# 2014–15 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2014–15 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by third year head coach Larry Brown, played their home games on their campus in University Park, Texas at Moody Coliseum. They were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in AAC play to win the America Athletic regular season championship. They defeated East Carolina, Temple, and UConn to become champions of the America Athletic tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost on a controversial goaltending call in the second round to UCLA.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Shawne Williams | 2 | G | 6'7" | 230 | RS Senior | Duncanville, Texas | Graduation |
| Nick Russell | 12 | G | 6'4" | 210 | RS Senior | Duncanville, Texas | Graduation |
| Jalen Jones | 21 | G | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Dallas, Texas | Elected to transfer to Texas A&M. |

### 2014 recruiting class

During the 2014 recruiting season, SMU gained a commitment from Emmanuel Mudiay, a five-star point guard from Dallas. However, he would instead sign a one-year contract reportedly worth $1.2 million to play with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. While Mudiay's family indicated the signing was financially motivated, news reports indicated that he was unlikely to be approved for play by the NCAA's eligibility clearinghouse. His NCAA eligibility difficulties stemmed largely from his two years at Prime Prep Academy in Arlington, Texas—a school that has never had any of its academic courses approved by the NCAA to establish a player's eligibility.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 14, 2014* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | No. 22 | Lamar Hoosiers Showcase | W 93–54 | 1–0 | Moody Coliseum (6,971) Dallas, TX |
| November 17, 2014* 10:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | at No. 13 Gonzaga ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | L 56–72 | 1–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| November 20, 2014* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 22 | at Indiana Hoosiers Showcase | L 68–74 | 1–2 | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| November 22, 2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 22 | Eastern Washington Hoosiers Showcase | W 77–68 | 2–2 | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX |
| November 25, 2014* 6:30 pm, ESPNews | | No. 25 Arkansas | L 72–78 | 2–3 | Moody Coliseum (7,086) Dallas, TX |
| November 26, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas Southern Hoosiers Showcase | W 72–59 | 3–3 | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX |
| November 30, 2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Monmouth | W 63–51 | 4–3 | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX |
| December 5, 2014* 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | Wyoming | W 66–53 | 5–3 | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX |
| December 8, 2014* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | UC Santa Barbara | W 80–73 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX |
| December 17, 2014* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | UIC | W 67–46 | 7–3 | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX |
| December 20, 2014* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | at Michigan | W 62–51 | 8–3 | Crisler Center (12,221) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 29, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Midwestern State | W 70–61 | 9–3 | Moody Coliseum (6,589) Dallas, TX |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2014 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | South Florida | W 83–49 | 10–3 (1–0) | Moody Coliseum (6,624) Dallas, TX |
| January 3, 2015 10:00 am, ESPN2 | | at Cincinnati | L 50–56 | 10–4 (1–1) | Fifth Third Arena (10,013) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 8, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Memphis | W 73–59 | 11–4 (2–1) | Moody Coliseum (6,807) Dallas, TX |
| January 11, 2015 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UCF | W 70–61 | 12–4 (3–1) | CFE Arena (3,664) Orlando, FL |
| January 14, 2015 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Temple | W 60–55 | 13–4 (4–1) | Liacouras Center (7,695) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 17, 2015 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | East Carolina | W 77–54 | 14–4 (5–1) | Moody Coliseum (7,001) Dallas, TX |
| January 21, 2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Tulane | W 66–52 | 15–4 (6–1) | Devlin Fieldhouse (3,115) New Orleans, LA |
| January 24, 2015 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | Houston | W 80–59 | 16–4 (7–1) | Moody Coliseum (7,094) Dallas, TX |
| January 28, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at South Florida | W 63–52 | 17–4 (8–1) | USF Sun Dome (3,589) Tampa, FL |
| January 31, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | UCF | W 75–56 | 18–4 (9–1) | Moody Coliseum (7,043) Dallas, TX |
| February 5, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 23 | Cincinnati | L 54–62 | 18–5 (9–2) | Moody Coliseum (7,098) Dallas, TX |
| February 7, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | at Tulsa | W 68–57 | 19–5 (10–2) | Reynolds Center (7,677) Tulsa, OK |
| February 12, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 | at Houston | W 75–69 | 20–5 (11–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,315) Houston, TX |
| February 14, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | UConn ESPN College GameDay | W 73–55 | 21–5 (12–2) | Moody Coliseum (7,395) Dallas, TX |
| February 19, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | Temple | W 67–58 | 22–5 (13–2) | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX |
| February 26, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | at Memphis | W 66–57 $^{OT}$ | 23–5 (14–2) | FedEx Forum (14,523) Memphis, TN |
| March 1, 2015 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 21 | at UConn | L 73–81 | 23–6 (14–3) | XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT |
| March 8, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 22 | Tulsa | W 67–62 | 24–6 (15–3) | Moody Coliseum (7,314) Dallas, TX |
| American Athletic Conference tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2015 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 20 | vs. East Carolina Quarterfinals | W 74–68 | 25–6 | XL Center (N/A) Hartford, CT |
| March 14, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | vs. Temple Semifinals | W 69–56 | 26–6 | XL Center (10,114) Hartford, CT |
| March 15, 2015 2:15 pm, ESPN | No. 20 | vs. UConn Championship game | W 62–54 | 27–6 | XL Center (13,365) Hartford, CT |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 19, 2015* 2:10 pm, truTV | No. 18 (6 S) | vs. (11 S) UCLA Second round | L 59–60 | 27–7 | KFC Yum! Center (N/A) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. :
| 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 | Post | Final |
| AP | 22 | 22 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | N/A |
| Coaches | 22 | 23 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | RV |