2014–15 Texas–Pan American Broncs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
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
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Everett Osborne
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Jr
Palisades Los Angeles Trade Tech
Los Angeles, CA
G
1
Elijah Watson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Fr
St. Patrick
Chicago ,IL
G
2
Mike Lopez
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Wylie
Abilene, TX
G
3
Isaiah Hobbs
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
Fr
Lake Worth
Boynton Beach, FL
G
5
Shaquile Boga
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
McCluer Mineral Area
St. Louis, MO
G
10
Moe McDonald
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Fr
IMG Academy
McAllen, TX
F
11
Andreas Bigum
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
Jr
Sunrise Christian AcademyNorthwest
Copenhagen, Denmark
F
21
Janari Jõesaar
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
So
Sunrise Christian AcademyOle Miss
Tartu, Estonia
G
22
Shaun Noriega
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
GS
North Port South Florida
Sarasota, FL
F
24
Shaquille Hines
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Harlan Trent Prep High
Chicago, IL
G
30
Jordan Pistokache
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS So
Sharyland Roberts Wesleyan
Mission, TX
F
32
Adonis Rwabigwi
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Tampa Prep Furman
Kigali City, Rwanda
F
33
Josh Butler
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
The Village School Louisiana Tech
Los Angeles, CA
F
44
Christopher Ikuenobe
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS So
Nigerian Air Force Secondary SchoolIndependence 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 90–72
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
Venues People Seasons NAIA national championship in bold