# 2014–15 Morgan State Bears basketball team

The 2014–15 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by ninth year head coach Todd Bozeman, played their home games at the Talmadge L. Hill Field House and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to Hampton.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Donte Pretlow | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2 | Torin Childs-Harris | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | New London, Connecticut |
| 3 | Rasean Simpson | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Junior | San Diego, California |
| 4 | Jamar Redmond | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Freshman | Roselle, New Jersey |
| 5 | Conrad Chambers | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Freshman | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 10 | Emmanuel Matey | Guard | 5–11 | 190 | Sophomore | Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 11 | Clive "C.J." Vaughan, Jr. | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Freshman | Aurora, Illinois |
| 12 | Cliff Cornish | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Sophomore | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 21 | Kyle Thomas | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Sophomore | Owings Mills, Maryland |
| 22 | Blake Bozeman | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Senior | Bowie, Maryland |
| 33 | Jeremiah Curtis | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Freshman | Stephens City, Virginia |
| 34 | Cedric Blossom | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Junior | Columbia, Maryland |
| 42 | Jordan Omogbehin | Center | 7–3 | 315 | Senior | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 44 | Anthony "A.J." Vernon | Forward | 6–9 | 255 | Freshman | Brooklyn, New York |
| 50 | Zech Smith | Center | 7–0 | 270 | Senior | McLoud, Oklahoma |
| 53 | Willis Turnipseed | Forward | 6–9 | 190 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | at Penn State | L 48–61 | 0–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (7,402) University Park, PA |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | Towson | L 46–51 | 0–2 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,874) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/20/2014* 8:00 pm | at Northern Iowa Cancún Challenge | L 53–73 | 0–3 | McLeod Center (3,127) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/22/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Houston | L 57–72 | 0–4 | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,058) Houston, TX |
| 11/25/2014* 1:30 pm | vs. Elon Cancún Challenge | L 73–74 | 0–5 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (560) Cancún, MX |
| 11/26/2014* 1:30 pm | vs. Liberty Cancún Challenge | W 51–50 | 1–5 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (540) Cancún, MX |
| 11/30/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech Cancún Challenge | L 63–83 | 1–6 | Cassell Coliseum (3,996) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/06/2014 6:00 pm | at Norfolk State | L 65–85 | 1–7 (0–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,027) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/08/2014 2:00 pm | at Hampton | L 58–62 | 1–8 (0–2) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,500) Hampton, VA |
| 12/16/2014* 7:00 pm | UC Irvine | W 63–62 | 2–8 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (895) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/18/2014* 7:30 pm | at Rider | L 48–62 | 2–9 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,018) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 pm | at Manhattan | L 69–73 | 2–10 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,174) Riverdale, NY |
| 12/28/2014* 2:00 pm, FS1 | at Marquette | L 53–81 | 2–11 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,701) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/30/2014* 10:00 pm | at UC Riverside | L 63–68 | 2–12 | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (288) Riverside, CA |
| 01/02/2015* 10:00 pm | at Cal State Northridge | W 78–62 | 2–13 | Matadome (603) Northridge, CA |
| 01/06/2015* 10:00 pm | at Saint Mary's | L 52–78 | 2–14 | McKeon Pavilion (2,278) Moraga, CA |
| 01/10/2015 4:00 pm | at Delaware State | W 73–69 | 3–14 (1–2) | Memorial Hall (975) Dover, DE |
| 01/12/2015 7:30 pm | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 53–78 | 3–15 (1–3) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,117) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/17/2015 4:00 pm | Florida A&M | W 75–65 | 4–15 (2–3) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (875) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/19/2015 4:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | L 58–65 | 4–16 (2–4) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (923) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/31/2015 4:00 pm | at Howard | L 48–64 | 4–17 (2–5) | Burr Gymnasium (2,332) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/02/2015 7:30 pm, ESPNU | at Coppin State | L 67–80 | 4–18 (2–6) | Physical Education Complex (2,003) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/07/2015 4:00 pm | Savannah State | W 67–57 | 5–18 (3–6) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,005) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/09/2015 7:30 pm | South Carolina State | W 55–43 | 6–18 (4–6) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,105) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm | Norfolk State | W 73–70 | 7–18 (5–6) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,569) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/16/2015 7:30 pm | Hampton | L 65–93 | 7–19 (5–7) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,175) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/21/2015 4:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | L 59–74 | 7–20 (5–8) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,593) Durham, NC |
| 02/23/2015 7:30 pm | at North Carolina A&T | L 57–60 $^{OT}$ | 7–21 (5–9) | Corbett Sports Center (1,097) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/28/2015 4:00 pm | Coppin State | L 77–88 | 7–22 (5–10) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,237) Baltimore, MD |
| 03/05/2015 7:30 pm | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 76–89 | 7–23 (5–11) | Hytche Athletic Center (2,018) Princess Anne, MD |
| MEAC tournament |||||
| 03/09/2015 9:00 pm | vs. Hampton First round | L 71–91 | 7–24 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||