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2014–15 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by first-year head coach Bob Walsh, played their home games at Cross Insurance Center and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 3–27, 2–14 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Albany.
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Quick Facts Maine Black Bears men's basketball, Conference ...
| 2014–15 Maine Black Bears men's basketball | |
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| Conference | America East Conference |
| Record | 3–27 (2–14 America East) |
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| Home arena | Cross Insurance Center |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell* | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 America East tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Black Bears finished the 2013–14 season with an 6–23 overall record and 4–12 in conference play. They finished in a three-way tie for last place in America East play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Stony Brook.
Maine was picked to finish eighth in the preseason America East poll.[1]
More information Number, Name ...
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| 1 | Aaron Calixte | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Freshman | Stoughton, Massachusetts |
| 2 | Kevin Little | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Freshman | Wyandanch, New York |
| 3 | Christian Ejiga | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Sophomore | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 4 | Marko Pirovic | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Sophomore | Bolton, Ontario |
| 5 | Zarko Valjarevic | Forward | 6–4 | 210 | Senior | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 10 | Shaun Lawton | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Junior | Harlem, New York |
| 11 | Erik Nissen | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Sophomore | Quispamsis, New Brunswick |
| 12 | C.J. Ward | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Sophomore | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| 13 | Stefan Micovic | Forward | 6–9 | 210 | Junior | Pondov, Serbia |
| 22 | Garvey Melmed | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | Greenbush, Maine |
| 25 | Till Gloger | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Junior | Bochum, Germany |
| 31 | Troy Reid-Knight | Guard | 6–0 | 190 | Sophomore | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 33 | Ethan Mackay | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | RS–Junior | Voorheesville, New York |
| 54 | Peter Westra | Guard | 6–5 | 180 | Senior | New Gloucester, Maine |
| 55 | Garet Beal | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Freshman | Beals, Maine |
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More information Date time, TV, Opponent ...
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/01/2014* 7:30 pm |
at Southern Maine | L 73–78 | Hill Gymnasium Gorham, ME | ||||||||
| 11/06/2014* 7:00 pm |
Husson | W 98–58 | Cross Insurance Center (1,617) Bangor, ME | ||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/15/2014* 4:30 pm, FS2 |
at Butler | L 57–99 | 0–1 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,652) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm |
at NJIT | L 86–90 | 0–2 |
Fleisher Center (775) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm |
at Central Michigan Central Michigan Tournament |
L 48–76 | 0–3 |
McGuirk Arena (2,115) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
| 11/23/2014* 3:00 pm |
vs. Valparaiso Central Michigan Tournament |
L 70–93 | 0–4 |
McGuirk Arena (1,556) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
| 11/30/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Northern Illinois | L 56–61 | 0–5 |
Convocation Center (716) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| 12/02/2014* 1:00 pm |
Wagner | W 82–81 OT | 1–5 |
Cross Insurance Center (851) Bangor, ME | |||||||
| 12/06/2014* 3:00 pm |
at Dartmouth | L 51–74 | 1–6 |
Leede Arena (631) Hanover, NH | |||||||
| 12/09/2014* 7:00 pm |
LIU Brooklyn | L 70–83 | 1–7 |
Cross Insurance Center (997) Bangor, ME | |||||||
| 12/11/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Boston College | L 74–85 | 1–8 |
Conte Forum (2,133) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
| 12/21/2014* 1:00 pm |
at Army | L 69–72 OT | 1–9 |
Christl Arena (880) West Point, NY | |||||||
| 12/27/2014* 12:00 pm, FS1 |
at Seton Hall | L 43–72 | 1–10 |
Walsh Gymnasium (1,833) South Orange, NJ | |||||||
| 12/29/2014* 7:00 pm |
at Quinnipiac | L 64–81 | 1–11 |
TD Bank Sports Center (1,402) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| 01/03/2015 7:00 pm |
at Albany | L 56–80 | 1–12 (0–1) |
SEFCU Arena (2,459) Albany, NY | |||||||
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm |
Vermont | L 54–68 | 1–13 (0–2) |
Cross Insurance Center (1,654) Bangor, ME | |||||||
| 01/10/2015 2:15 pm |
at Binghamton | L 46–65 | 1–14 (0–3) |
Binghamton University Events Center (2,547) Vestal, NY | |||||||
| 01/13/2015 7:00 pm |
UMass Lowell | L 59–62 | 1–15 (0–4) |
Cross Insurance Center (1,069) Bangor, ME | |||||||
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm |
Stony Brook | L 39–82 | 1–16 (0–5) |
Cross Insurance Center (1,723) Bangor, ME | |||||||
| 01/19/2015* 1:00 pm |
NJIT | L 55–65 | 1–17 |
Cross Insurance Center (2,417) Bangor, ME | |||||||
| 01/22/2015 8:00 pm |
UMBC | L 59–76 | 1–18 (0–6) |
Cross Insurance Center (1,994) Bangor, ME | |||||||
| 01/25/2015 2:00 pm |
at Hartford | W 70–61 | 2–18 (1–6) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,926) Hartford, CT | |||||||
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm |
New Hampshire | L 58–63 | 2–19 (1–7) |
Cross Insurance Center (1,106) Bangor, ME | |||||||
| 01/31/2015 2:00 pm |
Albany | L 59–77 | 2–20 (1–8) |
Cross Insurance Center (1,220) Bangor, ME | |||||||
| 02/03/2015 7:00 pm |
at Vermont | L 49–68 | 2–21 (1–9) |
Patrick Gym (1,909) Burlington, VT | |||||||
| 02/07/2015 1:00 pm |
Binghamton | W 67–64 | 3–21 (2–9) |
Cross Insurance Center (1,158) Bangor, ME | |||||||
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Stony Brook | L 52–80 | 3–22 (2–10) |
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,901) Stony Brook, NY | |||||||
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm |
at UMass Lowell | L 71–82 | 3–23 (2–11) |
Costello Athletic Center (418) Lowell, MA | |||||||
| 02/21/2015 1:00 pm |
at UMBC | L 66–73 | 3–24 (2–12) |
Retriever Activities Center (945) Catonsville, MD | |||||||
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm |
Hartford | L 60–63 | 3–25 (2–13) |
Cross Insurance Center (1,544) Bangor, ME | |||||||
| 02/28/2015 1:00 pm |
at New Hampshire | L 56–65 | 3–26 (2–14) |
Lundholm Gym (1,713) Durham, NH | |||||||
| America East tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Albany Quarterfinals |
L 66–83 | 3–27 |
SEFCU Arena (2,966) Albany, NY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
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