2014–15 Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball team

2014–15 Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 10–21 (4–10 WAC)
Head coach Dan Hipsher (2nd year)
Assistant coach Andy Hipsher (2nd year)
Assistant coach Jai Steadman (1st year)
Assistant coach Willie Watson (1st year)
Home arena UTPA Fieldhouse
2014–15 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
New Mexico State † 13 – 1   .929     23 – 11   .676
Grand Canyon* 8 – 6   .571     17 – 15   .531
UMKC 8 – 6   .571     14 – 19   .424
Seattle 7 – 7   .500     18 – 16   .529
Cal State Bakersfield 7 – 7   .500     14 – 19   .424
Utah Valley 5 – 9   .357     11 – 19   .367
Texas–Pan American 4 – 10   .286     10 – 21   .323
Chicago State 4 – 10   .286     8 – 24   .250
* Ineligible in transition from Division II.
† 2015 WAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball team represented the University of Texas–Pan American during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This were head coach Dan Hipsher's second season at UTPA. The Broncs played their home games at the UTPA Fieldhouse and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to UMKC.

This was the final season for UTPA as an institution. Beginning with the 2015–16 academic year, UTPA will merge with the University of Texas at Brownsville to create the new University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). The University of Texas System announced in July 2014 that UTRGV would inherit the UTPA athletic program,[1] and in November 2014 UTRGV's new nickname of Vaqueros was announced.[2]

Roster

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2014–15 UTPA Broncs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Osborne, EverettEverett Osborne 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%; | 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Palisades
Los Angeles Trade Tech		 Los Angeles, CA
G 1 Watson, ElijahElijah Watson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr St. Patrick Chicago ,IL
G 2 Lopez, MikeMike Lopez style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wylie Abilene, TX
G 3 Hobbs, IsaiahIsaiah Hobbs 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%; | 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Lake Worth Boynton Beach, FL
G 5 Boga, ShaquileShaquile Boga style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Sr McCluer
Mineral Area		 St. Louis, MO
G 10 McDonald, MoeMoe McDonald 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%; | 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr IMG Academy McAllen, TX
F 11 Bigum, AndreasAndreas Bigum 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%; | 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy
Northwest		 Copenhagen, Denmark
F 21 Jõesaar, JanariJanari Jõesaar  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%; | 208 lb (94 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy
Ole Miss		 Tartu, Estonia
G 22 Noriega, ShaunShaun Noriega 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%; | 207 lb (94 kg) GS North Port
South Florida		 Sarasota, FL
F 24 Hines, ShaquilleShaquille Hines 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%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Harlan
Trent Prep High		 Chicago, IL
G 30 Pistokache, JordanJordan Pistokache style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Sharyland
Roberts Wesleyan		 Mission, TX
F 32 Rwabigwi, AdonisAdonis Rwabigwi  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) So Tampa Prep
Furman		 Kigali City, Rwanda
F 33 Butler, JoshJosh Butler 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%; | 225 lb (102 kg) So The Village School
Louisiana Tech		 Los Angeles, CA
F 44 Ikuenobe, ChristopherChristopher Ikuenobe 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%; | 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Nigerian Air Force Secondary School
Independence CC		 Warri, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014* Texas A&M International W 90–72  UTPA Fieldhouse (735)
Regular season
11/14/2014* Wayland Baptist W 88–80  1–0 UTPA Fieldhouse (1,130)
11/17/2014* at UTSA W 63–62  2–0 Convocation Center (790)
11/22/2014* Texas A&M–Kingsville W 82–77  3–0 UTPA Fieldhouse (1,103)
11/26/2014* at Utah
(Utah Tournament)		 L 48–85  3–1 Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,487)
11/28/2014* vs. Alabama State
(Utah Tournament)		 L 79–91  3–2 Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,794)
11/29/2014* vs. North Dakota
(Utah Tournament)		 W 78–60  4–2 Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,921)
12/04/2014* at Houston L 58–72  4–3 Hofheinz Pavilion (1,858)
12/06/2014* at Sam Houston State L 59–78  4–4 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (678)
12/13/2014* Lamar W 66–60  5–4 UTPA Fieldhouse (921)
12/17/2014* at Saint Louis L 69–75  5–5 Chaifetz Arena (5,173)
12/19/2014* at Creighton L 60–75  5–6 CenturyLink Center (17,196)
12/21/2014* at Omaha L 72–77  5–7 Ralston Arena (1,039)
12/30/2014* at Duquesne L 72–78  5–8 Palumbo Center (1,322)
01/02/2015* at Kent State L 54–74  5–9 MAC Center (1,732)
01/07/2015* Our Lady of the Lake W 87–78  6–9 UTPA Fieldhouse (832)
01/10/2015 Chicago State W 64–59  7–9 (1–0) UTPA Fieldhouse (1,004)
01/12/2015* UTSA L 43–68  7–10 UTPA Fieldhouse (1,096)
01/15/2015 at Seattle L 47–70  7–11 (1–1) KeyArena (1,701)
01/17/2015 at Cal State Bakersfield L 53–66  7–12 (1–2) Icardo Center (1,245)
01/22/2015 Utah Valley L 54–72  7–13 (1–3) UTPA Fieldhouse (1,737)
01/24/2015 Grand Canyon W 73–72  8–13 (2–3) UTPA Fieldhouse (1,037)
01/31/2015 at New Mexico State L 48–53  8–14 (2–4) Pan American Center (5,892)
02/05/2015 at UMKC L 45–70  8–15 (2–5) Municipal Auditorium (1,022)
02/07/2015 at Chicago State L 73–78  8–16 (2–6) Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (509)
02/12/2015 Cal State Bakersfield L 54–66  8–17 (2–7) UTPA Fieldhouse (1,385)
02/14/2015 Seattle W 68–57  9–17 (3–7) UTPA Fieldhouse (748)
02/19/2015 at Grand Canyon L 59–64  9–18 (3–8) GCU Arena (5,501)
02/21/2015 at Utah Valley L 49–72  9–19 (3–9) UCCU Center (1,715)
03/04/2015 New Mexico State
(Postponed from 2/28/15[5])		 L 48–69  9–20 (3–10) UTPA Fieldhouse (787)
03/07/2015 UMKC W 53–51  10–20 (4–10) UTPA Fieldhouse (2,308)
WAC Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. UMKC
(Quarterfinals)		 L 61–70  10–21 Orleans Arena (1,060)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

References

  1. ↑ "Project South Texas: Ask a Question". University of Texas System. July 30, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ Brito, Victoria (November 5, 2014). "UT-RGV mascot recommended to be the Vaquero". The Monitor (McAllen, Texas). Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ "2014-15 UTPA Broncs Basketball Roster". UTPABroncs.com.
  4. ↑ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTPA Broncs. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.nmstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=9576&SPID=585&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209915401&DB_OEM_ID=1900