2014–15 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

2014–15 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2014–15 record 16–15 (10–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach Scott Cross (9th year)
Assistant coach Greg Young
Assistant coach Zak Buncik
Assistant coach Andrae Patterson
Home arena College Park Center
2014–15 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by ninth year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at the College Park Center and were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Mavericks finished the season 16–15, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to Texas State.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Erick Neal Guard 5–11 160 Freshman Dallas, Texas
3 Jamel Outler Guard 6–2 183 Senior Houston, Texas
4 Drew Charles Guard 6–2 193 Sophomore Azle, Texas
5 Kaelon Wilson Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Lancaster, Texas
10 Johnny Hill Guard 6–3 180 Junior Glendale Heights, Illinois
11 Brandon Williams Forward 6–10 215 Sophomore Houston, Texas
13 Colten Gober Guard 5–11 170 Freshman Colleyville, Texas
15 Kennedy Eubanks Forward 6–6 185 Senior Pendleton, South Carolina
20 Julian Harris Forward 6–5 220 Freshman Mansfield, Texas
21 Greg Gainey Forward 6–5 212 Senior Dayton, Ohio
22 Lonnie McClanahan Guard 6–1 175 Senior Oak Ridge, Tennessee
25 Kevin Hervey Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Arlington, Texas
30 Courtney Austin Guard 6–0 185 Junior Dallas, Texas
33 Nathan Hawkins Guard 6–5 198 Sophomore Garland, Texas
44 Anthony Walker Forward 6–9 220 Senior San Antonio, Texas
45 Jorge Bilbao Forward 6–8 225 Sophomore Bilbao, Spain

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season (non-conference play)
11/14/2014* at Bradley W 86–75  1–0 Carver Arena (5,469)
11/18/2014* Buffalo
(Cawood Ledford Classic)
L 68–74  1–1 College Park Center (1,544)
11/20/2014* at Grand Canyon
(Cawood Ledford Classic)
W 66–64  2–1 GCU Arena (5,207)
11/22/2014* Houston Baptist W 87–69  3–1 College Park Center (4,163)
11/25/2014* at #1 Kentucky
(Cawood Ledford Classic)
L 44–92  3–2 Rupp Arena (22,639)
11/28/2014* at Montana State
(Cawood Ledford Classic)
L 81–104  3–3 Worthington Arena (1,526)
12/02/2014* at #6 Texas L 53–63  3–4 Frank Erwin Center (8,632)
12/06/2014* Weber State W 63–56  4–4 College Park Center (1,524)
12/13/2014* at UC Irvine W 70–62  5–4 Bren Events Center (2,067)
12/20/2014* Howard Payne W 89–50  6–4 College Park Center (1,135)
Regular season (Sun Belt Conference play)
12/30/2014 Georgia Southern W 62–61  7–4 (1–0) College Park Center (1,400)
01/03/2015 South Alabama W 99–87  8–4 (2–0) College Park Center (1,503)
01/05/2015 at Troy L 66–71  8–5 (2–1) Trojan Arena (1,611)
01/08/2015 Louisiana–Monroe L 73–76 OT 8–6 (2–2) College Park Center (1,074)
01/10/2015 Arkansas State W 77–50  9–6 (3–2) College Park Center (1,758)
01/15/2015 at Georgia State L 62–83  9–7 (3–3) GSU Sports Arena (2,119)
01/19/2015 Texas State W 66–55  10–7 (4–3) College Park Center (2,306)
01/22/2015 at Louisiana–Monroe W 61–57  11–7 (5–3) Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,571)
01/24/2015 at Arkansas–Little Rock W 75–68  12–7 (6–3) Jack Stephens Center (N/A)
01/29/2015 Georgia State L 74–88  12–8 (6–4) College Park Center (2,262)
01/31/2015 Troy L 54–55  12–9 (6–5) College Park Center (2,562)
02/07/2015 at Louisiana–Lafayette W 84–69  13–9 (7–5) Cajundome (4,138)
02/12/2015 at Texas State W 70–61  14–9 (8–5) Strahan Coliseum (2,201)
02/14/2015 at South Alabama L 91–97  14–10 (8–6) Mitchell Center (1,125)
02/19/2015 Appalachian State W 81–68  15–10 (9–6) College Park Center (2,771)
02/21/2015 Louisiana–Lafayette L 70–81  15–11 (9–7) College Park Center (2,204)
02/26/2015 at Arkansas State L 80–81  15–12 (9–8) Convocation Center (2,214)
02/28/2015 Arkansas–Little Rock W 82–73  16–12 (10–8) College Park Center (2,512)
03/05/2015 at Georgia Southern L 64–76  16–13 (10–9) Hanner Fieldhouse (1,776)
03/07/2015 at Appalachian State L 60–72  16–14 (10–10 Holmes Center (1,362)
Sun Belt Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. Texas State
(First round)
L 62–68  16–15 Lakefront Arena (N/A)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2014–15 Texas–Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

References