2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season was head coach Ron Cottrell's twenty-fourth season at HBU. The Huskies played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium. They are members of the Southland Conference.

2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record12–16 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,000)
Seasons
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 17 1   .944 29 5   .853
Sam Houston State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Texas A&M–CC 13 5   .722 20 14   .588
Northwestern State 13 5   .722 19 13   .594
Incarnate Word** 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Lamar* 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
McNeese State 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Houston Baptist* 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Nicholls State 7 11   .389 10 19   .345
New Orleans 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Southeastern Louisiana 6 12   .333 9 23   .281
Abilene Christian** 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
Central Arkansas* 2 16   .111 2 27   .069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
2015 Southland tournament winner

The Huskies were picked to finish thirteenth (13th) in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and tied for twelfth (12th) in the Sports Information Director's Poll.[1] The team ended the season with a 12–16 overall record and a 7–11 record in conference play tied for eighth place. Due to APR penalties, they were not eligible for postseason play, including the Southland Tournament.

Off Season

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In May, Houston Baptist was informed that the men's basketball team would not be eligible for postseason play for failure to achieve NCAA APR standards. The team also has reduced practice from six days per week down to five per week and will be allowed only 16 hours of practice time a week instead of the normal 20 hours per week. The Houston Baptist men's basketball program was one of nine programs that did not meet the APR standards.[2]

Media

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All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast online live by Legacy Sports Network (LSN). LSN will also provide online video for every non-televised Huskies home game. However HBU games can air on ESPN3 as part of the Southland Conference TV packages.

Roster

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2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Marcel Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Academy for Business and Technology in Melvindale Detroit, MI
G 3 Tyler Russell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Millennium Goodyear, AZ
C 4 Cody Stetler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Hoisington Hoisington, KS
F 5 Colter Lasher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Dimond
Impact Prep
Anchorage, AK
G 10 Trey Patterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Plano East Plano, TX
G 11 Mike Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. Francis Academy
Georgia College
Alpharetta, GA
G/F 12 Terry Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Half Hollow Hills West Dix Hills, NY
G 13 Stephen O'Suji 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Kinkaid Houston, TX
G 15 Reveal Chukwujekwu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Strake Jesuit Houston, TX
G/F 23 Alex Fountain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wartburg Central Wartburg, TN
G/F 30 Jourdan Stickler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Annapolis High School
Morehead State/Blinn
Annapolis, MD
G/F 34 Caleb Crayton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Northeast Academy Oklahoma City, OK
G 35 Anthony Odunsi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Travis
Utah/Tyler JC
Sugar Land, TX
C 44 Josh Ibarra 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Angleton High School Angleton, TX
C 55 Ričmonds Vilde 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Lee Academy
SMU
Riga, Latvia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-19

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Schedule
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern L 58–65  0–1
Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,372)
Evanston, IL
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Hillsdale Baptist W 89–53  1–1
Sharp Gymnasium (907)
Houston, TX
11/22/2014*
7:30 pm
at Texas–Arlington L 69–87  1–2
College Park Center (4,163)
Arlington, TX
11/29/2014*
7:00 pm
Dallas Christian W 88–44  2–2
Sharp Gymnasium (472)
Houston, TX
12/03/2014*
7:30 pm
at Rice W 58–55  3–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,139)
Houston, TX
12/07/2014*
4:00 pm, TheW.tv
at San Francisco L 54–85  3–3
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,223)
San Francisco, CA
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm
Arlington Baptist W 99–84  4–3
Sharp Gymnasium (616)
Houston, TX
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Houston L 76–83  4–4
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,016)
Houston, TX
12/20/2014*
3:00 pm
at UC Riverside L 67–78  4–5
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (273)
Riverside, CA
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm
Ecclesia W 98–47  5–5
Sharp Gymnasium (270)
Houston, TX
Conference Schedule
01/03/2015
7:00 pm
Northwestern State L 78–99  5–6
(0–1)
Sharp Gymnasium (719)
Houston, TX
01/05/2015
7:00 pm
at McNeese State W 68–56  6–6
(1–1)
Burton Coliseum (1,104)
Lake Charles, LA
01/10/2015
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 67–87  6–7
(1–2)
University Center (585)
Hammond, LA
01/13/2015
6:30 pm
at Nicholls State L 57–61  6–8
(1–3)
Stopher Gym (849)
Thibodaux, LA
01/17/2015
7:00 pm
New Orleans W 74–73  7–8
(2–3)
Sharp Gymnasium (907)
Houston, TX
01/19/2015
7:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 84–61  8–8
(3–3)
Sharp Gymnasium (748)
Houston, TX
01/24/2015
7:00 pm
Lamar W 79–77  9–8
(4–3)
Sharp Gymnasium (979)
Houston, TX
01/31/2015
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Sam Houston State L 52–63  9–9
(4–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,075)
Huntsville, TX
02/02/2015
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 77–61  10–9
(5–4)
Sharp Gymnasium (716)
Houston, TX
02/07/2015
6:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 59–95  10–10
(5–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,116)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/09/2015
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 77–66  11–10
(6–5)
Sharp Gymnasium (902)
Houston, TX
02/14/2015
7:00 pm
Sam Houston State L 64–87  11–11
(6–6)
Sharp Gymnasium (951)
Houston, TX
02/16/2015
7:00 pm
at Lamar L 64–72  11–12
(6–7)
Montagne Center (1,664)
Beaumont, TX
02/23/2015
7:00 pm
at Incarnate Word L 64–77  11–13
(6–8)
McDermott Center (802)
San Antonio, TX
02/28/2015
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 87–102  11–14
(6–9)
Sharp Gymnasium (1,046)
Houston, TX
03/03/2015
7:00 pm
at Abilene Christian L 71–83  11–15
(6–10)
Moody Coliseum (1,158)
Abilene, TX
03/05/2015
7:30 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 72–85  11–16
(6–11)
American Bank Center (1,115)
Corpus Christi, TX
03/07/2015
7:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 78–77 OT 12–16
(7–11)
Sharp Gymnasium (1,008)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2014-15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Nine teams ineligible for postseason play due to Academic Progress Rate numbers". May 14, 2014.