# 2014–15 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 20th year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Boston University, Bucknell, and American to become champions of the Patriot League tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Villanova.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 4 | Eric Stafford | Guard | 6–5 | 160 | Freshman | Pitman, New Jersey |
| 5 | Joey Ptasinsky | Guard | 6–3 | 177 | Senior | Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
| 11 | Nick Lindner | Guard | 5–10 | 166 | Sophomore | Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
| 12 | Seth Hinrichs | Guard | 6–8 | 223 | Senior | Clara City, Minnesota |
| 13 | Matt Klinewski | Forward | 6–8 | 232 | Freshman | Voorhees, New Jersey |
| 14 | Bryce Scott | Guard | 6–3 | 191 | Junior | El Dorado Hills, California |
| 20 | Dan Trist | Forward | 6–9 | 234 | Senior | Sydney, Australia |
| 21 | Zach Rufer | Guard | 6–3 | 191 | Junior | Bloomingburg, New York |
| 22 | Alan Flannigan | Forward | 6–7 | 235 | Senior | Dexter, Missouri |
| 24 | Michael Hoffman | Forward | 6–8 | 192 | Sophomore | Burleson, Texas |
| 32 | Monty Boykins | Guard | 6–5 | 192 | Sophomore | West Chester, Ohio |
| 33 | Jake Newman | Guard | 6–7 | 196 | Sophomore | Surrey, British Columbia |
| 34 | Ben Freeland | Forward | 6–10 | 205 | Junior | Santa Rosa, California |
| 44 | Billy Murphy | Forward | 6–10 | 227 | Junior | Greenwich, Connecticut |
| 54 | Nathaniel Musters | Center | 6–10 | 253 | Junior | Padstow, Australia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 77–50 | 1–0 | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,262) Moon Township, PA |
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm, RTPT | | at West Virginia | L 56–83 | 1–1 | WVU Coliseum (6,089) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm, WBPH | | Princeton | W 83–66 | 2–1 | Kirby Sports Center (1,826) Easton, PA |
| 11/22/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Penn | W 83–77 | 3–1 | Palestra (3,824) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Yale | L 60–82 | 3–2 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (462) New Haven, CT |
| 11/30/2014* 2:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 82–61 | 4–2 | Rothman Center (412) Teaneck, NJ |
| 12/06/2014* 2:00 pm | | Wagner | W 97–84 | 5–2 | Kirby Sports Center (1,744) Easton, PA |
| 12/08/2014* 7:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 82–81 | 6–2 | Kirby Sports Center (1,922) Easton, PA |
| 12/16/2014* 7:00 pm | | Susquehanna | W 91–66 | 7–2 | Kirby Sports Center (866) Easton, PA |
| 12/20/2014* 3:00 pm | | at No. 10 Kansas | L 69–96 | 7–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/28/2014* 2:00 pm, WBPH | | NJIT | W 76–71 | 8–3 | Kirby Sports Center (1,732) Easton, PA |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2014 3:00 pm | | at Army | W 92–78 | 9–3 (1–0) | Christl Arena (1,037) West Point, NY |
| 01/03/2015 2:00 pm, WBPH | | Navy | L 65–69 | 9–4 (1–1) | Kirby Sports Center (1,872) Easton, PA |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 69–79 | 9–5 (1–2) | Sojka Pavilion (2,983) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/10/2015 1:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 63–62 | 10–5 (2–2) | Agganis Arena (738) Boston, MA |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, WBPH | | Loyola (MD) | W 69–65 | 11–5 (3–2) | Kirby Sports Center (1,123) Easton, PA |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm, WBPH | | American | L 76–78 | 11–6 (3–3) | Kirby Sports Center (1,763) Easton, PA |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 73–74 | 11–7 (3–4) | Hart Center (1,442) Worcester, MA |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm, WBPH | | Lehigh | L 71–75 | 11–8 (3–5) | Kirby Sports Center (2,106) Easton, PA |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 59–54 | 12–8 (4–5) | Cotterell Court (N/A) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm | | at Navy | W 74–65 | 13–8 (5–5) | Alumni Hall (2,887) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm, WBPH | | Bucknell | W 84–74 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (6–5) | Kirby Sports Center (1,812) Easton, PA |
| 02/09/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Boston University | L 60–74 | 14–9 (6–6) | Kirby Sports Center (1,587) Easton, PA |
| 02/11/2015 7:30 pm, MASN | | at Loyola (MD) | L 43–62 | 14–10 (6–7) | Reitz Arena (574) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm | | at American | L 77–88 | 14–11 (6–8) | Bender Arena (1,856) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, WBPH | | Holy Cross | W 89–81 | 15–11 (7–8) | Kirby Sports Center (1,372) Easton, PA |
| 02/22/2015 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Lehigh | W 63–61 | 16–11 (8–8) | Stabler Arena (1,894) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm, WBPH | | Colgate | L 83–95 | 16–12 (8–9) | Kirby Sports Center (1,497) Easton, PA |
| 02/28/2015 2:00 pm, WBPH | | Army | W 74–64 | 17–12 (9–9) | Kirby Sports Center (2,107) Easton, PA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2015 7:00 pm, WBPH | | Boston University Quarterfinals | W 89–64 | 18–12 | Kirby Sports Center (1,648) Easton, PA |
| 03/08/2015 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Bucknell Semifinals | W 80–74 | 19–12 | Sojka Pavilion (2,388) Lewisburg, PA |
| 03/11/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | American Championship game | W 65–63 | 20–12 | Kirby Sports Center (2,644) Easton, PA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/19/2015* 6:50 pm, TBS | (16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 2 Villanova Round of 64 | L 52–93 | 20–13 | Consol Energy Center (16,170) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East. ||||||