2014–15 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

2014–15 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record12–17 (9–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Allison
  • Bryan Lentz
  • Mantoris Robinson
Home arenaGeorge M. Holmes Convocation Center
Seasons
2014–15 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia State † 15 – 5   .750 25 – 10   .714
Georgia Southern 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710
Louisiana–Monroe 14 – 6   .700 24 – 14   .632
Louisiana–Lafayette 13 – 7   .650 22 – 14   .611
Texas–Arlington 10 – 10   .500 16 – 15   .516
Appalachian State* 9 – 11   .450 12 – 17   .414
South Alabama 9 – 11   .450 12 – 21   .364
Arkansas–Little Rock 8 – 12   .400 13 – 18   .419
Texas State 7 – 13   .350 14 – 17   .452
Arkansas State 6 – 14   .300 11 – 18   .379
Troy 5 – 15   .250 10 – 19   .345
*ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
† 2015 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

The 2014–15 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by first year head coach Jim Fox, played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were first year members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–7, 9–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Due to low APR scores, the Mountaineers were banned from postseason play, including the Sun Belt Tournament.[1]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Mike Kobani Forward 6–8 260 Sophomore Bida, Nigeria
1 Landon Goesling Guard 6–2 155 Freshman Irving, Texas
2 Tab Hamilton Guard 6–3 185 Senior Winston-Salem, North Carolina
3 Dustin Clarke Guard 6–3 180 Junior Greensboro, North Carolina
4 Michael Obacha Forward 6–8 220 Junior Edo State, Nigeria
10 Chris Burgess Guard 5–8 170 Junior Lakeland, Florida
12 Rantavious Gilbert Forward 6–9 235 Junior Albany, Georgia
14 Milos Kostic Forward 6–8 235 Freshman Hammond, Indiana
15 Tommy Spagnolo Forward 6–7 225 Senior West Jefferson, North Carolina
20 Dylan Hodson Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Roanoke, Virginia
21 Frank Eaves Guard 6–2 175 Junior Greensboro, North Carolina
23 Logan Jackson Guard 5–11 165 Freshman Waxhaw, North Carolina
24 Jalen Sanders Guard 5–10 150 Freshman Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Jake Babic Guard 6–5 180 Freshman Oakville, Ontario, Canada
34 Jacob Lawson Guard 6–8 230 Junior Reidsville, North Carolina

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014*
7:00 pm 		Lees–McRae W 71–69 
Holmes Center (1,601)
Boone, NC
Regular season
11/15/2014*
2:00 pm 		at Ohio L 47–73  0–1
 Convocation Center (7,115)
Athens, OH
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Furman L 65–84  0–2
 Timmons Arena (1,003)
Greenville, SC
11/22/2014*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Virginia Tech W 65–63  1–2
 Cassell Coliseum (2,970)
Blacksburg, VA
11/24/2014*
7:00 pm 		Hampton W 82–74  2–2
 Holmes Center (1,539)
Boone, NC
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Jacksonville W 67–56  3–2
 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (397)
Jacksonville, FL
12/07/2014*
7:00 pm 		Hofstra L 51–68  3–3
 Holmes Center (1,254)
Boone, NC
12/15/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Georgia Tech L 57–70  3–4
 Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,961)
Atlanta, GA
12/18/2014*
8:00 pm 		at Charlotte L 65–75  3–5
 Dale F. Halton Arena (4,237)
Charlotte, NC
12/21/2014*
6:30 pm, SECN 		at Alabama L 59–60  3–6
 Coleman Coliseum (9,515)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/03/2015
8:00 pm 		at Arkansas State W 74–73  4–6 (1–0)
 Convocation Center (1,628)
Jonesboro, AR
01/05/2015
7:30 pm 		Louisiana–Lafayette L 64–80  4–7 (1–1)
 Holmes Center (1,004)
Boone, NC
01/08/2015
8:30 pm 		at South Alabama L 95–104  4–8 (1–2)
 Mitchell Center (1,448)
Mobile, AL
01/10/2015
6:00 pm 		at Arkansas–Little Rock L 46–64  4–9 (1–3)
 Jack Stephens Center (1,482)
Little Rock, AR
01/15/2015
7:30 pm 		Arkansas State L 50–59  4–10 (1–4)
 Holmes Center (1,685)
Boone, NC
01/17/2015
3:30 pm 		Georgia State W 74–69  5–10 (2–4)
 Holmes Center (2,622)
Boone, NC
01/19/2015
8:30 pm 		at Troy W 69–64  6–10 (3–4)
 Trojan Arena (1,763)
Troy, AL
01/22/2015
7:30 pm 		South Alabama W 64–53  7–10 (4–4)
 Holmes Center (1,521)
Boone, NC
01/24/2015
5:30 pm 		at Texas State W 64–58  8–10 (5–4)
 Strahan Coliseum (2,407)
San Marcos, TX
01/29/2015
7:30 pm 		at Georgia Southern L 46–83  8–11 (5–5)
 Hanner Fieldhouse (3,217)
Statesboro, GA
02/05/2015
8:15 pm 		at Louisiana–Lafayette L 66–81  8–12 (5–6)
 Cajundome (4,080)
Lafayette, LA
02/07/2015
3:30 pm 		Troy W 65–62  9–12 (6–6)
 Holmes Center (2,337)
Boone, NC
02/12/2015
7:30 pm 		Arkansas–Little Rock L 74–79  9–13 (6–7)
 Holmes Center (1,187)
Boone, NC
02/14/2015
5:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Monroe L 58–69  9–14 (6–8)
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,388)
Monroe, LA
02/19/2015
8:15 pm 		at UT Arlington L 68–81  9–15 (6–9)
 College Park Center (2,771)
Arlington, TX
02/21/2015
2:00 pm 		at Georgia State L 43–87  9–16 (6–10)
 GSU Sports Arena (1,860)
Atlanta, GA
02/26/2015
7:30 pm 		Georgia Southern L 58–77  9–17 (6–11)
 Holmes Center (1,684)
Boone, NC
02/28/2015
3:30 pm 		Louisiana–Monroe W 66–43  10–17 (7–11)
 Holmes Center (1,941)
Boone, NC
03/05/2015
7:30 pm 		Texas State W 67–64  11–17 (8–11)
 Holmes Center (1,286)
Boone, NC
03/07/2015
3:30 pm 		UT Arlington W 72–60  12–17 (9–11)
 Holmes Center (1,362)
Boone, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Student-athletes continue to achieve academically | NCAA Public Home Page - NCAA.org". www.ncaa.org. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014.