2014–15 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by second year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at Mack Sports Complex and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA tournament where they lost to William & Mary.[1] They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Vermont.

2014–15 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record20–14 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMack Sports Complex
Seasons
2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
William & Mary 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Northeastern 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
James Madison 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Hofstra 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Delaware 9 9   .500 10 20   .333
Drexel 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
Elon 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
Towson 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
College of Charleston 3 15   .167 9 24   .273
2015 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Pride finished the season 10–23, 5–11 in CAA play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the CAA tournament to Delaware, after winning the first-round game against UNC Wilmington.

Off season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Zeke Upshaw 3 G/F 6'6" 215 Graduate (5th year senior) Chicago Graduated
Jordan Allen 0 F 6'6" 200 Redshirt Sophomore Bayshore, New York Graduated, transferred to Sacred Heart
Darren Payen 12 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Milford, Connecticut Transferred to UVM
Dan Steinberg 5 F 6'7" 200 Senior Flemington, New Jersey Graduated
Stephen Nwaukoni 24 F/C 6'8" 240 Senior Queens, New York Graduated
Chris Jenkins 4 G/F 6'4" 215 Freshman Hillside, New Jersey Transferred to NJIT

Incoming transfers

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Malik Nichols
SF
Queens, New York South Plains College 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jan 27, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Ibrahim Djambo
PF
Bamako, Mali Three Rivers Community College/Clemson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 20, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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.

2014 Recruiting Class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Andre Walker
F/C
Clarksburg, Maryland The Bullis School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 5, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 67
Rokas Gustys
F
Kaunas, Lithuania Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) May 6, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: N/A
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

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2014–15 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 0 Malik Nichols 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Queens, New York
G 1 Juan'ya Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Philadelphia
G/F 2 Ameen Tanksley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Philadelphia
G 3 Daryl Fowlkes (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Fort Washington, Maryland
F 4 Rokas Gustys 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Kaunas, Lithuania
G 11 Dion Nesmith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Union, New Jersey
G 14 Brian Bernardi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Staten Island, New York
G/F 20 Jamall Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Cheltenham, Maryland
G 30 Eliel Gonzalez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Cayey, Puerto Rico
F/C 31 Moussa Kone 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bronx, New York
F 42 Ibrahim Djambo   6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Bamako, Mali
F/C 44 Andre Walker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Clarksburg, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 14, 2014*
8:00 pm
Jacksonville
Global Sports Shootout
W 94–61  1–0
 22  Bernardi   11  Walker   9  Green  Mack Sports Complex (2,208)
Hempstead, New York
November 17, 2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at NC State
Global Sports Shootout
L 64–76  1–1
 19  Green   12  Gustys   4  Green  PNC Arena (14,634)
Raleigh, North Carolina
November 21, 2014*
7:00 pm
Stony Brook W 66–65  2–1
 26  Warney   14  Warney   4  Tied  Mack Sports Complex (2,726)
Hempstead, New York
November 23, 2014*
4:30 pm
Wagner W 93–71  3–1
 24  Green   10  Walker   11  Green  Mack Sports Complex (1,392)
Hempstead, New York
November 25, 2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida
Global Sports Shootout
L 70–71  3–2
 20  Tanksley   12  Gustys   7  Green  USF Sun Dome (3,228)
Tampa, Florida
November 28, 2014*
8:00 pm
at Jackson State
Global Sports Shootout
W 86–56  4–2
 26  Bernardi   7  Tied   6  Green  Williams Assembly Center (278)
Jackson, Mississippi
December 2, 2014*
7:00 pm
Norfolk State W 88–74  5–2
 30  Tanksley   5  Tied   8  Green  Mack Sports Complex (846)
Hempstead, New York
December 7, 2014*
2:00 pm
at Appalachian State W 68–51  6–2
 17  Green   10  Nichols   3  Tied  Holmes Center (1,254)
Boone, North Carolina
December 10, 2014*
7:30 pm
at Coppin State W 105–64  7–2
 23  Tanksley   15  Nichols   7  Green  Physical Education Complex (618)
Baltimore
December 20, 2014*
7:00 pm
at Columbia L 77–82  7–3
 19  Green   9  Nichols   4  Green  Levien Gymnasium (1,361)
New York City
December 23, 2014*
4:00 pm
La Salle L 74–83  7–4
 23  Tanksley   9  Nichols   11  Green  Mack Sports Complex (1,184)
Hempstead, New York
December 28, 2014*
2:30 pm
vs. LIU Brooklyn
Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival
W 88–62  8–4
 32  Tanksley   10  Green   10  Green  Barclays Center (6,032)
Brooklyn, New York
December 31, 2014*
4:00 pm
at Central Connecticut W 84–56  9–4
 19  Green   7  Tanksley   5  Green  William H. Detrick Gymnasium (917)
New Britain, Connecticut
Conference Regular Season
January 3, 2015
2:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 68–56  10–4 (1–0)
 15  Tied   10  Gustys   3  Tied  Trask Coliseum (3,233)
Wilmington, North Carolina
January 5, 2015
7:00 pm
Delaware W 71–58  11–4 (2–0)
 16  Green   16  Gustys   6  Nesmith  Mack Sports Complex (1,341)
Hempstead, New York
January 8, 2015
7:30 pm
at College of Charleston W 71–66  12–4 (3–0)
 26  Green   5  Tied   4  Tied  TD Arena (1,805)
Charleston, South Carolina
January 10, 2015
8:00 pm, SNY
at Elon W 79–61  13–4 (4–0)
 25  Tanksley   10  Nesmith   6  Green  Alumni Gym (1,493)
Elon, North Carolina
January 14, 2015
7:00 pm
at Northeastern L 83–91  13–5 (4–1)
 21  Green   11  Tanksley   11  Green  Matthews Arena (1,493)
Boston
January 17, 2015
2:00 pm
UNC Wilmington L 74–79  13–6 (4–2)
 19  Tanksley   8  Tanksley   3  Tied  Mack Sports Complex (1,839)
Hempstead, New York
January 21, 2015
7:00 pm
Drexel W 86–58  14–6 (5–2)
 23  Bernardi   10  Nichols   11  Green  Mack Sports Complex (1,020)
Hempstead, New York
January 24, 2015
4:00 pm
James Madison L 63–69  14–7 (5–3)
 16  Green   11  Kone   7  Green  Mack Sports Complex (2,826)
Hempstead, New York
January 28, 2015
7:00 pm
at William & Mary L 79–100  14–8 (5–4)
 23  Bernardi   10  Tanksley   4  Green  Kaplan Arena (2,919)
Williamsburg, Virginia
January 31, 2015
8:00 pm, SNY
Towson L 72–86  14–9 (5–5)
 25  Green   5  Tanksley   5  Green  Mack Sports Complex (2,122)
Hempstead, New York
February 4, 2015
7:00 pm
at Delaware W 79–69  15–9 (6–5)
 22  Tanksley   6  Tanksley   6  Green  Bob Carpenter Center (2,264)
Newark, Delaware
February 7, 2015
7:00 pm
Elon W 80–69  16–9 (7–5)
 22  Nesmith   9  Kone   10  Green  Mack Sports Complex (2,017)
Hempstead, New York
February 12, 2015
7:00 pm, NBCSN
Northeastern L 68–79  16–10 (7–6)
 18  Green   5  Gustys   10  Green  Mack Sports Complex (2,352)
Hempstead, New York
February 15, 2015
5:00 pm, SNY
at Drexel W 81–57  17–10 (8–6)
 23  Kone   8  Nichols   6  Green  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,501)
Philadelphia
February 18, 2015
7:00 pm
at Towson W 87–82  18–10 (9–6)
 8  Tied   9  Kone   7  Green  SECU Arena (1,610)
Towson, Maryland
February 22, 2015
4:30 pm, NBCSN
William & Mary L 78–80  18–11 (9–7)
 21  Green   7  Nichols   9  Nesmith  Mack Sports Complex (3,148)
Hempstead, New York
February 25, 2015
7:00 pm
College of Charleston W 73–40  19–11 (10–7)
 16  Kone   10  Kone   8  Green  Mack Sports Complex (1,529)
Hempstead, New York
February 28, 2015
4:00 pm, SNY
at James Madison L 73–82  19–12 (10–8)
 22  Bernardi   5  3 Tied   4  Green  JMU Convocation Center (6,185)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
CAA tournament
March 7, 2015
2:30 pm, CSN
vs. James Madison
Quarterfinals
W 74–57  20–12
 18  Kone   11  Kone   3  Tied  Royal Farms Arena (3,762)
Baltimore
March 8, 2015
2:30 pm, NBCSN
vs. William & Mary
Semifinals
L 91–92 2OT 20–13
 26  Green   9  Gustys   7  Green  Royal Farms Arena (3,703)
Baltimore, Maryland
College Basketball Invitational
March 18, 2015*
7:00 pm
Vermont
First round
L 81–85  20–14
 16  Green   9  Kone   7  Tanksley  Mack Sports Complex (958)
Hempstead, New York
*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 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "William & Mary tops Hofstra 92-91 in 2 OT to reach CAA final". ESPN. March 8, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2024.