# 2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders were led by second year head coach Dennis Cutts and played their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–9 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to UC Irvine.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/07/2014* 7:00 pm | Holy Names | W 66–49 | | SRC Arena (602) Riverside, CA |
| Non-conference games |||||
| 11/15/2014* 4:00 pm | UC San Diego | W 75–52 | 1–0 | SRC Arena (2,341) Riverside, CA |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | Sacramento State | L 69–70 | 1–1 | SRC Arena (580) Riverside, CA |
| 11/21/2014* 6:00 pm, P12N | at No. 25 Utah | L 42–88 | 1–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,645) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 11/23/2014* 1:00 pm | Saint Katherine | W 102–49 | 2–2 | SRC Arena (310) Riverside, CA |
| 11/26/2014* 5:00 pm | at Loyola Marymount | L 62–66 | 2–3 | Gersten Pavilion (1,625) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/29/2014* 1:00 pm | Abilene Christian | W 76–56 | 3–3 | SRC Arena (183) Riverside, CA |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 59–58 | 4–3 | Icardo Center (763) Bakersfield, CA |
| 12/06/2014* 5:00 pm | Portland State | W 88–62 | 5–3 | SRC Arena (582) Riverside, CA |
| 12/10/2014* 8:00 pm, P12N | at UCLA | L 66–77 | 5–4 | Pauley Pavilion (5,450) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/20/2014* 1:00 pm | Houston Baptist | W 78–67 | 6–4 | SRC Arena (273) Riverside, CA |
| 12/22/2014* 8:00 pm, FSSD | at San Diego State | L 33–61 | 6–5 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | Morgan State | W 68–63 | 7–5 | SRC Arena (288) Riverside, CA |
| 01/02/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Illinois | L 67–72 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 | Convocation Center (873) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/04/2015* 3:00 pm | at Grand Canyon | L 69–71 | 7–7 | GCU Arena (3,714) Phoenix, AZ |
| Conference games |||||
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | Cal State Fullerton | W 84–78 $^{OT}$ | 8–7 (1–0) | SRC Arena (712) Riverside, CA |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm | at UC Irvine | L 55–69 | 8–8 (1–1) | Bren Events Center (2,047) Irvine, CA |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm | UC Davis | L 61–74 | 8–9 (1–2) | SRC Arena (923) Riverside, CA |
| 01/17/2015 5:00 pm, ESPNU | Hawaii | W 66–62 | 9–9 (2–2) | SRC Arena (1,167) Riverside, CA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | at UC Santa Barbara | L 75–83 | 9–10 (2–3) | The Thunderdome (1,486) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm | at Cal Poly | L 49–68 | 9–11 (2–4) | Mott Gym (2,897) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 01/31/2015 5:00 pm | Cal State Northridge | W 66–62 | 10–11 (3–4) | SRC Arena (579) Riverside, CA |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm | at Long Beach State | L 63–68 | 10–12 (3–5) | Walter Pyramid (2,804) Long Beach, CA |
| 02/07/2015 5:00 pm | at Cal State Fullerton | W 71–66 $^{OT}$ | 11–12 (4–5) | Titan Gym (3,102) Fullerton, CA |
| 02/12/2015 9:00 pm | at Hawaii | L 52–73 | 11–13 (4–6) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,715) Honolulu, HI |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UC Irvine | W 70–63 | 12–13 (5–6) | SRC Arena (592) Riverside, CA |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UC Santa Barbara | W 64–62 | 13–13 (6–6) | SRC Arena (845) Riverside, CA |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | Cal Poly | W 48–44 | 14–13 (7–6) | SRC Arena (1,076) Riverside, CA |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm | at Cal State Northridge | L 76–83 | 14–14 (7–7) | Matadome (1,600) Northridge, CA |
| 03/05/2015 7:00 pm | at UC Davis | L 59–61 | 14–15 (7–8) | The Pavilion (3,255) Davis, CA |
| 03/07/2015 5:00 pm | Long Beach State | L 58–59 | 14–16 (7–9) | SRC Arena (976) Riverside, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||
| 03/12/2015 9:00 pm | vs. UC Irvine | L 54–63 | 14–17 | Honda Center Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||