2014–15 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

2014–15 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2014–15 record	12–21 (9–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Matthew Graves (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Darnell Archey
Assistant coach	Dan Matic
Assistant coach	Russ Willemsen
Home arena	Mitchell Center

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Georgia State †	15	–	5	.750	25	–	10	.714
Georgia Southern	14	–	6	.700	22	–	9	.710
Louisiana–Monroe	14	–	6	.700	24	–	14	.632
Louisiana–Lafayette	13	–	7	.650	22	–	14	.611
Texas–Arlington	10	–	10	.500	16	–	15	.516
Appalachian State*	9	–	11	.450	12	–	17	.414
South Alabama	9	–	11	.450	12	–	21	.364
Arkansas–Little Rock	8	–	12	.400	13	–	18	.419
Texas State	7	–	13	.350	14	–	17	.452
Arkansas State	6	–	14	.300	11	–	18	.379
Troy	5	–	15	.250	10	–	19	.345
*ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

† 2015 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

The 2014–15 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by second year head coach Matthew Graves, played their home games at the Mitchell Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 9–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Monroe.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Ken Williams	Guard	6–2	175	Sophomore	Houston, Texas
2	Taishaun Johnson	Guard	6–0	165	Freshman	Indianapolis, Indiana
3	Isaiah Maston	Guard	6–3	185	Sophomore	Birmingham, Alabama
4	Barrington Stevens III	Guard	5–10	190	Junior	Allen, Texas
5	Abdul Lewis	Forward	6–9	225	Freshman	Newark, New Jersey
10	Georgi Boyanov	Forward	6–8	200	Sophomore	Lovech, Bulgaria
20	Tafari Whittingham	Forward	6–8	195	Junior	Brooklyn, New York
22	John Brown	Guard	6–3	190	Junior	Charlotte, North Carolina
24	Dionte Ferguson	Forward	6–6	220	Senior	Prattville, Alabama
32	Austin Karazsia	Forward	6–8	220	Sophomore	Linton, Indiana
33	Luka Andjusic	Guard	6–4	190	Freshman	Belgrade, Serbia
	Nick Stover	Forward	6–6	195	Junior	Los Angeles, California

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/06/2014*	Mobile	W 69–52		Mitchell Center (1,616)
Regular Season
11/14/2014*	Carroll (MT)	W 83–64	1–0	Mitchell Center (1,520)
11/17/2014*	at Southern Miss	L 59–68	1–1	Reed Green Coliseum (3,023)
11/22/2014*	at Detroit	L 53–66	1–2	Calihan Hall (2,203)
11/28/2014*	at #17 Miami (FL)	L 75–87	1–3	BankUnited Center (4,267)
12/02/2014*	Spring Hill	W 71–54	2–3	Mitchell Center (1,721)
12/06/2014*	Middle Tennessee	L 67–68 ^OT	2–4	Mitchell Center (1,326)
12/15/2014*	at Pepperdine (Gotham Classic)	L 68–78	2–5	Firestone Fieldhouse (785)
12/18/2014*	at Richmond (Gotham Classic)	L 54–65	2–6	Robins Center (3,857)
12/20/2014*	at IUPUI (Gotham Classic)	L 71–65 ^OT	2–7	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,582)
12/23/2014*	Howard (Gotham Classic)	L 60–73	2–8	Mitchell Center (1,243)
12/30/2014	Arkansas State	L 60–63 ^OT	2–9 (0–1)	Mitchell Center (1,682)
01/03/2015	at UT Arlington	L 87–99	2–10 (0–2)	College Park Center (1,503)
01/05/2015	at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 72–69	3–10 (1–2)	Jack Stephens Center (1,010)
01/08/2015	Appalachian State	W 104–95	4–10 (2–2)	Mitchell Center (1,448)
01/10/2015	Georgia Southern	L 73–81	4–11 (2–3)	Mitchell Center (1,872)
01/15/2015	at Texas State	L 71–82	4–12 (2–4)	Strahan Coliseum (1,697)
01/17/2015	at Louisiana–Lafayette	W 89–82	5–12 (3–4)	Cajundome (6,105)
01/19/2015	Arkansas–Little Rock	W 66–64	6–12 (4–4)	Mitchell Center (2,046)
01/22/2015	at Appalachian State	L 53–64	6–13 (4–5)	Holmes Center (1,521)
01/25/2015*	NJIT	L 55–72	6–14	Mitchell Center (1,909)
01/29/2015	Louisiana–Lafayette	W 89–85	7–14 (5–5)	Mitchell Center (1,590)
01/31/2015	at Louisiana–Monroe	L 61–67	7–15 (5–6)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,878)
02/04/2015	Texas State	L 43–63	7–16 (5–7)	Mitchell Center (1,637)
02/07/2015	Georgia State	L 54–65	7–17 (5–8)	Mitchell Center (2,535)
02/12/2015	at Troy	W 71–67	8–17 (6–8)	Trojan Arena (2,753)
02/14/2015	UT Arlington	W 97–91	9–17 (7–8)	Mitchell Center (1,125)
02/19/2015	at Georgia State	L 51–79	9–18 (7–9)	GSU Sports Arena (1,992)
02/21/2015	at Georgia Southern	L 74–80	9–19 (7–10)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,128)
02/26/2015	Louisiana–Monroe	L 57–75	9–20 (7–11)	Mitchell Center (1,834)
03/05/2015	at Arkansas State	W 81–76	10–20 (8–11)	Convocation Center (1,386)
03/07/2015	Troy	W 96–93	11–20 (9–11)	Mitchell Center (N/A)
Sun Belt Tournament
03/12/2015	vs. Arkansas–Little Rock (First round)	W 57–55	12–20	Lakefront Arena (N/A)
03/13/2015	vs. Louisiana–Monroe (Quarterfinals)	L 59–77	12–21	Lakefront Arena (N/A)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.usajaguars.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball&

South Alabama Jaguars basketball

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Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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