2014–15 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

2014–15 Texas Longhorns men's basketball

2K Sports Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big 12
2014–15 record	20–14 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach	Rick Barnes (17th year)
Assistant coach	Rob Lanier
Assistant coach	Russell Springmann
Assistant coach	Chris Ogden
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center

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 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rick Barnes, who was in his 17th year as head coach. The team played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 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 Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Butler.

Previous season

They finished the season 24–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Arizona State in the second round before losing in the third round to Michigan.

Before the season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Martez Walker	24	G	6'4"	185	Freshman	Detroit, MI	Suspended indefinitely^[1]

Recruiting

Myles Turner in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Obinna Oleka PF	Washington, D.C.	State College of Florida	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 4, 2013
Obinna Oleka PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Jordan Barnett SF	Saint Louis, MO	Christian Brothers College High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 1, 2013
Jordan Barnett SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Myles Turner C	Bedford, TX	Trinity High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Apr 30, 2014
Myles Turner C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: 19
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: "Texas 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014. "2014 Texas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014. "2014 Texas Basketball Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Yancy, KendallKendall Yancy	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Berkner	Richardson, TX
1.5 !G	1	Taylor, IsaiahIsaiah Taylor	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	The Village School	Hayward, CA
1.5 !G	2	Holland, DeMarcusDeMarcus Holland	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Naaman Forest	Garland, TX
1.5 !G	3	Felix, JavanJavan Felix	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Augustine	New Orleans, LA
3.5 !F	4	Newsome, DannyDanny Newsome	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Langham Creek	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	5	Croaker, DamarcusDamarcus Croaker	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Jones	Orlando, FL
3.5 !F	10	Holmes, JonathanJonathan Holmes	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Antonian College Prep	San Antonio, TX
3.5 !F	21	Lammert, ConnorConnor Lammert	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Churchill	San Antonio, TX
3.5 !F	22	Allums, BrandonBrandon Allums (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Plano West	Plano, TX
3.5 !F	30	McClurg, RyanRyan McClurg	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Seven Lakes	Katy, TX
3.5 !F	33	Barnett, JordanJordan Barnett	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Christian Brothers College High School	Saint Louis, MO
1.5 !G	40	Murry, TaraleTarale Murry (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lehman	San Antonio, TX
5.0 !C	44	Ibeh, PrincePrince Ibeh	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	2.0 !So	Naaman Forest	Garland, TX
5.0 !C	52	Turner, MylesMyles Turner	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Trinity High School	Bedford, TX
5.0 !C	55	Ridley, CameronCameron Ridley	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bush	Richmond, TX

Head coach

Rick Barnes (Lenoir-Rhyne)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob Lanier (St. Bonaventure)
Keith Springmann (Salisbury State)
Christopher Ogden (Texas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-02-17

Schedule

Source:^[2]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 PM, LHN	#10	North Dakota State 2K Sports Classic	W 85–50	1–0	Frank Erwin Center (11,232) Austin, TX
11/16/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#10	Alcorn State 2K Sports Classic	W 85–53	2–0	Frank Erwin Center (8,463) Austin, TX
11/20/2014* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	#10	vs. Iowa 2K Sports Classic Semifinals	W 71–57	3–1	Madison Square Garden (11,541) New York City, NY
11/21/2014* 6:30 PM, ESPN2	#10	vs. California 2K Sports Classic Championship	W 71–55	4–0	Madison Square Garden (11,255) New York City, NY
11/25/2014* 7:00 PM, LHN	#7	Saint Francis (PA)	W 78–46	5–0	Frank Erwin Center (9,356) Austin, TX
11/30/2014* 11:00 AM, ESPN2	#7	at #24 Connecticut	W 55–54	6–0	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
12/02/2014* 7:00 PM, LHN	#6	Texas–Arlington	W 63–53	7–0	Frank Erwin Center (8,632) Austin, TX
12/05/2014* 6:00 PM, ESPN	#6	at #1 Kentucky Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 51–63	7–1	Rupp Arena (24,340) Lexington, KY
12/13/2014* 7:00 PM, LHN	#8	Texas State	W 59–27	8–1	Frank Erwin Center (10,452) Austin, TX
12/16/2014* 7:00 PM, LHN	#9	Lipscomb	W 106–61	9–1	Frank Erwin Center (8,653) Austin, TX
12/20/2014* 7:00 PM, LHN	#9	Long Beach State	W 78–68	10–1	Frank Erwin Center (9,179) Austin, TX
12/23/2014* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	#9	Stanford	L 71–74	10–2	Frank Erwin Center (13,661) Austin, TX
12/29/2014* 7:00 PM, LHN	#11	Rice	W 66–55	11–2	Frank Erwin Center (9,373) Austin, TX
Big 12 Conference season
01/03/2015 1:00 PM, ESPNU	#11	at Texas Tech	W 70–61	12–2 (1–0)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,936) Lubbock, TX
01/05/2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	#10	#16 Oklahoma	L 49–70	12–3 (1–1)	Frank Erwin Center (12,625) Austin, TX
01/10/2015 4:00 PM, ESPNU	#10	at Oklahoma State	L 58–69	12–4 (1–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,592) Stillwater, OK
01/17/2015 5:15 PM, ESPN	#20	#16 West Virginia	W 77–50	13–4 (2–2)	Frank Erwin Center (13,204) Austin, TX
01/19/2015 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#17	at TCU	W 66–48	14–4 (3–2)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,153) Fort Worth, TX
01/24/2015 1:00 PM, CBS	#17	#11 Kansas	L 62–75	14–5 (3–3)	Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX
01/26/2015 8:00 PM, ESPN	#19	at #15 Iowa State	L 86–89	14–6 (3–4)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
01/31/2015 5:00 PM, ESPN2	#19	at #20 Baylor	L 60–83	14–7 (3–5)	Ferrell Center (9,680) Waco, TX
02/04/2015 7:00 PM, LHN	#25	Oklahoma State	L 63–65	14–8 (3–6)	Frank Erwin Center (11,954) Austin, TX
02/07/2015 3:00 PM, ESPN	#25	at Kansas State	W 61–57	15–8 (4–6)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/11/2015 7:00 PM, LHN		TCU	W 66–43	16–8 (5–6)	Frank Erwin Center (8,634) Austin, TX
02/14/2015 7:00 PM, LHN		Texas Tech	W 56–41	17–8 (6–6)	Frank Erwin Center (13,178) Austin, TX
02/17/2015 8:00 PM, ESPN2		at #17 Oklahoma	L 69–71	17–9 (6–7)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,413) Norman OK
02/21/2015 1:00 PM, ESPN2		#14 Iowa State	L 77–85	17–10 (6–8)	Frank Erwin Center (13,161) Austin, TX
02/24/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN2		at #20 West Virginia	L 64–71	17–11 (6–9)	WVU Coliseum (12,048) Morgantown, WV
02/28/2015 4:00 PM, ESPN		at #8 Kansas	L 64–69	17–12 (6–10)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
03/02/2015 6:00 PM, ESPNU		#14 Baylor	W 61–59	18–12 (7–10)	Frank Erwin Center (12,139) Austin, TX
03/07/2015 3:00 PM, ESPN2		Kansas State	W 62–49	19–12 (8–10)	Frank Erwin Center (12,053) Austin, TX
Big 12 Tournament
03/11/2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. Texas Tech First round	W 65–53	20–12	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
03/12/2015 6:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. #13 Iowa State Quarterfinals	L 67–69	20–13	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
03/19/2015* 1:45 PM, CBS	#(11 MW)	vs. #24 (6 MW) Butler Second round	L 48–56	20–14	Consol Energy Center (15,818) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (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	10	10	7	6	8	9	9	11	10	20	17	19	25	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	10	10	9	7	9	9	9	10	10	20	18	20	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR

References

↑ "Texas basketball player Martez Walker suspended". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
↑ "2014–15 Schedule". Retrieved 2014-10-13.

Texas Longhorns men's basketball

Venues	Clark Field (1905–1917) Men's Gym (1917–1928) Gregory Gymnasium (1930–1977) Frank Erwin Center (1977–present) Denton A. Cooley Pavilion (practice; 2003–present)

Rivalries	Texas A&M (Defunct)

Culture & lore	History Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight"

People	Head coaches Notable players NBA players

Seasons	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

Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2014–15 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

Previous season

Before the season

Departures

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References