2014–15 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by 6th year head coach Anthony Grant played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Florida. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Illinois in the first found before losing in the second round to Miami (FL).

2014–15 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NIT, Second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2014–15 record19–15 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky †18–0 1.000  38–1  .974
No. 21 Arkansas13–5 .722  27–9  .750
LSU11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Georgia11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Texas A&M11–7 .611  21–12  .636
Ole Miss11–7 .611  21–13  .618
Vanderbilt9–9 .500  21–14  .600
Alabama8–10 .444  19–15  .559
Florida8–10 .444  16–17  .485
Tennessee7–11 .389  16–16  .500
South Carolina6–12 .333  17–16  .515
Mississippi State6–12 .333  13–19  .406
Auburn4–14 .222  15–20  .429
Missouri3–15 .167  9–23  .281
† 2015 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

On March 15, after losing in the SEC Tournament, head coach Anthony Grant was fired.[1] He compiled a record of 117–85 in six seasons. Associate head coach John Brannen served as interim head coach during the Tide's two NIT games.

Off-season

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Algie Key0G6'4"175JuniorDecatur, GATransferred
Carl Engström4C7'1"285RS JuniorYstad, SwedenPlay professionally in Europe
Trevor Releford12G6'0"195SeniorShawnee Mission, KSGraduated/Undrafted in 2014 NBA draft
Julian Goode13F6'7"225SeniorAtlanta, GAGraduated
Nick Jacobs15F6'8"265JuniorAtlanta, GATransferred to Georgia Tech
Isiah Wilson33G6'3"175SeniorTroy, ALGraduated

Incoming transfer
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
John Gibson41F6'7"215SophomoreMarietta, GATransfer from Xavier University of Louisiana.
  • Note: Redshirt senior Christophe Varidel transferred to Alabama from Chaminade during the 2014 offseason and would have been eligible to play immediately at the beginning of the 2014–15 season because he had already graduated school and had one year of athletic eligibility remaining, but due to lingering injuries from his time at Chaminade, Varidel made a joint decision with head coach Anthony Grant to end his college basketball career before the start of the season.

Class of 2014 signees
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Justin Coleman
PG		 Birmingham, AL Wenonah High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jul 31, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Riley Norris
SF		 Albertville, AL Albertville High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 5, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Devin Mitchell
SG		 Suwanee, GA Collins Hill High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Aug 7, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jeff Garrett
SF		 Gadsden, AL Oldsmar Christian High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 19, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
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:

  • "Alabama Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  • "2014 Alabama Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-08-09.

    Roster
    2014–15 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    G/F 1 Riley Norris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Albertville, Alabama
    G 2 Ricky Tarrant  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Pleasant Grove, Alabama
    F 3 Michael Kessens 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Nyon, Switzerland
    F 4 Jeff Garrett  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Gadsden, Alabama
    G 28 Jason Williamson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
    F 10 Jimmie Taylor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Greensboro, Alabama
    F 11 Shannon Hale  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Johnson City, Tennessee
    G 20 Levi Randolph (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Madison, Alabama
    F 21 Rodney Cooper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hurtsboro, Alabama
    G 23 Devin Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Suwanee, Georgia
    G 32 Retin Obasohan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Antwerp, Belgium
    F 35 Dakota Slaughter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Fishers, Indiana
    F 41 John Gibson (i) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Marietta, Georgia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: April 25, 2015

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/10/2014*
    7:00 pm    		 Montevallo W 81–67 
    		 22 – Randolph  8 – Taylor  6 – Coleman  Coleman Coliseum (9,583)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Non-conference regular season
    11/14/2014*
    8:00 pm    		 Towson
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic    		 W 82–54  1–0
    		  15 – Tied  10 – Randolph  5 – Randolph  Coleman Coliseum (10,345)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    11/17/2014*
    8:00 pm, SECN    		 Western Carolina
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic    		 W 80–74  2–0
    		  19 – Randolph  10 – Taylor  2 – Tied  Coleman Coliseum (8,830)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    11/20/2014*
    8:00 pm, SECN    		 Southern Miss W 81–67  3–0
    		  23 – Randolph  11 – Hale  3 – Coleman  Coleman Coliseum (9,260)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    11/24/2014*
    8:30 pm, ESPN2    		 vs. No. 13 Iowa State
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic
    Semifinals    		 L 74–84  3–1
    		  27 – Cooper  6 – Norris  4 – Tied  Sprint Center (8,321)
    Kansas City, MO
    11/25/2014*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3    		 vs. Arizona State
    CBE Hall of Fame Classic
    Third place game    		 W 76–71  4–1
    		  28 – Randolph  9 – Blakes  4 – Justice  Sprint Center (9,034)
    Kansas City, MO
    12/02/2014*
    8:00 pm, SECN    		 South Florida W 82–71  5–1
    		  20 – Cooper  11 – Taylor  8 – Tarrant  Coleman Coliseum (9,342)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    12/06/2014*
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 at Xavier L 84–97  5–2
    		  23 – Tarrant  5 – Kessens  4 – Tied  Cintas Center (10,250)
    Cincinnati, OH
    12/13/2014*
    8:00 pm    		 Tennessee Tech W 65–53  6–2
    		  23 – Cooper  6 – Taylor  5 – Randolph  Coleman Coliseum (9,526)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    12/16/2014*
    8:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at No. 11 Wichita State L 52–53  6–3
    		  13 – Tied  5 – Tied  3 – Tarrant  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    12/19/2014*
    6:00 pm    		 Stillman W 69–49  7–3
    		  14 – Coleman  9 – Taylor  3 – Randolph  Coleman Coliseum (9,097)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    12/21/2014*
    5:30 pm, SECN    		 Appalachian State W 60–59  8–3
    		  17 – Kessens  10 – Kessens  5 – Randolph  Coleman Coliseum (9,515)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    12/28/2014*
    5:30 pm, ESPNU    		 UCLA W 56–50  9–3
    		  24 – Tarrant  7 – Taylor  2 – Tied  Coleman Coliseum (13,472)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    01/02/2015*
    6:00 pm    		 North Florida W 76–61  10–3
    		  18 – Kessens  12 – Kessens  6 – Tarrant  Coleman Coliseum (8,821)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    SEC regular season
    01/06/2015
    8:00 pm, SECN    		 Texas A&M W 65–44  11–3
    (1–0)    		  15 – Tarrant  9 – Tied  3 – Randolph  Coleman Coliseum (10,264)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    01/10/2015
    1:00 pm, SECN    		 at Tennessee W 56–38  12–3
    (2–0)    		  17 – Cooper  5 – Tied  5 – Copper  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,695)
    Knoxville, TN
    01/13/2015
    6:00 pm, SECN    		 at South Carolina L 66–68  12–4
    (2–1)    		  15 – Tarrant  5 – Taylor  4 – Cooper  Colonial Life Arena (11,085)
    South Carolina, SC
    01/17/2015
    3:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 1 Kentucky L 48–70  12–5
    (2–2)    		  15 – Randolph  4 – Tied  1 – Tied  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    01/22/2015
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at Arkansas L 91–93 OT 12–6
    (2–3)    		  21 – Tarrant  8 – Randolph  3 – Hale  Bud Walton Arena (11,528)
    Fayetteville, AR
    01/24/2015
    7:30 pm, SECN    		 Auburn
    Iron Bowl of Basketball    		 W 57–55  13–6
    (3–3)    		  18 – Randolph  7 – Tied  3 – Coleman  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    01/27/2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN    		 Florida L 50–52  13–7
    (3–4)    		  14 – Cooper  8 – Kessens  2 – Tied  Coleman Coliseum (10,759)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    01/31/2015
    6:00 pm, SECN    		 at No. 1 Kentucky L 55–70  13–8
    (3–5)    		  13 – Hale  5 – Kessens  3 – Tied  Rupp Arena (24,351)
    Lexington, KY
    02/04/2015
    8:00 pm, SECN    		 Missouri W 62–49  14–8
    (4–5)    		  20 – Randolph  8 – Obasohan  2 – Kessens  Coleman Coliseum (9,343)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    02/07/2015
    5:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at LSU L 60–71  14–9
    (4–6)    		  17 – Randolph  12 – Norris  2 – Randolph  Maravich Center (10,355)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    02/10/2015
    8:00 pm, SECN    		 at Mississippi State W 55–51  15–9
    (5–6)    		  14 – Hale  7 – Randolph  3 – Randolph  Humphrey Coliseum (6,386)
    Starkville, MS
    02/14/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPNU    		 Vanderbilt L 68–76  15–10
    (5–7)    		  15 – Randolph  8 – Norris  2 – Tied  Coleman Coliseum (11,501)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    02/17/2015
    8:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at Auburn
    Iron Bowl of Basketball    		 W 79–68  16–10
    (6–7)    		  19 – Randolph  8 – Taylor  4 – Cooper  Auburn Arena (9,121)
    Auburn, AL
    02/21/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 Georgia L 65–66 OT 16–11
    (6–8)    		  16 – Obasohan  12 – Obasohan  3 – Obasohan  Coleman Coliseum (12,141)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    02/24/2015
    6:00 pm, SECN    		 South Carolina W 59–51  17–11
    (7–8)    		  17 – Randolph  7 – Norris  5 – Randolph  Coleman Coliseum (8,848)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    02/28/2015
    3:00 pm, FSN    		 at Vanderbilt L 66–73  17–12
    (7–9)    		  16 – Obasohan  10 – Norris  3 – Randolph  Memorial Gymnasium (9,928)
    Nashville, TN
    03/03/2015
    6:00 pm, SECN    		 Ole Miss L 74–82  17–13
    (7–10)    		  32 – Randolph  11 – Taylor  3 – Taylor  Coleman Coliseum (9,184)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    03/07/2015
    1:00 pm, FSN    		 at Texas A&M W 61–60  18–13
    (8–10)    		  12 – Obasohan  9 – Randolph  2 – Tied  Reed Arena (9,064)
    College Station, TX
    SEC Tournament
    03/12/2015
    Noon, SECN    		 vs. Florida
    Second round    		 L 61–69  18–14
    		  15 – Tied  7 – Norris  4 – Randolph  Bridgestone Arena (10,563)
    Nashville, TN
    NIT
    03/17/2015*
    9:00 pm, ESPN    		 (6) (3) Illinois
    First round    		 W 79–58  19–14
    		  20 – Randolph  7 – Tied  5 – Randolph  Coleman Coliseum (2,348)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    03/21/2015*
    11:00 am, ESPN    		 (6) at (2) Miami (FL)
    Second round    		 L 66–73  19–15
    		  20 – Cooper  8 – Taylor  3 – Coleman  BankUnited Center (1,979)
    Coral Gables, FL
    *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

    Source: 2014–15 Schedule. Rolltide.com

    See also

    References
    1. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/03/alabama_fires_anthony_grant.html
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