2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball
Conference Southland Conference
2014–15 record 12–16 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach Ron Cottrell (24th year)
Assistant coach Steven Key
Assistant coach Justin "Jud" Kinne
Assistant coach Jeremy Case
Home arena Sharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,500)
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin † 17 – 1   .944     29 – 5   .853
Sam Houston State 15 – 3   .833     26 – 9   .743
Texas A&M–CC 13 – 5   .722     20 – 14   .588
Northwestern State 13 – 5   .722     19 – 13   .594
Incarnate Word** 10 – 8   .556     18 – 11   .621
Lamar* 9 – 9   .500     15 – 15   .500
McNeese State 8 – 10   .444     15 – 16   .484
Houston Baptist* 7 – 11   .389     12 – 16   .429
Nicholls State 7 – 11   .389     10 – 19   .345
New Orleans 6 – 12   .333     11 – 18   .379
Southeastern Louisiana 6 – 12   .333     9 – 23   .281
Abilene Christian** 4 – 14   .222     10 – 21   .323
Central Arkansas* 2 – 16   .111     2 – 27   .069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
† 2015 Southland Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season was head coach Ron Cottrell's twenty-fourth season at HBU. The Huskies played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium. They are members of the Southland Conference.

The Huskies were picked to finish thirteenth (13th) in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and tied for twelfth (12th) in the Sports Information Director's Poll.[1] The team ended the season with a 12–16 overall record and a 7–11 record in conference play tied for eighth place. Due to APR penalties, they were not eligible for postseason play, including the Southland Tournament.

Off Season

In May, Houston Baptist 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. The Houston Baptist men's basketball program was one of nine programs that did not meet the APR standards.[2]

Media

All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast online live by Legacy Sports Network (LSN). LSN will also provide online video for every non-televised Huskies home game. However HBU games can air on ESPN3 as part of the Southland Conference TV packages.

Roster

2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 2 Smith, MarcelMarcel Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Academy for Business and Technology in Melvindale Detroit, MI
G 3 Russell, TylerTyler Russell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Millennium Goodyear, AZ
C 4 Stetler, CodyCody Stetler style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) So Hoisington Hoisington, KS
F 5 Lasher, ColterColter Lasher style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) So Dimond
Impact Prep		 Anchorage, AK
G 10 Patterson, TreyTrey Patterson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Plano East Plano, TX
G 11 Turner, MikeMike Turner style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) So St. Francis Academy
Georgia College		 Alpharetta, GA
G/F 12 Harris, TerryTerry Harris style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Half Hollow Hills West Dix Hills, NY
G 13 O'Suji, StephenStephen O'Suji style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Kinkaid Houston, TX
G 15 Chukwujekwu, RevealReveal Chukwujekwu style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) So Strake Jesuit Houston, TX
G/F 23 Fountain, AlexAlex Fountain style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So Wartburg Central Wartburg, TN
G/F 30 Stickler, JourdanJourdan Stickler style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Annapolis High School
Morehead State/Blinn		 Annapolis, MD
G/F 34 Crayton, CalebCaleb Crayton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Northeast Academy Oklahoma City, OK
G 35 Odunsi, AnthonyAnthony Odunsi style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Travis
Utah/Tyler JC		 Sugar Land, TX
C 44 Ibarra, JoshJosh Ibarra style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Angleton High School Angleton, TX
C 55 Vilde, RičmondsRičmonds Vilde style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Lee Academy
SMU		 Riga, Latvia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-19

Schedule and results

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Non-Conference Schedule
11/14/2014* at Northwestern L 58–65  0–1 Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,372)
11/17/2014* Hillsdale Baptist W 89–53  1–1 Sharp Gymnasium (907)
11/22/2014* at Texas–Arlington L 69–87  1–2 College Park Center (4,163)
11/29/2014* Dallas Christian W 88–44  2–2 Sharp Gymnasium (472)
12/03/2014* at Rice W 58–55  3–2 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,139)
12/07/2014* at San Francisco L 54–85  3–3 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,223)
12/13/2014* Arlington Baptist W 99–84  4–3 Sharp Gymnasium (616)
12/16/2014* at Houston L 76–83  4–4 Hofheinz Pavilion (2,016)
12/20/2014* at UC Riverside L 67–78  4–5 UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (273)
12/30/2014* Ecclesia W 98–47  5–5 Sharp Gymnasium (270)
Conference Schedule
01/03/2015 Northwestern State L 78–99  5–6 (0–1) Sharp Gymnasium (719)
01/05/2015 at McNeese State W 68–56  6–6 (1–1) Burton Coliseum (1,104)
01/10/2015 at Southeastern Louisiana L 67–87  6–7 (1–2) University Center (585)
01/13/2015 at Nicholls State L 57–61  6–8 (1–3) Stopher Gym (849)
01/17/2015 New Orleans W 74–73  7–8 (2–3) Sharp Gymnasium (907)
01/19/2015 Central Arkansas W 84–61  8–8 (3–3) Sharp Gymnasium (748)
01/24/2015 Lamar W 79–77  9–8 (4–3) Sharp Gymnasium (979)
01/31/2015 at Sam Houston State L 52–63  9–9 (4–4) Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,075)
02/02/2015 Abilene Christian W 77–61  10–9 (5–4) Sharp Gymnasium (716)
02/07/2015 at Stephen F. Austin L 59–95  10–10 (5–5) William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,116)
02/09/2015 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 77–66  11–10 (6–5) Sharp Gymnasium (902)
02/14/2015 Sam Houston State L 64–87  11–11 (6–6) Sharp Gymnasium (951)
02/16/2015 at Lamar L 64–72  11–12 (6–7) Montagne Center (1,664)
02/23/2015 at Incarnate Word L 64–77  11–13 (6–8) McDermott Center (802)
02/28/2015 Stephen F. Austin L 87–102  11–14 (6–9) Sharp Gymnasium (1,046)
03/03/2015 at Abilene Christian L 71–83  11–15 (6–10) Moody Coliseum (1,158)
03/05/2015 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 72–85  11–16 (6–11) American Bank Center (1,115)
03/07/2015 Incarnate Word W 78–77 OT 12–16 (7–11) Sharp Gymnasium (1,008)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/14/eight-teams-ineligible-for-postseason-play-due-to-academic-progress-rate-numbers/