2014 – 15 Evansville Purple Aces men 's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2014 – 15 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Purple Aces , led by eighth year head coach Marty Simmons , played their home games at the Ford Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference . They finished the season 24 – 12 , 9 – 9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Illinois State . They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated IPFW , Eastern Illinois , Louisiana – Lafayette , UT Martin , and Northern Arizona to become CIT champions
Missouri Valley Tournament
2015 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2014–15 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team