 SO Hitchin, England Avery Patterson 15 G 6 0 190 FR Decatur, Georgia Aleksej Rostov 20 C 6 10 225 JR Riga, Latvia Nigel Snipes 21 F 6 6 215 JR yes Marietta, Georgia Justin Johnson y basketball 23 F 6 7 239 FR Hazard, Kentucky Rob Marberry 33 F 6 8 230 FR Nashville, Tennessee W George Fant American football 44 y F 6 6 250 SR Bowling Green, Kentucky Chris Harrison-Docks 51 G 6 0 168 SO yes Okemos, Michigan T. J. Price 52 y G 6 4 223 SR Slidell, Louisiana Ray Harper (Kentucky Wesleyan) Lawrence Brenneman (Geneva College) David Boyden (Western Kentucky) Shawn Forrest (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wky-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wky-m-baskbl-sched.html Western Kentucky University Athletics Wkusports.com 2017-08-21 2017-06-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20170618070931/http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wky-m-baskbl-sched.html dead 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2013 yes yes |- ! colspan="9" style="background:#f5002f; color:#fff;"| Exhibition 11/10/2014 7:00 pm Pikeville E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,487 105–84 – |- ! colspan="9" style="background:#f5002f; color:#fff;"| Regular season 11/15/2014 4:00 pm yes Austin Peay E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 4,572 77–70 1–0 11/18/2014 7:00 pm yes yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN NIT Season Tip-Off 10,763 ESPN3 54–76 1–1 11/22/2014 7:00 pm yes Belmont E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 5,194 63–64 1–2 11/25/2014 6:00 pm yes yes Stony Brook Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY NIT Season Tip-Off 2,252 61–71 1–3 11/27/2014 6:00 pm yes yes Saint Joseph's Madison Square Garden New York City, NY NIT Season Tip-Off 1,266 ESPNU 62–59 2–3 12/03/2014 7:00 pm yes Bowling Green E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,852 ASN 62–52 3–3 12/06/2014 5:30 pm yes yes Murray State CFSB Center Murray, KY 5,312 ASN 81–93 3–4 12/13/2014 3:30 pm yes yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 6,692 81–74 4–4 12/17/2014 7:00 pm yes Chicago State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 2,876 75–60 5–4 12/20/2014 11:00 am yes Louisville 4 E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 7,598 FS1 67–76 Vacated 5–5 12/27/2014 7:00 pm yes Brescia E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 2,903 89–42 6–5 12/29/2014 7:00 pm yes Alice Lloyd E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 2,722 104–62 7–5 01/04/2015 2:00 pm Marshall E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,597 81–62 8–5 (1–0) 01/08/2015 7:00 pm Charlotte E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,606 74–66 9–5 (2–0) 01/10/2015 4:30 pm Old Dominion 25 E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 5,123 ASN 72–65 10–5 (3–0) 01/15/2015 6:00 pm yes Florida Atlantic FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL 1,491 88–85 OT 11–5 (4–0) 01/17/2015 5:00 pm yes FIU FIU Arena Miami, FL 1,370 65–58 12–5 (5–0) 01/22/2015 8:00 pm UTEP E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 6,414 FSN 71–66 OT 13–5 (6–0) 01/24/2015 2:00 pm UTSA E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 5,839 83–74 14–5 (7–0) 01/29/2015 6:00 pm yes Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 4,029 CBSSN 56–69 14–6 (7–1) 01/31/2015 7:00 pm yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 3,608 73–62 15–6 (8–1) 02/05/2015 7:00 pm North Texas E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,862 65–59 16–6 (9–1) 02/07/2015 7:00 pm Rice E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 5,071 68–72 16–7 (9–2) 02/14/2015 4:30 pm yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 6,135 ASN 82–87 16–8 (9–3) 02/19/2015 7:00 pm yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL 3,892 66–71 16–9 (9–4) 02/22/2015 12:00 pm yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 5,227 FSN 66–68 16–10 (9–5) 02/26/2015 7:00 pm Florida Atlantic E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 3,645 71–68 17–10 (10–5) 02/28/2015 7:00 pm FIU E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 7,119 77–61 18–10 (11–5) 03/05/2015 6:00 pm yes Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 3,526 88–84 OT 19–10 (12–5) 03/07/2015 4:30 pm yes Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA 8,472 ASN 52–75 19–11 (12–6) |- ! colspan="9" style="background:#f5002f; color:#fff;"| Conference USA Tournament 03/11/2015 6:00 pm yes 5 Marshall 12 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL First round   ASN 59–45 20–11 03/12/2015 6:00 pm yes 5 UAB 4 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL Quarterfinal   ASN 52–53 20–12 AP Poll Central Time Louisville’s win was later vacated by the NCAA due to recruiting violations by the Louisville basketball program.New York Times: Louisville Must Forfeit Basketball Championship Over Sex Scandal By Marc Tracy Feb. 20, 2018 retrieved 21 April 2020 See also 2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team References Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball seasons WKU Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball basketball Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball basketball