2014–15 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record9–23 (3–15 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Fuller (4th Year)
  • Brad Loos (1st Year)
  • Rob Fulford (1st Year)
Home arenaMizzou Arena
2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky180 1.000381  .974
No. 21 Arkansas135 .722279  .750
LSU117 .6112211  .667
Georgia117 .6112112  .636
Texas A&M117 .6112112  .636
Ole Miss117 .6112113  .618
Vanderbilt99 .5002114  .600
Alabama810 .4441915  .559
Florida810 .4441617  .485
Tennessee711 .3891616  .500
South Carolina612 .3331716  .515
Mississippi State612 .3331319  .406
Auburn414 .2221520  .429
Missouri315 .167923  .281
2015 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Kim Anderson, who was in his first year as the head coach at Missouri. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, and played its third season in the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 3–15 in SEC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to South Carolina.

Preseason

Coming off an inconsistent 2013-14 season that saw Missouri finish with a 23-12 (9-9) record and a trip to the NIT[1] there were many changes that took place in the off/preseason. The team lost the likes of Jabari Brown and Jordan Clarkson to the NBA draft and lost Criswell and Ross to graduation. On April 10, 2014 then head coach Frank Haith kicked Zach Price off the team for legal reasons.[2] The following week on April 18 it was announced that Haith was leaving Missouri and had taken the opening as the head coach of Tulsa.[3] Aften ten days of speculation it was announced that Kim Anderson would be returning to his Alma Mater and become the next head coach at Missouri.[4] The team returned two starters (Ryan Rosburg, Johnathan Williams III), five incoming freshmen (Gant, Wright, Allen, Isabell, Gill-Caesar), and one transfer (Shamburger) making this Missouri Tiger team one of the youngest in the Nation.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Tony Criswell2F6'9"240Sr.Oklahoma City, OklahomaGraduated
Jordan Clarkson5G6'5"180RS Jr.San Antonio, TexasEntered 2014 NBA draft
Shane Rector11G6'1"171Fr.Bronx, New YorkTransferred[5]
Torren Jones24F6'8"218So.Chandler, ArizonaDismissed From Team[6]
Zach Price25C6'10"250Jr.Cleveland, OhioKicked Off Team[7]
Jabari Brown32G6'5"205Jr.Oakland, CaliforniaEntered 2014 NBA draft
Earnest Ross33G6'5"222RS Sr.Cary, North CarolinaGraduated

2014 Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
JaKeenan Gant
PF
Springfield, GA Effingham County 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 18, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Namon Wright
SG
Los Angeles, CA Pacific Hills 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 28, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
D'Angelo Allen
SF
Dallas, TX Kimball 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 4, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tramaine Isabell
PG
Seattle, WA Garfield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 26, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Montaque Gill-Caesar
SF
Huntington, West Virginia Huntington Prep 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

2015 Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kevin Puryear
PF
Blue Springs, MO Blue Springs South 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 21, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Cullen VanLeer
SG
Pacific, MO Pacific 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 5, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Terrance Phillips
PG
Mouth of Wilson, VA Oak Hill Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jan 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:

Roster

2014–15 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Deuce Bello 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)177 lb (80 kg) RS JrWestchester Country Day
Baylor
Greensboro, North Carolina
F 3 Johnathan Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)208 lb (94 kg) SoSouthwind Memphis, Tennessee
G 4 Tramaine Isabell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrGarfield Seattle, Washington
F 5 D'Angelo Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrKimball Dallas, Texas
G 11 Jimmy Barton (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoHouston Baptist St. Louis, MO
G 12 Namon Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrPacific Hills Los Angeles, California
G 13 Montaque Gill-Caesar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrHuntington Prep Vaughan, Ontario
G 14 Keith Shamburger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SrHawaii Gardena, California
G 15 Wes Clark Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)171 lb (78 kg) SoRomulus Detroit, Michigan
F 23 JaKeenan Gant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrOsage Osage Beach, Missouri
F 42 Hayden Barnard (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrMetea Valley H.S. Aurora, Illinois
C 44 Ryan Rosburg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrMarquette Chesterfield, MO
F 45 Keanau Post 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)268 lb (122 kg) SrSouthwestern Illinois College Victoria, British Columbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-02-17

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 29*
7:00 pm
William Jewell W 72–31 
 14  Clark  8  Rosburg  4  Shamburger  Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Nov. 8*
2:00 pm
Missouri–St. Louis W 77–56 
 19  Gill-Caesar  12  Williams III  6  Shamburger  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 14*
8:00 pm
UMKC
Maui Invitational Opening Round
L 61–69  0–1
 21  Gill-Caesar  7  Gill-Caesar  5  Clark  Mizzou Arena (7,014)
Columbia, MO
Nov. 16*
5:00 pm, SECN
Valparaiso W 56–41  1–1
 16  Clark  8  Rosburg  4  Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (5,369)
Columbia, MO
Nov. 19*
7:00 pm
Oral Roberts W 78–64  2–1
 19  Gill-Caesar  6  Rosburg  9  Clark  Mizzou Arena (5,563)
Columbia, MO
Nov. 24*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 3 Arizona
Maui Invitational Quarterfinals
L 53–72  2–2
 13  Gill-Caesar  7  Post  3  Shamburger  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov. 25*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Purdue
Maui Invitational Consolation 2nd Round
L 61–82  2–3
 14  Williams III  5  Willlams III  2  Isabell, Shamburger  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov. 26*
1:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational 7th Place Game
W 74–60  3–3
 21  Wright  9  Clark  5  Shamburger  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Dec. 2*
7:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 65–61  4–3
 18  Williams III  11  Williams III  3  Allen, Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (5,506)
Columbia, MO
Dec. 5*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
at No. 22 Oklahoma
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 63–82  4–4
 16  Williams III  8  Williams III  3  Clark, Shamburger  Lloyd Noble Center (11,652)
Norman, OK
Dec. 11*
6:00 pm, SECN
Elon W 78–73  5–4
 16  Williams III, Shamburger  8  Williams III  5  Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (4,514)
Columbia, MO
Dec. 13*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
Xavier L 58–74  5–5
 17  Williams III  9  Williams III  3  Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (7,854)
Columbia, MO
Dec. 20*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Illinois
Braggin' Rights
L 59–62  5–6
 15  Williams III  8  Williams III  3  Clark  Scottrade Center (20,079)
St. Louis, MO
Dec. 30*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma State L 72–74 OT 5–7
 22  Williams III  9  Williams III  5  Shamburger  Sprint Center (11,376)
Kansas City, MO
Jan. 3*
4:00 pm, SECN
Lipscomb W 72–60  6–7
 16  Williams III  10  Williams III, Post  6  Clark  Mizzou Arena (7,415)
Columbia, MO
SEC regular season
Jan. 8
6:00 pm, ESPN2
LSU W 74–67 OT 7–7 (1–0)
 21  Williams III  10  Williams III  5  Shamburger, Isabell  Mizzou Arena (7,509)
Columbia, MO
Jan. 10
6:00 pm, SECN
at Auburn L 79–85  7–8 (1–1)
 21  Shamburger  8  Williams III  4  Isabell  Auburn Arena (8,365)
Auburn, AL
Jan. 13
8:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 1 Kentucky L 37–86  7–9 (1–2)
 10  Clark, Post  5  Clark  4  Shamburger  Rupp Arena (24,248)
Lexington, KY
Jan. 17
5:00 pm, SECN
Tennessee L 51–59  7–10 (1–3)
 13  Wright  6  Williams III, Shamburger  5  Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (10,359)
Columbia, MO
Jan. 21
6:00 pm, SECN
at Texas A&M L 50–62  7–11 (1–4)
 18  Clark  10  Williams III  6  Clark  Reed Arena (6,849)
College Station, TX
Jan. 24
1:00 pm, ESPN2
Arkansas L 60–61  7–12 (1–5)
 16  Gill-Caesar  10  Williams III  6  Clark  Mizzou Arena (11,022)
Columbia, MO
Jan. 29
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1 Kentucky L 53–69  7–13 (1–6)
 19  Clark  5  Williams II  4  Clark, Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (13,034)
Columbia, MO
Jan. 31
3:00 pm, FSN
Ole Miss L 47–67  7–14 (1–7)
 14  Williams III  7  Williams III  6  Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (9,053)
Columbia, MO
Feb. 4
8:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama L 49–62  7–15 (1–8)
 11  Post  6  Williams III  11  Shamburger  Coleman Coliseum (9,343)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 7
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Texas A&M L 61–83  7–16 (1–9)
 15  Clark  5  Williams III, Post, Shamburger  6  Clark  Mizzou Arena (8,970)
Columbia, MO
Feb. 10
6:00 pm, SECN
at South Carolina L 60–65  7–17 (1–10)
 13  Shamburger  9  Williams III  5  Shamburger  Colonial Life Arena (8,840)
Columbia, SC
Feb. 14
3:00 pm, ESPNU
Mississippi State L 74–77  7–18 (1–11)
 27  Williams III  7  Williams III, Allen  6  Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (8,278)
Columbia, MO
Feb. 18
8:00 pm, SECN
at No. 18 Arkansas L 69–84  7–19 (1–12)
 13  Williams III, Isabell  10  Williams III  4  Shamburger  Bud Walton Arena (12,693)
Fayetteville, AR
Feb. 21
1:30 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt L 53–76  7–20 (1–13)
 11  Gill-Caesar  5  Williams III  8  Shamburger  Memorial Gymnasium (10,154)
Nashville, TN
Feb. 24
8:00 pm, ESPN
Florida W 64–52  8–20 (2–13)
 28  Wright  7  Williams III  5  Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (7,631)
Columbia, MO
Feb. 28
11:00 am, ESPNU
at Georgia L 44–68  8–21 (2–14)
 10  Williams III, Wright  6  Williams III  3  Shamburger  Stegeman Coliseum (9,389)
Athens, GA
Mar. 3
8:00 pm, SECN
Auburn W 63–61  9–21 (3–14)
 21  Shamburger  6  Shamburger  4  Shamburger  Mizzou Arena (9,121)
Columbia, MO
Mar. 7
5:30 pm, SECN
at Mississippi State L 43–52  9–22 (3–15)
 12  Shamburger, Wright  10  Williams III  4  Gill-Caesar  Humphrey Coliseum (5,897)
Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
Mar. 11, 2015
8:00 pm, SECN
vs. South Carolina L 54–63  9–23
 10  Gill-Caesar  11  Williams III  4  Shamburger  Bridgestone Arena (10,039)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  2. "Frank Haith kicks Zach Price off team". msn.foxsports.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  3. "Tulsa Hires Frank Haith". espn.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  4. "Missouri Tigers hire Kim Anderson". espn.com. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  5. "Shane Rector to transfer from Missouri". nbcsports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  6. "Jones dismissed from MU basketball program". columbiatribune.com. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. "Zach Price kicked off Mizzou basketball team". kmbc.com. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
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