Following the previous season's departure of Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Davidson, and Elon from the league, three new members were added - East Tennessee State, Mercer, and VMI. Both ETSU and VMI had previously competed in the SoCon, as the Buccaneers left for the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2005, while VMI spent eleven years in the Big South. Mercer came from the Atlantic Sun as well. With ten league members, the conference schedule featured a full round-robin with two games against every opponent, totaling eighteen, up from sixteen the previous season.
Wofford, the preseason favorites, cruised through the SoCon regular season with a 16–2 conference record en route to their second straight conference tournament title. Wofford senior guard Karl Cochran was named Player of the Year, while fellow Terrier Lee Skinner was named tournament MVP.
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The 2014 15 Southern Conference men s basketball season began on November 14 2014 and concluded in March with the 2015 Southern Conference men s basketball tournament played at the U S Cellular Center in Asheville North Carolina 2014 15 Southern Conference Men s Basketball SeasonLeagueNCAA Division ISportBasketballNumber of teams10TV partner s ESPN ASNRegular SeasonSeason championsWoffordSeason MVPKarl CochranTop scorerJalen RileyTournamentChampionsWofford Runners upFurmanFinals MVPLee SkinnerBasketball seasons 13 1415 16 2014 15 Southern Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTWofford 16 2 889 28 7 800Chattanooga 15 3 833 22 10 688Mercer 12 6 667 19 16 543Western Carolina 9 9 500 15 17 469East Tennessee State 8 10 444 16 14 533VMI 7 11 389 11 19 367Samford 6 12 333 13 19 406The Citadel 6 12 333 11 19 367UNC Greensboro 6 12 333 11 22 333Furman 5 13 278 11 22 333 2015 SoCon Tournament winnerFollowing the previous season s departure of Appalachian State Georgia Southern Davidson and Elon from the league three new members were added East Tennessee State Mercer and VMI Both ETSU and VMI had previously competed in the SoCon as the Buccaneers left for the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2005 while VMI spent eleven years in the Big South Mercer came from the Atlantic Sun as well With ten league members the conference schedule featured a full round robin with two games against every opponent totaling eighteen up from sixteen the previous season Wofford the preseason favorites cruised through the SoCon regular season with a 16 2 conference record en route to their second straight conference tournament title Wofford senior guard Karl Cochran was named Player of the Year while fellow Terrier Lee Skinner was named tournament MVP Contents 1 Awards and honors 1 1 All SoCon Teams 1 1 1 All Conference Team 1 1 2 All Freshman 2 Postseason 2 1 SoCon tournament 2 1 1 Bracket 2 2 NCAA tournament 2 3 College Basketball Invitational 3 Head coaches 4 ReferencesAwards and honors editPlayer of the Year Karl Cochran Wofford Freshman of the Year Devin Sibley Furman Defense Player of the Year Justin Tuoyo Chattanooga Coach of the Year Mike Young WoffordAll SoCon Teams edit All Conference Team edit Name School Pos YearAshton Moore The Citadel G SeniorJalen Riley East Tenn State G SeniorStephen Croone Furman G JuniorDarious Moten Mercer F SeniorIke Nwamu Mercer G JuniorCasey Jones Chattanooga G JuniorJustin Tuoyo Chattanooga F SophomoreJames Sinclair Western Carolina G SeniorKarl Cochran Wofford G SeniorLee Skinner Wofford F SeniorAll Freshman edit Name School Pos Jake Wright The Citadel GDevin Sibley Furman GChristen Cunningham Samford GDaniel Fowler Furman GStephon Jelks Mercer F 1 Postseason editSoCon tournament edit Main article 2015 Southern Conference men s basketball tournament 2015 SoCon Men s Basketball Tournament Seeds and ResultsSeed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker First roundMarch 5 QuarterfinalsMarch 7 SemifinalsMarch 8 ChampionshipMarch 91 Wofford 16 2 25 6 BYE 8 UNC Greensboro 4 Western Carolina 10 Furman2 Chattanooga 15 3 22 9 BYE 10 Furman3 Mercer 12 6 17 14 BYE 6 VMI 10 Furman4 Western Carolina 9 9 14 16 BYE 5 ETSU 1 Wofford5 East Tenn State 8 10 16 13 BYE 4 Western Carolina6 VMI 7 11 11 18 BYE 3 Mercer7 The Citadel 6 12 11 18 3 1 vs UNCG Samford 10 Furman8 UNC Greensboro 6 12 10 21 2 2 vs Citadel Samford 9 Samford 1 Wofford9 Samford 6 12 13 18 1 3 vs Citadel UNCG 9 UNC Greensboro10 Furman 5 13 8 21 7 The Citadel 2 Chattanooga 3 Mercer 1 Wofford SoCon regular season champions Overall records are as of the end of the regular season Bracket edit 2 First roundFriday March 6QuarterfinalsSaturday March 7SemifinalsSunday March 8ChampionshipMonday March 9 1Wofford708UNC Greensboro528UNC Greensboro819Samford761Wofford734Western Carolina614Western Carolina67 5East Tennessee State611Wofford6710Furman642Chattanooga6710Furman697The Citadel5610Furman7310Furman523Mercer493Mercer896VMI61 denotes overtime period NCAA tournament edit Main article 2015 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Tournament Seed Region School Second round Third round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship12 West Wofford L Arkansas 56 531 bid 0 1 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 1 000College Basketball Invitational edit Main article 2015 College Basketball Invitational Seed Bracket School First round Quarterfinals Semifinals ChampionshipMercer W Stony Brook 72 70 L UL Monroe 71 691 bid 1 0 1 000 0 1 000 0 0 TOTAL 1 1 500Head coaches editWill Wade Chattanooga Chuck Driesell The Citadel Murry Bartow ETSU Niko Medved Furman Bob Hoffman Mercer Scott Padgett Samford Wes Miller UNC Greensboro Duggar Baucom VMI Larry Hunter Western Carolina Mike Young WoffordReferences edit Men s Basketball Awards Announced SoConSports com March 3 2015 Retrieved March 10 2015 2015 SoCon Men s tournament bracket PDF Southern Conference Retrieved December 8 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 15 Southern Conference men 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