2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball season
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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.
| 2014–15 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| 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 |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
- Player of the Year: Karl Cochran, Wofford
- Freshman of the Year: Devin Sibley, Furman
- Defense Player of the Year: Justin Tuoyo, Chattanooga
- Coach of the Year: Mike Young, Wofford
All–SoCon Teams
All-Conference Team
| Name | School | Pos. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Moore | The Citadel | G | Senior |
| Jalen Riley | East Tenn. State | G | Senior |
| Stephen Croone | Furman | G | Junior |
| Darious Moten | Mercer | F | Senior |
| Ike Nwamu | Mercer | G | Junior |
| Casey Jones | Chattanooga | G | Junior |
| Justin Tuoyo | Chattanooga | F | Sophomore |
| James Sinclair | Western Carolina | G | Senior |
| Karl Cochran | Wofford | G | Senior |
| Lee Skinner | Wofford | F | Senior |
All-Freshman
| Name | School | Pos. |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Wright | The Citadel | G |
| Devin Sibley | Furman | G |
| Christen Cunningham | Samford | G |
| Daniel Fowler | Furman | G |
| Stephon Jelks | Mercer | F |
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
| 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
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