# 2014–15 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by fourth-year head coach Ed DeChellis, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in Patriot League play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Colgate.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Will Kelly | Forward/center | 6'9" | 242 | Sophomore | Mount Laurel Township, NJ |
| 1 | Nourse Fox | Guard | 6'0" | 186 | Freshman | Memphis, TN |
| 2 | Brandon Venturini | Guard | 6'0" | 179 | Senior | Allendale, MI |
| 3 | Kendall Knorr | Guard | 6'3" | 197 | Junior | Concord, NC |
| 5 | Kevin Alter | Guard | 5'6" | 148 | Senior | Rumson, NJ |
| 10 | Tilman Dunbar | Guard | 5'10" | 163 | Junior | Woodbridge, VA |
| 11 | Tim Abruzzo | Guard | 6'3" | 173 | Sophomore | Perkasie, PA |
| 12 | Zach Fong | Guard | 5'11" | 161 | Sophomore | Woodbridge, VA |
| 14 | Earl McLaurin | Guard | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | Charlotte, NC |
| 20 | Shawn Anderson | Guard | 6'4" | 201 | Freshman | New Castle, PA |
| 21 | Worth Smith | Forward | 6'6" | 204 | Senior | Mooresville, NC |
| 22 | Grant Vermeer | Guard | 6'2" | 195 | Sophomore | Mountain View, CA |
| 23 | Josh Goetz | Center | 6'8" | 242 | Freshman | Valencia, PA |
| 24 | Bryce Dulin | Guard | 6'4" | 192 | Freshman | Nixa, MO |
| 25 | Michael Brown | Guard/forward | 6'4" | 207 | Sophomore | Horsham, PA |
| 31 | Tom Lacey | Forward | 6'7" | 217 | Freshman | Glen Ridge, NJ |
| 32 | James Hemphill | Forward | 6'6" | 213 | Sophomore | Raleigh, NC |
| 33 | Edward Alade | Forward/center | 6'9" | 228 | Sophomore | Houston, TX |
| 34 | Tai Dozier | Forward | 6'0" | 172 | Freshman | Atlanta, GA |
| 35 | Daniel Noe | Guard | 6'5" | 203 | Freshman | Fairfax, VA |
| 40 | Nolan Linville | Center | 6'8" | 244 | Freshman | Fraser, MI |
| 42 | Christopher Kinley | Forward | 6'7" | 245 | Freshman | Williamsport, PA |
| 44 | Jace Hogan | Forward | 6'6" | 221 | Freshman | Melbourne, FL |

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 18 Michigan State Veterans Classic | L 59–64 | 0–1 | Alumni Hall (5,699) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Notre Dame Hall of Fame Tip-Off | L 53–92 | 0–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,049) South Bend, IN |
| 11/20/2014* 7:00 p.m., FS2 | at Providence Hall of Fame Tip-Off | L 51–88 | 0–3 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,051) Providence, RI |
| 11/22/2014* 8:00 p.m. | vs. Northeastern Hall of Fame Tip-Off | L 44–68 | 0–4 | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,121) Uncasville, CT |
| 11/23/2014* 5:30 p.m. | vs. Binghamton Hall of Fame Tip-Off | W 70–68 | 1–4 | Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 p.m. | Penn State Harrisburg | W 67–42 | 2–4 | Alumni Hall (645) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/29/2014* 1:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | L 68–85 | 2–5 | Alumni Hall (868) Annapolis, MD |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 p.m. | Penn | L 46–57 | 2–6 | Alumni Hall (586) Annapolis, MD |
| 12/06/2014* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at The Citadel | L 60–67 | 2–7 | McAlister Field House (1,626) Charleston, SC |
| 12/09/2014* 7:00 p.m. | VMI | W 84–66 | 3–7 | Alumni Hall (587) Annapolis, MD |
| 12/13/2014* 7:30 p.m. | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 46–53 | 3–8 | Hytche Athletic Center (457) Princess Anne, MD |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 p.m. | Towson | W 61–56 | 4–8 | Alumni Hall (1,064) Annapolis, MD |
| Conference regular season |||||
| 12/31/2014 4:00 p.m. | Loyola (MD) | W 70–47 | 5–8 (1–0) | Alumni Hall (1,294) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/03/2015 2:00 p.m. | at Lafayette | W 69–65 | 6–8 (2–0) | Kirby Sports Center (1,872) Easton, PA |
| 01/07/2015 8:00 p.m., ASN | Boston University | L 64–70 | 6–9 (2–1) | Alumni Hall (1,153) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/10/2015 12:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Army | W 75–66 | 7–9 (3–1) | Christl Arena (5,291) West Point, NY |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 p.m. | at Bucknell | L 63–65 | 7–10 (3–2) | Sojka Pavilion (2,467) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/17/2015 4:00 p.m. | Colgate | L 53–65 | 7–11 (3–3) | Alumni Hall (1,718) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 p.m. | at Lehigh | L 47–61 | 7–12 (3–4) | Stabler Arena (764) Bethlehem, PA |
| 01/24/2015 12:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross | L 65–76 | 7–13 (3–5) | Hart Center (783) Worcester, MA |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 p.m. | American | W 64–54 | 8–13 (4–5) | Alumni Hall (1,209) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 p.m. | Lafayette | L 65–74 | 8–14 (4–6) | Alumni Hall (2,887) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 p.m. | at Boston University | L 59–62 | 8–15 (4–7) | Agganis Arena (315) Boston, MA |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | Army | W 67–59 | 9–15 (5–7) | Alumni Hall (6,110) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 p.m. | Bucknell | L 51–52 | 9–16 (5–8) | Alumni Hall (863) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 p.m. | at Colgate | W 70–69 | 10–16 (6–8) | Cotterell Court (1,062) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 p.m. | Lehigh | L 53–59 | 10–17 (6–9) | Alumni Hall (1,529) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/22/2015 1:00 p.m. | Holy Cross | W 84–70 | 11–17 (7–9) | Alumni Hall (1,647) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/25/2015 7:30 p.m. | at American | L 49–68 | 11–18 (7–10) | Bender Arena (1,273) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/28/2015 11:00 a.m. | at Loyola (MD) | W 57–47 | 12–18 (8–10) | Reitz Arena (586) Baltimore, MD |
| Patriot League tournament |||||
| 03/03/2015 7:00 p.m. | Army First round | W 56–52 | 13–18 | Alumni Hall (1,271) Annapolis, MD |
| 03/05/2015 7:00 p.m. | at Colgate Quarterfinals | L 62–72 | 13–19 | Cotterell Court (1,297) Hamilton, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||