2014–15 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2014–15 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record14–16 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan O'Dowd
  • Robert Guster
  • Jeff Renegar
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Old Dominion 13 5   .722 27 8   .771
UTEP 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
WKU 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
UAB 12 6   .667 20 16   .556
Middle Tennessee 9 9   .500 19 17   .528
FIU 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
UTSA 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
North Texas 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Rice 8 10   .444 12 20   .375
Charlotte 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Marshall 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Southern Miss* 4 14   .222 9 20   .310
Florida Atlantic 2 16   .111 9 20   .310
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban
2015 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2014–15 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by ninth year head coach Brooks Thompson, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to FIU.

Previous season[edit]

The Roadrunners finished the season 11–22, 4–12 in C-USA play to finished the season 8–22, 4–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to East Carolina.

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Devon Agusi 1 G 6'0" 170 Senior Dallas, TX Graduated
Hyjii Thomas 2 G 6'1" 160 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Danté Willis 4 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Kingwood, TX Left the team
Trey Moore 11 G 5'10" 175 Freshman Louisville, KY Walk-on didn't return
Edrico McGregor 20 F/C 6'7" 225 Senior Nassau, Bahamas Graduated
Jordan Sims 32 G/F 6'4" 185 Senior El Mirage, AZ Graduated
Tyler Wood 42 F 6'6" 230 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated

Incoming Transfers[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ryan Bowie 14 G 6'0" 180 Junior Lewisville, TX Junior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College.
Arroyo Edwards G 6'5" 190 Junior Milwaukee, WI Junior college transfer from Missouri State University–West Plains.

Class of 2014 recruits[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Austin Karrer
SG
New Braunfels, TX Canyon High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 17, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
James Ringholt
PF
Brisbane, Australia Brisbane Boys' College 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 30, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Christian Wilson
SG
Cathedral City, CA Notre Dame Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 10, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Edwin Olympio
SG
Phoenix, AZ Westwind Prep Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 10, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2014.

Roster[edit]

2014–15 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 James Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Logan JC Arlington, TX
G 3 Edwin Olympio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Westwind Prep Academy Marseille, France
G 4 Gino Littles (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Desert Mountain HS Phoenix, AZ
G 5 Tyler Flores (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Saginaw HS Saginaw, TX
G 10 Christian Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep Baton Rouge, LA
G 11 Austin Karrer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Canyon HS New Braunfels, TX
F 12 Jeromie Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Australian Institute of Sport Cairns, Australia
G 14 Ryan Bowie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Iowa Western CC Lewisville, TX
C 15 Lucas O'Brien 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Perry HS Chandler, AZ
G 22 George Matthews 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Utah Phoenix, AZ
F 24 Phillip Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Pine Woods HS Freeport, Bahamas
C 32 James Ringholt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Brisbane Boys' College Rockhampton, Australia
G 34 Larry Lewis, Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Westwind Prep Academy Scottsdale, AZ
G 44 Keon Lewis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr North Idaho College Seattle, WA
C 45 Kaj-Björn Sherman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr North Idaho College Mercer Island, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule[edit]

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Southeastern Oklahoma State W 101–80 
Convocation Center (810)
San Antonio, TX
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Huston–Tillotson W 92–74  1–0
Convocation Center (938)
San Antonio, TX
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Texas–Pan American L 62–63  1–1
Convocation Center (790)
San Antonio, TX
11/22/2014*
2:00 pm, ASN
Texas State
I-35 Rivalry
W 80–67  2–1
Convocation Center (1,116)
San Antonio, TX
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm
Loyola (IL) L 57–71  2–2
Convocation Center (829)
San Antonio, TX
11/30/2014*
12:00 pm
Southern Utah L 92–93  2–3
Convocation Center (760)
San Antonio, TX
12/03/2014*
8:30 pm
at Northern Arizona W 88–83 OT 3–3
Walkup Skydome (1,147)
Flagstaff, AZ
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 71–91  3–4
Beasley Coliseum (1,915)
Pullman, WA
12/15/2014*
7:30 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 73–60  4–4
American Bank Center (1,019)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/20/2014*
7:00 pm
at TCU L 57–88  4–5
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,089)
Fort Worth, TX
12/30/2014*
1:00 pm
Cameron W 79–68  5–5
Convocation Center (586)
San Antonio, TX
01/02/2015
7:00 pm
at Rice L 52–67  5–6 (0–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,242)
Houston, TX
01/04/2015
2:00 pm, FSN
at North Texas W 71–61  6–6 (1–1)
The Super Pit (1,628)
Denton, TX
01/08/2015
7:00 pm, ASN
Southern Miss W 77–57  7–6 (2–1)
Convocation Center (760)
San Antonio, TX
01/10/2015
2:00 pm
Louisiana Tech L 72–84  7–7 (2–2)
Convocation Center (1,084)
San Antonio, TX
01/12/2015*
7:00 pm
at Texas–Pan American W 68–43  8–7
UTPA Fieldhouse (1,096)
Edinburg, TX
01/17/2015
2:00 pm
UTEP L 55–73  8–8 (2–3)
Convocation Center (1,737)
San Antonio, TX
01/22/2015
6:00 pm
at Marshall W 82–68  9–8 (3–3)
Cam Henderson Center (4,882)
Huntington, WV
01/24/2015
2:00 pm
at WKU L 74–83  9–9 (3–4)
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,839)
Bowling Green, KY
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, ASN
Middle Tennessee W 69–58  10–9 (4–4)
Convocation Center (1,005)
San Antonio, TX
01/31/2015
2:00 pm
UAB L 57–65  10–10 (4–5)
Convocation Center (1,252)
San Antonio, TX
02/05/2015
6:30 pm
at FIU W 74–63  11–10 (5–5)
FIU Arena (919)
Miami, FL
02/07/2015
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 74–59  12–10 (6–5)
FAU Arena (1,175)
Boca Raton, FL
02/12/2015
7:00 pm, ASN
Old Dominion W 72–67  13–10 (7–5)
Convocation Center (1,168)
San Antonio, TX
02/14/2015
2:00 pm
Charlotte L 81–89  13–11 (7–6)
Convocation Center (982)
San Antonio, TX
02/21/2015
8:00 pm
at UTEP L 62–69  13–12 (7–7)
Don Haskins Center (10,884)
El Paso, TX
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 66–70  13–13 (7–8)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,990)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/28/2015
6:00 pm, FS1
at Louisiana Tech L 66–76  13–14 (7–9)
Thomas Assembly Center (5,328)
Ruston, LA
03/05/2015
7:00 pm
Rice L 74–76  13–15 (7–10)
Convocation Center (1,204)
San Antonio, TX
03/07/2015
2:00 pm
North Texas W 69–68  14–15 (8–10)
Convocation Center (1,245)
San Antonio, TX
Conference USA tournament
03/11/2015
12:00 pm, ASN
vs. FIU
First round
L 54–57  14–16
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References[edit]