# 2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Mike Anderson. The team played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as a member of the SEC. They finished the season 27–9, 13–5 in SEC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Wofford in the round of 64 before losing in the third round to North Carolina in the round of 32.

## Preseason

Coach Mike Anderson completed his third season by posting a 22-12 record during the 2013-14 season, where the Razorbacks finished fifth in the SEC. The Razorbacks participated in the NIT, where they defeated Indiana State at home before losing to California on the road.

### Incoming class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Anton Beard G | Little Rock, Arkansas | North Little Rock High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 22, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Nick Babb G | Arlington, Texas | Martin High School (Arlington, Texas) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 10, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Trey Thompson F | Forrest City, Arkansas | Forrest City High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | May 23, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: 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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 25, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 11/07/2014* 7:00 pm | | Central Oklahoma | W 110–74 | | 17 – Qualls | 7 – Portis | 4 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (14,378) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/13/2014* 7:00 pm | | Pittsburg State | W 89–66 | | 22 – Portis | 5 – Tied | 4 – Durham | Bud Walton Arena (14,230) Fayetteville, AR |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| 11/16/2014* 4:00 pm | | Alabama State | W 97–79 | 1–0 | 24 – Portis | 6 – Harris | 6 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (14,318) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/19/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN | | Wake Forest Roundball Showcase | W 83–53 | 2–0 | 11 – Madden | 7 – Portis | 6 – Durham | Bud Walton Arena (14,574) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm | | Delaware State Roundball Showcase | W 99–71 | 3–0 | 20 – Qualls | 7 – Beard | 8 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (14,740) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/25/2014* 6:30 pm, ESPNews | No. 25 | at SMU | W 78–72 | 4–0 | 22 – Portis | 5 – Tied | 5 – Madden | Moody Coliseum (7,086) Dallas, TX |
| 11/28/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN | No. 25 | North Texas Roundball Showcase | W 89–73 | 5–0 | 22 – Qualls | 9 – Qualls | 7 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (14,885) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/30/2014* 2:30 pm, SECN | No. 25 | Iona Roundball Showcase | W 94–77 | 6–0 | 20 – Tied | 9 – Tied | 7 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (14,618) Fayetteville, AR |
| 12/04/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | at No. 20 Iowa State Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 77–95 | 6–1 | 19 – Portis | 8 – Portis | 5 – Tied | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| 12/07/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 18 | at Clemson | L 65–68 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | 21 – Qualls | 7 – Portis | 5 – Madden | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,764) Clemson, SC |
| 12/13/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Dayton | W 69–55 | 7–2 | 18 – Portis | 9 – Portis | 4 – Williams | Bud Walton Arena (15,313) Fayetteville, AR |
| 12/20/2014* 7:30 pm, SECN | | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 84–67 | 8–2 | 24 – Portis | 9 – Portis | 4 – Tied | Verizon Arena (11,375) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/22/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Milwaukee | W 84–54 | 9–2 | 18 – Portis | 10 – Portis | 6 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (15,018) Fayetteville, AR |
| 12/28/2014* 2:30 pm, SECN | | Northwestern State | W 100–92 | 10–2 | 28 – Qualls | 12 – Portis | 8 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (15,738) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/03/2015* 2:00 pm, SECN | | Utah Valley | W 79–46 | 11–2 | 17 – Harris | 9 – Tied | 5 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (15,410) Fayetteville, AR |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| 01/06/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 23 | at Georgia | W 79–75 | 12–2 (1–0) | 21 – Portis | 7 – Qualls | 3 – Madden | Stegeman Coliseum (7,937) Athens, GA |
| 01/10/2015 3:30 pm, SECN | No. 23 | Vanderbilt | W 82–70 | 13–2 (2–0) | 32 – Portis | 11 – Portis | 6 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (17,238) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/13/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | at Tennessee | L 69–74 | 13–3 (2–1) | 17 – Portis | 11 – Portis | 7 – Madden | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,366) Knoxville, TN |
| 01/17/2015 8:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | Ole Miss | L 82–96 | 13–4 (2–2) | 23 – Portis | 10 – Portis | 3 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/22/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Alabama | W 93–91 $^{OT}$ | 14–4 (3–2) | 30 – Qualls | 13 – Portis | 3 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (15,032) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/24/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Missouri | W 61–60 | 15–4 (4–2) | 14 – Harris | 10 – Portis | 3 – Madden | Mizzou Arena (11,022) Columbia, MO |
| 01/27/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tennessee | W 69–64 | 16–4 (5–2) | 17 – Tied | 8 – Portis | 4 – Qualls | Bud Walton Arena (14,297) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/31/2015 Noon, CBS | | at Florida | L 56–57 | 16–5 (5–3) | 21 – Portis | 10 – Portis | 3 – Madden | O'Connell Center (11,861) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/03/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | | South Carolina | W 75–55 | 17–5 (6–3) | 18 – Portis | 13 – Portis | 5 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (14,846) Fayetteville, AR |
| 02/07/2015 3:00 pm, SECN | | Mississippi State | W 61–41 | 18–5 (7–3) | 19 – Portis | 11 – Portis | 4 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (18,283) Fayetteville, AR |
| 02/10/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 24 | at Auburn | W 101–87 | 19–5 (8–3) | 22 – Portis | 8 – Portis | 8 – Madden | Auburn Arena (6,526) Auburn, AL |
| 02/14/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | No. 24 | at Ole Miss | W 71–70 | 20–5 (9–3) | 15 – Qualls | 9 – Qualls | 6 – Madden | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,719) Oxford, MS |
| 02/18/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | No. 18 | Missouri | W 84–69 | 21–5 (10–3) | 21 – Qualls | 9 – Portis | 5 – Beard | Bud Walton Arena (15,740) Fayetteville, AR |
| 02/21/2015 3:00 pm, FSN | No. 18 | at Mississippi State | W 65–61 | 22–5 (11–3) | 16 – Madden | 9 – Portis | 2 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum (6,254) Starkville, MS |
| 02/24/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | Texas A&M | W 81–75 | 23–5 (12–3) | 22 – Portis | 5 – Tied | 5 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (16,117) Fayetteville, AR |
| 02/28/2015 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 18 | at No. 1 Kentucky | L 67–84 | 23–6 (12–4) | 17 – Qualls | 9 – Qualls | 3 – Madden | Rupp Arena (24,416) Lexington, KY |
| 03/05/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | at South Carolina | W 78–74 | 24–6 (13–4) | 24 – Portis | 8 – Portis | 9 – Madden | Colonial Life Arena (10,065) Columbia, SC |
| 03/07/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | LSU | L 78–81 | 24–7 (13–5) | 21 – Portis | 15 – Portis | 5 – Madden | Bud Walton Arena (18,966) Fayetteville, AR |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| 03/13/2015 6:00 pm, SECN | No. 21 | vs. Tennessee Quarterfinals | W 80–72 | 25–7 | 26 – Portis | 11 – Portis | 5 – Beard | Bridgestone Arena (13,135) Nashville, TN |
| 03/14/2015 Noon, ESPN | No. 21 | vs. Georgia Semifinals | W 60–49 | 26–7 | 15 – Qualls | 12 – Portis | 3 – Babb | Bridgestone Arena (19,232) Nashville, TN |
| 03/15/2015 Noon, ESPN | No. 21 | vs. No. 1 Kentucky Championship Game | L 63–78 | 26–8 | 18 – Qualls | 4 – Madden | 2 – Madden | Bridgestone Arena (20,315) Nashville, TN |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| 03/19/2015* 8:50 pm, TNT | (5 W) No. 21 | vs. (12 W) Wofford First Round | W 56–53 | 27–8 | 20 – Qualls | 13 – Portis | 5 – Madden | Veterans Memorial Arena (12,761) Jacksonville, FL |
| 03/21/2015* 7:40 pm, TNT | (5 W) No. 21 | vs. (4 W) No. 15 North Carolina Second Round | L 78–87 | 27–9 | 27 – Qualls | 14 – Portis | 5 – Madden | Veterans Memorial Arena (13,687) Jacksonville, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Source: 2014–15 Schedule

## 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 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | 25 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | N/A |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | RV | 25 | RV | 23 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |