2014–15 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

2014–15 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
2014–15 record	9–20 (2–16 C-USA)
Head coach	Michael Curry (1st year)
Assistant coach	Eric Snow
Assistant coach	Tim Kaine
Assistant coach	Peter Gash
Home arena	FAU Arena

2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana Tech	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
UTEP	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
WKU	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
UAB †	12	–	6	.667	20	–	16	.556
Middle Tennessee	9	–	9	.500	19	–	17	.528
FIU	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
UTSA	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
North Texas	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
Rice	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Charlotte	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Marshall	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Southern Miss*	4	–	14	.222	9	–	20	.310
Florida Atlantic	2	–	16	.111	9	–	20	.310
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban

† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first year head coach Michael Curry, played their home games at the FAU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 9–20, 2–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament.

Previous Season

The Owls the season 10–22, 5–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to Marshall.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dragan Sekelja	3	C	7'0"	250	RS Senior	Zagreb, Croatia	Graduated
Richard Morrow	15	G	6'4"	198	RS Junior	Cleveland, OH	Left the team^[1]
Tyler Pate	21	G	6'3"	190	Freshman	Port Aransas, TX	Transferred^[2]
Pablo Bertone	25	G	6'4"	198	Senior	Arroyito, Argentina	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Adonis Filer	3	G	6'2"	190	Junior	Chicago, IL	Transferred from Clemson. Under NCAA transfer rules, Filer will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Solomon Poole	23	G	6'0"	190	Junior	Jacksonville, FL	Transferred from Georgia Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Poole will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2014

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
C.J. Turman C	Madison, GA	Morgan County High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 4, 2014
C.J. Turman C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Traevis Graham SF	Stuart, FL	Martin County High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 19, 2013
Traevis Graham SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Maceo Baston Jr. SG	Detroit, MI	Detroit Country Day School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Apr 12, 2014
Maceo Baston Jr. SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014.

Recruiting class of 2015

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Don Coleman PG	Augusta, GA	Butler High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 22, 2014
Don Coleman PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Nick Rutherford PG	Allen, TX	Allen High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Aug 8, 2014
Nick Rutherford PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
5.0 !C	0	Turman, C. J.C. J. Turman	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Morgan County	Madison, GA
1.5 !G	1	Johnson, D'AndreD'Andre Johnson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Cass Tech	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	2	Botley, MarquanMarquan Botley	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Prestonwood Christian	Plano, TX
1.5 !G	3	Filer, AdonisAdonis Filer	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Clemson	Chicago Heights, IL
1.5 !G	4	Massey, JustinJustin Massey	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	American Heritage	Cooper City, FL
3.5 !F	5	Lacunza, JavierJavier Lacunza	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sagrado Corazon	Pamplona, Spain
5.0 !C	11	Raffington, JustinJustin Raffington	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	San Francisco	Freiburg, Germany
1.5 !G	12	Trapp, JacksonJackson Trapp	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fishburne Military School	Orlando, FL
1.5 !G	15	Baston, MaceoMaceo Baston	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Detroit Country Day	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	22	Laws, MalcolmMalcolm Laws	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lake Highland Prep	Orlando, FL
1.5 !G	23	Poole, SolomonSolomon Poole	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Georgia Tech	Jacksonville, FL
4.5 !F/C	24	Hornstein, BrianBrian Hornstein	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Richland CC	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	30	Graves, AnthonyAnthony Graves	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Pembroke Pines Charter	Pembroke Pines, FL
3.5 !F	44	Penn, KelvinKelvin Penn	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Massanutten Military Academy	Steilacoom, WA
5.0 !C	50	Pelchen, GrantGrant Pelchen	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Jupiter HS	Jupiter, FL

Head coach

Michael Curry (Georgia Southern)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

^[3]

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/08/2014* 4:00 PM	St. Thomas	W 73–60		FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
Regular season
11/14/2014* 8:00 PM, ASN	at Elon	L 58–64	0–1	Alumni Gym (1,421) Elon, NC
11/17/2014* 7:00 PM	Warner	W 74–49	1–1	FAU Arena (1,317) Boca Raton, FL
11/20/2014* 8:00 PM, ASN	at Harvard	L 49–71	1–2	Lavietes Pavilion (1,343) Cambridge, MA
11/23/2014* 5:00 PM, FSN	at Georgia	L 61–74	1–3	Stegeman Coliseum (4,735) Athens, GA
11/30/2014* 2:00 PM	Ave Maria	W 54–43	2–3	FAU Arena (937) Boca Raton, FL
12/03/2014* 7:00 PM	East Carolina	W 72–63	3–3	FAU Arena (1,219) Boca Raton, FL
12/13/2014* 8:00 PM, ESPN3	at UCF	W 54–41	4–3	CFE Arena (6,180) Orlando, FL
12/16/2014* 7:00 PM	Stetson	W 79–69	5–3	FAU Arena (898) Boca Raton, FL
12/20/2014* 3:00 PM	at St. Francis Brooklyn	L 56–61	5–4	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (503) Brooklyn, NY
12/22/2014* 7:00 PM	Eastern Kentucky	W 69–66	6–4	FAU Arena (805) Boca Raton, FL
12/30/2014* 7:00 PM	at Jacksonville	W 68–50	7–4	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (579) Jacksonville, FL
01/04/2015 2:00 PM	FIU	L 60–62	7–5 (0–1)	FAU Arena (1,197) Boca Raton, FL
01/08/2015 8:00 PM	at UAB	L 57–66	7–6 (0–2)	Bartow Arena (2,385) Birmingham, AL
01/10/2015 8:00 PM	at Middle Tennessee	L 58–82	7–7 (0–3)	Murphy Center (2,774) Murfreesboro, TN
01/15/2015 7:00 PM	WKU	L 85–88 ^OT	7–8 (0–4)	FAU Arena (1,491) Boca Raton, FL
01/17/2015 5:30 PM, ASN	Marshall	W 76–62	8–8 (1–4)	FAU Arena (1,167) Boca Raton, FL
01/29/2015 7:00 PM	at Charlotte	L 61–86	8–9 (1–5)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,724) Charlotte, NC
01/31/2015 7:00 PM	at Old Dominion	L 57–68	8–10 (1–6)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,453) Norfolk, VA
02/03/2015 7:30 PM	at FIU	L 56–64	8–11 (1–7)	FIU Arena (1,543) Miami, FL
02/05/2015 8:00 PM, ASN	UTEP	L 56–63	8–12 (1–8)	FAU Arena (1,566) Boca Raton, FL
02/07/2015 7:00 PM	UTSA	L 59–74	8–13 (1–9)	FAU Arena (1,175) Boca Raton, FL
02/12/2015 7:30 PM	at Louisiana Tech	L 54–65	8–14 (1–10)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,412) Ruston, LA
02/14/2015 8:00 PM	at Southern Miss	L 54–62	8–15 (1–11)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,872) Hattiesburg, MS
02/19/2015 7:00 PM	North Texas	L 72–79	8–16 (1–12)	FAU Arena (1,108) Boca Raton, FL
02/21/2015 7:00 PM	Rice	L 69–76	8–17 (1–13)	FAU Arena (1,481) Boca Raton, FL
02/26/2015 8:00 PM	at WKU	L 68–71	8–18 (1–14)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,645) Bowling Green, KY
02/28/2015 7:00 PM	at Marshall	L 63–79	8–19 (1–15)	Cam Henderson Center (5,745) Huntington, WV
03/05/2015 7:00 PM	UAB	W 62–59	9–19 (2–15)	FAU Arena (1,005) Boca Raton, FL
03/07/2015 7:00 PM	Middle Tennessee	L 54–77	9–20 (2–16)	FAU Arena (1,021) Boca Raton, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Richard Morrow and Tyler Pate expected to leave FAU Basketball, sources say". University Press. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
↑ "Richard Morrow and Tyler Pate expected to leave FAU Basketball, sources say". University Press. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
↑ http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/fau-m-baskbl-sched.html

Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball

Venues	FAU Arena (1988–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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