2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders were led by second year head coach Dennis Cutts and played their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 7–9 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to UC Irvine.

2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2014–15 record14–17 (7–9 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Stephen Sauers
  • Justin Bell
  • Keith Wilkinson
Home arenaStudent Recreation Center Arena
2014–15 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Davis142 .875  257  .781
UC Irvine115 .688  2113  .618
UC Santa Barbara115 .688  1914  .576
Long Beach State106 .625  1617  .485
Hawaii88 .500  2213  .629
UC Riverside79 .438  1417  .452
Cal Poly610 .375  1316  .448
Cal State Northridge412 .250  924  .273
Cal State Fullerton115 .063  922  .290
2015 Big West Tournament winner

Roster

2014–15 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Nick Gruninger 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrDavis HS
Snow CC
Kaysville, UT
G 1 Jaylen Bland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrCleveland HS
Murray State
College of the Canyons
Saginaw, MI
G 3 Charles Standifer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrCapital Christian HS Sacramento, CA
F 5 Taylor Johns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSacred Heart Prep San Francisco, CA
G 10 Steven Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrTaft HS Northridge, CA
F 11 Terrence Tisdell, Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrCentral HS Cape Girardeau, MO
F 12 Robert Boezeman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrCanarias Basketball Academy Dordrecht, Netherlands
F 13 Steven Thornton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrGolden Valley HS
Citrus College
Utah State
Santa Clarita, CA
G 15 Brian Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSt. Anthony HS Carson, CA
F 20 Cheick Thiero 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrArlington Country Day
Tallahassee CC
Bamako, Mali
F 21 Alex Larrson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrSödertälje Knights Club Team Södertälje, Sweden
F 22 Colin Gruber 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrHarbor HS
Northern Arizona
Cabrillo CC
Aptos, CA
G 31 Chris Tang 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrCanarias Basketball Academy Jiangsu, China
G 35 Austin Quick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrMurrieta Valley HS Murrieta, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2014*
7:00 pm
Holy Names W 66–49 
SRC Arena (602)
Riverside, CA
Non-conference games
11/15/2014*
4:00 pm
UC San Diego W 75–52  1–0
SRC Arena (2,341)
Riverside, CA
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Sacramento State L 69–70  1–1
SRC Arena (580)
Riverside, CA
11/21/2014*
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 25 Utah L 42–88  1–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,645)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/23/2014*
1:00 pm
Saint Katherine W 102–49  2–2
SRC Arena (310)
Riverside, CA
11/26/2014*
5:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 62–66  2–3
Gersten Pavilion (1,625)
Los Angeles, CA
11/29/2014*
1:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 76–56  3–3
SRC Arena (183)
Riverside, CA
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield W 59–58  4–3
Icardo Center (763)
Bakersfield, CA
12/06/2014*
5:00 pm
Portland State W 88–62  5–3
SRC Arena (582)
Riverside, CA
12/10/2014*
8:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 66–77  5–4
Pauley Pavilion (5,450)
Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2014*
1:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 78–67  6–4
SRC Arena (273)
Riverside, CA
12/22/2014*
8:00 pm, FSSD
at San Diego State L 33–61  6–5
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm
Morgan State W 68–63  7–5
SRC Arena (288)
Riverside, CA
01/02/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois L 67–72 OT 7–7
Convocation Center (873)
DeKalb, IL
01/04/2015*
3:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 69–71  7–7
GCU Arena (3,714)
Phoenix, AZ
Conference games
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 84–78 OT 8–7 (1–0)
SRC Arena (712)
Riverside, CA
01/10/2015
7:00 pm
at UC Irvine L 55–69  8–8 (1–1)
Bren Events Center (2,047)
Irvine, CA
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
UC Davis L 61–74  8–9 (1–2)
SRC Arena (923)
Riverside, CA
01/17/2015
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Hawaii W 66–62  9–9 (2–2)
SRC Arena (1,167)
Riverside, CA
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 75–83  9–10 (2–3)
The Thunderdome (1,486)
Santa Barbara, CA
01/24/2015
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly L 49–68  9–11 (2–4)
Mott Gym (2,897)
San Luis Obispo, CA
01/31/2015
5:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 66–62  10–11 (3–4)
SRC Arena (579)
Riverside, CA
02/05/2015
7:00 pm
at Long Beach State L 63–68  10–12 (3–5)
Walter Pyramid (2,804)
Long Beach, CA
02/07/2015
5:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton W 71–66 OT 11–12 (4–5)
Titan Gym (3,102)
Fullerton, CA
02/12/2015
9:00 pm
at Hawaii L 52–73  11–13 (4–6)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,715)
Honolulu, HI
02/14/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Irvine W 70–63  12–13 (5–6)
SRC Arena (592)
Riverside, CA
02/19/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Santa Barbara W 64–62  13–13 (6–6)
SRC Arena (845)
Riverside, CA
02/21/2015
7:00 pm
Cal Poly W 48–44  14–13 (7–6)
SRC Arena (1,076)
Riverside, CA
02/28/2015
7:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge L 76–83  14–14 (7–7)
Matadome (1,600)
Northridge, CA
03/05/2015
7:00 pm
at UC Davis L 59–61  14–15 (7–8)
The Pavilion (3,255)
Davis, CA
03/07/2015
5:00 pm
Long Beach State L 58–59  14–16 (7–9)
SRC Arena (976)
Riverside, CA
Big West Tournament
03/12/2015
9:00 pm
vs. UC Irvine L 54–63  14–17
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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