Empire Classic Brackets

2014-2015 Empire Classic Information

Tournament Dates:Nov 14 - 22, 2014
Champions:Texas
Runner-Up:California
MVP/MOP:Jonathan Holmes (Texas, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team:Javan Felix (Texas, Jr.), Jonathan Holmes (Texas, Sr.), Chris McCullough (Syracuse, Fr.), Aaron White (Iowa, Sr.), David Kravish (California, Sr.)
Championship Venue:Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
Attendance:N/A
Officials:Dennis Allocco, Clarence Armstrong, Roger Ayers, Jim Bruno, Tom Courtney, Brandon Cruz, Don Daily, Ken Ditty, Brian Dorsey, Mike Eades, Bill Ek, Donnie Eppley, Lewis Garrison, Brad Gaston, Marcus Gossard, Douglas Grant, Scott Harris, Nate Harris, Frank Harvey, Randy Heimerman, Jeff Ketchu, Rhett Lamoreaux, Jamie Luckie, Gary Maxwell, Glenn Mayborg, Brian McNutt, Rod Mrakovich, Ray Natili, Guy Pagano, Marques Pettigrew, Mike Reed, Tom Regan, Greg Rennegarbe, Bert Smith, Frank Spencer, Earl Walton, Brooks Wells, Mark Whitehead, Gerald Williams, John Yorkovich

2014-2015 Empire Classic Bracket

Championship Bracket
- Iowa 57
- Texas 71
 
 
 
 
 
 
- California 73
- Syracuse 59
Championship Game
 
- California 55
- Texas 71
Third Place Game
- Iowa 63
- Syracuse 66

Campus Site Games
- Syracuse 89
- Kennesaw State 42

- Texas 85
- North Dakota State 50

- Iowa 90
- Hampton 56

- California 91
- Alcorn State 57

- Syracuse 65
- Hampton 47

- Texas 85
- Alcorn State 53

- California 93
- Kennesaw State 59

- Iowa 87
- North Dakota State 56

North Dakota State Regional
- Hampton 82
- Alcorn State 69

- North Dakota State 68
- Kennesaw State 55

- Kennesaw State 83
- Alcorn State 80

- North Dakota State 74
- Hampton 66

2014-2015 Empire Classic Participants

School Ovr. Wins Ovr. Losses Ovr. Win % Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Conf. Win %
Texas 100.00% -
California 75.00% -
Syracuse 75.00% -
Iowa 50.00% -
Hampton 33.33% -
North Dakota State 33.33% -
Alcorn State 0.00% -
Kennesaw State 0.00% -

*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

2014-2015 Empire Classic Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Nov 14, 2014 Kennesaw State (L) Syracuse (W) 42-89 JMA Wireless Dome PTS: 21. Rakeem Christmas
REB: 11. Chris McCullough
AST: 7. Kaleb Joseph
PTS: 11. Nigel Pruitt
REB: 7. Willy Kouassi
AST: 3. Orlando Coleman
Nov 14, 2014 North Dakota State (L) Texas (W) 50-85 Frank Erwin Center PTS: 18. Isaiah Taylor
REB: 7. Isaiah Taylor
AST: 4. Kendal Yancy
PTS: 16. Lawrence Alexander
REB: 7. Chris Kading
AST: 3. Carlin Dupree
Nov 14, 2014 Hampton (L) Iowa (W) 56-90 Carver-Hawkeye Arena PTS: 19. Aaron White
REB: 8. Peter Jok
AST: 6. Aaron White
PTS: 14. Dwight Meikle
REB: 9. Quinton Chievous
AST: 3. Ke'Ron Brown
Nov 14, 2014 Alcorn State (L) California (W) 57-91 Haas Pavilion PTS: 22. Tyrone Wallace
REB: 10. Tyrone Wallace
AST: 9. Jabari Bird
PTS: 18. LeAntwan Luckett
REB: 9. Marquis Vance
AST: 2. Marquis Vance
Nov 16, 2014 Hampton (L) Syracuse (W) 47-65 JMA Wireless Dome PTS: 15. Rakeem Christmas
REB: 16. Rakeem Christmas
AST: 5. Kaleb Joseph
PTS: 17. Quinton Chievous
REB: 5. Quinton Chievous
AST: 3. Brian Darden
Nov 16, 2014 Alcorn State (L) Texas (W) 53-85 Frank Erwin Center PTS: 12. Isaiah Taylor
REB: 9. Jonathan Holmes
AST: 7. Connor Lammert
PTS: 16. Tamarcio Wilson
REB: 5. LeAntwan Luckett
AST: 2. Reginald Johnson, Jr.
Nov 16, 2014 Kennesaw State (L) California (W) 59-93 Haas Pavilion PTS: 18. Tyrone Wallace
REB: 9. Tyrone Wallace
AST: 7. Tyrone Wallace
PTS: 16. Nigel Pruitt
REB: 7. Bernard Morena
AST: 2. Damien Wilson
Nov 17, 2014 North Dakota State (L) Iowa (W) 56-87 Carver-Hawkeye Arena PTS: 14. Gabriel Olaseni
REB: 11. Gabriel Olaseni
AST: 5. Aaron White
PTS: 21. Lawrence Alexander
REB: 6. Chris Kading
AST: 6. Carlin Dupree
Nov 20, 2014 Texas (W) Iowa (L) 71-57 Madison Square Garden PTS: 23. Aaron White
REB: 8. Aaron White
AST: 4. Mike Gesell
PTS: 19. Jonathan Holmes
REB: 8. Connor Lammert
AST: 3. Javan Felix
Nov 20, 2014 Syracuse (L) California (W) 59-73 Madison Square Garden PTS: 22. Jordan Mathews
REB: 9. David Kravish
AST: 8. Sam Singer
PTS: 13. Michael Patrick Gbinije
REB: 8. B.J. Johnson
AST: 3. Kaleb Joseph
Nov 21, 2014 Syracuse (W) Iowa (L) 66-63 Madison Square Garden PTS: 20. Jarrod Uthoff
REB: 12. Aaron White
AST: 7. Mike Gesell
PTS: 20. Chris McCullough
REB: 9. Chris McCullough
AST: 8. Kaleb Joseph
Nov 21, 2014 Alcorn State (L) Hampton (W) 69-82 Bison Sports Arena PTS: 18. Brian Darden
REB: 7. Quinton Chievous
AST: 6. Deron Powers
PTS: 17. Tyrel Hunt
REB: 8. Marquis Vance
AST: 4. Marquis Vance
Nov 21, 2014 Kennesaw State (L) North Dakota State (W) 55-68 Bison Sports Arena PTS: 17. Paul Miller
REB: 8. A.J. Jacobson
AST: 3. A.J. Jacobson
PTS: 20. Nigel Pruitt
REB: 5. Delbert Love
AST: 6. Delbert Love
Nov 21, 2014 Texas (W) California (L) 71-55 Madison Square Garden PTS: 19. David Kravish
REB: 8. Tyrone Wallace
AST: 4. Tyrone Wallace
PTS: 21. Jonathan Holmes
REB: 13. Jonathan Holmes
AST: 4. Javan Felix
Nov 22, 2014 Alcorn State (L) Kennesaw State (W) 80-83 Bison Sports Arena PTS: 20. Orlando Coleman
REB: 12. Orlando Coleman
AST: 6. Delbert Love
PTS: 23. LeAntwan Luckett
REB: 6. Marquis Vance
AST: 8. Juwan Henderson
Nov 22, 2014 Hampton (L) North Dakota State (W) 66-74 Bison Sports Arena PTS: 19. A.J. Jacobson
REB: 7. Carlin Dupree
AST: 5. Carlin Dupree
PTS: 15. Quinton Chievous
REB: 6. Dwight Meikle
AST: 4. Deron Powers