# 2014–15 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Lafayette.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Darius Gardner | Guard | 5–9 | 165 | RS–Senior | Houston, Texas |
| 1 | Kyle Kager | Forward | 6–8 | 195 | Senior | Flower Mound, Texas |
| 2 | George Langberg | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Short Hills, New Jersey |
| 3 | Justice Montgomery | Guard | 5–11 | 160 | Senior | Orlando, Florida |
| 4 | Alex Paquin | Guard | 6–0 | 198 | Freshman | Montreal, Quebec |
| 5 | Marko Vasic | Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Junior | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 12 | Yilret Yiljep | Forward | 6–7 | 235 | Sophomore | Kaduna, Nigeria |
| 13 | Kevin Panzer | Forward | 6–9 | 225 | RS–Senior | Mission Viejo, California |
| 14 | Jesse Reed | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Junior | Saltsburg, Pennsylvania |
| 20 | Charlie Jones | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | Manchester, Maryland |
| 21 | Jalen Rhea | Guard | 6–2 | 205 | Sophomore | New Albany, Ohio |
| 22 | John Schoof | Guard | 6–5 | 205 | Senior | Fairfax, Virginia |
| 25 | Langdon Neal | Guard | 6–0 | 165 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 33 | Leon Tolksdorf | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Berlin, Germany |
| 34 | Gabe Brown | Center | 7–0 | 230 | Freshman | Stony Brook, New York |
| 35 | Jonathan Davis | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | RS–Junior | Simi Valley, California |
| 42 | Paris Maragkos | Forward | 6–9 | 243 | Junior | Marousi, Greece |
| 44 | Zach Elcano | Center | 6–11 | 230 | Junior | Centreville, Virginia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Temple Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 37–40 | 0–1 | Liacouras Center (5,655) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/17/2014* 7:30 pm, CSN | Saint Francis (PA) | W 49–46 | 1–1 | Bender Arena (1,562) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/21/2014* 10:00 pm | vs. Presbyterian Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 63–38 | 2–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,937) Ruston, LA |
| 11/22/2014* 7:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 44–63 | 2–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,868) Ruston, LA |
| 11/23/2014* 1:30 pm | vs. Morehead State Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 51–46 | 3–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (N/A) Ruston, LA |
| 11/26/2014* 2:00 pm | at Hampton | W 64–60 | 4–2 | Hampton Convocation Center (1,000) Hampton, VA |
| 11/29/2014* 3:00 pm | at Columbia | L 43–52 | 4–3 | Levien Gymnasium (1,080) New York City, NY |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | at Brown | W 66–49 | 5–3 | Pizzitola Sports Center (247) Providence, RI |
| 12/06/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 24 Illinois | L 55–70 | 5–4 | State Farm Center (13,924) Chamapaign, IL |
| 12/16/2014* 7:00 pm | at La Salle | W 68–66 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | Tom Gola Arena (1,204) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/20/2014* 1:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | W 46–45 | 7–4 | Bender Arena (1,932) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/23/2014* 7:00 pm | at Stony Brook | L 47–59 | 7–5 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (N/A) Stony Brook, NY |
| Conference regular season |||||
| 12/31/2014 2:30 pm | at Bucknell | L 47–57 | 7–6 (0–1) | Sojka Pavilion (2,559) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/03/2015 1:00 pm | Holy Cross | W 53–49 | 8–6 (1–1) | Bender Arena (1,138) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/07/2015 7:30 pm | at Loyola (MD) | L 53–56 $^{OT}$ | 8–7 (1–2) | Reitz Arena (478) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/10/2015 1:00 pm, CSN | Colgate | W 71–69 $^{2OT}$ | 9–7 (2–2) | Bender Arena (1,501) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/14/2015 7:30 pm | Lehigh | W 62–59 | 10–7 (3–2) | Bender Arena (1,516) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm | at Lafayette | W 78–76 | 11–7 (4–2) | Kirby Sports Center (1,763) Easton, PA |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 pm | at Boston University | L 54–59 | 11–8 (4–3) | Agganis Arena (537) Boston, MA |
| 01/26/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Army | L 66–68 | 11–9 (4–4) | Bender Arena (1,658) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | at Navy | L 54–64 | 11–10 (4–5) | Alumni Hall (1,209) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/02/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN | Holy Cross | W 57–50 | 12–10 (5–5) | Hart Center (516) Worcester, MA |
| 02/04/2015 7:30 pm, ASN | Loyola (MD) | W 64–49 | 13–10 (6–5) | Bender Arena (1,230) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm | at Colgate | L 43–59 | 13–11 (6–6) | Cotterell Court (787) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at Lehigh | L 58–65 | 13–12 (6–7) | Stabler Arena (1,132) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm, CSN | Lafayette | W 88–77 | 14–12 (7–7) | Bender Arena (1,856) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Boston University | L 53–61 | 14–13 (7–8) | Bender Arena (1,176) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/22/2015 12:00 pm | at Army | L 63–72 | 14–14 (7–9) | Christl Arena (973) West Point, NY |
| 02/25/2015 7:30 pm | Navy | W 68–49 | 15–14 (8–9) | Bender Arena (1,273) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/28/2015 12:00 pm | Bucknell | L 69–71 | 15–15 (8–10) | Bender Arena (2,386) Washington, D.C. |
| Patriot League tournament |||||
| 03/05/2015 7:00 pm | at Lehigh Quarterfinals | W 68–62 | 16–15 | Stabler Arena (1,009) Bethlehem, PA |
| 03/08/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at Colgate Semifinals | W 73–62 | 17–15 | Cotterell Court (1,441) Hamilton, NY |
| 03/11/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN | at Lafayette Championship game | L 63–65 | 18–16 | Kirby Sports Center (2,644) Easton, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||