2014–15 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

2014–15 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 15–18 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach Byron Rimm II (9th year)
Assistant coach Byron Smith (2nd year)
Assistant coach Ryan Price (1st year)
Assistant coach Keenan Curry (1st year)
Home arena William Nicks Building
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 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Byron Rimm II, played their home games at the William Nicks Building and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SWAC Tournament where they lost to Texas Southern.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Jacoby Green Guard 6–4 175 Junior Houston, Texas
1 Jayrn Johnson Guard 6–3 180 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
2 Avery Lomax Guard 5–9 160 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
3 Jordan Giddings Guard 6–0 180 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
5 Tre Hagood Guard 6–2 174 Sophomore Pensacola, Florida
12 John Brisco Guard 5–11 210 Senior Longview, Texas
14 Zachary Hamilton Forward 6–4 200 Freshman Houston, Texas
15 Delvon Rencher Forward 6–6 200 Junior Homewood, Illinois
22 Charleston Dobbs Forward 6–8 210 Junior Dumas, Arkansas
23 Stephen Walker Guard 6–1 185 Freshman Houston, Texas
30 Karim York Forward 6–9 225 Junior Austin, Texas
31 Montrael Scott Guard 6–3 195 Senior Dallas, Texas
32 Nolan Wilson Forward 6–6 230 Freshman Laredo, Texas
35 Reggis Onwukamuche Center 6–10 225 Senior Missouri City, Texas
Storm Watson Forward 6–7 200 Freshman Corpus Christi, Texas

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014* at TCU L 54–71  0–1 Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,669)
11/16/2014* Oklahoma State L 52–74  0–2 Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,213)
11/19/2014* at Rice L 64–68  0–3 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,092)
11/21/2014* at Baylor
(Las Vegas Invitational)
L 45–60  0–4 Ferrell Center (5,208)
11/24/2014* at Memphis
(Las Vegas Invitational)
L 49–77  0–5 FedExForum (14,412)
11/27/2014* vs. Stephen F. Austin
(Las Vegas Invitational)
L 61–73  0–6 Orleans Arena (355)
11/28/2014* vs. Brown
(Las Vegas Invitational)
L 71–81  0–7 Orleans Arena (665)
12/03/2014* Schreiner W 64–48  1–7 William Nicks Building (2,411)
12/06/2014* at Texas State L 65–81  1–8 Strahan Coliseum (1,457)
12/14/2014* at Texas Tech L 51–79  1–9 United Supermarkets Arena (5,122)
12/20/2014* at Sam Houston State L 44–61  1–10 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (626)
12/23/2014* at North Texas W 70–67  2–10 The Super Pit (2,117)
12/30/2014* at Hawaii L 68–76  2–11 Stan Sheriff Center (5,144)
01/03/2015 at Southern L 56–68  2–12 (0–1) F. G. Clark Center (623)
01/05/2015 at Alcorn State L 62–68  2–13 (0–2) Davey Whitney Complex (391)
01/10/2015 Texas Southern L 77–81  2–14 (0–3) William Nicks Building (931)
01/17/2015 Jackson State W 70–55  3–14 (1–3) William Nicks Building (942)
01/19/2015 Grambling State W 74–60  4–14 (2–3) William Nicks Building (1,129)
01/24/2015 at Mississippi Valley State W 72–65  5–14 (3–3) Leflore County Civic Center (938)
01/26/2015 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 68–105  5–15 (3–4) K. L. Johnson Complex (4,376)
01/31/2015 Alabama A&M W 89–63  6–15 (4–4) William Nicks Building (782)
02/02/2015 Alabama State L 71–73  6–16 (4–5) William Nicks Building (1,022)
02/07/2015 at Texas Southern W 58–55  7–16 (5–5) Health and Physical Education Arena (7,586)
02/14/2015 at Jackson State W 61–55  8–16 (6–5) Williams Assembly Center (709)
02/16/2015 at Grambling State W 95–44  9–16 (7–5) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (139)
02/21/2015 Mississippi Valley State W 84–74  10–16 (8–5) William Nicks Building (412)
02/23/2015 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 79–58  11–16 (9–5) William Nicks Building (649)
02/28/2015 at Alabama A&M W 75–72  12–16 (10–5) Elmore Gymnasium (1,487)
03/02/2015 at Alabama State W 67–65  13–16 (11–5) Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,456)
03/05/2015 Southern L 73–77  13–17 (11–6) William Nicks Building (867)
03/07/2015 Alcorn State W 83–80  14–17 (12–6) William Nicks Building (1,256)
SWAC Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. Jackson State
(Quarterfinals)
W 62–56  15–17 Toyota Center (N/A)
03/13/2015 vs. Texas Southern
(Semifinals)
L 77–90  15–18 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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