2014–15 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Pioneers' 16th season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers were led by second year head coach Anthony Latina and played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Bryant.[1]

2014–15 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record15–17 (9–9 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Johnny Kidd
  • Kevin Papacs
  • Kyle Steinway
Home arenaWilliam H. Pitt Center
Seasons
2014–15 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Francis Brooklyn 15 3   .833 23 12   .657
Robert Morris 12 6   .667 20 15   .571
Bryant 12 6   .667 16 15   .516
Mount St. Mary's 11 7   .611 15 15   .500
Saint Francis 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Sacred Heart 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
LIU Brooklyn 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Wagner 8 10   .444 10 20   .333
Fairleigh Dickinson 3 15   .167 8 21   .276
Central Connecticut 3 15   .167 5 26   .161
2015 NEC tournament winner

Roster edit

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Cane Broome Guard 6–0 150 Freshman East Hartford, Connecticut
2 Evan Kelley Guard 6–4 185 Senior Norwalk, Connecticut
3 Cole Walton Center 6–11 215 Sophomore Bellevue, Washington
4 Phil Gaetano Guard 5–10 160 Senior Wallingford, Connecticut
5 De'von Barnett Forward 6–5 193 Sophomore Waldorf, Maryland
10 Jordan Allen Forward 6–6 200 Graduate Bayshore, New York
11 Chris Robinson Guard 6–3 153 Freshman The Bronx, New York
20 Matej Buovac Forward 6–7 215 Junior Zagreb, Croatia
21 Brett Buser Guard 6–0 160 Freshman North Granby, Connecticut
24 Vince Fritz Guard 6–2 203 Freshman Overland Park, Kansas
30 Eyimofe Edukugho Forward 6–6 210 Junior Warri, Nigeria
31 Steve Glowiak Guard 6–3 181 Senior New Britain, Connecticut
32 Travis Berry Guard 6–4 175 Sophomore Elmont, New York
33 Filip Nowicki Center 6–10 260 Freshman Wloclawek, Poland
34 Tevin Falzon Forward 6–7 229 Junior Newton, Massachusetts

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
8:00 pm
vs. Hartford
Connecticut 6 Classic
W 71–53  1–0
TD Bank Sports Center (750)
Hamden, CT
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm
UMass Lowell W 57–54  1–1
William H. Pitt Center (N/A)
Fairfield, CT
11/23/2014*
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 20 Ohio State L 48–106  1–2
Value City Arena (12,941)
Columbus, OH
11/26/2014*
2:00 pm
at James Madison L 72–79  1–3
Convocation Center (2,548)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/30/2014*
3:30 pm
Campbell W 71–62  2–3
William H. Pitt Center (N/A)
Fairfield, CT
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
at Colgate W 71–70  3–3
Cotterell Court (541)
Hamilton, NY
12/06/2014*
3:30 pm
Holy Cross L 68–81  4–3
William H. Pitt Center (414)
Fairfield, CT
12/08/2014*
7:00 pm
at Lafayette L 81–82  4–4
Kirby Sports Center (1,922)
Easton, PA
12/14/2014*
3:30 pm
Mitchell W 104–68  5–4
William H. Pitt Center (186)
Fairfield, CT
12/20/2014*
5:00 pm
New Hampshire W 73–60  6–4
William H. Pitt Center (186)
Fairfield, CT
12/23/2014*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers L 54–79  6–5
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,903)
New Brunswick, NJ
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm
at Brown L 76–79  6–6
Pizzitola Sports Center (539)
Providence, RI
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm
Yale L 64–70  6–7
William H. Pitt Center (402)
Fairfield, CT
01/03/2015
3:30 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn L 71–73  6–8 (0–1)
William H. Pitt Center (455)
Fairfield, CT
01/05/2015
7:30 pm
at Central Connecticut W 75–66  7–8 (1–1)
William H. Pitt Center (345)
Fairfield, CT
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
at LIU Brooklyn L 81–82 2OT 7–9 (1–2)
Steinberg Wellness Center (1,041)
Brooklyn, NY
01/10/2015
3:30 pm
Saint Francis (PA) L 68–77  7–10 (1–3)
William H. Pitt Center (406)
Fairfield, CT
01/16/2015
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) L 78–79  7–11 (1–4)
DeGol Arena (839)
Loretto, PA
01/18/2015
1:00 pm
at Robert Morris L 65–85  7–12 (1–5)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,006)
Moon Township, PA
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 78–77 OT 8–12 (2–5)
William H. Pitt Center (426)
Fairfield, CT
01/24/2015
4:00 pm
at Bryant W 83–66  9–12 (3–5)
Chace Athletic Center (782)
Smithfield, RI
01/29/2015
7:00 pm
at Wagner L 64–75  9–13 (3–6)
Spiro Sports Center (1,632)
Staten Island, NY
01/31/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Mount St. Mary's L 71–77  9–14 (3–7)
William H. Pitt Center (1,261)
Fairfield, CT
02/05/2015
7:00 pm
Wagner W 86–75  10–14 (4–7)
William H. Pitt Center (305)
Fairfield, CT
02/07/2015
3:30 pm
Bryant W 84–75 OT 11–14 (5–7)
William H. Pitt Center (1,002)
Fairfield, CT
02/12/2015
7:00 pm, MASN/ESPN3
at Mount St. Mary's W 62–55  12–14 (6–7)
Knott Arena (1,109)
Emmitsburg, MD
02/14/2015
4:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 62–71  12–15 (6–8)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (485)
Brooklyn, NY
02/19/2015
7:00 pm
Robert Morris W 80–76  13–15 (7–8)
William H. Pitt Center (281)
Fairfield, CT
02/21/2015
3:30 pm
at Central Connecticut L 73–76 OT 13–16 (7–9)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,492)
New Britain, CT
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 90–85  14–16 (8–9)
Rothman Center (509)
Hackensack, NJ
02/28/2015
3:30 pm
LIU Brooklyn W 84–73  15–16 (9–9)
William H. Pitt Center (580)
Fairfield, CT
NEC tournament
03/04/2015
7:00 pm
at Bryant
Quarterfinals
L 85–91 2OT 15–17
Chace Athletic Center (1,188)
Smithfield, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

References edit

  1. ^ "Bryant beats Sacred Heart 91-85 in 2 OTs in NEC tournament". ESPN. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2024.