2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball season

2014–15 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 10
TV partner(s) ESPN, ASN
Regular Season
Season champions Wofford
Season MVP Karl Cochran
Top scorer Jalen Riley
Tournament
Champions Wofford
  Runners-up Furman
Finals MVP Lee Skinner
2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Wofford † 16 – 2   .889     28 – 7   .800
Chattanooga 15 – 3   .833     22 – 10   .688
Mercer 12 – 6   .667     19 – 16   .543
Western Carolina 9 – 9   .500     15 – 17   .469
East Tennessee State 8 – 10   .444     16 – 14   .533
VMI 7 – 11   .389     11 – 19   .367
Samford 6 – 12   .333     13 – 19   .406
The Citadel 6 – 12   .333     11 – 19   .367
UNC Greensboro 6 – 12   .333     11 – 22   .333
Furman 5 – 13   .278     11 – 22   .333
† 2015 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball season began on November 14, 2014, and concluded in March with the 2015 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament played at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina.

Following the previous season's departure of Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Davidson, and Elon from the league, three new members were added - East Tennessee State, Mercer, and VMI. Both ETSU and VMI had previously competed in the SoCon, as the Buccaneers left for the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2005, while VMI spent eleven years in the Big South. Mercer came from the Atlantic Sun as well. With ten league members, the conference schedule featured a full round-robin with two games against every opponent, totaling eighteen, up from sixteen the previous season.

Wofford, the preseason favorites, cruised through the SoCon regular season with a 16–2 conference record en route to their second straight conference tournament title. Wofford senior guard Karl Cochran was named Player of the Year, while fellow Terrier Lee Skinner was named tournament MVP.

Awards and Honors

All–SoCon Teams

All-Conference Team

Name School Pos. Year
Ashton MooreThe CitadelGSenior
Jalen RileyEast Tenn. StateGSenior
Stephen CrooneFurmanGJunior
Darious MotenMercerFSenior
Ike NwamuMercerGJunior
Casey JonesChattanoogaGJunior
Justin TuoyoChattanoogaFSophomore
James SinclairWestern CarolinaGSenior
Karl CochranWoffordGSenior
Lee SkinnerWoffordFSenior

All-Freshman

Name School Pos.
Jake WrightThe CitadelG
Devin SibleyFurmanG
Christen CunninghamSamfordG
Daniel FowlerFurmanG
Stephon JelksMercerF

[1]

Postseason

SoCon Tournament

2015 SoCon Men's Basketball Tournament Seeds and Results
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker First Round
March 5		 Quarterfinals
March 7		 Semifinals
March 8		 Championship
March 9
1 Wofford ‡ 16–2 25–6 BYE #8 UNC Greensboro #4 Western Carolina #10 Furman
2 Chattanooga 15–3 22–9 BYE #10 Furman
3 Mercer 12–6 17–14 BYE #6 VMI #10 Furman
4 Western Carolina 9–9 14–16 BYE #5 ETSU #1 Wofford
5 East Tenn. State 8–10 16–13 BYE #4 Western Carolina
6 VMI 7–11 11–18 BYE #3 Mercer
7 The Citadel 6–12 11–18 3–1 vs. UNCG, Samford #10 Furman
8 UNC Greensboro 6–12 10–21 2–2 vs. Citadel, Samford #9 Samford #1 Wofford
9 Samford 6–12 13–18 1–3 vs. Citadel, UNCG #9 UNC Greensboro
10 Furman 5–13 8–21 #7 The Citadel #2 Chattanooga #3 Mercer #1 Wofford
‡ – SoCon regular season champions.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Bracket

[2]

  First round
Friday, March 6		 Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 7		 Semifinals
Sunday, March 8		 Championship
Monday, March 9
                                     
        
  1  Wofford 70  
    8  UNC Greensboro 52  
8  UNC Greensboro 81
9  Samford 76  
  1  Wofford 73  
  4  Western Carolina 61  
        
        
  4  Western Carolina 67*
    5  East Tennessee State 61  
      
        
  1  Wofford 67
  10  Furman 64
        
        
  2  Chattanooga 67
    10  Furman 69  
7  The Citadel 56
10  Furman 73  
  10  Furman 52
  3  Mercer 49  
        
        
  3  Mercer 89
    6  VMI 61  
      

* denotes overtime period

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School Second Round Third Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
12 West Wofford L Arkansas 56–53
1 bid 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 0–1 .000

College Basketball Invitational

Seed Bracket School First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Mercer W Stony Brook 72–70 L UL Monroe 71–69
1 bid 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 0–0 – TOTAL: 1–1 .500

Head coaches

Will Wade, Chattanooga
Chuck Driesell, The Citadel
Murry Bartow, ETSU
Niko Medved, Furman
Bob Hoffman, Mercer
Scott Padgett, Samford
Wes Miller, UNC Greensboro
Dan Earl, VMI
Larry Hunter, Western Carolina
Mike Young, Wofford

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Basketball Awards Announced". SoConSports.com. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 SoCon Men's tournament bracket" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
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