# 2014–15 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Pat Kelsey, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They advanced to the conference championship game of the Big South tournament where they lost to Coastal Carolina. Despite going to the championship game of their conference tournament, the Eagles didn't play in a postseason tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Duby Okeke | Center | 6–8 | 230 | Freshman | Jonesboro, Georgia |
| 1 | Roderick Perkins | Forward | 6–5 | 185 | Junior | Smyrna, Georgia |
| 4 | Mitch Hill | Forward | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 5 | Keon Johnson | Guard | 5–7 | 160 | Sophomore | Mansfield, Ohio |
| 10 | Keon Moore | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Senior | Windsor, North Carolina |
| 11 | Andre Smith | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Senior | Tampa, Florida |
| 12 | Xavier Cooks | Guard/Forward | 6–8 | 185 | Freshman | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| 14 | James Bourne | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Senior | Alexandria, Virginia |
| 15 | Derrick Henry | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Junior | Covington, Georgia |
| 21 | Joseph Lopez | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Freshman | Miami, Florida |
| 23 | Larry Brown | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Senior | Red Springs, North Carolina |
| 25 | Zach Price | Center | 6–10 | 250 | Junior | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 31 | Tevin Prescott | Forward | 6–5 | 180 | Junior | Hartsville, South Carolina |
| 32 | Freddy Poole | Forward | 6–7 | 240 | Freshman | Columbia, South Carolina |
| 33 | Hunter Sadlon | Guard | 6–0 | 168 | Sophomore | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 35 | Jarad Scott | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Sophomore | Lumberton, North Carolina |
| 42 | Josh Davenport | Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Sophomore | Cincinnati, Ohio |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/15/2014* 4:00 pm | Pfeiffer | W 82–59 | 1–0 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,328) Rock Hill, SC |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Clemson | W 77–74 | 2–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,960) Clemson, SC |
| 11/20/2014* 8:15 pm | at Savannah State | L 58–59 | 2–1 | Tiger Arena (3,010) Savannah, GA |
| 11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | East Tennessee State | L 64–69 | 2–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,498) Rock Hill, SC |
| 12/01/2014* 7:00 pm | Savannah State | W 68–47 | 3–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (804) Rock Hill, SC |
| 12/03/2014* 8:00 pm | at Jacksonville State | L 76–79 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,433) Jacksonville, AL |
| 12/06/2014* 2:00 pm | at No. 21 Maryland | L 62–82 | 3–4 | Xfinity Center (9,345) College Park, MD |
| 12/09/2014* 7:00 pm | Mars Hill | W 96–51 | 4–4 | Winthrop Coliseum (924) Rock Hill, SC |
| 12/17/2014* 9:00 pm | at Auburn | L 62–80 | 4–5 | Auburn Arena (5,323) Auburn, AL |
| 12/19/2014* 8:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 71–81 | 4–6 | University Center (515) Hammond, LA |
| 12/21/2014* 2:00 pm | Reinhardt | W 100–72 | 5–6 | Winthrop Coliseum (526) Rock Hill, SC |
| 12/31/2014 1:00 pm | Longwood | W 82–72 $^{OT}$ | 6–6 (1–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,074) Rock Hill, SC |
| 01/03/2015 1:00 pm | High Point | L 87–90 | 6–7 (1–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (891) Rock Hill, SC |
| 01/08/2015 7:30 pm | at Presbyterian | W 57–56 | 7–7 (2–1) | Templeton Center (882) Clinton, SC |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Gardner–Webb | L 64–65 | 7–8 (2–2) | Paul Porter Arena (1,354) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | at UNC Asheville | W 84–69 | 8–8 (3–2) | Kimmel Arena (1,238) Asheville, NC |
| 01/17/2015 1:00 pm | Radford | L 77–85 | 8–9 (3–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (973) Rock Hill, SC |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Liberty | W 71–56 | 9–9 (4–3) | Vines Center (1,795) Lynchburg, VA |
| 01/24/2015 1:00 pm | Campbell | W 71–63 | 10–9 (5–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,804) Rock Hill, SC |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina | W 75–68 | 11–9 (6–3) | HTC Center (2,839) Conway, SC |
| 01/31/2015 4:00 pm | at Radford | L 66–73 | 11–10 (6–4) | Dedmon Center (3,046) Radford, VA |
| 02/02/2015 8:00 pm | Charleston Southern | W 77–55 | 12–10 (7–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (774) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Liberty | W 74–61 | 13–10 (8–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,053) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm | at High Point | L 72–73 | 13–11 (8–5) | Millis Center (1,750) High Point, NC |
| 02/14/2015 1:00 pm | Gardner–Webb | W 71–68 | 14–11 (9–5) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,149) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm | UNC Asheville | W 91–70 | 15–11 (10–5) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,049) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/21/2015 5:00 pm | at Longwood | W 83–59 | 16–11 (11–5) | Willett Hall (1,421) Farmville, VA |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | at Campbell | L 50–65 | 16–12 (11–6) | Gore Arena (1,045) Buies Creek, NC |
| 02/28/2015 1:00 pm | Presbyterian | W 80–53 | 17–12 (12–6) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,496) Rock Hill, SC |
| Big South tournament |||||
| 03/06/2015 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Radford Quarterfinals | W 67–66 | 18–12 | HTC Center (1,773) Conway, SC |
| 03/07/2015 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Longwood Semifinals | W 71–58 | 19–12 | HTC Center (2,765) Conway, SC |
| 03/08/2015 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | at Coastal Carolina Championship game | L 70–81 | 19–13 | HTC Center (2,957) Conway, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||