2014–15 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2014–15 Auburn Tigers men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
2014–15 record	15–20 (4–14 SEC)
Head coach	Bruce Pearl (1st year)
Assistant coach	Tony Jones
Assistant coach	Chuck Person
Assistant coach	Harris Adler
Home arena	Auburn Arena

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Kentucky †	18	–	0	1.000	38	–	1	.974
#21 Arkansas	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
LSU	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Georgia	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Texas A&M	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Ole Miss	11	–	7	.611	21	–	13	.618
Vanderbilt	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Florida	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
Tennessee	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
South Carolina	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Mississippi State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Auburn	4	–	14	.222	15	–	20	.429
Missouri	3	–	15	.167	9	–	23	.281

† 2015 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl, in his first season at Auburn. The team played their home games at the Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–20, 4–14 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Kentucky.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ashaun Dixon-Tatum	0	C	7'0"	226	Senior	Anderson, IN	Graduated
Allen Payne	2	F	6'6"	225	Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated/signed to play professionally in Ireland
Chris Denson	3	G	6'2"	181	Senior	Columbia, GA	Graduated/signed to play professionally in Holland
Dion Wade	11	G	6'5"	170	Freshman	Antwerp, Belgium	Transferred to Miami (OH)
Benas Griciunas	31	C	7'0"	225	Freshman	Šilutė, Lithuania	Transferred to Charlotte
Chris Griffin	32	F	6'7"	229	Junior	Tallahassee, FL	Left Team for Personal Reasons^[1]
Ron Delph	33	C	7'0"	240	Freshman	Winter Haven, FL	Suspended Indefinitely

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Cinmeon Bowers	5	F	6'7"	278	Junior	Racine, WI	Junior College transfer from Chipola College.
Kareem Canty	10	G	6'1"	185	RS Sophomore	Harlem, NY	Transferred from Marshall. Under NCAA transfer rules, Canty will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
K.C. Ross-Miller	12	G	6'1"	175	RS Senior	Grand Prairie, TX	Transferred from New Mexico State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ross-Miller graduated from New Mexico State.
Antoine Mason	14	G	6'3"	210	RS Senior	Queens, NY	Transferred from Niagara. Will be eligible to play immediately since Mason graduated from Niagara.

Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jack Purchase PF	Melbourne, AUS	Carey Baptist Grammar School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 5, 2013
Jack Purchase PF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
T.J. Lang SF	Mobile, AL	McGill-Toolen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 5, 2013
T.J. Lang SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Trayvon Reed C	Snellville, GA	LCA	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 28, 2014
Trayvon Reed C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: Not Ranked ESPN: Not Ranked
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: "Auburn 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014. "2014 Auburn Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	00	Canada, MalcolmMalcolm Canada	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Ellsworth CC	Austin, TX
1.5 !G	1	Harrell, KTKT Harrell	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 212 lb (96 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Virginia	Montgomery, AL
3.5 !F	5	Bowers, CinmeonCinmeon Bowers	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 278 lb (126 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Chipola College	Racine, WI
1.5 !G	10	Canty, KareemKareem Canty	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 183 lb (83 kg)	2.0 !So	Marshall	Harlem, NY
1.5 !G	12	Ross-Miller, KCKC Ross-Miller	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 178 lb (81 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	New Mexico State	Grand Prairie, TX
1.5 !G	13	Shamsid-Deen, TahjTahj Shamsid-Deen	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Columbia HS	Decatur, GA
1.5 !G	14	Mason, AntoineAntoine Mason	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 216 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Niagara	Queens, NY
3.5 !F	20	Thompson, AlexAlex Thompson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Houston Academy	Dothan, AL
1.5 !G	22	Holmes, C. J.C. J. Holmes	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 192 lb (87 kg)	3.0 !Jr	IMG Academy	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	23	Lang, TJTJ Lang	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 193 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	McGill Toolen	Mobile, AL
3.5 !F	24	Purchase, JackJack Purchase	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 198 lb (90 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Carey Grammer	Melbourne, Australia
3.5 !F	25	Granger, JordanJordan Granger	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	McCluer North	St. Louis, MO
3.5 !F	31	Waddell, DevinDevin Waddell	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 221 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hargrave Military Academy	Summerfield, NC
5.0 !C	41	Atewe, MatthewMatthew Atewe	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 250 lb (113 kg)	2.0 !So	Notre Dame Prep	Brampton, ON

Head coach

Bruce Pearl (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

Tony Jones (Concordia)
Chuck Person (Auburn)
Harris Adler (Rowan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/07/2014*	West Alabama	W 94–58		Auburn Arena (8,523)
Non-conference games
11/14/2014*	Milwaukee (MGM Grand Main Event)	W 83–73	1–0	Auburn Arena (8,114)
11/18/2014*	at Colorado (ESPN Tip-Off Marathon)	L 59–90	1–1	Coors Events Center (9,834)
11/21/2014*	Louisiana–Lafayette (MGM Grand Main Event)	W 105–80	2–1	Auburn Arena (8,120)
11/24/2014*	vs. Tulsa (MGM Grand Main Event semifinals)	L 35–53	2–2	MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,507)
11/26/2014*	vs. Oregon State (MGM Grand Main Event)	W 71–69	3–2	MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,712)
12/03/2014*	at Texas Tech (Big 12/SEC Challenge)	L 44–46	3–3	United Supermarkets Arena (7,040)
12/05/2014*	Coastal Carolina	L 54–58	3–4	Auburn Arena (7,964)
12/14/2014*	at Clemson	L 61–72	3–5	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,140)
12/17/2014*	Winthrop	W 80–62	4–5	Auburn Arena (5,323)
12/20/2014*	Xavier	W 89–88 ^2OT	5–5	Auburn Arena (7,975)
12/23/2014*	Texas Southern	W 61–60	6–5	Auburn Arena (7,323)
12/29/2014*	Middle Tennessee	W 64–48	7–5	Auburn Arena (6,752)
01/03/2015*	North Alabama	W 82–61	8–5	Auburn Arena (8,169)
Conference games
01/06/2015	at Vanderbilt	L 52–64	8–6 (0–1)	Memorial Gymnasium (10,502)
01/10/2015	Missouri	W 85–79	9–6 (1–1)	Auburn Arena (8,365)
01/15/2015	at Florida	L 55–75	9–7 (1–2)	O'Connell Center (10,346)
01/17/2015	South Carolina	W 71–68	10–7 (2–2)	Auburn Arena (9,121)
01/21/2015	Mississippi State	L 71–78	10–8 (2–3)	Auburn Arena (8,083)
01/24/2015	at Alabama (Iron Bowl of Basketball)	L 55−57	10–9 (2–4)	Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
01/27/2015	Texas A&M	L 61–71	10–10 (2–5)	Auburn Arena (7,184)
01/31/2015	at Tennessee	L 63–71	10–11 (2–6)	Thompson–Boling Arena (18,439)
02/05/2015	at LSU	W 81–77	11–11 (3–6)	Maravich Center (8,672)
02/07/2015	Ole Miss	L 79–86	11–12 (3–7)	Auburn Arena (9,121)
02/10/2015	#24 Arkansas	L 87–101	11–13 (3–8)	Auburn Arena (6,526)
02/14/2015	at Georgia	W 69–68	12–13 (4–8)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
02/17/2015	Alabama (Iron Bowl of Basketball)	L 68–79	12–14 (4–9)	Auburn Arena (9,121)
02/21/2015	at #1 Kentucky	L 75–110	12–15 (4–10)	Rupp Arena (23,403)
02/24/2015	LSU	L 61–84	12–16 (4–11)	Auburn Arena (6,651)
02/28/2015	at Texas A&M	L 55–80	12–17 (4–12)	Reed Arena (9,809)
03/03/2015	at Missouri	L 61–63	12–18 (4–13)	Mizzou Arena (9,121)
03/07/2015	Georgia	L 61–64	12–19 (4–14)	Auburn Arena (9,121)
SEC Tournament
03/11/2015	vs. Mississippi State (First Round)	W 74–68	13–19	Bridgestone Arena (10,039)
03/12/2015	vs. Texas A&M (Second Round)	W 66–59	14–19	Bridgestone Arena (10,563)
03/13/2015	vs. LSU (Quarterfinals)	W 73–70 ^OT	15–19	Bridgestone Arena (18,205)
03/14/2015	vs. #1 Kentucky (Semifinals)	L 67–91	15–20	Bridgestone Arena (19,232)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Suspended Auburn forward Chris Griffin withdraws from school, plans to transfer". AL.com. Retrieved January 18, 2014.

Auburn Tigers men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Gymnasium (1916–1946) The Barn (1946–1969) Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (1969–2010) Auburn Arena (2010–present)

Rivalries	Alabama

Culture & lore	History Aubie

People	Head coaches

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