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2014–15 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2014–15 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
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American Athletic regular season & tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference American Athletic Conference
Ranking
AP No. 18
2014–15 record 27–7 (15–3 The American)
Head coach Larry Brown (3rd year)
Assistant coach Tim Jankovich
Assistant coach Ulric Maligi
Assistant coach K.T. Turner
Home arena Moody Coliseum
Seasons
« 2013–14 2015–16 »
2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#18 SMU 15 3   .833     27 7   .794
Tulsa 14 4   .778     23 11   .676
Temple 13 5   .722     26 11   .703
Cincinnati 13 5   .722     23 11   .676
Connecticut 10 8   .556     20 15   .571
Memphis 10 8   .556     18 14   .563
Tulane 6 12   .333     15 16   .484
East Carolina 6 12   .333     14 19   .424
UCF 5 13   .278     12 18   .400
Houston 4 14   .222     13 19   .406
South Florida 3 15   .167     9 23   .281
The American Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by third year head coach Larry Brown, played their home games on their campus in University Park, Texas at Moody Coliseum. They were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in AAC play to win the America Athletic regular season championship. They defeated East Carolina, Temple, and Connecticut to become champions of the America Athletic Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost on a controversial goaltending call in the second round to UCLA.

During the 2014 recruiting season, SMU gained a commitment from Emmanuel Mudiay, a five-star point guard from Dallas. However, he would instead sign a one-year contract reportedly worth $1.2 million to play with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. While Mudiay's family indicated the signing was financially motivated, news reports indicated that he was unlikely to be approved for play by the NCAA's eligibility clearinghouse. His NCAA eligibility difficulties stemmed largely from his two years at Prime Prep Academy in Arlington, Texas—a school that has never had any of its academic courses approved by the NCAA to establish a player's eligibility.


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