2014–15 Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball team represented the University of Texas–Pan American during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This were head coach Dan Hipsher's second season at UTPA. The Broncs played their home games at the UTPA Fieldhouse and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to UMKC.

2014–15 Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2014–15 record10–21 (4–10 WAC)
Head coachDan Hipsher (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Andy Hipsher (2nd season)
  • Jai Steadman (1st season)
  • Willie Watson (1st season)
Home arenaUTPA Fieldhouse
2014–15 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State131 .929  2311  .676
Grand Canyon*86 .571  1715  .531
UMKC86 .571  1419  .424
Seattle77 .500  1816  .529
Cal State Bakersfield77 .500  1419  .424
Utah Valley59 .357  1119  .367
Texas–Pan American410 .286  1021  .323
Chicago State410 .286  824  .250
* Ineligible in transition from Division II.
2015 WAC Tournament winner

This was the final season for UTPA as an institution. In 2013, the University of Texas System (UT System) announced that UTPA would merge with the University of Texas at Brownsville to create the new University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), with the new university entering full operation in the 2015–16 school year. The UT System announced in July 2014 that UTRGV would inherit the UTPA athletic program,[1] and in November 2014 UTRGV's new nickname of Vaqueros was announced.[2]

Roster

[3]

2014–15 UTPA Broncs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Everett Osborne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrPalisades
Los Angeles Trade Tech
Los Angeles, CA
G 1 Elijah Watson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrSt. Patrick Chicago ,IL
G 2 Mike Lopez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrWylie Abilene, TX
G 3 Isaiah Hobbs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)178 lb (81 kg) FrLake Worth Boynton Beach, FL
G 5 Shaquile Boga 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrMcCluer
Mineral Area
St. Louis, MO
G 10 Moe McDonald 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrIMG Academy McAllen, TX
F 11 Andreas Bigum 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)218 lb (99 kg) JrSunrise Christian Academy
Northwest
Copenhagen, Denmark
F 21 Janari Jõesaar  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)208 lb (94 kg) SoSunrise Christian Academy
Ole Miss
Tartu, Estonia
G 22 Shaun Noriega 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)207 lb (94 kg) GSNorth Port
South Florida
Sarasota, FL
F 24 Shaquille Hines 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrHarlan
Trent Prep High
Chicago, IL
G 30 Jordan Pistokache 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoSharyland
Roberts Wesleyan
Mission, TX
F 32 Adonis Rwabigwi  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoTampa Prep
Furman
Kigali City, Rwanda
F 33 Josh Butler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoThe Village School
Louisiana Tech
Los Angeles, CA
F 44 Christopher Ikuenobe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SoNigerian Air Force Secondary School
Independence CC
Warri, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

[4]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
7:00 PM, Youtube
Texas A&M International W 9072 
UTPA Fieldhouse (735)
Edinburg, TX
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 PM, Youtube
Wayland Baptist W 88–80  1–0
UTPA Fieldhouse (1,130)
Edinburg, TX
11/17/2014*
7:00 PM
at UTSA W 63–62  2–0
Convocation Center (790)
San Antonio, TX
11/22/2014*
7:00 PM, Youtube
Texas A&M–Kingsville W 82–77  3–0
UTPA Fieldhouse (1,103)
Edinburg, TX
11/26/2014*
7:00 PM, P12N
at Utah
Utah Tournament
L 48–85  3–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,487)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/28/2014*
6:00 PM
vs. Alabama State
Utah Tournament
L 79–91  3–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,794)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/29/2014*
3:00 PM
vs. North Dakota
Utah Tournament
W 78–60  4–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,921)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/04/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Houston L 58–72  4–3
Hofheinz Pavilion (1,858)
Houston, TX
12/06/2014*
4:30 PM
at Sam Houston State L 59–78  4–4
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (678)
Huntsville, TX
12/13/2014*
7:00 PM, WAC Digital
Lamar W 66–60  5–4
UTPA Fieldhouse (921)
Edinburg, TX
12/17/2014*
7:00 PM
at Saint Louis L 69–75  5–5
Chaifetz Arena (5,173)
St. Louis, MO
12/19/2014*
8:00 PM, FS2
at Creighton L 60–75  5–6
CenturyLink Center (17,196)
Omaha, NE
12/21/2014*
1:00 PM
at Omaha L 72–77  5–7
Ralston Arena (1,039)
Omaha, NE
12/30/2014*
6:00 PM
at Duquesne L 72–78  5–8
Palumbo Center (1,322)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/02/2015*
7:00 PM
at Kent State L 54–74  5–9
MAC Center (1,732)
Kent, OH
01/07/2015*
7:00 PM, Youtube
Our Lady of the Lake W 87–78  6–9
UTPA Fieldhouse (832)
Edinburg, TX
01/10/2015
7:00 PM, WAC Digital
Chicago State W 64–59  7–9
(1–0)
UTPA Fieldhouse (1,004)
Edinburg, TX
01/12/2015*
7:00 PM, WAC Digital
UTSA L 43–68  7–10
UTPA Fieldhouse (1,096)
Edinburg, TX
01/15/2015
9:00 PM, WAC Digital
at Seattle L 47–70  7–11
(1–1)
KeyArena (1,701)
Seattle, WA
01/17/2015
9:00 PM
at Cal State Bakersfield L 53–66  7–12
(1–2)
Icardo Center (1,245)
Bakersfield, CA
01/22/2015
7:00 PM, WAC Digital
Utah Valley L 54–72  7–13
(1–3)
UTPA Fieldhouse (1,737)
Edinburg, TX
01/24/2015
7:00 PM, WAC Digital
Grand Canyon W 73–72  8–13
(2–3)
UTPA Fieldhouse (1,037)
Edinburg, TX
01/31/2015
8:00 PM, WAC Digital
at New Mexico State L 48–53  8–14
(2–4)
Pan American Center (5,892)
Las Cruces, NM
02/05/2015
7:05 PM, ASN
at UMKC L 45–70  8–15
(2–5)
Municipal Auditorium (1,022)
Kansas City, MO
02/07/2015
2:05 PM, WAC Digital
at Chicago State L 73–78  8–16
(2–6)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (509)
Chicago, IL
02/12/2015
7:00 PM, WAC Digital
Cal State Bakersfield L 54–66  8–17
(2–7)
UTPA Fieldhouse (1,385)
Edinburg, TX
02/14/2015
7:00 PM, Youtube
Seattle W 68–57  9–17
(3–7)
UTPA Fieldhouse (748)
Edinburg, TX
02/19/2015
8:00 PM, Cox7/WAC Digital
at Grand Canyon L 59–64  9–18
(3–8)
GCU Arena (5,501)
Phoenix, AZ
02/21/2015
8:05 PM, Youtube
at Utah Valley L 49–72  9–19
(3–9)
UCCU Center (1,715)
Orem, UT
03/04/2015
7:00 PM, Youtube
New Mexico State
Postponed from 2/28/15[5]
L 48–69  9–20
(3–10)
UTPA Fieldhouse (787)
Edinburg, TX
03/07/2015
7:00 PM, ASN
UMKC W 53–51  10–20
(4–10)
UTPA Fieldhouse (2,308)
Edinburg, TX
WAC Tournament
03/12/2015
5:30 PM, WAC Digital
vs. UMKC
Quarterfinals
L 61–70  10–21
Orleans Arena (1,060)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

References

  1. "Project South Texas: Ask a Question". University of Texas System. July 30, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  2. Brito, Victoria (November 5, 2014). "UT-RGV mascot recommended to be the Vaquero". The Monitor. McAllen, Texas. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. "2014-15 UTPA Broncs Basketball Roster". UTPABroncs.com.
  4. "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTPA Broncs. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  5. Courtesy: New Mexico State University (2015-02-28). "New Mexico State Athletics - Aggie men at UTPA Postponed to Wednesday". Nmstatesports.com. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
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