2014–15 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by third year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Eastern Michigan.

2014–15 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	13–19 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach	John Cooper (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Rick Duckett Sheldon Everett Trey Meyer
Home arena	Millett Hall
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Buffalo †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	10		.697
Kent State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	12		.657
Bowling Green	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Akron	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
Miami	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Ohio	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
West
Central Michigan	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Toledo	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Western Michigan	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Eastern Michigan	8	–	10		.444			21	–	14		.600
Northern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Ball State	2	–	16		.111			7	–	23		.233
† 2015 MAC tournament winner

Roster

2014–15 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Geovonie McKnight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Middletown HS Middletown, OH G 1 Zach McCormick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Turpin HS Cincinnati, OH F 2 Rod Mills 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Xavier HS Cincinnati, OH G 3 Will Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr York HS Elmhurst, IL F 4 Joshua Oswald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Caulfield Grammar Melbourne, AUS G 5 Jaryd Eustace 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Brisbane Boys Brisbane, Australia F 11 Logan McLane 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Greenfield School Winterville, NC F/C 12 LJ Jr. Livingston 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Patterson Mill HS Pensacola State Upper Marlboro, MD G 20 Tre Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Moeller HS Cincinnati, OH F 21 Kalif Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Jr Oak Hill HS Kilgore Oak Hill, WV G 22 Willie Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Aiken HS Oregon Cincinnati, OH F 24 Chris Bryant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Rickards, HS College of Central Florida Tallahassee, FL G 33 Eric Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Keenan Presbyterian Columbia, SC F 35 Brian Oddo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Providence Catholic HS New Lenox, IL C 40 John Hawkins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 252 lb (114 kg) RS Jr Troy HS Palm Beach Atlantic Troy, MI G Ali Barnes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Lakota West HS Concord West Chester, OH G Jake Bischoff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Olentangy Liberty HS Concord/Otterbein Powell, OH G Dion Wade 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Findlay Prep Auburn Antwerp, Belgium	Head coach John Cooper (Wichita State) Assistant coach(es) Rick Duckett (North Carolina) Sheldon Everett (South Carolina) Trey Meyer (Clemson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014* 3:30 pm	Edinboro	L 60–71		Millett Hall (N/A) Oxford, OH
Regular season
11/16/2014* 2:00 pm	Southern Utah	W 76-63	1–0	Millett Hall (972) Oxford, OH
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm	Evansville	L 50–69	1–1	Millett Hall (826) Oxford, OH
11/22/2014* 3:30 pm	Liberty Cancún Challenge	W 63–52	2–1	Millett Hall (1,058) Oxford, OH
11/25/2014* 9:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Northwestern Cancún Challenge	L 46–55	2–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (650) Cancún, MX
11/26/2014* 7:00 pm	vs. Virginia Tech Cancún Challenge	L 63–78	2–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (650) Cancún, MX
11/30/2014* 1:00 pm	Elon Cancún Challenge	L 68–70	2–4	Millett Hall (641) Oxford, OH
12/03/2014* 7:00 pm	Dayton	L 62–66	2–5	Millett Hall (2,365) Oxford, OH
12/06/2014* 7:00 pm	at IPFW	L 78–86	2–6	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1,246) Fort Wayne, IN
12/14/2014* 5:30 pm	at Wright State	L 59–68	2–7	Nutter Center (3,752) Dayton, OH
12/17/2014* 7:00 pm	Longwood	W 71–60	3–7	Millett Hall (470) Oxford, OH
12/22/2014* 6:00 pm	at No. 21 Ohio State	L 55–93	3–8	Value City Arena (15,018) Columbus, OH
12/29/2014* 7:00 pm	Capital	W 69–46	4–8	Millett Hall (685) Oxford, OH
1/03/2015* 3:30 pm	UMKC	W 66–61	5–8	Millett Hall (579) Oxford, OH
1/07/2015 7:00 pm	Buffalo	L 72–79	5–9 (0–1)	Millett Hall (538) Oxford, OH
1/10/2015 5:30 pm	Eastern Michigan	W 82–81 ^OT	6–9 (1–1)	Millett Hall (987) Oxford, OH
1/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Central Michigan	L 77–105	6–10 (1–2)	McGuirk Arena (2,724) Mount Pleasant, MI
1/17/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at Buffalo	L 68–77	6–11 (1–3)	Alumni Arena (3,268) Amherst, NY
1/21/2015 7:00 pm	Western Michigan	L 58–69	6–12 (1–4)	Millett Hall (667) Oxford, OH
1/24/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Northern Illinois	W 60–55	7–12 (2–4)	Convocation Center (1,774) DeKalb, IL
1/27/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Toledo	L 65–70	7–13 (2–5)	Savage Arena (4,708) Toledo, OH
1/31/2015 3:30 pm, ESPN3	Ball State	W 79–73	8–13 (3–5)	Millett Hall (1,691) Oxford, OH
2/04/2015 7:00 pm	Northern Illinois	L 67–69	8–14 (3–6)	Millett Hall (1,147) Oxford, OH
2/07/2015 7:00 pm	at Kent State	L 60–61	8–15 (3–7)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,510) Kent, OH
2/10/2015 7:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	L 69–83	8–16 (3–8)	Convocation Center (460) Ypsilanti, MI
2/14/2015 3:30 pm, ESPN3	Ohio	W 77–66	9–16 (4–8)	Millett Hall (2,196) Oxford, OH
2/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Bowling Green	W 67–56	10–16 (5–8)	Stroh Center (2,002) Bowling Green, OH
2/21/2015 7:30 pm	at Akron	W 57–52	11–16 (6–8)	James A. Rhodes Arena (4,700) Akron, OH
2/24/2015 7:00 pm	Kent State	W 86–81 ^OT	12–16 (7–8)	Millett Hall (920) Oxford, OH
2/28/2015 3:30 pm	Bowling Green	L 57–62	12–17 (7–9)	Millett Hall (1,905) Oxford, OH
3/03/2015 7:00 pm	Akron	W 70–63	13–17 (8–9)	Millett Hall (1,269) Oxford, OH
3/06/2015 7:00 pm	at Ohio	L 65–95	13–18 (8–10)	Convocation Center (5,727) Athens, OH
MAC tournament
3/09/2015 7:30 pm	at Eastern Michigan First round	L 61–62 ^OT	13–19	Convocation Center (827) Ypsilanti, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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