# 2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Ron Verlin. They finished the season 12–19, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to San Francisco.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 18–16, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, Texas A&M Corpus–Christi and fellow WCC member San Diego to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Murray State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Trevin Harris | 1 | F | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Kingwood, TX | Graduated |
| Sama Taku | 3 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Tucson, AZ | Graduated |
| Spencer Llewellyn | 5 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Sydney, Australia | Graduate transfer to San Francisco State |
| Andrew Bock | 12 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Rialto, CA | Graduated |
| Khalil Kelley | 13 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Graduated |
| Aaron Short | 15 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Junior | Reno, NV | Transferred |
| Ross Rivera | 20 | G | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Visalia, CA | Graduated |
| Tony Gill | 33 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Roseville, CA | Graduated |
| Tim Thomas | 42 | C | 6'10" | 255 | Senior | Sheridan, WY | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Alec Kobre | 3 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Junior | Santa Rosa, CA | Junior college transfer from Santa Rosa Junior College. |
| Dulani Robinson | 5 | G | 5'8" | 160 | Junior | Oakland, CA | Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco. |
| Cole Currie | 10 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | La Crescenta, CA | Transferred from Tulane. Under NCAA transfer rules, Currie will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Eric Thompson | 12 | F | 6'8" | 270 | Junior | Pontiac, MI | Junior college transfer from Saddleback College. |
| Sami Eleraky | 35 | C | 7'0" | 242 | Sophomore | Aalborg, Denmark | Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco. |

## Recruiting Class of 2014

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| D.J. Ursery G | Encino, California | Crespi Carmlite | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 18, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Kaleb Warner F | Seattle, Washington | Mercer Island | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 16, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Jacob Lampkin F | Clyde Hill, Washington | O'Dea | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 16, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 ||||||
| Ilias Theodorou F | Athens, Greece | St. John's Northwestern Military | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 13, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: nr ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| 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: "Pacific 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2014 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Recruiting Class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Anthony Townes F | Modesto, California | Modesto Christian | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| 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: "Pacific 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2015 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/08/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Sonoma State | W 83–62 | | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,424) Stockton, CA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 5:00 pm | at Western Illinois | W 73–71 | 1–0 | Western Hall (1,323) Macomb, IL |
| 11/16/2014* 3:00 pm | at UC Irvine | L 50–68 | 1–1 | Bren Events Center (1,783) Irvine, CA |
| 11/20/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Pacific Union | W 81–56 | 2–1 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,743) Stockton, CA |
| 11/23/2014* 8:00 pm, P12N | vs. Washington Marv Harshman Classic | L 69–76 | 2–2 | KeyArena (2,512) Seattle, WA |
| 11/26/2014* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals | W 71–62 | 3–2 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,973) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/2014* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Colorado State Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | L 64–75 | 3–3 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,903) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/29/2014* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Mercer Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game | W 55–48 | 4–3 | Alaska Airlines Center (3,110) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Cal State East Bay | W 80–51 | 5–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,704) Stockton, CA |
| 12/06/2014* 7:05 pm | at Idaho State | W 68–62 | 6–3 | Holt Arena (1,554) Pocatello, ID |
| 12/14/2014* 5:00 pm, TheW.tv | Western Michigan | L 72–80 | 6–4 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,736) Stockton, CA |
| 12/18/2014* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Nevada | W 69–65 | 7–4 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,778) Stockton, CA |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Fresno State | L 68–71 | 8–4 | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,326) Stockton, CA |
| 12/27/2014 3:00 pm, CSNCA | San Francisco | L 71–77 | 8–5 (0–1) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,340) Stockton, CA |
| 12/29/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Santa Clara | L 40–57 | 8–6 (0–2) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,007) Stockton, CA |
| 01/01/2015 1:00 pm, TWCSN | at Loyola Marymount | W 77–63 | 9–6 (1–2) | Gersten Pavilion (1,061) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/03/2015 5:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Pepperdine | L 61–71 | 9–7 (1–3) | Firestone Fieldhouse (905) Malibu, CA |
| 01/10/2015 8:00 pm, CSN BAY | Saint Mary's | L 47–54 | 9–8 (1–4) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,677) Stockton, CA |
| 01/15/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | BYU | L 80–93 | 9–9 (1–5) | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,626) Stockton, CA |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | San Diego | W 59–57 | 10–9 (2–5) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,668) Stockton, CA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, RTNW/TheW.tv | at Portland | L 69–72 | 10–10 (2–6) | Chiles Center (1,244) Portland, OR |
| 01/24/2015 5:00 pm, RTNW/TheW.tv | at No. 3 Gonzaga | L 60–91 | 10–11 (2–7) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Pepperdine | L 43–50 | 10–12 (2–8) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,396) Stockton, CA |
| 01/31/2015 1:00 pm, CSNCA | Loyola Marymount | L 71–76 $^{OT}$ | 10–13 (2–9) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,446) Stockton, CA |
| 02/07/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Saint Mary's | L 58–73 | 10–14 (2–10) | McKeon Pavilion (3,081) Moraga, CA |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at San Diego | L 48–68 | 10–15 (2–11) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,774) San Diego, CA |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | L 59–84 | 10–16 (2–12) | Marriott Center (16,202) Provo, UT |
| 02/19/2015 8:00 pm, CSN BAY | No. 3 Gonzaga | L 74–86 | 10–17 (2–13) | Alex G. Spanos Center (5,672) Stockton, CA |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Portland | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 11–17 (3–13) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,653) Stockton, CA |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Santa Clara | W 64–57 | 12–17 (4–13) | Leavey Center (1,110) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm, CSN BAY | at San Francisco | L 55–65 | 12–18 (4–14) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,545) San Francisco, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||
| 03/06/2015 6:00 pm, BYUtv | vs. San Francisco First round | L 58–62 | 12–19 | Orleans Arena (7,110) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||