2014–15 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by fifth year head coach Milan Brown, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Bucknell.

2014–15 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record14–16 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brion Dunlap
  • Kevin Robinson
  • Kevin Driscoll
Home arenaHart Center
Seasons
2014–15 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bucknell135 .7221915 .559
Colgate126 .6671617 .485
Lehigh108 .5561614 .533
Lafayette99 .5002013 .606
Boston University99 .5001317 .433
American810 .4441716 .515
Holy Cross810 .4441416 .467
Navy810 .4441319 .406
Loyola (MD)711 .3891119 .367
Army612 .3331515 .500
2015 Patriot League tournament winner

Roster

2014–15 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G2Anthony Thompson5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg)SoBullisGlenn Dale, Maryland
G3Justin Burrell5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg)SrPotomacDumfries, Virginia
G4Chris Jayne5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg)SrNewburyportNewburyport, Massachusetts
G5Cullen Hamilton6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrPotomac (VA)Washington, D.C.
F12Christopher Morgan6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)JrGloucesterGloucester, Virginia
F13Malcolm Miller6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)SrGaithersburgLaytonsville, Maryland
G15De'Vaughn Reid6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg)SrRice (NY)West Orange, New Jersey
F21Malachi Alexander6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)217 lb (98 kg)SoEleanor RooseveltBowie, Maryland
F22Robert Champion6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)203 lb (92 kg)SoCharlotte ChristianCharlotte, North Carolina
G/F24Eric Green6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)191 lb (87 kg)JrSt. Mark's (MA)Mountain House, California
F25Isaiah Baker6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg)JrShipleyWyncote, Pennsylvania
F30Riley Criswell6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoCarrolltonCarrollton, Georgia
F40Patrick Kerrigan6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrWardeFairfield, Connecticut
C42Matt Husek6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg)SoBethlehem Catholic (PA)Stewartsville, New Jersey
F43Taylor Abt6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)SrGeorgetown PrepDarnestown, Maryland
F44Mitchell Hahn6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrFremontFremont, Nebraska
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 8, 2014

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2014*
7:05 pm
AssumptionW 81–53 
Hart Center (1,143)
Worcester, MA
Non-conference regular season
11/16/2014*
5:30 pm, NESN
vs. No. 25 Harvard
Coaches vs. Cancer Tripleheader
W 58–57 1–0
TD Garden (N/A)
Boston, MA
11/19/2014*
7:05 pm
BrownW 80–65 2–0
Hart Center (1,805)
Worcester, MA
11/23/2014*
4:05 pm
NicholsW 101–70 3–0
Hart Center (N/A)
Worcester, MA
11/28/2014*
7:00 pm
at SyracuseL 48–72 3–1
Carrier Dome (19,167)
Syracuse, NY
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
at AlbanyW 74–57 4–1
SEFCU Arena (2,667)
Albany, NY
12/06/2014*
3:30 pm
at Sacred HeartL 68–81 4–2
William H. Pitt Center (414)
Fairfield, CT
12/09/2014*
7:05 pm
HartfordL 61–79 4–3
Hart Center (1,127)
Worcester, MA
12/12/2014*
7:05 pm
NJITW 76–66 5–3
Hart Center (1,674)
Worcester, MA
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm
at CanisiusL 48–67 5–4
Koessler Athletic Center (1,032)
Buffalo, NY
12/23/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at PittsburghL 39–58 5–5
Peterson Events Center (8,825)
Pittsburgh, PA
Conference regular season
12/31/2014
2:05 pm
Boston UniversityL 72–75 OT5–6 (0–1)
Hart Center (1,792)
Worcester, MA
01/03/2015
1:00 pm
at AmericanL 49–53 5–7 (0–2)
Bender Arena (1,138)
Washington, D.C.
01/07/2015
7:00 pm
at ColgateL 60–74 5–8 (0–3)
Cotterell Court (705)
Hamilton, NY
01/10/2015
3:05 pm
BucknellW 65–62 OT6–8 (1–3)
Hart Center (1,686)
Worcester, MA
01/14/2015
8:05 pm, ASN
ArmyL 70–72 OT6–9 (1–4)
Hart Center (1,221)
Worcester, MA
01/17/2015
2:00 pm
at LehighL 64–69 6–10 (1–5)
Stabler Arena (1,295)
Bethlehem, PA
01/21/2015
7:05 pm
LafayetteW 74–73 7–10 (2–5)
Hart Center (1,442)
Worcester, MA
01/24/2015
7:05 pm
NavyW 76–65 8–10 (3–5)
Hart Center (783)
Worcester, MA
01/29/2015
7:30 pm
at Loyola (MD)L 54–64 8–11 (3–6)
Reitz Arena (602)
Baltimore, MD
02/02/2015
7:35 pm, CBSSN
AmericanL 50–57 8–12 (3–7)
Hart Center (516)
Worcester, MA
02/05/2015
7:05 pm, CBSSN
ColgateW 70–60 9–12 (4–7)
Hart Center (1,426)
Worcester, MA
02/08/2015
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at BucknellL 57–70 9–13 (4–8)
Sojka Pavilion (2,895)
Lewisburg, PA
02/11/2015
7:00 pm
at ArmyW 73–64 10–13 (5–8)
Christl Arena (650)
West Point, NY
02/14/2015
3:05 pm
LehighW 58–52 11–13 (6–8)
Hart Center (2,137)
Worcester, MA
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
at LafayetteL 81–89 11–14 (6–9)
Kirby Sports Center (1,372)
Easton, PA
02/22/2015
1:00 pm
at NavyL 70–84 11–15 (6–10)
Alumni Hall (1,647)
Annapolis, MD
02/25/2015
7:05 pm
Loyola (MD)W 63–60 12–15 (7–10)
Hart Center (1,384)
Worcester, MA
02/28/2015
12:00 pm
at Boston UniversityW 77–70 13–15 (8–10)
Agganis Arena (1,121)
Boston, MA
Patriot League tournament
03/03/2015
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD)
First round
W 62–45 14–15
Hart Center (526)
Worcester, MA
03/05/2015
7:00 pm
at Bucknell
Quarterfinals
L 83–90 OT14–16
Sojka Pavilion (2,133)
Lewisburg, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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