2014–15 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

2014–15 Washington Huskies men's basketball

Wooden Legacy Champions
Conference	Pacific-12 Conference
2014–15 record	16–15 (5–13 Pac-12)
Head coach	Lorenzo Romar (13th year)
Assistant coach	Raphael Chillious
Assistant coach	Brad Jackson
Assistant coach	T. J. Otzelberger
Home arena	Alaska Airlines Arena

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Arizona †	16	–	2	.889	34	–	4	.895
Oregon	13	–	5	.722	26	–	10	.722
#19 Utah	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
UCLA	11	–	7	.611	22	–	14	.611
Stanford	9	–	9	.500	24	–	13	.649
Arizona State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Oregon State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
California	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Colorado	7	–	11	.389	16	–	18	.471
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Washington	5	–	13	.278	16	–	15	.516
USC	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375


† 2015 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The huskies were led by thirteenth year head coach Lorenzo Romar. The Huskies played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion as members of the Pacific-12 Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to Stanford.

Previous Season

The 2013–14 Washington Huskies finished the season with an overall record of 17–15, and 9–9 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the Huskies were defeated by Utah, 61–67 in the First round.

Off Season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Perris Blackwell	2	C/F	6'9"	275	Senior	Etiwanda, CA	Graduated
C. J. Wilcox	23	SG	6'5"	195	RS Senior	Pleasant Grove, UT	Graduated/2014 NBA Draft
Desmond Simmons	30	SF	6'7"	225	RS Junior	Vallejo, CA	Elected to transfer.^[1]

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Quevyn Winters	2	SF	6'6"	206	Junior	Milwaukee, WI	Junior College transfer from Indian Hills Community College.

2014 Recruiting Class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tristan Etienne PF	Abbotsford, BC	W. J. Mouat Secondary School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 4, 2013
Tristan Etienne PF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Donaven Dorsey SF	Lacey, WA	Timberline High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 8, 2013
Donaven Dorsey SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2015 Recruiting Class

2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
David Crisp PG	Lakewood, WA	Brewster Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 12, 2014
David Crisp PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Marquese Chriss PF	Elk Grove, CA	Pleasant Grove High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 13, 2014
Marquese Chriss PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dejounte Murray SG	Seattle, WA	Rainier Beach High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 3, 2014
Dejounte Murray SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Matisse Thybulle SF	Sammamish, WA	Eastside Catholic School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 29, 2014
Matisse Thybulle SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Devenir Duruisseau PF	Palmdale, CA	Fishburne Military School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Oct 20, 2014
Devenir Duruisseau PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Malik Dime PF	Columbus, OH	Indian Hills Community College	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 20, 2014
Malik Dime PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8 Rivals: 8 ESPN: 13
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Washington Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015. "2015 Washington Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015. "2015 Washington Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

Personnel

Roster

2014–15 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Johnson, DarinDarin Johnson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Sheldon HS	Sacramento, CA
3.5 !F	2	Winters, QuevynQuevyn Winters	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Indian Hills CC	Milwaukee, WI
1.5 !G	5	Williams-Goss, NigelNigel Williams-Goss	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Findlay Prep	Happy Valley, OR
1.5 !G	10	Kingma, DanDan Kingma (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 155 lb (70 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Henry M. Jackson HS	Mill Creek, WA
1.5 !G	11	Anderson, MikeMike Anderson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Moberly Area CC	Hartford, CT
1.5 !G	12	Andrews, AndrewAndrew Andrews	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Benson Poly HS	Portland, OR
1.5 !G	15	Garrett, KJKJ Garrett (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Rolling Hills Prep	Manhattan Beach, CA
3.5 !F	21	Jarreau, JernardJernard Jarreau	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	McDonogh No. 35 Sr. HS	New Orleans, LA
3.5 !F	22	Bowman, GregGreg Bowman (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mountlake Terrace	Mountlake Terrace, WA
5.0 !C	24	Upshaw, RobertRobert Upshaw (D)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 250 lb (113 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Fresno State	Fresno, CA
1.5 !G	33	Taylor, JahmelJahmel Taylor	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Pacific Hills School	Los Angeles, CA
5.0 !C	34	Dierickx, GillesGilles Dierickx	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Florida International	Ghent, Belgium
3.5 !F	40	Kemp Jr., ShawnShawn Kemp Jr.	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 255 lb (116 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hargrave Military Acad.	Canton, GA
3.5 !F	42	Dorsey, DonavenDonaven Dorsey	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Timberline HS	Lacey, WA

Head coach

Lorenzo Romar (Washington)

Assistant coach(es)

Raphael Chillious (Lafayette)
Brad Jackson (Washington State)
T. J. Otzelberger (Wisconsin-Whitewater)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(D) Dismissed
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 01/26/2015

Notes

- On January 26, Head Coach Lorenzo Romar announced that Sophomore center, Robert Upshaw would be dismissed from the team due to violation of team rules.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Washington	Alma Mater (year)
Lorenzo Romar	Head Coach	13th	Washington (1980)
Raphael Chillious	Assistant Coach	5th	Lafayette (1996)
Brad Jackson	Assistant Coach	3rd	Washington State (1975)
T. J. Otzelberger	Assistant Coach	2nd	Wisconsin-Whitewater (2001)
Tiffani Walker	Director of Basketball Operations	1st	Illinois (2003)
Da'Mon Perry	Director of Player Development	1st	Whittier (2012)
Daniel Shapiro	Strength and Conditioning Coach	2nd	Seattle Pacific (2000)

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/06/2014*		Saint Martin's	W 88–65	–	Alaska Airlines Arena (4,072)
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*		South Carolina State	W 77–59	1–0	Alaska Airlines Arena (2,898)
11/21/2014*		at Seattle (Elgin Baylor Classic)	W 63–48	2–0	KeyArena (5,319)
11/23/2014*		vs. Pacific (Marv Harshman Classic)	W 76–69	3–0	KeyArena (2,512)
11/27/2014*		vs. San Jose State (Wooden Legacy quarterfinals)	W 78–56	4–0	Titan Gym (2,241)
11/28/2014*		vs. Long Beach State (Wooden Legacy semifinals)	W 80–70	5–0	Titan Gym (2,430)
11/30/2014*		vs. UTEP (Wooden Legacy championship)	W 68–65	6–0	Honda Center (2,191)
12/07/2014*		#13 San Diego State	W 49–36	7–0	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,199)
12/14/2014*	#17	Eastern Washington	W 81–77	8–0	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,184)
12/17/2014*	#16	Grambling State	W 86–38	9–0	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,289)
12/20/2014*	#16	vs. #15 Oklahoma (MGM Grand Garden Showcase)	W 69–67	10–0	MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A)
12/22/2014*	#13	Tulane	W 66–57	11–0	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,130)
12/28/2014*	#13	Stony Brook	L 57–62	11–1	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,970)
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2015	#21	at California	L 75–81	11–2 (0–1)	Haas Pavilion (8,005)
01/04/2015	#21	at Stanford	L 60–68 ^OT	11–3 (0–2)	Maples Pavilion (4,368)
01/10/2015		Washington State (Rivalry)	L 77–80	11–4 (0–3)	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,595)
01/15/2015		Oregon State	W 56–43	12–4 (1–3)	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,663)
01/18/2015		Oregon	W 85–77	13–4 (2–3)	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,912)
01/22/2015		at Colorado	W 52–50	14–4 (3–3)	Coors Events Center (9,653)
01/25/2015		at #12 Utah	L 56–77	14–5 (3–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,047)
01/28/2015		Stanford	L 74–84	14–6 (3–5)	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,832)
02/01/2015		California	L 88–90	14–7 (3–6)	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,319)
02/04/2015		at Oregon	L 74–78	14–8 (3–7)	Matthew Knight Arena (5,866)
02/08/2015		at Oregon State	L 50–64	14–9 (3–8)	Gill Coliseum (9,114)
02/13/2015		#7 Arizona	L 62–86	14–10 (3–9)	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,999)
02/15/2015		Arizona State	L 68–78	14–11 (3–10)	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,745)
02/22/2015		at Washington State (Rivalry)	W 87–84	15–11 (4–10)	Beasley Coliseum (5,567)
02/25/2015		at UCLA	L 66–88	15–12 (4–11)	Pauley Pavilion (7,841)
02/28/2015		at USC	L 55–70	15–13 (4–12)	Galen Center (5,529)
03/05/2015		Colorado	L 47–64	15–14 (4–13)	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,848)
03/07/2015		#13 Utah	W 77–68	16–14 (5–13)	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,386)
Pac-12 Tournament
03/11/2015		vs. Stanford (First round)	L 69–71	16–15	MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,875)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement

**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	RV	17	16	13	21	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	RV	17	16	13	19	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

↑ Allen, Percy (March 28, 2014). "Desmond Simmons leaving Washington". The Seattle Times.

Washington Huskies men's basketball

Venues	Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1927–present)

Rivalries	Washington State

Culture & lore	History Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington"

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

Seasons	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2014–15 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

Previous Season

Off Season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

2014 Recruiting Class

2015 Recruiting Class

Personnel

Roster

Notes

Coaching staff

Schedule

Ranking movement

See also

References