| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2014–15 |
| Team: | Houston Cougars |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | The American |
| Record: | 13–19 |
| Conf Record: | 4–14 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | Kellen Sampson |
The 2014–15 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was their first season under head coach Kelvin Sampson[1] and second as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars’ home arena was the on-campus Hofheinz Pavilion. Their record was 13–19, and 4–14 in conference play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2015 American Conference tournament, where they lost to Tulsa.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 185 | Graduated | ||||||
| 3 | 175 | Requested release to move closer to home; transferred to Ohio[2] | ||||||
| 12 | 160 | Graduated | ||||||
| 14 | 170 | Graduated | ||||||
| 23 | 195 | Requested release after resignation of former head coach James Dickey; transferred to Texas A&M[3] | ||||||
| 24 | 185 | Graduated | ||||||
| 35 | 215 | Requested release after resignation of former head coach James Dickey; transferred to Oklahoma[4] | ||||||
| 45 | 215 | Requested release after resignation of former head coach James Dickey; transferred to Washington St.[5] | ||||||
| 55 | 245 | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 195 | Competed in 31 games as a freshman with 10 starts. Two-time American Rookie of the Week. Third on the team in rebounding. Averaged 7.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game on 47% shooting. | ||||||
| 1 | 205 | Competed in 28 games as a junior with 16 starts. Averaged 2.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game on 49% shooting. | ||||||
| 4 | 190 | Competed in 30 games as a sophomore with 15 starts. Averaged 3.2 points and 2.5 rebounds on 39% shooting. | ||||||
| 5 | 190 | Competed in 28 games as a sophomore with 25 starts. Led the American Conference in assists at 5.5 per game. Finished 11th in the conference at 77.8% from the free throw line. Scored 8.5 points with 2.5 rebounds per game on 40% shooting. | ||||||
| 20 | 205 | Redshirted last season after transferring from Loyola Marymount. | ||||||
| 21 | 210 | Competed in 33 games as a sophomore with 9 starts. Finished as the third leading scorer with 11.2 points per game. Ranked 3rd in the American Conference with 2.4 three-pointers per game. Also averaged 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game on 39% shooting. |
In July, both LJ Rose and Mikhail McLean had foot surgery. Each needed three to four months to recover.[7]
On May 28, the American Athletic Conference announced the format and opponents for the 2014–15 conference schedule. Due to an odd number of conference members and maintaining an 18-game schedule, each team played 8 opponents twice (home and away) and two opponents once (1 home, 1 away). UConn (home) and Temple (away) were the two teams the Cougars played just once this season.[8] On July 18, the team announced participation in the championship pairings of the 2014 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic, alongside Boise State, Texas Tech, and Loyola–Chicago at the Orleans Arena. Two on-campus games preceded the Las Vegas-hosted games,[9] with one at South Carolina State.[10] In August, ESPN reported that Houston's visit to Harvard for a game on November 25.[11] The remainder of the Cougars' schedule was announced by the American Athletic Conference on August 28.[12]
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