2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 10
AP No. 17
2014–15 record 27–9 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach Rick Pitino (14th year)
Assistant coach Wyking Jones
Assistant coach Kenny Johnson
Assistant coach Mike Balado
Home arena KFC Yum! Center
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Virginia 16 2   .889     30 4   .882
#4 Duke 15 3   .833     35 4   .897
#8 Notre Dame 14 4   .778     32 6   .842
#17 Louisville 12 6   .667     27 9   .750
#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
ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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.

Departures

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

Class of 2014 signees

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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Quentin Snider
PG
Louisville, Kentucky Ballard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Nov 15, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Chinanu Onuaku
C
Upper Marlboro, Maryland Riverdale Baptist 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 4, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Anas Osama Mahmoud
C
Cairo, Egypt West Oaks Academy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Mar 3, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jaylen Johnson
PF
Ypsilanti, Michigan Ypsilanti 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 16, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Matz Stockman
C
Oslo, Norway Canarias Basketball Academy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 19, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:

Roster

2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Rozier, TerryTerry Rozier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hargrave Military Academy Cleveland, Ohio
G 1 Gill, AntonAnton Gill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hargrave Military Academy Raleigh, North Carolina
G 2 Snider, QuentinQuentin Snider 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ballard Louisville, Kentucky
G 4 Avare, DillonDillon Avare (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) RS Fr Lexington Catholic Lexington, Kentucky
F/C 5 Stockman, MatzMatz Stockman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Canarias (BAH) Oslo, Norway
F 10 Johnson, JaylenJaylen Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Ypsilanti Ypsilanti, Michigan
F/C 12 Mathiang, MangokMangok Mathiang 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So IMG Academy (FL) Melbourne, Australia
F 14 Mahmoud, Anas OsamaAnas Osama Mahmoud 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr West Oaks (FL) Cairo, Egypt
G 15 Gilbert, TrentTrent Gilbert (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Scott County Georgetown, Kentucky
G 21 Aaron, ShaqquanShaqquan Aaron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Rainier Beach Seattle, Washington
F 23 Levtich, DavidDavid Levtich (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So North Oldham Goshen, Kentucky
F 24 Harrell, MontrezlMontrezl Harrell (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy (VA) Tarboro, North Carolina
G/F 25 Blackshear, WayneWayne Blackshear (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Morgan Park Chicago, Illinois
F/C 32 Onuaku, ChinanuChinanu Onuaku 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Riverdale Baptist Lanham, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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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

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