2014–15 LSU Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 LSU Tigers LSU Athletics logo.svg 137px Southeastern Conference SEC 22–11 11–7 Johnny Jones 3rd David Patrick Eric Musselman Charlie Leonard Pete Maravich Assembly Center NCAA tournament round of 64 The 2014–15 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Johnny Jones, who was in his third season at LSU. They played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Auburn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to NC State. Previous season and offseason LSU completed the 2013–14 season with an overall record of 20–14 and a 9–9 record in Southeastern Conference play. After receiving a bye for the first round of the SEC tournament, the Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in the second round. They were eliminated by the Kentucky Wildcats in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated San Francisco in the first round. They were eliminated by SMU in the second round. The Tigers lost several key players following the end of the season. Andre Stringer, the team's leading three-point shooter, completed his senior season. Junior forward Johnny O'Bryant III, the team leader in scoring and rebounding, elected to forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NBA draft, where he was selected in the second round by the Milwaukee Bucks.http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2014/06/johnny_obryant_nba_draft.html Milwaukee Bucks take Johnny O'Bryant in the second round of the NBA draft In a somewhat surprising move, LSU chose not to renew the scholarship of point guard Anthony Hickey, who led the team in assists and steals, for the 2014–15 season. Hickey transferred to Oklahoma State, where he received a waiver from the NCAA to allow him to play immediately.http://newsok.com/osu-basketball-anthony-hickey-to-be-eligible-immediately/article/4914856 OSU basketball: Anthony Hickey to be eligible immediately Cody Stavenhagen NewsOk.com June 16, 2014 May 11, 2022 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140619141637/http://newsok.com/osu-basketball-anthony-hickey-to-be-eligible-immediately/article/4914856 June 19, 2014 Keith Hornsby, who transferred to LSU from UNC Asheville and was required to sit out the prior season, will be eligible to play beginning with the 2014–15 season. The Tigers also signed a strong recruiting class, which included Elbert Robinson, one of the top-rated centers in the country,https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/142970/elbert-robinson Elbert Robinson - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN and Josh Gray, a junior college transfer at guard who led the NJCAA in scoring in 2013–14 with 34.7 points per game.http://louisianastate.scout.com/story/1470858-could-josh-gray-be-one-and-done-at-lsu#/story/1470858-could-josh-gray-be-one-and-done-at-lsu Could Josh Gray be one-and-done at LSU? Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Anthony Hickey 1 G 5'11" 182 Junior Hopkinsville, KY Transferred to Oklahoma State Johnny O'Bryant III 2 F 6'9" 256 Junior Cleveland, MS 2nd round (36th overall) draft pick of the Milwaukee Bucks Shavon Coleman 1 5 F 6'5" 195 Senior Thibodaux, LA Graduated Andre Stringer 10 F 5'10" 190 Senior Jackson, MS Graduated Shane Hammink 11 F 6'7" 217 Sophomore Millingen aan de Rijn, Netherlands Transferred to Valparaiso Malik Morgan 1 24 G 6'4" 199 Sophomore River Ridge, LA Transferred to Tulane Recruits no no 2013 Elbert Robinson C Garland, Texas Lakeview Centennial High School 6 11 270 2013-10-08 4 4 4 4 Aaron Epps C Tioga, Louisiana Tioga High School 6 9 215 2013-09-23 3 2 3 3 Jalyn Patterson PG Alpharetta, Georgia Montverde Academy 6 1 170 2013-10-13 3 3 3 3 Josh Gray PG Lake Charles, Louisiana Odessa College 6 1 175 2013-11-20 4 N/A 3 N/A 2014 LSU 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 LSU Basketball Commits ESPN lsu 107 99 Not Ranked Not Ranked 35th August 8, 2014 yes Roster 2014 LSU Tigers y Jarell Martin y 1 F 6 10 235 SO Baton Rouge, Louisiana Elbert Robinson III 3 C 7 1 270 FR Garland, Texas Keith Hornsby y 4 G 6 4 210 JR y Williamsburg, Virginia Josh Gray basketball y 5 G 6 1 183 JR Lake Charles, Louisiana Henry Shortess 10 G 5 9 163 SO Baton Rouge, Louisiana W Antonio Robinson 13 G 6 1 170 SR Bossier City, Louisiana W Jalyn Patterson 15 G 6 0 175 FR Alpharetta, Georgia Brian Bridgewater 20 F 6 5 265 SO Baton Rouge, Louisiana Aaron Epps y 21 F 6 9 208 FR Ball, Louisiana Darcy Malone 22 C 7 0 245 SO Canberra, Australia Jordan Mickey y 25 F 6 8 235 SO Dallas, Texas John Odo 31 F 6 10 245 SR Lagos, Nigeria Carlton Speight 32 G 6 4 200 FR New Orleans, Louisiana W Brandon Eddlestone 45 F 6 8 245 SO Slidell, Louisiana W Tim Quarterman y 55 G 6 6 187 SO Savannah, Georgia Johnny Jones (LSU) David Patrick (Louisiana-Lafayette) Eric Musselman (San Diego) Charlie Leonard (Christian Brothers) http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2166&SPSID=27829 2014-11-13 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#33297B; color:#FDD023;"| Exhibition 11/07/2014 7:00 pm yes Morehouse Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA Martin 22 Mickey 11 Tied 3 71–47 3,631 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#33297B; color:#FDD023;"| Non-conference regular season 11/15/2014 12:00 pm yes Gardner–Webb Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA Tied 21 Martin 11 Mickey 6 93–82 6,745 1–0 11/18/2014 8:30 pm yes Texas Tech Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon ESPN2 Mickey 18 Mickey 14 Tied 4 69–64 OT 8,010 2–0 11/21/2014 5:30 pm yes yes Old Dominion Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam first round CBSSN Martin 17 Martin 11 Gray 4 61–70 1,910 2–1 11/22/2014 4:00 pm yes yes Weber State Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam second round Mickey 27 Mickey 14 Tied 4 72–58 1,968 3–1 11/24/2014 3:00 pm yes yes Clemson Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam fifth place game Mickey 18 Mickey 10 Gray 5 61–64 1,342 3–2 11/29/2014 7:00 pm yes McNeese State Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA Martin 26 Martin 10 Gray 7 83–72 7,034 4–2 12/02/2014 6:00 pm yes Massachusetts Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Gray 25 Mickey 10 Gray 5 82–60 6,962 5–2 12/04/2014 6:00 pm yes yes West Virginia 16 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN2 Quarterman 21 Martin 14 Gray 7 74–73 10,802 6–2 12/13/2014 6:00 pm yes Sam Houston State Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Mickey 21 Mickey 15 Quarterman 4 76–67 7,295 7–2 12/18/2014 8:00 pm yes yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL CBSSN Martin 25 Mickey 8 Quarterman 8 79–70 6,054 8–2 12/22/2014 8:00 pm yes College of Charleston Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Martin 18 Mickey 10 Patterson 4 71–47 7,808 9–2 12/29/2014 6:00 pm yes Southern Miss Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Martin 24 Quarterman 14 Quarterman 6 87–67 9,089 10–2 01/03/2015 6:00 pm yes Savannah State Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Martin 26 Mickey 14 Gray 8 75–59 7,647 11–2 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#33297B; color:#FDD023;"| SEC regular season 01/08/2015 6:00 pm yes Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO ESPN2 Quarterman 19 Mickey 17 Tied 3 67–74 OT 7,509 11–3 (0–1) 01/10/2015 8:00 pm Georgia Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU Quarterman 27 Mickey 8 Gray 6 87–84 2OT 9,217 12–3 (1–1) 01/14/2015 6:00 pm yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS SECN Hornsby 23 Martin 14 Gray 10 75–71 7,030 13–3 (2–1) 01/17/2015 11:00 am Texas A&M Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 Mickey 17 Tied 8 Gray 5 64–67 10,278 13–4 (2–2) 01/20/2015 6:00 pm yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN Martin 22 Mickey 14 Quarterman 8 79–61 10,160 14–4 (3–2) 01/24/2015 5:00 pm yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN ESPNU Mickey 25 Martin 12 Tied 3 79–75 OT 9,392 15–4 (4–2) 01/28/2015 6:00 pm South Carolina Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Quarterman 16 Martin 11 Tied 3 64–58 9,518 16–4 (5–2) 01/31/2015 1:00 pm yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS SECN Mickey 25 Mickey 20 Tied 3 67–73 6,657 16–5 (5–3) 02/05/2015 6:00 pm Auburn Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 Mickey 23 Martin 16 Gray 6 77–81 8,672 16–6 (5–4) 02/07/2015 5:00 pm Alabama Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 Mickey 24 Mickey 12 Patterson 4 71–60 10,355 17–6 (6–4) 02/10/2015 6:00 pm Kentucky 1 Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN Martin 21 Martin 11 Quarterman 7 69–71 13,111 17–7 (6–5) 02/14/2015 3:00 pm yes Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN Mickey 20 Mickey 11 Hornsby 7 73–55 16,051 18–7 (7–5) 02/17/2015 8:00 pm yes Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX SECN Martin 13 Tied 6 Quarterman 8 62–68 6,701 18–8 (7–6) 02/21/2015 12:00 pm Florida Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA CBS Martin 28 Martin 13 Tied 3 70–63 9,203 19–8 (8–6) 02/24/2015 6:00 pm yes Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL ESPNU Martin 25 Martin 12 Patterson 7 84–61 6,651 20–8 (9–6) 02/28/2015 1:00 pm Ole Miss Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA FSN Tied 18 Martin 12 Quarterman 10 73–63 10,683 21–8 (10–6) 03/04/2015 6:00 pm Tennessee Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Hornsby 25 Mickey 8 Quarterman 7 63–78 8,736 21–9 (10–7) 03/07/2015 1:00 pm yes Arkansas 18 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPN Martin 27 Martin 8 Gray 6 81–78 18,966 22–9 (11–7) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#33297B;"| SEC Tournament 03/13/2015 2:30 pm yes 4 Auburn 13 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Quarterfinals SECN Hornsby 24 Martin 16 Tied 3 70–73 OT 18,205 22–10 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#33297B;"| NCAA tournament 03/19/2015 8:20 pm yes yes 9 E NC State 8 E Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA Second round TBS Quarterman 17 Mickey 14 Quarterman 7 65–66 16,170 22–11 AP Poll Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East Source:http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2166&SPSID=27828 LSU 2014-08-07 2014-06-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20140626175253/http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&SPID=2166&SPSID=27828&DB_OEM_ID=5200 dead See also 2014–15 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team References Category:LSU Tigers men's basketball seasons Lsu Lsu LSU LSU