# 2014–15 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

The 2014–15 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second year head coach Wayne Brent, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 9–9 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to Prairie View A&M.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Derrell Taylor | Small Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Senior | Morton, Mississippi |
| 3 | Yettra Specks | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Sophomore | Monroe, Louisiana |
| 4 | Dre'Sean Looney | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 5 | Jaleel Queary | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Senior | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 10 | Raeford Worsham | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | Waynesboro, Mississippi |
| 11 | Gerrald Maddox | Guard | 6–5 | 175 | Sophomore | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 12 | Kaven Bernard | Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Junior | Napoleonville, Louisiana |
| 15 | Jalen Manumaleuga | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Freshman | Pacific Pines, Queensland, Australia |
| 20 | Javeres Brent | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Sophomore | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 21 | Kenneth Wachira | Forward | 6–7 | 195 | Sophomore | Kenya |
| 22 | Treshawn Boldin | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Sophomore | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 23 | Jonathan Thomas | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Freshman | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 24 | Marquis Todd | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | R-Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 25 | Dominique Street | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Freshman | Carson, California |
| 31 | Dontaveon Robinson | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Sophomore | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 33 | Kenneth Taylor | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Sophomore | Freeport, Bahamas |
| 34 | Pierre Crawford | Center | 6–9 | 250 | Senior | Eutaw, Alabama |
| 35 | Janarius Middleton | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Sophomore | Greenwood, Mississippi |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/04/2014* 7:00 pm | Tougaloo | L 67–88 | – | Williams Assembly Center (N/A) Jackson, MS |
| 11/08/2014* 5:30 pm | Delta State | W 58–53 | – | Williams Assembly Center (N/A) Jackson, MS |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | at NC State | L 58–93 | 0–1 | PNC Arena (11,158) Raleigh, NC |
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at South Florida | L 64–73 | 0–2 | USF Sun Dome (3,095) Tampa, FL |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm | at Jacksonville | W 66–57 | 1–2 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (236) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/23/2014* 2:00 pm | at UAB | L 50–58 | 1–3 | Bartow Arena (2,023) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | L 71–79 | 1–4 | Reilly Center (2,951) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 11/28/2014* 7:00 pm | Hofstra | L 56–86 | 1–5 | Williams Assembly Center (278) Jackson, MS |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 53–76 | 1–6 | Cajundome (3,572) Lafayette, LA |
| 12/06/2014* 6:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 52–65 | 1–7 | Thomas Assembly Center (4,038) Ruston, LA |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm | at Loyola (IL) | L 46–58 | 1–8 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,163) Chicago, IL |
| 12/15/2014* 7:00 pm | at Drake | L 66–76 | 1–9 | Knapp Center (2,555) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/18/2014* 7:00 pm | Southern Miss | W 66–46 | 2–9 | Williams Assembly Center (839) Jackson, MS |
| 12/19/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulane | L 49–56 | 2–10 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,804) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | North Carolina Central | L 64–67 $^{OT}$ | 2–11 | Williams Assembly Center (499) Jackson, MS |
| 01/03/2015 5:30 pm | at Alabama A&M | W 70–67 | 3–11 (1–0) | Elmore Gymnasium (526) Huntsville, AL |
| 01/05/2015 7:30 pm | at Alabama State | L 52–72 | 3–12 (1–1) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (763) Montgomery, AL |
| 01/10/2015 5:30 pm | at Alcorn State | W 64–54 | 4–12 (2–1) | Williams Assembly Center (1,251) Jackson, MS |
| 01/12/2015 7:30 pm | Southern | L 52–60 | 4–13 (2–2) | Williams Assembly Center (736) Jackson, MS |
| 01/17/2015 5:30 pm | at Prairie View A&M | L 55–70 | 4–14 (2–3) | William J. Nicks Building (942) Prairie View, TX |
| 01/19/2015 7:30 pm | at Texas Southern | L 54–67 | 4–15 (2–4) | Health and Physical Education Arena (1,524) Houston, TX |
| 01/24/2015 5:30 pm | at Grambling State | W 74–63 | 5–15 (3–4) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (650) Grambling, LA |
| 01/31/2015 4:30 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | L 62–75 | 5–16 (3–5) | Leflore County Civic Center (2,498) Greenwood, MS |
| 02/02/2015 7:30 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 69–45 | 6–16 (4–5) | Williams Assembly Center (1,171) Jackson, MS |
| 02/07/2015 5:30 pm | at Alcorn State | W 64–61 | 7–16 (5–5) | Davey Whitney Complex (N/A) Lorman, MS |
| 02/09/2015 7:30 pm | at Southern | W 62–52 | 8–16 (6–5) | F. G. Clark Center (1,635) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 02/14/2015 5:30 pm | Prairie View A&M | L 55–61 | 8–17 (6–6) | Williams Assembly Center (709) Jackson, MS |
| 02/16/2015 7:30 pm | Texas Southern | L 70–71 $^{OT}$ | 8–18 (6–7) | Williams Assembly Center (399) Jackson, MS |
| 02/21/2015 5:30 pm | Grambling State | W 72–33 | 9–18 (7–7) | Williams Assembly Center (509) Jackson, MS |
| 02/28/2015 5:30 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 73–49 | 10–18 (8–7) | Williams Assembly Center (1,457) Jackson, MS |
| 03/02/2015 7:30 pm | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 62–64 | 10–19 (8–8) | K. L. Johnson Complex (2,997) Pine Bluff, AR |
| 03/05/2015 7:30 pm | Alabama A&M | W 72–54 | 11–19 (9–8) | Williams Assembly Center (537) Jackson, MS |
| 03/07/2015 5:30 pm | Alabama State | L 42–62 | 11–20 (9–9) | Williams Assembly Center (839) Jackson, MS |
| SWAC tournament |||||
| 03/12/2015 8:30 pm | vs. Prairie View A&M Quarterfinals | L 56–62 | 11–21 | Toyota Center (N/A) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||