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2014–15 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

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2014–15 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
America East regular season
and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record24–9 (15–1 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chad O'Donnell
  • Jon Iati
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
Seasons
2014–15 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Albany 15 1   .938 24 9   .727
Stony Brook 12 4   .750 23 12   .657
Vermont 12 4   .750 20 14   .588
New Hampshire 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
Hartford 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
UMass Lowell* 6 10   .375 12 17   .414
Binghamton 5 11   .313 6 26   .188
UMBC 2 14   .125 4 26   .133
Maine 2 14   .125 3 27   .100
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2015 America East tournament winner

The 2014–15 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by 14th year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 15–1 in America East play to win the American East regular season championship. They defeated Maine, New Hampshire, and Stony Brook to become champions of the America East tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Oklahoma.[1]

Roster

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2014–15 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Evan Singletary 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Moberly Area CC Baltimore, Maryland
G/F 1 Ray Sanders 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Pensacola State College Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G 2 Tre Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So John A. Logan College Chicago, Illinois
F 10 Mike Rowley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Knox Grammar School Sydney, Australia
G 11 Mike Wells 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Thomas More Prep (CT) Delaware, Ohio
G 12 Peter Hooley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Concordia College (South Australia) Hahndorf, South Australia
G 13 Reece Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Woodlands White Plains, New York
F 14 Sam Rowley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Knox Grammar School Sydney, Australia
F 15 Ede Egharevba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Midland Queens, New York
G 21 Max Twyman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Rye, New York
C 22 Richard Peters 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) So Tallahassee CC Pickering, Ontario
F 24 Dallas Ennema 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Sheldon Sheldon, Iowa
G 25 Wheeler Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Osseo Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 33 Geremy McKay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Caulfield Grammar School Melbourne, Australia
F 43 Greig Stire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Christian Brothers Academy Schenectady, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 19, 2014

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/15/2014*
7:00 pm, FS2
at Providence L 60–64  0–1
 18  Singletary   7  Tied   6  Hooley  Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,599)
Providence, RI
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
NJIT W 65–48  1–1
 15  Baker   8  S. Rowley   3  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (2,583)
Albany, NY
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Quinnipiac L 73–76 OT 1–2
 17  Hooley   8  S. Rowley   5  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (3,654)
Albany, NY
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm
at Colgate W 75–71  2–2
 18  S. Rowley   11  S. Rowley   6  Hooley  Cotterell Court (474)
Hamilton, NY
11/29/2014*
10:00 pm
at UNLV L 59–75  2–3
 18  Hooley   10  S. Rowley   3  Singletary  Thomas & Mack Center (11,209)
Paradise, NV
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Holy Cross L 57–74  2–4
 14  S. Rowley   6  Baker   3  Hooley  SEFCU Arena (2,667)
Albany, NY
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) L 59–69  2–5
 19  S. Rowley   12  S. Rowley   3  Ennema  DeGol Arena (1,142)
Loretto, PA
12/08/2014*
7:00 pm
at Bucknell L 58–61  2–6
 17  S. Rowley   9  S. Rowley   2  Tied  Sojka Pavilion (2,216)
Lewisburg, PA
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm, TWCS
at Siena
Albany Cup
W 77–68  3–6
 14  Tied   9  Wright   6  Wright  Times Union Center (10,278)
Albany, NY
12/20/2014*
7:00 pm
at Yale W 64–60  4–6
 19  Singletary   6  S. Rowley   3  Hooley  John J. Lee Amphitheater (882)
New Haven, CT
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Fairfield W 77–66  5–6
 21  Singletary   8  S. Rowley   5  Tied  SEFCU Arena (2,143)
Albany, NY
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, TWCS
at Niagara L 47–65  5–7
 11  Baker   5  Tied   2  Tied  Gallagher Center (1,071)
Lewiston, NY
01/03/2015
7:00 pm
Maine W 80–56  6–7
(1–0)
 14  S. Rowley   8  Peters   5  Tied  SEFCU Arena (  2,459)
Albany, NY
01/06/2015
7:00 pm
at New Hampshire W 64–62  7–7
(2–0)
 17  Hooley   8  Sanders   2  Tied  Lundholm Gym (485)
Durham, NH
01/09/2015
2:00 pm
at UMass Lowell W 64–51  8–7
(3–0)
 21  Singletary   6  Tied   4  Sanders  Costello Athletic Center (334)
Lowell, MA
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton W 73–58  9–7
(4–0)
 16  Hooley   8  M. Rowley   7  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (2,617)
Albany, NY
01/19/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook W 64–47  10–7
(5–0)
 21  Singletary   13  S. Rowley   4  Tied  SEFCU Arena (3,434)
Albany, NY
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford W 62–53  11–7
(6–0)
 22  S. Rowley   8  S. Rowley   3  Tied  Chase Arena (1,907)
Hartford, CT
01/25/2015
4:30 pm, TWCS
UMBC W 69–55  12–7
(7–0)
 14  Baker   8  Singletary   4  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (3,772)
Albany, NY
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
at Vermont W 47–44  13–7
(8–0)
 18  S. Rowley   13  Sanders   3  Sanders  Patrick Gym (2,369)
Burlington, VT
01/31/2015
2:00 pm
at Maine W 77–59  14–7
(9–0)
 21  Tied   7  Peters   7  Singletary  Cross Insurance Center (1,220)
Bangor, ME
02/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire W 63–62  15–7
(10–0)
 15  Singletary   8  S. Rowley   2  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (2,712)
Albany, NY
02/07/2015
7:30 pm
UMass Lowell W 69–59  16–7
(11–0)
 18  Singletary   11  S. Rowley   7  Sanders  SEFCU Arena (4,468)
Albany, NY
02/10/2015
7:00 pm, TWCS
at Binghamton W 62–46  17–7
(12–0)
 20  S. Rowley   15  S. Rowley   4  Tied  Binghamton University Events Center (2,190)
Vestal, NY
02/13/2015*
7:00 pm
at NJIT W 65–59  18–7
 16  S. Rowley   8  S. Rowley   3  Singletary  Fleisher Center (1,500)
Newark, NJ
02/17/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook L 56–59  18–8
(12–1)
 12  Tied   11  S. Rowley   5  Singletary  Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,886)
Albany, NY
02/20/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Hartford W 70–64  19–8
(13–1)
 19  Sanders   9  S. Rowley   5  Sanders  SEFCU Arena (4,123)
Albany, NY
02/25/2015
7:00 pm
at UMBC W 67–49  20–8
(14–1)
 15  Tied   11  S. Rowley   5  Singleary  Retriever Activities Center (1,010)
Catonsville, MD
02/28/2015
7:00 pm
Vermont W 79–73  21–8
(15–1)
 24  S. Rowley   7  S. Rowley   3  S. Rowley  SEFCU Arena (4,212)
Albany, NY
America East tournament
03/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine
Quarterfinals
W 83–66  22–8
 19  Singletary   11  S. Rowley   3  Tied  SEFCU Arena (2,966)
Albany, NY
03/08/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire
Semifinals
W 60–58  23–8
 21  Hooley   8  Singletary   4  S. Rowley  SEFCU Arena (4,122)
Albany, NY
03/14/2015
11:00 am, ESPN2
Stony Brook
Championship game
W 51–50  24–8
 14  S. Rowley   7  Tied   3  Sanders  SEFCU Arena (4,468)
Albany, NY
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015*
7:27 pm, truTV
(14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 13 Oklahoma
Second round
L 60–69  24–9
 15  Hooley   7  Sanders   4  Tied  Nationwide Arena (17,584)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA tournament: Oklahoma powers its way past Albany, 69-60". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2024.