2014–15 Liberty Flames basketball team

The 2014–15 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by sixth year head coach Dale Layer, played their home games at the Vines Center as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 2–16 in Big South play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to UNC Asheville.

2014–15 Liberty Flames men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record8–24 (2–16 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Joyce
  • Omar Mance
  • Vince Walden
Home arenaVines Center
Seasons
2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charleston Southern 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
High Point 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Coastal Carolina 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Radford 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Winthrop 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
UNC Asheville 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Gardner–Webb 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Presbyterian 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
Longwood 5 13   .278 11 23   .324
Campbell 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
Liberty 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2015 Big South tournament winner

At the end of the season, head coach Dale Layer was fired.[1] He had a record of 82–113 and one NCAA tournament appearance in six seasons.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 David Andoh Forward 6–7 220 Junior Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1 Jordan Dembley Guard 6–1 175 Freshman Minneapolis
2 A.C. Reid Guard/Forward 6–5 190 Freshman Spring Branch, Texas
3 Calvin Hoffman Guard 6–0 165 Freshman Anchorage, Alaska
5 Ryan Kemrite Guard/Forward 6–4 200 RS–Freshman Conroe, Texas
11 Andrew Smith Forward 6–9 220 Senior Pompano Beach, Florida
12 Tomasz Gielo Forward 6–9 220 Senior Szczecin, Poland
13 James Johnson Forward 6–10 245 RS–Senior San Diego, California
14 Theo Johnson Guard/Forward 6–7 205 Junior Sacramento, California
15 Ethan Layer Guard 6–1 160 RS–Junior Forest, Virginia
23 Joe Retic Guard 6–3 190 Junior Indianapolis
24 Ezra Talbert Forward 6–8 190 Freshman Olathe, Kansas
31 Peter Moller Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Værløse, Denmark
32 Evan Maxwell Center 6–10 245 Freshman Scranton, Pennsylvania

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
8:30 pm
Randolph W 69–45  1–0
Vines Center (4,352)
Lynchburg, Virginia
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Delaware W 61–55  2–0
Vines Center (1,897)
Lynchburg, Virginia
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Virginia Tech
Cancún Challenge
W 73–63  2–1
Cassell Coliseum (5,586)
Blacksburg, Virginia
11/22/2014*
3:30 pm
at Miami (OH)
Cancún Challenge
L 52–63  2–2
Millett Hall (1,058)
Oxford, Ohio
11/25/2014*
4:00 pm
vs. North Florida
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals
L 57–77  2–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (560)
Cancún, MX
11/26/2014*
1:30 pm
vs. Morgan State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division 3rd place game
L 50–51  2–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (540)
Cancún, MX
12/01/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman W 66–52  3–4
Vines Center (1,630)
Lynchburg, Virginia
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
St. Francis Brooklyn L 54–65  3–5
Vines Center (1,025)
Lynchburg, Virginia
12/13/2014*
2:00 pm
Bluefield W 79–61  4–5
Vines Center (1,207)
Lynchburg, Virginia
12/17/2014*
7:30 pm
UNC Wilmington L 70–73  4–6
Trask Coliseum (3,028)
Wilmington, North Carolina
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm
Central Penn W 94–65  5–6
Vines Center (1,268)
Lynchburg, Virginia
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
at Princeton L 47–65  5–7
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,819)
Princeton, New Jersey
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm
Cincinnati Christian W 78–58  6–7
Vines Center (1,137)
Lynchburg, Virginia
12/31/2014
2:00 pm
at Campbell L 46–53  6–8
(0–1)
Gore Arena (1,175)
Buies Creek, North Carolina
01/03/2015
7:00 pm
Presbyterian W 62–58  6–9
(0–2)
Vines Center (1,512)
Lynchburg, Virginia
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
at UNC Asheville L 54–71  6–10
(0–3)
Kimmel Arena (1,255)
Asheville, North Carolina
01/10/2015
7:30 pm
Coastal Carolina L 54–69  6–11
(0–4)
Vines Center (2,231)
Lynchburg, Virginia
01/14/2015
7:30 pm
at Charleston Southern L 58–80  6–12
(0–5)
CSU Field House (808)
Charleston, South Carolina
01/17/2015
5:00 pm
at Longwood L 71–85  6–13
(0–6)
Willett Hall (1,761)
Farmville, Virginia
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Winthrop L 56–71  6–14
(0–7)
Vines Center (1,795)
Lynchburg, Virginia
01/24/2015
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Radford L 76–84  6–15
(0–8)
Dedmon Center (2,948)
Radford, Virginia
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
High Point L 53–72  6–16
(0–9)
Vines Center (1,939)
Lynchburg, Virginia
01/31/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Charleston Southern L 62–74  6–17
(0–10)
Vines Center (2,191)
Lynchburg, Virginia
02/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Winthrop L 61–74  6–18
(0–11)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,053)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
02/06/2015
7:00 pm
at Presbyterian L 61–69  6–19
(0–12)
Templeton Center (N/A)
Clinton, South Carolina
02/10/2015
7:00 pm
Campbell W 73–60  7–19
(1–12)
Vines Center (1,385)
Lynchburg, Virginia
02/14/2015
3:30 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 56–96  7–20
(1–13)
HTC Center (2,184)
Conway, South Carolina
02/17/2015
7:00 pm
Longwood L 72–78  7–21
(1–14)
Vines Center (844)
Lynchburg, Virginia
02/21/2015
7:00 pm
at Gardner–Webb L 67–77  7–22
(1–15)
Paul Porter Arena (1,384)
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
02/26/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Radford W 80–69  8–22
(2–15)
Vines Center (1,646)
Lynchburg, Virginia
02/28/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Asheville L 77–95  8–23
(2–16)
Vines Center (2,478)
Lynchburg, Virginia
Big South tournament
03/04/2015
6:00 pm
vs. UNC Asheville
First round
L 70–80  8–24
HTC Center (1,046)
Conway, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

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  1. ^ "Liberty fires head coach Dale Layer | CollegeBasketballTalk". Collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com. March 5, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball | Schedule | Liberty Flames". Liberty.edu. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2015.