2014 – 15 SMU Mustangs men 's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University ( SMU ) during the 2014 – 15 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Mustangs , led by third year head coach Larry Brown , played their home games on their campus in University Park , Texas at Moody Coliseum . They were members of the American Athletic Conference . They finished the season 27 – 7 , 15 – 3 in AAC play to win the America Athletic regular season championship . They defeated East Carolina , Temple , and UConn to become champions of the America Athletic Tournament . They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost on a controversial goaltending call in the second round to UCLA
America Athletic Tournament
2015 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2014–15 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team