2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball season
The 2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November.
| 2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Network, Fox Sports, American Sports Network |
| 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
| Regular season champions | Louisiana Tech |
| Runners-up | UTEP Old Dominion |
| Season MVP | Speedy Smith |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | UAB |
| Runners-up | Middle Tennessee |
| Finals MVP | Robert Brown, UAB |
| 2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WKU | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 17 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss* | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 C-USA Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason
Preseason All-Conference Team
| C-USA Coaches |
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| Pierriá Henry, G Charlotte Raheem Appleby, G Louisiana Tech Alex Hamilton, G Louisiana Tech Speedy Smith, G Louisiana Tech Aaron Bacote, G Old Dominion C.J. Washington, F UAB Vince Hunter, F UTEP Julian Washburn, F/G UTEP George Fant, F WKU T.J. Price, G WKU |
Rankings
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| Pre/ Wk 1 | 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 | ||
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| Charlotte | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIU | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Louisiana Tech | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||
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| Middle Tennessee | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Old Dominion | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||
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| Rice | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Southern Miss | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| WKU | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference schedules
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| Charlotte | FIU | FAU | LaTech | Marshall | MTSU | UNT | ODU | Rice | USM | UAB | UTEP | UTSA | WKU | |
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| vs. Charlotte | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. FIU | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Florida Atlantic | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Louisiana Tech | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Marshall | 2–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Middle Tennessee | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. North Texas | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Old Dominion | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Rice | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Southern Miss | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. UAB | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. UTEP | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. UTSA | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. WKU | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 7–11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Player of the week
- Players of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the C-USA offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
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| November 17, 2014 | Vince Hunter, UTEP | Jeremy Combs, North Texas |
| November 24, 2014 | Mike Thorne Jr., Charlotte | Bishop Mency, Rice |
| December 1, 2014 | Vince Hunter (2), UTEP | Torin Dorn, Charlotte |
| December 8, 2014 | Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech | Justin Massey, Florida Atlantic |
| December 15, 2014 | Alex Hamilton (2), Louisiana Tech | Justin Johnson, WKU |
| T. J. Price, WKU | Edward Simpson Jr., Middle Tennessee | |
| December 22, 2014 | Vince Hunter (3), UTEP | Keyshawn Woods, Charlotte |
| December 29, 2014 | Vince Hunter (4), UTEP | Bishop Mency (2), Rice |
| January 5, 2015 | Chip Armelin, Southern Miss | Xavian Stapleton, Louisiana Tech |
| January 12, 2015 | Raheem Appleby, Louisiana Tech | Torin Dorn (2), Charlotte |
| George Fant, WKU | ||
| January 19, 2015 | Alex Hamilton (3), Louisiana Tech | Chris Cokley, UAB |
| January 26, 2015 | Jeromie Hill, UTSA | Nick Norton, UAB |
| February 2, 2015 | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech | Torin Dorn (3), Charlotte |
| Jeremy Combs (2), North Texas | ||
| February 9, 2015 | Kaj-Björn Sherman, UTSA | Nick Norton (2), UAB |
| February 16, 2015 | Seth Gearhart, Rice | William Lee, UAB |
| Keon Lewis, UTSA | ||
| February 23, 2015 | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee |
| March 2, 2015 | Trey Freeman (2), Old Dominion | William Lee (2), UAB |
| March 9, 2015 | Adrian Diaz, FIU | Keyshawn Woods (2), Charlotte |
Honors and awards
All-Conference USA Awards and Teams
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Player of the Year | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech |
| Coach of the Year | Michael White, Louisiana Tech |
| Freshman of the Year | Torin Dorn, Charlotte |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Julian Washburn, UTEP |
| Newcomer of the Year | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Chris Cokley, UAB |
| All-Conference USA First Team | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech |
| Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | |
| Vince Hunter, UTEP | |
| Jeromie Hill, UTSA | |
| T. J. Price, WKU | |
| All-Conference USA Second Team | Dennis Mavin, FIU |
| Raheem Appleby, Louisiana Tech | |
| Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech | |
| Seth Gearhart, Rice | |
| George Fant, WKU | |
| All-Conference USA Third Team | Pierriá Henry, Charlotte |
| Ryan Taylor, Marshall | |
| Jordan Williams, North Texas | |
| Chip Armelin, Southern Miss | |
| Robert Brown, UAB | |
| All-Freshman Team | Torin Dorn, Charlotte |
| Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee | |
| Jeremy Combs, North Texas | |
| Nick Norton, UAB | |
| William Lee, UAB | |
| All-Defensive Team | Pierriá Henry, Charlotte |
| Adrian Diaz, FIU | |
| Michale Kyser, Louisiana Tech | |
| Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech | |
| Julian Washburn, UTEP | |
| All-Academic Team | Kris Gulley, FIU |
| Austin Loop, Marshall | |
| Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | |
| Seth Gearhart, Rice | |
| Marcus Jackson, Rice | |
| Jeromie Hill, UTSA |
Postseason
Conference USA Tournament
- March 11–14, Conference USA Basketball Tournament, Legacy Arena, Birmingham
| First Round Wednesday, March 11 ASN |
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 ASN |
Semifinals Friday, March 13 CBSSN |
Championship Game Saturday, March 14 FS1 |
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| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Rice | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | North Texas | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Rice | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UAB | 72* | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UAB | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | WKU | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | WKU | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Marshall | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UAB | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UTEP | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | FIU | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UTSA | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | FIU | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UTEP | 50 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Old Dominion | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Charlotte | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
NCAA tournament
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | South | UAB | W, 60–59 vs. #3 Iowa State – (Louisville) | L, 75–92 vs. #11 UCLA – (Louisville) | |||||
| W–L (%): | 0–0 – | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 –Total: 1–1 .500 |
National Invitation Tournament
| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | W, 65–56 vs. #8 Charleston Southern | W, 50–49 vs. #4 Illinois State | W, 72–69 vs. #3 Murray State | W, 60–67 vs. #2 Stanford – (New York City) | |
| 3 | Temple | Louisiana Tech | W, 89–79 vs. #6 Central Michigan | W, 84–72 vs. #2 Texas A&M | L, 59–77 vs. #1 Temple | ||
| 6 | Old Dominion | UTEP | L, 66–81 vs. #3 Murray State | ||||
| W–L (%): | 2–1 .667 | 2–0 1.000 | 1–1 .500 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – Total: 5–3 .625 |
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
| School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee | L, 56–68 vs. Kent State | ||||
| W–L (%): | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – Total: 0–1 .000 |
References
- "LA Tech Men's Basketball Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite by Coaches". www.conferenceusa.com. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
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