2014–15 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2014–15 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by third year head coach Larry Brown, played their home games on their campus in University Park, Texas at Moody Coliseum. They were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in AAC play to win the America Athletic regular season championship. They defeated East Carolina, Temple, and UConn to become champions of the America Athletic tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost on a controversial goaltending call in the second round to UCLA.

2014–15 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
The American regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 18
Record	27–7 (15–3 The American)
Head coach	Larry Brown (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Tim Jankovich Ulric Maligi K. T. Turner
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 18 SMU †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
Tulsa	14	–	4		.778			23	–	11		.676
Temple	13	–	5		.722			26	–	11		.703
Cincinnati	13	–	5		.722			23	–	11		.676
UConn	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
Memphis	10	–	8		.556			18	–	14		.563
Tulane	6	–	12		.333			15	–	16		.484
East Carolina	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
UCF	5	–	13		.278			12	–	18		.400
Houston	4	–	14		.222			13	–	19		.406
South Florida	3	–	15		.167			9	–	23		.281
† The American Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Shawne Williams	2	G	6'7"	230	RS Senior	Duncanville, Texas	Graduation
Nick Russell	12	G	6'4"	210	RS Senior	Duncanville, Texas	Graduation
Jalen Jones	21	G	6'7"	220	Senior	Dallas, Texas	Elected to transfer to Texas A&M.

2014 recruiting class

 

Emmanuel Mudiay in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

During the 2014 recruiting season, SMU gained a commitment from Emmanuel Mudiay, a five-star point guard from Dallas. However, he would instead sign a one-year contract reportedly worth $1.2 million to play with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. While Mudiay's family indicated the signing was financially motivated, news reports indicated that he was unlikely to be approved for play by the NCAA's eligibility clearinghouse.^[1] His NCAA eligibility difficulties stemmed largely from his two years at Prime Prep Academy in Arlington, Texas—a school that has never had any of its academic courses approved by the NCAA to establish a player's eligibility.^[2]

Roster

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2014–15 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Ben Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Bolingbrook HS Bolingbrook, Illinois G 1 Ryan Manuel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Fort Bend Austin HS Houston, Texas C 2 Yanick Moreira 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr South Plains College Luanda, Angola G 3 Sterling Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Proviso East HS Maywood, Illinois G 4 Keith Frazier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Kimball HS Dallas, Texas F 5 Markus Kennedy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Jr Brewster Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 10 Kevin Dunleavy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Delbarton School New Providence, New Jersey G 11 Nic Moore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Warsaw Community HS Winona Lake, Indiana G 13 Crandall Head 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Rich South HS Matteson, Illinois C 15 Cannen Cunnigham 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Lamar HS Arlington, Texas	Head coach Larry Brown Assistant coach(es) Tim Jankovich Ulric Maligi K.T. Turner Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 01/28/2015

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season^[3]
November 14, 2014* 8:30 pm, ESPN3	No. 22	Lamar Hoosiers Showcase	W 93–54	1–0	Moody Coliseum (6,971) Dallas, TX
November 17, 2014* 10:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 22	at No. 13 Gonzaga ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	L 56–72	1–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
November 20, 2014* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 22	at Indiana Hoosiers Showcase	L 68–74	1–2	Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN
November 22, 2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 22	Eastern Washington Hoosiers Showcase	W 77–68	2–2	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
November 25, 2014* 6:30 pm, ESPNews		No. 25 Arkansas	L 72–78	2–3	Moody Coliseum (7,086) Dallas, TX
November 26, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Texas Southern Hoosiers Showcase	W 72–59	3–3	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
November 30, 2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Monmouth	W 63–51	4–3	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
December 5, 2014* 6:00 pm, ESPNews		Wyoming	W 66–53	5–3	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
December 8, 2014* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		UC Santa Barbara	W 80–73 ^OT	6–3	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
December 17, 2014* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		UIC	W 67–46	7–3	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
December 20, 2014* 11:00 am, ESPN2		at Michigan	W 62–51	8–3	Crisler Center (12,221) Ann Arbor, MI
December 29, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Midwestern State	W 70–61	9–3	Moody Coliseum (6,589) Dallas, TX
Conference regular season
December 31, 2014 4:00 pm, ESPN2		South Florida	W 83–49	10–3 (1–0)	Moody Coliseum (6,624) Dallas, TX
January 3, 2015 10:00 am, ESPN2		at Cincinnati	L 50–56	10–4 (1–1)	Fifth Third Arena (10,013) Cincinnati, OH
January 8, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Memphis	W 73–59	11–4 (2–1)	Moody Coliseum (6,807) Dallas, TX
January 11, 2015 1:00 pm, CBSSN		at UCF	W 70–61	12–4 (3–1)	CFE Arena (3,664) Orlando, FL
January 14, 2015 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Temple	W 60–55	13–4 (4–1)	Liacouras Center (7,695) Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2015 3:00 pm, CBSSN		East Carolina	W 77–54	14–4 (5–1)	Moody Coliseum (7,001) Dallas, TX
January 21, 2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Tulane	W 66–52	15–4 (6–1)	Devlin Fieldhouse (3,115) New Orleans, LA
January 24, 2015 5:00 pm, CBSSN		Houston	W 80–59	16–4 (7–1)	Moody Coliseum (7,094) Dallas, TX
January 28, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at South Florida	W 63–52	17–4 (8–1)	USF Sun Dome (3,589) Tampa, FL
January 31, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU		UCF	W 75–56	18–4 (9–1)	Moody Coliseum (7,043) Dallas, TX
February 5, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 23	Cincinnati	L 54–62	18–5 (9–2)	Moody Coliseum (7,098) Dallas, TX
February 7, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 23	at Tulsa	W 68–57	19–5 (10–2)	Reynolds Center (7,677) Tulsa, OK
February 12, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 25	at Houston	W 75–69	20–5 (11–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,315) Houston, TX
February 14, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	UConn ESPN College GameDay	W 73–55	21–5 (12–2)	Moody Coliseum (7,395) Dallas, TX
February 19, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 21	Temple	W 67–58	22–5 (13–2)	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
February 26, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 21	at Memphis	W 66–57 ^OT	23–5 (14–2)	FedEx Forum (14,523) Memphis, TN
March 1, 2015 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 21	at UConn	L 73–81	23–6 (14–3)	XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT
March 8, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 22	Tulsa	W 67–62	24–6 (15–3)	Moody Coliseum (7,314) Dallas, TX
American Athletic Conference tournament
March 13, 2015 11:00 am, ESPN2	No. 20	vs. East Carolina Quarterfinals	W 74–68	25–6	XL Center (N/A) Hartford, CT
March 14, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 20	vs. Temple Semifinals	W 69–56	26–6	XL Center (10,114) Hartford, CT
March 15, 2015 2:15 pm, ESPN	No. 20	vs. UConn Championship game	W 62–54	27–6	XL Center (13,365) Hartford, CT
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2015* 2:10 pm, truTV	No. 18 (6 S)	vs. (11 S) UCLA Second round	L 59–60	27–7	KFC Yum! Center (N/A) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South.

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ 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	Post	Final
AP^[4]	22	22	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	23	25	21	21	22	20	18	N/A
Coaches^[4]	22	23	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	23	25	21	21	22	21	19	RV

References

1. Dauster, Rob (July 22, 2014). "Emmanuel Mudiay to China makes him even more of a case-study". College Basketball Talk. NBCSports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
2. Parrish, Gary (July 18, 2014). "Those two years spent at Prime Prep put Emmanuel Mudiay in a tough spot". College Basketball Insider. CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
3. . KDFW. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
4. "2014–15 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 22, 2014.