2014–15 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Memphis Tigers Memphis Tigers 2003-2021 wordmark.svg 250 American Athletic Conference The American 18–14 10–8 Josh Pastner 6th Robert Kirby Aki Collins Keelon Lawson FedExForum The 2014–15 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the 94th season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers, led by sixth year head coach Josh Pastner, played their home games at the FedExForum. The 2014–15 season was the second season the Tigers participated in the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers didn't play in a postseason tournament, the first time in 15 years. Previous season The 2013–14 Memphis Tigers finished the season with an overall record of 24–10 and 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to eventual national champion UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament's East Region as an 8 seed where they defeated 9 seed George Washington in the second round before losing in the third round to 1 seed Virginia. Off-season Departures Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Chris Crawford 1 G 3 6' 3" 222 4 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated Michael Dixon basketball G 73 6' 1" 190 4 Senior Kansas City, MO Graduated Joe Jackson basketball G 1 6' 0" 174 4 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated Geron Johnson G 55 6' 3" 203 4 Senior Dayton, OH Graduated David Pellom 1 F 80 6' 8" 220 4 Senior Wilmington, NC Graduated Damien Wilson 1 G/F 45 6' 5" 195 3 Junior Atlanta, GA Transfer to Kennesaw State Dominic Woodson 1 C 15 6' 10" 300 2 Sophomore Round Rock, TX Transfer to Tennessee Transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Calvin Godfrey 1 F ## 6' 8" 233 4 Senior Milwaukee, WI Transfer from Southern University Kedren Johnson 1 G ## 6' 4" 229 3 Junior Lewisburg, TN Transfer from Vanderbilt University Recruiting no no 2014 Dominic Magee point guard PG Gretna, LA Helen Cox High School 6 3 175 09/08/2013 3 4 4 84 Chris Hawkins Small forward SF Memphis, TN Southwest Tennessee Community College 6 5 240 11/13/2013 NR NR 3 JC Trahson Burrell Small forward SF Albany, NY Lee College 6 7 180 11/13/2013 NR 3 4 JC Avery Woodson Shooting guard SG Waynesboro, MS East Mississippi Community College 6 3 195 11/13/2013 NR NR 3 JC 2014 Memphis Basketball Commitments 2014 Memphis Basketball Commits ESPN 2012-11-09 yes Season summary The Tigers entered the 2014–15 season with only one senior, incoming transfer Calvin Godfrey. The young Tigers toured Canada in August 2014 and were thus permitted extra practice time. The Tigers faced teams from the University of Ottawa, Carleton University, and McGill University on the trip in exhibition matches. Immediately before the Canadian tour, guard/forward Damien Wilson then center Dominic Woodson successively announced that they were transferring away from Memphis. However, upon the team's return from Canada, former Vanderbilt point guard Kedren Johnson announced his intention to transfer to Memphis. At the AAC media day on October 29, Memphis was picked to finish third in the league behind UConn and SMU. Shaq Goodwin and Austin Nichols were both named to the preseason all-AAC first team.https://247sports.com/college/memphis/Article/AAC-preseason-basketball-poll-released-32442625/ https://web.archive.org/web/20241202183333/https://247sports.com/college/memphis/Article/AAC-preseason-basketball-poll-released-32442625/ dead December 2, 2024 AAC preseason basketball poll released GoTigers247 The Tigers lost their sole exhibition game against Division 2 Christian Brothers, marking the first exhibition game loss for the team since 1996.http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/tigers/mens-basketball/tigers-drop-exhibition-game-to-cbu-7470_76808233 Tigers drop exhibition game to CBU 2014-11-14 2014-11-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20141115180245/http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/tigers/mens-basketball/tigers-drop-exhibition-game-to-cbu-7470_76808233 dead On November 24, after the team's second game of the season, true freshman point guard Dominic Magee announced his intent to transfer.http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2014/11/dominic_magee_leaving_memphis.html Dominic Magee departing from Memphis -- could LSU be his next basketball stop? Magee did not any playing time for the Tigers before his transfer. The Tigers dropped 4 of their first 7 games of the year, starting the year with their worst record since 2000. On January 6, sophomore Kuran Iverson was suspended for the team's next two games against SMU and Houston, marking Iverson's second suspension of the season.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12129594/memphis-kuran-iverson-suspended-violation-team-rules Memphis bans Iverson for violation of rules 6 January 2015 After his suspension and subsequent actions, including using Twitter to make negative statements about Coach Pastner, it was reported that Iverson was not expected to return to the team and the university subsequently announced Iverson's dismissal from the basketball program.https://247sports.com/college/memphis/article/writing-on-the-wall-for-kuran-iverson-34572232/ Writing on the wall for Iverson Junior forward Trahson Burrell was suspended for the team's January 8 game against SMU, reportedly in part for supporting Iverson's actions prior to his suspension. On February 7 against Temple, Austin Nichols injured his ankle and had to be helped off the floor. The Tigers went on to lose the game without Nichols, who was later diagnosed with a moderately sprained ankle which was expected to prevent him from playing for the next two weeks. However, Nichols was able to return on February 19 at home against UConn before injuring the ankle again on February 28 early in the second half against Tulsa. The second ankle injury caused Nichols to miss the remainder of the season. Despite his injury and subsequent absence, Nichols finished the season with 93 blocks, the 5th highest single season block total all time for a Tiger. The Tigers finished the regular season in 5th place in the American. Austin Nichols was named to the All-AAC first team. In the AAC tournament, the Tigers lost their opening matchup to 4 seed Temple. Roster 2014 Memphis Tigers #0C1C8C #FFFFFF #8E9295 #0C1C8C Chris Hawkins 11 F 6 6 230 Jr Chicago, Illinois Trahson Burrell y 0 F 6 7 200 Jr Albany, New York Avery Woodson 20 G 6 2 196 SO Waynesboro, Mississippi Shaq Goodwin y 2 F 6 9 228 Jr Atlanta, Georgia Austin Nichols y basketball 4 F 6 8 228 SO Eads, Tennessee Nick King y basketball 5 F 6 7 226 SO Memphis, Tennessee Markel Crawford y 1 G 6 4 197 FR yes Memphis, Tennessee Pookie Powell 3 G 6 1 180 SO Orlando, Florida Kuran Iverson 23 F 6 9 205 SO Windsor, Connecticut S Calvin Godfrey 40 F 6 8 233 SR Milwaukee, Wisconsin Kedren Johnson 15 G 6 4 229 JR Lewisburg, Tennessee Jake McDowell 42 F/G 6 5 211 SO Memphis, Tennessee W Jordan Manse 14 G 6 1 167 FR Austin, Texas W D'Marnier Cunningham 12 G 5 9 160 JR Chicago, Illinois W Josh Pastner (Arizona) Robert Kirby (University of Texas–Pan American) David "Aki" Collins (Clark Atlanta University) Keelon Lawson (Union University) http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mem-m-baskbl-mtt.html 08/14/2014 Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0C1C8C; color:#8E9295;"| Exhibition 11/12/2014 7:00 pm yes Christian Brothers FedEx Forum Memphis, TN 70–74 OT     |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0C1C8C; color:#8E9295;"| Regular season 11/18/2014 1:00 pm yes yes Wichita State 11 Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon ESPN 56–71 0–1 3,250 11/24/2014 7:00 pm yes Prairie View A&M Fedex Forum Memphis, TN Las Vegas Invitational ESPN3 77–49 1–1 14,412 11/27/2014 11:00 pm yes yes Baylor Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Invitational semifinals FS1 47–71 1–2 N/A 11/28/2014 7:00 pm yes yes Indiana State Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Invitational 3rd Place Game FS1 72–62 2–2 N/A 12/02/2014 6:00 pm yes Stephen F. Austin Fedex Forum Memphis, TN Las Vegas Invitational ESPNews 52–64 2–3 13,201 12/06/2014 8:30 pm yes Bradley Fedex Forum Memphis, TN ESPNU 73–45 3–3 13,807 12/13/2014 5:00 pm yes Oklahoma State FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPN2 55–73 3–4 14,501 12/15/2014 7:00 pm yes NC Central Fedex Forum Memphis, TN ESPN3 81–47 4–4 13,126 12/17/2014 7:00 pm yes USC Upstate FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPN3 83–73 5–4 13,020 12/20/2014 2:00 pm yes Oral Roberts FedEx Forum Memphis, TN CBSSN 78–63 6–4 13,084 12/23/2014 7:00 pm yes Western Illinois FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPN3 78–51 7–4 12,995 12/31/2014 1:00 pm Houston FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPNU 73–54 8–4 (1–0) 13,415 01/03/2015 5:00 pm Tulane FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPNU 66–74 8–5 (1–1) 13,914 01/08/2015 8:00 pm y SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX ESPN2 59–73 8–6 (1–2) 6,807 01/11/2015 3:00 pm y Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX CBSSN 62–44 9–6 (2–2) 2,697 01/15/2015 6:00 pm Cincinnati FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPN 63–50 10–6 (3–2) 14,916 01/17/2015 1:00 pm UCF FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPNews 99–79 11–6 (4–2) 14,027 01/21/2015 6:00 pm y Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK ESPNU 55–73 11–7 (4–3) 5,303 01/24/2015 7:00 pm Tulane Smoothie King Center New Orleans, LA ESPNU 57–55 12–7 (5–3) 3,109 01/28/2015 8:00 pm East Carolina FedEx Forum Memphis, TN CBSSN 70–58 13–7 (6–3) 13,335 01/31/2015 9:00 pm yes yes Gonzaga 3 McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA ESPN2 64–82 13–8 6,000 02/04/2015 7:00 pm yes Jacksonville State FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPN3 74–48 14–8 13,385 02/07/2015 12:00 pm Temple FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPNews 60–61 14–9 (6–4) 14,381 02/10/2015 6:00 pm y East Carolina Williams Arena Greenville, NC ESPNU 53–64 14–10 (6–5) 4,519 02/14/2015 11:00 am y South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPNU 75–48 15–10 (7–5) 3,288 02/19/2015 8:00 pm UConn FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPN/ESPN2 75–72 16–10 (8–5) 14,652 02/22/2015 1:00 pm y UCF CFE Arena Orlando, FL CBSSN 75–65 OT 17–10 (9–5) 4,543 02/26/2015 8:00 pm SMU 21 FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPN/ESPN2 57–66 17–11 (9–6) 14,523 02/28/2015 7:00 pm Tulsa FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPNU 72–74 OT 17–12 (9–7) 15,784 03/05/2015 8:00 pm y UConn Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPN2 54–53 18–12 (10–7) 10,167 03/08/2015 11:00 am y Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH CBS 65–77 18–13 (10–8) 12,358 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0C1C8C; color:#8E9295;"| American Athletic Conference tournament 03/13/2015 1:00 pm yes Temple XL Center Hartford, CT AAC Quarterfinal ESPN2 75–80   18–14 AP Poll Central Time References Memphis Category:Memphis Tigers men's basketball seasons Memphis Tigers men's basketball Memphis Tigers men's basketball Category:2010s in Memphis, Tennessee