2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Ron Verlin. They finished the season 12–19, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to San Francisco.

2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2014–15 record12–19 (4–14 WCC)
Head coachRon Verlin (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Jacobsen
  • Calvin Byrd
  • Dwight Young
Home arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Gonzaga171 .944  353  .921
BYU135 .722  2510  .714
Saint Mary's135 .722  2110  .677
Pepperdine108 .556  1814  .563
San Diego810 .444  1516  .484
Portland711 .389  1716  .515
Santa Clara711 .389  1418  .438
San Francisco711 .389  1418  .438
Pacific414 .222  1219  .387
Loyola Marymount414 .222  823  .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 18–16, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, Texas A&M Corpus–Christi and fellow WCC member San Diego to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Murray State.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Trevin Harris1F6'5"215SeniorKingwood, TXGraduated
Sama Taku3G6'2"185SeniorTucson, AZGraduated
Spencer Llewellyn5G6'3"200JuniorSydney, AustraliaGraduate transfer to San Francisco State
Andrew Bock12G6'2"175SeniorRialto, CAGraduated
Khalil Kelley13F6'8"225SeniorRancho Cucamonga, CAGraduated
Aaron Short15G6'3"215JuniorReno, NVTransferred
Ross Rivera20G6'7"225SeniorVisalia, CAGraduated
Tony Gill33F6'8"220SeniorRoseville, CAGraduated
Tim Thomas42C6'10"255SeniorSheridan, WYGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Alec Kobre3G6'3"175JuniorSanta Rosa, CAJunior college transfer from Santa Rosa Junior College.
Dulani Robinson5G5'8"160JuniorOakland, CAJunior college transfer from City College of San Francisco.
Cole Currie10G6'3"185SophomoreLa Crescenta, CATransferred from Tulane. Under NCAA transfer rules, Currie will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Eric Thompson12F6'8"270JuniorPontiac, MIJunior college transfer from Saddleback College.
Sami Eleraky35C7'0"242SophomoreAalborg, DenmarkJunior college transfer from City College of San Francisco.

Recruiting Class of 2014

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D.J. Ursery
G
Encino, California Crespi Carmlite 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 18, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Kaleb Warner
F
Seattle, Washington Mercer Island 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 16, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Jacob Lampkin
F
Clyde Hill, Washington O'Dea 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 16, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Ilias Theodorou
F
Athens, Greece St. John's Northwestern Military 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: nr
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • 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:

  • "Pacific 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2014 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Recruiting Class of 2015

    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Anthony Townes
    F
    Modesto, California Modesto Christian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jan 7, 2014 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
    Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
    • 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:

      Roster

      2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
      PlayersCoaches
      Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
      G 2 T. J. Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoModesto Christian Stockton, CA
      G 3 Alec Kobre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMontgomery
      Santa Rosa JC
      Santa Rosa, CA
      G 4 Aaron Hendricks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoNew Hampton School Loomis, CA
      G 5 Dulani Robinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrMcClymonds
      City College of San Francisco
      Oakland, CA
      G 10 Cole Currie  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoCrescenta Valley
      Tulane
      La Crescenta, CA
      F 11 Gabriel Aguirre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrCity College of San Francisco São Paulo, Brazil
      F 12 Eric Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrSaddleback College Detroit, MI
      G 15 D. J. Ursery 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCrespi Carmelite Los Angeles, CA
      F 21 Jacob Lampkin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrO'Dea Bellevue, WA
      G 22 Ray Bowles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrModesto Christian Modesto, CA
      F 24 David Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoGraf-Münster-Gymnasium Eclersdorf, Germany
      F 25 Kaleb Warner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrMercer Island Seattle, WA
      F 30 Thomas Peters 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoArchbishop Mitty Campbell, CA
      F 33 Ilias Theodorou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSt. John's NW Military Acad. Athens, Greece
      C 35 Sami Eleraky 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoCity College of San Francisco Aalborg, Denmark
      Head coach
      Assistant coach(es)

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

      Roster
      Last update: 2014-09-22

      Schedule

      Date
      time, TV
      Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
      city, state
      Exhibition
      11/08/2014
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      Sonoma State W 83–62 
      Alex G. Spanos Center (2,424)
      Stockton, CA
      Regular season
      11/14/2014*
      5:00 PM
      at Western Illinois W 73–71  1–0
      Western Hall (1,323)
      Macomb, IL
      11/16/2014*
      3:00 PM
      at UC Irvine L 50–68  1–1
      Bren Events Center (1,783)
      Irvine, CA
      11/20/2014
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      Pacific Union W 81–56  2–1
      Alex G. Spanos Center (1,743)
      Stockton, CA
      11/23/2014*
      8:00 PM, P12N
      vs. Washington
      Marv Harshman Classic
      L 69–76  2–2
      KeyArena (2,512)
      Seattle, WA
      11/26/2014*
      8:30 PM, CBSSN
      at Alaska Anchorage
      Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
      W 71–62  3–2
      Alaska Airlines Center (2,973)
      Anchorage, AK
      11/28/2014*
      8:30 PM, CBSSN
      vs. Colorado State
      Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
      L 64–75  3–3
      Alaska Airlines Center (2,903)
      Anchorage, AK
      11/29/2014*
      8:00 PM, CBSSN
      vs. Mercer
      Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game
      W 55–48  4–3
      Alaska Airlines Center (3,110)
      Anchorage, AK
      12/03/2014*
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      Cal State East Bay W 80–51  5–3
      Alex G. Spanos Center (1,704)
      Stockton, CA
      12/06/2014*
      7:05 PM
      at Idaho State W 68–62  6–3
      Holt Arena (1,554)
      Pocatello, ID
      12/14/2014*
      5:00 PM, TheW.tv
      Western Michigan L 72–80  6–4
      Alex G. Spanos Center (1,736)
      Stockton, CA
      12/18/2014*
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      Nevada W 69–65  7–4
      Alex G. Spanos Center (1,778)
      Stockton, CA
      12/20/2014*
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      Fresno State L 68–71  8–4
      Alex G. Spanos Center (2,326)
      Stockton, CA
      12/27/2014
      3:00 PM, CSNCA
      San Francisco L 71–77  8–5 (0–1)
      Alex G. Spanos Center (2,340)
      Stockton, CA
      12/29/2014
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      Santa Clara L 40–57  8–6
      (0–2)
      Alex G. Spanos Center (2,007)
      Stockton, CA
      01/01/2015
      1:00 PM, TWCSN
      at Loyola Marymount W 77–63  9–6
      (1–2)
      Gersten Pavilion (1,061)
      Los Angeles, CA
      01/03/2015
      5:00 PM, TheW.tv
      at Pepperdine L 61–71  9–7
      (1–3)
      Firestone Fieldhouse (905)
      Malibu, CA
      01/10/2015
      8:00 PM, CSN BAY
      Saint Mary's L 47–54  9–8
      (1–4)
      Alex G. Spanos Center (2,677)
      Stockton, CA
      01/15/2015
      8:00 PM, ESPNU
      BYU L 80–93  9–9
      (1–5)
      Alex G. Spanos Center (3,626)
      Stockton, CA
      01/17/2015
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      San Diego W 59–57  10–9
      (2–5)
      Alex G. Spanos Center (2,668)
      Stockton, CA
      01/22/2015
      7:00 PM, RTNW/TheW.tv
      at Portland L 69–72  10–10
      (2–6)
      Chiles Center (1,244)
      Portland, OR
      01/24/2015
      5:00 PM, RTNW/TheW.tv
      at No. 3 Gonzaga L 60–91  10–11
      (2–7)
      McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
      Spokane, WA
      01/29/2015
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      Pepperdine L 43–50  10–12
      (2–8)
      Alex G. Spanos Center (2,396)
      Stockton, CA
      01/31/2015
      1:00 PM, CSNCA
      Loyola Marymount L 71–76 OT 10–13
      (2–9)
      Alex G. Spanos Center (2,446)
      Stockton, CA
      02/07/2015
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      at Saint Mary's L 58–73  10–14
      (2–10)
      McKeon Pavilion (3,081)
      Moraga, CA
      02/12/2015
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      at San Diego L 48–68  10–15
      (2–11)
      Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,774)
      San Diego, CA
      02/14/2015
      7:00 PM, BYUtv
      at BYU L 59–84  10–16
      (2–12)
      Marriott Center (16,202)
      Provo, UT
      02/19/2015
      8:00 PM, CSN BAY
      No. 3 Gonzaga L 74–86  10–17
      (2–13)
      Alex G. Spanos Center (5,672)
      Stockton, CA
      02/21/2015
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      Portland W 79–77 OT 11–17
      (3–13)
      Alex G. Spanos Center (2,653)
      Stockton, CA
      02/26/2015
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      at Santa Clara W 64–57  12–17
      (4–13)
      Leavey Center (1,110)
      Santa Clara, CA
      02/28/2015
      7:00 PM, CSN BAY
      at San Francisco L 55–65  12–18
      (4–14)
      War Memorial Gymnasium (1,545)
      San Francisco, CA
      WCC Tournament
      03/06/2015
      6:00 PM, BYUtv
      vs. San Francisco
      First round
      L 58–62  12–19
      Orleans Arena (7,110)
      Paradise, NV
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
      All times are in Pacific Time.

      References

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