2014–15 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by fifth year head coach Bill Courtney, played their home games at Newman Arena and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

2014–15 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record13–17 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaNewman Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Harvard 11 3   .786 22 8   .733
x-Yale 11 3   .786 22 10   .688
Princeton 9 5   .643 16 14   .533
Dartmouth 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Columbia 5 9   .357 13 15   .464
Cornell 5 9   .357 13 17   .433
Penn 4 10   .286 9 19   .321
Brown 4 10   .286 13 18   .419
x – Ivy League co-champions
† – NCAA participant

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 David Onourah Forward 6–9 230 Sophomore Atlanta, Georgia
1 Darryl Smith Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Chesapeake, Virginia
3 Galal Cancer Guard 6–2 180 Senior Albany, New York
4 Dave LaMore Forward/Center 6–9 225 Senior Whitmore Lake, Michigan
5 Robert Hatter Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Houston, Texas
11 Desmond Fleming Guard 5–11 180 Sophomore The Woodlands, Texas
12 Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Rockville, Maryland
13 Devin Cherry Guard 6–3 185 Senior Meridian, Mississippi
15 Braxston Bunce Center 6–11 250 Junior Kelowna, Canada
20 Wil Bathurst Guard/Forward 6–3 180 Freshman Olean, New York
21 Kyle Brown Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Bellevue, Washington
22 Robert Mischler Guard 6–3 183 Junior Mishawaka, Indiana
24 Pat Smith Guard/Forward 6–5 195 Freshman Chalfont, Pennsylvania
25 JoJo Fallas Guard 5–11 175 Sophomore Los Angeles, California
32 Shonn Miller Forward 6–7 210 Senior Euclid, Ohio
35 Nenad Tomic Forward 6–7 220 Senior North Royalton, Ohio
50 Deion Giddens Forward/Center 6–9 202 Senior Bitburg, Germany

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
at George Mason W 68–60  1–0
Patriot Center (6,007)
Fairfax, VA
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) L 71–76  1–1
Reitz Arena (1,046)
Baltimore, MD
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Colgate W 58–52  2–1
Newman Arena (1,641)
Ithaca, NY
11/20/2014*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. South Carolina
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
L 49–65  2–2
TD Arena (2,517)
Charleston, SC
11/21/2014*
9:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Penn State
Charleston Classic consolation round
L 71–72  2–3
TD Arena (2,430)
Charleston, SC
11/23/2014*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Drexel
Charleston Classic 7th place game
L 59–61  2–4
TD Arena (1,220)
Charleston, SC
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm
Canisius W 67–60  3–4
Newman Arena (750)
Ithaca, NY
11/29/2014*
2:00 pm
at Binghamton W 68–54  4–4
Binghamton University Events Center (1,950)
Vestal, NY
12/06/2014*
4:00 pm
UMass Lowell W 71–60  5–4
Newman Arena (659)
Ithaca, NY
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm
at Radford L 61–74  5–5
Dedmon Center (754)
Radford, VA
12/23/2014*
7:00 pm, TWCSC
at Siena W 75–57  6–5
Times Union Center (5,973)
Albany, NY
12/28/2014*
4:00 pm
Saint Peter's L 52–59 OT 6–6
Newman Arena (847)
Ithaca, NY
12/31/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Syracuse L 44–61  6–7
Carrier Dome (19,288)
Syracuse, NY
01/03/2015*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo L 73–92  6–8
Alumni Arena (3,192)
Buffalo, NY
01/08/2015*
7:00 pm
Howard W 70–60  7–8
Newman Arena (1,142)
Ithaca, NY
01/10/2015*
2:00 pm
Alfred State W 107–29  8–8
Newman Arena (1,961)
Ithaca, NY
01/17/2015
4:30 pm
Columbia L 45–48  8–9 (0–1)
Newman Arena (3,222)
Ithaca, NY
01/24/2015
7:00 pm
at Columbia W 57–47  9–9 (1–1)
Levien Gymnasium (2,718)
New York City, NY
01/30/2015
7:00 pm
Brown W 57–49  10–9 (2–1)
Newman Arena (2,712)
Ithaca, NY
01/31/2015
6:00 pm
Yale L 57–65  10–10 (2–2)
Newman Arena (3,119)
Ithaca, NY
02/06/2015
7:00 pm, ASN
Penn L 69–71  10–11 (2–3)
Newman Arena (2,713)
Ithaca, NY
02/07/2015
6:00 pm
Princeton W 68–60  11–11 (3–3)
Newman Arena (2,889)
Ithaca, NY
02/13/2015
7:00 pm
at Dartmouth W 81–72 OT 12–11 (4–3)
Leede Arena (548)
Hanover, NH
02/14/2015
6:00 pm
at Harvard L 40–61  12–12 (4–4)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,603)
Cambridge, MA
02/20/2015
7:00 pm
at Yale L 51–62  12–13 (4–5)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,359)
New Haven, CT
02/21/2015
6:00 pm
at Brown L 56–57  12–14 (4–6)
Pizzitola Sports Center (562)
Providence, RI
02/27/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Harvard W 57–49  13–14 (5–6)
Newman Arena (3,208)
Ithaca, NY
02/28/2015
6:00 pm
Dartmouth L 45–56  13–15 (5–7)
Newman Arena (2,659)
Ithaca, NY
03/06/2015
7:00 pm
at Princeton L 53–66  13–16 (5–8)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,843)
Princeton, NJ
03/07/2015
7:00 pm
at Penn L 72–79  13–17 (5–9)
Palestra (2,029)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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