2014–15 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2014–15 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record18–14 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Kansas 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750
No. 9 Iowa State † 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
No. 13 Oklahoma 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686
No. 16 Baylor 11 – 7   .611 24 – 10   .706
No. 20 West Virginia 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714
Oklahoma State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
Texas 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Kansas State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469
TCU 4 – 14   .222 18 – 15   .545
Texas Tech 3 – 15   .167 13 – 19   .406
† 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2014–15 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's seventh season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 18–14, 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 Oklahoma. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in second round to Oregon.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marcus Smart 33 G 6'4" 225 Sophomore Flower Mound, TX Drafted by Boston Celtics
Markel Brown 22 G 6'3" 184 Senior Alexandria, LA Graduated; Drafted by Brooklyn Nets
Stevie Clark 5 G 5'11" 175 Freshman Oklahoma City Dismissed from team
Kamari Murphy 21 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Brooklyn Transferred to Miami (FL)
Gary Gaskins 34 G 6'10" 200 Junior Beaufort, SC Transferred to Arkansas Tech

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joe Burton
SF 		Humble, Texas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 21, 2013 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tyree Griffin
PG 		New Orleans, Louisiana 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Mar 21, 2014 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Jeff Newberry
PG 		Hobbs, New Mexico 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 22, 2013 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Mitchell Solomon
PF 		Bixby, Oklahoma 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 12, 2013 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tavarius Shine
SF 		Irving, Texas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 2, 2014 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

Source[2]

2014–15 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ford Stuen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Henderson County
IMG Academy (Fla.) 		Henderson, KY
G 1 Tyree Griffin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr O. Perry Walker New Orleans, LA
G/F 2 Le'Bryan Nash 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Lincoln Dallas, TX
G/F 4 Joe Burton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Atascocita Houston, TX
F 5 Tavarius Shine 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr MacArthur
FUMA 		Irving, TX
G 12 Anthony Hickey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Christian County
LSU 		Hopkinsville, KY
G 13 Phil Forte 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Marcus Flower Mound, TX
F/C 14 Marek Souček 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Canarias Academy Brno, Czech Republic
G/F 15 Christien Sager 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Rider Wichita Falls, TX
F 20 Michael Cobbins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Palo Duro Amarillo, TX
G 22 Jeff Newberry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Westlake
NMJC 		Atlanta, GA
G/F 23 Leyton Hammonds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Richland North Richland Hills, TX
G 24 Alex Budke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Stillwater Stillwater, OK
G/F 30 Jeffrey Carroll 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Rowlett Rowlett, TX
C 32 Anthony Allen 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Bassick
Lamar State Port Arthur 		Kingston, Jamaica
C 41 Mitchell Solomon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Bixby Bixby, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
2:00 pm 		Missouri Western W 74–35 
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,279)
Stillwater, OK
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 83–55  1–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,125)
Stillwater, OK
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M W 74–52  2–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,407)
Stillwater, OK
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm 		Northwestern Oklahoma State W 91–45  3–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,518)
Stillwater, OK
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm 		Milwaukee
MGM Grand Main Event 		W 82–68  4–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,909)
Stillwater, OK
11/24/2014*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Oregon State
MGM Grand Main Event semifinal 		W 66–53  5–0
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,507)
Las Vegas, NV
11/26/2014*
10:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Tulsa
MGM Grand Main Event final 		W 73–58  6–0
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,712)
Las Vegas, NV
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm 		North Texas W 87–61  7–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,086)
Stillwater, OK
12/06/2014*
11:00 am, ESPNU 		at South Carolina
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 49–75  7–1
 Colonial Life Arena (12,007)
Columbia, SC
12/13/2014*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Memphis W 73–55  8–1
 FedEx Forum (14,501)
Memphis, TN
12/16/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Middle Tennessee W 68–48  9–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,217)
Stillwater, OK
12/21/2014*
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 17 Maryland L 64–73  9–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,104)
Stillwater, OK
12/30/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Missouri W 74–72 OT 10–2
 Sprint Center (11,376)
Kansas City, MO
Conference regular season
01/03/2015
11:00 am, ESPNU 		Kansas State W 61–47  11–2
(1–0) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,185)
Stillwater, OK
01/06/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 17 Iowa State L 61–63  11–3
(1–1) 		Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
01/10/2015
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 10 Texas W 69–58  12–3
(2–1) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,592)
Stillwater, OK
01/13/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 24 at No. 9 Kansas L 57–67  12–4
(2–2) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/17/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 24 at No. 18 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series 		L 65–82  12–5
(2–3) 		Lloyd Noble Center (12,730)
Norman, OK
01/21/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Texas Tech W 63–43  13–5
(3–3) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,090)
Stillwater, OK
01/24/2015
11:00 am, ESPN2 		at Kansas State L 53–63  13–6
(3–4) 		Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
01/27/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNews 		No. 20 Baylor W 64–53  14–6
(4–4) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,364)
Stillwater, OK
01/31/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 24 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series 		L 56–64  14–7
(4–5) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, OK
02/04/2015
7:00 pm, LHN 		at No. 25 Texas W 65–63 OT 15–7
(5–5) 		Frank Erwin Center (11,954)
Austin, TX
02/07/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 Kansas W 67–62  16–7
(6–5) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,399)
Stillwater, OK
02/09/2015
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 21 at No. 16 Baylor W 74–65  17–7
(7–5) 		Ferrell Center (6,720)
Waco, TX
02/14/2015
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 21 at TCU L 55–70  17–8
(7–6) 		Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,266)
Fort Worth, TX
02/18/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 22 No. 14 Iowa State L 65–70  17–9
(7–7) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,612)
Stillwater, OK
02/21/2015
1:00 pm, ESPNews 		No. 22 No. 23 West Virginia L 63–73  17–10
(7–8) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,610)
Stillwater, OK
02/28/2015
3:00 pm, ESPNews 		at Texas Tech L 62–63  17–11
(7–9) 		United Supermarkets Arena (7,480)
Lubbock, TX
03/04/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		TCU W 82–70  18–11
(8–9) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,526)
Stillwater, OK
03/07/2015
11:00 am, ESPNews 		at No. 20 West Virginia L 72–81  18–12
(8–10) 		WVU Coliseum (13,714)
Morgantown, WV
Big 12 tournament
03/12/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		(6) vs. (3) No. 15 Oklahoma
Quarterfinals 		L 49–64  18–13
 Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015*
6:50 pm, TBS 		(9 W) vs. (8 W) Oregon
Second round 		L 73–79  18–14
 CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,534)
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West.

CSN = Cowboy Sports Network. The Cowboy Sports Network is affiliated with Fox Sports Net. Games could air on Fox Sports Oklahoma, Fox Sports Oklahoma Plus, Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Southwest Plus, or Fox College Sports.

Rankings

See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV = Received votes. 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 RV RV RV RV NR RV RV NR RV 24 RV NR RV 21 т 22 RV NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV NR NR 24 24 RV NR NR NR NR

*AP does not release post-tournament rankings

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/okst-m-baskbl-mtt.html Archived 2010-02-01 at the Wayback Machine>