2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Mike Anderson. The team played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as a member of the SEC. They finished the season 27–9, 13–5 in SEC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Wofford in the round of 64 before losing in the third round to North Carolina in the round of 32.

2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 21
2014–15 record27–9 (13–5 SEC)
Head coachMike Anderson (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBud Walton Arena
2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky †18–0 1.000  38–1  .974
No. 21 Arkansas13–5 .722  27–9  .750
LSU11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Georgia11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Texas A&M11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Ole Miss11–7 .611  21–13  .618
Vanderbilt9–9 .500  21–14  .600
Alabama8–10 .444  19–15  .559
Florida8–10 .444  16–17  .485
Tennessee7–11 .389  16–16  .500
South Carolina6–12 .333  17–16  .515
Mississippi State6–12 .333  13–19  .406
Auburn4–14 .222  15–20  .429
Missouri3–15 .167  9–23  .281
† 2015 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Coach Mike Anderson completed his third season by posting a 22-12 record during the 2013-14 season, where the Razorbacks finished fifth in the SEC. The Razorbacks participated in the NIT, where they defeated Indiana State at home before losing to California on the road.

Incoming class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anton Beard
G		 Little Rock, Arkansas North Little Rock High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 22, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Nick Babb
G		 Arlington, Texas Martin High School (Arlington, Texas) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 10, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Trey Thompson
F		 Forrest City, Arkansas Forrest City High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) May 23, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-03-25.

    Roster
    2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    G 00 Rashad Madden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Lepanto, Arkansas
    F 1 Trey Thompson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)270 lb (122 kg) Fr Madison, Arkansas
    G 2 Alandise Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)237 lb (108 kg) RS Sr Little Rock, Arkansas
    G 3 Dusty Hannahs  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)208 lb (94 kg) Jr Little Rock, Arkansas
    G 4 Jabril Durham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr DeSoto, Texas
    G 5 Anthlon Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg) Jr Bartlett, Tennessee
    F 10 Bobby Portis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)242 lb (110 kg) So Little Rock, Arkansas
    G 14 Nick Babb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Arlington, Texas
    G 21 Manuale Watkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)208 lb (94 kg) So Fayetteville, Arkansas
    F 22 JaCorey Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)218 lb (99 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama
    G 24 Michael Qualls 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Shreveport, Louisiana
    G 31 Anton Beard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr North Little Rock, Arkansas
    C 33 Moses Kingsley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Abuja, Nigeria
    F 55 Keaton Miles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)217 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Dallas, Texas
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: 2014-08-03

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/07/2014*
    7:00 PM    		 Central Oklahoma W 110–74 
    		 17 – Qualls  7 – Portis  4 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (14,378)
    Fayetteville, AR
    11/13/2014*
    7:00 PM    		 Pittsburg State W 89–66 
    		 22 – Portis  5 – Tied  4 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,230)
    Fayetteville, AR
    Non-conference regular season
    11/16/2014*
    4:00 PM    		 Alabama State W 97–79  1–0
    		  24 – Portis  6 – Harris  6 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (14,318)
    Fayetteville, AR
    11/19/2014*
    8:00 PM, SECN    		 Wake Forest
    Roundball Showcase    		 W 83–53  2–0
    		  11 – Madden  7 – Portis  6 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,574)
    Fayetteville, AR
    11/21/2014*
    7:00 PM    		 Delaware State
    Roundball Showcase    		 W 99–71  3–0
    		  20 – Qualls  7 – Beard  8 – Madden  Bud Walton Arena (14,740)
    Fayetteville, AR
    11/25/2014*
    6:30 PM, ESPNews    		 No. 25 at SMU W 78–72  4–0
    		  22 – Portis  5 – Tied  5 – Madden  Moody Coliseum (7,086)
    Dallas, TX
    11/28/2014*
    8:00 PM, SECN    		 No. 25 North Texas
    Roundball Showcase    		 W 89–73  5–0
    		  22 – Qualls  9 – Qualls  7 – Madden  Bud Walton Arena (14,885)
    Fayetteville, AR
    11/30/2014*
    2:30 PM, SECN    		 No. 25 Iona
    Roundball Showcase    		 W 94–77  6–0
    		  20 – Tied  9 – Tied  7 – Madden  Bud Walton Arena (14,618)
    Fayetteville, AR
    12/04/2014*
    8:00 PM, ESPN2    		 No. 18 at No. 20 Iowa State
    Big 12/SEC Challenge    		 L 77–95  6–1
    		  19 – Portis  8 – Portis  5 – Tied  Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
    Ames, IA
    12/07/2014*
    4:00 PM, ESPNU    		 No. 18 at Clemson L 65–68 OT 6–2
    		  21 – Qualls  7 – Portis  5 – Madden  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,764)
    Clemson, SC
    12/13/2014*
    1:00 PM, ESPN2    		 Dayton W 69–55  7–2
    		  18 – Portis  9 – Portis  4 – Williams  Bud Walton Arena (15,313)
    Fayetteville, AR
    12/20/2014*
    7:30 PM, SECN    		 vs. Southeast Missouri State W 84–67  8–2
    		  24 – Portis  9 – Portis  4 – Tied  Verizon Arena (11,375)
    Little Rock, AR
    12/22/2014*
    8:00 PM, ESPNU    		 Milwaukee W 84–54  9–2
    		  18 – Portis  10 – Portis  6 – Madden  Bud Walton Arena (15,018)
    Fayetteville, AR
    12/28/2014*
    2:30 PM, SECN    		 Northwestern State W 100–92  10–2
    		  28 – Qualls  12 – Portis  8 – Madden  Bud Walton Arena (15,738)
    Fayetteville, AR
    01/03/2015*
    2:00 PM, SECN    		 Utah Valley W 79–46  11–2
    		  17 – Harris  9 – Tied  5 – Madden  Bud Walton Arena (15,410)
    Fayetteville, AR
    SEC regular season
    01/06/2015
    6:00 PM, ESPN    		 No. 23 at Georgia W 79–75  12–2 (1–0)
    		  21 – Portis  7 – Qualls  3 – Madden  Stegeman Coliseum (7,937)
    Athens, GA
    01/10/2015
    3:30 PM, SECN    		 No. 23 Vanderbilt W 82–70  13–2 (2–0)
    		  32 – Portis  11 – Portis  6 – Madden  Bud Walton Arena (17,238)
    Fayetteville, AR
    01/13/2015
    6:00 PM, ESPNU    		 No. 19 at Tennessee L 69–74  13–3 (2–1)
    		  17 – Portis  11 – Portis  7 – Madden  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,366)
    Knoxville, TN
    01/17/2015
    8:30 PM, ESPNU    		 No. 19 Ole Miss L 82–96  13–4 (2–2)
    		  23 – Portis  10 – Portis  3 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
    Fayetteville, AR
    01/22/2015
    6:00 PM, ESPN2    		 Alabama W 93–91 OT 14–4 (3–2)
    		  30 – Qualls  13 – Portis  3 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (15,032)
    Fayetteville, AR
    01/24/2015
    1:00 PM, ESPN2    		 at Missouri W 61–60  15–4 (4–2)
    		  14 – Harris  10 – Portis  3 – Madden  Mizzou Arena (11,022)
    Columbia, MO
    01/27/2015
    8:00 PM, ESPNU    		 Tennessee W 69–64  16–4 (5–2)
    		  17 – Tied  8 – Portis  4 – Qualls  Bud Walton Arena (14,297)
    Fayetteville, AR
    01/31/2015
    Noon, CBS    		 at Florida L 56–57  16–5 (5–3)
    		  21 – Portis  10 – Portis  3 – Madden  O'Connell Center (11,861)
    Gainesville, FL
    02/03/2015
    8:00 PM, SECN    		 South Carolina W 75–55  17–5 (6–3)
    		  18 – Portis  13 – Portis  5 – Madden  Bud Walton Arena (14,846)
    Fayetteville, AR
    02/07/2015
    3:00 PM, SECN    		 Mississippi State W 61–41  18–5 (7–3)
    		  19 – Portis  11 – Portis  4 – Madden  Bud Walton Arena (18,283)
    Fayetteville, AR
    02/10/2015
    8:00 PM, ESPNU    		 No. 24 at Auburn W 101–87  19–5 (8–3)
    		  22 – Portis  8 – Portis  8 – Madden  Auburn Arena (6,526)
    Auburn, AL
    02/14/2015
    8:00 PM, SECN    		 No. 24 at Ole Miss W 71–70  20–5 (9–3)
    		  15 – Qualls  9 – Qualls  6 – Madden  Tad Smith Coliseum (8,719)
    Oxford, MS
    02/18/2015
    8:00 PM, SECN    		 No. 18 Missouri W 84–69  21–5 (10–3)
    		  21 – Qualls  9 – Portis  5 – Beard  Bud Walton Arena (15,740)
    Fayetteville, AR
    02/21/2015
    3:00 PM, FSN    		 No. 18 at Mississippi State W 65–61  22–5 (11–3)
    		  16 – Madden  9 – Portis  2 – Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (6,254)
    Starkville, MS
    02/24/2015
    8:00 PM, ESPN    		 No. 18 Texas A&M W 81–75  23–5 (12–3)
    		  22 – Portis  5 – Tied  5 – Madden  Bud Walton Arena (16,117)
    Fayetteville, AR
    02/28/2015
    3:00 PM, CBS    		 No. 18 at No. 1 Kentucky L 67–84  23–6 (12–4)
    		  17 – Qualls  9 – Qualls  3 – Madden  Rupp Arena (24,416)
    Lexington, KY
    03/05/2015
    6:00 PM, ESPN2    		 No. 18 at South Carolina W 78–74  24–6 (13–4)
    		  24 – Portis  8 – Portis  9 – Madden  Colonial Life Arena (10,065)
    Columbia, SC
    03/07/2015
    1:00 PM, ESPN    		 No. 18 LSU L 78–81  24–7 (13–5)
    		  21 – Portis  15 – Portis  5 – Madden  Bud Walton Arena (18,966)
    Fayetteville, AR
    SEC Tournament
    03/13/2015
    6:00 PM, SECN    		 No. 21 vs. Tennessee
    Quarterfinals    		 W 80–72  25–7
    		  26 – Portis  11 – Portis  5 – Beard  Bridgestone Arena (13,135)
    Nashville, TN
    03/14/2015
    Noon, ESPN    		 No. 21 vs. Georgia
    Semifinals    		 W 60–49  26–7
    		  15 – Qualls  12 – Portis  3 – Babb  Bridgestone Arena (19,232)
    Nashville, TN
    03/15/2015
    Noon, ESPN    		 No. 21 vs. No. 1 Kentucky
    Championship Game    		 L 63–78  26–8
    		  18 – Qualls  4 – Madden  2 – Madden  Bridgestone Arena (20,315)
    Nashville, TN
    NCAA Tournament
    03/19/2015*
    8:50 PM, TNT    		 (5 W) No. 21 vs. (12 W) Wofford
    Second Round    		 W 56–53  27–8
    		  20 – Qualls  13 – Portis  5 – Madden  Veterans Memorial Arena (12,761)
    Jacksonville, FL
    03/21/2015*
    7:40 PM, TNT    		 (5 W) No. 21 vs. (4 W) No. 15 North Carolina
    Third Round    		 L 78–87  27–9
    		  27 – Qualls  14 – Portis  5 – Madden  Veterans Memorial Arena (13,687)
    Jacksonville, FL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Source: 2014–15 Schedule

    Rankings
    See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
    AP RV RV 25 18 RV RV RV RV 23 19 RV RV RV 24 18 18 18 21 21 N/A
    Coaches RV RV RV 21 RV RV RV RV 25 19 RV 25 RV 23 17 16 18 20 20 20
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