2014–15 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The huskies were led by thirteenth year head coach Lorenzo Romar. The Huskies played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Stanford.

2014–15 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Wooden Legacy champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record16–15 (5–13 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlaska Airlines Arena
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Arizona162 .889344  .895
No. 25 Oregon135 .7222610  .722
No. 19 Utah135 .722269  .743
UCLA117 .6112214  .611
Stanford99 .5002413  .649
Arizona State99 .5001816  .529
Oregon State810 .4441714  .548
California711 .3891815  .545
Colorado711 .3891618  .471
Washington State711 .3891318  .419
Washington513 .2781615  .516
USC315 .1671220  .375
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 2013–14 Washington Huskies finished the season with an overall record of 17–15, and 9–9 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2014 Pac-12 tournament, the Huskies were defeated by Utah, 61–67 in the First round.

Off Season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Perris Blackwell2C/F6'9"275SeniorEtiwanda, CAGraduated
C. J. Wilcox23SG6'5"195RS SeniorPleasant Grove, UTGraduated/2014 NBA draft
Desmond Simmons30SF6'7"225RS JuniorVallejo, CAGraduate transferred to Saint Mary's

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Quevyn Winters2SF6'6"206JuniorMilwaukee, WIJunior College transfer from Indian Hills Community College.

2014 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tristan Etienne
PF
Abbotsford, BC W. J. Mouat Secondary School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 4, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Donaven Dorsey
SF
Lacey, WA Timberline High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 8, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2015 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David Crisp
PG
Lakewood, WA Brewster Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 12, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Marquese Chriss
PF
Elk Grove, CA Pleasant Grove High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jan 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Dejounte Murray
SG
Seattle, WA Rainier Beach High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 3, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Matisse Thybulle
SF
Sammamish, WA Eastside Catholic School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Devenir Duruisseau
PF
Palmdale, CA Fishburne Military School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Oct 20, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Malik Dime
PF
Columbus, OH Indian Hills Community College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 20, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8   Rivals: 8  ESPN: 13
  • 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:

Personnel

Roster

2014–15 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Darin Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoSheldon HS Sacramento, CA
F 2 Quevyn Winters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrIndian Hills CC Milwaukee, WI
G 5 Nigel Williams-Goss 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoFindlay Prep Happy Valley, OR
G 10 Dan Kingma (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrHenry M. Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA
G 11 Mike Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrMoberly Area CC Hartford, CT
G 12 Andrew Andrews 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrBenson Poly HS Portland, OR
G 15 KJ Garrett (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrRolling Hills Prep Manhattan Beach, CA
F 21 Jernard Jarreau 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS JrMcDonogh No. 35 Sr. HS New Orleans, LA
F 22 Greg Bowman (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMountlake Terrace Mountlake Terrace, WA
C 24 Robert Upshaw (D) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SoFresno State Fresno, CA
G 33 Jahmel Taylor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoPacific Hills School Los Angeles, CA
C 34 Gilles Dierickx 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrFlorida International Ghent, Belgium
F 40 Shawn Kemp Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrHargrave Military Acad. Canton, GA
F 42 Donaven Dorsey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrTimberline HS Lacey, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (D) Dismissed
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 01/26/2015

Notes

- On January 26, Head Coach Lorenzo Romar announced that Sophomore center, Robert Upshaw would be dismissed from the team due to violation of team rules.

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at WashingtonAlma Mater (year)
Lorenzo RomarHead coach13thWashington (1980)
Raphael ChilliousAssistant coach5thLafayette (1996)
Brad JacksonAssistant coach3rdWashington State (1975)
T. J. OtzelbergerAssistant coach2ndWisconsin-Whitewater (2001)
Tiffani WalkerDirector of Basketball Operations1stIllinois (2003)
Da'Mon PerryDirector of Player Development1stWhittier (2012)
Daniel ShapiroStrength and conditioning Coach2ndSeattle Pacific (2000)

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014*
7:30 pm, P12N
Saint Martin's W 88–65 
Alaska Airlines Arena (4,072)
Seattle, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N
South Carolina State W 77–59  1–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,898)
Seattle, WA
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm, KZJO
at Seattle
Elgin Baylor Classic
W 63–48  2–0
KeyArena (5,319)
Seattle, WA
11/23/2014*
5:00 pm, P12N
vs. Pacific
Marv Harshman Classic
W 76–69  3–0
KeyArena (2,512)
Seattle, WA
11/27/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. San Jose State
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
W 78–56  4–0
Titan Gym (2,241)
Fullerton, CA
11/28/2014*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Long Beach State
Wooden Legacy semifinals
W 80–70  5–0
Titan Gym (2,430)
Fullerton, CA
11/30/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. UTEP
Wooden Legacy championship
W 68–65  6–0
Honda Center (2,191)
Anaheim, CA
12/07/2014*
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 San Diego State W 49–36  7–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,199)
Seattle, WA
12/14/2014*
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 Eastern Washington W 81–77  8–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,184)
Seattle, WA
12/17/2014*
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 16 Grambling State W 86–38  9–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,289)
Seattle, WA
12/20/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 16 vs. No. 15 Oklahoma
MGM Grand Garden Showcase
W 69–67  10–0
MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
12/22/2014*
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 Tulane W 66–57  11–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,130)
Seattle, WA
12/28/2014*
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 Stony Brook L 57–62  11–1
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,970)
Seattle, WA
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 at California L 75–81  11–2
(0–1)
Haas Pavilion (8,005)
Berkeley, CA
01/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 at Stanford L 60–68 OT 11–3
(0–2)
Maples Pavilion (4,368)
Stanford, CA
01/10/2015
12:00 pm, P12N
Washington State
Rivalry
L 77–80  11–4
(0–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,595)
Seattle, WA
01/15/2015
6:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State W 56–43  12–4
(1–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,663)
Seattle, WA
01/18/2015
5:30 pm, ESPNU
Oregon W 85–77  13–4
(2–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,912)
Seattle, WA
01/22/2015
6:30 pm, FS1
at Colorado W 52–50  14–4
(3–3)
Coors Events Center (9,653)
Boulder, CO
01/25/2015
5:30 pm, ESPNU
at No. 12 Utah L 56–77  14–5
(3–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,047)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/28/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Stanford L 74–84  14–6
(3–5)
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,832)
Seattle, WA
02/01/2015
12:00 pm, P12N
California L 88–90  14–7
(3–6)
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,319)
Seattle, WA
02/04/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Oregon L 74–78  14–8
(3–7)
Matthew Knight Arena (5,866)
Eugene, OR
02/08/2015
1:30 pm, FS1
at Oregon State L 50–64  14–9
(3–8)
Gill Coliseum (9,114)
Corvallis, OR
02/13/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 Arizona L 62–86  14–10
(3–9)
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,999)
Seattle, WA
02/15/2015
2:30 pm, P12N
Arizona State L 68–78  14–11
(3–10)
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,745)
Seattle, WA
02/22/2015
5:30 pm, ESPNU
at Washington State
Rivalry
W 87–84  15–11
(4–10)
Beasley Coliseum (5,567)
Pullman, WA
02/25/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at UCLA L 66–88  15–12
(4–11)
Pauley Pavilion (7,841)
Los Angeles, CA
02/28/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 55–70  15–13
(4–12)
Galen Center (5,529)
Los Angeles, CA
03/05/2015
6:00 pm, FS1
Colorado L 47–64  15–14
(4–13)
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,848)
Seattle, WA
03/07/2015
1:30 pm, P12N
No. 13 Utah W 77–68  16–14
(5–13)
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,386)
Seattle, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
03/11/2015
8:30 pm, P12N
vs. Stanford
First round
L 69–71  16–15
MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,875)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement

Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
AP NR NR NR RV 17 16 13 21 RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR RV 17 16 13 19 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

See also

2014–15 Washington Huskies women's basketball team

References

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