2014–15 UIC Flames men's basketball team

The 2014–15 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Howard Moore, serving his fifth year. The Flames played their home games at the UIC Pavilion and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 10–24, 4–12 in Horizon League play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Wright State and Oakland to advance to the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Green Bay.

2014–15 UIC Flames men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record10–24 (4–12 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUIC Pavilion
Seasons
2014–15 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
Green Bay 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Oakland 11 5   .688 16 17   .485
Cleveland State 11 5   .688 19 15   .559
Milwaukee * 9 7   .563 14 16   .467
Detroit 7 9   .438 15 18   .455
UIC 4 12   .250 10 24   .294
Wright State 3 13   .188 11 20   .355
Youngstown State 2 14   .125 11 21   .344
* Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
2015 Horizon League Tournament winner

On March 10, head coach Howard Moore was fired.[1] He finished at UIC with a five-year record of 49–111.

Roster

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2014–15 UIC Flames men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 D'Juan WMiller 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Kent, Washington
G 1 Marcus White 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Chicago, IL
G 2 Gabe Snider 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
G 4 Lance Whitaker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Bartlett, IL
G/F 10 Marc Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Dallas, TX
G 11 Paris Burns 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
F 14 David Ramon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Madrid, Spain
F 20 Jason McClellan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Fort Collins, CO
F/C 21 Tai Odiase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Flossmoor, IL
G 22 Jay Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Aurora, IL
G 23 Jay Parker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Harvey, IL
F 32 Hans-Christian Lauer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Klein-Winternheim, Germany
F 33 Ahman Fells 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
G 34 Markese McGuire 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Elkhart, IN
F 40 Jake Wiegand 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Herndon, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014–11–05

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Beloit W 70–54 
UIC Pavilion (610)
Chicago, IL
Regular season
11/14/2014*
9:00 pm, FS2
at DePaul L 71–72  0–1
McGrath–Phillips Arena (3,501)
Chicago, IL
11/17/2014*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Illinois W 67–64  1–1
UIC Pavilion (5,575)
Chicago, IL
11/21/2014*
4:00 pm
vs. Yale
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
L 58–70  1–2
MAC Center (173)
Kent, OH
11/22/2014*
6:30 pm
at Kent State
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
L 60–78  1–3
MAC Center (2,816)
Kent, OH
11/23/2014*
12:00 pm
vs. Southern Illinois
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
L 60–67  1–4
MAC Center (233)
Kent, OH
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm
Saint Xavier
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 87–76  2–4
UIC Pavilion (2,014)
Chicago, IL
11/29/2014*
1:00 pm, FS Ohio
at Dayton L 41–75  2–5
UD Arena (11,835)
Dayton, OH
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Grand Canyon L 61–66  2–6
UIC Pavilion (1,731)
Chicago, IL
12/06/2014*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago L 67–77  2–7
UIC Pavilion (5,449)
Chicago, IL
12/11/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UCF W 71–60  3–7
UIC Pavilion (2,308)
Chicago, IL
12/15/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UT Martin L 78–81 OT 3–8
UIC Pavilion (1,599)
Chicago, IL
12/17/2014*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at SMU L 46–67  3–9
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
University Park, TX
12/22/2014*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northwestern L 46–63  3–10
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,503)
Evanston, IL
12/28/2014*
4:00 pm
at Bradley L 60–68  3–11
Carver Arena (5,343)
Peoria, IL
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm
Judson W 79–38  4–11
UIC Pavilion (3,106)
Chicago, IL
01/02/2015
3:00 pm
Youngstown State W 77–71  5–11 (1–0)
UIC Pavilion (3,027)
Chicago, IL
01/04/2015
3:00 pm, STO
Cleveland State L 69–74  5–12 (1–1)
UIC Pavilion (717)
Chicago, IL
01/08/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 56–84  5–13 (1–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,863)
Valparaiso, IN
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit L 68–69  5–14 (1–3)
UIC Pavilion (3,001)
Chicago, IL
01/20/2015
7:00 pm
at Green Bay L 55–78  5–15 (1–4)
Resch Center (2,914)
Green Bay, WI
01/24/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State L 64–77  5–16 (1–5)
Beeghly Center (2,828)
Youngstown, OH
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Milwaukee L 65–71  5–17 (1–6)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (3,009)
Milwaukee, WI
01/31/2015
2:00 pm
Valparaiso L 65–70  5–18 (1–7)
UIC Pavilion (5,731)
Chicago, IL
02/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oakland L 77–91  5–19 (1–8)
UIC Pavilion (2,121)
Chicago, IL
02/08/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit W 83–73  6–19 (2–8)
Calihan Hall (2,345)
Detroit, MI
02/12/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State W 79–75  7–19 (3–8)
Nutter Center (4,216)
Fairborn, OH
02/15/2015
2:00 pm
at Cleveland State L 59–67  7–20 (3–9)
Wolstein Center (2,471)
Cleveland, OH
02/19/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee L 60–71  7–21 (3–10)
UIC Pavilion (2,591)
Chicago, IL
02/22/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland L 56–81  7–22 (3–11)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,781)
Rochester, MI
02/26/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Green Bay L 67–72  7–23 (3–12)
UIC Pavilion (2,768)
Chicago, IL
02/28/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State W 61–46  8–23 (4–12)
UIC Pavilion (3,266)
Chicago, IL
Horizon League tournament
03/03/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State
First round
W 60–57  9–23
UIC Pavilion (1,611)
Chicago, IL
03/06/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Oakland
Quarterfinals
W 72–69  10–23
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,341)
Valparaiso, IN
03/07/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3/ESPNU
(Delayed on U)
vs. Green Bay
Semifinals
L 56–70  10–24
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,629)
Valparaiso, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "UICFLAMES.COM - University Illinois Chicago Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.