2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks File:Arkansas wordmark 2014.png 250 Southeastern Conference SEC 27–9 13–5 20 21 Mike Anderson 4th Melvin Watkins T. J. Cleveland Matt Zimmerman Bud Walton Arena NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Mike Anderson. The team played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as a member of the SEC. They finished the season 27–9, 13–5 in SEC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Wofford in the round of 64 before losing to North Carolina in the round of 32. Preseason Coach Mike Anderson completed his third season by posting a 22-12 record during the 2013-14 season, where the Razorbacks finished fifth in the SEC. The Razorbacks participated in the NIT, where they defeated Indiana State at home before losing to California on the road. Incoming class no no 2014 Anton Beard G Little Rock, Arkansas North Little Rock High School 5 11 180 2013-04-22 3 3 4 4 Nick Babb G Arlington, Texas Martin High School (Arlington, Texas) 6 4 180 2013-08-10 3 3 3 3 Trey Thompson F Forrest City, Arkansas Forrest City High School 6 9 250 2013-05-23 3 2 3 3 2014 Arkansas 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 Arkansas Basketball Commits ESPN 37 2014-03-25 yes Roster 2014 Arkansas Razorbacks y Rashad Madden 00 G 6 5 180 SR Lepanto, Arkansas y Trey Thompson 1 F 6 9 270 FR Madison, Arkansas Alandise Harris 2 G 6 6 237 SR yes Little Rock, Arkansas Dusty Hannahs 3 G 6 3 208 JR Little Rock, Arkansas yes y Jabril Durham 4 G 6 1 190 JR DeSoto, Texas Anthlon Bell 5 G 6 3 188 JR Bartlett, Tennessee Bobby Portis 10 F 6 11 242 SO Little Rock, Arkansas y Nick Babb y 14 G 6 4 185 FR Arlington, Texas Manuale Watkins 21 G 6 3 208 SO Fayetteville, Arkansas JaCorey Williams y 22 F 6 8 218 JR Birmingham, Alabama Michael Qualls y 24 G 6 6 210 JR Shreveport, Louisiana Anton Beard 31 G 6 0 190 FR North Little Rock, Arkansas Moses Kingsley 33 C 6 10 230 SO Abuja, Nigeria y Keaton Miles 55 F 6 7 217 JR yes Dallas, Texas Mike Anderson (Tulsa) Melvin Watkins (UNC-Charlotte) T. 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Cleveland (Arkansas) Matt Zimmerman (Arkansas) http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/m-baskbl/roster/#/ 2014-08-03 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#C41E3A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 11/07/2014 7:00 pm yes Central Oklahoma Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Qualls 17 Portis 7 Tied 4 110–74 14,378 11/13/2014 7:00 pm yes Pittsburg State Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Portis 22 Tied 5 Durham 4 89–66 14,230 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#C41E3A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 11/16/2014 4:00 pm yes Alabama State Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Portis 24 Harris 6 Tied 6 97–79 14,318 1–0 11/19/2014 8:00 pm yes Wake Forest Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Roundball Showcase SECN Madden 11 Portis 7 Durham 6 83–53 14,574 2–0 11/21/2014 7:00 pm yes Delaware State Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Roundball Showcase Qualls 20 Beard 7 Madden 8 99–71 14,740 3–0 11/25/2014 6:30 pm yes 25 yes SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX ESPNews Portis 22 Tied 5 Madden 5 78–72 7,086 4–0 11/28/2014 8:00 pm yes 25 North Texas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Roundball Showcase SECN Qualls 22 Qualls 9 Madden 7 89–73 14,885 5–0 11/30/2014 2:30 pm yes 25 Iona Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Roundball Showcase SECN Tied 20 Tied 9 Madden 7 94–77 14,618 6–0 12/04/2014 8:00 pm yes yes 18 Iowa State 20 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN2 Portis 19 Portis 8 Tied 5 77–95 14,384 6–1 12/07/2014 4:00 pm yes yes 18 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ESPNU Qualls 21 Portis 7 Madden 5 65–68 OT 6,764 6–2 12/13/2014 1:00 pm yes Dayton Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPN2 Portis 18 Portis 9 Williams 4 69–55 15,313 7–2 12/20/2014 7:30 pm yes yes Southeast Missouri State Verizon Arena Little Rock, AR SECN Portis 24 Portis 9 Tied 4 84–67 11,375 8–2 12/22/2014 8:00 pm yes Milwaukee Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPNU Portis 18 Portis 10 Madden 6 84–54 15,018 9–2 12/28/2014 2:30 pm yes Northwestern State Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Qualls 28 Portis 12 Madden 8 100–92 15,738 10–2 01/03/2015 2:00 pm yes Utah Valley Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Harris 17 Tied 9 Madden 5 79–46 15,410 11–2 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#C41E3A; color:#FFFFFF;"| SEC regular season 01/06/2015 6:00 pm yes 23 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA ESPN Portis 21 Qualls 7 Madden 3 79–75 7,937 12–2 (1–0) 01/10/2015 3:30 pm 23 Vanderbilt Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Portis 32 Portis 11 Madden 6 82–70 17,238 13–2 (2–0) 01/13/2015 6:00 pm yes 19 Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPNU Portis 17 Portis 11 Madden 7 69–74 13,366 13–3 (2–1) 01/17/2015 8:30 pm 19 Ole Miss Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPNU Portis 23 Portis 10 Tied 3 82–96 19,200 13–4 (2–2) 01/22/2015 6:00 pm Alabama Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPN2 Qualls 30 Portis 13 Tied 3 93–91 OT 15,032 14–4 (3–2) 01/24/2015 1:00 pm yes Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO ESPN2 Harris 14 Portis 10 Madden 3 61–60 11,022 15–4 (4–2) 01/27/2015 8:00 pm Tennessee Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPNU Tied 17 Portis 8 Qualls 4 69–64 14,297 16–4 (5–2) 01/31/2015 Noon yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CBS Portis 21 Portis 10 Madden 3 56–57 11,861 16–5 (5–3) 02/03/2015 8:00 pm South Carolina Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Portis 18 Portis 13 Madden 5 75–55 14,846 17–5 (6–3) 02/07/2015 3:00 pm Mississippi State Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Portis 19 Portis 11 Madden 4 61–41 18,283 18–5 (7–3) 02/10/2015 8:00 pm yes 24 Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL ESPNU Portis 22 Portis 8 Madden 8 101–87 6,526 19–5 (8–3) 02/14/2015 8:00 pm yes 24 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS SECN Qualls 15 Qualls 9 Madden 6 71–70 8,719 20–5 (9–3) 02/18/2015 8:00 pm 18 Missouri Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Qualls 21 Portis 9 Beard 5 84–69 15,740 21–5 (10–3) 02/21/2015 3:00 pm yes 18 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS FSN Madden 16 Portis 9 Tied 2 65–61 6,254 22–5 (11–3) 02/24/2015 8:00 pm 18 Texas A&M Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPN Portis 22 Tied 5 Madden 5 81–75 16,117 23–5 (12–3) 02/28/2015 3:00 pm yes 18 Kentucky 1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS Qualls 17 Qualls 9 Madden 3 67–84 24,416 23–6 (12–4) 03/05/2015 6:00 pm yes 18 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPN2 Portis 24 Portis 8 Madden 9 78–74 10,065 24–6 (13–4) 03/07/2015 1:00 pm 18 LSU Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPN Portis 21 Portis 15 Madden 5 78–81 18,966 24–7 (13–5) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#C41E3A;"| SEC Tournament 03/13/2015 6:00 pm yes 21 Tennessee Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Quarterfinals SECN Portis 26 Portis 11 Beard 5 80–72 13,135 25–7 03/14/2015 Noon yes 21 Georgia Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Semifinals ESPN Qualls 15 Portis 12 Babb 3 60–49 19,232 26–7 03/15/2015 Noon yes 21 Kentucky 1 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Championship Game ESPN Qualls 18 Madden 4 Madden 2 63–78 20,315 26–8 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#C41E3A;"| NCAA tournament 03/19/2015 8:50 pm yes yes 21 5 W Wofford 12 W Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL First Round TNT Qualls 20 Portis 13 Madden 5 56–53 12,761 27–8 03/21/2015 7:40 pm yes yes 21 5 W North Carolina 15 4 W Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Second Round TNT Qualls 27 Portis 14 Madden 5 78–87 13,687 27–9 AP poll Central Time W West Region Source: 2014–15 Schedule Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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