2014–15 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by first-year head coach Heath Schroyer, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 10–6 in OVC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament to Morehead State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Northwestern State in the first round, USC Upstate in the second round, and Eastern Kentucky in the quarterfinals. In the CIT semifinals, they lost to Evansville.

2014–15 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
CIT, Semifinals
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record21–13 (10–6 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSkyhawk Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688 21 12   .636
Morehead State 10 6   .625 17 17   .500
Jacksonville State 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
Tennessee Tech 4 12   .250 12 18   .400
Tennessee State 2 14   .125 5 26   .161
West
Murray State 16 0   1.000 29 6   .829
UT Martin 10 6   .625 21 13   .618
Eastern Illinois 9 7   .563 18 15   .545
SIU Edwardsville 8 8   .500 12 16   .429
Southeast Missouri St. 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
Austin Peay 3 13   .188 8 22   .267
2015 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Skyhawks finished the 2013–14 season 8–23, 3–13 in OVC play to finish in last place in the West Division and failed to qualify for the OVC tournament. Head coach Jason James was fired at the end of the season.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 CJ Davis Guard 6–2 170 Freshman Scottsdale, Arizona
1 Dee Oldham Guard 6–4 180 Junior Lebanon, Tennessee
2 Khristian Taylor Guard 6–2 175 Senior Akron, Ohio
3 Alex Anderson Guard 5–11 180 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
4 Richard Lee Guard 6–4 200 Freshman Lake Worth, Florida
10 Chandler Rowe Forward 6–7 205 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana
11 Terrence Durham Guard 6–3 195 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
12 Harrison Hawks Guard 5–10 175 Freshman South Fulton, Tennessee
15 Brandon Hitchman Forward 6–9 215 Freshman Stratford, England
20 Arkeem Joseph Center 6–9 280 Junior Brooklyn, New York
24 Deville Smith Guard 6–4 175 Senior Jackson, Mississippi
25 Marshun Newell Guard 6–3 195 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
30 Twymond Howard Forward 6–6 210 Junior Pearl, Mississippi
33 Myles Taylor Forward 6–7 250 Senior Little Rock, Arkansas
40 Javier Martinez Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
44 Nick Detlev Center 7–2 225 Freshman Euclid, Ohio

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Blue Mountain W 72–48 
Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, Tennessee
Regular season
11/14/2014*
8:30 pm
at Marquette L 63–79  0–1
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,901)
Milwaukee
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas State W 75–73  1–1
Convocation Center (1,517)
Jonesboro, Arkansas
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm
Champion Baptist W 115–29  2–1
Skyhawk Arena (1,451)
Martin, Tennessee
11/25/2014*
6:00 pm
at Bethune-Cookman W 74–56  3–1
Moore Gymnasium (N/A)
Daytona Beach, Florida
11/28/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Nebraska L 64–75  3–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,987)
Lincoln, Nebraska
12/03/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky W 71–56  4–2
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,272)
Highland Heights, Kentucky
12/06/2014*
4:00 pm
at Longwood W 77–67  5–2
Willett Hall (N/A)
Farmville, Virginia
12/15/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC W 81–78 OT 6–2
UIC Pavilion (1,599)
Chicago
12/17/2014*
7:00 pm
at Illinois State L 54–64  6–3
Redbird Arena (4,037)
Normal, Illinois
12/20/2014*
3:00 pm
Presbyterian W 77–60  7–3
Skyhawk Arena (1,139)
Martin, Tennessee
12/22/2014*
6:00 pm, FS1
at Butler L 37–64  7–4
Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,891)
Indianapolis
12/30/2014*
6:30 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore L 60–63  7–5
Skyhawk Arena (917)
Martin, Tennessee
01/01/2015*
6:30 pm
Crowley's Ridge W 84–61  8–5
Skyhawk Arena (727)
Martin, Tennessee
01/08/2015
7:30 pm
Eastern Kentucky L 58–66  8–6 (0–1)
Skyhawk Arena (3,108)
Martin, Tennessee
01/10/2015
6:00 pm
Morehead State W 75–72 OT 9–6 (1–1)
Skyhawk Arena (2,132)
Martin, Tennessee
01/15/2015
7:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech W 63–60  10–6 (2–1)
Eblen Center (1,856)
Cookeville, Tennessee
01/17/2015
6:00 pm
Jacksonville State W 55–52  11–6 (3–1)
Skyhawk Arena (2,605)
Martin, Tennessee
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
at Belmont L 67–72  11–7 (3–2)
Curb Event Center (2,426)
Nashville, Tennessee
01/24/2015
6:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 70–53  12–7 (4–2)
Skyhawk Arena (2,983)
Martin, Tennessee
01/29/2015
6:30 pm
Eastern Illinois W 81–51  13–7 (5–2)
Skyhawk Arena (3,103)
Martin, Tennessee
01/31/2015
7:00 pm
at Murray State L 62–65  13–8 (5–3)
CFSB Center (6,302)
Murray, Kentucky
02/05/2015
7:30 pm
at Austin Peay W 76–64  14–8 (6–3)
Dunn Center (3,140)
Clarksville, Tennessee
02/07/2015
6:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 64–59  15–8 (7–3)
Skyhawk Arena (2,417)
Martin, Tennessee
02/12/2015
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Southeast Missouri State L 76–98  15–9 (7–4)
Show Me Center (2,431)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
02/14/2015
6:00 pm
Austin Peay W 67–61  16–9 (8–4)
Skyhawk Arena (1,903)
Martin, Tennessee
02/19/2015
7:00 pm, ASN
at Eastern Illinois W 75–73 OT 17–9 (9–4)
Lantz Arena (1,202)
Charleston, Illinois
02/21/2015
7:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville L 68–76  17–10 (9–5)
Vadalabene Center (1,810)
Edwardsville, Illinois
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at Tennessee State W 69–52  18–10 (10–5)
Gentry Complex (683)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/28/2015
6:00 pm
Murray State L 67–73  18–11 (10–6)
Skyhawk Arena (5,000)
Martin, Tennessee
Ohio Valley tournament
03/05/2015
6:00 pm
vs. Morehead State
Quarterfinals
L 65–76  18–12
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (839)
Nashville, Tennessee
CIT
03/19/2015*
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State
First round
W 104–79  19–12
Prather Coliseum (2,712)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
03/21/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate
Second round
W 60–49  20–12
Hodge Center (688)
Spartanburg, South Carolina
03/25/2015*
6:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky
Quarterfinals
W 70–69  21–12
McBrayer Arena (3,300)
Richmond, Kentucky
03/31/2015*
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Evansville
Semifinals
L 66–79  21–13
Ford Center (3,008)
Evansville, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Skyhawk Men's Basketball Schedule". www.UTMSports.com. University of Tennessee at Martin. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.