2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Ron Verlin. They finished the season 12–19, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to San Francisco.
2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball | |
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Conference | West Coast Conference |
2014–15 record | 12–19 (4–14 WCC) |
Head coach | Ron Verlin (2nd season) |
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Home arena | Alex G. Spanos Center |
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No. 7 Gonzaga † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 35 | – | 3 | .921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Tigers finished the season 18–16, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, Texas A&M Corpus–Christi and fellow WCC member San Diego to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Murray State.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Trevin Harris | 1 | F | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Kingwood, TX | Graduated |
Sama Taku | 3 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Tucson, AZ | Graduated |
Spencer Llewellyn | 5 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Sydney, Australia | Graduate transfer to San Francisco State |
Andrew Bock | 12 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Rialto, CA | Graduated |
Khalil Kelley | 13 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Graduated |
Aaron Short | 15 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Junior | Reno, NV | Transferred |
Ross Rivera | 20 | G | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Visalia, CA | Graduated |
Tony Gill | 33 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Roseville, CA | Graduated |
Tim Thomas | 42 | C | 6'10" | 255 | Senior | Sheridan, WY | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Alec Kobre | 3 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Junior | Santa Rosa, CA | Junior college transfer from Santa Rosa Junior College. |
Dulani Robinson | 5 | G | 5'8" | 160 | Junior | Oakland, CA | Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco. |
Cole Currie | 10 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | La Crescenta, CA | Transferred from Tulane. Under NCAA transfer rules, Currie will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Eric Thompson | 12 | F | 6'8" | 270 | Junior | Pontiac, MI | Junior college transfer from Saddleback College. |
Sami Eleraky | 35 | C | 7'0" | 242 | Sophomore | Aalborg, Denmark | Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco. |
Recruiting Class of 2014
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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D.J. Ursery G |
Encino, California | Crespi Carmlite | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 18, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: | ||||||
Kaleb Warner F |
Seattle, Washington | Mercer Island | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 16, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 | ||||||
Jacob Lampkin F |
Clyde Hill, Washington | O'Dea | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 16, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 | ||||||
Ilias Theodorou F |
Athens, Greece | St. John's Northwestern Military | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 13, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: nr | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Recruiting Class of 2015
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Anthony Townes F |
Modesto, California | Modesto Christian | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jan 7, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/08/2014 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Sonoma State | W 83–62 | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,424) Stockton, CA | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 5:00 PM |
at Western Illinois | W 73–71 | 1–0 |
Western Hall (1,323) Macomb, IL | |||||||
11/16/2014* 3:00 PM |
at UC Irvine | L 50–68 | 1–1 |
Bren Events Center (1,783) Irvine, CA | |||||||
11/20/2014 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Pacific Union | W 81–56 | 2–1 |
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,743) Stockton, CA | |||||||
11/23/2014* 8:00 PM, P12N |
vs. Washington Marv Harshman Classic |
L 69–76 | 2–2 |
KeyArena (2,512) Seattle, WA | |||||||
11/26/2014* 8:30 PM, CBSSN |
at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals |
W 71–62 | 3–2 |
Alaska Airlines Center (2,973) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
11/28/2014* 8:30 PM, CBSSN |
vs. Colorado State Great Alaska Shootout semifinals |
L 64–75 | 3–3 |
Alaska Airlines Center (2,903) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
11/29/2014* 8:00 PM, CBSSN |
vs. Mercer Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game |
W 55–48 | 4–3 |
Alaska Airlines Center (3,110) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
12/03/2014* 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Cal State East Bay | W 80–51 | 5–3 |
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,704) Stockton, CA | |||||||
12/06/2014* 7:05 PM |
at Idaho State | W 68–62 | 6–3 |
Holt Arena (1,554) Pocatello, ID | |||||||
12/14/2014* 5:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Western Michigan | L 72–80 | 6–4 |
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,736) Stockton, CA | |||||||
12/18/2014* 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Nevada | W 69–65 | 7–4 |
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,778) Stockton, CA | |||||||
12/20/2014* 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Fresno State | L 68–71 | 8–4 |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,326) Stockton, CA | |||||||
12/27/2014 3:00 PM, CSNCA |
San Francisco | L 71–77 | 8–5 (0–1) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,340) Stockton, CA | |||||||
12/29/2014 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Santa Clara | L 40–57 | 8–6 (0–2) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,007) Stockton, CA | |||||||
01/01/2015 1:00 PM, TWCSN |
at Loyola Marymount | W 77–63 | 9–6 (1–2) |
Gersten Pavilion (1,061) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
01/03/2015 5:00 PM, TheW.tv |
at Pepperdine | L 61–71 | 9–7 (1–3) |
Firestone Fieldhouse (905) Malibu, CA | |||||||
01/10/2015 8:00 PM, CSN BAY |
Saint Mary's | L 47–54 | 9–8 (1–4) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,677) Stockton, CA | |||||||
01/15/2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU |
BYU | L 80–93 | 9–9 (1–5) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,626) Stockton, CA | |||||||
01/17/2015 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
San Diego | W 59–57 | 10–9 (2–5) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,668) Stockton, CA | |||||||
01/22/2015 7:00 PM, RTNW/TheW.tv |
at Portland | L 69–72 | 10–10 (2–6) |
Chiles Center (1,244) Portland, OR | |||||||
01/24/2015 5:00 PM, RTNW/TheW.tv |
at No. 3 Gonzaga | L 60–91 | 10–11 (2–7) |
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||||||
01/29/2015 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Pepperdine | L 43–50 | 10–12 (2–8) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,396) Stockton, CA | |||||||
01/31/2015 1:00 PM, CSNCA |
Loyola Marymount | L 71–76 OT | 10–13 (2–9) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,446) Stockton, CA | |||||||
02/07/2015 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
at Saint Mary's | L 58–73 | 10–14 (2–10) |
McKeon Pavilion (3,081) Moraga, CA | |||||||
02/12/2015 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
at San Diego | L 48–68 | 10–15 (2–11) |
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,774) San Diego, CA | |||||||
02/14/2015 7:00 PM, BYUtv |
at BYU | L 59–84 | 10–16 (2–12) |
Marriott Center (16,202) Provo, UT | |||||||
02/19/2015 8:00 PM, CSN BAY |
No. 3 Gonzaga | L 74–86 | 10–17 (2–13) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (5,672) Stockton, CA | |||||||
02/21/2015 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Portland | W 79–77 OT | 11–17 (3–13) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,653) Stockton, CA | |||||||
02/26/2015 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
at Santa Clara | W 64–57 | 12–17 (4–13) |
Leavey Center (1,110) Santa Clara, CA | |||||||
02/28/2015 7:00 PM, CSN BAY |
at San Francisco | L 55–65 | 12–18 (4–14) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,545) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
WCC Tournament | |||||||||||
03/06/2015 6:00 PM, BYUtv |
vs. San Francisco First round |
L 58–62 | 12–19 |
Orleans Arena (7,110) Paradise, NV | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |