2014–15 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by fifth year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 24–14, 14–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament where they lost to Georgia Southern. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Eastern Michigan, Mercer, and Vermont to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Loyola–Chicago. They lost to Loyola–Chicago in the finals 2 games to 0.

2014–15 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
CBI, Runner-up
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2014–15 record24–14 (14–6 Sun Belt)
Head coachKeith Richard (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Cross
  • Lonnie Cooper
  • J.A. Anglin
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
2014–15 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Georgia State155 .750  2510  .714
Georgia Southern146 .700  229  .710
Louisiana–Monroe146 .700  2414  .632
Louisiana–Lafayette137 .650  2214  .611
Texas–Arlington1010 .500  1615  .516
Appalachian State*911 .450  1217  .414
South Alabama911 .450  1221  .364
Arkansas–Little Rock812 .400  1318  .419
Texas State713 .350  1417  .452
Arkansas State614 .300  1118  .379
Troy515 .250  1019  .345
*ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
2015 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Marvin Williams Center 6–8 245 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
1 Alex Brown Forward 6–4 185 Freshman Vernon, Florida
2 DeMondre Harvey Forward 6–7 210 Junior Minden, Louisiana
3 Prince Cooper Guard 6–4 215 Sophomore Freeport, Bahamas
4 Mack Foster Guard 6–2 185 Junior Beulah, Mississippi
5 Jamaal Samuel Forward 6–9 205 Junior New Orleans, Louisiana
10 Roderick Taylor Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Harker Heights, Texas
11 Nick Coppola Guard 5–11 190 Sophomore Richmond, Virginia
12 Tylor Ongwae Forward 6–7 205 Senior Eldoret, Kenya
13 Majok Deng Forward 6–10 190 Junior Adelaide, Australia
20 Chinedu Amajoyi Guard 6–3 195 Senior Rancho Cucamonga, California
22 Lance Richard Guard 5–10 175 Freshman Monroe, Louisiana
32 Justin Roberson Guard 6–1 185 Junior Natchitoches, Louisiana

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/15/2014*
7:00 pm
at UAB
Battle 4 Atlantis
W 74–65  1–0
Bartow Arena (2,403)
Birmingham, Alabama
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Champion Baptist W 106–39  2–0
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,078)
Monroe, Louisiana
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 8 Florida
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 56–61 OT 2–1
O'Connell Center (11,003)
Gainesville, Florida
11/26/2014*
1:30 pm
vs. Coastal Carolina
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 48-61  2-2
McKenzie Arena (2,426)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
11/27/2014*
11:00 am
vs. Robert Morris
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 54–71  2–3
McKenzie Arena (2,136)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Louisiana College W 83–55  3–3
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,053)
Monroe, Louisiana
12/09/2014*
7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 82–74  4–3
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,082)
Monroe, Louisiana
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm
at New Mexico L 46–54  4–4
The Pit (13,710)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm
Central Baptist W 78–53  5–4
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,060)
Monroe, Louisiana
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm
LSU–Alexandria W 76–71  6–4
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,201)
Monroe, Louisiana
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm
at Samford L 50–64  6–5
Pete Hanna Center (1,053)
Homewood, Alabama
12/30/2014
6:00 pm
at Georgia State L 45–65  6–6 (0–1)
GSU Sports Arena (1,371)
Atlanta, Georgia
01/05/2015
7:00 pm
Arkansas State W 70–61  7–6 (1–1)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,418)
Monroe, Louisiana
01/08/2015
7:15 pm
at UT Arlington W 76–73 OT 8–6 (2–1)
College Park Center (1,074)
Arlington, Texas
01/10/2015
4:30 pm
at Texas State W 62–59  9–6 (3–1)
Strahan Coliseum (1,612)
San Marcos, Texas
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
Troy W 63–54  10–6 (4–1)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,676)
Monroe, Louisiana
01/17/2015
4:00 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock W 64–52  11–6 (5–1)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,793)
Monroe, Louisiana
01/19/2015
7:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette W 57–55  12–6 (6–1)
Cajundome (4,213)
Lafayette, Louisiana
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
UT Arlington L 57–61  12–7 (6–2)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,571)
Monroe, Louisiana
01/24/2015
4:00 pm
Georgia Southern L 53–57  12–8 (6–3)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,898)
Monroe, Louisiana
01/29/2015
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Troy W 58–55 OT 13–8 (7–3)
Trojan Arena (2,289)
Troy, Alabama
01/31/2015
4:00 pm
South Alabama W 67–61  14–8 (8–3)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,878)
Monroe, Louisiana
02/05/2015
7:30 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 77–61  15–8 (9–3)
Jack Stephens Center (1,676)
Little Rock, Arkansas
02/07/2015
6:30 pm
at Georgia Southern W 71–68 OT 16–8 (10–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,427)
Statesboro, Georgia
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 67–55  17–8 (11–3)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,502)
Monroe, Louisiana
02/14/2015
4:00 pm
Appalachian State W 69–58  18–8 (12–3)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,388)
Monroe, Louisiana
02/21/2015
7:00 pm
at Arkansas State L 68–70  18–9 (12–4)
Convocation Center (1,916)
Jonesboro, Arkansas
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at South Alabama W 75–57  19–9 (13–4)
Mitchell Center (1,834)
Mobile, Alabama
02/28/2015
2:30 pm
at Appalachian State L 43–66  19–10 (13–5)
Holmes Center (1,941)
Boone, North Carolina
03/05/2015
7:00 pm
Georgia State L 50–58  19–11 (13–6)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,871)
Monroe, Louisiana
03/07/2015
4:00 pm
Texas State W 56–53  20–11 (14–6)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,849)
Monroe, Louisiana
Sun Belt Tournament
03/13/2015
7:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. South Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 77–59  21–11
Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, Louisiana
03/14/2015
3:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Georgia Southern
Semifinals
L 43–44  21–12
Lakefront Arena (N/A)
New Orleans, Louisiana
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Eastern Michigan
First round
W 71–67  22–12
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,003)
Monroe, Louisiana
03/23/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer
Quarterfinals
W 71–69  23–12
Hawkins Arena (2,677)
Macon, Georgia
03/25/2015*
7:00 pm
Vermont
Semifinals
W 71–65  24–12
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,368)
Monroe, Louisiana
03/30/2015*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Loyola–Chicago
Finals–Game 1
L 58–65  24–13
Joseph Gentile Arena (2,215)
Chicago, Illinois
04/01/2015*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Loyola–Chicago
Finals–Game 2
L 62–63  24–14
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,460)
Monroe, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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