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2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

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2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record14–17 (7–9 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Stephen Sauers
  • Justin Bell
  • Keith Wilkinson
Home arenaStudent Recreation Center Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Davis 14 2   .875 25 7   .781
UC Irvine 11 5   .688 21 13   .618
UC Santa Barbara 11 5   .688 19 14   .576
Long Beach State 10 6   .625 16 17   .485
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
UC Riverside 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
Cal Poly 6 10   .375 13 16   .448
Cal State Northridge 4 12   .250 9 24   .273
Cal State Fullerton 1 15   .063 9 22   .290
2015 Big West tournament winner

The 2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders were led by second year head coach Dennis Cutts and played their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–9 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to UC Irvine.[1]

Roster

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2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Nick Gruninger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Davis HS
Snow CC
Kaysville, UT
G 1 Jaylen Bland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cleveland HS
Murray State
College of the Canyons
Saginaw, MI
G 3 Charles Standifer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Capital Christian HS Sacramento, CA
F 5 Taylor Johns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Sacred Heart Prep San Francisco, CA
G 10 Steven Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Taft HS Northridge, CA
F 11 Terrence Jr. Tisdell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Central HS Cape Girardeau, MO
F 12 Robert Boezeman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Dordrecht, Netherlands
F 13 Steven Thornton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Golden Valley HS
Citrus College
Utah State
Santa Clarita, CA
G 15 Brian Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Anthony HS Carson, CA
F 20 Cheick Thiero 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Arlington Country Day
Tallahassee CC
Bamako, Mali
F 21 Alex Larrson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Södertälje Knights Club Team Södertälje, Sweden
F 22 Colin Gruber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Harbor HS
Northern Arizona
Cabrillo CC
Aptos, CA
G 31 Chris Tang 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Jiangsu, China
G 35 Austin Quick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Murrieta Valley HS Murrieta, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2014*
7:00 pm
Holy Names W 66–49 
SRC Arena (602)
Riverside, CA
Non-conference games
11/15/2014*
4:00 pm
UC San Diego W 75–52  1–0
SRC Arena (2,341)
Riverside, CA
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Sacramento State L 69–70  1–1
SRC Arena (580)
Riverside, CA
11/21/2014*
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 25 Utah L 42–88  1–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,645)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/23/2014*
1:00 pm
Saint Katherine W 102–49  2–2
SRC Arena (310)
Riverside, CA
11/26/2014*
5:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 62–66  2–3
Gersten Pavilion (1,625)
Los Angeles, CA
11/29/2014*
1:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 76–56  3–3
SRC Arena (183)
Riverside, CA
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield W 59–58  4–3
Icardo Center (763)
Bakersfield, CA
12/06/2014*
5:00 pm
Portland State W 88–62  5–3
SRC Arena (582)
Riverside, CA
12/10/2014*
8:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 66–77  5–4
Pauley Pavilion (5,450)
Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2014*
1:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 78–67  6–4
SRC Arena (273)
Riverside, CA
12/22/2014*
8:00 pm, FSSD
at San Diego State L 33–61  6–5
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm
Morgan State W 68–63  7–5
SRC Arena (288)
Riverside, CA
01/02/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois L 67–72 OT 7–7
Convocation Center (873)
DeKalb, IL
01/04/2015*
3:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 69–71  7–7
GCU Arena (3,714)
Phoenix, AZ
Conference games
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 84–78 OT 8–7 (1–0)
SRC Arena (712)
Riverside, CA
01/10/2015
7:00 pm
at UC Irvine L 55–69  8–8 (1–1)
Bren Events Center (2,047)
Irvine, CA
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
UC Davis L 61–74  8–9 (1–2)
SRC Arena (923)
Riverside, CA
01/17/2015
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Hawaii W 66–62  9–9 (2–2)
SRC Arena (1,167)
Riverside, CA
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 75–83  9–10 (2–3)
The Thunderdome (1,486)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/24/2015
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly L 49–68  9–11 (2–4)
Mott Gym (2,897)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/31/2015
5:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 66–62  10–11 (3–4)
SRC Arena (579)
Riverside, CA
02/05/2015
7:00 pm
at Long Beach State L 63–68  10–12 (3–5)
Walter Pyramid (2,804)
Long Beach, CA
02/07/2015
5:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton W 71–66 OT 11–12 (4–5)
Titan Gym (3,102)
Fullerton, CA
02/12/2015
9:00 pm
at Hawaii L 52–73  11–13 (4–6)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,715)
Honolulu, HI
02/14/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Irvine W 70–63  12–13 (5–6)
SRC Arena (592)
Riverside, CA
02/19/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Santa Barbara W 64–62  13–13 (6–6)
SRC Arena (845)
Riverside, CA
02/21/2015
7:00 pm
Cal Poly W 48–44  14–13 (7–6)
SRC Arena (1,076)
Riverside, CA
02/28/2015
7:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge L 76–83  14–14 (7–7)
Matadome (1,600)
Northridge, CA
03/05/2015
7:00 pm
at UC Davis L 59–61  14–15 (7–8)
The Pavilion (3,255)
Davis, CA
03/07/2015
5:00 pm
Long Beach State L 58–59  14–16 (7–9)
SRC Arena (976)
Riverside, CA
Big West tournament
03/12/2015
9:00 pm
vs. UC Irvine L 54–63  14–17
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ Foster, Chris (March 12, 2015). "UC Irvine keeps NCAA hopes alive with 63-54 win over UC Riverside". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 4, 2024.