2014–15 Furman Paladins men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by second year head coach Niko Medved, played their home games at Timmons Arena and were members of the Southern Conference.
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| 2014–15 record | 11–22 (5–13 SoCon) |
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| Home arena | Timmons Arena |
| 2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 SoCon Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After going just 5–13 in conference play to finish in last place, the Paladins won three games in the Southern Conference tournament before losing by 3 points in the finals to top-seeded Wofford.[1] The team finished the season 11–22 overall.
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| 1 | John Davis III | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Freshman | Beachwood, Ohio |
| 3 | Geoff Beans | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman | Toledo, Ohio |
| 4 | T. K. Hayes | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Sophomore | Chester, New Jersey |
| 5 | Aaron O'Neill | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Junior | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 10 | Gene Langan | Forward | 6–6 | 195 | Freshman | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 12 | Devin Sibley | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Freshman | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 14 | Stephen Croone | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Junior | Covington, Georgia |
| 15 | Isaiah Watkins | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Sophomore | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 21 | Kris Acox | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Sophomore | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 22 | William Gates, Jr. | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Schertz, Texas |
| 24 | Larry Wideman | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | Loris, South Carolina |
| 30 | Kendrec Ferrara | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | Junior | Cape Coral, Florida |
| 35 | Daniel Fowler | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Freshman | Acworth, Georgia |
| 42 | Kevin Chuisseu | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Junior | Douala, Cameroon |
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/08/2014* 1:00 pm |
North Greenville | W 64–60 | Timmons Arena Greenville, SC | ||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/14/2014* 8:00 pm |
College of Charleston | L 40–75 | 0–1 |
Timmons Arena (1,242) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm |
Appalachian State | W 84–65 | 1–1 |
Timmons Arena (1,003) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 11/22/2014* 7:30 pm |
UC Davis | L 55–58 | 1–2 |
Timmons Arena (913) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 11/26/2014* 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 4 Duke | L 54–93 | 1–3 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 12/01/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Liberty | L 52–66 | 1–4 |
Vines Center (1,630) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
| 12/06/2014 4:00 pm |
Samford | W 74–64 | 2–4 (1–0) |
Timmons Arena (1,251) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 12/09/2014* 8:00 pm |
at TCU | L 69–80 | 2–5 |
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,548) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm |
at Gardner–Webb | L 68–74 | 2–6 |
Paul Porter Arena (1,281) Boiling Springs, NC | |||||||
| 12/19/2014* 7:30 pm |
at Florida Gulf Coast | L 78–83 | 2–7 |
Alico Arena (4,251) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
| 12/22/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Minnesota | L 76–86 | 2–8 |
Williams Arena (12,287) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
| 12/30/2014* 6:00 pm |
St. Andrews | W 72–35 | 3–8 |
Timmons Arena (887) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 01/03/2015 7:00 pm |
at Chattanooga | L 60–72 | 3–9 (1–1) |
McKenzie Arena (2,738) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
| 01/05/2015 7:30 pm |
at Western Carolina | L 53–72 | 3–10 (1–2) |
Ramsey Center (617) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
| 01/08/2015* 7:00 pm |
UNC Greensboro | W 71–64 | 4–10 (2–2) |
Timmons Arena (813) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 01/10/2015* 4:00 pm |
VMI | L 73–83 | 4–11 (2–3) |
Timmons Arena (1,701) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Mercer | L 64–67 | 4–12 (2–4) |
Hawkins Arena (2,718) Macon, GA | |||||||
| 01/17/2015 1:00 pm |
at The Citadel | W 74–62 | 5–12 (3–4) |
McAlister Field House (1,426) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm |
at Wofford | L 49–74 | 5–13 (3–5) |
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,812) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| 01/24/2015* 1:00 pm |
Allen | W 82–46 | 6–13 |
Timmons Arena (921) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm |
East Tennessee State | W 59–55 | 7–13 (4–5) |
Timmons Arena (1,005) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 01/31/2015 8:00 pm |
at Samford | L 58–68 | 7–14 (4–6) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,948) Homewood, AL | |||||||
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm |
Chattanooga | L 71–74 OT | 7–15 (4–7) |
Timmons Arena (1,001) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 02/07/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Mercer | L 68–74 | 7–16 (4–8) |
Timmons Arena (1,877) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm |
at VMI | L 59–93 | 7–17 (4–9) |
Cameron Hall (1,078) Lexington, VA | |||||||
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at East Tennessee State | L 59–66 | 7–18 (4–10) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,658) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm |
The Citadel | L 56–62 OT | 7–19 (4–11) |
Timmons Arena (1,029) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 02/22/2015 2:00 pm, ASN |
at UNC Greensboro | L 49–84 | 7–20 (4–12) |
Greensboro Coliseum (2,060) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Western Carolina | W 53–49 | 8–20 (5–12) |
Timmons Arena (925) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 02/28/2015 4:00 pm |
Wofford | L 60–62 | 8–21 (5–13) |
Timmons Arena (2,202) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| SoCon Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/06/2015 8:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. The Citadel First round |
W 73–56 | 9–21 |
U.S. Cellular Center (2,299) Asheville, NC | |||||||
| 3/07/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Chattanooga Quarterfinals |
W 69–67 | 10–21 |
U.S. Cellular Center (3,544) Asheville, NC | |||||||
| 3/08/2015 8:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Mercer Semifinals |
W 52–49 | 11–21 |
U.S. Cellular Center (5,545) Asheville, NC | |||||||
| 3/09/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Wofford Championship game |
L 64–67 | 11–22 |
U.S. Cellular Center (5,153) Asheville, NC | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
- Ryan Fagan (March 9, 2015). "Underdog Furman falls just short of making history in SoCon Tournament". Sporting News. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- "2014-15 Furman Men's Basketball Schedule - Furman". furmanpaladins.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-29.
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