2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by fifth year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	15–16 (11–7 The Valley)
Head coach	Greg Lansing (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Lou Gudino Marcus Belcher Terry Parker
Home arena	Hulman Center

2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Wichita State	17	–	1		.944			30	–	5		.857
No. 11 Northern Iowa †	16	–	2		.889			31	–	4		.886
Indiana State	11	–	7		.611			15	–	16		.484
Illinois State	11	–	7		.611			22	–	13		.629
Evansville	9	–	9		.500			24	–	12		.667
Loyola Chicago	8	–	10		.444			24	–	13		.649
Drake	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
Missouri State	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Southern Illinois	4	–	14		.222			12	–	21		.364
Bradley	3	–	15		.167			9	–	24		.273
† 2015 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Sycamores finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Arkansas.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Lucas Eitel	2	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Marshall, IL	Graduated
Manny Arop	3	G/F	6'5"	215	Senior	Edmonton, AB	Graduated
Dawon Cummings	12	G	6'3"	175	Senior	Kansas City, MO	Graduated
Jake Odum	13	G	6'4"	180	Senior	Terre Haute, IN	Graduated
Demetrius Moore	15	F	6'7"	230	Junior	Paxton, FL	Transferred to West Florida
Mike Samuels	30	C	6'11"	290	Junior	Bushkill, PA	Transferred to Eastern Michigan

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tre' Bennett	15	G	5'11"	175	Junior	Houston, TX	Junior college transfer from Lamar State College.
Grant Prusator	20	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	Rochelle, IL	Junior college transfer from Highland Community College.
Matt Van Scyoc	30	G/F	6'6"	218	Junior	Green Lake, WI	Transferred from The Citadel. Under NCAA transfer rules, Van Scyoc will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brandon Murphy PF	Birmingham, AL	Carver High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Laquarious Paige SG	Orange, TX	West Orange-Stark High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 30, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F/C 0 Jake Kitchell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Sr South Central HS Union Mills, IN G/F 1 Kristian Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pike HS Indianapolis, IN G/F 2 Alex Etherington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Hamilton Heights HS Cicero, IN G 4 Brenton Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Northrop HS Fort Wayne, IN F 5 Justin Gant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Terre Haute North Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN G 10 Kalen Alexander (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 169 lb (77 kg) So Terre Haute North Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN G 11 Devonte Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ellison HS Killeen, TX G 15 Tre' Bennett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Lamar State CC Yates HS Houston, TX G 20 Grant Prusator 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Highland CC Rochelle Township HS Rochelle, IL G 22 Brandon Burnett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Cienega HS Tucson, AZ F 30 Matt Van Scyoc  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr The Citadel Green Lake HS Green Lake, WI G 32 Laquarious Paige 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Stark HS West Orange, TX F/C 34 Brandon Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Fr Carver HS Montgomery, AL G/F 41 Nick Amor (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So LaVille HS Lakeville, IN F/C 42 TJ Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 254 lb (115 kg) So Charleston HS Charleston, IL	Head coach Greg Lansing (South Dakota) Assistant coach(es) Lou Gudino (Indiana) Marcus Belcher (Southern Illinois) Terry Parker (Louisiana Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014* 2:05 pm	Trine	W 68–54		Hulman Center (4,875) Terre Haute, IN
Regular season
11/14/2014* 7:05 pm	at IUPUI	W 79–66 OT	1–0	Fairgrounds Coliseum (3,159) Indianapolis, IN
11/18/2014* 7:05 pm	Saint Louis	L 56–69	1–1	Hulman Center (4,348) Terre Haute, IN
11/22/2014* 6:00 pm	Brown Las Vegas Invitational	W 78–66	2–1	Hulman Center (3,721) Terre Haute, IN
11/24/2014* 5:30 pm	Austin Peay Las Vegas Invitational	W 61–57	3–1	Hulman Center (N/A) Terre Haute, IN
11/27/2014* 5:00 pm, FS1	vs. Illinois Las Vegas Invitational semifinals	L 62–88	3–2	Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV
11/28/2014* 8:00 pm, FS1	vs. Memphis Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game	L 62–72	3–3	Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV
12/03/2014* 7:05 pm	No. 23 Butler	L 54–77	3–4	Hulman Center (5,528) Terre Haute, IN
12/06/2014* 2:00 pm	at Ball State	L 63–70	3–5	Worthen Arena (3,152) Muncie, IN
12/13/2014* 2:00 pm	at Iona	L 84–91	3–6	Hynes Athletic Center (1,681) New Rochelle, NY
12/16/2014 7:05 pm	Truman State	W 78–68	4–6	Hulman Center (3,561) Terre Haute, IN
12/20/2014* 2:05 pm	Eastern Illinois	L 56–60	4–7	Hulman Center (3,571) Terre Haute, IN
12/28/2014* 2:05 pm	UMKC	L 70–73 2OT	4–8	Hulman Center (3,578) Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2014 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Illinois State	W 63–61	5–8 (1–0)	Redbird Arena (5,372) Normal, IL
01/04/2015 1:30 pm, ESPN3	Evansville	W 79–75 OT	6–8 (1–1)	Hulman Center (3,948) Terre Haute, IN
01/07/2015 7:05 pm, ESPN3	Missouri State	W 71–56	7–8 (3–0)	Hulman Center (3,677) Terre Haute, IN
01/10/2015 4:05 pm, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois	W 59–56	8–8 (4–0)	SIU Arena (4,758) Carbondale, IL
01/14/2015 7:05 pm	Illinois State	W 71–70 OT	9–8 (5–0)	Hulman Center (4,335) Terre Haute, IN
01/17/2015 3:05 pm	at Drake	L 78–84	9–9 (5–1)	Knapp Center (3,283) Des Moines, IA
01/21/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at No. 20 Northern Iowa	L 60–66	9–10 (5–2)	McLeod Center (6,205) Cedar Falls, IA
01/24/2015 1:05 pm	Loyola (IL)	W 72–61	10–10 (6–2)	Hulman Center (5,496) Terre Haute, IN
01/27/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Evansville	L 78–89	10–11 (6–3)	Fort Center (4,054) Evansville, IN
01/31/2015 1:05 pm	Bradley	W 64–58	11–11 (7–3)	Hulman Center (4,389) Terre Haute, IN
02/03/2015 7:05 pm	No. 14 Northern Iowa	L 51–61	11–12 (7–4)	Hulman Center (4,595) Terre Haute, IN
02/07/2015 1:05 pm	at Loyola (IL)	W 79–65	12–12 (8–4)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,292) Chicago, IL
02/11/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at No. 15 Wichita State	L 57–74	12–13 (8–5)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
02/14/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Drake	W 75–54	13–13 (9–5)	Hulman Center (4,250) Terre Haute, IN
02/18/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Missouri State	L 56–60	13–14 (9–6)	JQH Arena (3,297) Springfield, MO
02/21/2015 1:05 pm, ESPN3	Southern Illinois	W 78–58	14–14 (10–6)	Hulman Center (4,289) Terre Haute, IN
02/25/2015 7:05 pm, ESPN3	No. 11 Wichita State	L 53–63	14–15 (10–7)	Hulman Center (6,169) Terre Haute, IN
02/28/2015 2:00 pm	at Bradley	W 60–52	15–15 (11–7)	Carver Arena (6,492) Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
03/06/2015 8:35 pm, MVC TV	vs. Loyola (IL) Quarterfinals	L 53–81	15–16	Scottrade Center (8,114) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.