2014–15 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 18–13 (11–7 Mountain West) |
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Home arena | Smith Spectrum |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State* | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 2 | – | 28 | .067 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2015 MWC tournament winner |
The 2014–15 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 17th and final season at Utah State.[1] The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Wyoming.
On January 9, Stew Morrill announced his intention to retire at the end of the season.[2] He finished his 17-year career at Utah State with a record of 402–156.
Previous season
The 2013–14 Utah State finished the season with an overall record of 18–14, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament to San Diego State.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Marcel Davis | 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Sophomore | American Fork, UT | Transferred to Utah Valley |
James Young | 3 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Freshman | Salt Lake City, UT | Left the team for personal reasons |
Jarred Shaw | 5 | F/C | 6'10" | 235 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
Danny Berger | 12 | G/F | 6'6" | 205 | RS Junior | Medford, OR | Transferred to BYU–Hawaii |
Preston Medlin | 13 | G | 6'4" | 185 | RS Senior | Carrollton, TX | Graduated |
TeNale Roland | 20 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Senior | Louisville, KY | Graduated |
Spencer Butterfield | 21 | G/F | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Loomis, CA | Graduated |
Kyle Davis | 23 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Sophomore | Draper, UT | Transferred to BYU |
Jordan Stone | 25 | C | 6'10" | 270 | Junior | Smithfield, UT | Transferred to BYU–Hawaii |
Terrell Croasdell | 31 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Freshman | Albuquerque, NM | LDS Mission (returning in 2016) |
Carson Shanks | 41 | C | 7'0" | 235 | Freshman | Prior Lake, MN | Transferred to North Dakota |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Darius Perkins | 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Fort Myers, FL | Miami Dade College |
Chris Smith | 34 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Junior | Antelope, CA | Yuba College |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Elston Jones C | Goodyear, AZ | Millennium | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Mar 17, 2014 | |
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Sam Merrill SG | Bountiful, UT | Bountiful | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | N/A | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 | ||||||
Henry Bolton SG | Portsmouth, RI | St. Andrew's School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Oct 7, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Julion Pearre SG | McKinney, TX | McKinney North | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Sep 20, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
10/31/2014* 7:05 pm | Texas A&M International | W 77–70 | Smith Spectrum (6,133) Logan, UT | ||||||||
11/07/2014* 7:05 pm | Arkansas–Fort Smith | W 64–57 | Smith Spectrum (7,987) Logan, UT | ||||||||
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11/14/2014* 7:05 pm | Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 72–61 | 1–0 | Smith Spectrum (9,982) Logan, UT | |||||||
11/16/2014* 3:00 pm | at Illinois State | W 60–55 | 2–0 | Redbird Arena (4,921) Normal, IL | |||||||
11/19/2014* 7:05 pm, RTRM | Santa Clara | W 60–54 | 3–0 | Smith Spectrum (9,334) Logan, UT | |||||||
11/22/2014* 1:00 pm | at Mississippi State | L 63–71 | 3–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (7,240) Starkville, MS | |||||||
11/26/2014* 8:00 pm | at UC Davis | L 70–77 OT | 3–2 | The Pavilion (1,877) Davis, CA | |||||||
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 81–91 | 3–3 | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT | |||||||
12/07/2014* 3:00 pm, P12N | at USC | L 84–89 | 3–4 | Galen Center (3,189) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
12/13/2014* 7:00 pm | at Utah Valley Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 50–47 | 4–4 | UCCU Center (6,121) Orem, UT | |||||||
12/18/2014* 8:05 pm, KMYU | Cal State Bakersfield World Vision Classic | W 57–56 | 5–4 | Smith Spectrum (7,049) Logan, UT | |||||||
12/19/2014* 8:05 pm, KMYU | Idaho State World Vision Classic | W 69–56 | 6–4 | Smith Spectrum (7,188) Logan, UT | |||||||
12/20/2014* 8:05 pm, KMYU | South Dakota State World Vision Classic | L 65–69 OT | 6–5 | Smith Spectrum (7,216) Logan, UT | |||||||
12/27/2014* 7:05 pm | Wayland Baptist | W 75–63 | 7–5 | Smith Spectrum (8,627) Logan, UT | |||||||
12/31/2014 7:00 pm | San Jose State | W 61–33 | 8–5 (1–0) | Smith Spectrum (8,491) Logan, UT | |||||||
01/03/2015 12:00 pm, RTRM | at Boise State | W 62–61 | 9–5 (2–0) | Taco Bell Arena (5,415) Boise, ID | |||||||
01/07/2015 9:00 pm, RTRM | at Fresno State | L 52–61 | 9–6 (2–1) | Save Mart Center (5,591) Fresno, CA | |||||||
01/10/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | New Mexico | L 60–66 | 9–7 (2–2) | Smith Spectrum (9,898) Logan, UT | |||||||
01/17/2015 4:00 pm, RTRM | Air Force | W 71–59 | 10–7 (3–2) | Smith Spectrum (9,885) Logan, UT | |||||||
01/20/2015 8:00 pm | at Nevada | W 70–54 | 11–7 (4–2) | Lawlor Events Center (5,318) Reno, NV | |||||||
01/24/2015 6:00 pm, CBSSN | at UNLV | L 77–79 OT | 11–8 (4–3) | Thomas & Mack Center (11,975) Paradise, NV | |||||||
01/27/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | Wyoming | W 56–44 | 12–8 (5–3) | Smith Spectrum (9,744) Logan, UT | |||||||
01/31/2015 6:00 pm, CBSSN | at San Diego State | L 42–62 | 12–9 (5–4) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | |||||||
02/04/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN | Boise State | L 63–68 | 12–10 (5–5) | Smith Spectrum (9,378) Logan, UT | |||||||
02/07/2015 4:00 pm, RTRM | at New Mexico | W 63–60 | 13–10 (6–5) | The Pit (15,111) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
02/11/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | Nevada | W 75–62 | 14–10 (7–5) | Smith Spectrum (9,472) Logan, UT | |||||||
02/18/2015 8:00 pm, RTRM | at San Jose State | W 76–54 | 15–10 (8–5) | Event Center Arena (1,311) San Jose, CA | |||||||
02/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Fresno State | W 85–79 | 16–10 (9–5) | Smith Spectrum (10,218) Logan, UT | |||||||
02/24/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN | UNLV | W 83–65 | 17–10 (10–5) | Smith Spectrum (9,503) Logan, UT | |||||||
02/28/2015 12:00 pm, RTRM | at Air Force | W 74–60 | 18–10 (11–5) | Clune Arena (3,072) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
03/04/2015 7:00 pm | at Wyoming | L 53–76 | 18–11 (11–6) | Arena-Auditorium (6,327) Laramie, WY | |||||||
03/07/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM | Colorado State | L 70–75 | 18–12 (11–7) | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT | |||||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
03/12/2015 3:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Wyoming Quarterfinals | L 65–67 | 18–13 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,308) Paradise, NV | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |
See also
References
- ^ "Stew Morrill announces retirement". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ "Utah State head coach Stew Morrill to retire at season's end". January 9, 2015.
- ^ "Utah State 2014-15 roster". UtahStateAggies.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Utah State 2014-15 schedule". UtahStateAggies.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2014.