# 2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

The 2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fifth year head coach Jeff Lebo, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were first year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic tournament where they lost to SMU.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the season 17–17, 5–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA tournament where they lost to UTEP. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Wright State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Akeem Richmond | 1 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Sanford, NC | Graduated |
| Petar Torlak | 3 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Belgrade, Serbia | Graduated |
| Brandan Stith | 25 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Freshman | Lawrenceville, VA | Transferred to Old Dominion |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Kanu Aja | 44 | F | 6'10" | 255 | Junior | Baltimore, MD | Junior college transferred from City College of San Francisco. |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Lance Tejada PG | Hollywood, CA | Blanche Ely High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 31, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Grant Bryant SF | Marietta, GA | Kell High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 1, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Bunyon Tyson PG | Wadesboro, NC | Anson High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 13, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014. ||||||

### Recruiting Class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kentrell Barkley SF | Durham, NC | Northern High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | North Carolina Wesleyan Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round | W 99–81 | 1–0 | Williams Arena (5,096) Greenville, NC |
| 11/16/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNC Asheville | L 79–83 | 1–1 | Williams Arena (4,149) Greenville, NC |
| 11/20/2014* 7:00 pm | Virginia Lynchburg | W 92–51 | 2–1 | Williams Arena (3,966) Greenville, NC |
| 11/24/2014* 12:00 pm | vs. Green Bay Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | L 49–66 | 2–2 | Germain Arena (2,118) Estero, FL |
| 11/25/2014* 12:00 pm | vs. Fresno State Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round | W 58–52 | 3–2 | Germain Arena (240) Estero, FL |
| 11/26/2014* 2:30 pm | vs. Hawaiʻi Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game | L 73–75 | 3–3 | Germain Arena (271) Estero, FL |
| 11/30/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Central Connecticut | W 74–59 | 4–3 | Williams Arena (3,705) Greenville, NC |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 63–72 | 4–4 | FAU Arena (1,219) Boca Raton, FL |
| 12/07/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 12 North Carolina | L 64–108 | 4–5 | Dean Smith Center (18,741) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/13/2014* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | James Madison | W 70–58 | 5–5 | Williams Arena (4,759) Greenville, NC |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | L 54–66 | 5–6 | Trask Coliseum (4,388) Wilmington, NC |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Florida A&M | W 75–57 | 6–6 | Williams Arena (4,234) Greenville, NC |
| 12/28/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNC Greensboro | W 71–50 | 7–6 | Williams Arena (4,418) Greenville, NC |
| 12/31/2014 12:00 pm, ESPNews | Tulane | L 59–67 | 7–7 (0–1) | Williams Arena (4,358) Greenville, NC |
| 01/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at South Florida | L 50–58 | 7–8 (0–2) | USF Sun Dome (3,184) Tampa, FL |
| 01/06/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Cincinnati | L 48–69 | 7–9 (0–3) | Fifth Third Arena (7,516) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Houston | W 66–61 | 8–9 (1–3) | Williams Arena (4,368) Greenville, NC |
| 01/17/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at SMU | L 54–77 | 8–10 (1–4) | Moody Coliseum (7,001) Dallas, TX |
| 01/24/2015 12:00 pm, ESPNews | Tulsa | L 64–66 | 8–11 (1–5) | Williams Arena (4,968) Greenville, NC |
| 01/28/2015 9:00 pm, CBSSN | at Memphis | L 58–70 | 8–12 (1–6) | FedEx Forum (13,335) Memphis, TN |
| 02/01/2015 1:00 pm, CBSSN | Cincinnati | W 50–46 | 9–12 (2–6) | Williams Arena (4,574) Greenville, NC |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at UConn | L 52–65 | 9–13 (2–7) | Gampel Pavilion (8,985) Storrs, CT |
| 02/07/2015 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | UCF | W 67–49 | 10–13 (3–7) | Williams Arena (5,305) Greenville, NC |
| 02/10/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Memphis | W 64–53 | 11–13 (4–7) | Williams Arena (4,519) Greenville, NC |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm, CBSSN | at Temple | L 53–66 | 11–14 (4–8) | Liacouras Center (8,121) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Tulsa | L 58–69 | 11–15 (4–9) | Reynolds Center (4,263) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/21/2015 11:00 am, ESPNU | South Florida | W 73–60 | 12–15 (5–9) | Williams Arena (5,073) Greenville, NC |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | UConn | L 49–60 | 12–16 (5–10) | Williams Arena (6,856) Greenville, NC |
| 02/28/2015 12:00 pm, ESPNews | at UCF | W 71–66 | 13–16 (6–10) | CFE Arena (3,740) Orlando, FL |
| 03/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Temple | L 56–70 | 13–17 (6–11) | Williams Arena (4,790) Greenville, NC |
| 03/08/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNews | at Houston | L 52-74 | 13–18 (6–12) | Hofheinz Pavilion (2,879) Houston, TX |
| American Athletic Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 3:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. UCF First Round | W 81–80 $^{OT}$ | 14–18 | XL Center Hartford, CT |
| 03/13/2015 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 20 SMU Quarterfinals | L 68–74 | 14–19 | XL Center Hartford, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||