2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight (vacated)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 17
2014–15 record	0–9, 27 wins vacated (0–6 ACC, 12 wins vacated)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Wyking Jones Kenny Johnson Mike Balado
Home arena	KFC Yum! Center

2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Virginia	16	–	2		.889			30	–	4		.882
No. 4 Duke	15	–	3		.833			35	–	4		.897
No. 8 Notre Dame †	14	–	4		.778			32	–	6		.842
No. 15 North Carolina	11	–	7		.611			26	–	12		.684
Miami (FL)	10	–	8		.556			25	–	13		.658
NC State	10	–	8		.556			22	–	14		.611
Syracuse	9	–	9		.500			18	–	13		.581
Clemson	8	–	10		.444			16	–	15		.516
Florida State	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Pittsburgh	8	–	10		.444			19	–	15		.559
Wake Forest	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
Boston College	4	–	14		.222			13	–	19		.406
Georgia Tech	3	–	15		.167			12	–	19		.387
Virginia Tech	2	–	16		.111			11	–	22		.333
No. 17 Louisville*	0	–	6		.000			0	–	8		.000
† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Louisville: 24 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(27-9)(12-6)

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Russ Smith	2	SG	6'0"	165	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Graduated. Entered the 2014 NBA Draft
Kevin Ware	5	SG	6'4"	170	Junior	Bronx, New York	Transferred to Georgia State
Luke Hancock	11	SG	6'6"	200	Senior	Roanoke, Virginia	Graduated
Tim Henderson	15	SG	6'2"	195	Senior	Louisville, Kentucky	Graduated
Stephan Van Treese	44	C	6'9"	245	Senior	Indianapolis, Indiana	Graduated

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: "Louisville Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2014 Louisville Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
} 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 Rick Pitino (Massachusetts) Assistant coach(es) Wyking Jones (Loyola Marymount) Kenny Johnson (Maryland) Mike Balado (St. Thomas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

[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 movement
Legend: ██ 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

1. 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.
2. "Louisville to vacate 2013 national title, take banner down after NCAA upholds penalties". CBSSports.com. February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
3. Peck, Jared (February 20, 2018). "Louisville's 2013 national basketball championship stricken from history as NCAA denies school's appeal". Lexington Herald-Leader.
4. "2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster - Louisville Cardinals Official Athletic Site". gocards.com. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
5. Borzello, Jeff (January 7, 2015). "Akoy Agau transfers to Georgetown". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
6. Goodman, Jeff (February 23, 2015). "Chris Jones sent threatening text". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
7. Forde, Pat (March 3, 2015). "Forde Minutes: College basketball narrative takes dark turn as March arrives". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
8. 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.