2014–15 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2014–15 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record15–20 (4–14 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainKT Harrell (2nd year)
Home arenaAuburn Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky † 18 – 0   1.000 38 – 1   .974
No. 21 Arkansas 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750
LSU 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Georgia 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Texas A&M 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Ole Miss 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618
Vanderbilt 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Alabama 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Florida 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
Tennessee 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
South Carolina 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515
Mississippi State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Auburn 4 – 14   .222 15 – 20   .429
Missouri 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281
† 2015 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl, in his first season at Auburn. The team played their home games at the Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–20, 4–14 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ashaun Dixon-Tatum 0 C 7'0" 226 Senior Anderson, IN Graduated
Allen Payne 2 F 6'6" 225 Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated/signed to play professionally in Ireland
Chris Denson 3 G 6'2" 181 Senior Columbia, GA Graduated/signed to play professionally in Holland
Dion Wade 11 G 6'5" 170 Freshman Antwerp, Belgium Transferred to Miami (OH)
Benas Griciunas 31 C 7'0" 225 Freshman Šilutė, Lithuania Transferred to Charlotte
Chris Griffin 32 F 6'7" 229 Junior Tallahassee, FL Left Team for Personal Reasons[1]
Ron Delph 33 C 7'0" 240 Freshman Winter Haven, FL Suspended Indefinitely

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Cinmeon Bowers 5 F 6'7" 278 Junior Racine, WI Junior College transfer from Chipola College.
Kareem Canty 10 G 6'1" 185 RS Sophomore Harlem, NY Transferred from Marshall. Under NCAA transfer rules, Canty will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
K.C. Ross-Miller 12 G 6'1" 175 RS Senior Grand Prairie, TX Transferred from New Mexico State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ross-Miller graduated from New Mexico State.
Antoine Mason 14 G 6'3" 210 RS Senior Queens, NY Transferred from Niagara. Will be eligible to play immediately since Mason graduated from Niagara.

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jack Purchase
PF 		Melbourne, AUS Carey Baptist Grammar School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 5, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
T.J. Lang
SF 		Mobile, AL McGill-Toolen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 5, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Trayvon Reed
C 		Snellville, GA LCA 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 28, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Auburn 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  • "2014 Auburn Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Malcolm Canada 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Ellsworth CC Austin, TX
G 1 KT Harrell (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Virginia Montgomery, AL
F 5 Cinmeon Bowers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 278 lb (126 kg) Jr Chipola College Racine, WI
G 10 Kareem Canty Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Marshall Harlem, NY
G 12 KC Ross-Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Sr New Mexico State Grand Prairie, TX
G 13 Tahj Shamsid-Deen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Columbia HS Decatur, GA
G 14 Antoine Mason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 216 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Niagara Queens, NY
F 20 Alex Thompson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Houston Academy Dothan, AL
G 22 C. J. Holmes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr IMG Academy Washington, D.C.
G 23 TJ Lang 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr McGill Toolen Mobile, AL
F 24 Jack Purchase 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Carey Grammar Melbourne, Australia
F 25 Jordon Granger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr McCluer North St. Louis, MO
F 31 Devin Waddell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Summerfield, NC
C 41 Matthew Atewe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Notre Dame Prep Brampton, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Source: [1]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2014*
8:30 pm 		West Alabama W 94–58 
Auburn Arena (8,523)
Auburn, AL
Non-conference games
11/14/2014*
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		Milwaukee
MGM Grand Main Event 		W 83–73  1–0
 Auburn Arena (8,114)
Auburn, AL
11/18/2014*
Midnight, ESPN2 		at Colorado
ESPN Tip-Off Marathon 		L 59–90  1–1
 Coors Events Center (9,834)
Boulder, CO
11/21/2014*
6:00 pm, FSN 		Louisiana–Lafayette
MGM Grand Main Event 		W 105–80  2–1
 Auburn Arena (8,120)
Auburn, AL
11/24/2014*
10:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Tulsa
MGM Grand Main Event semifinals 		L 35–53  2–2
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,507)
Paradise, NV
11/26/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Oregon State
MGM Grand Main Event 		W 71–69  3–2
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,712)
Paradise, NV
12/03/2014*
8:00 pm, SECN 		at Texas Tech
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 44–46  3–3
 United Supermarkets Arena (7,040)
Lubbock, TX
12/05/2014*
7:00 pm, FSN 		Coastal Carolina L 54–58  3–4
 Auburn Arena (7,964)
Auburn, AL
12/14/2014*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Clemson L 61–72  3–5
 Littlejohn Coliseum (7,140)
Clemson, SC
12/17/2014*
8:00 pm, SECN 		Winthrop W 80–62  4–5
 Auburn Arena (5,323)
Auburn, AL
12/20/2014*
5:00 pm, SECN 		Xavier W 89–88 2OT 5–5
 Auburn Arena (7,975)
Auburn, AL
12/23/2014*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		Texas Southern W 61–60  6–5
 Auburn Arena (7,323)
Auburn, AL
12/29/2014*
8:00 pm, SECN 		Middle Tennessee W 64–48  7–5
 Auburn Arena (6,752)
Auburn, AL
01/03/2015*
Noon, SECN 		North Alabama W 82–61  8–5
 Auburn Arena (8,169)
Auburn, AL
Conference games
01/06/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Vanderbilt L 52–64  8–6 (0–1)
 Memorial Gymnasium (10,502)
Nashville, TN
01/10/2015
6:00 pm, SECN 		Missouri W 85–79  9–6 (1–1)
 Auburn Arena (8,365)
Auburn, AL
01/15/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Florida L 55–75  9–7 (1–2)
 O'Connell Center (10,346)
Gainesville, FL
01/17/2015
7:30 pm, SECN 		South Carolina W 71–68  10–7 (2–2)
 Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
01/21/2015
8:00 pm, SECN 		Mississippi State L 71–78  10–8 (2–3)
 Auburn Arena (8,083)
Auburn, AL
01/24/2015
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Alabama
Iron Bowl of Basketball 		L 55−57  10–9 (2–4)
 Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/27/2015
8:00 pm, SECN 		Texas A&M L 61–71  10–10 (2–5)
 Auburn Arena (7,184)
Auburn, AL
01/31/2015
11:00 am, ESPN2 		at Tennessee L 63–71  10–11 (2–6)
 Thompson–Boling Arena (18,439)
Knoxville, TN
02/05/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at LSU W 81–77  11–11 (3–6)
 Maravich Center (8,672)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/07/2015
5:30 pm, SECN 		Ole Miss L 79–86  11–12 (3–7)
 Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
02/10/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 24 Arkansas L 87–101  11–13 (3–8)
 Auburn Arena (6,526)
Auburn, AL
02/14/2015
1:00 pm, FSN 		at Georgia W 69–68  12–13 (4–8)
 Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
02/17/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Alabama
Iron Bowl of Basketball 		L 68–79  12–14 (4–9)
 Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
02/21/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 1 Kentucky L 75–110  12–15 (4–10)
 Rupp Arena (23,403)
Lexington, KY
02/24/2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		LSU L 61–84  12–16 (4–11)
 Auburn Arena (6,651)
Auburn, AL
02/28/2015
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Texas A&M L 55–80  12–17 (4–12)
 Reed Arena (9,809)
College Station, TX
03/03/2015
8:00 pm, SECN 		at Missouri L 61–63  12–18 (4–13)
 Mizzou Arena (9,121)
Columbia, MO
03/07/2015
3:00 pm, SECN 		Georgia L 61–64  12–19 (4–14)
 Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
03/11/2015
6:00 pm, SECN 		(13) vs. (12) Mississippi State
First Round 		W 74–68  13–19
 Bridgestone Arena (10,039)
Nashville, TN
03/12/2015
2:30 pm, SECN 		(13) vs. (5) Texas A&M
Second Round 		W 66–59  14–19
 Bridgestone Arena (10,563)
Nashville, TN
03/13/2015
2:30 pm, SECN 		(13) vs. (4) LSU
Quarterfinals 		W 73–70 OT 15–19
 Bridgestone Arena (18,205)
Nashville, TN
03/14/2015
Noon, ESPN 		(13) vs. (1) No. 1 Kentucky
Semifinals 		L 67–91  15–20
 Bridgestone Arena (19,232)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "Suspended Auburn forward Chris Griffin withdraws from school, plans to transfer". AL.com. Retrieved January 18, 2014.