# 2014–15 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by sixth year head coach Matt Matheny, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were first year members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 15–18, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament where they lost to William & Mary.

## Previous season

The Phoenix finished the season 18–14, 11–5 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Western Carolina.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jack Isenbarger | 20 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Zionsville, Indiana | Graduated |
| Ryley Beaumont | 21 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Millersville, Maryland | Graduated |
| Egheosa Edomwonyi | 23 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | Newark, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Sebastian Koch | 24 | G | 6'8" | 205 | Senior | Munich, Germany | Graduated |
| Lucas Troutman | 31 | F | 6'10" | 228 | Senior | Belton, South Carolina | Graduated |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jack Anton PF | Mason, Ohio | Moeller High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Nov 13, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Elijah Bryant SG | Hoschton, Georgia | New Hampton School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jack George C | Mundelein, Illinois | Carmel Catholic High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Collin Luther SF | Allison Park, Pennsylvania | Hampton High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 24, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Dmitri Thompson SG | Orlando, Florida | Orlando Christian Prep | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 11, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 62 ||||||
| 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: "Elon". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 7, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| November 7, 2014* 7:00 pm | Emory and Henry | W 90–50 | | Alumni Gym (N/A) Elon, North Carolina |
| Regular season |||||
| November 14, 2014* 7:30 pm, ASN | Florida Atlantic | W 64–58 | 1–0 | Alumni Gym (1,421) Elon, North Carolina |
| November 16, 2014* 4:30 pm, ASN | Charlotte | L 60–73 | 1–1 | Alumni Gym (1,528) Elon, North Carolina |
| November 22, 2014* 1:00 pm | at Northwestern Cancún Challenge | L 67–68 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,315) Evanston, Illinois |
| November 25, 2014* 1:30 pm | vs. Morgan State Cancún Challenge | W 74–73 | 2–2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (560) Cancún, MX |
| November 26, 2014* 4:00 pm | vs. North Florida Cancún Challenge | L 64–72 | 2–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (540) Cancún, MX |
| November 30, 2014* 1:30 pm | at Miami (OH) Cancún Challenge | W 70–68 | 3–3 | Millett Hall (641) Oxford, Ohio |
| December 2, 2014* 7:00 pm | VU of Lynchburg | W 111–55 | 4–3 | Alumni Gym (1,132) Elon, North Carolina |
| December 7, 2014* 2:00 pm | Central Pennsylvania | W 117–73 | 5–3 | Alumni Gym (1,117) Elon, North Carolina |
| December 11, 2014* 7:00 pm, SECN | at Missouri | L 73–78 | 5–4 | Mizzou Arena (4,514) Columbia, Missouri |
| December 15, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 2 Duke | L 63–75 | 5–5 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| December 20, 2014* 2:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | W 71–64 | 6–5 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,939) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| December 22, 2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kennesaw State | W 67–65 | 7–5 | KSU Convocation Center (1,219) Kennesaw, Georgia |
| December 28, 2014* 2:00 pm | Marist | W 69–64 | 8–5 | Alumni Gym (1,282) Elon, North Carolina |
| January 3, 2015 4:00 pm | at Drexel | W 77–67 | 9–5 (1–0) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,061) Philadelphia |
| January 5, 2015 7:00 pm | at Towson | L 53–57 | 9–6 (1–1) | SECU Arena (1,274) Towson, Maryland |
| January 8, 2015 8:00 pm, ASN | William & Mary | W 85–79 | 10–6 (2–1) | Alumni Gym (1,384) Elon, North Carolina |
| January 10, 2015 8:00 pm, ASN | Hofstra | L 61–79 | 10–7 (2–2) | Alumni Gym (1,493) Elon, North Carolina |
| January 14, 2015 7:00 pm | College of Charleston | L 50–66 | 10–8 (2–3) | Alumni Gym (1,235) Elon, North Carolina |
| January 17, 2015 8:00 pm, ASN | at James Madison | L 72–75 | 10–9 (2–4) | JMU Convocation Center (3,197) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| January 22, 2015 7:00 pm | Towson | L 51–53 | 10–10 (2–5) | Alumni Gym (1,141) Elon, North Carolina |
| January 24, 2015 7:00 pm | Delaware | W 94–82 | 11–10 (3–5) | Alumni Gym (1,711) Elon, North Carolina |
| January 28, 2015 7:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | L 65–82 | 11–11 (3–6) | Trask Coliseum (4,419) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| January 31, 2015 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | L 61–80 | 11–12 (3–7) | Matthews Arena (1,171) Boston |
| February 05, 2015 7:00 pm | Drexel | L 63–67 | 11–13 (3–8) | Alumni Gym (1,184) Elon, North Carolina |
| February 7, 2015 7:00 pm | at Hofstra | L 69–80 | 11–14 (3–9) | Mack Sports Complex (2,017) Hempstead, New York |
| February 11, 2015 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 58–77 | 11–15 (3–10) | Kaplan Arena (2,735) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| February 14, 2015 7:00 pm | James Madison | L 75–86 | 11–16 (3–11) | Alumni Gym (1,377) Elon, North Carolina |
| February 18, 2015 7:00 pm | at College of Charleston | L 63–77 | 11–17 (3–12) | TD Arena (1,729) Charleston, South Carolina |
| February 21, 2015 12:30 pm, ASN | at Delaware | W 83–75 $^{OT}$ | 12–17 (4–12) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,890) Newark, Delaware |
| February 26, 2015 7:00 pm | Northeastern | W 72–65 | 13–17 (5–12) | Alumni Gym (1,016) Elon, North Carolina |
| February 28, 2015 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 74–55 | 14–17 (6–12) | Alumni Gym (1,876) Elon, North Carolina |
| CAA tournament |||||
| March 6, 2015 6:00 pm | vs. Towson First round | W 74–69 $^{OT}$ | 15–17 | Royal Farms Arena (2,552) Baltimore |
| March 7, 2015 12:00 pm, CSN | vs. William & Mary Quarterfinals | L 59–72 | 15–18 | Royal Farms Arena (3,762) Baltimore |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||