| 2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 250px |
| No Of Teams: | 14 |
| Tv: | CBS Sports Network, Fox Sports, American Sports Network |
| Season: | 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season |
| Season Champs: | Louisiana Tech |
| Second Place: | UTEP Old Dominion |
| Season Champ Name: | Regular season champions |
| Mvp: | Speedy Smith |
| Mvp Link: | Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2015 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | UAB |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Middle Tennessee |
| Finals Mvp: | Robert Brown, UAB |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Seasonslistnames: | Basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 2013–14 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2015–16 |
The 2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November.
| C-USA Coaches | |
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| 1. | Louisiana Tech |
| 2. | UTEP |
| 3. | Charlotte |
| 4. | Old Dominion |
See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| Charlotte | FIU | FAU | LaTech | Marshall | MTSU | UNT | ODU | Rice | USM | UAB | UTEP | UTSA | WKU | ||||||||||||||||
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| FIU | FAU | LATECH | MARSH | MTSU | UNT | ODU | RICE | USM | TULANE | TULSA | UAB | UTEP | UTSA | WKU --> | vs. Charlotte | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| vs. FIU | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| vs. Florida Atlantic | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| vs. Louisiana Tech | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| vs. Marshall | 2–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| vs. Middle Tennessee | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| vs. North Texas | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| vs. Old Dominion | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| vs. Rice | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| vs. Southern Miss | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| vs. UAB | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| vs. UTEP | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| vs. UTSA | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| vs. WKU | 0–2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | FIU | FAU | LATECH | MARSH | MTSU | UNT | ODU | RICE | USM | UAB | UTEP | UTSA | WKU --> | ||
| Total | 7–11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week | |
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| November 17, 2014 | Vince Hunter, UTEP | Jeremy Combs, North Texas | |
| November 24, 2014 | Mike Thorne Jr., Charlotte | Bishop Mency, Rice | |
| December 1, 2014 | Vince Hunter (2), UTEP | Torin Dorn, Charlotte | |
| December 8, 2014 | Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech | Justin Massey, Florida Atlantic | |
| December 15, 2014 | Alex Hamilton (2), Louisiana Tech | Justin Johnson, WKU | |
| T. J. Price, WKU | Edward Simpson Jr., Middle Tennessee | ||
| December 22, 2014 | Vince Hunter (3), UTEP | Keyshawn Woods, Charlotte | |
| December 29, 2014 | Vince Hunter (4), UTEP | Bishop Mency (2), Rice | |
| January 5, 2015 | Chip Armelin, Southern Miss | Xavian Stapleton, Louisiana Tech | |
| January 12, 2015 | Raheem Appleby, Louisiana Tech | Torin Dorn (2), Charlotte | |
| George Fant, WKU | |||
| January 19, 2015 | Alex Hamilton (3), Louisiana Tech | Chris Cokley, UAB | |
| January 26, 2015 | Jeromie Hill, UTSA | Nick Norton, UAB | |
| February 2, 2015 | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech | Torin Dorn (3), Charlotte | |
| Jeremy Combs (2), North Texas | |||
| February 9, 2015 | Kaj-Björn Sherman, UTSA | Nick Norton (2), UAB | |
| February 16, 2015 | Seth Gearhart, Rice | William Lee, UAB | |
| Keon Lewis, UTSA | |||
| February 23, 2015 | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee | |
| March 2, 2015 | Trey Freeman (2), Old Dominion | William Lee (2), UAB | |
| March 9, 2015 | Adrian Diaz, FIU | Keyshawn Woods (2), Charlotte |
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Player of the Year | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech |
| Coach of the Year | Michael White, Louisiana Tech |
| Freshman of the Year | Torin Dorn, Charlotte |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Julian Washburn, UTEP |
| Newcomer of the Year | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Chris Cokley, UAB |
| All-Conference USA First Team | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech |
| Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | |
| Vince Hunter, UTEP | |
| Jeromie Hill, UTSA | |
| T. J. Price, WKU | |
| All-Conference USA Second Team | Dennis Mavin, FIU |
| Raheem Appleby, Louisiana Tech | |
| Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech | |
| Seth Gearhart, Rice | |
| George Fant, WKU | |
| All-Conference USA Third Team | Pierriá Henry, Charlotte |
| Ryan Taylor, Marshall | |
| Jordan Williams, North Texas | |
| Chip Armelin, Southern Miss | |
| Robert Brown, UAB | |
| All-Freshman Team | Torin Dorn, Charlotte |
| Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee | |
| Jeremy Combs, North Texas | |
| Nick Norton, UAB | |
| William Lee, UAB | |
| All-Defensive Team | Pierriá Henry, Charlotte |
| Adrian Diaz, FIU | |
| Michale Kyser, Louisiana Tech | |
| Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech | |
| Julian Washburn, UTEP | |
| All-Academic Team | Kris Gulley, FIU |
| Austin Loop, Marshall | |
| Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | |
| Seth Gearhart, Rice | |
| Marcus Jackson, Rice | |
| Jeromie Hill, UTSA |
See main article: 2015 Conference USA men's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
See main article: 2015 National Invitation Tournament.
| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |
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| 1 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | W, 65–56 vs. #8 Charleston Southern | W, 50–49 vs. #4 Illinois State | W, 72–69 vs. #3 Murray State | W, 60–67 vs. #2 Stanford – (New York City) | ||
| 3 | Temple | Louisiana Tech | W, 89–79 vs. #6 Central Michigan | W, 84–72 vs. #2 Texas A&M | L, 59–77 vs. #1 Temple | |||
| 6 | Old Dominion | UTEP | L, 66–81 vs. #3 Murray State | |||||
| W–L (%): | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 Total: 5–3 |
See main article: 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.