# 2014–15 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by fifth year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 24–14, 14–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Georgia Southern. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Eastern Michigan, Mercer, and Vermont to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Loyola–Chicago. They lost to Loyola–Chicago in the finals 2 games to 0.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Marvin Williams | Center | 6–8 | 245 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 1 | Alex Brown | Forward | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | Vernon, Florida |
| 2 | DeMondre Harvey | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Junior | Minden, Louisiana |
| 3 | Prince Cooper | Guard | 6–4 | 215 | Sophomore | Freeport, Bahamas |
| 4 | Mack Foster | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Junior | Beulah, Mississippi |
| 5 | Jamaal Samuel | Forward | 6–9 | 205 | Junior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 10 | Roderick Taylor | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Freshman | Harker Heights, Texas |
| 11 | Nick Coppola | Guard | 5–11 | 190 | Sophomore | Richmond, Virginia |
| 12 | Tylor Ongwae | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Senior | Eldoret, Kenya |
| 13 | Majok Deng | Forward | 6–10 | 190 | Junior | Adelaide, Australia |
| 20 | Chinedu Amajoyi | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Senior | Rancho Cucamonga, California |
| 22 | Lance Richard | Guard | 5–10 | 175 | Freshman | Monroe, Louisiana |
| 32 | Justin Roberson | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Junior | Natchitoches, Louisiana |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/15/2014* 7:00 pm | at UAB Battle 4 Atlantis | W 74–65 | 1–0 | Bartow Arena (2,403) Birmingham, Alabama |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | Champion Baptist | W 106–39 | 2–0 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,078) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN | at No. 8 Florida Battle 4 Atlantis | L 56–61 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | O'Connell Center (11,003) Gainesville, Florida |
| 11/26/2014* 1:30 pm | vs. Coastal Carolina Battle 4 Atlantis | L 48-61 | 2-2 | McKenzie Arena (2,426) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 11/27/2014* 11:00 am | vs. Robert Morris Battle 4 Atlantis | L 54–71 | 2–3 | McKenzie Arena (2,136) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm | Louisiana College | W 83–55 | 3–3 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,053) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 12/09/2014* 7:00 pm | Northwestern State | W 82–74 | 4–3 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,082) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm | at New Mexico | L 46–54 | 4–4 | The Pit (13,710) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 12/16/2014* 7:00 pm | Central Baptist | W 78–53 | 5–4 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,060) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm | LSU–Alexandria | W 76–71 | 6–4 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,201) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 12/21/2014* 2:00 pm | at Samford | L 50–64 | 6–5 | Pete Hanna Center (1,053) Homewood, Alabama |
| 12/30/2014 6:00 pm | at Georgia State | L 45–65 | 6–6 (0–1) | GSU Sports Arena (1,371) Atlanta, Georgia |
| 01/05/2015 7:00 pm | Arkansas State | W 70–61 | 7–6 (1–1) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,418) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 01/08/2015 7:15 pm | at UT Arlington | W 76–73 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (2–1) | College Park Center (1,074) Arlington, Texas |
| 01/10/2015 4:30 pm | at Texas State | W 62–59 | 9–6 (3–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,612) San Marcos, Texas |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm | Troy | W 63–54 | 10–6 (4–1) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,676) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 01/17/2015 4:00 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 64–52 | 11–6 (5–1) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,793) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 01/19/2015 7:15 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 57–55 | 12–6 (6–1) | Cajundome (4,213) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | UT Arlington | L 57–61 | 12–7 (6–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,571) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 01/24/2015 4:00 pm | Georgia Southern | L 53–57 | 12–8 (6–3) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,898) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 01/29/2015 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Troy | W 58–55 $^{OT}$ | 13–8 (7–3) | Trojan Arena (2,289) Troy, Alabama |
| 01/31/2015 4:00 pm | South Alabama | W 67–61 | 14–8 (8–3) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,878) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 02/05/2015 7:30 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 77–61 | 15–8 (9–3) | Jack Stephens Center (1,676) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 02/07/2015 6:30 pm | at Georgia Southern | W 71–68 $^{OT}$ | 16–8 (10–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,427) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 67–55 | 17–8 (11–3) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,502) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm | Appalachian State | W 69–58 | 18–8 (12–3) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,388) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | at Arkansas State | L 68–70 | 18–9 (12–4) | Convocation Center (1,916) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | at South Alabama | W 75–57 | 19–9 (13–4) | Mitchell Center (1,834) Mobile, Alabama |
| 02/28/2015 2:30 pm | at Appalachian State | L 43–66 | 19–10 (13–5) | Holmes Center (1,941) Boone, North Carolina |
| 03/05/2015 7:00 pm | Georgia State | L 50–58 | 19–11 (13–6) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,871) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 03/07/2015 4:00 pm | Texas State | W 56–53 | 20–11 (14–6) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,849) Monroe, Louisiana |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||
| 03/13/2015 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. South Alabama Quarterfinals | W 77–59 | 21–11 | Lakefront Arena (N/A) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 03/14/2015 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Georgia Southern Semifinals | L 43–44 | 21–12 | Lakefront Arena (N/A) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| College Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Eastern Michigan First round | W 71–67 | 22–12 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,003) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 03/23/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Mercer Quarterfinals | W 71–69 | 23–12 | Hawkins Arena (2,677) Macon, Georgia |
| 03/25/2015* 7:00 pm | Vermont Semifinals | W 71–65 | 24–12 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,368) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 03/30/2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at Loyola–Chicago Finals–Game 1 | L 58–65 | 24–13 | Joseph Gentile Arena (2,215) Chicago, Illinois |
| 04/01/2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Loyola–Chicago Finals–Game 2 | L 62–63 | 24–14 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,460) Monroe, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||