# 2014–15 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first year head coach Jimmy Lallathin, played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 4–10 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to USC Upstate.
On March 23, 2015, Kennesaw State fired head coach Jimmy Lallathin after only one season. He took over as the interim coach midway through the 2013–14 season and was named the permanent head coach for 2014–15. He finished with a record of 10–22.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Kendrick Ray | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | Middletown, New York |
| 1 | Nigel Pruitt | Forward | 6–7 | 180 | Junior | Potomac, Maryland |
| 2 | Jordan Jones | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | RS Freshman | Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 3 | Delbert Love | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Senior | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 4 | Yonel Brown | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Junior | Lawrenceville, Georgia |
| 5 | Bernard Morena | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Sophomore | Ivory Coast |
| 12 | Nate Rucker | Forward | 6–6 | 240 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 15 | Cameron Neysmith | Guard | 6–4 | 220 | Sophomore | Norcross, Georgia |
| 21 | Nick Masterson | Guard | 6–5 | 180 | Freshman | Woodstock, Georgia |
| 23 | Tanner Wozniak | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Senior | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 24 | Orlando Coleman | Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Senior | Pleasant Grove, Alabama |
| 25 | Alijah Bennett | Guard | 6–2 | 160 | Sophomore | Long Island, New York |
| 32 | Charlie Byers | Guard | 5–11 | 185 | Senior | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 42 | Damien Wilson | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Freshman | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 45 | Justin Diecker | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Freshman | Freeburg, Illinois |
| 50 | Willy Kouassi | Center | 6–10 | 230 | Junior | Ivory Coast |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 23 Syracuse 2K Sports Classic | L 42–89 | 0–1 | Carrier Dome (22,833) Syracuse, NY |
| 11/16/2014* 10:00 pm, P12N | at California 2K Sports Classic | L 59–93 | 0–2 | Haas Pavilion (4,944) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | at Mercer | L 66–74 | 0–3 | Hawkins Arena (2,647) Macon, GA |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm | at North Dakota State 2K Sports Classic | L 55–68 | 0–4 | Scheels Arena (2,014) Fargo, ND |
| 11/22/2014* 4:30 pm | vs. Alcorn State 2K Sports Classic | W 83–80 | 1–4 | Scheels Arena (1,437) Fargo, ND |
| 11/26/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Samford | W 84–71 | 2–4 | KSU Convocation Center (1,027) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/29/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | Chattanooga | W 77–69 | 3–4 | KSU Convocation Center (842) Kennesaw, GA |
| 12/02/2014* 7:30 pm | at FIU | L 38–59 | 3–5 | FIU Arena (1,042) Miami, FL |
| 12/06/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | Kent State | L 46–58 | 3–6 | KSU Convocation Center (927) Kennesaw, GA |
| 12/08/2014* 7:00 pm, FS1 | at No. 15 Butler | L 51–93 | 3–7 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,103) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Youngstown State | W 90–84 | 4–7 | Beeghly Center (1,229) Youngstown, OH |
| 12/20/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | UMBC | L 53–66 | 4–8 | KSU Convocation Center (N/A) Kennesaw, GA |
| 12/22/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Elon | L 65–67 | 4–9 | KSU Convocation Center (1,219) Kennesaw, GA |
| 12/27/2014* 9:00 pm, BTN | at Illinois | L 45–93 | 4–10 | State Farm Center (16,158) Champaign, IL |
| 12/31/2014* 7:00 pm | at Tennessee State | L 62–73 | 4–11 | Gentry Complex (304) Nashville, TN |
| 01/03/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Thomas | W 92–66 | 5–11 | KSU Convocation Center (991) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm | at USC Upstate | L 65–68 | 5–12 (0–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (711) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | at Northern Kentucky | L 72–76 | 5–13 (0–2) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,547) Highland Heights, KY |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Lipscomb | L 77–91 | 5–14 (0–3) | KSU Convocation Center (1,620) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Stetson | W 88–82 | 6–14 (1–3) | KSU Convocation Center (1,537) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Florida Gulf Coast | L 48–54 | 6–15 (1–4) | KSU Convocation Center (1,437) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at North Florida | L 67–86 | 6–16 (1–5) | UNF Arena (1,805) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/31/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Jacksonville | W 51–50 | 7–16 (2–5) | Veterans Memorial Arena (277) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/03/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Paine | W 80–75 | 8–16 | KSU Convocation Center (912) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/07/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | USC Upstate | L 46–74 | 8–17 (2–6) | KSU Convocation Center (1,583) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Jacksonville | W 78–65 | 9–17 (3–6) | KSU Convocation Center (872) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | North Florida | L 51–67 | 9–18 (3–7) | KSU Convocation Center (761) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 53–54 | 9–19 (3–8) | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/21/2015 1:00 pm | at Stetson | W 61–56 | 10–19 (4–8) | Edmunds Center (656) DeLand, FL |
| 02/26/2015 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Kentucky Postponed from 2/25/15 | L 53–78 | 10–20 (4–9) | KSU Convocation Center (682) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/28/2015 11:00 am, ESPN3 | at Lipscomb | L 75–94 | 10–21 (4–10) | Allen Arena (682) Nashville, TN |
| Atlantic Sun tournament |||||
| 03/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at USC Upstate Quarterfinals | L 54–90 | 10–22 | G. B. Hodge Center (714) Spartanburg, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||