2014–15_Conference_USA_men's_basketball_season
2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball season
Sports 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.
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| 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 |
| Basketball seasons | |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| † 2015 C-USA Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason Polls
More information C-USA Coaches, 1. ...
| C-USA Coaches | |
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| 1. | Louisiana Tech |
| 2. | UTEP |
| 3. | Charlotte |
| 4. | Old Dominion |
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Preseason All-Conference Team
More information C-USA Coaches ...
| 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 |
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| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
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| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
More information Pre/ Wk 1, Wk 2 ...
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Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
More information Charlotte, FIU ...
| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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- 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.
More information Week, Player of the week ...
| 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 |
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All-Conference USA Awards and Teams
More information Honor, Recipient ...
| 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 |
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Conference USA Tournament
Main article: 2015 Conference USA men's basketball 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
Main article: 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
More information Seed, Region ...
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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| 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 |
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National Invitation Tournament
Main article: 2015 National Invitation Tournament
More information Seed, Bracket ...
| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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| 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 |
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CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Main article: 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
More information School, First round ...
| School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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| 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 |
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- "LA Tech Men's Basketball Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite by Coaches". www.conferenceusa.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017.