# 2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by fifth year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

## Previous season

The Sycamores finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Arkansas.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Lucas Eitel | 2 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Marshall, IL | Graduated |
| Manny Arop | 3 | G/F | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Edmonton, AB | Graduated |
| Dawon Cummings | 12 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Senior | Kansas City, MO | Graduated |
| Jake Odum | 13 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Terre Haute, IN | Graduated |
| Demetrius Moore | 15 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Junior | Paxton, FL | Transferred to West Florida |
| Mike Samuels | 30 | C | 6'11" | 290 | Junior | Bushkill, PA | Transferred to Eastern Michigan |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Tre' Bennett | 15 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Junior | Houston, TX | Junior college transfer from Lamar State College. |
| Grant Prusator | 20 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Rochelle, IL | Junior college transfer from Highland Community College. |
| Matt Van Scyoc | 30 | G/F | 6'6" | 218 | Junior | Green Lake, WI | Transferred from The Citadel. Under NCAA transfer rules, Van Scyoc will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Brandon Murphy PF | Birmingham, AL | Carver High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Laquarious Paige SG | Orange, TX | West Orange-Stark High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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. Retrieved June 15, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/09/2014* 2:05 pm | Trine | W 68–54 | | Hulman Center (4,875) Terre Haute, IN |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:05 pm | at IUPUI | W 79–66 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Fairgrounds Coliseum (3,159) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/18/2014* 7:05 pm | Saint Louis | L 56–69 | 1–1 | Hulman Center (4,348) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/22/2014* 6:00 pm | Brown Las Vegas Invitational | W 78–66 | 2–1 | Hulman Center (3,721) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/24/2014* 5:30 pm | Austin Peay Las Vegas Invitational | W 61–57 | 3–1 | Hulman Center (N/A) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/27/2014* 5:00 pm, FS1 | vs. Illinois Las Vegas Invitational semifinals | L 62–88 | 3–2 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 11/28/2014* 8:00 pm, FS1 | vs. Memphis Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game | L 62–72 | 3–3 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 12/03/2014* 7:05 pm | No. 23 Butler | L 54–77 | 3–4 | Hulman Center (5,528) Terre Haute, IN |
| 12/06/2014* 2:00 pm | at Ball State | L 63–70 | 3–5 | Worthen Arena (3,152) Muncie, IN |
| 12/13/2014* 2:00 pm | at Iona | L 84–91 | 3–6 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,681) New Rochelle, NY |
| 12/16/2014 7:05 pm | Truman State | W 78–68 | 4–6 | Hulman Center (3,561) Terre Haute, IN |
| 12/20/2014* 2:05 pm | Eastern Illinois | L 56–60 | 4–7 | Hulman Center (3,571) Terre Haute, IN |
| 12/28/2014* 2:05 pm | UMKC | L 70–73 $^{2OT}$ | 4–8 | Hulman Center (3,578) Terre Haute, IN |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season |||||
| 12/31/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois State | W 63–61 | 5–8 (1–0) | Redbird Arena (5,372) Normal, IL |
| 01/04/2015 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | Evansville | W 79–75 $^{OT}$ | 6–8 (1–1) | Hulman Center (3,948) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/07/2015 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | W 71–56 | 7–8 (3–0) | Hulman Center (3,677) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/10/2015 4:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | W 59–56 | 8–8 (4–0) | SIU Arena (4,758) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/14/2015 7:05 pm | Illinois State | W 71–70 $^{OT}$ | 9–8 (5–0) | Hulman Center (4,335) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/17/2015 3:05 pm | at Drake | L 78–84 | 9–9 (5–1) | Knapp Center (3,283) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/21/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 20 Northern Iowa | L 60–66 | 9–10 (5–2) | McLeod Center (6,205) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/24/2015 1:05 pm | Loyola (IL) | W 72–61 | 10–10 (6–2) | Hulman Center (5,496) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/27/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Evansville | L 78–89 | 10–11 (6–3) | Fort Center (4,054) Evansville, IN |
| 01/31/2015 1:05 pm | Bradley | W 64–58 | 11–11 (7–3) | Hulman Center (4,389) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/03/2015 7:05 pm | No. 14 Northern Iowa | L 51–61 | 11–12 (7–4) | Hulman Center (4,595) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/07/2015 1:05 pm | at Loyola (IL) | W 79–65 | 12–12 (8–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,292) Chicago, IL |
| 02/11/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 15 Wichita State | L 57–74 | 12–13 (8–5) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Drake | W 75–54 | 13–13 (9–5) | Hulman Center (4,250) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/18/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Missouri State | L 56–60 | 13–14 (9–6) | JQH Arena (3,297) Springfield, MO |
| 02/21/2015 1:05 pm, ESPN3 | Southern Illinois | W 78–58 | 14–14 (10–6) | Hulman Center (4,289) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/25/2015 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | No. 11 Wichita State | L 53–63 | 14–15 (10–7) | Hulman Center (6,169) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/28/2015 2:00 pm | at Bradley | W 60–52 | 15–15 (11–7) | Carver Arena (6,492) Peoria, IL |
| Missouri Valley tournament |||||
| 03/06/2015 8:35 pm, MVC TV | vs. Loyola (IL) Quarterfinals | L 53–81 | 15–16 | Scottrade Center (8,114) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||