# 2014–15 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 12th year head coach Murry Bartow, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center and returned as members of the Southern Conference, a conference they left in 2005. They finished the season 16–14, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Western Carolina.
On March 12, head coach Murry Bartow was fired. He had a record of 224–169 in 12 seasons.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Ron Giplaye | Forward | 6–6 | 250 | Senior | Lowell, Massachusetts |
| 1 | Petey McClain | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Junior | Mobile, Alabama |
| 2 | Devin Harris | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | Tampa, Florida |
| 3 | Peter Jurkin | Center | 7–0 | 230 | Junior | Juba, South Sudan |
| 4 | Rashawn Rembert | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Senior | Tampa, Florida |
| 5 | Jalen Riley | Guard | 6–0 | 150 | Senior | Racine, Wisconsin |
| 10 | Isaac Banks | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Sophomore | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 11 | Desonta Bradford | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | Humboldt, Tennessee |
| 12 | Tommy Williams | Forward | 6–5 | 220 | Junior | Augusta, Georgia |
| 13 | A.J. Merriweather | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Sophomore | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 15 | Lester Wilson | Forward | 6–4 | 215 | Junior | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 20 | Alex Bates | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | Senior | Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 21 | Tyler Ailshie | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Senior | Kingsport, Tennessee |
| 44 | Karl Overstreet | Center | 6–10 | 225 | Freshman | Lynchburg, Virginia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/03/2014* 7:00 pm | Milligan | W 94–77 | | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,334) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 8:30 pm | at Valparaiso | L 76–90 | 0–1 | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,912) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm | Virginia–Wise | W 111–66 | 1–1 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,229) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 11/22/2014* 7:00 pm | UNC Asheville | W 98–87 | 2–1 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,517) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | at Winthrop | W 69–64 | 3–1 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,498) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| 12/01/2014* 7:00 pm | at Morehead State | W 63–59 | 4–1 | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,132) Morehead, Kentucky |
| 12/03/2014 8:00 pm, ASN | Western Carolina | W 96–89 | 5–1 (1–0) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,287) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 12/13/2014 4:00 pm | UNC Greensboro | L 79–80 | 5–2 (1–1) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,375) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 12/16/2014* 7:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | W 63–60 | 6–2 | McBrayer Arena (1,300) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | at VCU | L 60–84 | 6–3 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, Virginia |
| 12/31/2014* 1:00 pm, SECN | at Tennessee | L 61–71 | 6–4 | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,245) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 01/02/2015 7:00 pm | VMI | W 98–88 | 7–4 (2–1) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,373) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 01/05/2015 7:00 pm | at Samford | W 76–74 | 8–4 (3–1) | Pete Hanna Center (624) Homewood, Alabama |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | Mercer | W 71–70 | 9–4 (4–1) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,621) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 01/10/2015 4:00 pm | Chattanooga | L 71–74 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (4–2) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,605) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm | at Western Carolina | W 83–76 | 10–5 (5–2) | Ramsey Center (1,794) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| 01/17/2015 1:00 pm | at VMI | L 79–85 | 10–6 (5–3) | Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia |
| 01/19/2015* 7:00 pm | Tusculum | W 90–52 | 11–6 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,380) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | The Citadel | W 70–59 | 12–6 (6–3) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,710) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm | at Wofford | L 64–72 | 12–7 (6–4) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,907) Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm | at Furman | L 55–59 | 12–8 (6–5) | Timmons Arena (1,005) Greenville, South Carolina |
| 01/31/2015* 7:00 pm | North Carolina Central | W 61–59 | 13–8 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,957) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm | Wofford | L 64–74 | 13–9 (6–6) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,517) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 02/07/2015 4:00 pm | Samford | L 68–71 | 13–10 (6–7) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,715) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | W 65–62 | 14–10 (7–7) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,035) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Furman | W 66–59 | 15–10 (8–7) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,658) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 02/16/2015* 7:00 pm | Tennessee Tech | W 87–79 | 16–10 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,072) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | at Chattanooga | L 59–67 | 16–11 (8–8) | McKenzie Arena (5,179) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 02/26/2015 6:00 pm | at The Citadel | L 73–74 | 16–12 (8–9) | McAlister Field House (1,358) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 02/28/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Mercer | L 64–69 | 16–13 (8–10) | Hawkins Arena (3,817) Macon, Georgia |
| SoCon tournament |||||
| 3/07/2015 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Western Carolina Quarterfinals | L 61–67 $^{OT}$ | 16–14 | U.S. Cellular Center (6,051) Asheville, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||