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2015 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament took place Friday, March 6 through Monday, March 9 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center. The entire tournament was streamed on ESPN3, with the Southern Conference Championship Game televised by ESPN2. The champion, 2014–15 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team, Wofford, received an automatic bid into the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, 2015 NCAA tournament. With the addition of East Tennessee State and Mercer, all 10 teams participated in the tournament. Format All ten conference members qualify for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The top six seeds received a first-round bye, with the bottom four teams playing two first-round games. Tiebreaking system The tiebreaking system is as follows: ; Two teams # Head to head record # Best record against the highest seeded team not involved in the tie. Continue down through the standings until the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville ( ) is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad River, French Broad and Swannanoa River, Swannanoa rivers, it is the county seat of Buncombe County. It is the most populous city in Western North Carolina and the state's List of municipalities in North Carolina, 11th-most-populous city with a population of 94,589 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The four-county Asheville metropolitan area has an estimated 422,000 residents. History Origins Before the arrival of the European colonization of the Americas, European Colonists, the land where Asheville now exists lay within the boundaries of the Cherokee Nation, which had homelands in modern Western North Carolina, western North and South Carolina, southeastern Tennessee, and northeastern Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. A town at the site of the river confluence was recorded as ''Guaxule'' by Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto during his 1540 expedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 UNC Greensboro Spartans Men's Basketball Team
The 2014–15 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fourth year head coach Wes Miller, played their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum, with two home games at Fleming Gymnasium, and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 11–22, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Wofford. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#003366; color:#FFCC00;", Regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#003366; color:#FFCC00;", References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball seasons UNC Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG or UNC Greensboro) is a publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 2015 Sports Events In The United States
March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March. History The name of March comes from '' Martius'', the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named after Mars, the Roman god of war, and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. His month ''Martius'' was the beginning of the season for warfare, and the festivals held in his honor during the month were mirrored by others in October, when the season for these activities came to a close. ''Martius'' remained the first month of the Roman calendar year perhaps as late as 153 BC, and several religious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 In Sports In North Carolina
Fifteen or 15 may refer to: *15 (number) *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music *Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak album), 2007 * ''15'' (Phatfish album), 2008 * ''15'' (Tuki album), 2025 * ''15'' (mixtape), a 2018 mixtape by Bhad Bhabie * ''Fifteen'' (Green River Ordinance album), 2016 * ''Fifteen'' (The Wailin' Jennys album), 2017 * ''Fifteen'', a 2012 album by Colin James Songs * "Fifteen" (song), a 2008 song by Taylor Swift *"Fifteen", a song by Harry Belafonte from the album ''Love Is a Gentle Thing'' *"15", a song by Rilo Kiley from the album ''Under the Blacklight'' *"15", a song by Marilyn Manson from the album ''The High End of Low'' Other media * ''15'' (film), a 2003 Singaporean film * ''Fifteen'' (TV series), international release name of ''Hillside'', a Canadian-American teen drama * "Fifteen" (''Runaways''), an episode of ''Runaways'' *Fifteen (novel), a 1956 juvenile fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
This is a list of regular season and tournament champions in men's basketball of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Southern Conference The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I. Southern Conference College football, football teams c .... Champions by year Divisional format The Southern Conference split into a divisional format for basketball beginning with the 1994–95 season. Return to single table Starting with the 2013–14 season, the Southern Conference abandoned the divisional format. Tournament championships by school Current members Former members Television coverage See also * Southern Conference women's basketball tournament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Southern Conference men's basketball champions Champions Basketball in the United States lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Season
The 2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball season began on November 14, 2014, and concluded in March with the 2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament played at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Following the previous season's departure of Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Davidson, and Elon from the league, three new members were added - East Tennessee State, Mercer, and VMI. Both ETSU and VMI had previously competed in the SoCon, as the Buccaneers left for the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2005, while VMI spent eleven years in the Big South. Mercer came from the Atlantic Sun as well. With ten league members, the conference schedule featured a full round-robin with two games against every opponent, totaling eighteen, up from sixteen the previous season. Wofford, the preseason favorites, cruised through the SoCon regular season with a 16–2 conference record en route to their second straight conference tournament title. Wofford sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Cochran
Karl Cochran (born September 7, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for BBC Monthey of the Swiss Championnat LNA. He played college basketball for Wofford. Early life Cochran attended Joseph Wheeler High School his first three seasons where he averaged he averaged 9.8 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per game as a junior. In his senior season he moved to Walton High School where he averaged 19.4 points per game, 3.1 blocks per game and 2.8 steals per game. He was named all-region and County Player of the Year. College career He played college basketball for the Wofford Terriers. As a senior in 2014–15, Cochran averaged 15.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 steals, and 2.8 assists per game. The guard was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year that year, joining Noah Dahlman as the only Wofford players to receive the distinction. Cochran is generally regarded as one of the best offensive and defensive players ever to play for Wofford. Professional career On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Croone
Stephen Croone (born July 19, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for BC Titebi of the Georgian Superliga. He played college basketball for Furman. High school career Croone attended Newton High School (Georgia). His junior season, he led Newton to a 26–5 mark and a region championship while averaging 11 points per game. As a senior, he led Region 2-AAAAA in scoring, at 20.8 points, while also averaging 3.8 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. He guided Newton to a 19–7 record, region runner-up finish and state playoff appearance. College career Croone attended Furman where he made 122 appearances, including 118 starts, while averaging 15.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists. In his junior season in college, he was named first team all conference. Croone had a thumb surgery at the beginning of his senior year and missed several games. Croone was named Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in his senior season. He averaged 17.1 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 U.S. states, states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. * Eastern Standard Time (EST) is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−05:00). Observed during standard time (late autumn/winter in the United States and Canada). * Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−04:00). Observed during daylight saving time (spring/summer/early autumn in the United States and Canada). On the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00 a.m. EDT, creating a 23-hour day. On the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00 a.m. EST, which results in a 25-hour day. History The boundaries of the Eastern Time Zone have moved westward since the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) took over time-zone management from railroads in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Furman Paladins Men's Basketball Team
The 2014–15 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by second year head coach Niko Medved, played their home games at Timmons Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. After going just 5–13 in conference play to finish in last place, the Paladins won three games in the 2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, Southern Conference tournament before losing by 3 points in the finals to top-seeded 2014–15 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team, Wofford. The team finished the season 11–22 overall. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#6B3FA0; color:#FFFFFF;", Exhibition , - !colspan=9 style="background:#6B3FA0; color:#FFFFFF;", Regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#6B3FA0; color:#FFFFFF;", 2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament, SoCon tournament References {{DEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Samford Bulldogs Basketball Team
The 2014–15 Samford Bulldogs basketball team represented Samford University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first year head coach Scott Padgett, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the SoContournament to UNC Greensboro. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#ca1009; color:#14295e;", Exhibition , - !colspan=9 style="background:#ca1009; color:#14295e;", Regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#ca1009; color:#14295e;", SoCon tournament References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 Samford Bulldogs basketball team Samford Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Samford Samford Samford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 The Citadel Bulldogs Basketball Team
The 2014–15 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth year head coach Chuck Driesell and played their home games at McAlister Field House. They played a member of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936–37. They finished the season 11–19, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Furman. Driesell was not retained after the season. Preseason Departures Four players from the 2013–14 team departed the program prior to the season. Recruiting Outlook The Bulldogs were picked to finish 9th by the Coaches and 10th by the SoCon Media in the ten team Southern Conference. Ashton Moore was named to the preseason All Conference team. Roster Freshman Nadi Beciri left the team for personal reasons on November 14, 2014. Schedule The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
