# 2014–15 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

The 2014–15 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Willie Hayes, played their home games at Elmore Gymnasium and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–20, 8–10 in SWAC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to Southern.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 00 | Justan Banks | Center | 7–1 | 215 | Junior | Oxford, Alabama |
| 4 | Justin Colvin | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | Lithonia, Georgia |
| 10 | Jeremy Crutcher | Guard | 5–8 | 160 | Senior | Hazel Green, Alabama |
| 11 | Arthur Capers | Forward | 6–5 | 185 | Senior | Monroe, Georgia |
| 12 | Green Hill | Guard | 5–10 | 175 | Senior | Aransas Pass, Texas |
| 20 | Jose Long | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Madison, Alabama |
| 22 | Tyler Davis | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Madison, Alabama |
| 24 | Matthew Cotton | Guard | 5–10 | 185 | Freshman | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 30 | Demarquelle Tabb | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Senior | Greensboro, Alabama |
| 33 | Baryn Houston | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Sopohomore | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 35 | Nicholas West | Forward | 6–10 | 190 | Sophomore | LaGrange, Georgia |
| 40 | Brandon Ellis | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Senior | Loxley, Alabama |
| 41 | Rakiya Battle | Guard | 5–10 | 180 | Freshman | Harvest, Alabama |
| 42 | Isaiah Edwards | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Freshman | New Market, Alabama |
| 45 | Xavier Williams | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | Freshman | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 55 | Jerome Hunter | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 230 | Senior | Buffalo, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | at Dayton | L 52–76 | 0–1 | UD Arena (12,732) Dayton, OH |
| 11/18/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Georgia Tech | L 46–66 | 0–2 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,722) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/22/2014* 7:00 pm | Oakwood | W 81–61 | 1–2 | Elmore Gymnasium (1,455) Huntsville, AL |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm | Jacksonville State | L 61–67 | 1–3 | Elmore Gymnasium (352) Huntsville, AL |
| 11/29/2014* 6:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | L 51–85 | 1–4 | Show Me Center (1,103) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 12/06/2014* 4:00 pm | at Bowling Green | L 47–64 | 1–5 | Stroh Center (1,399) Bowling Green, OH |
| 12/14/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech | L 55–65 | 1–6 | Cassell Coliseum (3,559) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/19/2014* 8:00 pm, FS1 | at Marquette | L 49–83 | 1–7 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (3,080) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | at Western Michigan | L 62–71 | 1–8 | University Arena (3,108) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | at Murray State | L 39–76 | 1–9 | CFSB Center (3,039) Murray, KY |
| 1/03/2015 6:00 pm | Jackson State | L 67–70 | 1–10 (0–1) | Elmore Gymnasium (526) Huntsville, AL |
| 1/05/2015 7:30 pm | Grambling State | W 67–46 | 2–10 (1–1) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,029) Huntsville, AL |
| 1/10/2015 5:00 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | W 86–73 | 3–10 (2–1) | Leflore County Civic Center (1,098) Greenwood, MS |
| 1/12/2015 7:30 pm | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 51–49 | 4–10 (3–1) | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,589) Pine Bluff, AR |
| 1/17/2015 6:00 pm | Alabama State | L 56–59 | 4–11 (3–2) | Elmore Gymnasium (3,305) Huntsville, AL |
| 1/24/2015 6:30 pm | Southern | L 58–65 | 4–12 (3–3) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,327) Huntsville, AL |
| 1/26/2015 7:30 pm | Alcorn State | W 78–66 | 5–12 (4–3) | Elmore Gymnasium (937) Huntsville, AL |
| 1/31/2015 5:00 pm | at Prairie View A&M | L 63–89 | 5–13 (4–4) | William J. Nicks Building (782) Prairie View, TX |
| 2/02/2015 7:30 pm | at Texas Southern | L 65–69 $^{OT}$ | 5–14 (4–5) | Health and Physical Education Arena (1,875) Houston, TX |
| 2/07/2015 6:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 74–68 | 6–14 (5–5) | Elmore Gymnasium (719) Huntsville, AL |
| 2/09/2015 7:30 pm | Arkansas Pine Bluff | L 42–53 | 6–15 (5–6) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,253) Huntsville, AL |
| 2/14/2015 5:00 pm | at Alabama State | W 80–71 | 7–15 (6–6) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (6,453) Montgomery, AL |
| 2/21/2015 5:30 pm | at Southern | L 63–72 | 7–16 (6–7) | F. G. Clark Center (1,633) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2/23/2015 7:30 pm | at Alcorn State | W 73–69 | 8–16 (7–7) | Davey Whitney Complex (N/A) Lorman, MS |
| 2/28/2015 6:00 pm | Prairie View A&M | L 72–75 | 8–17 (7–8) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,487) Huntsville, AL |
| 3/02/2015 7:30 pm | Texas Southern | L 75–77 | 8–18 (7–9) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,482) Huntsville, AL |
| 3/05/2015 7:30 pm | at Jackson State | L 54–72 | 8–19 (7–10) | Williams Assembly Center (537) Jackson, MS |
| 3/07/2015 5:00 pm | at Grambling State | W 70–66 | 9–19 (8–10) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (255) Grambling, LA |
| SWAC tournament |||||
| 3/12/2015 3:30 pm | vs. Southern | L 60–64 | 9–20 | Toyota Center (N/A) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||