# 2014–15 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by first-year head coach Heath Schroyer, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 10–6 in OVC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament to Morehead State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Northwestern State in the first round, USC Upstate in the second round, and Eastern Kentucky in the quarterfinals. In the CIT semifinals, they lost to Evansville.

## Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2013–14 season 8–23, 3–13 in OVC play to finish in last place in the West Division and failed to qualify for the OVC tournament. Head coach Jason James was fired at the end of the season.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | CJ Davis | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Freshman | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 1 | Dee Oldham | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Junior | Lebanon, Tennessee |
| 2 | Khristian Taylor | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Senior | Akron, Ohio |
| 3 | Alex Anderson | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 4 | Richard Lee | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Lake Worth, Florida |
| 10 | Chandler Rowe | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 11 | Terrence Durham | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 12 | Harrison Hawks | Guard | 5–10 | 175 | Freshman | South Fulton, Tennessee |
| 15 | Brandon Hitchman | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Freshman | Stratford, England |
| 20 | Arkeem Joseph | Center | 6–9 | 280 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 24 | Deville Smith | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Senior | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 25 | Marshun Newell | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 30 | Twymond Howard | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Junior | Pearl, Mississippi |
| 33 | Myles Taylor | Forward | 6–7 | 250 | Senior | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 40 | Javier Martinez | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Sophomore | Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 44 | Nick Detlev | Center | 7–2 | 225 | Freshman | Euclid, Ohio |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/06/2014* 7:00 pm | Blue Mountain | W 72–48 | | Skyhawk Arena Martin, Tennessee |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 8:30 pm | at Marquette | L 63–79 | 0–1 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,901) Milwaukee |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | at Arkansas State | W 75–73 | 1–1 | Convocation Center (1,517) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 11/20/2014* 7:00 pm | Champion Baptist | W 115–29 | 2–1 | Skyhawk Arena (1,451) Martin, Tennessee |
| 11/25/2014* 6:00 pm | at Bethune-Cookman | W 74–56 | 3–1 | Moore Gymnasium (N/A) Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 11/28/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Nebraska | L 64–75 | 3–2 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,987) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 12/03/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Kentucky | W 71–56 | 4–2 | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,272) Highland Heights, Kentucky |
| 12/06/2014* 4:00 pm | at Longwood | W 77–67 | 5–2 | Willett Hall (N/A) Farmville, Virginia |
| 12/15/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UIC | W 81–78 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | UIC Pavilion (1,599) Chicago |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm | at Illinois State | L 54–64 | 6–3 | Redbird Arena (4,037) Normal, Illinois |
| 12/20/2014* 3:00 pm | Presbyterian | W 77–60 | 7–3 | Skyhawk Arena (1,139) Martin, Tennessee |
| 12/22/2014* 6:00 pm, FS1 | at Butler | L 37–64 | 7–4 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,891) Indianapolis |
| 12/30/2014* 6:30 pm | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 60–63 | 7–5 | Skyhawk Arena (917) Martin, Tennessee |
| 01/01/2015* 6:30 pm | Crowley's Ridge | W 84–61 | 8–5 | Skyhawk Arena (727) Martin, Tennessee |
| 01/08/2015 7:30 pm | Eastern Kentucky | L 58–66 | 8–6 (0–1) | Skyhawk Arena (3,108) Martin, Tennessee |
| 01/10/2015 6:00 pm | Morehead State | W 75–72 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (1–1) | Skyhawk Arena (2,132) Martin, Tennessee |
| 01/15/2015 7:30 pm | at Tennessee Tech | W 63–60 | 10–6 (2–1) | Eblen Center (1,856) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 01/17/2015 6:00 pm | Jacksonville State | W 55–52 | 11–6 (3–1) | Skyhawk Arena (2,605) Martin, Tennessee |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | at Belmont | L 67–72 | 11–7 (3–2) | Curb Event Center (2,426) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/24/2015 6:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State | W 70–53 | 12–7 (4–2) | Skyhawk Arena (2,983) Martin, Tennessee |
| 01/29/2015 6:30 pm | Eastern Illinois | W 81–51 | 13–7 (5–2) | Skyhawk Arena (3,103) Martin, Tennessee |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm | at Murray State | L 62–65 | 13–8 (5–3) | CFSB Center (6,302) Murray, Kentucky |
| 02/05/2015 7:30 pm | at Austin Peay | W 76–64 | 14–8 (6–3) | Dunn Center (3,140) Clarksville, Tennessee |
| 02/07/2015 6:00 pm | SIU Edwardsville | W 64–59 | 15–8 (7–3) | Skyhawk Arena (2,417) Martin, Tennessee |
| 02/12/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at Southeast Missouri State | L 76–98 | 15–9 (7–4) | Show Me Center (2,431) Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| 02/14/2015 6:00 pm | Austin Peay | W 67–61 | 16–9 (8–4) | Skyhawk Arena (1,903) Martin, Tennessee |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | at Eastern Illinois | W 75–73 $^{OT}$ | 17–9 (9–4) | Lantz Arena (1,202) Charleston, Illinois |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | at SIU Edwardsville | L 68–76 | 17–10 (9–5) | Vadalabene Center (1,810) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | at Tennessee State | W 69–52 | 18–10 (10–5) | Gentry Complex (683) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/28/2015 6:00 pm | Murray State | L 67–73 | 18–11 (10–6) | Skyhawk Arena (5,000) Martin, Tennessee |
| Ohio Valley tournament |||||
| 03/05/2015 6:00 pm | vs. Morehead State Quarterfinals | L 65–76 | 18–12 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (839) Nashville, Tennessee |
| CIT |||||
| 03/19/2015* 6:30 pm | at Northwestern State First round | W 104–79 | 19–12 | Prather Coliseum (2,712) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 03/21/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at USC Upstate Second round | W 60–49 | 20–12 | Hodge Center (688) Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| 03/25/2015* 6:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky Quarterfinals | W 70–69 | 21–12 | McBrayer Arena (3,300) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 03/31/2015* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | at Evansville Semifinals | L 66–79 | 21–13 | Ford Center (3,008) Evansville, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||