2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	12–19 (4–14 WCC)
Head coach	Ron Verlin (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Jacobsen Calvin Byrd Dwight Young
Home arena	Alex G. Spanos Center

2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

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

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

College recruiting information

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
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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

College recruiting information

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
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/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: "Pacific 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2015 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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  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 Ron Verlin (Sacramento State) Assistant coach(es) Adam Jacobsen (Pacific) Calvin Byrd (Villanova) Dwight Young (Oregon State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-09-22

Schedule

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

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