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2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

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2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record12–19 (4–14 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Jacobsen
  • Calvin Byrd
  • Dwight Young
Home arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
Seasons
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Gonzaga 17 1   .944 35 3   .921
BYU 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
Saint Mary's 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Pepperdine 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
San Diego 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Portland 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Santa Clara 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
San Francisco 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Pacific 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Loyola Marymount 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.[1]

Previous season

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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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Trevin Harris 1 F 6'5" 215 Senior Kingwood, TX Graduated
Sama Taku 3 G 6'2" 185 Senior Tucson, AZ Graduated
Spencer Llewellyn 5 G 6'3" 200 Junior Sydney, Australia Graduate transfer to San Francisco State
Andrew Bock 12 G 6'2" 175 Senior Rialto, CA Graduated
Khalil Kelley 13 F 6'8" 225 Senior Rancho Cucamonga, CA Graduated
Aaron Short 15 G 6'3" 215 Junior Reno, NV Transferred
Ross Rivera 20 G 6'7" 225 Senior Visalia, CA Graduated
Tony Gill 33 F 6'8" 220 Senior Roseville, CA Graduated
Tim Thomas 42 C 6'10" 255 Senior Sheridan, WY Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Alec Kobre 3 G 6'3" 175 Junior Santa Rosa, CA Junior college transfer from Santa Rosa Junior College.
Dulani Robinson 5 G 5'8" 160 Junior Oakland, CA Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco.
Cole Currie 10 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore La Crescenta, CA Transferred from Tulane. Under NCAA transfer rules, Currie will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Eric Thompson 12 F 6'8" 270 Junior Pontiac, MI Junior college transfer from Saddleback College.
Sami Eleraky 35 C 7'0" 242 Sophomore Aalborg, Denmark Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco.

Recruiting Class of 2014

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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:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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

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2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 T. J. Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Modesto Christian Stockton, CA
G 3 Alec Kobre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Montgomery
Santa Rosa JC
Santa Rosa, CA
G 4 Aaron Hendricks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So New Hampton School Loomis, CA
G 5 Dulani Robinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr McClymonds
City College of San Francisco
Oakland, CA
G 10 Cole Currie Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Crescenta Valley
Tulane
La Crescenta, CA
F 11 Gabriel Aguirre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr City College of San Francisco São Paulo, Brazil
F 12 Eric Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Saddleback College Detroit, MI
G 15 D. J. Ursery 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Crespi Carmelite Los Angeles, CA
F 21 Jacob Lampkin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr O'Dea Bellevue, WA
G 22 Ray Bowles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Modesto Christian Modesto, CA
F 24 David Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Graf-Münster-Gymnasium Eclersdorf, Germany
F 25 Kaleb Warner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mercer Island Seattle, WA
F 30 Thomas Peters 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Archbishop Mitty Campbell, CA
F 33 Ilias Theodorou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. John's NW Military Acad. Athens, Greece
C 35 Sami Eleraky 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So City 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

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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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  1. ^ "San Francisco edges Pacific 62-58 in WCC opener". ESPN. March 6, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2024.