2014–15 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

The 2014–15 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Byron Rimm II, played their home games at the William Nicks Building and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SWAC tournament where they lost to Texas Southern.

2014–15 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record15–18 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Byron Smith (2nd season)
  • Ryan Price (1st season)
  • Keenan Curry (1st season)
Home arenaWilliam Nicks Building
Seasons
2014–15 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Southern 16 2   .889 22 13   .629
Alabama State* 14 4   .778 19 10   .655
Southern* 13 5   .722 18 17   .514
Prairie View A&M 12 6   .667 15 18   .455
Arkansas–Pine Bluff* 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Jackson State 9 9   .500 11 21   .344
Alabama A&M 8 10   .444 9 20   .310
Mississippi Valley State 5 13   .278 6 26   .188
Alcorn State 4 14   .222 6 26   .188
Grambling State 0 18   .000 2 27   .069
*ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA violations
2015 SWAC tournament winner

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Jacoby Green Guard 6–4 175 Junior Houston, Texas
1 Jayrn Johnson Guard 6–3 180 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
2 Avery Lomax Guard 5–9 160 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
3 Jordan Giddings Guard 6–0 180 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
5 Tre Hagood Guard 6–2 174 Sophomore Pensacola, Florida
12 John Brisco Guard 5–11 210 Senior Longview, Texas
14 Zachary Hamilton Forward 6–4 200 Freshman Houston, Texas
15 Delvon Rencher Forward 6–6 200 Junior Homewood, Illinois
22 Charleston Dobbs Forward 6–8 210 Junior Dumas, Arkansas
23 Stephen Walker Guard 6–1 185 Freshman Houston, Texas
30 Karim York Forward 6–9 225 Junior Austin, Texas
31 Montrael Scott Guard 6–3 195 Senior Dallas, Texas
32 Nolan Wilson Forward 6–6 230 Freshman Laredo, Texas
35 Reggis Onwukamuche Center 6–10 225 Senior Missouri City, Texas
Storm Watson Forward 6–7 200 Freshman Corpus Christi, Texas

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
at TCU L 54–71  0–1
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,669)
Fort Worth, TX
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm
Oklahoma State L 52–74  0–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,213)
Stillwater, OK
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
at Rice L 64–68  0–3
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,092)
Houston, TX
11/21/2014*
6:00 pm, FSSW
at Baylor
Las Vegas Invitational
L 45–60  0–4
Ferrell Center (5,208)
Waco, TX
11/24/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Memphis
Las Vegas Invitational
L 49–77  0–5
FedExForum (14,412)
Memphis, TN
11/27/2014*
6:00 pm, RTSW
vs. Stephen F. Austin
Las Vegas Invitational
L 61–73  0–6
Orleans Arena (355)
Paradise, NV
11/28/2014*
1:30 pm
vs. Brown
Las Vegas Invitational
L 71–81  0–7
Orleans Arena (665)
Paradise, NV
12/03/2014*
7:30 pm
Schreiner W 64–48  1–7
William Nicks Building (2,411)
Prairie View, TX
12/06/2014*
4:00 pm
at Texas State L 65–81  1–8
Strahan Coliseum (1,457)
San Marcos, TX
12/14/2014*
1:00 pm, FSSW
at Texas Tech L 51–79  1–9
United Supermarkets Arena (5,122)
Lubbock, TX
12/20/2014*
4:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 44–61  1–10
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (626)
Huntsville, TX
12/23/2014*
7:00 pm
at North Texas W 70–67  2–10
The Super Pit (2,117)
Denton, TX
12/30/2014*
11:00 pm
at Hawaii L 68–76  2–11
Stan Sheriff Center (5,144)
Honolulu, HI
01/03/2015
5:30 pm
at Southern L 56–68  2–12 (0–1)
F. G. Clark Center (623)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/05/2015
7:30 pm
at Alcorn State L 62–68  2–13 (0–2)
Davey Whitney Complex (391)
Lorman, MS
01/10/2015
7:30 pm
Texas Southern L 77–81  2–14 (0–3)
William Nicks Building (931)
Prairie View, TX
01/17/2015
5:00 pm
Jackson State W 70–55  3–14 (1–3)
William Nicks Building (942)
Prairie View, TX
01/19/2015
7:30 pm
Grambling State W 74–60  4–14 (2–3)
William Nicks Building (1,129)
Prairie View, TX
01/24/2015
5:00 pm
at Mississippi Valley State W 72–65  5–14 (3–3)
Leflore County Civic Center (938)
Greenwood, MS
01/26/2015
7:30 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 68–105  5–15 (3–4)
K. L. Johnson Complex (4,376)
Pine Bluff, AR
01/31/2015
5:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 89–63  6–15 (4–4)
William Nicks Building (782)
Prairie View, TX
02/02/2015
7:30 pm
Alabama State L 71–73  6–16 (4–5)
William Nicks Building (1,022)
Prairie View, TX
02/07/2015
7:30 pm
at Texas Southern W 58–55  7–16 (5–5)
Health and Physical Education Arena (7,586)
Houston, TX
02/14/2015
5:30 pm
at Jackson State W 61–55  8–16 (6–5)
Williams Assembly Center (709)
Jackson, MS
02/16/2015
5:30 pm
at Grambling State W 95–44  9–16 (7–5)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (139)
Grambling, LA
02/21/2015
5:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 84–74  10–16 (8–5)
William Nicks Building (412)
Prairie View, TX
02/23/2015
7:30 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 79–58  11–16 (9–5)
William Nicks Building (649)
Prairie View, TX
02/28/2015
5:00 pm
at Alabama A&M W 75–72  12–16 (10–5)
Elmore Gymnasium (1,487)
Huntsville, AL
03/02/2015
7:30 pm
at Alabama State W 67–65  13–16 (11–5)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,456)
Montgomery, AL
03/05/2015
7:30 pm
Southern L 73–77  13–17 (11–6)
William Nicks Building (867)
Prairie View, TX
03/07/2015
5:00 pm
Alcorn State W 83–80  14–17 (12–6)
William Nicks Building (1,256)
Prairie View, TX
SWAC tournament
03/12/2015
8:30 pm
vs. Jackson State
Quarterfinals
W 62–56  15–17
Toyota Center (N/A)
Houston, TX
03/13/2015
8:30 pm
vs. Texas Southern
Semifinals
L 77–90  15–18
Toyota Center (N/A)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule".