2014–15 Baylor Bears basketball team


The 2014–15 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's twelfth season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center. They finished the season 24–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were upset in the second round by Georgia State.

2014–15 Baylor Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 16
Record24–10 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
Seasons
2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Kansas 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
No. 9 Iowa State 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
No. 13 Oklahoma 12 6   .667 24 11   .686
No. 16 Baylor 11 7   .611 24 10   .706
No. 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 [1]

Pre-season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Gary Franklin 4 PG 6'2" 190 Senior (RS) Santa Ana, California Graduated
Brady Heslip 5 SG 6'2" 180 Senior (RS) Montreal Graduated; Entered 2014 NBA Development League Draft; Selected 1st Round, Pick #11 by the Reno Bighorns
Isaiah Austin 21 C 7'1" 225 Sophomore Arlington, Texas Entered 2014 NBA draft; Withdrew after being diagnosed with Marfan syndrome forcing him to retire from basketball; Returned to school as a Student Assistant Coach
Cory Jefferson 34 PF 6'9" 220 Senior Killeen, Texas Graduated; Entered 2014 NBA Draft; Selected 2nd Round, Pick #60 by the San Antonio Spurs

Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Damiyne Durham
SG
Oakword, Texas Oakwood High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 24, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
T.J. Maston
PF
Desoto, TX Desoto High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 8, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Deng Deng
PF
Melbourne, Australia Lee College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 4, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Lester Medford
PG
Tucson, AZ Indian Hills Community College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 20, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2013.

Roster

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2014–15 Baylor Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Royce O'Neale 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Harker Heights / Denver Killeen, TX
G 1 Kenny Chery 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Archbishop Carroll / State Fair CC Montreal, QE
F 2 Rico Gathers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Jr Riverside Academy LaPlace, LA
G 11 Lester Medford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Amphitheater / Indian Hills CC Tucson, AZ
F 13 John Heard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Episcopal Houston, TX
F 21 Taurean Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Earl Warren San Antonio, TX
G 23 Damiyne Durham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Oakwood Oakwood, TX
G/F 24 Ish Wainright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Montrose Christian Kansas City, MO
F 25 Al Freeman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Findlay Prep Charlotte, NC
F 31 T. J. Maston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr DeSoto DeSoto, TX
G 33 Austin Mills 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Beverly Hills / Pepperdine Beverly Hills, CA
F 35 Johnathan Motley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr North Shore Houston, TX
F 45 Deng Deng 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Granger / Lee College Melbourne, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
8:30 pm, FSSW+
McNeese State W 80–39  1–0
Ferrell Center (6,158)
Waco, TX
11/18/2014*
11:00 am, ESPN
at South Carolina
ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
W 69–65  2–0
Colonial Life Arena (13,291)
Columbia, SC
11/21/2014*
6:30 pm, FSSW
Prairie View A&M
Las Vegas Invitational Opening Round
W 60–45  3–0
Ferrell Center (5,208)
Waco, TX
11/24/2014*
7:00 pm, FSSW
Stephen F. Austin
Las Vegas Invitational Opening Round
W 67–51  4–0
Ferrell Center (5,503)
Waco, TX
11/27/2014*
10:59 pm, FS1
vs. Memphis
Las Vegas Invitational Semifinals
W 71–47  5–0
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
11/28/2014*
9:30 pm, FS1
vs. Illinois
Las Vegas Invitational Championship
L 54–62  5–1
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
12/01/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Texas Southern W 75–49  6–1
Ferrell Center (4,286)
Waco, TX
12/04/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Vanderbilt
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 66–63  7–1
Memorial Gymnasium (7,740)
Nashville, TN
12/09/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Texas A&M W 77–63  8–1
Ferrell Center (7,265)
Waco, TX
12/17/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
New Mexico State W 66–55  9–1
Ferrell Center (4,787)
Waco, TX
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm, FSSW
No. 22 Southern W 70–66  10–1
Ferrell Center (5,379)
Waco, TX
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, FSSW
No. 22 Norfolk State W 92–51  11–1
Ferrell Center (5,138)
Waco, TX
01/03/2015
3:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 22 at No. 18 Oklahoma L 63–73  11–2 (0–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (12,322)
Norman, OK
01/07/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 No. 12 Kansas L 55–56  11–3 (0–2)
Ferrell Center (7,088)
Waco, TX
01/10/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 at TCU W 66–59 OT 12–3 (1–2)
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,388)
Fort Worth, TX
01/14/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 22 No. 11 Iowa State W 74–73  13–3 (2–2)
Ferrell Center (6,576)
Waco, TX
01/17/2015
2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 22 at Kansas State L 61–63  13–4 (2–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
01/21/2015*
7:00 pm, FSSW
No. 21 Huston–Tillotson W 81–61  14–4
Ferrell Center (4,760)
Waco, TX
01/24/2015
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 No. 19 Oklahoma W 69–58  15–4 (3–3)
Ferrell Center (8,753)
Waco, TX
01/27/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 20 at Oklahoma State L 53–64  15–5 (3–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,364)
Stillwater, OK
01/31/2015
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 No. 19 Texas W 83–60  16–5 (4–4)
Ferrell Center (9,680)
Waco, TX
02/04/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 19 TCU W 77–57  17–5 (5–4)
Ferrell Center (5,405)
Waco, TX
02/07/2015
11:00 am, ESPNU
No. 19 at No. 15 West Virginia W 87–69  18–5 (6–4)
WVU Coliseum (12,783)
Morgantown, WV
02/09/2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 16 No. 21 Oklahoma State L 65–74  18–6 (6–5)
Ferrell Center (6,720)
Waco, TX
02/14/2015
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 16 at No. 8 Kansas L 64–74  18–7 (6–6)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/17/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 at Texas Tech W 54–49  19–7 (7–6)
United Supermarkets Arena (6,572)
Lubbock, TX
02/21/2015
12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 20 Kansas State W 69–42  20–7 (8–6)
Ferrell Center (8,046)
Waco, TX
02/25/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19 at No. 12 Iowa State W 79–70  21–7 (9–6)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
02/28/2015
3:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19 No. 20 West Virginia W 78–66  22–7 (10–6)
Ferrell Center (9,385)
Waco, TX
03/02/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 14 at Texas L 59–61  22–8 (10–7)
Frank Erwin Center (12,139)
Austin, TX
03/06/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 Texas Tech W 77–74  23–8 (11–7)
Ferrell Center (9,554)
Waco, TX
Big 12 tournament
03/12/2015
11:30 am, ESPN2
(4) No. 16 vs. (5) No. 18 West Virginia
Quarterfinals
W 80–70  24–8
Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
03/13/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) No. 16 vs. (1) No. 9 Kansas
Semifinals
L 52–62  24–9
Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
03/19/2015*
12:40 pm, TBS
(3 W) No. 16 vs. (14 W) Georgia State
Second round
L 56–57  24–10
Veterans Memorial Arena (N/A)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
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 NR NR RV RV RV 22 22 21 22 21 20 19 16 20 19 14 16 16 N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 22 22 23 21 19 19 16 20 20 16 16 17 21

References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "2014 Baylor Basketball Commitment List". Rivals. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  3. ^ http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bay-m-baskbl-mtt.html#coaches Archived 2015-07-12 at the Wayback Machine>
  4. ^ "2014-15 Baylor Bears". Baylor Bears men's basketball schedule. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2014.