Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2014–15 |
Team: | Texas Southern Tigers |
Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Short Conf: | SWAC |
Record: | 22–13 |
Conf Record: | 16–2 |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach1: | Donald Marsh |
Asst Coach2: | Michael Davis, Jr. |
Asst Coach3: | J. Keith LeGree |
Champion: | National champions (Black College Sports Page) SWAC Regular Season Champions SWAC tournament champions |
Bowl Result: | round of 64 |
The 2014–15 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 16–2 in SWAC play to be SWAC regular season champions. They defeated Alcorn State, Prairie View A&M, and Southern to become champions of the SWAC tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a 15 seed, they lost in the second round to Arizona.[1]
The Tigers finished the 2013–14 season 19–5, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in second place in conference. They defeated Grambling State, Alabama State, and Prairie View A&M to win the SWAC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Tigers received a 16 seed in the Tournament and lost in the First Four to Cal Poly.
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | |
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1 | Deverell Biggs | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Senior | Omaha, Nebraska | |
2 | Chris Thomas | Forward | 6–5 | 190 | Junior | Denver, Colorado | |
3 | Madarious Gibbs | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Senior | Newnan, Georgia | |
4 | Jose Rodriguez | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | The Bronx, New York | |
5 | Tyree Bynum | Guard | 5–9 | 165 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
11 | Malcolm Riley | Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Junior | Newport News, Virginia | |
12 | Tonnie Collier | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Junior | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
14 | Eric Washington | Forward | 6–4 | 210 | Senior | Birmingham, Alabama | |
15 | David Blanks | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Barberton, Ohio | |
20 | Giovanni Mack | Guard | 5–9 | 175 | Freshman | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
23 | Jason Carter | Forward | 6–9 | 240 | Senior | Houston, Texas | |
24 | Nevin Johnson | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Spring, Texas | |
33 | Nick Shepherd | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Graduate student | Missouri City, Texas | |
34 | Christian McCoggle | Center | 6–8 | 220 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas |
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