2014–15 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2014–15 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack, led by fourth year head coach Mark Gottfried, played their home games at PNC Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–14, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated LSU in the second round and Villanova in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to fellow ACC member Louisville.

2014–15 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record22–14 (10–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPNC Arena
Seasons
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Virginia 16 2   .889 30 4   .882
No. 4 Duke 15 3   .833 35 4   .897
No. 8 Notre Dame 14 4   .778 32 6   .842
No. 15 North Carolina 11 7   .611 26 12   .684
Miami (FL) 10 8   .556 25 13   .658
NC State 10 8   .556 22 14   .611
Syracuse 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Clemson 8 10   .444 16 15   .516
Florida State 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Pittsburgh 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Wake Forest 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Boston College 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
Georgia Tech 3 15   .167 12 19   .387
Virginia Tech 2 16   .111 11 22   .333
No. 17 Louisville* 0 6   .000 0 8   .000
ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Louisville: 24 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(27-9)(12-6)

Previous season

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The Wolfpack finished the previous season with a record of 22–14, 9–9 in ACC play, to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Xavier in the First Four before losing in the second round to Saint Louis.

Off season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tyler Lewis 12 G 5'11" 170 Sophomore Statesville, North Carolina Transferred to Butler.
Jordan Vandenberg 14 C 7'1" 245 Senior Melbourne, Australia Graduated, free agent in NBA.
T. J. Warren 24 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Durham, North Carolina Entered 2014 NBA draft. Selected by the Phoenix Suns in first round.

Class of 2014 signees

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Abdul-Malik Abu
PF
Boston, MA Kimball Union Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 7, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Caleb Martin
SF
Mocksville, NC Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 10, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Cody Martin
SF
Mocksville, NC Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 10, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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 NC State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 6, 2014.

Roster

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2014–15 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Abdul-Malik Abu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Boston, Massachusetts
G 1 Trevor Lacey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Huntsville, Alabama
G 3 Terry Henderson   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
F 4 Chris Brickhouse (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Raleigh, North Carolina
G 5 Desmond Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Norfolk, Virginia
F 10 Lennard Freeman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Washington, D.C.
G 12 Cat Barber 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Newport News, Virginia
G 13 Chris Corchiani, Jr. (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Raleigh, North Carolina
F 14 Caleb Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mocksville, North Carolina
F 15 Cody Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mocksville, North Carolina
G 20 Patrick Wallace (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
F 21 BeeJay Anya 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) So Gaithersburg, Maryland
G 22 Ralston Turner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Muscle Shoals, Alabama
G 25 Chase Cannon (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Morehead City, North Carolina
G 30 Staats Battle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Raleigh, North Carolina
F/C 32 Kyle Washington 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Champlin, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 8*
Queens W 78–47 
                     PNC Arena 
Raleigh, NC
Regular season
Nov 14*
7:00 pm
Jackson State W 93–58  1–0
 25  Barber   9  Washington   6  Barber  PNC Arena (11,158)
Raleigh, NC
Nov 17*
7:00 pm
Hofstra W 76–64  2–0
 24  Turner   13  Freeman   6  Barber  PNC Arena (14,634)
Raleigh, NC
Nov 20*
7:00 pm
Jacksonville W 79–43  3–0
 15  Caleb Martin   9  Freeman   5  Lacey  PNC Arena (14,438)
Raleigh, NC
Nov 23*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
South Florida W 68–65  4–0
 21  Lacey   10  Freeman   4  Lacey  PNC Arena (15,157)
Raleigh, NC
Nov 26*
7:00 pm
Richmond W 84–72  5–0
 26  Lacey   9  Freeman   5  Lacey  PNC Arena (14,520)
Raleigh, NC
Nov 28*
7:00 pm
Boise State W 60–54  6–0
 14  Tied   6  Tied   4  Tied  PNC Arena (15,439)
Raleigh, NC
Dec 2*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Purdue
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 61–66  6–1
 17  Washington   9  Washington   3  Lacey  Mackey Arena (12,023)
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 6
7:30 pm, ESPNU
Wake Forest
Tobacco Road
W 78–65  7–1
(1–0)
 21  Turner   11  Freeman   6  Lacey  PNC Arena (16,615)
Raleigh, NC
Dec 12*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Charleston Southern W 86–50  8–1
 17  Tied   8  Freeman   4  Turner  Reynolds Coliseum (5,048)
Raleigh, NC
Dec 14*
4:00 pm
Wofford L 54–55  8–2
 18  Lacey   8  Anya   4  Lacey  Reynolds Coliseum (5,495)
Raleigh, NC
Dec 17*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Tennessee W 83–72  9–2
 33  Turner   8  Lacey   8  Barber  PNC Arena (15,281)
Raleigh, NC
Dec 20*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 22 West Virginia
Gotham Classic
L 69–83  9–3
 24  Lacey   4  Tied   3  Tied  Madison Square Garden (8,088)
New York City, NY
Dec 23*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana Tech W 73–65  10–3
 20  Lacey   10  Washington   2  Barber  PNC Arena (15,739)
Raleigh, NC
Dec 30*
4:30 pm, ESPNU
Cincinnati L 60–76  10–4
 15  Barber   6  Washington   2  Tied  PNC Arena (16,980)
Raleigh, NC
Jan 3
12:00 pm, ACCN
Pittsburgh W 68–50  11–4
(2–0)
 19  Lacey   9  Freeman   3  Tied  PNC Arena (16,197)
Raleigh, NC
Jan 7
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 3 Virginia L 51–61  11–5
(2–1)
 14  Turner   10  Washington   4  Barber  John Paul Jones Arena (12,929)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 11
1:30 pm, CBS
No. 2 Duke W 87–75  12–5
(3–1)
 21  Lacey   8  Abu   5  Co. Martin  PNC Arena (19,722)
Raleigh, NC
Jan 14
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 North Carolina
Carolina–State Game
L 79–81  12–6 (3–2)
 20  Turner   9  Abu   5  Lacey  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
Jan 17
1:30 pm, ACCN
at Florida State W 72–63  13–6 (4–2)
 17  Lacey   6  Tied   4  Lacey  Donald L. Tucker Center (8,675)
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 22
8:00 pm, ACCN
at Miami (FL) L 60–65  13–7 (4–3)
 19  Abu   5  4 tied   6  Barber  BankUnited Center (6,556)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 25
6:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 8 Notre Dame L 78–81 OT 13–8 (4–4)
 13  Lacey   6  3 tied   7  Lacey  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
Jan 29
9:00 pm, ACCN
Clemson L 57–68  13–9 (4–5)
 17  Lacey   12  Abu   5  Lacey  PNC Arena (15,866)
Raleigh, NC
Jan 31
12:00 pm, ACCN
at Georgia Tech W 81–80 OT 14–9 (5–5)
 23  Barber   6  Lacey   7  Barber  McCamish Pavilion (6,384)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 3
8:00 pm, ACCN
at Wake Forest L 84–88  14–10 (5–6)
 28  Barber   8  Tied   4  Barber  LJMV Coliseum (10,904)
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 11
8:00 pm, ACCN
No. 2 Virginia L 47–51  14–11 (5–7)
 14  Lacey   9  Caleb Martin   2  Tied  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
Feb 14
4:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 9 Louisville W 74–65  15–11 (6–7)
 21  Barber   10  Anya   4  Tied  KFC Yum! Center (22,410)
Louisville, KY
Feb 21
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Virginia Tech W 69–53  16–11 (7–7)
 18  Turner   7  Anya   6  Lacey  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
Feb 24
8:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 15 North Carolina
Carolina–State Game
W 58–46  17–11 (8–7)
 15  Barber   6  3 tied   4  Barber  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 28
12:00 pm, RSN
at Boston College L 63–79  17–12 (8–8)
 14  Washington   7  Washington   6  Barber  Conte Forum (4,165)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Mar 3
9:00 pm, RSN
at Clemson W 66–61  18–12 (9–8)
 23  Turner   10  Abu   3  Lacey  Littlejohn Coliseum (8,828)
Clemson, SC
Mar 7
12:00 pm, CBS
Syracuse W 71–57  19–12 (10–8)
 19  Tied   8  Abu   6  Barber  PNC Arena (18,659)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 11
7:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN2
(7) vs. (10) Pittsburgh
Second round
W 81–70  20–12
 34  Barber   6  3 tied   5  Lacey  Greensboro Coliseum (22,026)
Greensboro, NC
Mar 12
7:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN
(7) vs. (2) No. 2 Duke
Quarterfinals
L 53–77  20–13
 16  Turner   6  3 tied   4  Barber  Greensboro Coliseum (22,026)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
Mar 20*
9:20 pm, TBS
(8 E) vs. (9 E) LSU
Second round
W 66–65  21–13
 17  Barber   9  Lacey   4  Lacey  Consol Energy Center (16,170)
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 21*
7:10 pm, TBS
(8 E) vs. (1 E) No. 2 Villanova
Third round
W 71–68  22–13
 17  Lacey   12  Abu   4  Lacey  Consol Energy Center (18,762)
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 27
7:37 pm, TBS
(8 E) vs. (4 E) No. 17 Louisville
Sweet Sixteen
L 65–75  22–14
 18  Lacey   6  Abu   3  Tied  Carrier Dome (24,453)
Syracuse, NY
*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.

References

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  1. ^ "2014-2015 Schedule". Go Pack. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2014.