2014–15 Baylor Bears basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . This was head coach Scott Drew 's twelfth season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center . They finished the season 24–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were upset in the second round by Georgia State .
Pre-season
Departures
Recruits
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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Damiyne Durham SG
Oakword, Texas
Oakwood High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Aug 24, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
T.J. Maston PF
Desoto, TX
Desoto High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sep 8, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Deng Deng PF
Melbourne, Australia
Lee College
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
May 4, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Lester Medford PG
Tucson, AZ
Indian Hills Community College
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Nov 20, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
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2014–15 Baylor Bears men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
00
Royce O'Neale
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Harker Heights / Denver
Killeen, TX
G
1
Kenny Chery
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Archbishop Carroll / State Fair CC
Montreal, QE
F
2
Rico Gathers
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
280 lb (127 kg)
Jr
Riverside Academy
LaPlace, LA
G
11
Lester Medford
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Amphitheater / Indian Hills CC
Tucson, AZ
F
13
John Heard
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Episcopal
Houston, TX
F
21
Taurean Prince
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Earl Warren
San Antonio, TX
G
23
Damiyne Durham
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Oakwood
Oakwood, TX
G/F
24
Ish Wainright
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
So
Montrose Christian
Kansas City, MO
F
25
Al Freeman
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Fr
Findlay Prep
Charlotte, NC
F
31
T. J. Maston
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
DeSoto
DeSoto, TX
G
33
Austin Mills
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Beverly Hills / Pepperdine
Beverly Hills, CA
F
35
Johnathan Motley
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Fr
North Shore
Houston, TX
F
45
Deng Deng
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Granger / Lee College
Melbourne, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
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Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014 *8:30 pm, FSSW+
McNeese State
W 80–39
1–0
Ferrell Center (6,158)Waco, TX
11/18/2014 *11:00 am, ESPN
at South Carolina ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
W 69–65
2–0
Colonial Life Arena (13,291)Columbia, SC
11/21/2014 *6:30 pm, FSSW
Prairie View A&M Las Vegas Invitational Opening Round
W 60–45
3–0
Ferrell Center (5,208)Waco, TX
11/24/2014 *7:00 pm, FSSW
Stephen F. Austin Las Vegas Invitational Opening Round
W 67–51
4–0
Ferrell Center (5,503)Waco, TX
11/27/2014 *10:59 pm, FS1
vs. Memphis Las Vegas Invitational Semifinals
W 71–47
5–0
Orleans Arena (N/A)Paradise, NV
11/28/2014 *9:30 pm, FS1
vs. Illinois Las Vegas Invitational Championship
L 54–62
5–1
Orleans Arena (N/A)Las Vegas, NV
12/01/2014 *8:00 pm, ESPNU
Texas Southern
W 75–49
6–1
Ferrell Center (4,286)Waco, TX
12/04/2014 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Vanderbilt Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 66–63
7–1
Memorial Gymnasium (7,740)Nashville, TN
12/09/2014 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
Texas A&M
W 77–63
8–1
Ferrell Center (7,265)Waco, TX
12/17/2014 *8:00 pm, ESPNU
New Mexico State
W 66–55
9–1
Ferrell Center (4,787)Waco, TX
12/22/2014 *7:00 pm, FSSW
No. 22
Southern
W 70–66
10–1
Ferrell Center (5,379)Waco, TX
12/30/2014 *7:00 pm, FSSW
No. 22
Norfolk State
W 92–51
11–1
Ferrell Center (5,138)Waco, TX
01/03/2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 22
at No. 18 Oklahoma
L 63–73
11–2 (0–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (12,322)Norman, OK
01/07/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21
No. 12 Kansas
L 55–56
11–3 (0–2)
Ferrell Center (7,088)Waco, TX
01/10/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21
at TCU
W 66–59 OT
12–3 (1–2)
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,388)Fort Worth, TX
01/14/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 22
No. 11 Iowa State
W 74–73
13–3 (2–2)
Ferrell Center (6,576)Waco, TX
01/17/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 22
at Kansas State
L 61–63
13–4 (2–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)Manhattan, KS
01/21/2015 *7:00 pm, FSSW
No. 21
Huston–Tillotson
W 81–61
14–4
Ferrell Center (4,760)Waco, TX
01/24/2015 5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21
No. 19 Oklahoma
W 69–58
15–4 (3–3)
Ferrell Center (8,753)Waco, TX
01/27/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 20
at Oklahoma State
L 53–64
15–5 (3–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,364)Stillwater, OK
01/31/2015 5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20
No. 19 Texas
W 83–60
16–5 (4–4)
Ferrell Center (9,680)Waco, TX
02/04/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNews
No. 19
TCU
W 77–57
17–5 (5–4)
Ferrell Center (5,405)Waco, TX
02/07/2015 11:00 am, ESPNU
No. 19
at No. 15 West Virginia
W 87–69
18–5 (6–4)
WVU Coliseum (12,783)Morgantown, WV
02/09/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 16
No. 21 Oklahoma State
L 65–74
18–6 (6–5)
Ferrell Center (6,720)Waco, TX
02/14/2015 12:00 pm, CBS
No. 16
at No. 8 Kansas
L 64–74
18–7 (6–6)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
02/17/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20
at Texas Tech
W 54–49
19–7 (7–6)
United Supermarkets Arena (6,572)Lubbock, TX
02/21/2015 12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 20
Kansas State
W 69–42
20–7 (8–6)
Ferrell Center (8,046)Waco, TX
02/25/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19
at No. 12 Iowa State
W 79–70
21–7 (9–6)
Hilton Coliseum (14,384)Ames, IA
02/28/2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19
No. 20 West Virginia
W 78–66
22–7 (10–6)
Ferrell Center (9,385)Waco, TX
03/02/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 14
at Texas
L 59–61
22–8 (10–7)
Frank Erwin Center (12,139)Austin, TX
03/06/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14
Texas Tech
W 77–74
23–8 (11–7)
Ferrell Center (9,554)Waco, TX
Big 12 tournament
03/12/2015 11:30 am, ESPN2
(4) No. 16
vs. (5) No. 18 West Virginia Quarterfinals
W 80–70
24–8
Sprint Center (18,972)Kansas City, MO
03/13/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) No. 16
vs. (1) No. 9 Kansas Semifinals
L 52–62
24–9
Sprint Center (18,972)Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
03/19/2015 *12:40 pm, TBS
(3 W) No. 16
vs. (14 W) Georgia State Second round
L 56–57
24–10
Veterans Memorial Arena (N/A)Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in
Central Time .
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Final
AP
RV
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
22
22
21
22
21
20
19
16
20
19
14
16
16
N/A
Coaches
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
22
22
22
23
21
19
19
16
20
20
16
16
17
21
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics