The 2014–15 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by eighth year head coach Marty Simmons, played their home games at the Ford Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Illinois State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated IPFW, Eastern Illinois, Louisiana–Lafayette, UT Martin, and Northern Arizona to become CIT champions.
Previous season The Purple Aces finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Wichita State.
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Ryan Sawvell 0 F/C 6'8" 200 Junior Mundelein, IL Transferred to Wofford Tyler Ptacek 22 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Parma, OH Transferred Mike Leazer 23 G 6'3" 170 Sophomore Mount Prospect, IL Transferred to Wisconsin–Parkside Rokas Cesnulevicius 25 F/C 6'8" 215 Junior Alytus, Lithuania Injured
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Taylor Stafford 1 G 6'0" 170 Junior Duluth, MN Junior college transfer from Eastern Arizona College. Sergej Vucetic 14 C 7'1" 236 Junior Vrbas, Serbia Transferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Vucetic will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Willie Wiley 22 F 6'7" 210 Junior Springfield, IL Junior college transfer from Vincennes.
Class of 2015 recruits
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#5C2F83; color:#FF5100;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#5C2F83; color:#FF5100;"| Regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#5C2F83; color:#FF5100;"| Missouri Valley Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#5C2F83; color:#FF5100;"| Missouri Valley tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#5C2F83; color:#FF5100;"| CIT
References