The 2014–15 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 16–2 in SWAC play to be SWAC regular season champions. They defeated Alcorn State, Prairie View A&M, and Southern to become champions of the SWAC tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a 15 seed, they lost in the second round to Arizona.
Previous season The Tigers finished the 2013–14 season 19–5, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in second place in conference. They defeated Grambling State, Alabama State, and Prairie View A&M to win the SWAC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Tigers received a 16 seed in the Tournament and lost in the First Four to Cal Poly.
Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 1 Deverell Biggs Guard 6–1 185 Senior Omaha, Nebraska 2 Chris Thomas Forward 6–5 190 Junior Denver, Colorado 3 Madarious Gibbs Guard 6–1 190 Senior Newnan, Georgia 4 Jose Rodriguez Forward 6–7 215 Senior The Bronx, New York 5 Tyree Bynum Guard 5–9 165 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11 Malcolm Riley Forward 6–5 200 Junior Newport News, Virginia 12 Tonnie Collier Forward 6–8 210 Junior Milwaukee, Wisconsin 14 Eric Washington Forward 6–4 210 Senior Birmingham, Alabama 15 David Blanks Guard 6–3 180 Junior Barberton, Ohio 20 Giovanni Mack Guard 5–9 175 Freshman Charlotte, North Carolina 23 Jason Carter Forward 6–9 240 Senior Houston, Texas 24 Nevin Johnson Guard 6–3 190 Junior Spring, Texas 33 Nick Shepherd Forward 6–9 220 Graduate student Missouri City, Texas 34 Christian McCoggle Center 6–8 220 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| SWAC tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
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