2014–15 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 UConn Huskies Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg 250 American Athletic Conference The American 20–15 10–8 Kevin Ollie 3rd Glen Miller Karl Hobbs Ricky Moore Harry A. Gampel PavilionXL Center NIT First round The 2014–15 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Kevin Ollie. The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the American Athletic tournament where they lost to SMU. UConn was invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Arizona State 68–61. Previous season The Huskies finished the 2013–14 season with a record of 32–8 overall, including 12–6 in American Athletic play. They lost in the championship game of the 2014 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament to Louisville. They received at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they beat Saint Joseph's and Villanova in the second and third rounds, Iowa State and Michigan State in the sweet sixteen and elite eight to make it to the final four, where they beat the Florida Gators in the national semifinal round and the Kentucky Wildcats in the 2014 National Championship Game. Shabazz Napier was named the tournament's MOP. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes DeAndre Daniels 2 F 6'9" 195 Junior Los Angeles, CA Declare to 2014 NBA draft Niels Giffey 5 G/F 6'7" 205 Senior Berlin, Germany Graduated/Went undrafted in 2014 NBA draft Tyler Olander 10 F 6'10" 230 Senior Mansfield, CT Graduated Shabazz Napier 13 G 6'1" 180 Senior Roxbury, MA Graduated/2014 NBA draft Lasan Kromah 20 G/F 6'6" 201 GS Senior Greenbelt, MD Graduated/Went undrafted in 2014 NBA draft Leon Tolksdorf 22 F 6'8" 218 Sophomore Berlin, Germany Transferred to American Tor Watts 25 G 6'1" 202 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated Roster 2014 UConn Huskies y y Phillip Nolan y basketball 1 F 6 10 237 Jr Riverside University Milwaukee, WI Terrence Samuel y 3 g 6 4 202 SO Victory Collegiate Brooklyn, NY Daniel Hamilton y basketball 5 G/F 6 7 190 FR St. John Bosco Los Angeles, CA Sam Cassell Jr. 10 G 6 4 192 SO y y Chipola College Baltimore, MD Ryan Boatright y 11 g 6 0 175 SR East Aurora Aurora, IL Kentan Facey y 12 f 6 9 206 SO Long Island (NY) Lutheran Trelawny, Jamaica Rakim Lubin 14 f 6 8 260 Fr Buford Miami, FL Omar Calhoun 21 g 6 5 205 JR Christ the King Brooklyn, NY Pat Lenehan 22 g 6 3 190 Sr Xavier (CT) Cheshire, CT Nnamdi Amilo 23 F 6 3 225 JR Avon Old Farms New Fairfield, CT Dan Guest 24 g 6 2 214 Sr George Washington West Hartford, CT W Terrance Ditimi 33 f 6 2 209 Sr Stamford Stamford, CT W Amida Brimah y 35 c 7 0 230 SO Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll Accra, Ghana Rodney Purvis y 44 g 6 4 205 So y Upper Room Christian Academy Raleigh, NC Kevin Ollie Karl Hobbs Glen Miller Ricky Moore http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/conn-m-baskbl-mtt.html 1/30/15 Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002868; color:white;"| Exhibition 11/04/2014 7:00 pm yes 17 Southern Connecticut State Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT 70–62 7,129 11/09/2014 12:00 pm yes 17 Assumption XL Center Hartford, CT 68–59 7,109 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002868; color:white;"| Regular Season 11/14/2014 7:00 pm yes 17 Bryant Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT SNY 66–53 10,167 1–0 11/20/2014 1:00 pm yes yes 17 College of Charleston Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals ESPNU 65–57 6,723 2–0 11/21/2014 2:30 pm yes yes 17 Dayton Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals ESPN2 75–64 7,438 3–0 11/23/2014 6:30 pm yes yes 17 West Virginia Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off Championship ESPN2 68–78 8,002 3–1 11/30/2014 12:00 pm yes 24 Texas 7 Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPN2 54–55 10,167 3–2 12/05/2014 7:00 pm yes Yale Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT SNY 44–45 9,538 3–3 12/14/2014 4:00 pm yes Coppin State XL Center Hartford, CT SNY 106–85 8,260 4–3 12/18/2014 8:00 pm yes yes Duke 2 Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center Showcase ESPN 56–66 16,541 4–4 12/22/2014 7:30 pm yes Columbia Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT SNY 80–65 9,124 5–4 12/28/2014 1:00 pm yes Central Connecticut XL Center Hartford, CT SNY 81–48 13,315 6–4 12/31/2014 1:00 pm Temple XL Center Hartford, CT ESPN2 53–57 OT 13,428 6–5 (0–1) 01/03/2015 2:00 pm yes yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CBS 63–59 11,041 7–5 01/06/2015 7:00 pm yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPN2 58–44 6,128 8–5 (1–1) 01/10/2015 11:00 am Cincinnati XL Center Hartford, CT ESPN2 62–56 15,564 9–5 (2–1) 01/13/2015 9:30 pm yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK CBSSN 58–66 6,092 9–6 (2–2) 01/17/2015 9:00 pm yes yes Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA ESPN2 59–72 7,104 9–7 01/22/2015 7:00 pm UCF Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT CBSSN 67–60 10,167 10–7 (3–2) 01/25/2015 12:00 pm South Florida XL Center Hartford, CT CBSSN 66–53 14,105 11–7 (4–2) 01/29/2015 8:00 pm yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 58–70 11–8 (4–3) 11,092 02/01/2015 3:00 pm yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX CBSSN 58–60 3,498 11–9 (4–4) 02/04/2015 7:00 pm East Carolina Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPNU 65–52 8,985 12–9 (5–4) 02/07/2015 6:00 pm yes Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA CBSSN 62–53 3,548 13–9 (6–4) 02/12/2015 7:00 pm Tulsa XL Center Hartford, CT ESPN2 70–45 11,506 14–9 (7–4) 02/14/2015 9:00 pm yes SMU 25 Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX ESPN College GameDay ESPN 55–73 14–10 (7–5) 7,395 02/19/2015 9:00 pm yes Memphis FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPN 72–75 14,652 14–11 (7–6) 02/22/2015 4:00 pm Tulane Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT CBSSN 67–60 9,212 15–11 (8–6) 02/25/2015 7:00 pm yes East Carolina Williams Arena Greenville, NC ESPNU 60–49 6,856 16–11 (9–6) 03/01/2015 2:00 pm SMU 21 XL Center Hartford, CT CBS 81–73 15,564 17–11 (10–6) 03/05/2015 9:00 pm Memphis Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPN2 53–54 10,167 17–12 (10–7) 03/07/2015 2:00 pm yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA ESPN2 63–75 10,206 17–13 (10–8) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002868;"| AAC Tournament 03/12/2015 8:00 pm South Florida XL Center Hartford, CT First round 5,431 ESPNews 69–43 18–13 03/13/2015 9:00 pm Cincinnati XL Center Hartford, CT Quarterfinals 9,514 ESPNU 57–54 19–13 03/14/2015 5:00 pm Tulsa XL Center Hartford, CT Semifinals 10,114 ESPN2 47–42 20–13 03/15/2015 3:15 pm SMU 20 XL Center Hartford, CT Championship game 13,365 ESPN 54–62 20–14 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#002868;"| National Invitation Tournament 03/18/2015 7:00 pm yes (4) (5) Arizona State Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT First round 6,045 ESPN2 61–68 20–15 AP Poll Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/conn-m-baskbl-sched.html The Official Website of the University of Connecticut Huskies – Men's Basketball August 15, 2014 June 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160625122747/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/conn-m-baskbl-sched.html dead Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1 20 1 20 Pre APhttp://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings https://web.archive.org/web/20100306040632/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings dead March 6, 2010 2014–15 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings October 22, 2014 ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures 17 17 24 RV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - N/A Coaches 15 17 22 23 - - - RV - - - - - - - - - - - - References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Connecticut Category:2014 in sports in Connecticut Category:2015 in sports in Connecticut