# 2014–15 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2014–15 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San José State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by second year head coach Dave Wojcik, played their home games at the Event Center Arena and were members of the Mountain West Conference.
Due to APR penalties, San Jose State were ineligible for postseason tournament play, including the Mountain West tournament.
Following a 7–24 season in 2013–14, the Spartans finished the season 2–28, 0–18 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They failed to defeat a Division I opponent.

## Preseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Dylan Alexander | 5 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Stockton, CA | Transferred to Casper CC |
| D.J. Brown | 1 | G | 6'1" | 185 | RS Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated; transferred to Texas State |
| Chris Cunningham | 15 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Senior | Pomona, CA | Graduated |
| Mike VanKirk | 21 | C | 7'1" | 240 | Sophomore | Palmdale, CA | Left the team |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Daryl Gaynor PG | Las Vegas, NV | Durango High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Apr 19, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| Ryan Singer C | Littleton, CO | Massanutten Military Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 26, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| Leon Bahner C | Bonn, Germany | CJD Konigswinter | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A | May 21, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – ||||||
| 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 May 28, 2014. ||||||

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jordan Baker | 1 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Tempe, AZ | Transferred from Pepperdine; redshirted last season per NCAA rules. |
| Ivo Basor | 10 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Junior | Watsonville, CA | Junior college transfer from Monterey Peninsula. |
| Princeton Onwas | 23 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Houston, TX | Transferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Onwas will redshirt this season and will have one year of remaining eligibility. |
| Frank Rogers | 14 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Junior | Salinas, CA | Transferred from San Francisco; redshirted last season per NCAA rules. |

### NCAA academic sanctions

Under previous head coach George Nessman, San Jose State reported five consecutive years of rising four-year average Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, including a program-best 940 in the 2011–12 season (because of a perfect one-year 1000 score). However, the APR fell below 930 for the 2012–13 season, Nessman's last as head coach. As a result, the NCAA imposed sanctions on the San Jose State men's basketball program in April 2014. These sanctions included:
* A postseason ban for this season, including from the MWC tournament;
* Replacing four hours of basketball practice with four hours of academic activities;
* One fewer day of basketball-related activities a week.
Athletic director Gene Bleymaier stated in response to the sanctions: "Last year, we were faced with a situation that needed to be dealt with in a major fashion. The coaching staff was not retained, and several players were not invited back for the 2013-14 season. Only four players returned from the 2012-13 team.

## Roster
### Suspensions and dismissals

Coach Dave Wojcik announced on December 13, 2014 that five players were suspended indefinitely due to violating team rules: Jordan Baker, Rashad Muhammad, Matt Pollard, Frank Rogers, and Jaleel Williams. As a result, two San Jose State football players—wide receiver Tyler Winston and tight end Andrew Vollert—joined the roster temporarily. Vollert and Winston became the first San Jose State football players since the 1988–89 season to have played football and basketball the same season. The last time that happened followed the walkout of 10 basketball players in protest over alleged verbal abuse by coach Bill Berry, who was fired after the season.
Five days after the five players were suspended, associate head coach Chris Brazelton was placed on paid administrative leave. Ultimately, Muhammad and Williams were reinstated on January 3, 2015. Baker and Rogers were dismissed from the team, and Pollard transferred.

### Injuries

On December 3, 2014, Jalen James suffered a season-ending ankle injury. Six days later, Leon Bahner was diagnosed with the same injury and was also sidelined the rest of the season. Devante Wilson did not play at all in the season due to injury.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/02/2014* 4:00 pm | Cal State East Bay | W 84–65 | | Event Center Arena (1,196) San Jose, CA |
| 11/08/2014* 1:00 pm | Notre Dame de Namur | W 65–58 | | Event Center Arena (1,172) San Jose, CA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 5:00 pm | Bethesda | W 67–44 | 1–0 | Event Center Arena (1,078) San Jose, CA |
| 11/16/2014* 1:00 pm | Portland | L 68–73 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Event Center Arena (1,453) San Jose, CA |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | Pepperdine | L 44–63 | 1–2 | Event Center Arena (1,358) San Jose, CA |
| 11/22/2014* 2:00 pm | at Cal State Fullerton | L 66–70 | 1–3 | Titan Gym (1,092) Fullerton, CA |
| 11/27/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Washington Wooden Legacy quarterfinals | L 56–78 | 1–4 | Titan Gym (2,241) Fullerton, CA |
| 11/28/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Western Michigan Wooden Legacy consolation round | L 60–79 | 1–5 | Titan Gym (N/A) Fullerton, CA |
| 11/30/2014* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Princeton Wooden Legacy 7th place game | L 54–69 | 1–6 | Honda Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | at UC Davis | L 56–70 | 1–7 | The Pavilion (1,965) Davis, CA |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm | Santa Clara Rivalry | L 50–61 | 1–8 | Event Center Arena (2,123) San Jose, CA |
| 12/09/2014* 7:00 pm | Saint Katherine | W 74–63 | 2–8 | Event Center Arena (1,194) San Jose, CA |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm | Seattle | L 38–54 | 2–9 | Event Center Arena (1,415) San Jose, CA |
| 12/21/2014* 4:00 pm, P12N | at Washington State | L 53–82 | 2–10 | Beasley Coliseum (1,604) Pullman, WA |
| 12/31/2014 6:00 pm | at Utah State | L 33–61 | 2–11 (0–1) | Smith Spectrum (8,491) Logan, UT |
| 01/03/2015 7:00 pm | Wyoming | L 59–64 | 2–12 (0–2) | Event Center Arena (1,188) San Jose, CA |
| 01/07/2015 6:00 pm | at Air Force | L 56–78 | 2–13 (0–3) | Clune Arena (971) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm | at UNLV | L 40–74 | 2–14 (0–4) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,623) Paradise, NV |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | Fresno State Rivalry | L 62–73 | 2–15 (0–5) | Event Center Arena (1,091) San Jose, CA |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm | Colorado State | L 41–70 | 2–16 (0–6) | Event Center Arena (1,226) San Jose, CA |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | at Boise State | L 36–86 | 2–17 (0–7) | Taco Bell Arena (4,219) Boise, ID |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | Air Force | L 52–66 | 2–18 (0–8) | Event Center Arena (2,045) San Jose, CA |
| 01/31/2015 5:00 pm, RTRM | at New Mexico | L 41–67 | 2–19 (0–9) | The Pit (14,358) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm | at Fresno State Rivalry | L 63–81 | 2–20 (0–10) | Save Mart Center (5,550) Fresno, CA |
| 02/07/2015 3:00 pm | Nevada | L 57–60 | 2–21 (0–11) | Event Center Arena (1,085) San Jose, CA |
| 02/14/2015 3:00 pm, RTRM | at Wyoming | L 60–77 | 2–22 (0–12) | Arena-Auditorium (7,870) Laramie, WY |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | Utah State | L 54–76 | 2–23 (0–13) | Event Center Arena (1,311) San Jose, CA |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | San Diego State Rivalry | L 56–74 | 2–24 (0–14) | Event Center Arena (3,477) San Jose, CA |
| 02/25/2015 6:00 pm | at Colorado State | L 56–72 | 2–25 (0–15) | Moby Arena (4,924) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm | at Nevada | L 51–62 | 2–26 (0–16) | Lawlor Events Center (5,325) Reno, NV |
| 03/04/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | Boise State | L 51–68 | 2–27 (0–17) | Event Center Arena (1,088) San Jose, CA |
| 03/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNLV | L 58–71 | 2–28 (0–18) | Event Center Arena (2,106) San Jose, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||