The 2014–15 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Toledo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Monroe.
Roster additions SF Brandon Nazione from Des Moines Area Community College to EMU where he was a Division II Second-Team All-American. Jerome Hunter from Alabama A&M Anali Okoloji from George Mason. PF Jordan Nobles (Canton HS) PG Ethan Alvano (Corona HS) SG Tim Bond (Baltimore City College HS) PF Tristan Wilson (Skyline HS). Matt Cline joined the EMU basketball staff as the Director of Men's Basketball Operations in 2014.
Two players transferred away from EMU after the 2013/14 season, Jalen Ross will be going to Hartford & Darrell Combs to IUPUI. Former EMU standout and NBA player Carl Thomas was hired by Jackson College as Head Coach of the men's basketball team.
Preseason accolades Senior forward Karrington Ward was named the 15th-best defensive player in the country according to BleacherReport.com.
Roster # Player Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 Raven Lee G 6–3 180 R–SO Detroit, MI 1 Mike Talley G 6–0 176 R–SR Detroit, MI 3 Anali Okoloji F 6–8 232 R–SR Brooklyn, NY 4 Brandon Nazione F 6–8 215 JR Howell, MI 5 Jodan Price G/F 6–7 180 R–SO Indianapolis, IN 10 Tim Bond G 6–6 170 FR Baltimore, MD 12 Olalekan Ajayi F/C 6–11 245 JR Winston-Salem, NC 13 Trent Perry G 6–4 175 R–FR Franklin, TN 14 Karrington Ward F 6–7 186 SR Lockport, IL 15 Jordan Nobles F 6–9 190 FR Canton, MI 20 Ali Farhat G 6–0 160 SO Dearborn, MI 21 Jerome Hunter F 6–9 250 GR Buffalo, NY 22 Jordan Martin G 6–3 195 R–JR Detroit, MI 25 Ethan Alvano G 6–1 170 FR Corona, CA 30 Mike Samuels C 6–11 285 R–JR Bushkill, Pennsylvania
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| MAC tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| College Basketball Invitational
MAC Leaders
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS Free throw percentage Mike Talley- 1.000 (9-9)(at Ball State (3/3/15) Raven Lee- 1.000(8-8) vs Bowling Green (3/11/15) Steals Raven Lee- 6 vs Coppin State (12/23/14) Mike Talley- 6 at Ball State (3/3/15) Blocked Shots Karrington Ward 6 vs Coppin State (12/23/14) Turnovers Raven Lee- 8 vs Akron (02/14/15) Team Highs Margin 58 (100–42) vs Concordia (12/28/14) Rebounds 59 vs Marygrove (12/01/14) Steals 17 vs Longwood (11/23/14) Blocked Shots 10 vs Coppin State (12/23/14) 10 vs Ball State (1/07/15) Opponent Lows Points 35 vs Rochester (11/26/14) Field Goals Made 11 vs Rochester (11/26/14) 13 vs Ohio (01/27/15) Field Goal Attempts 39 at Northern Illinois (02/21/15) Field Goal Percentage .224 vs Rochester (11/26/14) .228 vs Ohio (01/27/15) Free Throws Made 1 vs Saint Francis (11/14/14) Free Throws Attempted 2 vs Saint Francis (11/14/14) Fouls 9 vs Ohio (01/27/15) MAC Statistic Leaders Field Goal Pct Defense- .401 Steals- 8.9 MAC Player of the Week Nov. 24, 2014 Raven Lee Feb. 16, 2015 Karrington Ward Mar. 07, 2015 Mike Talley Academic All MAC Olalekan Ajayi Trent Perry 3rd Team All-MAC 2015 Raven Lee MAC Honorable Mention 2015 Karrington Ward
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