2014–15 Furman Paladins men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2014–15
|team=Furman Paladins
|image=Furman Paladins logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Southern Conference
|division=
|short_conf=SoCon
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=11–22
|conf_record=5–13
|head_coach=Niko Medved
|hc_year = 2nd
|asst_coach1=Bob Richey
|asst_coach2=Jay McAuley
|asst_coach3=Dwight Perry
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Timmons Arena
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings}}
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.
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.{{cite web | author =Ryan Fagan | title =Underdog Furman falls just short of making history in SoCon Tournament | website =Sporting News | date =March 9, 2015 | url =http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2015-03-09/2015-ncaa-touranment-socon-furman-wofford-autobid-paladins | accessdate = March 9, 2015}} The team finished the season 11–22 overall.
Roster
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Number !Name !Position !Height !Weight !Year !Hometown |
| 1
| John Davis III | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Freshman |
| 3
| Geoff Beans | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman |
| 4
| T. K. Hayes | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Sophomore |
| 5
| Aaron O'Neill | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Junior | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 10
| Gene Langan | Forward | 6–6 | 195 | Freshman |
| 12
| Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Freshman |
| 14
| Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Junior |
| 15
| Isaiah Watkins | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Sophomore |
| 21
| Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Sophomore |
| 22
| William Gates, Jr. | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore |
| 24
| Larry Wideman | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior |
| 30
| Kendrec Ferrara | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | Junior |
| 35
| Daniel Fowler | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Freshman |
| 42
| Kevin Chuisseu | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Junior |
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=no|ranklink=2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2014|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#6B3FA0; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/08/2014
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = North Greenville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 64–60
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#6B3FA0; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2014
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = College of Charleston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 1,242
| tv =
| score = 40–75
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Appalachian State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 1,003
| tv =
| score = 84–65
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2014
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UC Davis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 913
| tv =
| score = 55–58
| overtime =
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2014
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 9,314
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 54–93
| overtime =
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/01/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Liberty
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Vines Center
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,630
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 52–66
| overtime =
| record = 1–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2014
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Samford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 1,251
| tv =
| score = 74–64
| overtime =
| record = 2–4 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/09/2014
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = TCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 3,548
| tv =
| score = 69–80
| overtime =
| record = 2–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/13/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Gardner–Webb
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Paul Porter Arena
| site_cityst = Boiling Springs, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 1,281
| tv =
| score = 68–74
| overtime =
| record = 2–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2014
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alico Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Myers, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 4,251
| tv =
| score = 78–83
| overtime =
| record = 2–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2014
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| attend = 12,287
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 76–86
| overtime =
| record = 2–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2014
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = St. Andrews
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 887
| tv =
| score = 72–35
| overtime =
| record = 3–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Chattanooga
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McKenzie Arena
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,738
| tv =
| score = 60–72
| overtime =
| record = 3–9 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/05/2015
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Western Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 617
| tv =
| score = 53–72
| overtime =
| record = 3–10 (1–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/08/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UNC Greensboro
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 813
| tv =
| score = 71–64
| overtime =
| record = 4–10 (2–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = VMI
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 1,701
| tv =
| score = 73–83
| overtime =
| record = 4–11 (2–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/15/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Mercer
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hawkins Arena
| site_cityst = Macon, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,718
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 64–67
| overtime =
| record = 4–12 (2–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = The Citadel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McAlister Field House
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 1,426
| tv =
| score = 74–62
| overtime =
| record = 5–12 (3–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Wofford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Benjamin Johnson Arena
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 1,812
| tv =
| score = 49–74
| overtime =
| record = 5–13 (3–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/24/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Allen
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 921
| tv =
| score = 82–46
| overtime =
| record = 6–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/29/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 1,005
| tv =
| score = 59–55
| overtime =
| record = 7–13 (4–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/31/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Samford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pete Hanna Center
| site_cityst = Homewood, AL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,948
| tv =
| score = 58–68
| overtime =
| record = 7–14 (4–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/05/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Chattanooga
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 1,001
| tv =
| score = 71–74
| overtime = OT
| record = 7–15 (4–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Mercer
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 1,877
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 68–74
| overtime =
| record = 7–16 (4–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/12/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = VMI
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cameron Hall
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,078
| tv =
| score = 59–93
| overtime =
| record = 7–17 (4–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall Civic Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| gamename =
| attend = 2,658
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 59–66
| overtime =
| record = 7–18 (4–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/19/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = The Citadel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 1,029
| tv =
| score = 56–62
| overtime = OT
| record = 7–19 (4–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/22/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UNC Greensboro
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 2,060
| tv = ASN
| score = 49–84
| overtime =
| record = 7–20 (4–12)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/26/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Western Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 925
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 53–49
| overtime =
| record = 8–20 (5–12)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/28/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Wofford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 2,202
| tv =
| score = 60–62
| overtime =
| record = 8–21 (5–13)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#6B3FA0; color:#FFFFFF;"| SoCon tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/06/2015
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = The Citadel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = U.S. Cellular Center
| site_cityst = Asheville, NC
| gamename = First round
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 73–56
| overtime =
| attend = 2,299
| record = 9–21
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/07/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = Chattanooga
| opprank =
| site_stadium = U.S. Cellular Center
| site_cityst = Asheville, NC
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–67
| overtime =
| attend = 3,544
| record = 10–21
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/08/2015
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = Mercer
| opprank =
| site_stadium = U.S. Cellular Center
| site_cityst = Asheville, NC
| gamename = Semifinals
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 52–49
| overtime =
| attend = 5,545
| record = 11–21
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/09/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = Wofford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = U.S. Cellular Center
| site_cityst = Asheville, NC
| gamename = Championship game
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 64–67
| overtime =
| attend = 5,153
| record = 11–22
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
References
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