2014–15 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

The 2014–15 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by head coach Russ Pennell and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference.

2014–15 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–27 (2–16 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Boone
  • Joey Moon
  • Matt Scherbenske
  • Sammy Munsey
Home arenaFarris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin171 .944295  .853
Sam Houston State153 .833269  .743
Texas A&M–CC135 .7222014  .588
Northwestern State135 .7221913  .594
Incarnate Word**108 .5561811  .621
Lamar*99 .5001515  .500
McNeese State810 .4441516  .484
Houston Baptist*711 .3891216  .429
Nicholls State711 .3891019  .345
New Orleans612 .3331118  .379
Southeastern Louisiana612 .333923  .281
Abilene Christian**414 .2221021  .323
Central Arkansas*216 .111227  .069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
2015 Southland tournament winner

The Bears were picked to finish 12th in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and 11th in the Sports Information Director's Poll.[1] They finished the season 2–27, 2–16 in conference, to finish in 13th and last place. Due to APR penalties, they were not eligible for postseason play, including the Southland Tournament.

The team played the season with a roster made up of mostly freshmen, and point guard Jordan Howard was named the Southland Conference Freshman of the Year.[2]

Off Season

On March 5, it was announced that UCA alumni Russ Pennell would be the team's new head coach for the following season.[3]

In May, Central Arkansas was informed that the men's basketball team would not be eligible for postseason play for failure to achieve NCAA APR standards. The team also has reduced practice from six days per week down to five per week and will be allowed only 16 hours of practice time a week instead of the normal 20 hours per week. The Central Arkansas men's basketball program was one of nine programs that did not meet the APR standards.[4]

Roster

Source:[5] Access Date: 9/19/2015

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Ethan Lee Forward 6–7 190 Sophomore Camden, AR
00 Michael Milligan Jr. Strong Forward 6–6 195 Freshman Los Angeles, CA
1 Jordan Howard Point Guard 5-11 180 Freshman Chandler, AZ
3 Tyler Simmons Guard 6-1 175 Freshman Greenbrier, AR
4 Albert Christensson Forward/center 6-9 220 Freshman Lund, Sweden
5 Justin Foreman Strong Forward 6–6 210 Junior Bellaire, TX
10 Mathieu Kamba Guard 6–5 205 Freshman Calgary, Alberta, Canada
11 Jeff Lowery Point Guard 6–2 200 Junior Phoenix, AZ
13 Otas Iyekekpolor Forward 6–8 220 Freshman Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
21 Joel Fiegler Forward 6-10 220 Junior Las Vegas, NV
23 Hunter Ball Forward 6–7 240 Freshman Waldron, AR
25 Thatch Unruh Strong Guard 6-5 190 Freshman Branson, MO
30 Michael Martin Guard 6-0 190 Junior Wichita, KS
52 Jake Zuilhof Center 6–9 230 Junior Azle, TX

Schedule and Results

Source:[6]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2014*
4:00 pm
Hendrix College W 102–60 
Farris Center (824)
Conway, AR
11/08/2014*
4:00 pm
University of the Ozarks W 91–71 
Farris Center (753)
Conway, AR
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2014*
8:00 pm, FSN
at Creighton L 77–104  0–1
CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,160)
Omaha, NE
11/16/2014*
4:00 pm
at Omaha L 75–100  0–2
Ralston Arena (1,367)
Omaha, NE
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 21 Nebraska L 56–82  0–3
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,389)
Lincoln, NE
11/22/2014*
3:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State L 68–74  0–4
Farris Center (748)
Conway, AR
11/25/2014*
6:30 pm
at Charleston Southern L 67–80  0–5
CSU Field House (777)
North Charleston, SC
11/29/2014*
3:00 pm
at Arkansas-Little Rock L 71–85  0–6
Jack Stephens Center (1,060)
Little Rock, AR
12/01/2014*
7:00 pm
Arkansas State L 49–67  0–7
Farris Center (1,734)
Conway, AR
12/06/2014*
12:00 pm
at Troy L 73–85  0–8
Trojan Arena (1,089)
Troy, AL
12/17/2014*
9:00 pm, ROOT
at New Mexico L 55–76  0–9
The Pit (13,117)
Albuquerque, NM
12/21/2014*
12:30 pm
Coastal Carolina L 55–72  0–10
Farris Center (335)
Conway, AR
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm
Morehead State L 60–95  0–11
Farris Center (310)
Conway, AR
Conference Games
01/04/2015
3:00 pm
at Abilene Christian L 70–87  0–12
(0–1)
Moody Coliseum (614)
Abilene, TX
01/06/2015
8:00 pm
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L 70–77  0–13
(0–2)
Farris Center (752)
Conway, AR
01/10/2015
6:00 pm
at Lamar L 65–84  0–14
(0–3)
Montagne Center (1,908)
Beaumont, TX
01/13/2015
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 58–109  0–15
(0–4)
Farris Center (875)
Conway, AR
01/19/2015
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 64–81  0–16
(0–5)
Sharp Gymnasium (748)
Houston, TX
01/24/2015*
4:00 pm
Nicholls State L 61–71  0–17
(0–6)
Farris Center (1,178)
Conway, AR
01/26/2015
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 67–87  0–18
(0–7)
Lakefront Arena (340)
New Orleans, LA
02/03/2015
7:00 pm
Northwestern State L 108–110  0–19
(0–8)
Farris Center (2,120)
Conway, AR
02/07/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans W 70–67  1–19
(1–8)
Farris Center (985)
Conway, AR
02/10/2015
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 58–83  1–20
(1–9)
University Center (573)
Hammond, LA
02/13/2015
7:00 pm
Incarnate Word L 67–77  1–21
(1–10)
Farris Center (688)
Conway, AR
02/16/2015
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State L 70–86  1–22
(1–11)
Prather Coliseum (1,231)
Natchitoches, LA
02/21/2015
4:00 pm
Sam Houston State L 42–70  1–23
(1–12)
Farris Center (1,325)
Conway, AR
02/24/2015
7:00 pm
McNeese State L 60–77  1–24
(1–13)
Farris Center (895)
Conway, AR
02/28/2015
4:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 74–72  2–24
(2–13)
Farris Center (1,112)
Conway, AR
03/02/2015
6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 49–76  2–25
(2–14)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,353)
Huntsville, TX
03/05/2015
7:30 pm
at Nicholls State L 70–77  2–26
(2–15)
Stopher Gym (815)
Thibodaux, LA
03/08/2015
1:00 pm
at McNeese State L 68–70  2–27
(2–16)
Burton Coliseum (1,065)
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. "2014-15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. David McCollum (March 10, 2015). "McCollum's Column: Beyond the record for UCA men's basketball". Log Cabin Democrat. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  3. "Pennell Tabbed as New Uca Basketball Coach".
  4. "Nine teams ineligible for postseason play due to Academic Progress Rate numbers". May 14, 2014.
  5. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster".
  6. "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
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