2014–15 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 October 2020 Basketball 2014–15 Texas Longhorns Texas Longhorns logo.svg Big 12 Big 12 20–14 8–10 Rick Barnes 17th Rob Lanier Russell Springmann Chris Ogden Frank Erwin Center 2K Sports Classic champions NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2014–15 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rick Barnes, who was in his 17th year as head coach. The team played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the second round to Butler. Previous season They finished the season 24–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament, where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Arizona State in the second round before losing in the third round to Michigan. Before the season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Martez Walker 24 G 6'4" 185 Freshman Detroit, MI Suspended indefinitelyTexas basketball player Martez Walker suspended http://www.nbcsports.com/college-basketball/texas-basketball-player-martez-walker-suspended NBC Sports September 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141017124840/http://www.nbcsports.com/college-basketball/texas-basketball-player-martez-walker-suspended 2014-10-17 dead Recruiting thumb|Myles Turner in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game no no 2014 Obinna Oleka PF Washington, D.C. State College of Florida 6 8 220 November 4, 2013 JC JC JC JC Jordan Barnett SF Saint Louis, MO Christian Brothers College High School 6 7 185 August 1, 2013 4 4 4 4 Myles Turner C Bedford, TX Trinity High School 7 0 240 April 30, 2014 5 5 5 5 2014 Texas 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 Texas Basketball Commits 2014 Texas Basketball Commitments texas 110 251 NR NR 19 April 24, 2014 yes Roster 2014 Texas Longhorns y yes= Kendall Yancy 0 G 6 3 200 SO Richardson, TX Berkner Isaiah Taylor y 1 G 6 1 170 SO Hayward, CA The Village School Demarcus Holland y 2 G 6 2 185 JR Garland, TX Naaman Forest Javan Felix y 3 G 5 11 195 JR New Orleans, LA St. Augustine Danny Newsome 4 F 6 9 190 SO yes Houston, TX Langham Creek W Damarcus Croaker 5 G 6 2 190 SO Orlando, FL Jones Jonathan Holmes basketball 10 F 6 8 240 SR San Antonio, TX Antonian College Prep y Connor Lammert y 21 F 6 9 235 JR San Antonio, TX Churchill Brandon Allums 22 G 6 4 241 JR Plano, TX Plano West W Ryan McClurg 30 G 6 5 225 FR y Katy, TX Seven Lakes W Jordan Barnett y 33 F 6 7 205 FR Saint Louis, MO Christian Brothers College High School basketball Tarale Murry 40 G 6 2 187 SR San Antonio, TX Lehman W Prince Ibeh y 44 C 6 10 250 JR Garland, TX Naaman Forest Myles Turner y basketball 52 C 7 0 240 FR Bedford, TX Trinity High School Cameron Ridley y 55 C 6 9 285 JR Richmond, TX Bush Rick Barnes (Lenoir-Rhyne) Rob Lanier (St. Bonaventure) Russell Springmann (Salisbury State) Christopher Ogden (Texas) http://www.texassports.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball 2014-02-17 Schedule Source: http://www.texassports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball 2014–15 Schedule 2014-10-13 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CC5500; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season 11/14/2014 7:00 pm yes 10 North Dakota State Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 2K Sports Classic LHN 85–50 11,232 1–0 11/16/2014 7:00 pm yes 10 Alcorn State Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 2K Sports Classic ESPNU 85–53 8,463 2–0 11/20/2014 6:00 pm yes yes 10 Iowa Madison Square Garden New York City, NY 2K Sports Classic Semifinals ESPN2 71–57 11,541 3–0 11/21/2014 6:30 pm yes yes 10 California Madison Square Garden New York City, NY 2K Sports Classic Championship ESPN2 71–55 11,255 4–0 11/25/2014 7:00 pm yes 7 Saint Francis (PA) Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX LHN 78–46 9,356 5–0 11/30/2014 11:00 am yes yes 7 UConn 24 Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPN2 55–54 10,167 6–0 12/02/2014 7:00 pm yes 6 UT Arlington Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX LHN 63–53 8,632 7–0 12/05/2014 6:00 pm yes yes 6 Kentucky 1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN 51–63 24,340 7–1 12/13/2014 7:00 pm yes 8 Texas State Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX LHN 59–27 10,452 8–1 12/16/2014 7:00 pm yes 9 Lipscomb Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX LHN 106–61 8,653 9–1 12/20/2014 7:00 pm yes 9 Long Beach State Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX LHN 78–68 9,179 10–1 12/23/2014 6:00 pm yes 9 Stanford Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN2 71–74 13,661 10–2 12/29/2014 7:00 pm yes 11 Rice Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX LHN 66–55 9,373 11–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CC5500; color:white;"| Big 12 Conference season 01/03/2015 1:00 pm yes 11 Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU 70–61 9,936 12–2 (1–0) 01/05/2015 8:00 pm 10 Oklahoma 16 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN 49–70 12,625 12–3 (1–1) 01/10/2015 4:00 pm yes 10 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPNU 58–69 9,592 12–4 (1–2) 01/17/2015 5:15 pm 20 West Virginia 16 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN 77–50 13,204 13–4 (2–2) 01/19/2015 6:00 pm yes 17 TCU Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center Fort Worth, TX ESPNU 66–48 5,153 14–4 (3–2) 01/24/2015 1:00 pm 17 Kansas 11 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX CBS 62–75 16,540 14–5 (3–3) 01/26/2015 8:00 pm yes 19 Iowa State 15 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPN 86–89 14,384 14–6 (3–4) 01/31/2015 5:00 pm yes 19 Baylor 20 Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN2 60–83 9,680 14–7 (3–5) 02/04/2015 7:00 pm 25 Oklahoma State Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX LHN 63–65 11,954 14–8 (3–6) 02/07/2015 3:00 pm yes 25 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPN 61–57 12,528 15–8 (4–6) 02/11/2015 7:00 pm TCU Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX LHN 66–43 8,634 16–8 (5–6) 02/14/2015 7:00 pm Texas Tech Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX LHN 56–41 13,178 17–8 (6–6) 02/17/2015 8:00 pm yes Oklahoma 17 Lloyd Noble Center Norman OK ESPN2 69–71 11,413 17–9 (6–7) 02/21/2015 1:00 pm Iowa State 14 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN2 77–85 13,161 17–10 (6–8) 02/24/2015 6:00 pm yes West Virginia 20 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN2 64–71 12,048 17–11 (6–9) 02/28/2015 4:00 pm yes Kansas 8 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN College GameDay ESPN 64–69 16,300 17–12 (6–10) 03/02/2015 6:00 pm Baylor 14 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPNU 61–59 12,139 18–12 (7–10) 03/07/2015 3:00 pm Kansas State Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN2 62–49 12,053 19–12 (8–10) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CC5500; color:white;"| Big 12 tournament 03/11/2015 8:00 pm yes Texas Tech Sprint Center Kansas City, MO First round ESPNU 65–53 18,972 20–12 |- 03/12/2015 6:00 pm yes Iowa State 13 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals ESPNU 67–69 18,972 20–13 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CC5500; color:white;"| NCAA tournament 03/19/2015 1:45 pm yes yes (11 MW) Butler 24 (6 MW) Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA Second round CBS 48–56 15,818 20–14 AP Poll Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final AP 10 10 7 6 8 9 9 11 10 20 17 19 25 RV RV RV NR NR NR N/A Coaches 10 10 9 7 9 9 9 10 10 20 18 20 RV RV RV NR RV RV RV NR See also 2014–15 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team References Texas Category:Texas Longhorns men's basketball seasons Texas Category:2014 in sports in Texas Category:2015 in sports in Texas