# 2014–15 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

The 2014–15 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by second year head coach Matthew Graves, played their home games at the Mitchell Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 9–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Monroe.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Ken Williams | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas |
| 2 | Taishaun Johnson | Guard | 6–0 | 165 | Freshman | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 4 | Barrington Stevens III | Guard | 5–10 | 190 | Junior | Allen, Texas |
| 5 | Abdul Lewis | Forward | 6–9 | 225 | Freshman | Newark, New Jersey |
| 10 | Georgi Boyanov | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Sophomore | Lovech, Bulgaria |
| 14 | Devin Epps | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Freshman | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| 20 | Tafari Whittingham | Forward | 6–8 | 195 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 22 | John Brown | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 24 | Dionte Ferguson | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Senior | Prattville, Alabama |
| 25 | Jermaine Williams | Guard | 5–7 | 175 | Senior | Saint Stephens, Alabama |
| 32 | Austin Karazsia | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Sophomore | Linton, Indiana |
| 33 | Luka Andjusic | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Redshirt Freshman | Belgrade, Serbia |
| | Nick Davis | Guard | 6–5 | 180 | Sophomore | Mt. Vernon, Alabama |
| | B.J. Fisher | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Decatur, Georgia |
| | Nikola Marijan | Forward | 7–1 | 230 | Freshman | Backi Brestovac, Serbia |
| | Nick Stover | Forward | 6–6 | 195 | Junior | Los Angeles, California |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/06/2014* 7:00 pm | Mobile | W 69–52 | | Mitchell Center (1,616) Mobile, Alabama |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | Carroll (MT) | W 83–64 | 1–0 | Mitchell Center (1,520) Mobile, Alabama |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | at Southern Miss | L 59–68 | 1–1 | Reed Green Coliseum (3,023) Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| 11/22/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Detroit | L 53–66 | 1–2 | Calihan Hall (2,203) Detroit, Michigan |
| 11/28/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 17 Miami (FL) | L 75–87 | 1–3 | BankUnited Center (4,267) Coral Gables, Florida |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm | Spring Hill | W 71–54 | 2–3 | Mitchell Center (1,721) Mobile, Alabama |
| 12/06/2014* 1:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | L 67–68 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | Mitchell Center (1,326) Mobile, Alabama |
| 12/15/2014* 9:00 pm | at Pepperdine Gotham Classic | L 68–78 | 2–5 | Firestone Fieldhouse (785) Malibu, California |
| 12/18/2014* 6:00 pm | at Richmond Gotham Classic | L 54–65 | 2–6 | Robins Center (3,857) Richmond, Virginia |
| 12/20/2014* 12:00 pm | at IUPUI Gotham Classic | W 71–65 $^{OT}$ | 2–7 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,582) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 12/23/2014* 7:00 pm | Howard Gotham Classic | L 60–73 | 2–8 | Mitchell Center (1,243) Mobile, Alabama |
| 12/30/2014 7:00 pm | Arkansas State | L 60–63 $^{OT}$ | 2–9 (0–1) | Mitchell Center (1,682) Mobile, Alabama |
| 01/03/2015 7:15 pm | at UT Arlington | L 87–99 | 2–10 (0–2) | College Park Center (1,503) Arlington, Texas |
| 01/05/2015 7:30 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 72–69 | 3–10 (1–2) | Jack Stephens Center (1,010) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | Appalachian State | W 104–95 | 4–10 (2–2) | Mitchell Center (1,448) Mobile, Alabama |
| 01/10/2015 4:00 pm | Georgia Southern | L 73–81 | 4–11 (2–3) | Mitchell Center (1,872) Mobile, Alabama |
| 01/15/2015 7:30 pm | at Texas State | L 71–82 | 4–12 (2–4) | Strahan Coliseum (1,697) San Marcos, Texas |
| 01/17/2015 7:15 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 89–82 | 5–12 (3–4) | Cajundome (6,105) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 01/19/2015 7:00 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 66–64 | 6–12 (4–4) | Mitchell Center (2,046) Mobile, Alabama |
| 01/22/2015 6:30 pm | at Appalachian State | L 53–64 | 6–13 (4–5) | Holmes Center (1,521) Boone, North Carolina |
| 01/25/2015* 2:00 pm | NJIT | L 55–72 | 6–14 | Mitchell Center (1,909) Mobile, Alabama |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 89–85 | 7–14 (5–5) | Mitchell Center (1,590) Mobile, Alabama |
| 01/31/2015 4:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 61–67 | 7–15 (5–6) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,878) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm | Texas State | L 43–63 | 7–16 (5–7) | Mitchell Center (1,637) Mobile, Alabama |
| 02/07/2015 4:00 pm | Georgia State | L 54–65 | 7–17 (5–8) | Mitchell Center (2,535) Mobile, Alabama |
| 02/12/2015 7:30 pm | at Troy | W 71–67 | 8–17 (6–8) | Trojan Arena (2,753) Troy, Alabama |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm | UT Arlington | W 97–91 | 9–17 (7–8) | Mitchell Center (1,125) Mobile, Alabama |
| 02/19/2015 6:00 pm | at Georgia State | L 51–79 | 9–18 (7–9) | GSU Sports Arena (1,992) Atlanta, Georgia |
| 02/21/2015 6:30 pm | at Georgia Southern | L 74–80 | 9–19 (7–10) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,128) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | L 57–75 | 9–20 (7–11) | Mitchell Center (1,834) Mobile, Alabama |
| 03/05/2015 7:30 pm | at Arkansas State | W 81–76 | 10–20 (8–11) | Convocation Center (1,386) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 03/07/2015 4:00 pm | Troy | W 96–93 | 11–20 (9–11) | Mitchell Center (N/A) Mobile, Alabama |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||
| 03/12/2015 7:30 pm | vs. Arkansas–Little Rock First round | W 57–55 | 12–20 | Lakefront Arena (N/A) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 03/13/2015 7:30 pm | vs. Louisiana–Monroe Quarterfinals | L 59–77 | 12–21 | Lakefront Arena (N/A) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||