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{{Infobox basketball club season
| club = Halifax Rainmen
| season = 2014–15
| manager = [[Josep Clarós]]
| stdtitle = Arena
| chrtitle = Owner
| chairman = [[Andre Levingston]]
| stadium = [[Scotiabank Centre]]
| league = [[Central Division (NBL Canada)|Central Division]]
| league result = 2nd (20–12 record [.625])
| playoffs result = Lost to [[2014–15 Windsor Express season|Express]] 3–4 <br> <small>(NBL Canada Finals)</small>
| prevseason = [[2013–14 Halifax Rainmen season|2013–14]]
| nextseason = [[2015–16 Halifax Rainmen season|2015–16]]
}}

The '''[[2014–15 NBL Canada season|2014–15]] [[Halifax Rainmen]] season''' was the fourth season of the franchise in the [[National Basketball League of Canada]]. The Rainmen finished the season with a 20–12, placing second overall in the league. They forfeited Game 7 of the [[2015 NBL Canada Finals|2015 Finals]] following a pre-game brawl with their opponents, the [[Windsor Express]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ballingall|first1=Alex|title=Windsor Express win NBL Canada title after Halifax Rainmen forfeit|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/2015/05/01/windsor-express-win-nbl-canada-title-after-halifax-rainmen-forfeit.html|website=[[The Windsor Star]]|accessdate=12 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2014-15 STANDINGS|url=http://www.nblcanada.com/14569/2014-15-standings|website=NBLCanada.com|accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref> It was their second appearance and defeat in the Finals.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBL Finals Open Wednesday In Windsor|url=http://www.windsorexpress.ca/p/14558/nr/100203/nbl-finals-open-wednesday-in-windsor|website=WindsorExpress.ca|accessdate=14 August 2015}}</ref>

==Draft==
{{main|2014 NBL Canada draft}}

{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="background:#0D2C63; color:#9CE4FA" width="10%"| Round
! style="background:#0D2C63; color:#9CE4FA" width="10%"| Pick
! style="background:#0D2C63; color:#9CE4FA" width="20%"| Player
! style="background:#0D2C63; color:#9CE4FA" width="15%"| Position
! style="background:#0D2C63; color:#9CE4FA" width="15%"| Nationality
! style="background:#0D2C63; color:#9CE4FA" width="20%"| College
|- style="text-align: center"
| 1
| 8
| [[Mike Meyers Keitt]]
| [[Small forward]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Monmouth Hawks men's basketball|Monmouth]]
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
| 2
| 10
| [[Courtney Beach]]
| [[Small forward]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Grays Harbor College|Grays Harbor CC]]
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
| 3
| 18
| [[Jasonn Hannibal]]
| [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| {{CAN}}
| [[Portland Pilots men's basketball|Portland]]
|- style="text-align: center"
|}

== Roster ==
{{Basketball roster nationality note}}
{{Basketball roster header
| team= Halifax Rainmen
| color1 = #FFFFFF| bg1 = #0D2C63| color2 = black| bg2 = #9CE4FA}}
<!-- list of players -->
{{player3 | num = 2 | nat = USA | first = Pedro | last = Foster | pos = G | m = 1.83 | lbs = 185 | year = 1991 | month = 04 | date = 11 }}
{{player3 | num = 3 | nat = JPN | first = Seiya | last = Ando | pos = G | m = 1.83 | lbs = 180 | year = 1992 | month = 7 | date = 15 }}
{{player3 | num = 4 | nat = CAN | first = Joey | last = Haywood | pos = G | m = 1.85 | lbs = 180 | year = 1984 | month = 09 | date = 03 }}
{{player3 | num = 5 | nat = MEX | first = Forrest | last = Fisher | pos = G | m = 1.93 | lbs = 193 | year = 1980 | month = 09 | date = 03 }}
{{player3 | num = 8 | nat = CAN | first = Tyrone | last = Watson | pos = F | m = 1.96 | lbs = 230 | year = 1990 | month = 07 | date = 12 }}
{{player3 | num = 9 | nat = CAN | first = Douglas | last = Appiah | pos = G | m = 1.85 | lbs = 175 | year = 1988 | month = 03 | date = 27 }}
{{player3 | num = 11 | nat = USA | first = Chris | last = Cayole | pos = F | m = 2.01 | lbs = 220 | year = 1985 | month = 01 | date = 01 }}
{{player3 | num = 12 | nat = USA | first = Cliff | last = Clinkscales | pos = G | m = 1.85 | lbs = 185 | year = 1984 | month = 03 | date = 11 }}
{{player3 | num = 22 | nat = USA | first = Jermaine | last = Dailey | pos = F | m = 2.03 | lbs = 209 | year = 1986 | month = 09 | date = 17 }}
{{player3 | num = 28 | nat = PUR | first = Kevin | last = Young|dab=basketball, born 1990 | pos = F | m = 2.03 | lbs = 215 | year = 1990 | month = 06 | date = 24 }}
{{player3 | num = 33 | nat = USA | first = Liam | last = McMorrow | pos = C | m = 2.18 | lbs = 25 | year = 1987 | month = 06 | date = 22 }}
{{player3 | num = 42 | nat = USA | first = Nigel | last = Spikes | pos = C | m = 2.08 | lbs = 228 | year = 1989 | month = 10 | date = 18 }}
<!-- end list of players -->
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach =
*{{player||ESP|[[Josep Clarós]]}}
|asst_coach =
*{{player||POR|[[Pedro Monteiro (basketball)|Pedro Monteiro]]}}
|roster_url = 
|accessdate = 
}}

== Bankruptcy ==
On July 6, 2015, over one month after forfeiting the [[2015 NBL Canada Finals]], the Rainmen filed for bankruptcy. In a release, owner [[Andre Levingston]] said, "While it's disappointing to see this chapter end, I can hold my head high knowing that we did everything we could have done. I love this game and I love this city."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Joseph|first1=Rebecca|title=Halifax Rainmen file for bankruptcy|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2094420/halifax-rainmen-file-for-bankruptcy/|website=[[Global News]]|accessdate=14 August 2015}}</ref> It was later announced that the team would have new ownership, although it was unclear whether the nickname would remain the same.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lipscombe|first1=Kristen|title=Return of pro basketball to Halifax 'looks promising'|url=http://www.metronews.ca/news/halifax/2015/08/12/return-of-halifax-rainmen-looks-promising.html|website=[[Metro International|Metro News]]|accessdate=14 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118163623/http://www.metronews.ca/news/halifax/2015/08/12/return-of-halifax-rainmen-looks-promising.html|archive-date=18 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Halifax Rainmen seasons|2014-15]]
[[Category:2014–15 NBL Canada season]]
[[Category:2014–15 in Canadian basketball by team]]