2014–15 UConn Huskies 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=UConn Huskies
| image=Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg
| image_size=250
| conference=American Athletic Conference
| division=
|short_conf=The American
|CoachRank=
|APRank =
|record= 20–15
|conf_record=10–8
|head_coach=Kevin Ollie
|hc_year=3rd
|asst_coach1=Glen Miller
|asst_coach2=Karl Hobbs
|asst_coach3=Ricky Moore
|stadium=Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center
|champion=
|bowl= NIT
|bowl_result= First round
}}
{{2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2014–15 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Kevin Ollie. The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the American Athletic tournament where they lost to SMU.
UConn was invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Arizona State 68–61.
Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2013–14 season with a record of 32–8 overall, including 12–6 in American Athletic play. They lost in the championship game of the 2014 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament to Louisville. They received at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they beat Saint Joseph's and Villanova in the second and third rounds, Iowa State and Michigan State in the sweet sixteen and elite eight to make it to the final four, where they beat the Florida Gators in the national semifinal round and the Kentucky Wildcats in the 2014 National Championship Game. Shabazz Napier was named the tournament's MOP.
Departures
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||||||
| DeAndre Daniels | 2 | F | 6'9" | 195 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Declare to 2014 NBA draft |
| Niels Giffey | 5 | G/F | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Berlin, Germany | Graduated/Went undrafted in 2014 NBA draft |
| Tyler Olander | 10 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Senior | Mansfield, CT | Graduated |
| Shabazz Napier | 13 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Roxbury, MA | Graduated/2014 NBA draft |
| Lasan Kromah | 20 | G/F | 6'6" | 201 | GS Senior | Greenbelt, MD | Graduated/Went undrafted in 2014 NBA draft |
| Leon Tolksdorf | 22 | F | 6'8" | 218 | Sophomore | Berlin, Germany | Transferred to American |
| Tor Watts | 25 | G | 6'1" | 202 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
Roster
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Schedule
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|-
!colspan=12 style="background:#002868; color:white;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
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| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
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| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Southern Connecticut State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
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| tv =
| score = 70–62
| overtime =
| attend = 7,129
| record =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/09/2014
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
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| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Assumption
| opprank =
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 68–59
| overtime =
| attend = 7,109
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="background:#002868; color:white;"| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Bryant
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv = SNY
| score = 66–53
| overtime =
| attend = 10,167
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/20/2014
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 17
| opponent = College of Charleston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Roberto Clemente Coliseum
| site_cityst = San Juan, PR
| gamename = Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 65–57
| overtime =
| attend = 6,723
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2014
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 17
| opponent = Dayton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Roberto Clemente Coliseum
| site_cityst = San Juan, PR
| gamename = Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 75–64
| overtime =
| attend = 7,438
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2014
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 17
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Roberto Clemente Coliseum
| site_cityst = San Juan, PR
| gamename = Puerto Rico Tip-Off Championship
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 68–78
| overtime =
| attend = 8,002
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2014
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 24
| opponent = Texas
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 54–55
| overtime =
| attend = 10,167
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv = SNY
| score = 44–45
| overtime =
| attend = 9,538
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/14/2014
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Coppin State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = SNY
| score = 106–85
| overtime =
| attend = 8,260
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/18/2014
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Izod Center
| site_cityst = East Rutherford, NJ
| gamename = Izod Center Showcase
| tv = ESPN
| score = 56–66
| overtime =
| attend = 16,541
| record = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2014
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Columbia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Webster Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Bridgeport, CT
| gamename =
| tv = SNY
| score = 80–65
| overtime =
| attend = 9,124
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2014
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Central Connecticut
| opprank =
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = SNY
| score = 81–48
| overtime =
| attend = 13,315
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2014
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Temple
| opprank =
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 53–57
| overtime = OT
| attend = 13,428
| record = 6–5 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = O'Connell Center
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| gamename =
| tv = CBS
| score = 63–59
| overtime =
| attend = 11,041
| record = 7–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/06/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = USF Sun Dome
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 58–44
| overtime =
| attend = 6,128
| record = 8–5 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2015
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cincinnati
| opprank =
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 62–56
| overtime =
| attend = 15,564
| record = 9–5 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2015
| time = 9:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| gamename =
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 58–66
| overtime =
| attend = 6,092
| record = 9–6 (2–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2015
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 59–72
| overtime =
| attend = 7,104
| record = 9–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCF
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 67–60
| overtime =
| attend = 10,167
| record = 10–7 (3–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/25/2015
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 66–53
| overtime =
| attend = 14,105
| record = 11–7 (4–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/29/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cincinnati
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 58–70
| overtime =
| record = 11–8 (4–3)
| attend = 11,092
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/01/2015
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Houston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 58–60
| overtime =
| attend = 3,498
| record = 11–9 (4–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = East Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 65–52
| overtime =
| attend = 8,985
| record = 12–9 (5–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulane
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Devlin Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename =
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 62–53
| overtime =
| attend = 3,548
| record = 13–9 (6–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/12/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 70–45
| overtime =
| attend = 11,506
| record = 14–9 (7–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2015
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = SMU
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = ESPN College GameDay
| tv = ESPN
| score = 55–73
| overtime =
| record = 14–10 (7–5)
| attend = 7,395
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/19/2015
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Memphis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = FedEx Forum
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN
| score = 72–75
| overtime =
| attend = 14,652
| record = 14–11 (7–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/22/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulane
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 67–60
| overtime =
| attend = 9,212
| record = 15–11 (8–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = East Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 60–49
| overtime =
| attend = 6,856
| record = 16–11 (9–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/01/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = SMU
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = CBS
| score = 81–73
| overtime =
| attend = 15,564
| record = 17–11 (10–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2015
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Memphis
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 53–54
| overtime =
| attend = 10,167
| record = 17–12 (10–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/07/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Temple
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Liacouras Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 63–75
| overtime =
| attend = 10,206
| record = 17–13 (10–8)
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="background:#002868;"| AAC Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/12/2015
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename = First round
| attend = 5,431
| tv = ESPNews
| score = 69–43
| overtime =
| record = 18–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/13/2015
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cincinnati
| opprank =
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 9,514
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 57–54
| overtime =
| record = 19–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/14/2015
| time = 5:00 pm
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| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 10,114
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 47–42
| overtime =
| record = 20–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/15/2015
| time = 3:15 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = SMU
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename = Championship game
| attend = 13,365
| tv = ESPN
| score = 54–62
| overtime =
| record = 20–14
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="background:#002868;"| National Invitation Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/18/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = (4)
| opponent = (5) Arizona State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename = First round
| attend = 6,045
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 61–68
| overtime =
| record = 20–15
}}
{{CBB schedule end
|poll=AP Poll
|timezone=Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region}}
Rankings
{{main|2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1firstweek = 1
| poll1lastweek = 20
| poll2firstweek = 1
| poll2lastweek = 20
| wk1 = Pre
| poll1title = AP{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306040632/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2010|title=2014–15 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings|access-date=October 22, 2014|work=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures}}
| poll1_1 = 17
| poll1_2 = 17
| poll1_3 = 24
| poll1_4 = RV
| poll1_5 = -
| poll1_6 = -
| poll1_7 = -
| poll1_8 = -
| poll1_9 = -
| poll1_10 = -
| poll1_11 = -
| poll1_12 = -
| poll1_13 = -
| poll1_14 = -
| poll1_15 = -
| poll1_16 = -
| poll1_17 = -
| poll1_18 = -
| poll1_19 = -
| poll1_20 = N/A
| poll2_1 = 15
| poll2_2 = 17
| poll2_3 = 22
| poll2_4 = 23
| poll2_5 = -
| poll2_6 = -
| poll2_7 = -
| poll2_8 = RV
| poll2_9 = -
| poll2_10 = -
| poll2_11 = -
| poll2_12 = -
| poll2_13 = -
| poll2_14 = -
| poll2_15 = -
| poll2_16 = -
| poll2_17 = -
| poll2_18 = -
| poll2_19 = -
| poll2_20 = -
}}
References
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