# 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.
The Bears were picked to finish 12th in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and 11th in the Sports Information Director's Poll. 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.

## 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.
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.

## Roster

Source: 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:
| 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. |||||