2014–15 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

The 2014–15 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first year head coach Tic Price, played their home games at the Montagne Center and were members of the Southland Conference.

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals
2014–15 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record15–15 (9–9 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Anderson (1st season)
  • Bobby Kummer (1st season)
  • Brian Burton (1st season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity 10,080)
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin †17–1 .94429–5  .853
Sam Houston State15–3 .83326–9  .743
Texas A&M–CC13–5 .72220–14  .588
Northwestern State13–5 .72219–13  .594
Incarnate Word**10–8 .55618–11  .621
Lamar*9–9 .50015–15  .500
McNeese State8–10 .44415–16  .484
Houston Baptist*7–11 .38912–16  .429
Nicholls State7–11 .38910–19  .345
New Orleans6–12 .33311–18  .379
Southeastern Louisiana6–12 .3339–23  .281
Abilene Christian**4–14 .22210–21  .323
Central Arkansas*2–16 .1112–27  .069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
† 2015 Southland tournament winner

After former head coach, Pat Knight, was fired on February 16, 2014, the Cardinals finished the season with a record of 1–4 under interim head coach, Tic Price. Price was named head coach on March 18, 2014.[1] The 2014–2015 was coach Price's first season as the Cardinals' head coach.

The Cardinals were picked to finish tenth (10th) in the conference in both the Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Director polls.[2]

The Cardinals finished the season 15–15, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. Due to APR penalties, they were not eligible for postseason play, including the Southland tournament. Compared to total wins (all Division I) for the previous two seasons of three and four respectively, the fifteen wins (eleven wins over NCAA Division I competition) represented a marked improvement.

Two Cardinals were recognized by the Southland Conference at the conclusion of the regular season. Tyran de Lattibeaudiere received several Southland Conference honors. He was named Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year. In addition, he was named to both the conference All-Defense team and the All-Southland Conference, 2nd team. Anthony Holiday was named to the All-Southland Conference, 3rd team.[3]

Media

All Lamar Cardinals home games except those otherwise contracted for will be broadcast online live by Big Red Sports Network (BRSN).

Off season

On April 16, Tic Price named his coaching staff. Anthony Anderson, Robert Kummer, and Antonio Madlock were named assistant coaches.[4] On May 16, Coach Madlock resigned to take a similar position at Mississippi.[5] Price completed his staff on June 27 naming Matt Pace as Director of Basketball Operations. Brian Burton was named assistant coach filling the vacancy left by Antonio Madlock's departure in May.[6]

In May, Lamar was informed that the men's basketball team would not be eligible for postseason play for failure to achieve NCAA APR standards. The team also has reduced practice from six days per week down to five per week and will be allowed only 16 hours of practice time a week instead of the normal 20 hours per week.[7] The Lamar men's basketball program was one of nine programs that did not meet the APR standards.[8]

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Departures
Keilan Blanks1Guard5'9"160SophomoreSpring Hill, TNLeft team.
Rhon Mitchell10Forward6'5"180SophomoreInglewood, CALeft team.
Nimrod Hilliard11Guard6'0"154JuniorMadison, WILeft team.
Octavius Green24Forward6'6"194JuniorGainesville, FLLeft team.
Amos Wilson34Forward6'5"195SeniorAllen, TXGraduated.

Class of 2014 signees
NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownHigh School/Junior College
2014 Signees
Zjori BoshaGuard6'5"185FreshmanSour Lake, TXHardin-Jefferson HS
Zachary HollisForward/Center6'9"220SophomorePalmdale, CAKnight HS/Antelope Valley College
Quan JonesGuard6'3"170JuniorLittle Rock, ARHall HS/Connors State College
Dontavious SearsForward6'5"185JuniorMemphis, TNManassas HS/Eastern Oklahoma State College
LeMon GregoryCenter6'10"255JuniorGreenville, KYMuhlenberg County HS/Angelina College

Roster

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2014–15 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Anthony Holliday 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrNorwalk HS/Cerritos College Los Angeles, CA
PG 2 Kevin Booze 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMacArthur HS Irving, TX
G 3 Benquan Petty 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrDeSoto HS/Cedar Valley College DeSoto, TX
G 4 Matt Hancock 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrScotch College Melbourne, Australia
F 5 Tryan de Lattibeaudiere 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)203 lb (92 kg) SrTivoli Gardens HS/Vincennese (Ind.) Kingston, Jamaica
G 10 Donnell Minton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)148 lb (67 kg) JrNorthwest HS Indianapolis, IN
G 12 Zjori Bosha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrHardin-Jefferson HS Sour Lake, TX
F/C 15 Zachary Hollis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrKnight HS/Antelope Valley College Palmdale, CA
G/F 20 Marcus Owens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoDeerfield Beach HS Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 21 Donovan Ross 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)207 lb (94 kg) SrRidgeland HS/SW Mississippi CC Ridgeland, MS
G 22 Preston Mattingly 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoEvansville Central HS Evansville, IN
F 23 Dontavious Sears 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrManassas HS/Eastern Oklahoma State College Memphis, TN
G 24 Quan Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrHall HS/Connors State College Little Rock, AR
C 42 LeMon Gregory 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrMuhlenberg County HS/Angelina College Greenville, KY
F 50 Sebastian Norman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrCelsius School Uppsala, Sweden
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Anthony Anderson
  • Bobby Kummer
  • Brian Burton
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 09/12/2014

Schedule and Results

[9] Season Results: [10]

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Out of Conference
11/14/2014*
8:30 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 22 SMU
Hoosier Classic		 L 54–93  0–1
  12 – Holliday  9 – de Lattibeaudiere  2 – Three players  Moody Coliseum (6,971)
University Park, TX
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm, BRSN 		LSU–Alexandria
Hoosier Classic		 W 78–75  1–1
  26 – de Lattibeaudiere  10 – de Lattibeaudiere  5 – Petty  Montagne Center (3,313)
Beaumont, TX
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Texas State L 55–65  1–2
  14 – de Lattibeaudiere  5 – de Lattibeaudiere  3 – de Lattibeaudiere  Strahan Coliseum (1,634)
San Marcos, TX
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Indiana
Hoosier Classic		 L 72–85  1–3
  18 – de Lattibeaudiere  8 – de Lattibeaudiere  5 – Holliday  Assembly Hall (12,203)
Bloomington, IN
11/25/2014*
7:05 pm 		at Arkansas State W 63–58  2–3
  12 – de Lattibeaudiere  7 – de Lattibeaudiere  5 – de Lattibeaudiere  Convocation Center (1,534)
Jonesboro, AR
11/28/2014*
3:00 pm 		at Texas Southern
Hoosier Classic		 L 59–71  2–4
  16 – de Lattibeaudiere  5 – de Lattibeaudiere  4 – Jones  Health and Physical Education Arena (N/A)
Houston, TX
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv 		at No. 20 Iowa State L 59–96  2–5
  13 – Gregory  8 – Ross  4 – Jones  Hilton Coliseum (13,907)
Ames, IA
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Texas–Pan American L 60–66  2–6
  17 – Ross  10 – Ross  5 – Jones  UTPA Fieldhouse (921)
Edinburg, TX
12/15/2014*
7:00 pm, BRSN 		Champion Baptist W 128–54  3–6
  30 – de Lattibeaudiere  7 – de Lattibeaudiere  11 – Holliday  Montagne Center (1,673)
Beaumont, TX
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm, BRSN 		Milligan W 80–53  4–6
  21 – Ross  14 – de Lattibeaudiere  3 – Ross, Holliday  Montagne Center (1,843)
Beaumont, TX
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm, BRSN 		Rice W 79–72 OT 5–6
  17 – Booze  12 – de Lattibeaudiere  5 – Holliday  Montagne Center (1,740)
Beaumont, TX
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, BRSN 		Huston–Tillotson W 85–59  6–6
  24 – de Lattibeaudiere  13 – Owens  4 – Booze  Montagne Center (1,621)
Beaumont, TX
Conference Games
01/03/2015
6:00 pm, BRSN 		Nicholls State W 75–62  7–6
(1–0)		  23 – Holliday  10 – Owens  5 – Booze  Montagne Center (1,877)
Beaumont, TX
01/05/2015
7:00 pm 		at New Orleans L 67–72  7–7
(1–1)		  17 – de Lattibeaudiere  7 – de Lattibeaudiere, Owens  2 – Holliday, Booze  Lakefront Arena (581)
New Orleans, LA
01/10/2015
6:00 pm, BRSN 		Central Arkansas W 84–65  8–7
(2–1)		  19 – Bosha  5 – de Lattibeaudiere, Gregory  5 – Holliday  Montagne Center (1,908)
Beaumont, TX
01/12/2015
7:00 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 66–64  9–7
(3–1)		  25 – Holliday  8 – Gregory  8 – Holliday  American Bank Center (824)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/17/2015
3:00 pm 		at Northwestern State L 84–96  9–8
(3–2)		  25 – Holliday  11 – Gregory  5 – Booze  Prather Coliseum (1,823)
Natchitoches, LA
01/19/2015
7:00 pm, BRSN 		Southeastern Louisiana W 57–50  10–8
(4–2)		  14 – de Lattibeaudiere  10 – de Lattibeaudiere  5 – Holliday  Montagne Center (1,776)
Beaumont, TX
01/24/2015
7:30 pm 		at Houston Baptist L 77–79  10–9
(4–3)		  30 – Holliday  6 – Gregory, de Lattibeaudiere  4 – Booze  Sharp Gymnasium (979)
Houston, TX
01/26/2015
7:00 pm, BRSN 		Stephen F. Austin L 65–82  10–10
(4–4)		  25 – Holliday  6 – Gregory  3 – Booze  Montagne Center (2,412)
Beaumont, TX
01/31/2015
6:00 pm, BRSN 		Abilene Christian W 84–74  11–10
(5–4)		  29 – Holliday  10 – Ross  8 – Booze  Montagne Center (2,623)
Beaumont, TX
02/02/2015
6:30 pm, RTSW 		at Sam Houston State L 50–79  11–11
(5–5)		  14 – Holliday  8 – Owens  4 – Holliday  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,081)
Huntsville, TX
02/07/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Incarnate Word L 72–78  11–12
(5–6)		  15 – Holliday; de Lattibeaudiere  9 – de Lattibeaudiere  5 – Booze  McDermott Convocation Center (1,710)
San Antonio, TX
02/09/2015
7:00 pm 		vs. Abilene Christian W 80–61  12–12
(6–6)		  35 – Booze  6 – Jones; de Lattibeaudiere  4 – Holliday; Booze  Curtis Culwell Center (902)
Garland, TX
02/16/2015
7:00 pm, BRSN 		Houston Baptist W 72–64  13–12
(7–6)		  20 – Owens  14 – de Lattibeaudiere  4 – Holliday  Montagne Center (1,664)
Beaumont, TX
02/21/2015
6:00 pm, BRSN 		McNeese State W 58–53  14–12
(8–6)		  18 – Owens  10 – de Lattibeaudiere  5 – Booze  Montagne Center (3,543)
Beaumont, TX
02/23/2015
7:00 pm 		at Stephen F. Austin L 74–103  14–13
(8–7)		  22 – de Lattibeaudiere  10 – de Lattibeaudiere  3 – Booze  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,744)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/28/2015
6:00 pm, BRSN 		Incarnate Word W 79–66  15–13
(9–7)		  22 – Ross  9 – de Lattibeaudiere; Ross  6 – Holliday  Montagne Center (2,005)
Beaumont, TX
03/02/2015
7:00 pm, RTSW 		at McNeese State L 69–70  15–14
(9–8)		  26 – Holliday  11 – de Lattibeaudiere  5 – de Lattibeaudiere  Burton Coliseum (1,201)
Lake Charles, LA
03/05/2015
7:30 pm, BRSN 		Sam Houston State L 61–67  15–15
(9–9)		  20 – Holliday  7 – de Lattibeaudiere  6 – Booze  Montagne Center (2,418)
Beaumont, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References
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