# 2014–15 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2014–15 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's seventh season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Oklahoma. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in second round to Oregon.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Marcus Smart | 33 | G | 6'4" | 225 | Sophomore | Flower Mound, TX | Drafted by Boston Celtics |
| Markel Brown | 22 | G | 6'3" | 184 | Senior | Alexandria, LA | Graduated; Drafted by Brooklyn Nets |
| Stevie Clark | 5 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Freshman | Oklahoma City | Dismissed from team |
| Kamari Murphy | 21 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Sophomore | Brooklyn | Transferred to Miami (FL) |
| Gary Gaskins | 34 | G | 6'10" | 200 | Junior | Beaufort, SC | Transferred to Arkansas Tech |

## Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Joe Burton SF | Humble, Texas | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 21, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Tyree Griffin PG | New Orleans, Louisiana | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Mar 21, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Jeff Newberry PG | Hobbs, New Mexico | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 22, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Mitchell Solomon PF | Bixby, Oklahoma | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 12, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Tavarius Shine SF | Irving, Texas | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 2, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Roster

Source

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2014* 2:00 pm | | Missouri Western | W 74–35 | | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,279) Stillwater, OK |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 83–55 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,125) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 74–52 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,407) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm | | Northwestern Oklahoma State | W 91–45 | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,518) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm | | Milwaukee MGM Grand Main Event | W 82–68 | 4–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,909) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/24/2014* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Oregon State MGM Grand Main Event semifinal | W 66–53 | 5–0 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,507) Las Vegas, NV |
| 11/26/2014* 10:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Tulsa MGM Grand Main Event final | W 73–58 | 6–0 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,712) Las Vegas, NV |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | | North Texas | W 87–61 | 7–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,086) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/06/2014* 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at South Carolina Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 49–75 | 7–1 | Colonial Life Arena (12,007) Columbia, SC |
| 12/13/2014* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Memphis | W 73–55 | 8–1 | FedEx Forum (14,501) Memphis, TN |
| 12/16/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Middle Tennessee | W 68–48 | 9–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,217) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/21/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 17 Maryland | L 64–73 | 9–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,104) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/30/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Missouri | W 74–72 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 | Sprint Center (11,376) Kansas City, MO |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 11:00 am, ESPNU | | Kansas State | W 61–47 | 11–2 (1–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,185) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/06/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 17 Iowa State | L 61–63 | 11–3 (1–1) | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| 01/10/2015 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 10 Texas | W 69–58 | 12–3 (2–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,592) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/13/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | at No. 9 Kansas | L 57–67 | 12–4 (2–2) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/17/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | at No. 18 Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 65–82 | 12–5 (2–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,730) Norman, OK |
| 01/21/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Texas Tech | W 63–43 | 13–5 (3–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,090) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/24/2015 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | at Kansas State | L 53–63 | 13–6 (3–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/27/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNews | | No. 20 Baylor | W 64–53 | 14–6 (4–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,364) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 24 Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 56–64 | 14–7 (4–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm, LHN | | at No. 25 Texas | W 65–63 $^{OT}$ | 15–7 (5–5) | Frank Erwin Center (11,954) Austin, TX |
| 02/07/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 8 Kansas | W 67–62 | 16–7 (6–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,399) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/09/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 21 | at No. 16 Baylor | W 74–65 | 17–7 (7–5) | Ferrell Center (6,720) Waco, TX |
| 02/14/2015 5:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 21 | at TCU | L 55–70 | 17–8 (7–6) | Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,266) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/18/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 22 | No. 14 Iowa State | L 65–70 | 17–9 (7–7) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,612) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/21/2015 1:00 pm, ESPNews | No. 22 | No. 23 West Virginia | L 63–73 | 17–10 (7–8) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,610) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/28/2015 3:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Texas Tech | L 62–63 | 17–11 (7–9) | United Supermarkets Arena (7,480) Lubbock, TX |
| 03/04/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | TCU | W 82–70 | 18–11 (8–9) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,526) Stillwater, OK |
| 03/07/2015 11:00 am, ESPNews | | at No. 20 West Virginia | L 72–81 | 18–12 (8–10) | WVU Coliseum (13,714) Morgantown, WV |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | (6) | vs. (3) No. 15 Oklahoma Quarterfinals | L 49–64 | 18–13 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2015* 6:50 pm, TBS | (9 W) | vs. (8 W) Oregon Second round | L 73–79 | 18–14 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,534) Omaha, NE |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West. ||||||
CSN = Cowboy Sports Network. The Cowboy Sports Network is affiliated with Fox Sports Net. Games could air on Fox Sports Oklahoma, Fox Sports Oklahoma Plus, Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Southwest Plus, or Fox College Sports.

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV = Received votes. 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 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | NR | RV | 24 | RV | NR | RV | 21 т | 22 | RV | NR | NR | NR | N/A |
| Coaches | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | NR | NR | 24 | 24 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR |
*AP does not release post-tournament rankings