2014–15 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

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2014–15
Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record15–15 (9–9 Southland)
Head coach (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Anderson (1st season)
  • Bobby Kummer (1st season)
  • Brian Burton (1st season)
Home arena
2015–16
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2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 17 1   .944 29 5   .853
Sam Houston State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Texas A&M–CC 13 5   .722 20 14   .588
Northwestern State 13 5   .722 19 13   .594
Incarnate Word** 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Lamar* 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
McNeese State 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Houston Baptist* 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Nicholls State 7 11   .389 10 19   .345
New Orleans 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Southeastern Louisiana 6 12   .333 9 23   .281
Abilene Christian** 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
Central Arkansas* 2 16   .111 2 27   .069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
2015 Southland tournament winner

The 2014–15 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first year head coach Tic Price, played their home games at the Montagne Center and were members of the Southland Conference.

After former head coach, Pat Knight, was fired on February 16, 2014, the Cardinals finished the season with a record of 1–4 under interim head coach, Tic Price. Price was named head coach on March 18, 2014.[1] The 2014–2015 was coach Price's first season as the Cardinals' head coach.

The Cardinals were picked to finish tenth (10th) in the conference in both the Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Director polls.[2]

The Cardinals finished the season 15–15, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. Due to APR penalties, they were not eligible for postseason play, including the Southland tournament. Compared to total wins (all Division I) for the previous two seasons of three and four respectively, the fifteen wins (eleven wins over NCAA Division I competition) represented a marked improvement.

Two Cardinals were recognized by the Southland Conference at the conclusion of the regular season. Tyran de Lattibeaudiere received several Southland Conference honors. He was named Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year. In addition, he was named to both the conference All-Defense team and the All-Southland Conference, 2nd team. Anthony Holiday was named to the All-Southland Conference, 3rd team.[3]


Media

All Lamar Cardinals home games except those otherwise contracted for will be broadcast online live by Big Red Sports Network (BRSN).

Off season

On April 16, Tic Price named his coaching staff. Anthony Anderson, Robert Kummer, and Antonio Madlock were named assistant coaches.[4] On May 16, Coach Madlock resigned to take a similar position at Mississippi.[5] Price completed his staff on June 27 naming Matt Pace as Director of Basketball Operations. Brian Burton was named assistant coach filling the vacancy left by Antonio Madlock's departure in May.[6]

In May, Lamar was informed that the men's basketball team would not be eligible for postseason play for failure to achieve NCAA APR standards. The team also has reduced practice from six days per week down to five per week and will be allowed only 16 hours of practice time a week instead of the normal 20 hours per week.[7] The Lamar men's basketball program was one of nine programs that did not meet the APR standards.[8]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Departures
Keilan Blanks 1 Guard 5'9" 160 Sophomore
Spring Hill, TN
Left team.
Rhon Mitchell 10 Forward 6'5" 180 Sophomore
Inglewood, CA
Left team.
Nimrod Hilliard 11 Guard 6'0" 154 Junior
Madison, WI
Left team.
Octavius Green 24 Forward 6'6" 194 Junior
Gainesville, FL
Left team.
Amos Wilson 34 Forward 6'5" 195 Senior
Allen, TX
Graduated.

Class of 2014 signees

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School/Junior College
2014 Signees
Zjori Bosha Guard 6'5" 185 Freshman
Sour Lake, TX
Hardin-Jefferson HS
Zachary Hollis Forward/Center 6'9" 220 Sophomore
Palmdale, CA
Knight HS/Antelope Valley College
Quan Jones Guard 6'3" 170 Junior
Little Rock, AR
Dontavious Sears Forward 6'5" 185 Junior
Memphis, TN
Manassas HS/Eastern Oklahoma State College
LeMon Gregory Center 6'10" 255 Junior
Greenville, KY
Muhlenberg County HS/Angelina College

Roster

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2014–15 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G
1 Anthony Holliday 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Norwalk HS/Cerritos College
Los Angeles, CA
PG 2 Kevin Booze 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr MacArthur HS
Irving, TX
G
3 Benquan Petty 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr
Cedar Valley College
DeSoto, TX
G
4 Matt Hancock 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Scotch College Melbourne, Australia
F
5 Tryan de Lattibeaudiere 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Tivoli Gardens HS/Vincennese (Ind.) Kingston, Jamaica
G
10 Donnell Minton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Jr Northwest HS
Indianapolis, IN
G
12 Zjori Bosha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Hardin-Jefferson HS
Sour Lake, TX
F/C 15 Zachary Hollis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Knight HS/Antelope Valley College
Palmdale, CA
G/F 20 Marcus Owens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Deerfield Beach HS
Fort Lauderdale, FL
F
21 Donovan Ross 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Ridgeland HS/SW Mississippi CC
Ridgeland, MS
G
22 Preston Mattingly 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Evansville Central HS
Evansville, IN
F
23 Dontavious Sears 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Manassas HS/Eastern Oklahoma State College
Memphis, TN
G
24 Quan Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr
Little Rock, AR
C 42 LeMon Gregory 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Muhlenberg County HS/Angelina College
Greenville, KY
F
50 Sebastian Norman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Celsius School Uppsala, Sweden
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Anthony Anderson
  • Bobby Kummer
  • Brian Burton

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

Roster
Last update: 09/12/2014


Schedule and Results

[9] Season Results: [10]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Out of Conference
11/14/2014*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
at No. 22 SMU
Hoosier Classic
L 54–93  0–1
 12  Holliday   9  de Lattibeaudiere   2  Three players 
University Park, TX
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm, BRSN
LSU–Alexandria

Hoosier Classic
W 78–75  1–1
 26  de Lattibeaudiere   10  de Lattibeaudiere   5  Petty 
Beaumont, TX
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
at Texas State L 55–65  1–2
 14  de Lattibeaudiere   5  de Lattibeaudiere   3  de Lattibeaudiere 
San Marcos, TX
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana
Hoosier Classic
L 72–85  1–3
 18  de Lattibeaudiere   8  de Lattibeaudiere   5  Holliday 
Bloomington, IN
11/25/2014*
7:05 pm
at Arkansas State W 63–58  2–3
 12  de Lattibeaudiere   7  de Lattibeaudiere   5  de Lattibeaudiere 
Jonesboro, AR
11/28/2014*
3:00 pm
at Texas Southern
Hoosier Classic
L 59–71  2–4
 16  de Lattibeaudiere   5  de Lattibeaudiere   4  Jones 
Houston, TX
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv
at No. 20 Iowa State L 59–96  2–5
 13  Gregory   8  Ross   4  Jones 
Ames, IA
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm
at Texas–Pan American L 60–66  2–6
 17  Ross   10  Ross   5  Jones 
Edinburg, TX
12/15/2014*
7:00 pm, BRSN
Champion Baptist W 128–54  3–6
 30  de Lattibeaudiere   7  de Lattibeaudiere   11  Holliday  Montagne Center (1,673)
Beaumont, TX
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm, BRSN
Milligan
W 80–53  4–6
 21  Ross   14  de Lattibeaudiere   3  Ross, Holliday  Montagne Center (1,843)
Beaumont, TX
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm, BRSN
Rice W 79–72 OT 5–6
 17  Booze   12  de Lattibeaudiere   5  Holliday  Montagne Center (1,740)
Beaumont, TX
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, BRSN
Huston–Tillotson W 85–59  6–6
 24  de Lattibeaudiere   13  Owens   4  Booze  Montagne Center (1,621)
Beaumont, TX
Conference Games
01/03/2015
6:00 pm, BRSN
Nicholls State W 75–62  7–6
(1–0)
 23  Holliday   10  Owens   5  Booze  Montagne Center (1,877)
Beaumont, TX
01/05/2015
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 67–72  7–7
(1–1)
 17  de Lattibeaudiere   7  de Lattibeaudiere, Owens   2  Holliday, Booze 
New Orleans, LA
01/10/2015
6:00 pm, BRSN
Central Arkansas
W 84–65  8–7
(2–1)
 19  Bosha   5  de Lattibeaudiere, Gregory   5  Holliday  Montagne Center (1,908)
Beaumont, TX
01/12/2015
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 66–64  9–7
(3–1)
 25  Holliday   8  Gregory   8  Holliday 
Corpus Christi, TX
01/17/2015
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State L 84–96  9–8
(3–2)
 25  Holliday   11  Gregory   5  Booze 
Natchitoches, LA
01/19/2015
7:00 pm, BRSN
Southeastern Louisiana W 57–50  10–8
(4–2)
 14  de Lattibeaudiere   10  de Lattibeaudiere   5  Holliday  Montagne Center (1,776)
Beaumont, TX
01/24/2015
7:30 pm
at Houston Baptist L 77–79  10–9
(4–3)
 30  Holliday   6  Gregory, de Lattibeaudiere   4  Booze 
Houston, TX
01/26/2015
7:00 pm, BRSN
Stephen F. Austin L 65–82  10–10
(4–4)
 25  Holliday   6  Gregory   3  Booze  Montagne Center (2,412)
Beaumont, TX
01/31/2015
6:00 pm, BRSN
Abilene Christian W 84–74  11–10
(5–4)
 29  Holliday   10  Ross   8  Booze  Montagne Center (2,623)
Beaumont, TX
02/02/2015
6:30 pm, 
RTSW
at Sam Houston State L 50–79  11–11
(5–5)
 14  Holliday   8  Owens   4  Holliday 
Huntsville, TX
02/07/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Incarnate Word L 72–78  11–12
(5–6)
 15  Holliday; de Lattibeaudiere   9  de Lattibeaudiere   5  Booze 
San Antonio, TX
02/09/2015
7:00 pm
vs. Abilene Christian W 80–61  12–12
(6–6)
 35  Booze   6  Jones; de Lattibeaudiere   4  Holliday; Booze 
Garland, TX
02/16/2015
7:00 pm, BRSN
Houston Baptist W 72–64  13–12
(7–6)
 20  Owens   14  de Lattibeaudiere   4  Holliday  Montagne Center (1,664)
Beaumont, TX
02/21/2015
6:00 pm, BRSN
McNeese State W 58–53  14–12
(8–6)
 18  Owens   10  de Lattibeaudiere   5  Booze  Montagne Center (3,543)
Beaumont, TX
02/23/2015
7:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 74–103  14–13
(8–7)
 22  de Lattibeaudiere   10  de Lattibeaudiere   3  Booze 
Nacogdoches, TX
02/28/2015
6:00 pm, BRSN
Incarnate Word W 79–66  15–13
(9–7)
 22  Ross   9  de Lattibeaudiere; Ross   6  Holliday  Montagne Center (2,005)
Beaumont, TX
03/02/2015
7:00 pm, RTSW
at McNeese State L 69–70  15–14
(9–8)
 26  Holliday   11  de Lattibeaudiere   5  de Lattibeaudiere 
Lake Charles, LA
03/05/2015
7:30 pm, BRSN
Sam Houston State L 61–67  15–15
(9–9)
 20  Holliday   7  de Lattibeaudiere   6  Booze  Montagne Center (2,418)
Beaumont, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time
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See also

References

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  2. ^ "2014–15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "DE LATTIBEAUDIERE NAMED SOUTHLAND NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR". Lamar University Department of Athletics. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "LU's Price Names Coaching Staff - LAMARCARDINALS.COM - Lamar Cardinals Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "LU Assistant Coach Madlock Resigns - LAMARCARDINALS.COM - Lamar Cardinals Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
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