2014–15 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2014–15
Team:Evansville Purple Aces
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:The Valley
Record:24–12
Conf Record:9–9
Hc Year:8th
Asst Coach1:Jimmy Elgas
Asst Coach2:Carson Harris
Champion:CIT champions

The 2014–15 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by eighth year head coach Marty Simmons, played their home games at the Ford Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Illinois State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated IPFW, Eastern Illinois, Louisiana–Lafayette, UT Martin, and Northern Arizona to become CIT champions.

Previous season

The Purple Aces finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Wichita State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ryan Sawvell 0 F/C 6'8" 200 Junior Transferred to Wofford
Tyler Ptacek 22 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Transferred
Mike Leazer 23 G 6'3" 170 Sophomore Transferred to Wisconsin–Parkside
Rokas Cesnulevicius 25 F/C 6'8" 215 Junior Injured

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
sortnameTaylor Stafford 1 G 6'0" 170 Junior Junior college transfer from Eastern Arizona College.
sortnameSergej Vucetic 14 C 7'1" 236 Junior Transferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Vucetic will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
sortnameWillie Wiley 22 F 6'7" 210 Junior Junior college transfer from Vincennes.

Class of 2015 recruits

Schedule

[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#5C2F83; color:#FF5100;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#5C2F83; color:#FF5100;"| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style="background:#5C2F83; color:#FF5100;"| Missouri Valley Conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#5C2F83; color:#FF5100;"| Missouri Valley tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#5C2F83; color:#FF5100;"| CIT

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule .