2014–15 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2014–15 Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern University box logo.png 250 Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 22–13 16–2 Mike Davis 3rd Donald Marsh Michael Davis, Jr. J. Keith LeGree Health and Physical Education Arena National champions (Black College Sports Page) SWAC Regular Season Champions SWAC tournament champions NCAA tournament round of 64 The 2014–15 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 16–2 in SWAC play to be SWAC regular season champions. They defeated Alcorn State, Prairie View A&M, and Southern to become champions of the SWAC tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a 15 seed, they lost in the second round to Arizona.https://www.chron.com/sports/college-basketball-men/article/Texas-Southern-falls-to-Arizona-93-72-in-round-of-6145759.php Texas Southern falls to Arizona 93-72 in round of 64 Joseph Duarte Houston Chronicle March 19, 2015 February 4, 2024 Previous season The Tigers finished the 2013–14 season 19–5, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in second place in conference. They defeated Grambling State, Alabama State, and Prairie View A&M to win the SWAC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Tigers received a 16 seed in the Tournament and lost in the First Four to Cal Poly. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 1 Deverell Biggs Guard 6–1 185 Senior Omaha, Nebraska 2 Chris Thomas Forward 6–5 190 Junior Denver, Colorado 3 Madarious Gibbs Guard 6–1 190 Senior Newnan, Georgia 4 Jose Rodriguez Forward 6–7 215 Senior The Bronx, New York 5 Tyree Bynum Guard 5–9 165 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11 Malcolm Riley Forward 6–5 200 Junior Newport News, Virginia 12 Tonnie Collier Forward 6–8 210 Junior Milwaukee, Wisconsin 14 Eric Washington Forward 6–4 210 Senior Birmingham, Alabama 15 David Blanks Guard 6–3 180 Junior Barberton, Ohio 20 Giovanni Mack Guard 5–9 175 Freshman Charlotte, North Carolina 23 Jason Carter Forward 6–9 240 Senior Houston, Texas 24 Nevin Johnson Guard 6–3 190 Junior Spring, Texas 33 Nick Shepherd Forward 6–9 220 Graduate student Missouri City, Texas 34 Christian McCoggle Center 6–8 220 Sophomore Dallas, Texas Schedule 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Southern Tigers| Regular season 11/14/2014 10:00 am yes yes Eastern Washington Reese Court Cheney, WA Hoosiers Showcase 1,623 62–86 0–1 11/17/2014 5:00 pm yes yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Hoosiers Showcase 17,243 BTN 64–83 0–2 11/20/2014 6:00 pm yes yes Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 13,236 FSN 58–70 0–3 11/22/2014 5:00 pm yes yes Norfolk State Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 1,555 66–76 0–4 11/26/2014 7:00 pm yes yes SMU Moody Coliseum University Park, TX Hoosiers Classic 6,852 ESPN3 59–72 0–5 11/28/2014 3:00 pm yes Lamar Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX Hoosiers Classic N/A 71–59 1–5 12/01/2014 8:00 pm yes yes Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX 4,286 ESPNU 49–75 1–6 12/12/2014 6:00 pm yes yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 9,212 SECN 50–75 1–7 12/15/2014 6:00 pm yes yes Gonzaga 8 McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA 6,000 RTSW 54–94 1–8 12/20/2014 4:00 pm yes yes Michigan State 25 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 14,797 ESPNU 71–64 OT 2–8 12/23/2014 7:00 pm yes yes Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL 7,323 SECN+ 60–61 2–9 12/28/2014 2:00 pm yes yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 12,528 FSMW 58–56 3–9 12/30/2014 7:00 pm yes yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM 4,981 52–54 3–10 01/03/2015 3:00 pm yes Alcorn State Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS 343 72–55 4–10 (1–0) 01/05/2015 8:00 pm yes Southern F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA 656 ESPNU 59–58 5–10 (2–0) 01/10/2015 8:00 pm yes Prairie View A&M William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX 931 81–77 6–10 (3–0) 01/17/2015 7:30 pm Grambling State Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX 3,452 60–51 7–10 (4–0) 01/19/2015 7:30 pm Jackson State Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX 1,524 67–54 8–10 (5–0) 01/24/2015 7:30 pm yes Arkansas–Pine Bluff K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR 2,002 62–66 8–11 (5–1) 01/26/2015 7:30 pm yes Mississippi Valley State Leflore County Civic Center Greenwood, MS 452 3OT 85–84 9–11 (6–1) 01/31/2015 7:30 pm Alabama State Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX 2,521 80–65 10–11 (7–1) 02/02/2015 7:30 pm Alabama A&M Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX 1,875 ESPNU 68–65 OT 11–11 (8–1) 02/07/2015 7:30 pm Prairie View A&M Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX 7,586 55–58 11–12 (8–2) 02/14/2015 7:30 pm yes Grambling State Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA 150 81–58 12–12 (9–2) 02/16/2015 7:30 pm yes Jackson State Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS 399 71–70 OT 13–12 (10–2) 02/21/2015 7:30 pm Arkansas Pine–Bluff Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX 1,024 56–50 14–12 (11–2) 02/23/2015 7:30 pm Mississippi Valley State Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX 1,021 83–73 15–12 (12–2) 02/28/2015 5:00 pm yes Alabama State Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL 3,500 58–49 16–12 (13–2) 03/02/2015 7:30 pm yes Alabama A&M Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL 1,482 77–75 17–12 (14–2) 03/05/2015 7:30 pm Alcorn State Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX 1,024 94–73 18–12 (15–2) 03/07/2015 7:30 pm Southern Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX 4,572 88–78 19–12 (16–2) |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Southern Tigers| SWAC tournament 03/11/2015 8:30 pm yes Alcorn State Toyota Center Houston, TX Quarterfinals 95–74 3,905 20–12 03/13/2015 5:00 pm yes Prairie View A&M Toyota Center Houston, TX Semifinals N/A ESPN3 90–77 21–12 03/14/2015 5:00 pm yes Southern Toyota Center Houston, TX Championship game N/A ESPNU 62–58 22–12 |- !colspan=9 style=Texas Southern Tigers| NCAA tournament 03/19/2015 1:10 pm yes yes 15 W Arizona 5 2 W Moda Center Portland, OR Second Round TNT 72–93 13,616 22–13 AP Poll Central Time. 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