2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball season
2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 14 |
TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Network, Fox Sports, American Sports Network |
2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
Regular season champions | Louisiana Tech |
Runners-up |
UTEP Old Dominion |
Season MVP | Speedy Smith |
Tournament | |
Champions | UAB |
Runners-up | Middle Tennessee |
Tournament MVP | Robert Brown, UAB |
2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WKU | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 17 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss* | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner |
The 2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November.
Rankings
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
Pre/ Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final | ||
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Charlotte | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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FIU | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Florida Atlantic | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Louisiana Tech | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||
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Marshall | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Middle Tennessee | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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North Texas | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Old Dominion | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||
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Rice | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Southern Miss | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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UAB | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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UTEP | AP | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||||
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UTSA | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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WKU | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference schedules
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Charlotte | FIU | Florida Atlantic | Louisiana Tech | Marshall | Middle Tennessee | North Texas | Old Dominion | Rice | Southern Miss | UAB | UTEP | UTSA | WKU | |
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vs. Charlotte | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. FIU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. Florida Atlantic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. Louisiana Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. Marshall | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. Middle Tennessee | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. North Texas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. Old Dominion | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. Rice | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. Southern Miss | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. UAB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. UTEP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. UTSA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
vs. WKU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Player of the week
- Players of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the C-USA offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.
Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
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November 17, 2014 | Vince Hunter, UTEP | Jeremy Combs, North Texas |
November 24, 2014 | Mike Thorne Jr., Charlotte | Bishop Mency, Rice |
December 1, 2014 | Vince Hunter, UTEP | Torin Dorn, Charlotte |
December 8, 2014 | Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech | Justin Massey, Florida Atlantic |
December 15, 2014 | Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech | Justin Johnson, WKU |
T. J. Price, WKU | Edward Simpson Jr., Middle Tennessee | |
December 22, 2014 | Vince Hunter, UTEP | Keyshawn Woods, Charlotte |
December 29, 2014 | Vince Hunter, UTEP | Bishop Mency, Rice |
January 5, 2015 | Chip Armelin, Southern Miss | Xavian Stapleton, Louisiana Tech |
January 12, 2015 | Raheem Appleby, Louisiana Tech | Torin Dorn, Charlotte |
George Fant, WKU | ||
January 19, 2015 | Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech | Chris Cokley, UAB |
January 26, 2015 | Jeromie Hill, UTSA | Nick Norton, UAB |
February 2, 2015 | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech | Torin Dorn, Charlotte |
Jeremy Combs, North Texas | ||
February 9, 2015 | Kaj-Bjӧrn Sherman, UTSA | Nick Norton, UAB |
February 16, 2015 | Seth Gearhart, Rice | William Lee, UAB |
Keon Lewis, UTSA | ||
February 23, 2015 | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee |
March 2, 2015 | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | William Lee, UAB |
March 9, 2015 | Adrian Diaz, FIU | Keyshawn Woods, Charlotte |
Honors and Awards
All-Conference USA Awards and Teams
Honor | Recipient |
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Player of the Year | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech |
Coach of the Year | Michael White, Louisiana Tech |
Freshman of the Year | Torin Dorn, Charlotte |
Defensive Player of the Year | Julian Washburn, UTEP |
Newcomer of the Year | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion |
Sixth Man of the Year | Chris Cokley, UAB |
All-Conference USA First Team | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech |
Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | |
Vince Hunter, UTEP | |
Jeromie Hill, UTSA | |
T. J. Price, WKU | |
All-Conference USA Second Team | Dennis Mavin, FIU |
Raheem Appleby, Louisiana Tech | |
Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech | |
Seth Gearhart, Rice | |
George Fant, WKU | |
All-Conference USA Third Team | Pierriá Henry, Charlotte |
Ryan Taylor, Marshall | |
Jordan Williams, North Texas | |
Chip Armelin, Southern Miss | |
Robert Brown, UAB | |
All-Freshman Team | Torin Dorn, Charlotte |
Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee | |
Jeremy Combs, North Texas | |
Nick Norton, UAB | |
William Lee, UAB | |
All-Defensive Team | Pierriá Henry, Charlotte |
Adrian Diaz, FIU | |
Michael Kyser, Louisiana Tech | |
Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech | |
Julian Washburn, UTEP | |
All-Academic Team | Kris Gulley, FIU |
Austin Loop, Marshall | |
Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | |
Seth Gearhart, Rice | |
Marcus Jackson, Rice | |
Jeromie Hill, UTSA |
Postseason
Conference USA Tournament
Main article: 2015 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Seed | Region | School | First Four | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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14 | South | UAB | n/a | Defeated Iowa State 60–59 | Eliminated by UCLA 92–75 | ||||
W–L (%): | 0–0 – | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 –Total: 1–1 .500 |
National Invitation Tournament
Main article: 2015 National Invitation Tournament
Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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1 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | Defeated Charleston Southern 65–56 | Defeated Illinois State 50–49 | Defeated Murray State 72–69 | Eliminated by Stanford 67–60 | |
3 | Temple | Louisiana Tech | Defeated Central Michigan 89–79 | Defeated Texas A&M 84–72 | Eliminated by Temple 77–59 | ||
6 | Old Dominion | UTEP | Eliminated by Murray State 81–66 | ||||
W–L (%): | 2–1 .667 | 2–0 1.000 | 1–1 .500 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – Total: 5–3 .625 |
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Main article: 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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Middle Tennessee | Eliminated by Kent State 68–56 | ||||
W–L (%): | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – Total: 0–1 .000 |
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