# 2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball season

The 2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November.

## Preseason
### Preseason Polls

| | C-USA Coaches |
| 1. | Louisiana Tech |
| 2. | UTEP |
| 3. | Charlotte |
| 4. | Old Dominion |

### Preseason All-Conference Team

* C-USA Coaches
* Pierriá Henry, G Charlotte Raheem Appleby, G Louisiana Tech Alex Hamilton, G Louisiana Tech Speedy Smith, G Louisiana Tech Aaron Bacote, G Old Dominion C.J. Washington, F UAB Vince Hunter, F UTEP Julian Washburn, F/G UTEP George Fant, F WKU T.J. Price, G WKU

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| | | Pre/ Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 |
| Charlotte | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FIU | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FIU | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida Atlantic | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida Atlantic | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisiana Tech | AP | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | |
| Louisiana Tech | C | RV | RV | RV | | RV | | | | | | | | |
| Marshall | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marshall | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Middle Tennessee | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Middle Tennessee | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Texas | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Texas | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Old Dominion | AP | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | | RV |
| Old Dominion | C | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | |
| Rice | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rice | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Miss | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Miss | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UAB | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UAB | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UTEP | AP | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| UTEP | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | |
| UTSA | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UTSA | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WKU | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WKU | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Conference schedules
### Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| | Charlotte | FIU | FAU | LaTech | Marshall | MTSU | UNT | ODU | Rice | USM | UAB | UTEP | UTSA | WKU |
| vs. Charlotte | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. FIU | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Florida Atlantic | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Louisiana Tech | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Marshall | 2–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Middle Tennessee | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. North Texas | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Old Dominion | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Rice | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. Southern Miss | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. UAB | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. UTEP | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. UTSA | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. WKU | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 7–11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## Player of the week
### Players of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the C-USA offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
| November 17, 2014 | Vince Hunter, UTEP | Jeremy Combs, North Texas |
| November 24, 2014 | Mike Thorne Jr., Charlotte | Bishop Mency, Rice |
| December 1, 2014 | Vince Hunter (2), UTEP | Torin Dorn, Charlotte |
| December 8, 2014 | Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech | Justin Massey, Florida Atlantic |
| December 15, 2014 | Alex Hamilton (2), Louisiana Tech | Justin Johnson, WKU |
| December 15, 2014 | T. J. Price, WKU | Edward Simpson Jr., Middle Tennessee |
| December 22, 2014 | Vince Hunter (3), UTEP | Keyshawn Woods, Charlotte |
| December 29, 2014 | Vince Hunter (4), UTEP | Bishop Mency (2), Rice |
| January 5, 2015 | Chip Armelin, Southern Miss | Xavian Stapleton, Louisiana Tech |
| January 12, 2015 | Raheem Appleby, Louisiana Tech | Torin Dorn (2), Charlotte |
| January 12, 2015 | George Fant, WKU | Torin Dorn (2), Charlotte |
| January 19, 2015 | Alex Hamilton (3), Louisiana Tech | Chris Cokley, UAB |
| January 26, 2015 | Jeromie Hill, UTSA | Nick Norton, UAB |
| February 2, 2015 | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech | Torin Dorn (3), Charlotte |
| February 2, 2015 | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech | Jeremy Combs (2), North Texas |
| February 9, 2015 | Kaj-Björn Sherman, UTSA | Nick Norton (2), UAB |
| February 16, 2015 | Seth Gearhart, Rice | William Lee, UAB |
| February 16, 2015 | Keon Lewis, UTSA | William Lee, UAB |
| February 23, 2015 | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee |
| March 2, 2015 | Trey Freeman (2), Old Dominion | William Lee (2), UAB |
| March 9, 2015 | Adrian Diaz, FIU | Keyshawn Woods (2), Charlotte |

## Honors and awards
### All-Conference USA Awards and Teams

| Honor | Recipient |
| Player of the Year | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech |
| Coach of the Year | Michael White, Louisiana Tech |
| Freshman of the Year | Torin Dorn, Charlotte |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Julian Washburn, UTEP |
| Newcomer of the Year | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Chris Cokley, UAB |
| All-Conference USA First Team | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech |
| All-Conference USA First Team | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion |
| All-Conference USA First Team | Vince Hunter, UTEP |
| All-Conference USA First Team | Jeromie Hill, UTSA |
| All-Conference USA First Team | T. J. Price, WKU |
| All-Conference USA Second Team | Dennis Mavin, FIU |
| All-Conference USA Second Team | Raheem Appleby, Louisiana Tech |
| All-Conference USA Second Team | Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech |
| All-Conference USA Second Team | Seth Gearhart, Rice |
| All-Conference USA Second Team | George Fant, WKU |
| All-Conference USA Third Team | Pierriá Henry, Charlotte |
| All-Conference USA Third Team | Ryan Taylor, Marshall |
| All-Conference USA Third Team | Jordan Williams, North Texas |
| All-Conference USA Third Team | Chip Armelin, Southern Miss |
| All-Conference USA Third Team | Robert Brown, UAB |
| All-Freshman Team | Torin Dorn, Charlotte |
| All-Freshman Team | Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee |
| All-Freshman Team | Jeremy Combs, North Texas |
| All-Freshman Team | Nick Norton, UAB |
| All-Freshman Team | William Lee, UAB |
| All-Defensive Team | Pierriá Henry, Charlotte |
| All-Defensive Team | Adrian Diaz, FIU |
| All-Defensive Team | Michale Kyser, Louisiana Tech |
| All-Defensive Team | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech |
| All-Defensive Team | Julian Washburn, UTEP |
| All-Academic Team | Kris Gulley, FIU |
| All-Academic Team | Austin Loop, Marshall |
| All-Academic Team | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion |
| All-Academic Team | Seth Gearhart, Rice |
| All-Academic Team | Marcus Jackson, Rice |
| All-Academic Team | Jeromie Hill, UTSA |

## Postseason
### Conference USA Tournament

* March 11–14, Conference USA Basketball Tournament, Legacy Arena, Birmingham
| First Round Wednesday, March 11 ASN | First Round Wednesday, March 11 ASN | First Round Wednesday, March 11 ASN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 ASN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 ASN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 ASN | Semifinals Friday, March 13 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 13 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 13 CBSSN | Championship Game Saturday, March 14 FS1 | Championship Game Saturday, March 14 FS1 | Championship Game Saturday, March 14 FS1 |
| | | | 1 | Louisiana Tech | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Rice | 64 | | | | | | |
| 8 | North Texas | 54 | 9 | Rice | 64 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Rice | 82 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Rice | 82 | | | | 1 | Louisiana Tech | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | UAB | 72* | | | |
| | | | 4 | UAB | 53 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | WKU | 52 | | | | | | |
| 5 | WKU | 59 | 5 | WKU | 52 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Marshall | 45 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Marshall | 45 | | | | | | | 4 | UAB | 73 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Middle Tennessee | 60 |
| | | | 2 | UTEP | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | FIU | 71 | | | | | | |
| 7 | UTSA | 54 | 10 | FIU | 71 | | | | | | |
| 10 | FIU | 57 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | FIU | 57 | | | | 2 | UTEP | 50 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Middle Tennessee | 53 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Old Dominion | 52 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Middle Tennessee | 59 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 63 | 6 | Middle Tennessee | 59 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Charlotte | 60 | | | | | | | | | |

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | Region | School | First Four | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 14 | South | UAB | | W, 60–59 vs. #3 Iowa State – (Louisville) | L, 75–92 vs. #11 UCLA – (Louisville) | | | | |
| | | W–L (%): | 0–0 – | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 –Total: 1–1 .500 |

### National Invitation Tournament

| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| 1 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | W, 65–56 vs. #8 Charleston Southern | W, 50–49 vs. #4 Illinois State | W, 72–69 vs. #3 Murray State | W, 60–67 vs. #2 Stanford – (New York City) | |
| 3 | Temple | Louisiana Tech | W, 89–79 vs. #6 Central Michigan | W, 84–72 vs. #2 Texas A&M | L, 59–77 vs. #1 Temple | | |
| 6 | Old Dominion | UTEP | L, 66–81 vs. #3 Murray State | | | | |
| | | W–L (%): | 2–1 .667 | 2–0 1.000 | 1–1 .500 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – Total: 5–3 .625 |

### CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

| School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| Middle Tennessee | L, 56–68 vs. Kent State | | | | |
| W–L (%): | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – Total: 0–1 .000 |