2014–15 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2014–15
|team=Auburn Tigers
|image=Auburn Tigers logo.svg
|image_size=125
|conference=Southeastern Conference
|short_conf=SEC
|record= 15–20
|conf_record= 4–14
|head_coach=Bruce Pearl
|hc_year = 1st
|asst_coach1=Tony Jones
|asst_coach2=Chuck Person
|asst_coach3=Harris Adler
|captain=KT Harrell
|captain_year=2nd
|stadium=Auburn Arena
}}
{{2014–15 SEC men's basketball standings}}
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
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | 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{{cite news |title=Suspended Auburn forward Chris Griffin withdraws from school, plans to transfer|url=http://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/index.ssf/2014/01/suspended_auburn_forward_chris.html|publisher=AL.com|accessdate=January 18, 2014}} |
| Ron Delph | 33 | C | 7'0" | 240 | Freshman | Winter Haven, FL | Suspended Indefinitely |
=Incoming Transfers=
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Previous School | |||||||
| sortname| Cinmeon Bowers | 5 | F | 6'7" | 278 | Junior | Racine, WI | Junior College transfer from Chipola College. |
| sortname| 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. |
| sortname| 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. |
| sortname| 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 Athlete Recruit Start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2014}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Jack Purchase
| position = PF
| hometown = Melbourne, AUS
| highschool = Carey Baptist Grammar School
| feet = 6
| inches = 10
| weight = 200
| 40 =
| commitdate = 9/5/2013
| scout stars = 2
| rivals stars = NR
| 247 stars = 2
| espn stars = 3
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = T.J. Lang
| position = SF
| hometown = Mobile, AL
| highschool = McGill-Toolen
| feet = 6
| inches = 7
| weight = 195
| 40 =
| commitdate = 9/5/2013
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = 3
| 247 stars = 3
| espn stars = NR
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Trayvon Reed
| position = C
| hometown = Snellville, GA
| highschool = LCA
| feet = 7
| inches = 1
| weight = 220
| 40 =
| commitdate = 8/28/2014
| scout stars = 4
| rivals stars = 4
| 247 stars = 4
| espn stars = 4
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2014
| rivals ref title = Auburn 2014 Basketball Commitments
| scout ref title = 2014 Auburn Basketball Commits
| 247sports ref title = Auburn 2014 Basketball Commits
| espn ref title = ESPN
| rivals school = auburn
| scout s = 6
| 247sports team = 6
| espn schoolid = 2
| scout overall = Not Ranked
| rivals overall = Not Ranked
| 247sports overall =Not Ranked
| espn overall = Not Ranked
| accessdate = August 5, 2014
| bball = yes
}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=KT|last=Harrell|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=212|class=sr|rs=|home=Montgomery, AL|high_school=Virginia|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cinmeon|last=Bowers|link=y|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=278|class=jr|rs=|home=Racine, WI|high_school=Chipola College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kareem|last=Canty|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=183|class=so|rs=|home=Harlem, NY|high_school=Marshall|cur_rs=yes}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=KC|last=Ross-Miller|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=178|class=sr|rs=y|home=Grand Prairie, TX|high_school=New Mexico State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tahj|last=Shamsid-Deen|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=170|class=so|rs=|home=Decatur, GA|high_school=Columbia HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Antoine|last=Mason|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=216|class=sr|rs=y|home=Queens, NY|high_school=Niagara|link=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Alex|last=Thompson|num=20|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=210|class=so|rs=|home=Dothan, AL|high_school=Houston Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=C. J.|last=Holmes|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=192|class=jr|rs=|home=Washington, D.C.|high_school=IMG Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=TJ|last=Lang|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=7|lbs=193|class=fr|rs=|home=Mobile, AL|high_school=McGill Toolen}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jack|last=Purchase|link=y|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=198|class=fr|rs=|home=Melbourne, Australia|high_school=Carey Grammar}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jordon|last=Granger|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=210|class=jr|rs=|home=St. Louis, MO|high_school=McCluer North}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Devin|last=Waddell|num=31|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=221|class=jr|rs=|home=Summerfield, NC|high_school=Hargrave Military Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Matthew|last=Atewe|num=41|pos=C|ft=6|in=8|lbs=250|class=so|rs=|home=Brampton, ON|high_school=Notre Dame Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Bruce Pearl ({{college|Boston College}})
|asst_coach=
- Tony Jones (Concordia)
- Chuck Person ({{college|Auburn}})
- Harris Adler (Rowan)
|roster_url=http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/aub-m-baskbl-mtt.html
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule and results
Source: [http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/aub-m-baskbl-sched.html]
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:#FE3300;"| Exhibition
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| date = 11/07/2014
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = West Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 94–58
| overtime =
| attend = 8,523
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:#FE3300;"| Non-conference games
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2014
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Milwaukee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename = MGM Grand Main Event
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 83–73
| overtime =
| attend = 8,114
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/18/2014
| time = Midnight
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colorado
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Coors Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename = ESPN Tip-Off Marathon
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 59–90
| overtime =
| attend = 9,834
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2014
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename = MGM Grand Main Event
| tv = FSN
| score = 105–80
| overtime =
| attend = 8,120
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/2014
| time = 10:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = MGM Grand Garden Arena
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = MGM Grand Main Event semifinals
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 35–53
| overtime =
| attend = 1,507
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2014
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = MGM Grand Garden Arena
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = MGM Grand Main Event
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 71–69
| overtime =
| attend = 1,712
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2014
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = United Supermarkets Arena
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| gamename = Big 12/SEC Challenge
| tv = SECN
| score = 44–46
| overtime =
| attend = 7,040
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Coastal Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv = FSN
| score = 54–58
| overtime =
| attend = 7,964
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/14/2014
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Littlejohn Coliseum
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 61–72
| overtime =
| attend = 7,140
| record = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/17/2014
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Winthrop
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 80–62
| overtime =
| attend = 5,323
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2014
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Xavier
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 89–88
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 7,975
| record = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/23/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas Southern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv = SECN+
| score = 61–60
| overtime =
| attend = 7,323
| record = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2014
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 64–48
| overtime =
| attend = 6,752
| record = 7–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2015
| time = Noon
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 82–61
| overtime =
| attend = 8,169
| record = 8–5
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:#FE3300;"| Conference games
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/06/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 52–64
| overtime =
| attend = 10,502
| record = 8–6 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 85–79
| overtime =
| attend = 8,365
| record = 9–6 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/15/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = O'Connell Center
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 55–75
| overtime =
| attend = 10,346
| record = 9–7 (1–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2015
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 71–68
| overtime =
| attend = 9,121
| record = 10–7 (2–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Mississippi State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 71–78
| overtime =
| attend = 8,083
| record = 10–8 (2–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/24/2015
| time = 7:30 pm
| status = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Coleman Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| gamename = Iron Bowl of Basketball
| tv = SECN
| score = 55−57
| overtime =
| attend = 15,383
| record = 10–9 (2–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/27/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 61–71
| overtime =
| attend = 7,184
| record = 10–10 (2–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/31/2015
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 63–71
| overtime =
| attend = 18,439
| record = 10–11 (2–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/05/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = LSU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Maravich Center
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 81–77
| overtime =
| attend = 8,672
| record = 11–11 (3–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2015
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ole Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 79–86
| overtime =
| attend = 9,121
| record = 11–12 (3–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/10/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 87–101
| overtime =
| attend = 6,526
| record = 11–13 (3–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stegeman Coliseum
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| gamename =
| tv = FSN
| score = 69–68
| overtime =
| attend = 10,523
| record = 12–13 (4–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/17/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename = Iron Bowl of Basketball
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 68–79
| overtime =
| attend = 9,121
| record = 12–14 (4–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Rupp Arena
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN
| score = 75–110
| overtime =
| attend = 23,403
| record = 12–15 (4–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/24/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = LSU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 61–84
| overtime =
| attend = 6,651
| record = 12–16 (4–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/28/2015
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reed Arena
| site_cityst = College Station, TX
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 55–80
| overtime =
| attend = 9,809
| record = 12–17 (4–12)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/03/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mizzou Arena
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 61–63
| overtime =
| attend = 9,121
| record = 12–18 (4–13)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/07/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Auburn Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 61–64
| overtime =
| attend = 9,121
| record = 12–19 (4–14)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:#FE3300;" | SEC Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/11/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 13
| opponent = Mississippi State
| oppseed = 12
| site_stadium = Bridgestone Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = First Round
| tv = SECN
| score = 74–68
| overtime =
| attend = 10,039
| record = 13–19
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/12/2015
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 13
| opponent = Texas A&M
| oppseed = 5
| site_stadium = Bridgestone Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = Second Round
| tv = SECN
| score = 66–59
| overtime =
| attend = 10,563
| record = 14–19
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/13/2015
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 13
| opponent = LSU
| oppseed = 4
| site_stadium = Bridgestone Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = SECN
| score = 73–70
| overtime = OT
| attend = 18,205
| record = 15–19
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/14/2015
| time = Noon
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 13
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 1
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Bridgestone Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename = Semifinals
| tv = ESPN
| score = 67–91
| overtime =
| attend = 19,232
| record = 15–20
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll=AP Poll
| timezone = Central Time
}}
References
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{{Auburn Tigers men's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team}}