2014–15 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

2014–15 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 9–20 (8–10 SWAC)
Head coach Willie Hayes (4th year)
Assistant coach Dexter Holt
Assistant coach James Wright
Home arena Elmore Gymnasium
2014–15 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Texas Southern 16 2   .889     22 13   .629
Alabama State* 14 4   .778     19 10   .655
Southern* 13 5   .722     18 17   .514
Prairie View A&M 12 6   .667     15 18   .455
Arkansas–Pine Bluff* 9 9   .500     12 20   .375
Jackson State 9 9   .500     11 21   .344
Alabama A&M 8 10   .444     9 20   .310
Mississippi Valley State 5 13   .278     6 26   .188
Alcorn State 4 14   .222     6 26   .188
Grambling State 0 18   .000     2 27   .069
*ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA violations
2015 SWAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Willie Hayes, played their home games at Elmore Gymnasium and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–20, 8–10 in SWAC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament to Southern.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
00 Justan Banks Center 7–1 215 Junior Oxford, Alabama
4 Justin Colvin Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Lithonia, Georgia
10 Jeremy Crutcher Guard 5–8 160 Senior Hazel Green, Alabama
11 Arthur Capers Forward 6–5 185 Senior Monroe, Georgia
12 Green Hill Guard 5–10 175 Senior Aransas Pass, Texas
20 Jose Long Guard/Forward 6–5 210 Junior Madison, Alabama
22 Tyler Davis Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Madison, Alabama
24 Matthw Cotton Guard 5–10 185 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia
30 Demarquelle Tabb Guard/Forward 6–5 210 Senior Greensboro, Alabama
33 Baryn Houston Guard/Forward 6–7 190 Sopohomore Birmingham, Alabama
35 Nicholas West Forward 6–10 190 Sophomore LaGrange, Georgia
40 Brandon Ellis Guard 6–3 200 Senior Loxley, Alabama
41 Rakiya Battle Guard 5–10 180 Freshman Harvest, Alabama
42 Isaiah Edwards Guard 6–2 200 Freshman New Market, Alabama
45 Xavier Williams Forward 6–8 205 Freshman Birmingham, Alabama
55 Jerome Hunter Forward/Center 6–8 230 Senior Buffalo, New York

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014* at Dayton L 52–76  0–1 UD Arena (12,732)
11/18/2014* at Georgia Tech L 46–66  0–2 Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,722)
11/22/2014* Oakwood W 81–61  1–2 Elmore Gymnasium (1,455)
11/25/2014* Jacksonville State L 61–67  1–3 Elmore Gymnasium (352)
11/29/2014* at Southeast Missouri State L 51–85  1–4 Show Me Center (1,103)
12/06/2014* at Bowling Green L 47–64  1–5 Stroh Center (1,399)
12/14/2014* at Virginia Tech L 55–65  1–6 Cassell Coliseum (3,559)
12/19/2014* at Marquette L 49–83  1–7 BMO Harris Bradley Center (3,080)
12/22/2014* at Western Michigan L 62–71  1–8 University Arena (3,108)
12/30/2014* at Murray State L 39–76  1–9 CFSB Center (3,039)
1/03/2015 Jackson State L 67–70  1–10 (0–1) Elmore Gymnasium (526)
1/05/2015 Grambling State W 67–46  2–10 (1–1) Elmore Gymnasium (1,029)
1/10/2015 at Mississippi Valley State W 86–73  3–10 (2–1) Leflore County Civic Center (1,098)
1/12/2015 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 51–49  4–10 (3–1) K. L. Johnson Complex (1,589)
1/17/2015 Alabama State L 56–59  4–11 (3–2) Elmore Gymnasium (3,305)
1/24/2015 Southern L 58–65  4–12 (3–3) Elmore Gymnasium (1,327)
1/26/2015 Alcorn State W 78–66  5–12 (4–3) Elmore Gymnasium (937)
1/31/2015 at Prairie View A&M L 63–89  5–13 (4–4) William J. Nicks Building (782)
2/02/2015 at Texas Southern L 65–69 OT 5–14 (4–5) Health and Physical Education Arena (1,875)
2/07/2015 Mississippi Valley State W 74–68  6–14 (5–5) Elmore Gymnasium (719)
2/09/2015 Arkansas Pine Bluff L 42–53  6–15 (5–6) Elmore Gymnasium (1,253)
2/14/2015 at Alabama State W 80–71  7–15 (6–6) Dunn–Oliver Acadome (6,453)
2/21/2015 at Southern L 63–72  7–16 (6–7) F. G. Clark Center (1,633)
2/23/2015 at Alcorn State W 73–69  8–16 (7–7) Davey Whitney Complex (N/A)
2/28/2015 Prairie View A&M L 72–75  8–17 (7–8) Elmore Gymnasium (1,487)
3/02/2015 Texas Southern L 75–77  8–18 (7–9) Elmore Gymnasium (1,482)
3/05/2015 at Jackson State L 54–72  8–19 (7–10) Williams Assembly Center (537)
3/07/2015 at Grambling State W 70–66  9–19 (8–10) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (255)
SWAC Tournament
3/12/2015 vs. Southern L 60–64  9–20 Toyota Center (N/A)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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