2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record14–19 (6–12 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 SMU153 .833277  .794
Tulsa144 .7782311  .676
Temple135 .7222611  .703
Cincinnati135 .7222311  .676
UConn108 .5562015  .571
Memphis108 .5561814  .563
Tulane612 .3331516  .484
East Carolina612 .3331419  .424
UCF513 .2781218  .400
Houston414 .2221319  .406
South Florida315 .167923  .281
The American Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fifth year head coach Jeff Lebo, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were first year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic tournament where they lost to SMU.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the season 17–17, 5–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA tournament where they lost to UTEP. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Wright State.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Akeem Richmond1G6'0"180SeniorSanford, NCGraduated
Petar Torlak3G6'1"185SeniorBelgrade, SerbiaGraduated
Brandan Stith25F6'7"215FreshmanLawrenceville, VATransferred to Old Dominion

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Kanu Aja44F6'10"255JuniorBaltimore, MDJunior college transferred from City College of San Francisco.

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lance Tejada
PG
Hollywood, CA Blanche Ely High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 31, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Grant Bryant
SF
Marietta, GA Kell High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 1, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Bunyon Tyson
PG
Wadesboro, NC Anson High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 13, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

Recruiting Class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kentrell Barkley
SF
Durham, NC Northern High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 1, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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.

Sources:

Roster

2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Terry Whisnant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrFlorida State Cherryville, NC
F 1 Grant Bryant 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrKell Kennesaw, GA
G 2 Caleb White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoVirginia Episcopal Buckingham, VA
G 4 Prince Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBroughton Raleigh, NC
G 5 Lance Tejada 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBlanche Ely Pompano Beach, FL
G 10 Francis Edosomwan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrCharlotte Christian Charlotte, NC
G 11 Antonio Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrLouisburg College Winston-Salem, NC
F 13 Michel-Ofik Nzege 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoWinston-Salem State Geneva, Switzerland
G 15 Peyton Robbins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrSt. David's Raleigh, NC
G 21 B. J. Tyson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrAnson Wadesboro, NC
G 22 Paris Roberts-Campbell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrUnited Faith Christian Academy Charlotte, NC
F 24 Keith Armstrong 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrRobert Morris Raleigh, NC
G 31 Greg Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoKecoughtan Hampton, VA
F 34 Michael Zangari 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrRed Land Etters, PA
F 41 Marshall Guimette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SoHarrison Kennesaw, GA
F 44 Kanu Aja 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrCity College of San Francisco Baltimore, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
North Carolina Wesleyan
Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round
W 99–81  1–0
Williams Arena (5,096)
Greenville, NC
11/16/2014*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Asheville L 79–83  1–1
Williams Arena (4,149)
Greenville, NC
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm
Virginia Lynchburg W 92–51  2–1
Williams Arena (3,966)
Greenville, NC
11/24/2014*
12:00 pm
vs. Green Bay
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
L 49–66  2–2
Germain Arena (2,118)
Estero, FL
11/25/2014*
12:00 pm
vs. Fresno State
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round
W 58–52  3–2
Germain Arena (240)
Estero, FL
11/26/2014*
2:30 pm
vs. Hawaiʻi
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game
L 73–75  3–3
Germain Arena (271)
Estero, FL
11/30/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Connecticut W 74–59  4–3
Williams Arena (3,705)
Greenville, NC
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic L 63–72  4–4
FAU Arena (1,219)
Boca Raton, FL
12/07/2014*
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 12 North Carolina L 64–108  4–5
Dean Smith Center (18,741)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/13/2014*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
James Madison W 70–58  5–5
Williams Arena (4,759)
Greenville, NC
12/20/2014*
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 54–66  5–6
Trask Coliseum (4,388)
Wilmington, NC
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida A&M W 75–57  6–6
Williams Arena (4,234)
Greenville, NC
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Greensboro W 71–50  7–6
Williams Arena (4,418)
Greenville, NC
12/31/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNews
Tulane L 59–67  7–7 (0–1)
Williams Arena (4,358)
Greenville, NC
01/03/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida L 50–58  7–8 (0–2)
USF Sun Dome (3,184)
Tampa, FL
01/06/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Cincinnati L 48–69  7–9 (0–3)
Fifth Third Arena (7,516)
Cincinnati, OH
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Houston W 66–61  8–9 (1–3)
Williams Arena (4,368)
Greenville, NC
01/17/2015
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at SMU L 54–77  8–10 (1–4)
Moody Coliseum (7,001)
Dallas, TX
01/24/2015
12:00 pm, ESPNews
Tulsa L 64–66  8–11 (1–5)
Williams Arena (4,968)
Greenville, NC
01/28/2015
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Memphis L 58–70  8–12 (1–6)
FedEx Forum (13,335)
Memphis, TN
02/01/2015
1:00 pm, CBSSN
Cincinnati W 50–46  9–12 (2–6)
Williams Arena (4,574)
Greenville, NC
02/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at UConn L 52–65  9–13 (2–7)
Gampel Pavilion (8,985)
Storrs, CT
02/07/2015
5:00 pm, ESPN3
UCF W 67–49  10–13 (3–7)
Williams Arena (5,305)
Greenville, NC
02/10/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Memphis W 64–53  11–13 (4–7)
Williams Arena (4,519)
Greenville, NC
02/14/2015
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Temple L 53–66  11–14 (4–8)
Liacouras Center (8,121)
Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Tulsa L 58–69  11–15 (4–9)
Reynolds Center (4,263)
Tulsa, OK
02/21/2015
11:00 am, ESPNU
South Florida W 73–60  12–15 (5–9)
Williams Arena (5,073)
Greenville, NC
02/25/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
UConn L 49–60  12–16 (5–10)
Williams Arena (6,856)
Greenville, NC
02/28/2015
12:00 pm, ESPNews
at UCF W 71–66  13–16 (6–10)
CFE Arena (3,740)
Orlando, FL
03/05/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Temple L 56–70  13–17 (6–11)
Williams Arena (4,790)
Greenville, NC
03/08/2015
2:00 pm, ESPNews
at Houston L 52-74  13–18 (6–12)
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,879)
Houston, TX
American Athletic Conference tournament
03/12/2015
3:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. UCF
First Round
W 81–80 OT 14–18
XL Center 
Hartford, CT
03/13/2015
12:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 20 SMU
Quarterfinals
L 68–74  14–19
XL Center 
Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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