2014–15 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team

The 2014–15 TCU Horned Frogs basketball team represented Texas Christian University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Trent Johnson's third season at TCU. They were members of the Big 12 Conference. Due to construction on Daniel–Meyer Coliseum, which has been the Horned Frogs' home arena since 1961–62, TCU played all of their home games at Fort Worth Independent School District's Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center for the 2014–15 season.^[2]

2014–15 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Champions
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	18–15 (4–14 Big 12)
Head coach	Trent Johnson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kwanza Johnson Brent Scott Chris Tifft
Home arena	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Kansas	13	–	5		.722			27	–	9		.750
No. 9 Iowa State †	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
No. 13 Oklahoma	12	–	6		.667			24	–	11		.686
No. 16 Baylor	11	–	7		.611			24	–	10		.706
No. 20 West Virginia	11	–	7		.611			25	–	10		.714
Oklahoma State	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Texas	8	–	10		.444			20	–	14		.588
Kansas State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
TCU	4	–	14		.222			18	–	15		.545
Texas Tech	3	–	15		.167			13	–	19		.406
† 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Previous season

The 2013–14 Horned Frogs finished the season 9–22, 0–18 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Baylor. They are looking to win their first conference game since March 19, 2013, two seasons ago.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Clyde Smith III	3	G	6'2"	185	Freshman	Houston, TX	Cut from team[3]
Thomas Montigel	20	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Fort Worth, TX	Graduated
Jarvis Ray	22	F	6'6"	195	Senior	New Orleans, LA	Graduated
Aaron Durley	44	C	6'10"	270	RS Freshman	Houston, TX	Retired from basketball due to a knee injury[4]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kenrich Williams	34	F	6'7"	180	Sophomore	Waco, TX	Junior college transfer from New Mexico Junior College.

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chauncey Collins PG	Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma City Storm Homeschool	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 19, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:
Link Kabadyundi C	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Alma Academy	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
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: "TCU 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014. "2014 TCU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Charles Hill Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Trimble Tech Fort Worth, TX G 1 Chauncey Collins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr OKC Storm Home School Oklahoma City, OK G 2 Michael Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Reagan San Antonio, TX G 3 Josh Brown  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Bryan Adams Texas A&M–Commence Dallas, TX F 4 Amric Fields 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Putnam West Oklahoma City, OK G 5 Kyan Anderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr North Crowley Fort Worth, TX F 11 Brandon Parrish 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Seguin Arlington, TX G 13 Christian Gore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Franklin Brown El Paso, TX C 14 Karviar Shephard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Prime Prep Academy Dallas, TX G 20 Dalton Dry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Fort Worth Country Day Fort Worth, TX G 21 Hudson Price 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So The First Academy Orlando, FL C 22 Link Kabadyundi 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Alma Academy Montreal, QE F 23 Devonta Abrom 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Seagoville Arkansas Dallas, TX G 32 Trey Zeigler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Sr Mount Pleasant Pittsburgh Detroit, MI F 33 Chris Washburn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So South Grand Prairie UTEP Grand Prairie, TX F 34 Kenrich Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So University New Mexico JC Waco, TX	Head coach Trent Johnson (Boise State) Assistant coach(es) Kwanza Johnson (Tulsa) Brent Scott (Rice) Chris Tifft (Nevada) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2014* 7:00 pm		Tarleton State	W 69–61	0–0	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (1,012) Fort Worth, TX
Non-conference games
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 71–54	1–0	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,669) Fort Worth, TX
11/17/2014* 7:00 pm, FSSW+		Washington State	W 81–54	2–0	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,509) Fort Worth, TX
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm		New Orleans	W 86–71	3–0	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,425) Fort Worth, TX
11/24/2014* 7:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	W 106–53	4–0	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,058) Fort Worth, TX
11/26/2014* 7:00 pm		Radford Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	W 74–50	5–0	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,436) Fort Worth, TX
11/28/2014* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Bradley Corpus Christi Coastal Classic semifinals	W 57–49	6–0	American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, TX
11/29/2014* 5:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Mississippi State Corpus Christi Coastal Classic finals	W 61–52	7–0	American Bank Center (2,867) Corpus Christi, TX
12/04/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Ole Miss Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 66–54	8–0	Tad Smith Coliseum (6,370) Oxford, MS
12/09/2014* 7:00 pm		Furman	W 80–69	9–0	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,548) Fort Worth, TX
12/13/2014* 7:00 pm		McNeese State	W 68–50	10–0	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,978) Fort Worth, TX
12/20/2014* 7:00 pm		UTSA	W 88–57	11–0	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,089) Fort Worth, TX
12/22/2014* 7:00 pm	No. 25	Grambling State	W 80–39	12–0	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,765) Fort Worth, TX
12/29/2014* 7:00 pm	No. 25	Tennessee State	W 60–40	13–0	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,403) Fort Worth, TX
Conference games
01/03/2015 3:00 pm, FSSW	No. 23	No. 17 West Virginia	L 67–78	13–1 (0–1)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,918) Fort Worth, TX
01/07/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNews		at Kansas State	L 53–58	13–2 (0–2)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,213) Manhattan, KS
01/10/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 21 Baylor	L 59–66 OT	13–3 (0–3)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,388) Fort Worth, TX
01/17/2015 3:00 pm, ESPNews		at Texas Tech	W 62–42	14–3 (1–3)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,142) Lubbock, TX
01/19/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 17 Texas	L 48–66	14–4 (1–4)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,153) Fort Worth, TX
01/24/2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 18 West Virginia	L 85–86 OT	14–5 (1–5)	WVU Coliseum (12,756) Morgantown, WV
01/28/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 9 Kansas	L 61–64	14–6 (1–6)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,439) Fort Worth, TX
01/31/2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 15 Iowa State	L 66–83	14–7 (1–7)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
02/04/2015 7:30 pm, ESPNews		at No. 19 Baylor	L 57–77	14–8 (1–8)	Ferrell Center (5,405) Waco, TX
02/07/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNews		No. 21 Oklahoma	L 56–68	14–9 (1–9)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,500) Fort Worth, TX
02/11/2015 7:00 pm, LHN		at Texas	L 43–66	14–10 (1–10)	Frank Erwin Center (8,634) Austin, TX
02/14/2015 5:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 21 Oklahoma State	W 70–55	15–10 (2–10)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,266) Fort Worth, TX
02/18/2015 7:00 pm, FSSW		Kansas State	W 69–55	16–10 (3–10)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,804) Fort Worth, TX
02/21/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 8 Kansas	L 72–81	16–11 (3–11)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/25/2015 7:00 pm, FSSW+		Texas Tech	W 71–54	17–11 (4–11)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,912) Fort Worth, TX
02/28/2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 16 Oklahoma	L 60–67	17–12 (4–12)	Lloyd Noble Center (5,091) Norman, OK
03/04/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Oklahoma State	L 70–82	17–13 (4–13)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,526) Stillwater, OK
03/07/2015 1:00 pm, ESPNews		No. 17 Iowa State	L 76–89	17–14 (4–14)	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (5,076) Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 tournament
03/11/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Kansas State First Round	W 67–65	18–14	Sprint Center (N/A) Kansas City, MO
03/12/2015 2:20 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 9 Kansas Quarterfinals	L 59–64	18–15	Sprint Center (N/A) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.

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	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

See also

2014–15 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team

References

1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. Osborne, Ryan (April 24, 2014). "Fort Worth ISD agrees to host TCU basketball at Wilkerson-Greines in 2014–15". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
3. "Clyde Smith III no longer on TCU basketball team". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
4. "Aaron Durley's career at TCU cut short due to injuries". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.