2014-2015 Evansville Purple Aces

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2014-2015 Evansville Purple Aces Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
31 D.J. Balentine Jr G 6-2 210 Jul 21, 1993 Kokomo (IN) United States Kokomo High School
2 Christian Benzon So F 6-4 195 Sep 18, 1993 Copenhagen Denmark The Rock High School
3 Jaylon Brown So G 6-0 185 Sep 11, 1994 Fishers (IN) United States Fishers High School
5 Mislav Brzoja So SG 6-6 215 Jan 9, 1994 Zagreb Croatia Traders Point Christian Academy
4 Duane Gibson So G 6-3 195 Feb 24, 1995 Cleveland (OH) United States Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School
44 David Howard So F 6-8 225 - Nashville (TN) United States Montgomery Bell Academy
55 Egidijus Mockevicius Jr PF 6-10 237 Sep 1, 1992 Kursenai Lithuania N/A
10 Jaylon Moore Sr PF 6-7 230 - Memphis (TN) United States Olive Branch High School
50 Blake Simmons So F 6-5 210 - Newburgh (IN) United States Castle High School
1 Taylor Stafford Jr G 6-1 180 Jun 7, 1994 Duluth (MN) United States East High School
22 Willie Wiley RS-Jr F 6-7 215 - Springfield (IL) United States Springfield High School
12 Adam Wing Jr G 6-4 205 - Morehead (KY) United States Rowan County Senior High School

Evansville Transfers Sitting Out 2014-2015

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Sergej Vucetic Jr C 7-1 238 Dec 15, 1992 Vrbas Serbia Nebraska

Recent Evansville Purple Aces History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 17-18 (6-14) 10th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2022-2023 5-27 (1-19) 12th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 6-24 (2-16) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 9-16 (7-11) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 9-23 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 11-21 (5-13) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 17-15 (7-11) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 16-17 (6-12) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 25-9 (12-6) 2nd (MVC) Runner Up N/A
2014-2015 24-12 (9-9) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT Champion
2013-2014 14-19 (6-12) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 21-15 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT 4th Rnd
2011-2012 16-16 (9-9) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2010-2011 16-16 (9-9) 6th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2009-2010 9-21 (3-15) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 17-14 (8-10) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2007-2008 9-21 (3-15) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 14-17 (6-12) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 10-19 (5-13) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 11-17 (5-13) 9th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 7-22 (5-13) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 12-16 (8-10) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2014-2015 Evansville Purple Aces Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
D.J. Balentine NABC All-District (16) First Team
Egidijus Mockevicius NABC All-District (16) First Team
D.J. Balentine MVC All-Conference First Team
Egidijus Mockevicius MVC All-Conference First Team
Egidijus Mockevicius MVC All-Defensive Team
Mislav Brzoja MVC All-Bench Team
D.J. Balentine College Insider.com Tournament MVP
D.J. Balentine College Insider.com All-Tournament Team
Egidijus Mockevicius College Insider.com All-Tournament Team
Adam Wing College Insider.com All-Tournament Team

2014-2015 Evansville Purple Aces Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Balentine D. Gibson A. Wing B. Simmons E. Mockevicius
Rotation J. Brown M. Brzoja   J. Moore  
Lim PT T. Stafford C. Benzon W. Wiley D. Howard  

2014-2015 Evansville Purple Aces Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
D.J. Balentine 36 36.6 20.1 3.2 3.2 0.8 0.2 2.2
Egidijus Mockevicius 34 27.9 12.5 9.9 0.5 0.6 2.2 1.4
Adam Wing 30 27.5 7.5 3.8 1.9 0.9 0.2 1.9
Mislav Brzoja 32 24.7 7.5 4.5 2.6 0.9 0.2 2.2
Blake Simmons 36 30.0 7.2 1.8 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.2
Jaylon Brown 36 19.3 5.2 1.9 2.4 0.7 0.1 1.3
Duane Gibson 36 18.5 5.1 1.6 2.7 1.0 0.3 1.8
Jaylon Moore 34 10.8 4.1 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4
David Howard 25 6.5 2.9 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Taylor Stafford 29 6.6 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1
Christian Benzon 31 7.5 1.4 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.6
Willie Wiley 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2014-2015 Evansville Purple Aces Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Marty Simmons Head Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Evansville, 1997 to 2002)
Jimmy Elgas Assistant Coach 2007-2008 N/A
Carson Harris Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Head Coach (Marian College, 2015 to 2017)
Geoff Alexander Assistant Coach 2012-2013 N/A
Kim Gentry Director of Basketball Development 2008-2009 N/A
Chad Harmon Video Coordinator 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Monmouth (IL), 2015 to 2016)
Mark Spencer Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Bob Pristash Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
Kavon Lacey Director of Basketball Operations 2014-2015 N/A
Mike Radomski Assistant Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Terry Collins Head Athletic Trainer 1987-1988 N/A
Jordan Stanley Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Troy Coppus Assistant Athletic Trainer 2007-2008 N/A