# 2014–15 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rick Barnes, who was in his 17th year as head coach. The team played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 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 Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Butler.

## Previous season

They finished the season 24–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Arizona State in the second round before losing in the third round to Michigan.

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Martez Walker | 24 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Freshman | Detroit, MI | Suspended indefinitely |

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Obinna Oleka PF | Washington, D.C. | State College of Florida | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 4, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Jordan Barnett SF | Saint Louis, MO | Christian Brothers College High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 1, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Myles Turner C | Bedford, TX | Trinity High School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Apr 30, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: 19 ||||||
| 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: "Texas 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014. "2014 Texas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014. "2014 Texas Basketball Commitments". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 10 | North Dakota State 2K Sports Classic | W 85–50 | 1–0 | Frank Erwin Center (11,232) Austin, TX |
| 11/16/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 10 | Alcorn State 2K Sports Classic | W 85–53 | 2–0 | Frank Erwin Center (8,463) Austin, TX |
| 11/20/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10 | vs. Iowa 2K Sports Classic Semifinals | W 71–57 | 3–0 | Madison Square Garden (11,541) New York City, NY |
| 11/21/2014* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10 | vs. California 2K Sports Classic Championship | W 71–55 | 4–0 | Madison Square Garden (11,255) New York City, NY |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 7 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 78–46 | 5–0 | Frank Erwin Center (9,356) Austin, TX |
| 11/30/2014* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 7 | at No. 24 UConn | W 55–54 | 6–0 | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 6 | UT Arlington | W 63–53 | 7–0 | Frank Erwin Center (8,632) Austin, TX |
| 12/05/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | at No. 1 Kentucky Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 51–63 | 7–1 | Rupp Arena (24,340) Lexington, KY |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 8 | Texas State | W 59–27 | 8–1 | Frank Erwin Center (10,452) Austin, TX |
| 12/16/2014* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 9 | Lipscomb | W 106–61 | 9–1 | Frank Erwin Center (8,653) Austin, TX |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 9 | Long Beach State | W 78–68 | 10–1 | Frank Erwin Center (9,179) Austin, TX |
| 12/23/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | Stanford | L 71–74 | 10–2 | Frank Erwin Center (13,661) Austin, TX |
| 12/29/2014* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 11 | Rice | W 66–55 | 11–2 | Frank Erwin Center (9,373) Austin, TX |
| Big 12 Conference season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 11 | at Texas Tech | W 70–61 | 12–2 (1–0) | United Supermarkets Arena (9,936) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/05/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 10 | No. 16 Oklahoma | L 49–70 | 12–3 (1–1) | Frank Erwin Center (12,625) Austin, TX |
| 01/10/2015 4:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 10 | at Oklahoma State | L 58–69 | 12–4 (1–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,592) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/17/2015 5:15 pm, ESPN | No. 20 | No. 16 West Virginia | W 77–50 | 13–4 (2–2) | Frank Erwin Center (13,204) Austin, TX |
| 01/19/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 17 | at TCU | W 66–48 | 14–4 (3–2) | Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,153) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/24/2015 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 17 | No. 11 Kansas | L 62–75 | 14–5 (3–3) | Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX |
| 01/26/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 19 | at No. 15 Iowa State | L 86–89 | 14–6 (3–4) | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| 01/31/2015 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | at No. 20 Baylor | L 60–83 | 14–7 (3–5) | Ferrell Center (9,680) Waco, TX |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 25 | Oklahoma State | L 63–65 | 14–8 (3–6) | Frank Erwin Center (11,954) Austin, TX |
| 02/07/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | at Kansas State | W 61–57 | 15–8 (4–6) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm, LHN | | TCU | W 66–43 | 16–8 (5–6) | Frank Erwin Center (8,634) Austin, TX |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm, LHN | | Texas Tech | W 56–41 | 17–8 (6–6) | Frank Erwin Center (13,178) Austin, TX |
| 02/17/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 17 Oklahoma | L 69–71 | 17–9 (6–7) | Lloyd Noble Center (11,413) Norman OK |
| 02/21/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 14 Iowa State | L 77–85 | 17–10 (6–8) | Frank Erwin Center (13,161) Austin, TX |
| 02/24/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 20 West Virginia | L 64–71 | 17–11 (6–9) | WVU Coliseum (12,048) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/28/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 8 Kansas ESPN College GameDay | L 64–69 | 17–12 (6–10) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 03/02/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 14 Baylor | W 61–59 | 18–12 (7–10) | Frank Erwin Center (12,139) Austin, TX |
| 03/07/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Kansas State | W 62–49 | 19–12 (8–10) | Frank Erwin Center (12,053) Austin, TX |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Texas Tech First round | W 65–53 | 20–12 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/12/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 13 Iowa State Quarterfinals | L 67–69 | 20–13 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2015* 1:45 pm, CBS | No. (11 MW) | vs. No. 24 (6 MW) Butler Second round | L 48–56 | 20–14 | Consol Energy Center (15,818) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest. ||||||

## 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 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | N/A |
| Coaches | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR |