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2014–15 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

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2014–15 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
Patriot League Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferencePatriot League
Record20–13 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Doherty
  • Donovan Williams
  • John O'Connor
Home arenaKirby Sports Center
Seasons
2014–15 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 13 5   .722 19 15   .559
Colgate 12 6   .667 16 17   .485
Lehigh 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Lafayette 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Boston University 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
American 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Holy Cross 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Navy 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Loyola (MD) 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Army 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
2015 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2014–15 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 20th year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Boston University, Bucknell, and American to become champions of the Patriot League tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Villanova.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
4 Eric Stafford Guard 6–5 160 Freshman Pitman, New Jersey
5 Joey Ptasinsky Guard 6–3 177 Senior Highlands Ranch, Colorado
11 Nick Lindner Guard 5–10 166 Sophomore Doylestown, Pennsylvania
12 Seth Hinrichs Guard 6–8 223 Senior Clara City, Minnesota
13 Matt Klinewski Forward 6–8 232 Freshman Voorhees, New Jersey
14 Bryce Scott Guard 6–3 191 Junior El Dorado Hills, California
20 Dan Trist Forward 6–9 234 Senior Sydney, Australia
21 Zach Rufer Guard 6–3 191 Junior Bloomingburg, New York
22 Alan Flannigan Forward 6–7 235 Senior Dexter, Missouri
24 Michael Hoffman Forward 6–8 192 Sophomore Burleson, Texas
32 Monty Boykins Guard 6–5 192 Sophomore West Chester, Ohio
33 Jake Newman Guard 6–7 196 Sophomore Surrey, British Columbia
34 Ben Freeland Forward 6–10 205 Junior Santa Rosa, California
44 Billy Murphy Forward 6–10 227 Junior Greenwich, Connecticut
54 Nathaniel Musters Center 6–10 253 Junior Padstow, Australia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
at Robert Morris W 77–50  1–0
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,262)
Moon Township, PA
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm, RTPT
at West Virginia L 56–83  1–1
WVU Coliseum (6,089)
Morgantown, WV
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm, WBPH
Princeton W 83–66  2–1
Kirby Sports Center (1,826)
Easton, PA
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
at Penn W 83–77  3–1
Palestra (3,824)
Philadelphia, PA
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm
at Yale L 60–82  3–2
John J. Lee Amphitheater (462)
New Haven, CT
11/30/2014*
2:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 82–61  4–2
Rothman Center (412)
Teaneck, NJ
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm
Wagner W 97–84  5–2
Kirby Sports Center (1,744)
Easton, PA
12/08/2014*
7:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 82–81  6–2
Kirby Sports Center (1,922)
Easton, PA
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm
Susquehanna W 91–66  7–2
Kirby Sports Center (866)
Easton, PA
12/20/2014*
3:00 pm
at No. 10 Kansas L 69–96  7–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm, WBPH
NJIT W 76–71  8–3
Kirby Sports Center (1,732)
Easton, PA
Conference regular season
12/31/2014
3:00 pm
at Army W 92–78  9–3 (1–0)
Christl Arena (1,037)
West Point, NY
01/03/2015
2:00 pm, WBPH
Navy L 65–69  9–4 (1–1)
Kirby Sports Center (1,872)
Easton, PA
01/07/2015
7:00 pm
at Bucknell L 69–79  9–5 (1–2)
Sojka Pavilion (2,983)
Lewisburg, PA
01/10/2015
1:00 pm
at Boston University W 63–62  10–5 (2–2)
Agganis Arena (738)
Boston, MA
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, WBPH
Loyola (MD) W 69–65  11–5 (3–2)
Kirby Sports Center (1,123)
Easton, PA
01/17/2015
2:00 pm, WBPH
American L 76–78  11–6 (3–3)
Kirby Sports Center (1,763)
Easton, PA
01/21/2015
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross L 73–74  11–7 (3–4)
Hart Center (1,442)
Worcester, MA
01/24/2015
2:00 pm, WBPH
Lehigh L 71–75  11–8 (3–5)
Kirby Sports Center (2,106)
Easton, PA
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
at Colgate W 59–54  12–8 (4–5)
Cotterell Court (N/A)
Hamilton, NY
01/31/2015
7:00 pm
at Navy W 74–65  13–8 (5–5)
Alumni Hall (2,887)
Annapolis, MD
02/04/2015
7:00 pm, WBPH
Bucknell W 84–74 OT 14–8 (6–5)
Kirby Sports Center (1,812)
Easton, PA
02/09/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Boston University L 60–74  14–9 (6–6)
Kirby Sports Center (1,587)
Easton, PA
02/11/2015
7:30 pm, MASN
at Loyola (MD) L 43–62  14–10 (6–7)
Reitz Arena (574)
Baltimore, MD
02/14/2015
2:00 pm
at American L 77–88  14–11 (6–8)
Bender Arena (1,856)
Washington, D.C.
02/18/2015
7:00 pm, WBPH
Holy Cross W 89–81  15–11 (7–8)
Kirby Sports Center (1,372)
Easton, PA
02/22/2015
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Lehigh W 63–61  16–11 (8–8)
Stabler Arena (1,894)
Bethlehem, PA
02/25/2015
7:00 pm, WBPH
Colgate L 83–95  16–12 (8–9)
Kirby Sports Center (1,497)
Easton, PA
02/28/2015
2:00 pm, WBPH
Army W 74–64  17–12 (9–9)
Kirby Sports Center (2,107)
Easton, PA
Patriot League tournament
03/05/2015
7:00 pm, WBPH
Boston University
Quarterfinals
W 89–64  18–12
Kirby Sports Center (1,648)
Easton, PA
03/08/2015
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Bucknell
Semifinals
W 80–74  19–12
Sojka Pavilion (2,388)
Lewisburg, PA
03/11/2015
7:30 pm, CBSSN
American
Championship game
W 65–63  20–12
Kirby Sports Center (2,644)
Easton, PA
NCAA tournament
3/19/2015*
6:50 pm, TBS
(16 E) vs. (1 E) No. 2 Villanova
Round of 64
L 52–93  20–13
Consol Energy Center (16,170)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.

See also

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2014–15 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Lafayette Leopards Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.