2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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|conference=American Athletic Conference
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|short_conf=The American
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|record=14–19
|conf_record=6–12
|head_coach=Jeff Lebo
|hc_year = 5th
|asst_coach1= Mike Netti
|asst_coach2= Michael Perry
|asst_coach3= Ken Potosnak
|stadium=Williams Arena
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{{2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fifth year head coach Jeff Lebo, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were first year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic tournament where they lost to SMU.{{cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2015/03/13/3-takeaways-smu-survives-quarterfinals-scare-from-east-carolina/|title=3 takeaways: SMU survives quarterfinals scare from East Carolina|first=EJ|last=Holland|work=The Dallas Morning News|date=March 13, 2015|access-date=February 4, 2024}}
Previous season
The Pirates finished the season 17–17, 5–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA tournament where they lost to UTEP. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Wright State.{{cite news|url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/college-basketball/wsu-regroups-top-ecu-cit/PRvxPGhwIa2MVhnD68b9hM/|title=WSU regroups to top ECU in CIT|first=John|last=Cummings|work=Dayton Daily News|date=March 18, 2014|access-date=February 4, 2024}}
Departures
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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||||||
| Akeem Richmond | 1 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Sanford, NC | Graduated |
| Petar Torlak | 3 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Belgrade, Serbia | Graduated |
| Brandan Stith | 25 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Freshman | Lawrenceville, VA | Transferred to Old Dominion |
=Incoming Transfers=
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Previous School | |||||||
| sortname| Kanu Aja | 44 | F | 6'10" | 255 | Junior | Baltimore, MD | Junior college transferred from City College of San Francisco. |
Incoming recruits
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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Lance Tejada
| position = PG
| hometown = Hollywood, CA
| highschool = Blanche Ely High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 1
| weight = 175
| 40 =
| commitdate = 2013-08-31
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = 3
| espn grade = 79
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Grant Bryant
| position = SF
| hometown = Marietta, GA
| highschool = Kell High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 6
| weight = 180
| 40 =
| commitdate = 2013-09-01
| scout stars = 2
| rivals stars = NR
| espn grade = NR
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Bunyon Tyson
| position = PG
| hometown = Wadesboro, NC
| highschool = Anson High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| weight = 175
| 40 =
| commitdate = 2013-06-13
| scout stars = NR
| rivals stars = NR
| espn grade = NR
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
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= Recruiting Class of 2015 =
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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Kentrell Barkley
| position = SF
| hometown = Durham, NC
| highschool = Northern High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 5
| weight = 195
| 40 =
| commitdate = 2014-09-01
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = NR
| espn grade = NR
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Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Grant|last=Bryant|num=1|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=205|class=FR|rs=|home=Kennesaw, GA|high_school=Kell}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Caleb|last=White|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=7|lbs=190|class=SO|rs=|home=Buckingham, VA|high_school=Virginia Episcopal}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Prince|last=Williams|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=Raleigh, NC|high_school=Broughton}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lance|last=Tejada|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=190|class=FR|rs=|home=Pompano Beach, FL|high_school=Blanche Ely}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Francis|last=Edosomwan|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=220|class=SR|rs=|home=Charlotte, NC|high_school=Charlotte Christian}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Antonio|last=Robinson|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=175|class=SR|rs=|home=Winston-Salem, NC|high_school=Louisburg College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Michel-Ofik|last=Nzege|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=215|class=SO|rs=y|home=Geneva, Switzerland|high_school=Winston-Salem State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Peyton|last=Robbins|num=15|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=Raleigh, NC|high_school=St. David's}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=B. J.|last=Tyson|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=190|class=FR|rs=|home=Wadesboro, NC|high_school=Anson}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Paris|last=Roberts-Campbell|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=SR|rs=|home=Charlotte, NC|high_school=United Faith Christian Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Keith|last=Armstrong|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=240|class=JR|rs=|home=Raleigh, NC|high_school=Robert Morris}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Greg|last=Alexander|num=31|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=200|class=SO|rs=|home=Hampton, VA|high_school=Kecoughtan}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Michael|last=Zangari|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=230|class=JR|rs=|home=Etters, PA|high_school=Red Land}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marshall|last=Guimette|num=41|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=250|class=SO|rs=y|home=Kennesaw, GA|high_school=Harrison}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kanu|last=Aja|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=245|class=JR|rs=|home=Baltimore, MD|high_school=City College of San Francisco}}
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- Jeff Lebo ({{college|North Carolina}})
|asst_coach=
- Mike Netti ({{college|Syracuse}})
- Michael Perry ({{college|Richmond}})
- Ken Potosnak ({{college|Randolph–Macon}})
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Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#4F0076; color:#FFE600;"| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina Wesleyan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename = Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round
| attend = 5,096
| tv =
| score = 99–81
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/16/2014
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Asheville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 4,149
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 79–83
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/20/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia Lynchburg
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 3,966
| tv =
| score = 92–51
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/2014
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Green Bay
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Germain Arena
| site_cityst = Estero, FL
| gamename = Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
| attend = 2,118
| tv =
| score = 49–66
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/25/2014
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Fresno State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Germain Arena
| site_cityst = Estero, FL
| gamename = Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round
| attend = 240
| tv =
| score = 58–52
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2014
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Hawai{{okina}}i
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Germain Arena
| site_cityst = Estero, FL
| gamename = Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game
| attend = 271
| tv =
| score = 73–75
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Connecticut
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 3,705
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 74–59
| overtime =
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida Atlantic
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FAU Arena
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,219
| tv =
| score = 63–72
| overtime =
| record = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/07/2014
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Dean Smith Center
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 18,741
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 64–108
| overtime =
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/13/2014
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 4,759
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 70–58
| overtime =
| record = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 4,388
| tv =
| score = 54–66
| overtime =
| record = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 4,234
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 75–57
| overtime =
| record = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Greensboro
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 4,418
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 71–50
| overtime =
| record = 7–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2014
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulane
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 4,358
| tv = ESPNews
| score = 59–67
| overtime =
| record = 7–7 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = USF Sun Dome
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 3,184
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 50–58
| overtime =
| record = 7–8 (0–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/06/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cincinnati
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 7,516
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 48–69
| overtime =
| record = 7–9 (0–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Houston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 4,368
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 66–61
| overtime =
| record = 8–9 (1–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = SMU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 7,001
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 54–77
| overtime =
| record = 8–10 (1–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/24/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 4,968
| tv = ESPNews
| score = 64–66
| overtime =
| record = 8–11 (1–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2015
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Memphis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FedEx Forum
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| gamename =
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 58–70
| overtime =
| attend = 13,335
| record = 8–12 (1–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/01/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cincinnati
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 50–46
| overtime =
| record = 9–12 (2–6)
| attend = 4,574
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UConn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 52–65
| overtime =
| attend = 8,985
| record = 9–13 (2–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCF
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–49
| overtime =
| attend = 5,305
| record = 10–13 (3–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/10/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Memphis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 4,519
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 64–53
| overtime =
| record = 11–13 (4–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Temple
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Liacouras Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 8,121
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 53–66
| overtime =
| record = 11–14 (4–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| gamename =
| attend = 4,263
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 58–69
| overtime =
| record = 11–15 (4–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2015
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 5,073
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 73–60
| overtime =
| record = 12–15 (5–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UConn
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 6,856
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 49–60
| overtime =
| record = 12–16 (5–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/28/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCF
| opprank =
| site_stadium = CFE Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 3,740
| tv = ESPNews
| score = 71–66
| overtime =
| record = 13–16 (6–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Temple
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 4,790
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 56–70
| overtime =
| record = 13–17 (6–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/08/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Houston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 2,879
| tv = ESPNews
| score = 52-74
| overtime =
| record = 13–18 (6–12)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#4F0076; color:#FFE600;"| American Athletic Conference tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/12/2015
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = UCF
| opprank =
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename = First Round
| attend =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 81–80
| overtime = OT
| record = 14–18
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/13/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = SMU
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 68–74
| overtime =
| record = 14–19
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
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