2014–15 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Lafayette.

2014–15 American Eagles men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record17–16 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Greenman
  • Nate Philippe
  • Matt Wolff
Home arenaBender Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 13 5   .722 19 15   .559
Colgate 12 6   .667 16 17   .485
Lehigh 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Lafayette 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Boston University 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
American 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Holy Cross 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Navy 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Loyola (MD) 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Army 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
2015 Patriot League tournament winner

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Darius Gardner Guard 5–9 165 RS–Senior Houston, Texas
1 Kyle Kager Forward 6–8 195 Senior Flower Mound, Texas
2 George Langberg Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Short Hills, New Jersey
3 Justice Montgomery Guard 5–11 160 Senior Orlando, Florida
4 Alex Paquin Guard 6–0 198 Freshman Montreal, Quebec
5 Marko Vasic Forward 6–5 200 Junior Belgrade, Serbia
12 Yilret Yiljep Forward 6–7 235 Sophomore Kaduna, Nigeria
13 Kevin Panzer Forward 6–9 225 RS–Senior Mission Viejo, California
14 Jesse Reed Guard 6–5 185 Junior Saltsburg, Pennsylvania
20 Charlie Jones Guard 6–4 185 Sophomore Manchester, Maryland
21 Jalen Rhea Guard 6–2 205 Sophomore New Albany, Ohio
22 John Schoof Guard 6–5 205 Senior Fairfax, Virginia
25 Langdon Neal Guard 6–0 165 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
33 Leon Tolksdorf Forward 6–8 225 Junior Berlin, Germany
34 Gabe Brown Center 7–0 230 Freshman Stony Brook, New York
35 Jonathan Davis Forward 6–7 220 RS–Junior Simi Valley, California
42 Paris Maragkos Forward 6–9 243 Junior Marousi, Greece
44 Zach Elcano Center 6–11 230 Junior Centreville, Virginia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Temple
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 37–40  0–1
Liacouras Center (5,655)
Philadelphia, PA
11/17/2014*
7:30 pm, CSN
Saint Francis (PA) W 49–46  1–1
Bender Arena (1,562)
Washington, D.C.
11/21/2014*
10:00 pm
vs. Presbyterian
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
W 63–38  2–1
Thomas Assembly Center (2,937)
Ruston, LA
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 44–63  2–2
Thomas Assembly Center (2,868)
Ruston, LA
11/23/2014*
1:30 pm
vs. Morehead State
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
W 51–46  3–2
Thomas Assembly Center (N/A)
Ruston, LA
11/26/2014*
2:00 pm
at Hampton W 64–60  4–2
Hampton Convocation Center (1,000)
Hampton, VA
11/29/2014*
3:00 pm
at Columbia L 43–52  4–3
Levien Gymnasium (1,080)
New York City, NY
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
at Brown W 66–49  5–3
Pizzitola Sports Center (247)
Providence, RI
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 24 Illinois L 55–70  5–4
State Farm Center (13,924)
Chamapaign, IL
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm
at La Salle W 68–66 OT 6–4
Tom Gola Arena (1,204)
Philadelphia, PA
12/20/2014*
1:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 46–45  7–4
Bender Arena (1,932)
Washington, D.C.
12/23/2014*
7:00 pm
at Stony Brook L 47–59  7–5
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (N/A)
Stony Brook, NY
Conference regular season
12/31/2014
2:30 pm
at Bucknell L 47–57  7–6 (0–1)
Sojka Pavilion (2,559)
Lewisburg, PA
01/03/2015
1:00 pm
Holy Cross W 53–49  8–6 (1–1)
Bender Arena (1,138)
Washington, D.C.
01/07/2015
7:30 pm
at Loyola (MD) L 53–56 OT 8–7 (1–2)
Reitz Arena (478)
Baltimore, MD
01/10/2015
1:00 pm, CSN
Colgate W 71–69 2OT 9–7 (2–2)
Bender Arena (1,501)
Washington, D.C.
01/14/2015
7:30 pm
Lehigh W 62–59  10–7 (3–2)
Bender Arena (1,516)
Washington, D.C.
01/17/2015
2:00 pm
at Lafayette W 78–76  11–7 (4–2)
Kirby Sports Center (1,763)
Easton, PA
01/21/2015
7:00 pm
at Boston University L 54–59  11–8 (4–3)
Agganis Arena (537)
Boston, MA
01/26/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Army L 66–68  11–9 (4–4)
Bender Arena (1,658)
Washington, D.C.
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
at Navy L 54–64  11–10 (4–5)
Alumni Hall (1,209)
Annapolis, MD
02/02/2015
7:30 pm, CBSSN
Holy Cross W 57–50  12–10 (5–5)
Hart Center (516)
Worcester, MA
02/04/2015
7:30 pm, ASN
Loyola (MD) W 64–49  13–10 (6–5)
Bender Arena (1,230)
Washington, D.C.
02/07/2015
2:00 pm
at Colgate L 43–59  13–11 (6–6)
Cotterell Court (787)
Hamilton, NY
02/12/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Lehigh L 58–65  13–12 (6–7)
Stabler Arena (1,132)
Bethlehem, PA
02/14/2015
2:00 pm, CSN
Lafayette W 88–77  14–12 (7–7)
Bender Arena (1,856)
Washington, D.C.
02/18/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Boston University L 53–61  14–13 (7–8)
Bender Arena (1,176)
Washington, D.C.
02/22/2015
12:00 pm
at Army L 63–72  14–14 (7–9)
Christl Arena (973)
West Point, NY
02/25/2015
7:30 pm
Navy W 68–49  15–14 (8–9)
Bender Arena (1,273)
Washington, D.C.
02/28/2015
12:00 pm
Bucknell L 69–71  15–15 (8–10)
Bender Arena (2,386)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
03/05/2015
7:00 pm
at Lehigh
Quarterfinals
W 68–62  16–15
Stabler Arena (1,009)
Bethlehem, PA
03/08/2015
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Colgate
Semifinals
W 73–62  17–15
Cotterell Court (1,441)
Hamilton, NY
03/11/2015
7:30 pm, CBSSN
at Lafayette
Championship game
L 63–65  18–16
Kirby Sports Center (2,644)
Easton, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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2014–15 American Eagles women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "American University Athletics". www.aueagles.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015.