2014–15 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2014–15
Team:Georgia Southern Eagles
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:Sun Belt
Record:22–9
Conf Record:14–6
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Larry Dixon
Asst Coach3:Tim Kaine

The 2014–15 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were first year members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 14–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Georgia State. Despite having 22 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
0Amonte PotterGuard6–0175SophomoreMarietta, Georgia
1Devonte BoykinsGuard6–2180FreshmanForest City, North Carolina
2Mike HughesGuard6–3190FreshmanWinston-Salem, North Carolina
3Eric FergusonForward6–8200SeniorStatesboro, Georgia
4Curtis DiamondGuard6–3170SeniorLithonia, Georgia
5Jelani HewittGuard6–2185SeniorMiramar, Florida
10Jake AllsmillerGuard6–5185FreshmanNashville, Tennessee
11Shawn O'ConnellForward6–8190FreshmanRoswell, Georgia
12Aubrey McRaeGuard6–3185FreshmanAugusta, Georgia
13Angel MatiasForward6–4225SeniorSan Juan, Puerto Rico
14Coye SimmonsForward6–8235FreshmanWinston-Salem, North Carolina
23Jonathan SanksGuard6–4180FreshmanWarner Robins, Georgia
30Scott KellyForward6–5210SophomoreMilton, Georgia
31D.J. SuterGuard6–4200SeniorAlpharetta, Georgia
32Zach AltanyGuard6–4190SeniorStatesboro, Georgia
33Grayson ClarkGuard6–2185SophomoreMilton, Georgia
35Kyle DoyleForward6–6210SophomoreHephzibah, Georgia
44Trent WiedemanForward6–8255SeniorSuwanee, Georgia

Schedule

[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF;"| Sun Belt tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule.