2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–16 (11–7 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lou Gudino
  • Marcus Belcher
  • Terry Parker
Home arenaHulman Center
Seasons
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Wichita State 17 – 1   .944 30 – 5   .857
No. 11 Northern Iowa † 16 – 2   .889 31 – 4   .886
Indiana State 11 – 7   .611 15 – 16   .484
Illinois State 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629
Evansville 9 – 9   .500 24 – 12   .667
Loyola Chicago 8 – 10   .444 24 – 13   .649
Drake 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290
Missouri State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Southern Illinois 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364
Bradley 3 – 15   .167 9 – 24   .273
† 2015 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brandon Murphy
PF 		Birmingham, AL Carver High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (120 kg) N/A 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Laquarious Paige
SG 		Orange, TX West Orange-Stark High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 30, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 0 Jake Kitchell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Sr South Central HS Union Mills, IN
G/F 1 Kristian Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pike HS Indianapolis, IN
G/F 2 Alex Etherington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Hamilton Heights HS Cicero, IN
G 4 Brenton Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Northrop HS Fort Wayne, IN
F 5 Justin Gant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Terre Haute North Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN
G 10 Kalen Alexander (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 169 lb (77 kg) So Terre Haute North Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN
G 11 Devonte Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ellison HS Killeen, TX
G 15 Tre' Bennett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Lamar State CC
Yates HS 		Houston, TX
G 20 Grant Prusator 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Highland CC
Rochelle Township HS 		Rochelle, IL
G 22 Brandon Burnett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Cienega HS Tucson, AZ
F 30 Matt Van Scyoc Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr The Citadel
Green Lake HS 		Green Lake, WI
G 32 Laquarious Paige 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Stark HS West Orange, TX
F/C 34 Brandon Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Fr Carver HS Montgomery, AL
G/F 41 Nick Amor (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So LaVille HS Lakeville, IN
F/C 42 TJ Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 254 lb (115 kg) So Charleston HS Charleston, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
2:05 pm 		Trine W 68–54 
Hulman Center (4,875)
Terre Haute, IN
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:05 pm 		at IUPUI W 79–66 OT 1–0
 Fairgrounds Coliseum (3,159)
Indianapolis, IN
11/18/2014*
7:05 pm 		Saint Louis L 56–69  1–1
 Hulman Center (4,348)
Terre Haute, IN
11/22/2014*
6:00 pm 		Brown
Las Vegas Invitational 		W 78–66  2–1
 Hulman Center (3,721)
Terre Haute, IN
11/24/2014*
5:30 pm 		Austin Peay
Las Vegas Invitational 		W 61–57  3–1
 Hulman Center (N/A)
Terre Haute, IN
11/27/2014*
5:00 pm, FS1 		vs. Illinois
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals 		L 62–88  3–2
 Orleans Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
11/28/2014*
8:00 pm, FS1 		vs. Memphis
Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game 		L 62–72  3–3
 Orleans Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
12/03/2014*
7:05 pm 		No. 23 Butler L 54–77  3–4
 Hulman Center (5,528)
Terre Haute, IN
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm 		at Ball State L 63–70  3–5
 Worthen Arena (3,152)
Muncie, IN
12/13/2014*
2:00 pm 		at Iona L 84–91  3–6
 Hynes Athletic Center (1,681)
New Rochelle, NY
12/16/2014
7:05 pm 		Truman State W 78–68  4–6
 Hulman Center (3,561)
Terre Haute, IN
12/20/2014*
2:05 pm 		Eastern Illinois L 56–60  4–7
 Hulman Center (3,571)
Terre Haute, IN
12/28/2014*
2:05 pm 		UMKC L 70–73 2OT 4–8
 Hulman Center (3,578)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2014
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Illinois State W 63–61  5–8 (1–0)
 Redbird Arena (5,372)
Normal, IL
01/04/2015
1:30 pm, ESPN3 		Evansville W 79–75 OT 6–8 (1–1)
 Hulman Center (3,948)
Terre Haute, IN
01/07/2015
7:05 pm, ESPN3 		Missouri State W 71–56  7–8 (3–0)
 Hulman Center (3,677)
Terre Haute, IN
01/10/2015
4:05 pm, ESPN3 		at Southern Illinois W 59–56  8–8 (4–0)
 SIU Arena (4,758)
Carbondale, IL
01/14/2015
7:05 pm 		Illinois State W 71–70 OT 9–8 (5–0)
 Hulman Center (4,335)
Terre Haute, IN
01/17/2015
3:05 pm 		at Drake L 78–84  9–9 (5–1)
 Knapp Center (3,283)
Des Moines, IA
01/21/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 20 Northern Iowa L 60–66  9–10 (5–2)
 McLeod Center (6,205)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/24/2015
1:05 pm 		Loyola (IL) W 72–61  10–10 (6–2)
 Hulman Center (5,496)
Terre Haute, IN
01/27/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Evansville L 78–89  10–11 (6–3)
 Fort Center (4,054)
Evansville, IN
01/31/2015
1:05 pm 		Bradley W 64–58  11–11 (7–3)
 Hulman Center (4,389)
Terre Haute, IN
02/03/2015
7:05 pm 		No. 14 Northern Iowa L 51–61  11–12 (7–4)
 Hulman Center (4,595)
Terre Haute, IN
02/07/2015
1:05 pm 		at Loyola (IL) W 79–65  12–12 (8–4)
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,292)
Chicago, IL
02/11/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 15 Wichita State L 57–74  12–13 (8–5)
 Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
02/14/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Drake W 75–54  13–13 (9–5)
 Hulman Center (4,250)
Terre Haute, IN
02/18/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Missouri State L 56–60  13–14 (9–6)
 JQH Arena (3,297)
Springfield, MO
02/21/2015
1:05 pm, ESPN3 		Southern Illinois W 78–58  14–14 (10–6)
 Hulman Center (4,289)
Terre Haute, IN
02/25/2015
7:05 pm, ESPN3 		No. 11 Wichita State L 53–63  14–15 (10–7)
 Hulman Center (6,169)
Terre Haute, IN
02/28/2015
2:00 pm 		at Bradley W 60–52  15–15 (11–7)
 Carver Arena (6,492)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
03/06/2015
8:35 pm, MVC TV 		vs. Loyola (IL)
Quarterfinals 		L 53–81  15–16
 Scottrade Center (8,114)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Basketball - Schedule/Results - GoSycamores.com—Official Web Site of Indiana State Athletics". Gosycamores.com. Retrieved November 24, 2015.