2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP #1	Kentucky Wildcats
Regular season	November 14, 2014 – March 15, 2015
NCAA Tournament	2015
Tournament dates	March 17 – April 6, 2015
National Championship	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Champions	Duke
Other champions	Stanford (NIT), Loyola-Chicago (CBI), Evansville (CIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
NCAA Division I basketball seasons «2013–14  2015–16»

The 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November with the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the Final Four in Indianapolis April 4–6. Practices officially began on October 3.

Season headlines

• May 14 – The NCAA announces its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2014–15 school year. A total of 36 programs in 11 sports are declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark, including the following eight Division I men's basketball teams:^[1]
  • Alabama State
  • Appalachian State
  • Central Arkansas
  • Florida A&M
  • Houston Baptist
  • Lamar
  • Milwaukee
  • San Jose State
  • In addition to the above teams, the entire athletic program at Southern University, including the men's basketball team, is ineligible for postseason play due to failure to supply usable academic data to the NCAA.
• May 16 – The ACC and the SEC will use a 30-second shot clock during exhibition games on an experimental basis for the upcoming season.^[2][3]
• June 10 – Georgetown and Syracuse announce that their men's basketball rivalry, on hold since 2013 due to the Big East realignment, will resume in 2015–16. The initial contract will run for four seasons.^[4]
• November 3 – The AP preseason All-American team is named. North Carolina junior guard Marcus Paige is the leading vote-getter with 57 of 65 possible votes. Joining him on the team were Louisville junior forward Montrezl Harrell (56 votes), Wisconsin senior center Frank Kaminsky, Wichita State junior guard Fred VanVleet and Duke freshman center Jahlil Okafor. Okafor was also the preseason Player of the Year.^[5]
• November 13 – The NCAA announced five future Final Four sites which include Glendale, AZ (2017), San Antonio (2018), Minneapolis (2019), Atlanta (2020), and Indianapolis (2021).^[6]
• December 6 – NJIT, the lone Independent in Division 1 basketball, upsets 17th-ranked Michigan.^[7]
• January 2 – Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin was placed in an advisory role to the team for the remainder of the season while dealing with a non-life-threatening vascular condition known as arterial dissection.^[8]
• February 3 – Turner Sports and CBS Sports announced that Bill Raftery and Grant Hill will replace Greg Anthony to call the 2015 NCAA tournament with the team of Jim Nantz and reporter Tracy Wolfson.^[9]
• February 4 – Syracuse announces that it has self-imposed a postseason ban in response to an ongoing NCAA investigation into infractions that occurred over much of the early 21st century.^[10]
• February 7 – Former North Carolina coach Dean Smith dies at his home in Chapel Hill at the age of 83.^[11]
• February 11 – Former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian died at the age of 84.^[12]
• March 6 – The NCAA announced the results of its investigation of the Syracuse men's basketball and football programs, levying the following penalties on the basketball program:^[13][14]
  • A total of 108 wins in the 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11, and 2011–12 seasons were ordered vacated. This was the most wins ever taken away from a Division I men's program, and dropped Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim from second on the all-time Division I wins list to sixth.
  • Boeheim was initially suspended for the first nine games of the 2015–16 ACC season, which was later modified to the first 9 games immediately following the ruling of the NCAA Board of Appeals, beginning with the renewed rivalry game against The Georgetown University Hoyas ^[15]
  • The program initially lost three scholarships for each of the following four seasons (through 2018–19), later reduced to two per season following an appeal by the University to the NCAA.^[16]
  • Recruiting was restricted for two seasons, and the program was placed on probation for five years.
• March 18 – In the wake of the Syracuse sanctions, Boeheim announces that he will retire at the end of the 2017–18 season, with top assistant Mike Hopkins his planned successor. Syracuse athletic director Daryl Gross announces his resignation, effective immediately.^[17]

Milestones and records

• January 25 – Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski became the first Division I men's coach with 1,000 career wins, following the Blue Devils' 77–68 win over St. John's at Madison Square Garden.^[18]
• February 7 – Kyle Collinsworth of BYU set a new single-season Division I record for triple-doubles. His 23 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Cougars' 87–68 win at Loyola Marymount gave him five triple-doubles for the season, breaking a tie with four other players.^[19]
• February 25 – William & Mary guard Marcus Thornton surpassed Chet Giermak's school scoring record of 2,052.^[20] The mark had stood since 1950; the 65-year-old record had been the longest-standing school career scoring record in all of NCAA Division I basketball at the time it was broken.^[20]
• March 2 – Virginia became the first team not from Tobacco Road to win back-to-back outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular season championships.
• March 5 – Delaware State center Kendall Gray recorded 33 points and 30 rebounds against Coppin State, becoming the first NCAA Division I player to grab 30 rebounds in a game since December 14, 2005, and only the seventh overall in the past 40 seasons.^[21][22]
• March 9 – Collinsworth's 13 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists in BYU's 84–70 win over Portland in the West Coast Conference tournament semifinals gave him six triple-doubles for both this season and his career, tying him with Michael Anderson of Drexel and Shaquille O'Neal of LSU for the Division I career record.^[23]
• The following players surpassed 2,000 points in their career: BYU guard Tyler Haws,^[24] Auburn guard Antoine Mason,^[25] Stanford guard Chasson Randle,^[26] St. John's guard D'Angelo Harrison,^[27] Oregon guard Joseph Young,^[28] San Diego guard Johnny Dee,^[29] William & Mary guard Marcus Thornton,^[30] Marist forward Chauvaughn Lewis,^[31] Green Bay guard Keifer Sykes,^[32] Penn State guard D. J. Newbill^[33] and Providence forward LaDontae Henton.^[34]

Conference membership changes

The 2014–15 season saw the final wave of membership changes resulting from a major realignment of NCAA Division I conferences. The cycle began in 2010 with the Big Ten and the then-Pac-10 publicly announcing their intentions to expand. The fallout from these conferences' moves later affected a majority of D-I conferences.

School	Former conference	New conference
Appalachian State Mountaineers	Southern	Sun Belt
Davidson Wildcats	Southern	Atlantic 10
East Carolina Pirates	C-USA	The American
East Tennessee State Buccaneers	Atlantic Sun	Southern
Elon Phoenix	Southern	CAA
Georgia Southern Eagles	Southern	Sun Belt
Idaho Vandals	WAC	Big Sky
Louisville Cardinals	The American	ACC
Maryland Terrapins	ACC	Big Ten
Mercer Bears	Atlantic Sun	Southern
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles	Southland	The Summit
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	The American	Big Ten
Tulane Green Wave	C-USA	The American
Tulsa Golden Hurricane	C-USA	The American
VMI Keydets	Big South	Southern
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	Sun Belt	C-USA

This was also the final season for Texas–Pan American (UTPA) under that name. At the start of the 2015–16 school year, UTPA merged with the University of Texas at Brownsville to form the new University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). UTPA's athletic program and WAC membership were inherited by UTRGV.

It was also the final season for Northern Kentucky in the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun) and the final season for NJIT as an independent. On May 11, 2015, it was announced that Northern Kentucky would join the Horizon League effective July 1.^[35] The A-Sun soon filled the place left by Northern Kentucky, announcing on June 12 that NJIT would become a member effective on July 1.^[36]

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Kentucky (52) 2 Arizona (5) 3 Wisconsin (8) 4 Duke 5 Kansas 6 North Carolina 7 Florida 8 Louisville 9 Virginia 10 Texas 11 Wichita State 12 Villanova 13 Gonzaga 14 Iowa State 15 VCU 16 San Diego State 17 Connecticut 18 Michigan State 19 Oklahoma 20 Ohio State 21 Nebraska 22 SMU 23 Syracuse 24 Michigan 25 Utahт Harvardт

USA Today Coaches[37] Ranking Team 1 Kentucky (24) 2 Arizona (3) 3 Duke (2) 4 Wisconsin (3) 5 Kansas 6 North Carolina 7 Florida 8 Virginia 9 Louisville 10 Texas 11 Wichita State 12 Villanova 13 Gonzaga 14 Iowa State 15 Connecticut 16 VCU 17 San Diego State 18 Michigan State 19 Oklahoma 20 Ohio State 21 Nebraska 22 SMU 23 Michigan 24 Syracuse 25 Iowa

Regular season

Early-season tournaments

Name	Dates	Location	No. teams	Champion
NIT Season Tip-Off	November 26–28	Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)	4	Gonzaga
2K Sports Classic	November 20–21	Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)	4*	Texas
Puerto Rico Tip-Off	November 20–21, 23	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (San Juan, PR)	8	West Virginia
Charleston Classic	November 20–21, 23	TD Arena (Charleston, SC)	8	Miami (FL)
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	November 21–22	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4*	Duke
Paradise Jam Tournament	November 21–24	Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, VI)	8	Seton Hall
Hall of Fame Tip Off	November 22–23	Mohegan Sun (Uncasville, CT)	4	Providence (Naismith) Northeastern (Springfield)
MGM Grand Main Event	November 24, 26	MGM Grand Garden Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	4*	Oklahoma State
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	November 28–29	American Bank Center (Corpus Christi, TX)	4*	TCU
CBE Hall of Fame Classic	November 24–25	Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)	4*	Maryland
Legends Classic	November 24–25	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4*	Villanova
Gulf Coast Showcase	November 24–26	Germain Arena (Estero, FL)	8	Green Bay
Maui Invitational Tournament	November 24–26	Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina, HI)	8*	Arizona
Cancún Challenge	November 25–26	Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancún, MX)	8	Northern Iowa (Riviera Division) North Florida (Mayan Division)
Great Alaska Shootout	November 26–29	Sullivan Arena (Anchorage, AK)	8	Colorado State
Battle 4 Atlantis	November 26–28	Imperial Arena (Nassau, BAH)	8	Wisconsin
Old Spice Classic	November 27–28, 30	HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL)	8	Kansas
Wooden Legacy	November 27–28, 30	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, CA)	8	Washington
Las Vegas Invitational	November 27–28	Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	4*	Illinois
Emerald Coast Classic	November 28–29	Emerald Coast Classic Arena (Niceville, FL)	4*	Ole Miss
Barclays Center Classic	November 28–29	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4*	Virginia
Las Vegas Classic	December 22–23	Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	4*	Loyola–Chicago
Diamond Head Classic	December 22–23, 25	Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI)	8	George Washington

*Although these tournaments include more teams, only the number listed play for the championship.

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty-one athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Ivy League does not have a conference tournament, instead giving their automatic invitation to their regular season champion.

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Albany	Jameel Warney, Stony Brook[38]	Will Brown, Albany[38]	2015 America East Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	Albany
American Athletic Conference	SMU	Nic Moore, SMU[39]	Fran Dunphy, Temple[39]	2015 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	XL Center (Hartford, CT)	SMU
Atlantic 10 Conference	Davidson	Tyler Kalinoski, Davidson[40]	Bob McKillop, Davidson[40]	2015 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	VCU
Atlantic Coast Conference	Virginia	Jahlil Okafor, Duke[41][42]	Tony Bennett, Virginia[41][43]	2015 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC)	Notre Dame
Atlantic Sun Conference	North Florida	Ty Greene, USC Upstate[44]	Matthew Driscoll, North Florida[44]	2015 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	North Florida
Big 12 Conference	Kansas	Buddy Hield, Oklahoma[45]	Bob Huggins, West Virginia[45]	2015 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament	Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)	Iowa State
Big East Conference	Villanova	Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova & Kris Dunn, Providence[46]	Jay Wright, Villanova[46]	2015 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)	Villanova
Big Sky Conference	Eastern Washington & Montana	Mikh McKinney, Sacramento State[47]	Jim Hayford, Eastern Washington Brian Katz, Sacramento State[48]	2015 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	At regular-season champion[c 1]	Eastern Washington
Big South Conference	Charleston Southern & High Point	Saah Nimley, Charleston Southern[49]	Barclay Radebaugh, Charleston Southern[49]	2015 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	HTC Center (Conway, SC)	Coastal Carolina
Big Ten Conference	Wisconsin	Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin[50]	Bo Ryan, Wisconsin (coaches) Mark Turgeon, Maryland (media)[50]	2015 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	United Center (Chicago, IL)	Wisconsin
Big West Conference	UC Davis	Corey Hawkins, UC Davis[51]	Jim Les, UC Davis[51]	2015 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Honda Center (Anaheim, CA)	UC Irvine
Colonial Athletic Association	James Madison, Northeastern, UNC Wilmington & William & Mary	Marcus Thornton, William & Mary[52]	Kevin Keatts, UNC Wilmington[52]	2015 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament	Royal Farms Arena (Baltimore, MD)	Northeastern
Conference USA	Louisiana Tech	Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech[53]	Michael White, Louisiana Tech[53]	2015 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, AL)	UAB
Horizon League	Valparaiso	Keifer Sykes, Green Bay[54]	Bryce Drew, Valparaiso[54]	2015 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament	First round at campus sites Quarterfinals and semifinals at top seed[c 2] Final at top remaining seed[c 3]	Valparaiso
Ivy League	Harvard	Justin Sears, Yale[55]	James Jones, Yale[55]	No tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Iona	David Laury, Iona[56]	Kevin Baggett, Rider[57]	2015 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Times Union Center (Albany, NY)	Manhattan
Mid-American Conference	Central Michigan (West) Buffalo & Kent State (East)	Justin Moss, Buffalo[58]	Keno Davis, Central Michigan[58]	2015 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	First round at campus sites Remainder at Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH)	Buffalo
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	North Carolina Central	Kendall Gray, Delaware State[59]	Bobby Collins, Maryland Eastern Shore[59]	2015 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)	Hampton
Missouri Valley Conference	Wichita State	Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa[60]	Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa[61]	2015 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO)	Northern Iowa
Mountain West Conference	Boise State & San Diego State	Derrick Marks, Boise State[62]	Leon Rice, Boise State[62]	2015 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, NV)	Wyoming
Northeast Conference	St. Francis Brooklyn	Jalen Cannon, St. Francis Brooklyn[63]	Glenn Braica, St. Francis Brooklyn[63]	2015 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	Robert Morris
Ohio Valley Conference	Murray State (West) Belmont & Eastern Kentucky (East)	Cameron Payne, Murray State[64]	Steve Prohm, Murray State[64]	2015 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, TN)	Belmont
Pac-12 Conference	Arizona	Joseph Young, Oregon[65]	Dana Altman, Oregon[65]	2015 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	MGM Grand Garden Arena (Paradise, NV)	Arizona
Patriot League	Bucknell	Tim Kempton Jr., Lehigh[66]	Dave Paulsen, Bucknell[66]	2015 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	Lafayette
Southeastern Conference	Kentucky	Bobby Portis, Arkansas[67][68]	John Calipari, Kentucky[67][68]	2015 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament	Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)	Kentucky
Southern Conference	Wofford	Karl Cochran, Wofford[69]	Mike Young, Wofford[69]	2015 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	U.S. Cellular Center (Asheville, NC)	Wofford
Southland Conference	Stephen F. Austin	Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin[70]	Brad Underwood, Stephen F. Austin[70]	2015 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, TX)	Stephen F. Austin
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Texas Southern	Madarious Gibbs, Texas Southern[71]	Mike Davis, Texas Southern[71]	2015 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Toyota Center (Houston, TX)	Texas Southern
The Summit League	North Dakota State & South Dakota State	Lawrence Alexander, North Dakota State[72]	David Richman, North Dakota State[72]	2015 The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (Sioux Falls, SD)	North Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference	Georgia State	R. J. Hunter, Georgia State[73]	Keith Richard, Louisiana–Monroe[73]	2015 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, LA)	Georgia State
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga[74]	Mark Few, Gonzaga[74]	2015 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)	Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference	New Mexico State	Martez Harrison, UMKC[75]	Marvin Menzies, New Mexico State[75]	2015 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)	New Mexico State

1. Montana won a tiebreaker with Eastern Washington for the top seed in the conference tournament and hosting rights. The tournament was thus held at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana.
2. As Valparaiso won the regular-season league title outright, it hosted the semifinals and finals at the Athletics–Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Indiana.
3. Since Valparaiso won its conference tournament semifinal, it also hosted the final at the same venue.

Statistical leaders

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Tyler Harvey	Eastern Washington	23.1		Alan Williams	UC Santa Barbara	11.8		Jalan West	Northwestern State	7.7		Corey Walden	Eastern Kentucky	3.09
Zeek Woodley	Northwestern State	22.2		Kendall Gray	Delaware State	11.8		Kahlil Felder	Oakland	7.6		Gary Payton II	Oregon State	3.06
Tyler Haws	BYU	22.2		Jameel Warney	Stony Brook	11.7		Kris Dunn	Providence	7.5		Roderick Bobbitt	Hawaiʻi	2.86
Damion Lee	Drexel	21.4		Rico Gathers	Baylor	11.6		Tyler Strange	Gardner–Webb	7.4		Kevin Hardy	McNeese State	2.74
Saah Nimley	Charleston Southern	21.4		Shevon Thompson	George Mason	11.3		Speedy Smith	Louisiana Tech	7.4		Kris Dunn	Providence	2.73

Blocked shots per game				Field goal percentage				Three-point field goal percentage				Free throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Jordan Mickey	LSU	3.65		Evan Bradds	Belmont	68.8		Corey Hawkins	UC Davis	48.8		Riley Grabau	Wyoming	93.9
Amida Brimah	Connecticut	3.46		Jahlil Okafor	Duke	66.4		Quincy Taylor	Longwood	48.0		Joseph Young	Oregon	92.5
Austin Nichols	Memphis	3.44		Jordan Parks	North Carolina Central	66.0		Alex Anderson	UT Martin	48.0		Andrew Rowsey	UNC Asheville	92.1
Justin Tuoyo	Chattanooga	3.25		Rashid Gaston	Norfolk State	62.0		John Simons	Central Michigan	45.5		Johnny Dee	San Diego	91.9
Chris Obekpa	St. John's	3.13		Zach Auguste	Notre Dame	61.9		Daniel Dixon	William & Mary	45.1		Four McGlynn	Towson	91/7

Postseason tournaments

NCAA Tournament

Final Four - Lucas Oil Stadium

	National Semifinals April 4					National Championship Game April 6
	MW1	Kentucky	64
	W1	Wisconsin	71
						W1	Wisconsin	63
						S1	Duke	68
	E7	Michigan State	61
	S1	Duke	81

Tournament upsets

For this list, a "major upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Region	Round
March 19	UAB (14)	60–59	Iowa State (3)	South	Round of 64
March 19	Georgia State (14)	57–56	Baylor (3)	West	Round of 64
March 21	NC State (8)	81–78	Villanova (1)	East	Round of 32

National Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA Tournament field is announced, the NCAA invited 32 teams to participate in the National Invitation Tournament. The tournament began on March 17, 2015 with all games prior to the semifinals played on campus sites. The semifinals and final were held on March 31 and April 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

	Semifinals March 31					Championship game April 2
	1	Temple	57
	2	Miami (FL)	60
						2	Miami (FL)	64
						2	Stanford	66^OT
	2	Stanford	67
	1	Old Dominion	60

College Basketball Invitational

The sixth College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament began on March 17, 2015 and ended with Loyola-Chicago's two-game sweep of Louisiana-Monroe. This tournament featured 16 teams who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT.

	Semifinals March 25					Championship Series March 31, April 1 (best of three)
	Loyola-Chicago		63
	Seattle		48
						Loyola-Chicago		65	63	–
						Louisiana–Monroe		58	62	–
	Louisiana–Monroe		71
	Vermont		65

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

The fifth CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament began on March 16 and ended with that championship game on April 2. The Evansville Purple Aces won their first postseason tournament, defeating Northern Arizona in the final. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT. 32 teams participated in this tournament.

	Semifinals March 31					Championship April 2
	NJIT		61
	Northern Arizona		68
						Northern Arizona		65
						Evansville		71
	Tennessee–Martin		66
	Evansville		79

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

The following players are recognized as the 2015 Consensus All-Americans:

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Willie Cauley-Stein	PF	Junior	Kentucky
Jerian Grant	PG/SG	Senior	Notre Dame
Frank Kaminsky	C/PF	Senior	Wisconsin
Jahlil Okafor	C	Freshman	Duke
D'Angelo Russell	PG/SG	Freshman	Ohio State

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Malcolm Brogdon	SG	Junior	Virginia
Bobby Portis	PF	Sophomore	Arkansas
Karl-Anthony Towns	C	Freshman	Kentucky
Seth Tuttle	PF	Senior	Northern Iowa
Kyle Wiltjer	PF	Junior	Gonzaga
Delon Wright	SG/PG	Senior	Utah

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
• Naismith Award: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin^[76]
• NABC Player of the Year: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin^[77]
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin^[76]
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin^[78]

Major freshman of the year awards

• Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA): Jahlil Okafor, Duke

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Tony Bennett, Virginia^[79]
• NABC Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky^[80]
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky^[81]

Other major awards

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Delon Wright, Utah^[82]
• Jerry West Award (Best shooting guard): D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State^[83]
• Julius Erving Award (Best small forward): Stanley Johnson, Arizona
• Karl Malone Award (Best power forward): Montrezl Harrell, Louisville^[84]
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Best center): Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin^[85]
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Jahlil Okafor, Duke
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky^[86]
• Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Alex Barlow, Butler
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Darrun Hilliard, Villanova
• Haggerty Award (Top player in NYC metro area): Sir'Dominic Pointer, St. John's
• Ben Jobe Award (Top minority coach): Bobby Collins, Maryland Eastern Shore
• Hugh Durham Award (Top mid-major coach): Brian Katz, Sacramento State
• Jim Phelan Award (Top head coach): Bob Huggins, West Virginia
• Lefty Driesell Award (Top defensive player): Darion Atkins, Virginia
• Lou Henson Award (Top mid-major player): Ty Greene, USC Upstate
• Lute Olson Award (Top non-freshman or transfer player): Cameron Payne, Murray State
• Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Coach with moral character): Keno Davis, Central Michigan
• Academic All-American of the Year (Top scholar-athlete): Matt Townsend, Yale^[87]
• Elite 89 Award (Top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Colby Wollenman, Michigan State

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Alabama	Anthony Grant	John Brannen	Avery Johnson	After an 18–14 season, Grant, who led the Crimson Tide to just one NCAA Tournament appearance in six seasons, was fired.[88]
Alcorn State	Luther Riley		Montez Robinson	With Riley's teams posting a record of 38-91 over four seasons, include winning just six games the past year, the university decided not to renew his contract. The former coach took a brief leave of absence of January to deal with personal matters. Under Riley's watch, the Braves never finished higher than fifth in the SWAC.
Arizona State	Herb Sendek		Bobby Hurley	Sendek was fired on March 24 after nine seasons. He had signed a three-year contract extension before this season, but went 18–16 and 9–9 in Pac-12 play.[89][90]
Arkansas-Little Rock	Steve Shields		Chris Beard	On March 18, 2015, Shields was let go by the Arkansas–Little Rock administration after 12 seasons. He left as the winningest coach in the Trojans' history with a career record of 192-178. However, despite winning five regular-season Sun Belt titles, Shield's team only won one tournament championship.
Bowling Green	Chris Jans		Michael Huger	Jans was fired on April 2 despite a 21–12 record in his first season in charge. Media reports indicated that the firing was due to alleged inappropriate behavior at a Bowling Green, Ohio bar after the Falcons' final game of the season.[91]
Bradley	Geno Ford		Brian Wardle	Ford was fired after posting a 46–86 record in four seasons at Bradley.[92]
Bucknell	Dave Paulsen		Nathan Davis	Paulsen left to take the George Mason job.[93]
Buffalo	Bobby Hurley		Nate Oats	Hurley left to take the Arizona State job.[94] Assistant coach Nate Oats was promoted to head coach on April 11.[95]
Charlotte	Alan Major	Ryan Odom	Mark Price	After Major took a medical on January 6 to deal with chronic health issues, Odom was relieved of his coaching duties on March 16 when Major and the university mutually agreed to part ways, and his staff was not retained.
Chattanooga	Will Wade		Matt McCall	Wade, who was the first assistant Shaka Smart hired upon taking over the VCU program in 2009, returned to VCU after Smart's departure for Texas.[96]
The Citadel	Chuck Driesell		Duggar Baucom	Driesell's contract was not renewed following the season.[97]
DePaul	Oliver Purnell		Dave Leitao	Purnell resigned after posting an overall record of 54–105 (15-75 in Big East play) in five seasons.[98] The Blue Demons brought back Dave Leitao, who had been head coach from 2002 to 2005, a stint that included the team's last NCAA tournament appearance (2004).[99]
Eastern Kentucky	Jeff Neubauer		Dan McHale
East Tennessee State	Murry Bartow		Steve Forbes	After 12 years, an overall record of 224-169 (with a record of 16-14, 8-10 in SoCon play in the 2014-15 season), and three NCAA appearances at East Tennessee State, Bartow was fired due a five-season tournament drought with declining team performance, increasing fan apathy after the 2014-15 season, and the decision to head a new way with the program.[100]
Florida	Billy Donovan		Michael White	Donovan left on April 30 to fill the head coaching vacancy at the Oklahoma City Thunder. In Donovan's 19 seasons at Florida, the Gators had an overall record of 467–186, 14 NCAA tournament appearances, and national championships in 2006 and 2007.[101]
Fordham	Tom Pecora		Jeff Neubauer	Fordham hired Eastern Kentucky coach Jeff Neubauer to fill their vacant spot.[102]
George Mason	Paul Hewitt		Dave Paulsen	Hewitt, formerly head coach of Georgia Tech from 2000–2011, was fired after posting a 66–67 record in four seasons with George Mason.[103]
Green Bay	Brian Wardle		Linc Darner	Wardle left Green Bay after five seasons to accept the head coaching job with Bradley on March 27.[104]
Hawaii	Benjy Taylor		Eran Ganot
Holy Cross	Milan Brown		Bill Carmody	Brown was relieved of his duties following the Crusaders' season ending loss to Bucknell in the Patriot League Tournament on March 5. Brown had a 56–67 record over five seasons, with just one postseason appearance.[105]
Iowa State	Fred Hoiberg		Steve Prohm	Hoiberg, long rumored as an NBA coaching prospect, left for the head coaching vacancy with the Chicago Bulls.[106]
Kennesaw State	Jimmy Lallathin		Al Skinner	Lallathin was fired on March 23 after only one season as the full-time head coach. He had received the job on an interim basis in January 2014 when previous head coach Lewis Preston took a leave of absence, and was given the full-time job after Preston was dismissed at the end of that season, but went 10–22 in his first full season in charge.[107]
Liberty	Dale Layer		Ritchie McKay	Layer had led the Flames to the Big South Conference championship in 2013, but had only one winning season in five years. He was fired following Liberty's loss to UNC Asheville in the Big South Tournament.[108]
Louisiana Tech	Michael White		Eric Konkol	White left for the Florida job. He was replaced by Miami assistant Konkol.[109]
Mississippi State	Rick Ray		Ben Howland	Ray was fired on March 21, 2015 after going 37–60 in three seasons, ending with a 13–19 overall record and 6–12 in SEC play this season.[110] The Bulldogs hired TV analyst Howland, a veteran coach best known for leading UCLA to three straight Final Fours from 2006 to 2008.[111]
Murray State	Steve Prohm		Matt McMahon	Prohm left for the Iowa State job.[112]
Nevada	David Carter		Eric Musselman	Carter was fired on March 11, 2015 after going 9–22 overall and 5–13 in Mountain West play this season, and failing to make the NCAA tournament in his six seasons at head coach.[113][114]
Northern Kentucky	Dave Bezold		John Brannen	Bezold was fired on March 17 after 11 seasons. Although he went 194–133 overall, he was 33–54 in the first three years of NKU's four-year transition from Division II to Division I.[115]
Penn	Jerome Allen		Steve Donahue	On March 8, Allen announced his resignation to follow the Quakers' last game on March 10.[116]
St. John's	Steve Lavin		Chris Mullin	Lavin and St. John's mutually agreed to part ways on March 28.[117] The Red Storm hired arguably their greatest player ever, Hall of Famer Mullin, who since retiring as a player has been in the front offices of the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings.[118]
San Diego	Bill Grier		Lamont Smith	Grier was fired on March 16 after eight seasons. He was unable to duplicate the success of his first season in 2007–08, when he led the Toreros to the first NCAA tournament win by either of San Diego's Division I programs. The Toreros only made one postseason appearance after that (last season's CIT), and finished 15–16 this season and 8–10 in the West Coast Conference.[119]
SIU Edwardsville	Lennox Forrester		Jon Harris	Forrester, who oversaw the Cougars' transition from Division II to Division I, was fired after eight seasons and an 82–146 overall record.[120]
Southeast Missouri State	Dickey Nutt		Rick Ray	Nutt was fired on March 23 after six seasons. He was coming off back-to-back winning records, but the Redhawks went 13–17 this season, leaving him at 90–108 overall at SEMO.[121]
Tennessee	Donnie Tyndall		Rick Barnes	Tyndall was fired on March 28 after the school was briefed by the NCAA on accusations it was about to level against him stemming from his actions at his previous coaching stop at Southern Miss.[122] The Volunteers hired Rick Barnes fresh off his firing from Texas.[123]
Texas	Rick Barnes		Shaka Smart	Barnes was notified on March 28 that he had been fired. Despite a 402–180 record in 17 seasons at Texas, this season's Longhorns, widely touted as a Big 12 contender and ranked in the preseason top 10, finished 20–14 overall and 8–10 in the Big 12, ending in defeat in their NCAA tournament opener.-[124]
UIC	Howard Moore		Steve McClain	Moore was fired after four seasons in which the Flames went 33–62 overall and 12–40 in the Horizon League.[125]
Utah State	Stew Morrill		Tim Duryea[126]	Morrill, head coach for the Aggies since 1998, announced his retirement effective at the end of the season.[127]
Utah Valley	Dick Hunsaker		Mark Pope	Hunsaker announced he would step down from his position effective June 30, 2015.[128] The Wolverines, based in Orem, Utah, went next door to Provo for their new coach, hiring BYU assistant Pope.[129]
VCU	Shaka Smart		Will Wade	Smart left for the Texas job.[130]
VMI	Duggar Baucom		Dan Earl	Baucom left for the Southern Conference's other military school, The Citadel.[131]

See also

• 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

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