# 2014–15 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were first year members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 14–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Georgia State. Despite having 22 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Amonte Potter | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Sophomore | Marietta, Georgia |
| 1 | Devonte Boykins | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Forest City, North Carolina |
| 2 | Mike Hughes | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Freshman | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 3 | Eric Ferguson | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Senior | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 4 | Curtis Diamond | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Senior | Lithonia, Georgia |
| 5 | Jelani Hewitt | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Senior | Miramar, Florida |
| 10 | Jake Allsmiller | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Freshman | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11 | Shawn O'Connell | Forward | 6–8 | 190 | Freshman | Roswell, Georgia |
| 12 | Aubrey McRae | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Augusta, Georgia |
| 13 | Angel Matias | Forward | 6–4 | 225 | Senior | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 14 | Coye Simmons | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Freshman | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 23 | Jonathan Sanks | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Freshman | Warner Robins, Georgia |
| 30 | Scott Kelly | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Sophomore | Milton, Georgia |
| 31 | D.J. Suter | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Senior | Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 32 | Zach Altany | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Senior | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 33 | Grayson Clark | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Sophomore | Milton, Georgia |
| 35 | Kyle Doyle | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Sophomore | Hephzibah, Georgia |
| 44 | Trent Wiedeman | Forward | 6–8 | 255 | Senior | Suwanee, Georgia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/07/2014* 7:00 pm | North Greenville | W 78–56 | | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,235) Statesboro, GA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois | L 71–80 | 0–1 | State Farm Center (15,626) Champaign, IL |
| 11/18/2014* 7:30 pm | Trinity College (FL) | W 86–49 | 1–1 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,079) Statesboro, GA |
| 11/22/2014* 6:00 pm | Johnson University (FL) | W 97—41 | 2–1 | Hanner Fieldhouse (705) Statesboro, GA |
| 11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | FIU | W 78–72 | 3–1 | Hanner Fieldhouse (728) Statesboro, GA |
| 11/29/2014* 2:30 pm | South Carolina State | W 71–58 | 4–1 | Hanner Fieldhouse (802) Statesboro, GA |
| 12/02/2014* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at UCF | L 59–61 | 4–2 | CFE Arena (3,544) Orlando, FL |
| 12/15/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at South Florida | W 68–63 | 5–2 | USF Sun Dome (2,912) Tampa, FL |
| 12/18/2014* 7:00 pm | at Stetson | L 67–76 | 6–2 | Edmunds Center (1,233) DeLand, FL |
| 12/22/2014* 6:00 pm | Truett-McConnell | W 90–57 | 7–2 | Hanner Fieldhouse (805) Statesboro, GA |
| 12/30/2014 8:15 pm | at UT Arlington | L 61–62 | 7–3 (0–1) | College Park Center (1,400) Arlington, TX |
| 01/03/2015 7:00 pm | Texas State | W 40–36 | 8–3 (1–1) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,133) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/08/2015 8:30 pm | at Arkansas State | W 73–61 | 9–3 (2–1) | Convocation Center (1,645) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/10/2015 5:00 pm | at South Alabama | W 81–73 | 10–3 (3–1) | Mitchell Center (1,872) Mobile, AL |
| 01/15/2015 7:30 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 78–70 | 11–3 (4–1) | Hanner Fieldhouse (4,325) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/17/2015 5:15 pm | at Troy | L 71–75 | 11–4 (4–2) | Trojan Arena (1,968) Troy, AL |
| 01/22/2015 8:30 pm | at Texas State | W 45–43 | 12–4 (5–2) | Strahan Coliseum (3,275) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/24/2015 5:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 57–53 | 13–4 (6–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,898) Monroe, LA |
| 01/29/2015 7:30 pm | Appalachian State | W 83–46 | 14–4 (7–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (3,217) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/31/2015 7:30 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 76–61 | 15–4 (8–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (N/A) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/05/2015 7:30 pm | Georgia State | W 58–54 | 16–4 (9–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (4,325) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/07/2015 7:30 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | L 68–71 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (9–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,427) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/12/2015 7:30 pm | Arkansas State | W 65–60 | 17–5 (10–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,768) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/14/2015 6:00 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 18–5 (11–3) | Jack Stephens Center (1,323) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/19/2015 7:30 pm | Troy | L 62–65 | 18–6 (11–4) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,447) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/21/2015 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | South Alabama | W 80–74 | 19–6 (12–4) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,128) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/26/2015 7:30 pm | at Appalachian State | W 77–58 | 20–6 (13–4) | Holmes Center (1,684) Boone, NC |
| 02/28/2015 8:15 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 58–68 | 20–7 (13–5) | Cajundome (3,937) Lafayette, LA |
| 03/05/2015 7:30 pm | UT Arlington | W 76–64 | 21–7 (14–5) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,176) Statesboro, GA |
| 03/07/2015 2:00 pm | at Georgia State | L 55–72 | 21–8 (14–6) | GSU Sports Arena (3,854) Atlanta, GA |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||
| 03/14/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Louisiana–Monroe Semifinals | W 44–43 | 22–8 | Lakefront Arena (N/A) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/15/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Georgia State Championship game | L 36–38 | 22–9 | Lakefront Arena (N/A) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||