# 2014–15 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by first year head coach Jim Fox, played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were first year members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–7, 9–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
Due to low APR scores, the Mountaineers were banned from postseason play, including the Sun Belt Tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Mike Kobani | Forward | 6–8 | 260 | Sophomore | Bida, Nigeria |
| 1 | Landon Goesling | Guard | 6–2 | 155 | Freshman | Irving, Texas |
| 2 | Tab Hamilton | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Senior | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 3 | Dustin Clarke | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 4 | Michael Obacha | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Junior | Edo State, Nigeria |
| 10 | Chris Burgess | Guard | 5–8 | 170 | Junior | Lakeland, Florida |
| 12 | Rantavious Gilbert | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | Junior | Albany, Georgia |
| 14 | Milos Kostic | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Freshman | Hammond, Indiana |
| 15 | Tommy Spagnolo | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Senior | West Jefferson, North Carolina |
| 20 | Dylan Hodson | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Freshman | Roanoke, Virginia |
| 21 | Frank Eaves | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Junior | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 23 | Logan Jackson | Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Freshman | Waxhaw, North Carolina |
| 24 | Jalen Sanders | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | Freshman | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 25 | Jake Babic | Guard | 6–5 | 180 | Freshman | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| 34 | Jacob Lawson | Guard | 6–8 | 230 | Junior | Reidsville, North Carolina |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/06/2014* 7:00 pm | Lees–McRae | W 71–69 | | Holmes Center (1,601) Boone, NC |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/15/2014* 2:00 pm | at Ohio | L 47–73 | 0–1 | Convocation Center (7,115) Athens, OH |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | at Furman | L 65–84 | 0–2 | Timmons Arena (1,003) Greenville, SC |
| 11/22/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech | W 65–63 | 1–2 | Cassell Coliseum (2,970) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | Hampton | W 82–74 | 2–2 | Holmes Center (1,539) Boone, NC |
| 12/04/2014* 7:00 pm | at Jacksonville | W 67–56 | 3–2 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (397) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/07/2014* 7:00 pm | Hofstra | L 51–68 | 3–3 | Holmes Center (1,254) Boone, NC |
| 12/15/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Georgia Tech | L 57–70 | 3–4 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,961) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/18/2014* 8:00 pm | at Charlotte | L 65–75 | 3–5 | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,237) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/21/2014* 6:30 pm, SECN | at Alabama | L 59–60 | 3–6 | Coleman Coliseum (9,515) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/03/2015 8:00 pm | at Arkansas State | W 74–73 | 4–6 (1–0) | Convocation Center (1,628) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/05/2015 7:30 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 64–80 | 4–7 (1–1) | Holmes Center (1,004) Boone, NC |
| 01/08/2015 8:30 pm | at South Alabama | L 95–104 | 4–8 (1–2) | Mitchell Center (1,448) Mobile, AL |
| 01/10/2015 6:00 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 46–64 | 4–9 (1–3) | Jack Stephens Center (1,482) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/15/2015 7:30 pm | Arkansas State | L 50–59 | 4–10 (1–4) | Holmes Center (1,685) Boone, NC |
| 01/17/2015 3:30 pm | Georgia State | W 74–69 | 5–10 (2–4) | Holmes Center (2,622) Boone, NC |
| 01/19/2015 8:30 pm | at Troy | W 69–64 | 6–10 (3–4) | Trojan Arena (1,763) Troy, AL |
| 01/22/2015 7:30 pm | South Alabama | W 64–53 | 7–10 (4–4) | Holmes Center (1,521) Boone, NC |
| 01/24/2015 5:30 pm | at Texas State | W 64–58 | 8–10 (5–4) | Strahan Coliseum (2,407) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/29/2015 7:30 pm | at Georgia Southern | L 46–83 | 8–11 (5–5) | Hanner Fieldhouse (3,217) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/05/2015 8:15 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 66–81 | 8–12 (5–6) | Cajundome (4,080) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/07/2015 3:30 pm | Troy | W 65–62 | 9–12 (6–6) | Holmes Center (2,337) Boone, NC |
| 02/12/2015 7:30 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 74–79 | 9–13 (6–7) | Holmes Center (1,187) Boone, NC |
| 02/14/2015 5:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 58–69 | 9–14 (6–8) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,388) Monroe, LA |
| 02/19/2015 8:15 pm | at UT Arlington | L 68–81 | 9–15 (6–9) | College Park Center (2,771) Arlington, TX |
| 02/21/2015 2:00 pm | at Georgia State | L 43–87 | 9–16 (6–10) | GSU Sports Arena (1,860) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/26/2015 7:30 pm | Georgia Southern | L 58–77 | 9–17 (6–11) | Holmes Center (1,684) Boone, NC |
| 02/28/2015 3:30 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 66–43 | 10–17 (7–11) | Holmes Center (1,941) Boone, NC |
| 03/05/2015 7:30 pm | Texas State | W 67–64 | 11–17 (8–11) | Holmes Center (1,286) Boone, NC |
| 03/07/2015 3:30 pm | UT Arlington | W 72–60 | 12–17 (9–11) | Holmes Center (1,362) Boone, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||