2014–15 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 20th year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Boston University, Bucknell, and American to become champions of the Patriot League Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Villanova.

2014–15 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
Patriot League Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferencePatriot League
2014–15 record20–13 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coachFran O'Hanlon (20th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Doherty
  • Donovan Williams
  • John O'Connor
Home arenaKirby Sports Center
2014–15 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell135 .722  1915  .559
Colgate126 .667  1617  .485
Lehigh108 .556  1614  .533
Lafayette99 .500  2013  .606
Boston University99 .500  1317  .433
American810 .444  1716  .515
Holy Cross810 .444  1416  .467
Navy810 .444  1319  .406
Loyola (MD)711 .389  1119  .367
Army612 .333  1515  .500
2015 Patriot League Tournament winner

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
4 Eric Stafford Guard 6–5 160 Freshman Pitman, New Jersey
5 Joey Ptasinsky Guard 6–3 177 Senior Highlands Ranch, Colorado
11 Nick Lindner Guard 5–10 166 Sophomore Doylestown, Pennsylvania
12 Seth Hinrichs Guard 6–8 223 Senior Clara City, Minnesota
13 Matt Klinewski Forward 6–8 232 Freshman Voorhees, New Jersey
14 Bryce Scott Guard 6–3 191 Junior El Dorado Hills, California
20 Dan Trist Forward 6–9 234 Senior Sydney, Australia
21 Zach Rufer Guard 6–3 191 Junior Bloomingburg, New York
22 Alan Flannigan Forward 6–7 235 Senior Dexter, Missouri
24 Michael Hoffman Forward 6–8 192 Sophomore Burleson, Texas
32 Monty Boykins Guard 6–5 192 Sophomore West Chester, Ohio
33 Jake Newman Guard 6–7 196 Sophomore Surrey, British Columbia
34 Ben Freeland Forward 6–10 205 Junior Santa Rosa, California
44 Billy Murphy Forward 6–10 227 Junior Greenwich, Connecticut
54 Nathaniel Musters Center 6–10 253 Junior Padstow, Australia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 PM
at Robert Morris W 77–50  1–0
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,262)
Moon Township, PA
11/16/2014*
2:00 PM, RTPT
at West Virginia L 56–83  1–1
WVU Coliseum (6,089)
Morgantown, WV
11/19/2014*
7:00 PM, WBPH
Princeton W 83–66  2–1
Kirby Sports Center (1,826)
Easton, PA
11/22/2014*
7:00 PM
at Penn W 83–77  3–1
Palestra (3,824)
Philadelphia, PA
11/26/2014*
7:00 PM
at Yale L 60–82  3–2
John J. Lee Amphitheater (462)
New Haven, CT
11/30/2014*
2:00 PM
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 82–61  4–2
Rothman Center (412)
Teaneck, NJ
12/06/2014*
2:00 PM
Wagner W 97–84  5–2
Kirby Sports Center (1,744)
Easton, PA
12/08/2014*
7:00 PM
Sacred Heart W 82–81  6–2
Kirby Sports Center (1,922)
Easton, PA
12/16/2014*
7:00 PM
Susquehanna W 91–66  7–2
Kirby Sports Center (866)
Easton, PA
12/20/2014*
3:00 PM
at No. 10 Kansas L 69–96  7–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/28/2014*
2:00 PM, WBPH
NJIT W 76–71  8–3
Kirby Sports Center (1,732)
Easton, PA
Conference regular season
12/31/2014
3:00 PM
at Army W 92–78  9–3 (1–0)
Christl Arena (1,037)
West Point, NY
01/03/2015
2:00 PM, WBPH
Navy L 65–69  9–4 (1–1)
Kirby Sports Center (1,872)
Easton, PA
01/07/2015
7:00 PM
at Bucknell L 69–79  9–5 (1–2)
Sojka Pavilion (2,983)
Lewisburg, PA
01/10/2015
1:00 PM
at Boston University W 63–62  10–5 (2–2)
Agganis Arena (738)
Boston, MA
01/14/2015
7:00 PM, WBPH
Loyola (MD) W 69–65  11–5 (3–2)
Kirby Sports Center (1,123)
Easton, PA
01/17/2015
2:00 PM, WBPH
American L 76–78  11–6 (3–3)
Kirby Sports Center (1,763)
Easton, PA
01/21/2015
7:00 PM
at Holy Cross L 73–74  11–7 (3–4)
Hart Center (1,442)
Worcester, MA
01/24/2015
2:00 PM, WBPH
Lehigh L 71–75  11–8 (3–5)
Kirby Sports Center (2,106)
Easton, PA
01/28/2015
7:00 PM
at Colgate W 59–54  12–8 (4–5)
Cotterell Court (N/A)
Hamilton, NY
01/31/2015
7:00 PM
at Navy W 74–65  13–8 (5–5)
Alumni Hall (2,887)
Annapolis, MD
02/04/2015
7:00 PM, WBPH
Bucknell W 84–74 OT 14–8 (6–5)
Kirby Sports Center (1,812)
Easton, PA
02/09/2015
7:00 PM, CBSSN
Boston University L 60–74  14–9 (6–6)
Kirby Sports Center (1,587)
Easton, PA
02/11/2015
7:30 PM, MASN
at Loyola (MD) L 43–62  14–10 (6–7)
Reitz Arena (574)
Baltimore, MD
02/14/2015
2:00 PM
at American L 77–88  14–11 (6–8)
Bender Arena (1,856)
Washington, D.C.
02/18/2015
7:00 PM, WBPH
Holy Cross W 89–81  15–11 (7–8)
Kirby Sports Center (1,372)
Easton, PA
02/22/2015
12:00 PM, CBSSN
at Lehigh W 63–61  16–11 (8–8)
Stabler Arena (1,894)
Bethlehem, PA
02/25/2015
7:00 PM, WBPH
Colgate L 83–95  16–12 (8–9)
Kirby Sports Center (1,497)
Easton, PA
02/28/2015
2:00 PM, WBPH
Army W 74–64  17–12 (9–9)
Kirby Sports Center (2,107)
Easton, PA
Patriot League Tournament
03/05/2015
7:00 PM, WBPH
Boston University
Quarterfinals
W 89–64  18–12
Kirby Sports Center (1,648)
Easton, PA
03/08/2015
2:00 PM, CBSSN
at Bucknell
Semifinals
W 80–74  19–12
Sojka Pavilion (2,388)
Lewisburg, PA
03/11/2015
7:30 PM, CBSSN
American
Championship game
W 65–63  20–12
Kirby Sports Center (2,644)
Easton, PA
NCAA Tournament
3/19/2015*
6:50 PM, TBS
(16 E) vs. (1 E) No. 2 Villanova
Round of 64
L 52–93  20–13
Consol Energy Center (16,170)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.

See also

2014–15 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

References

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