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2014–15 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

2014–15 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball

Mid-American Conference
West Division
21–14 (8–10 MAC)
Rob Murphy (4th season)
Mike Brown
Kevin Mondro
Benny White
Convocation Center

The 2014–15 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Toledo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Monroe.

SF Brandon Nazione from Des Moines Area Community College to EMU where he was a Division II Second-Team All-American.
Jerome Hunter from Alabama A&M
Anali Okoloji from George Mason.
PF Jordan Nobles (Canton HS)
PG Ethan Alvano (Corona HS)
SG Tim Bond (Baltimore City College HS)
PF Tristan Wilson (Skyline HS).
Matt Cline joined the EMU basketball staff as the Director of Men's Basketball Operations in 2014.

Two players transferred away from EMU after the 2013/14 season, Jalen Ross will be going to Hartford & Darrell Combs to IUPUI. Former EMU standout and NBA player Carl Thomas was hired by Jackson College as Head Coach of the men's basketball team.

Senior forward Karrington Ward was named the 15th-best defensive player in the country according to BleacherReport.com.

#	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Raven Lee	G	6–3	180	R–SO	Detroit, MI
1	Mike Talley	G	6–0	176	R–SR	Detroit, MI
3	Anali Okoloji	F	6–8	232	R–SR	Brooklyn, NY
4	Brandon Nazione	F	6–8	215	JR	Howell, MI
5	Jodan Price	G/F	6–7	180	R–SO	Indianapolis, IN
10	Tim Bond	G	6–6	170	FR	Baltimore, MD
12	Olalekan Ajayi	F/C	6–11	245	JR	Winston-Salem, NC
13	Trent Perry	G	6–4	175	R–FR	Franklin, TN
14	Karrington Ward	F	6–7	186	SR	Lockport, IL
15	Jordan Nobles	F	6–9	190	FR	Canton, MI
20	Ali Farhat	G	6–0	160	SO	Dearborn, MI
21	Jerome Hunter	F	6–9	250	GR	Buffalo, NY
22	Jordan Martin	G	6–3	195	R–JR	Detroit, MI
25	Ethan Alvano	G	6–1	170	FR	Corona, CA
30	Mike Samuels	C	6–11	285	R–JR	Bushkill, Pennsylvania

Datetime, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
11/14/2014*1:00 pm	St. Francis (IL) EMU Showcase	W 64–52	1–0	Convocation Center (2,859)Ypsilanti, MI
11/17/2014*7:00 pm	Oakland	W 89–77	2–0	Convocation Center (863)Ypsilanti, MI
11/21/2014*7:00 pm	Youngstown State EMU Showcase	W 71–62	3–0	Convocation Center (680)Ypsilanti, MI
11/22/2014*7:00 pm	UNC Greensboro EMU Showcase	W 70–62	4–0	Convocation Center (624)Ypsilanti, MI
11/23/2014*2:30 pm	Longwood EMU Showcase	W 79–48	5–0	Convocation Center (395)Ypsilanti, MI
11/26/2014*12:00 pm	Rochester (MI)	W 68–35	6–0	Convocation Center (192)Ypsilanti, MI
12/01/2014*7:00 pm	Marygrove	W 83–52	7–0	Convocation Center (272)Ypsilanti, MI
12/06/2014*2:00 pm, FSOH	at Dayton	L 64–73	7–1	UD Arena (12,243)Dayton, OH
12/09/2014*9:00 pm, ESPNU	at Michigan	W 45–42	8–1	Crisler Center (11,926)Ann Arbor, MI
12/17/2014*9:00 pm, BTN	at No. 25 Michigan State	L 46–66	8–2	Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
12/20/2014*3:00 pm	at Missouri State	W 77–65	9–2	JQH Arena (5,013)Springfield, MO
12/23/2014*6:00 pm	Coppin State	W 87–64	10–2	Convocation Center (827)Ypsilanti, MI
12/28/2014*1:00 pm	Concordia (MI)	W 100–42	11–2	Convocation Center (564)Ypsilanti, MI
01/07/20157:00 pm	Ball State	L 59–60 OT	11–3 (0–1)	Convocation Center (1,036)Ypsilanti, MI
01/10/20155:30 pm	at Miami (OH)	L 81–82 OT	11–4 (0–2)	Millett Hall (987)Oxford, OH
01/14/20157:00 pm	at Kent State	L 59–65	11–5 (0–3)	MAC Center (2,892)Kent, OH
01/17/201512:00 pm, ESPN3	Northern Illinois	W 54–46	12–5 (1–3)	Convocation Center (786)Ypsilanti, MI
01/21/20157:00 pm, ESPN3	at Bowling Green	L 58–74	12–6 (1–4)	Stroh Center (2,314)Bowling Green, OH
01/24/20154:30 pm, ESPN3	at Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 51–65	12–7 (1–5)	McGuirk Arena (4,041)Mount Pleasant, MI
01/27/20157:00 pm	Ohio	W 76–40	13–7 (2–5)	Convocation Center (837)Ypsilanti, MI
01/31/201512:00 pm	Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 69–63	14–7 (3–5)	Convocation Center (1,018)Ypsilanti, MI
02/04/20157:00 pm, ESPN3	at Toledo	L 60–84	14–8 (3–6)	Savage Arena (4,532)Toledo, OH
02/07/20152:00 pm	at Ohio	L 73–76	14–9 (3–7)	Convocation Center (9,586)Athens, OH
02/10/20157:00 pm	Miami (OH)	W 83–69	15–9 (4–7)	Convocation Center (460)Ypsilanti, MI
02/14/20152:30 pm	Akron	W 78–75	16–9 (5–7)	Convocation Center (1,101)Ypsilanti, MI
02/18/20157:00 pm	Buffalo	L 63–78	16–10 (5–8)	Convocation Center (739)Ypsilanti, MI
02/21/20158:00 pm, ESPN3	at Northern Illinois	W 73–65	17–10 (6–8)	Convocation Center (2,302)DeKalb, IL
02/24/20157:00 pm	Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 56–72	17–11 (6–9)	Convocation Center (731)Ypsilanti, MI
02/28/20154:30 pm	at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 72–80	17–12 (6–10)	University Arena (3,188)Kalamazoo, MI
03/03/20157:00 pm, ESPN3	at Ball State	W 67–60	18–12 (7–10)	John E. Worthen Arena (2,295)Muncie, IN
03/06/20157:00 pm	Toledo	W 85–59	19–12 (8–10)	Convocation Center (1,494)Ypsilanti, MI
03/09/20157:30 pm	Miami (OH) First round	W 62–61 OT	20–12	Convocation Center (827)Ypsilanti, MI
03/11/20156:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Bowling Green Second round	W 73–67	21–12	Quicken Loans Arena (2,411)Cleveland, OH
03/12/20156:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Toledo Quarterfinals	L 67–78	21–13	Quicken Loans Arena (4,502)Cleveland, OH
03/18/2015*8:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe First round	L 67–71	21–14	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,003)Monroe, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS

Free throw percentage
- Mike Talley- 1.000 (9-9)(at Ball State (3/3/15)
- Raven Lee- 1.000(8-8) vs Bowling Green (3/11/15)
Steals
- Raven Lee- 6 vs Coppin State (12/23/14)
- Mike Talley- 6 at Ball State (3/3/15)
Blocked Shots
- Karrington Ward 6 vs Coppin State (12/23/14)
Turnovers
- Raven Lee- 8 vs Akron (02/14/15)

Team Highs

Margin
- 58 (100–42) vs Concordia (12/28/14)
Rebounds
- 59 vs Marygrove (12/01/14)
Steals
- 17 vs Longwood (11/23/14)
Blocked Shots
- 10 vs Coppin State (12/23/14)
- 10 vs Ball State (1/07/15)

Opponent Lows

Points
- 35 vs Rochester (11/26/14)
Field Goals Made
- 11 vs Rochester (11/26/14)
- 13 vs Ohio (01/27/15)
Field Goal Attempts
- 39 at Northern Illinois (02/21/15)
Field Goal Percentage
- .224 vs Rochester (11/26/14)
- .228 vs Ohio (01/27/15)
Free Throws Made
- 1 vs Saint Francis (11/14/14)
Free Throws Attempted
- 2 vs Saint Francis (11/14/14)
Fouls
- 9 vs Ohio (01/27/15)

MAC Statistic Leaders

Field Goal Pct Defense- .401
Steals- 8.9

MAC Player of the Week

Nov. 24, 2014 Raven Lee
Feb. 16, 2015 Karrington Ward
Mar. 07, 2015 Mike Talley

Academic All MAC

Olalekan Ajayi
Trent Perry

3rd Team All-MAC

2015 Raven Lee

MAC Honorable Mention

2015 Karrington Ward

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