2014–15 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

2014–15 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record9–23 (3–15 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Fuller (4th Year)
  • Brad Loos (1st Year)
  • Rob Fulford (1st Year)
Home arenaMizzou 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 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Kim Anderson, who was in his first year as the head coach at Missouri. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, and played its third season in the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 3–15 in SEC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to South Carolina.

Preseason

Coming off an inconsistent 2013–14 season that saw Missouri finish with a 23-12 (9-9) record and a trip to the NIT[1] there were many changes that took place in the off/preseason. The team lost the likes of Jabari Brown and Jordan Clarkson to the NBA draft and lost Criswell and Ross to graduation. On April 10, 2014, then head coach Frank Haith kicked Zach Price off the team for legal reasons.[2] The following week on April 18 it was announced that Haith was leaving Missouri and had taken the opening as the head coach of Tulsa.[3] Aften ten days of speculation it was announced that Kim Anderson would be returning to his alma mater and become the next head coach at Missouri.[4] The team returned two starters (Ryan Rosburg, Johnathan Williams III), five incoming freshmen (Gant, Wright, Allen, Isabell, Gill-Caesar), and one transfer (Shamburger) making this Missouri Tiger team one of the youngest in the Nation.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tony Criswell 2 F 6'9" 240 Sr. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Graduated
Jordan Clarkson 5 G 6'5" 180 RS Jr. San Antonio, Texas Entered 2014 NBA draft
Shane Rector 11 G 6'1" 171 Fr. Bronx, New York Transferred[5]
Torren Jones 24 F 6'8" 218 So. Chandler, Arizona Dismissed From Team[6]
Zach Price 25 C 6'10" 250 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio Kicked Off Team[7]
Jabari Brown 32 G 6'5" 205 Jr. Oakland, California Entered 2014 NBA draft
Earnest Ross 33 G 6'5" 222 RS Sr. Cary, North Carolina Graduated

2014 Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
JaKeenan Gant
PF 		Springfield, GA Effingham County 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 18, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Namon Wright
SG 		Los Angeles, CA Pacific Hills 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 28, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
D'Angelo Allen
SF 		Dallas, TX Kimball 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 4, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tramaine Isabell
PG 		Seattle, WA Garfield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 26, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Montaque Gill-Caesar
SF 		Huntington, West Virginia Huntington Prep 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 2, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

2015 Recruits

College recruiting information (2015)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kevin Puryear
PF 		Blue Springs, MO Blue Springs South 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 21, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Cullen VanLeer
SG 		Pacific, MO Pacific 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 5, 2014 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Terrance Phillips
PG 		Mouth of Wilson, VA Oak Hill Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jan 3, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

Roster

2014–15 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Deuce Bello 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) RS Jr Westchester Country Day
Baylor 		Greensboro, North Carolina
F 3 Johnathan Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Southwind Memphis, Tennessee
G 4 Tramaine Isabell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Garfield Seattle, Washington
F 5 D'Angelo Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Kimball Dallas, Texas
G 11 Jimmy Barton (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Houston Baptist St. Louis, MO
G 12 Namon Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pacific Hills Los Angeles, California
G 13 Montaque Gill-Caesar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Huntington Prep Vaughan, Ontario
G 14 Keith Shamburger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Hawaii Gardena, California
G 15 Wes Clark Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Romulus Detroit, Michigan
F 23 JaKeenan Gant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Osage Osage Beach, Missouri
F 42 Hayden Barnard (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Metea Valley H.S. Aurora, Illinois
C 44 Ryan Rosburg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Marquette Chesterfield, MO
F 45 Keanau Post 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) Sr Southwestern Illinois College Victoria, British Columbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-02-17

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 29*
7:00 pm 		William Jewell W 72–31 
 14 – Clark   8 – Rosburg   4 – Shamburger  Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Nov. 8*
2:00 pm 		Missouri–St. Louis W 77–56 
 19 – Gill-Caesar   12 – Williams III   6 – Shamburger  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 14*
8:00 pm 		UMKC
Maui Invitational Opening Round 		L 61–69  0–1
  21 – Gill-Caesar   7 – Gill-Caesar   5 – Clark  Mizzou Arena (7,014)
Columbia, MO
Nov. 16*
5:00 pm, SECN 		Valparaiso W 56–41  1–1
  16 – Clark   8 – Rosburg   4 – Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (5,369)
Columbia, MO
Nov. 19*
7:00 pm 		Oral Roberts W 78–64  2–1
  19 – Gill-Caesar   6 – Rosburg   9 – Clark  Mizzou Arena (5,563)
Columbia, MO
Nov. 24*
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 3 Arizona
Maui Invitational Quarterfinals 		L 53–72  2–2
  13 – Gill-Caesar   7 – Post   3 – Shamburger  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov. 25*
1:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Purdue
Maui Invitational Consolation 2nd Round 		L 61–82  2–3
  14 – Williams III   5 – Willlams III   2 – Isabell, Shamburger  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov. 26*
1:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational 7th Place Game 		W 74–60  3–3
  21 – Wright   9 – Clark   5 – Shamburger  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Dec. 2*
7:00 pm 		Southeast Missouri State W 65–61  4–3
  18 – Williams III   11 – Williams III   3 – Allen, Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (5,506)
Columbia, MO
Dec. 5*
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 22 Oklahoma
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 63–82  4–4
  16 – Williams III   8 – Williams III   3 – Clark, Shamburger  Lloyd Noble Center (11,652)
Norman, OK
Dec. 11*
6:00 pm, SECN 		Elon W 78–73  5–4
  16 – Williams III, Shamburger   8 – Williams III   5 – Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (4,514)
Columbia, MO
Dec. 13*
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		Xavier L 58–74  5–5
  17 – Williams III   9 – Williams III   3 – Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (7,854)
Columbia, MO
Dec. 20*
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Illinois
Braggin' Rights 		L 59–62  5–6
  15 – Williams III   8 – Williams III   3 – Clark  Scottrade Center (20,079)
St. Louis, MO
Dec. 30*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Oklahoma State L 72–74 OT 5–7
  22 – Williams III   9 – Williams III   5 – Shamburger  Sprint Center (11,376)
Kansas City, MO
Jan. 3*
4:00 pm, SECN 		Lipscomb W 72–60  6–7
  16 – Williams III   10 – Williams III, Post   6 – Clark  Mizzou Arena (7,415)
Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
Jan. 8
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		LSU W 74–67 OT 7–7 (1–0)
  21 – Williams III   10 – Williams III   5 – Shamburger, Isabell  Mizzou Arena (7,509)
Columbia, MO
Jan. 10
6:00 pm, SECN 		at Auburn L 79–85  7–8 (1–1)
  21 – Shamburger   8 – Williams III   4 – Isabell  Auburn Arena (8,365)
Auburn, AL
Jan. 13
8:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 1 Kentucky L 37–86  7–9 (1–2)
  10 – Clark, Post   5 – Clark   4 – Shamburger  Rupp Arena (24,248)
Lexington, KY
Jan. 17
5:00 pm, SECN 		Tennessee L 51–59  7–10 (1–3)
  13 – Wright   6 – Williams III, Shamburger   5 – Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (10,359)
Columbia, MO
Jan. 21
6:00 pm, SECN 		at Texas A&M L 50–62  7–11 (1–4)
  18 – Clark   10 – Williams III   6 – Clark  Reed Arena (6,849)
College Station, TX
Jan. 24
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		Arkansas L 60–61  7–12 (1–5)
  16 – Gill-Caesar   10 – Williams III   6 – Clark  Mizzou Arena (11,022)
Columbia, MO
Jan. 29
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 1 Kentucky L 53–69  7–13 (1–6)
  19 – Clark   5 – Williams II   4 – Clark, Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (13,034)
Columbia, MO
Jan. 31
3:00 pm, FSN 		Ole Miss L 47–67  7–14 (1–7)
  14 – Williams III   7 – Williams III   6 – Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (9,053)
Columbia, MO
Feb. 4
8:00 pm, SECN 		at Alabama L 49–62  7–15 (1–8)
  11 – Post   6 – Williams III   11 – Shamburger  Coleman Coliseum (9,343)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 7
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		Texas A&M L 61–83  7–16 (1–9)
  15 – Clark   5 – Williams III, Post, Shamburger   6 – Clark  Mizzou Arena (8,970)
Columbia, MO
Feb. 10
6:00 pm, SECN 		at South Carolina L 60–65  7–17 (1–10)
  13 – Shamburger   9 – Williams III   5 – Shamburger  Colonial Life Arena (8,840)
Columbia, SC
Feb. 14
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		Mississippi State L 74–77  7–18 (1–11)
  27 – Williams III   7 – Williams III, Allen   6 – Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (8,278)
Columbia, MO
Feb. 18
8:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 18 Arkansas L 69–84  7–19 (1–12)
  13 – Williams III, Isabell   10 – Williams III   4 – Shamburger  Bud Walton Arena (12,693)
Fayetteville, AR
Feb. 21
1:30 pm, SECN 		at Vanderbilt L 53–76  7–20 (1–13)
  11 – Gill-Caesar   5 – Williams III   8 – Shamburger  Memorial Gymnasium (10,154)
Nashville, TN
Feb. 24
8:00 pm, ESPN 		Florida W 64–52  8–20 (2–13)
  28 – Wright   7 – Williams III   5 – Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (7,631)
Columbia, MO
Feb. 28
11:00 am, ESPNU 		at Georgia L 44–68  8–21 (2–14)
  10 – Williams III, Wright   6 – Williams III   3 – Shamburger  Stegeman Coliseum (9,389)
Athens, GA
Mar. 3
8:00 pm, SECN 		Auburn W 63–61  9–21 (3–14)
  21 – Shamburger   6 – Shamburger   4 – Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (9,121)
Columbia, MO
Mar. 7
5:30 pm, SECN 		at Mississippi State L 43–52  9–22 (3–15)
  12 – Shamburger, Wright   10 – Williams III   4 – Gill-Caesar  Humphrey Coliseum (5,897)
Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
Mar. 11, 2015
8:00 pm, SECN 		vs. South Carolina L 54–63  9–23
  10 – Gill-Caesar   11 – Williams III   4 – Shamburger  Bridgestone Arena (10,039)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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