2014–15 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2014–15 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Big 12 Conference
2014–15 record 18–14 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach Travis Ford (7th year)
Assistant coach James Dickey
Assistant coach Butch Pierre
Assistant coach Chris Ferguson
Home arena Gallagher-Iba Arena
2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#10 Kansas 13 5   .722     27 9   .750
#9 Iowa State 12 6   .667     25 9   .735
#13 Oklahoma 12 6   .667     24 11   .686
#16 Baylor 11 7   .611     24 10   .706
#20 West Virginia 11 7   .611     25 10   .714
Oklahoma State 8 10   .444     18 14   .563
Texas 8 10   .444     20 14   .588
Kansas State 8 10   .444     15 17   .469
TCU 4 14   .222     18 15   .545
Texas Tech 3 15   .167     13 19   .406
2015 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's seventh season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to Oklahoma. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in second round to Oregon.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marcus Smart 33 G 6'4" 225 Sophomore Flower Mound, TX Drafted by Boston Celtics
Markel Brown 22 G 6'3" 184 Senior Alexandria, LA Graduated; Drafted by Brooklyn Nets
Stevie Clark 5 G 5'11" 175 Freshman Oklahoma City Dismissed from team
Kamari Murphy 21 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Brooklyn Transferred to Miami (FL)
Gary Gaskins 34 G 6'10" 200 Junior Beaufort, SC Transferred to Arkansas Tech

Recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joe Burton
SF
Humble, Texas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 21, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tyree Griffin
PG
New Orleans, Louisiana 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Mar 21, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Jeff Newberry
PG
Hobbs, New Mexico 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 22, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Mitchell Solomon
PF
Bixby, Oklahoma 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 12, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tavarius Shine
SF
Irving, Texas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 2, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
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:

Roster

Source[1]

2014–15 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Stuen, FordFord Stuen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Henderson County
IMG Academy (Fla.)
Henderson, KY
G 1 Griffin, TyreeTyree Griffin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr O. Perry Walker New Orleans, LA
G/F 2 Nash, Le'BryanLe'Bryan Nash 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Lincoln Dallas, TX
G/F 4 Burton, JoeJoe Burton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Atascocita Houston, TX
F 5 Shine, TavariusTavarius Shine 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr MacArthur
FUMA
Irving, TX
G 12 Hickey, AnthonyAnthony Hickey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Christian County
LSU
Hopkinsville, KY
G 13 Forte, PhilPhil Forte 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Marcus Flower Mound, TX
F/C 14 Souček, MarekMarek Souček 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Canarias Academy Brno, Czech Republic
G/F 15 Sager, ChristienChristien Sager 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Rider Wichita Falls, TX
F 20 Cobbins, MichaelMichael Cobbins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Palo Duro Amarillo, TX
G 22 Newberry, JeffJeff Newberry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Westlake
NMJC
Atlanta, GA
G/F 23 Hammonds, LeytonLeyton Hammonds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Richland North Richland Hills, TX
G 24 Budke, AlexAlex Budke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Stillwater Stillwater, OK
G/F 30 Carroll, JeffreyJeffrey Carroll 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Rowlett Rowlett, TX
C 32 Allen, AnthonyAnthony Allen 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Bassick
Lamar State Port Arthur
Kingston, Jamaica
C 41 Solomon, MitchellMitchell Solomon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Bixby Bixby, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/08/2014*
2:00 pm
Missouri Western W 74–35 
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,279)
Stillwater, OK
Non-conference regular season

11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 83–55  1–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,125)
Stillwater, OK

11/16/2014*
2:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 74–52  2–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,407)
Stillwater, OK

11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Northwestern Oklahoma State W 91–45  3–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,518)
Stillwater, OK

11/21/2014*
7:00 pm
Milwaukee
MGM Grand Main Event
W 82–68  4–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,909)
Stillwater, OK

11/24/2014*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Oregon State
MGM Grand Main Event semifinal
W 66–53  5–0
MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,507)
Las Vegas, NV

11/26/2014*
10:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Tulsa
MGM Grand Main Event final
W 73–58  6–0
MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,712)
Las Vegas, NV

12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
North Texas W 87–61  7–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,086)
Stillwater, OK

12/06/2014*
11:00 am, ESPNU
at South Carolina
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 49–75  7–1
Colonial Life Arena (12,007)
Columbia, SC

12/13/2014*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at Memphis W 73–55  8–1
FedEx Forum (14,501)
Memphis, TN

12/16/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Middle Tennessee W 68–48  9–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,217)
Stillwater, OK

12/21/2014*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
#17 Maryland L 64–73  9–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,104)
Stillwater, OK

12/30/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Missouri W 74–72 OT 10–2
Sprint Center (11,376)
Kansas City, MO
Conference regular season

01/03/2015
11:00 am, ESPNU
Kansas State W 61–47  11–2
(1–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,185)
Stillwater, OK

01/06/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at #17 Iowa State L 61–63  11–3
(1–1)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA

01/10/2015
4:00 pm, ESPNU
#10 Texas W 69–58  12–3
(2–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,592)
Stillwater, OK

01/13/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
#24 at #9 Kansas L 57–67  12–4
(2–2)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS

01/17/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
#24 at #18 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series
L 65–82  12–5
(2–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (12,730)
Norman, OK

01/21/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Texas Tech W 63–43  13–5
(3–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,090)
Stillwater, OK

01/24/2015
11:00 am, ESPN2
at Kansas State L 53–63  13–6
(3–4)
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS

01/27/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNews
#20 Baylor W 64–53  14–6
(4–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,364)
Stillwater, OK

01/31/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2
#24 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series
L 56–64  14–7
(4–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, OK

02/04/2015
7:00 pm, LHN
at #25 Texas W 65–63 OT 15–7
(5–5)
Frank Erwin Center (11,954)
Austin, TX

02/07/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN
#8 Kansas W 67–62  16–7
(6–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,399)
Stillwater, OK

02/09/2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU
#21 at #16 Baylor W 74–65  17–7
(7–5)
Ferrell Center (6,720)
Waco, TX

02/14/2015
5:00 pm, ESPNU
#21 at TCU L 55–70  17–8
(7–6)
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,266)
Fort Worth, TX

02/18/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
#22 #14 Iowa State L 65–70  17–9
(7–7)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,612)
Stillwater, OK

02/21/2015
1:00 pm, ESPNews
#22 #23 West Virginia L 63–73  17–10
(7–8)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,610)
Stillwater, OK

02/28/2015
3:00 pm, ESPNews
at Texas Tech L 62–63  17–11
(7–9)
United Supermarkets Arena (7,480)
Lubbock, TX

03/04/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
TCU W 82–70  18–11
(8–9)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,526)
Stillwater, OK

03/07/2015
11:00 am, ESPNews
at #20 West Virginia L 72–81  18–12
(8–10)
WVU Coliseum (13,714)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Tournament

03/12/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. #15 Oklahoma
Quarterfinals
L 49–64  18–13
Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament

03/20/2015*
6:50 pm, TBS
#(9 W) vs. (8 W) Oregon
Second round
L 73–79  18–14
CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,534)
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West.

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Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV = Received votes. NR = Not ranked.
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 RV RV RV RV NR RV RV NR RV 24 RV NR RV 21 т 22 RV NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV NR NR 24 24 RV NR NR NR NR

*AP does not release post-tournament rankings

References

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