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2014–15 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

2014–15 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball
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Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Division West Division
2014–15 record 12–16 (8–8 OVC)
Head coach Lennox Forrester (8th year)
Assistant coach Matt Laur
Assistant coach Deryl Cunningham
Assistant coach Ben Wierzba
Home arena Vadalabene Center
Seasons
« 2013–14 2015–16 »
2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 11 5   .688     22 11   .667
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688     21 12   .636
Morehead State 10 6   .625     17 17   .500
Jacksonville State 5 11   .313     12 19   .387
Tennessee Tech 4 12   .250     12 18   .400
Tennessee State 2 14   .125     5 26   .161
West
Murray State 16 0   1.000     29 6   .829
UT Martin 10 6   .625     21 13   .618
Eastern Illinois 9 7   .563     18 15   .545
SIU Edwardsville 8 8   .500     12 16   .429
Southeast Missouri St. 7 9   .438     13 17   .433
Austin Peay 3 13   .188     8 22   .267
2015 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by eighth year head coach Lennox Forrester, played their home games at the Vadalabene Center as members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–16, 8–8 in OVC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Eastern Illinois.

Seven players, all of whom saw major playing time, returned from the 11–20 team of 2013–14. They were joined by two highly regarded junior college transfers and three freshmen. Two of the freshmen were honorable mention All-State players in Illinois and Indiana, and one of the juco transfers was one of the NJCAA statistical leaders in both rebounds and blocked shots.

After being one of only six Division I teams with no freshmen in 2013–14, this year's Cougars had three freshmen, four juniors, and five seniors. The other five schools with no freshmen last season--- UAB, Ohio, Portland State, Savannah State, and Valparaiso.

In putting the schedule together, coach Forrester attempted to get as many games as possible near the hometowns of his players, resulting in road games in Oregon, Michigan, and Indiana.

In the preseason poll of OVC coaches and sports information directors, SIUE was picked to finish third in the West Division. No Cougars were picked for the preseason All-OVC team.


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