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

## Schedule

| 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. |||||