2014–15 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2014–15 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by third year head coach Larry Brown, played their home games on their campus in University Park, Texas at Moody Coliseum. They were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in AAC play to win the America Athletic regular season championship. They defeated East Carolina, Temple, and UConn to become champions of the America Athletic tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost on a controversial goaltending call in the second round to UCLA.

2014–15 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
The American regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record27–7 (15–3 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 SMU 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
Tulsa 14 4   .778 23 11   .676
Temple 13 5   .722 26 11   .703
Cincinnati 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
UConn 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Memphis 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
Tulane 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
East Carolina 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
UCF 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
Houston 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
South Florida 3 15   .167 9 23   .281
The American Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Shawne Williams 2 G 6'7" 230 RS Senior Duncanville, Texas Graduation
Nick Russell 12 G 6'4" 210 RS Senior Duncanville, Texas Graduation
Jalen Jones 21 G 6'7" 220 Senior Dallas, Texas Elected to transfer to Texas A&M.

2014 recruiting class

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Emmanuel Mudiay in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

During the 2014 recruiting season, SMU gained a commitment from Emmanuel Mudiay, a five-star point guard from Dallas. However, he would instead sign a one-year contract reportedly worth $1.2 million to play with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. While Mudiay's family indicated the signing was financially motivated, news reports indicated that he was unlikely to be approved for play by the NCAA's eligibility clearinghouse.[1] His NCAA eligibility difficulties stemmed largely from his two years at Prime Prep Academy in Arlington, Texas—a school that has never had any of its academic courses approved by the NCAA to establish a player's eligibility.[2]

Roster

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2014–15 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Ben Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Bolingbrook HS Bolingbrook, Illinois
G 1 Ryan Manuel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Fort Bend Austin HS Houston, Texas
C 2 Yanick Moreira 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr South Plains College Luanda, Angola
G 3 Sterling Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Proviso East HS Maywood, Illinois
G 4 Keith Frazier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Kimball HS Dallas, Texas
F 5 Markus Kennedy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Jr Brewster Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 10 Kevin Dunleavy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Delbarton School New Providence, New Jersey
G 11 Nic Moore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Warsaw Community HS Winona Lake, Indiana
G 13 Crandall Head 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Rich South HS Matteson, Illinois
C 15 Cannen Cunnigham 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Lamar HS Arlington, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 01/28/2015

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season[3]
November 14, 2014*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
No. 22 Lamar
Hoosiers Showcase
W 93–54  1–0
Moody Coliseum (6,971)
Dallas, TX
November 17, 2014*
10:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 at No. 13 Gonzaga
ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
L 56–72  1–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 20, 2014*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 at Indiana
Hoosiers Showcase
L 68–74  1–2
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
November 22, 2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 22 Eastern Washington
Hoosiers Showcase
W 77–68  2–2
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
November 25, 2014*
6:30 pm, ESPNews
No. 25 Arkansas L 72–78  2–3
Moody Coliseum (7,086)
Dallas, TX
November 26, 2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas Southern
Hoosiers Showcase
W 72–59  3–3
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
November 30, 2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Monmouth W 63–51  4–3
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
December 5, 2014*
6:00 pm, ESPNews
Wyoming W 66–53  5–3
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
December 8, 2014*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
UC Santa Barbara W 80–73 OT 6–3
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
December 17, 2014*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
UIC W 67–46  7–3
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
December 20, 2014*
11:00 am, ESPN2
at Michigan W 62–51  8–3
Crisler Center (12,221)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 29, 2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Midwestern State W 70–61  9–3
Moody Coliseum (6,589)
Dallas, TX
Conference regular season
December 31, 2014
4:00 pm, ESPN2
South Florida W 83–49  10–3
(1–0)
Moody Coliseum (6,624)
Dallas, TX
January 3, 2015
10:00 am, ESPN2
at Cincinnati L 50–56  10–4
(1–1)
Fifth Third Arena (10,013)
Cincinnati, OH
January 8, 2015
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Memphis W 73–59  11–4 (2–1)
Moody Coliseum (6,807)
Dallas, TX
January 11, 2015
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at UCF W 70–61  12–4 (3–1)
CFE Arena (3,664)
Orlando, FL
January 14, 2015
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Temple W 60–55  13–4 (4–1)
Liacouras Center (7,695)
Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2015
3:00 pm, CBSSN
East Carolina W 77–54  14–4 (5–1)
Moody Coliseum (7,001)
Dallas, TX
January 21, 2015
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Tulane W 66–52  15–4 (6–1)
Devlin Fieldhouse (3,115)
New Orleans, LA
January 24, 2015
5:00 pm, CBSSN
Houston W 80–59  16–4 (7–1)
Moody Coliseum (7,094)
Dallas, TX
January 28, 2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at South Florida W 63–52  17–4 (8–1)
USF Sun Dome (3,589)
Tampa, FL
January 31, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
UCF W 75–56  18–4 (9–1)
Moody Coliseum (7,043)
Dallas, TX
February 5, 2015
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 23 Cincinnati L 54–62  18–5 (9–2)
Moody Coliseum (7,098)
Dallas, TX
February 7, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 23 at Tulsa W 68–57  19–5 (10–2)
Reynolds Center (7,677)
Tulsa, OK
February 12, 2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 25 at Houston W 75–69  20–5
(11–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,315)
Houston, TX
February 14, 2015
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25 UConn
ESPN College GameDay
W 73–55  21–5
(12–2)
Moody Coliseum (7,395)
Dallas, TX
February 19, 2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 Temple W 67–58  22–5
(13–2)
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
February 26, 2015
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 at Memphis W 66–57 OT 23–5
(14–2)
FedEx Forum (14,523)
Memphis, TN
March 1, 2015
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 21 at UConn L 73–81  23–6
(14–3)
XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
March 8, 2015
2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 22 Tulsa W 67–62  24–6
(15–3)
Moody Coliseum (7,314)
Dallas, TX
American Athletic Conference tournament
March 13, 2015
11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 20 vs. East Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 74–68  25–6
XL Center (N/A)
Hartford, CT
March 14, 2015
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 vs. Temple
Semifinals
W 69–56  26–6
XL Center (10,114)
Hartford, CT
March 15, 2015
2:15 pm, ESPN
No. 20 vs. UConn
Championship game
W 62–54  27–6
XL Center (13,365)
Hartford, CT
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2015*
2:10 pm, truTV
No. 18 (6 S) vs. (11 S) UCLA
Second round
L 59–60  27–7
KFC Yum! Center (N/A)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South.

Rankings

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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 Post Final
AP[4] 22 22 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 23 25 21 21 22 20 18 N/A
Coaches[4] 22 23 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 23 25 21 21 22 21 19 RV

References

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  1. ^ Dauster, Rob (July 22, 2014). "Emmanuel Mudiay to China makes him even more of a case-study". College Basketball Talk. NBCSports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  2. ^ Parrish, Gary (July 18, 2014). "Those two years spent at Prime Prep put Emmanuel Mudiay in a tough spot". College Basketball Insider. CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "SMU basketball releases 2014 non-conference schedule". KDFW. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "2014–15 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 22, 2014.