2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season , Louisville's 101st season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in their first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference and were coached by Rick Pitino , in his fourteenth season at U of L. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville .
They finished 27–9, 12–6 in ACC play, placing 4th, and earning a double bye in the ACC tournament . Louisville lost its first ever ACC Tournament game to North Carolina and earned at-large bid to the NCAA tournament . In their 41st NCAA Tournament appearance, they defeated UC Irvine , Northern Iowa , and NC State to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Michigan State .
On February 20, 2018, the NCAA announced that Louisville will be forced to vacate wins and records from the 2011–12 , 2012–13 , 2013–14 , and 2014–15 seasons.[1] [2] [3]
Departures
Class of 2014 signees
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Shaqquan Aaron SG
Seattle, Washington
Rainier Beach
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Feb 16, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Quentin Snider PG
Louisville, Kentucky
Ballard
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Nov 15, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Chinanu Onuaku C
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Riverdale Baptist
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Apr 10, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Anas Osama Mahmoud C
Cairo, Egypt
West Oaks Academy
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Mar 3, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Jaylen Johnson PF
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sep 16, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Matz Stockman C
Oslo, Norway
Canarias Basketball Academy
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Nov 19, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 8 Rivals : 7 ESPN : 8
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 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
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Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Terry Rozier
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Hargrave Military Academy
Cleveland, Ohio
G
1
Anton Gill
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Hargrave Military Academy
Raleigh, North Carolina
G
2
Quentin Snider
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Ballard
Louisville, Kentucky
G
4
Dillon Avare (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
RS Fr
Lexington Catholic
Lexington, Kentucky
F/C
5
Matz Stockman
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Canarias (BAH)
Oslo , Norway
F
10
Jaylen Johnson
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti, Michigan
F/C
12
Mangok Mathiang
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS So
IMG Academy (FL)
Melbourne , Australia
F
14
Anas Mahmoud
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
West Oaks (FL)
Cairo , Egypt
G
15
Trent Gilbert (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Scott County
Georgetown, Kentucky
G
21
Shaqquan Aaron
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Rainier Beach
Seattle, Washington
F
23
David Levtich (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
North Oldham
Goshen, Kentucky
F
24
Montrezl Harrell (C)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Hargrave Military Academy (VA)
Tarboro, North Carolina
G/F
25
Wayne Blackshear (C)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Morgan Park
Chicago, Illinois
F/C
32
Chinanu Onuaku
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Riverdale Baptist
Lanham, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
[4]
Akoy Agau left the team at the end of U of L's fall semester after having played only 11 minutes in three games this season. He transferred to Georgetown , where he will be eligible in December 2015 with two-and-a-half remaining seasons of eligibility.[5]
Chris Jones was dismissed from the team on February 22. He had been suspended from the Syracuse game on February 18 after having sent a threatening text message to a woman he had dated,[6] but was reinstated several days later. After playing against Miami on February 21, he missed that night's curfew, leading to his dismissal. Several days after that, Jones was charged with rape stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred the night of the Miami game.[7] In late April, a grand jury chose not to indict Jones and his two co-defendants in the case.[8]
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1 *12:30 pm , WAVE–TV
No. 8
Barry
W 91–71
–
22 – Blackshear
8 – Tied
7 – Rozier
KFC Yum! Center (19,237)Louisville, KY
Nov 9 *12:30 pm, WAVE–TV
No. 8
Bellarmine
W 82–57
–
17 – Harrell
9 – Harrell
4 – Jones
KFC Yum! Center (20,432)Louisville, KY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14 *7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8
vs. Minnesota Armed Forces Classic
W 81–68
1–0
30 – Harrell
7 – Harrell
4 – Rozier
CGAS Borinquen (1,693)Aguadilla, PR
Nov 17 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 7
Jacksonville State Global Sports Showcase
W 88–39
2–0
15 – Harrell
10 – Onuaku
5 – Tied
KFC Yum! Center (20,479)Louisville, KY
Nov 21 *9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 7
Marshall Global Sports Showcase
W 85–67
3–0
18 – Jones
11 – Tied
5 – Jones
KFC Yum! Center (21,661)Louisville, KY
Nov 24 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 6
Savannah State Global Sports Showcase
W 87–26
4–0
15 – Harrell
9 – Tied
3 – Snider
KFC Yum! Center (19,514)Louisville, KY
Nov 26 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 6
Cleveland State Global Sports Showcase
W 45–33
5–0
15 – Harrell
13 – Harrell
3 – Jones
KFC Yum! Center (20,887)Louisville, KY
Dec 2 *9:30 pm, ESPN
No. 5
No. 14 Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 64–55
6–0
22 – Blackshear
10 – Harrell
7 – Rozier
KFC Yum! Center (22,784)Louisville, KY
Dec 5 *7:00 pm, RSN
No. 5
FIU
W 82–57
7–0
15 – Gill
12 – Harrell
5 – Onuaku
KFC Yum! Center (20,541)Louisville, KY
Dec 9 *9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4
vs. Indiana Jimmy V Classic
W 94–74
8–0
26 – Rozier
11 – Harrell
5 – Tied
Madison Square Garden (11,617)New York, NY
Dec 14 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 4
UNC Wilmington Billy Minardi Classic
W 68–57
9–0
19 – Harrell
17 – Harrell
2 – Blackshear
KFC Yum! Center (20,913)Louisville, KY
Dec 20 *12:00 pm, FS1
No. 4
at WKU
W 76–67
10–0
32 – Rozier
6 – Tied
3 – Blackshear
E. A. Diddle Arena (7,598)Bowling Green, KY
Dec 23 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 4
Cal State Northridge
W 80–55
11–0
31 – Blackshear
7 – Mahmoud
5 – Rozier
KFC Yum! Center (20,231)Louisville, KY
Dec 27 *2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4
No. 1 Kentucky Battle for the Bluegrass Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout
L 50–58
11–1
15 – Rozier
8 – Tied
1 – Jones
KFC Yum! Center (22,812)Louisville, KY
Dec 30 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 5
Long Beach State
W 63–48
12–1
23 – Rozier
7 – Tied
3 – Rozier
KFC Yum! Center (18,248)Louisville, KY
ACC regular season
Jan 4 8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 5
at Wake Forest
W 85–76
13–1 (1–0)
25 – Harrell
13 – Harrell
10 – Jones
LJVM Coliseum (10,862)Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 7 9:00 pm, ACCN
No. 5
Clemson
W 58–52
14–1 (2–0)
22 – Jones
9 – Mathiang
4 – Rozier
KFC Yum! Center (21,676)Louisville, KY
Jan 10 2:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5
at No. 18 North Carolina
L 71–72
14–2 (2–1)
25 – Rozier
8 – Onuaku
5 – Tied
Dean Smith Center (21,750)Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 13 7:00 pm, RSN
No. 6
Virginia Tech
W 78–63
15–2 (3–1)
16 – Rozier
8 – Tied
11 – Jones
KFC Yum! Center (21,684)Louisville, KY
Jan 17 12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6
No. 4 Duke
L 52–63
15–3 (3–2)
17 – Rozier
14 – Harrell
4 – Jones
KFC Yum! Center (22,791)Louisville, KY
Jan 25 1:30 pm, CBS
No. 10
at Pittsburgh
W 80–68
16–3 (4–2)
26 – Rozier
7 – Harrell
9 – Jones
Petersen Events Center (12,508)Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 28 9:00 pm, ACCN
No. 10
at Boston College
W 81–72
17–3 (5–2)
28 – Jones
5 – Harrell
5 – Rozier
Conte Forum (5,119)Chesnut Hill, MA
Jan 31 4:00 pm, ESPN
No. 10
No. 13 North Carolina
W 78–68 OT
18–3 (6–2)
22 – Tied
15 – Harrell
4 – Paige
KFC Yum! Center (22,418)Louisville, KY
Feb 3 8:00 pm, ACCN
No. 9
at Miami (FL)
W 63–55
19–3 (7–2)
22 – Rozier
9 – Harrell
5 – Jones
BankUnited Center (6,563)Coral Gables, FL
Feb 7 6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 9
at No. 3 Virginia
L 47–52
19–4 (7–3)
16 – Rozier
7 – Blackshear
5 – Rozier
John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)Charlottesville, VA
Feb 11 8:00 pm, ACCN
No. 9
Pittsburgh
W 69–56
20–4 (8–3)
28 – Harrell
12 – Harrell
3 – Rozier
KFC Yum! Center (22,132)Louisville, KY
Feb 14 4:00 pm, ESPN
No. 9
NC State
L 65–74
20–5 (8–4)
20 – Jones
13 – Harrell
3 – Jones
KFC Yum! Center (22,410)Louisville, KY
Feb 18 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12
at Syracuse
L 59–69
20–6 (8–5)
17 – Rozier
11 – Onuaku
4 – Tied
Carrier Dome (26,160)Syracuse, NY
Feb 21 2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 12
Miami (FL)
W 55–53
21–6 (9–5)
21 – Harrell
14 – Harrell
2 – Tied
KFC Yum! Center (21,345)Louisville, KY
Feb 23 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 17
at Georgia Tech
W 52–51
22–6 (10–5)
22 – Rozier
8 – Tied
4 – Snider
Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,009)Atlanta, GA
Feb 28 12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17
at Florida State
W 81–59
23–6 (11–5)
18 – Blackshear
9 – Mathiang
9 – Rozier
Donald L. Tucker Center (8,844)Tallahassee, FL
Mar 4 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16
No. 12 Notre Dame
L 59–71
23–7 (11–6)
23 – Harrell
12 – Harrell
5 – Rozier
KFC Yum! Center (21,024)Louisville, KY
Mar 7 6:30 pm, ESPN
No. 16
No. 2 Virginia
W 59–57
24–7 (12–6)
20 – Harrell
12 – Harrell
4 – Rozier
KFC Yum! Center (22,788)Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
Mar 12 2:40 pm, ACCN/ESPN
No. 14
vs. No. 19 North Carolina Quarterfinals
L 60–70
24–8
20 – Rozier
12 – Harrell
6 – Snider
Greensboro Coliseum (22,026)Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
Mar 20 *4:10 pm, TBS
(4 E) No. 17
vs. (13 E) UC Irvine Second round
W 57–55
25–8
19 – Blackshear
7 – Blackshear
5 – Rozier
KeyArena (14,509)Seattle, WA
Mar 22 *9:40 pm, TBS
(4 E) No. 17
vs. (5 E) No. 11 Northern Iowa Third round
W 66–53
26–8
25 – Rozier
6 – Tied
7 – Rozier
KeyArena (14,901)Seattle, WA
Mar 27 *7:30 pm, TBS
(4 E) No. 17
vs. (8 E) NC State Sweet Sixteen
W 75–65
27–8
24 – Harrell
14 – Rozler
4 – Tied
Carrier Dome (24,453)Syracuse, NY
Mar 29 *2:20 pm, CBS
(4 E) No. 17
vs. (7 E) No. 23 Michigan State Elite Eight
L 70–76 OT
27–9
28 – Blackshear
9 – Harrell
4 – Harrell
Carrier Dome (24,404)Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Final
AP
8
7
6
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
10
10
9
9
12
17
16
15
18
n/a
Coaches
9
8
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
7
10
9
8
8
12
15
14
13
16
10
References
^ James, Emily (February 20, 2018). "Louisville men's basketball must vacate wins and pay fine" . NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA (Press release). Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
^ "Louisville to vacate 2013 national title, take banner down after NCAA upholds penalties" . CBSSports.com . February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018 .
^ Peck, Jared (February 20, 2018). "Louisville's 2013 national basketball championship stricken from history as NCAA denies school's appeal" . Lexington Herald-Leader .
^ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster - Louisville Cardinals Official Athletic Site" . gocards.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015 .
^ Borzello, Jeff (January 7, 2015). "Akoy Agau transfers to Georgetown" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 8, 2015 .
^ Goodman, Jeff (February 23, 2015). "Chris Jones sent threatening text" . ESPN.com . Retrieved February 23, 2015 .
^ Forde, Pat (March 3, 2015). "Forde Minutes: College basketball narrative takes dark turn as March arrives" . Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved March 10, 2015 .
^ Riley, Jason (April 29, 2015). "Grand jury decides not to indict Chris Jones and co-defendants in rape case" . Louisville, KY: WDRB . Retrieved April 29, 2015 .
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