2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

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2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball
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CIT, First round
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
2014–15 record 22–11 (12–3 A-Sun)
Head coach Joe Dooley (2nd year)
Assistant coach Marty Richter (4th year)
Assistant coach Michael Fly (4th year)
Assistant coach Jamill Jones (2nd year)
Home arena Alico Arena
Seasons
« 2013–14 2015–16 »
2014–15 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Florida 12 2   .857     23 12   .657
Florida Gulf Coast 11 3   .786     22 11   .667
USC Upstate 8 6   .571     24 12   .667
Lipscomb 7 7   .500     14 17   .452
Northern Kentucky* 7 7   .500     13 17   .433
Jacksonville 4 10   .286     10 22   .313
Kennesaw State 4 10   .286     10 22   .313
Stetson 3 11   .214     9 22   .290
*NKU was eligible for A-Sun Tourney, but not for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. FGCU was a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They played their home games at Alico Arena and were led by second year head coach Joe Dooley. They finished the season 22–11, 12–3 in A-Sun play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-Sun Tournament where they lost to USC Upstate. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

Pre-season

Departures

Player Previous Institution New Institution
Chase Fieler FGCU Graduated
Dajuan Graf FGCU North Carolina Central [1][2]
Eric McKnight FGCU Tennessee [1][3]
Kevin Boyle FGCU N/A [4]

Class of 2014 Signees

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zach Johnson
SG
Miami, FL Miami Norland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 21, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
Eric Moeller
C
Ocala, FL College of Central Florida 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 17, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Demetris Morant
F
Las Vegas, NV UNLV 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 21, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Christian Terrell
SG
Jacksonville, FL Providence School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 21, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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Roster

2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
G 0 Brett Comer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Winter Park High School Winter Park, Florida
F/C 1 Nate Hicks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Sr J. R. Arnold High School Panama City Beach, Florida
G 2 Bernard Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Sr Rockdale County High School Conyers, Georgia
G 3 Julian DeBose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr St. John's College High School Washington, D.C.
G 4 Armand Shoon (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Westwood Christian School Miami, Florida
G 5 Jamail Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Montverde Academy Atlanta, Georgia
F 10 Logan Hovey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Paul J. Hagerty High School Orlando, Florida
F 11 Nick Pellar (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr IMG Academy Munster, Indiana
G 12 Zach Johnson Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Miami Norland Miami, Florida
G 14 Brian Greene Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So IMG Academy Chicago, Illinois
F 15 Filip Cvjeticanin Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr The American School of Madrid Zagreb, Croatia
F 21 Demetris Morant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Bishop Gorman Las Vegas, NV
F 23 TeJai Allen (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Fleming Island High School Jacksonville, FL
F 24 Marcus Blake (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Sr American Heritage School Miami, Florida
F 25 Marc-Eddy Norelia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Olympia High School Orlando, Florida
G 35 Christian Terrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Providence School Jacksonville, Florida
F 42 Eric Moeller 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So College of Central Florida Ocala, Florida
F Antravious Simmons (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Fr South Miami High School Miami, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 22, 2014

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
11/15/2014*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Nova Southeastern W 63–51  1–0
Alico Arena (4,582)
Fort Myers, FL
11/17/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
UC Santa Barbara W 81–75 OT 2–0
Alico Arena (4,412)
Fort Myers, FL
11/19/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Ohio W 79–62  3–0
Alico Arena (4,633)
Fort Myers, FL
11/24/2014*
6:00 PM, ASun.tv
vs. Marist
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 58–43  4–0
Germain Arena (2,118)
Estero, FL
11/25/2014*
8:30 PM, ASun.tv
vs. San Francisco
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 62–47  5–0
Germain Arena (3,027)
Estero, FL
11/26/2014*
8:30 PM, ASun.tv
vs. Green Bay
Gulf Coast Showcase finals
L 45–59  5–1
Germain Arena (3,867)
Estero, FL
11/30/2014*
5:00 PM, FSNOR
at South Dakota State W 71–58  6–1
Frost Arena (3,250)
Brookings, SD
12/03/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Florida Tech W 77–58  7–1
Alico Arena (4,028)
Fort Myers, FL
12/07/2014*
2:00 PM
vs. Massachusetts
Hall of Fame Holiday Classic
W 84–75  8–1
MassMutual Center (5,235)
Springfield, MA
12/14/2014*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
FIU L 63–69  8–2
Alico Arena (3,511)
Fort Myers, FL
12/19/2014*
7:30 PM, ESPN3
Furman W 83–78  9–2
Alico Arena (4,251)
Fort Myers, FL
12/23/2014*
7:00 PM
at Iona L 67–86  9–3
Hynes Athletic Center (1,913)
New Rochelle, NY
12/28/2014*
4:00 PM, FS1
at Xavier L 57–71  9–4
Cintas Center (9,908)
Cincinnati, OH
12/30/2014*
7:30 PM, ESPN3
at Pittsburgh L 54–71  9–5
Peterson Events Center (10,249)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/02/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Ave Maria W 49–36  10–5
Alico Arena (4,071)
Fort Myers, FL
01/05/2015*
10:00 PM
at UC Santa Barbara L 50–63  10–6
The Thunderdome (2,887)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/10/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Stetson W 72–50  11–6
(1–0)
Alico Arena (4,633)
Fort Myers, FL
01/14/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at North Florida L 64–80  11–7
(1–1)
UNF Arena (3,189)
Jacksonville, FL
01/17/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Jacksonville W 79–50  12–7
(2–1)
Alico Arena (4,663)
Fort Myers, FL
01/22/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at USC Upstate W 71–68  13–7
(3–1)
G. B. Hodge Center (837)
Spartanburg, SC
01/24/2015
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 54–48  14–7
(4–1)
KSU Convocation Center (1,437)
Kennesaw, GA
01/29/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Lipscomb W 78–62  15–7
(5–1)
Alico Arena (4,177)
Fort Myers, FL
01/31/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky W 74–64  16–7
(6–1)
Alico Arena (4,550)
Fort Myers, FL
02/07/2015
3:30 PM
at Stetson W 67–51  17–7
(7–1)
Edmunds Center (2,642)
DeLand, FL
02/12/2015
7:00 PM
at Northern Kentucky W 65–59  18–7
(8–1)
The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,226)
Highland Heights, KY
02/14/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 76–74  19–7
(9–1)
Allen Arena (1,213)
Nashville, TN
02/19/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 54–53  20–7
(10–1)
Alico Arena (4,633)
Fort Myers, FL
02/21/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 86–72  21–7
(11–1)
Alico Arena (4,633)
Fort Myers, FL
02/25/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
North Florida L 62–76  21–8
(11–2)
Alico Arena (4,692)
Fort Myers, FL
02/28/2015
2:00 PM
at Jacksonville L 67–75  21–9
(11–3)
Swisher Gymnasium (477)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
03/03/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Jacksonville
Quarterfinals
W 81–63  22–9
Alico Arena (3,567)
Fort Myers, FL
03/05/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
UCS Upstate
Semifinals
L 62–63  22–10
Alico Arena (4,267)
Fort Myers, FL
CIT
03/18/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
First round
L 69–75  22–11
Alico Arena (2,587)
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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