2014–15 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rick Barnes, who was in his 17th year as head coach. The team played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Butler.

2014–15 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig 12
Record20–14 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFrank Erwin Center
2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Kansas135 .722279  .750
No. 9 Iowa State126 .667259  .735
No. 13 Oklahoma126 .6672411  .686
No. 16 Baylor117 .6112410  .706
No. 20 West Virginia117 .6112510  .714
Oklahoma State810 .4441814  .563
Texas810 .4442014  .588
Kansas State810 .4441517  .469
TCU414 .2221815  .545
Texas Tech315 .1671319  .406
2015 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Previous season

They finished the season 24–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Arizona State in the second round before losing in the third round to Michigan.

Before the season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Martez Walker24G6'4"185FreshmanDetroit, MISuspended indefinitely[2]

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Obinna Oleka
PF
Washington, D.C. State College of Florida 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 4, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jordan Barnett
SF
Saint Louis, MO Christian Brothers College High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 1, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Myles Turner
C
Bedford, TX Trinity High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Apr 30, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: 19
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Texas 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  • "2014 Texas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  • "2014 Texas Basketball Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kendall Yancy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoBerkner Richardson, TX
G 1 Isaiah Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoThe Village School Hayward, CA
G 2 Demarcus Holland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrNaaman Forest Garland, TX
G 3 Javan Felix 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrSt. Augustine New Orleans, LA
F 4 Danny Newsome (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoLangham Creek Houston, TX
G 5 Damarcus Croaker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoJones Orlando, FL
F 10 Jonathan Holmes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrAntonian College Prep San Antonio, TX
F 21 Connor Lammert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrChurchill San Antonio, TX
G 22 Brandon Allums (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)241 lb (109 kg) JrPlano West Plano, TX
G 30 Ryan McClurg (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrSeven Lakes Katy, TX
F 33 Jordan Barnett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrChristian Brothers College High School Saint Louis, MO
G 40 Tarale Murry (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)187 lb (85 kg) SrLehman San Antonio, TX
C 44 Prince Ibeh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrNaaman Forest Garland, TX
C 52 Myles Turner 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrTrinity High School Bedford, TX
C 55 Cameron Ridley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)285 lb (129 kg) JrBush Richmond, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-02-17

Schedule

Source:[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 10 North Dakota State
2K Sports Classic
W 85–50  1–0
Frank Erwin Center (11,232)
Austin, TX
11/16/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 10 Alcorn State
2K Sports Classic
W 85–53  2–0
Frank Erwin Center (8,463)
Austin, TX
11/20/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 vs. Iowa
2K Sports Classic Semifinals
W 71–57  3–0
Madison Square Garden (11,541)
New York City, NY
11/21/2014*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 vs. California
2K Sports Classic Championship
W 71–55  4–0
Madison Square Garden (11,255)
New York City, NY
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 7 Saint Francis (PA) W 78–46  5–0
Frank Erwin Center (9,356)
Austin, TX
11/30/2014*
11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 7 at No. 24 UConn W 55–54  6–0
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 6 UT Arlington W 63–53  7–0
Frank Erwin Center (8,632)
Austin, TX
12/05/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 at No. 1 Kentucky
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 51–63  7–1
Rupp Arena (24,340)
Lexington, KY
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 8 Texas State W 59–27  8–1
Frank Erwin Center (10,452)
Austin, TX
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 9 Lipscomb W 106–61  9–1
Frank Erwin Center (8,653)
Austin, TX
12/20/2014*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 9 Long Beach State W 78–68  10–1
Frank Erwin Center (9,179)
Austin, TX
12/23/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 Stanford L 71–74  10–2
Frank Erwin Center (13,661)
Austin, TX
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 11 Rice W 66–55  11–2
Frank Erwin Center (9,373)
Austin, TX
Big 12 Conference season
01/03/2015
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 11 at Texas Tech W 70–61  12–2 (1–0)
United Supermarkets Arena (9,936)
Lubbock, TX
01/05/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 10 No. 16 Oklahoma L 49–70  12–3 (1–1)
Frank Erwin Center (12,625)
Austin, TX
01/10/2015
4:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 10 at Oklahoma State L 58–69  12–4 (1–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,592)
Stillwater, OK
01/17/2015
5:15 pm, ESPN
No. 20 No. 16 West Virginia W 77–50  13–4 (2–2)
Frank Erwin Center (13,204)
Austin, TX
01/19/2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 17 at TCU W 66–48  14–4 (3–2)
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,153)
Fort Worth, TX
01/24/2015
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 17 No. 11 Kansas L 62–75  14–5 (3–3)
Frank Erwin Center (16,540)
Austin, TX
01/26/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 19 at No. 15 Iowa State L 86–89  14–6 (3–4)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
01/31/2015
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 at No. 20 Baylor L 60–83  14–7 (3–5)
Ferrell Center (9,680)
Waco, TX
02/04/2015
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 25 Oklahoma State L 63–65  14–8 (3–6)
Frank Erwin Center (11,954)
Austin, TX
02/07/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25 at Kansas State W 61–57  15–8 (4–6)
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
02/11/2015
7:00 pm, LHN
TCU W 66–43  16–8 (5–6)
Frank Erwin Center (8,634)
Austin, TX
02/14/2015
7:00 pm, LHN
Texas Tech W 56–41  17–8 (6–6)
Frank Erwin Center (13,178)
Austin, TX
02/17/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 17 Oklahoma L 69–71  17–9 (6–7)
Lloyd Noble Center (11,413)
Norman OK
02/21/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 Iowa State L 77–85  17–10 (6–8)
Frank Erwin Center (13,161)
Austin, TX
02/24/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 20 West Virginia L 64–71  17–11 (6–9)
WVU Coliseum (12,048)
Morgantown, WV
02/28/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 8 Kansas
ESPN College GameDay
L 64–69  17–12 (6–10)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
03/02/2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 14 Baylor W 61–59  18–12 (7–10)
Frank Erwin Center (12,139)
Austin, TX
03/07/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN2
Kansas State W 62–49  19–12 (8–10)
Frank Erwin Center (12,053)
Austin, TX
Big 12 tournament
03/11/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Texas Tech
First round
W 65–53  20–12
Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
03/12/2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 13 Iowa State
Quarterfinals
L 67–69  20–13
Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
03/19/2015*
1:45 pm, CBS
No. (11 MW) vs. No. 24 (6 MW) Butler
Second round
L 48–56  20–14
Consol Energy Center (15,818)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
AP 10 10 7 6 8 9 9 11 10 20 17 19 25 RV RV RV NR NR NR N/A
Coaches 10 10 9 7 9 9 9 10 10 20 18 20 RV RV RV NR RV RV RV NR

See also

References

  1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. "Texas basketball player Martez Walker suspended". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  3. "2014–15 Schedule". Retrieved October 13, 2014.
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