2014–15 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2014–15 UCF Knights men's basketball
Conference American Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 12–18 (5–13 The American)
Head coach Donnie Jones (5th year)
Assistant coach Shawn Finney
Assistant coach Darren Tillis
Assistant coach Tim Thomas
Home arena CFE Arena
2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#18 SMU † 15 – 3   .833     27 – 7   .794
Tulsa 14 – 4   .778     23 – 11   .676
Temple 13 – 5   .722     26 – 11   .703
Cincinnati 13 – 5   .722     23 – 11   .676
Connecticut 10 – 8   .556     20 – 15   .571
Memphis 10 – 8   .556     18 – 14   .563
Tulane 6 – 12   .333     15 – 16   .484
East Carolina 6 – 12   .333     14 – 19   .424
UCF 5 – 13   .278     12 – 18   .400
Houston 4 – 14   .222     13 – 19   .406
South Florida 3 – 15   .167     9 – 23   .281
† The American Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 UCF Knights men's basketball team represents the University of Central Florida during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 46th season of basketball, were led by fifth-year head coach Donnie Jones, and play their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 12–18, 5–13 in The American to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first of the AAC Tournament to East Carolina.

Previous season

In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 13–18, 4–14 in The American in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the conference tournament where they lost to Cincinnati.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tristan Spurlock 1 F 6'8" 230 RS Senior Woodbridge, VA Graduated
Isaiah Sykes 3 G/F 6'6" 220 Senior Detroit, MI Graduated/Went undrafted 2014 NBA draft
Eugene McCrory 5 F 6'8" 240 Junior Riverdale, FL Transferred to Tampa
Tyler Coons 10 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Orlando, FL Walk-on didn't return
Calvin Newell 11 G 6'1" 210 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Isaac Lang 21 G 6'1" 195 Senior Tampa, FL Graduated
Steven Haney 25 G/F 6'6" 190 Freshman Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred to Loyola Marymount

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
A. J. Davis 3 F 6'9" 208 RS Sophomore Buford, GA Transferred from Tennessee. Under NCAA transfer rules, Davis will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Shaheed Davis 33 F 6'9" 200 Junior Warren, OH Junior college transfer from Eastern Florida State College.

Incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Adonys Henriquez
SG		 Orlando, FL Orlando Christian Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 29, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
B.J. Taylor
PG		 Orlando, FL Boone High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Aug 8, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Terrell Miller
PF		 Jacksonville, FL Arlington Country Day School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Apr 3, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Marshall Holmes
SG		 Tampa, FL Berkeley Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A N/A 
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:

Recruiting Class of 2015

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chance McSpadden
SG		 Winter Haven, FL Winter Haven High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 1, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Chad Brown
PF		 Deltona, FL Deltona High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 1, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:

Roster

2014–15 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 Taylor, B.J.B.J. Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Orlando, FL
G 2 Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Wesley Chapel, FL
G/F 3 Davis, A. J.A. J. Davis  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Buford, GA
G 4 Walker, DaiquanDaiquan Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA
G 10 Henriquez, AdonysAdonys Henriquez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Orlando, FL
G 11 Goodwin, BrandonBrandon Goodwin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Norcross, GA
G 12 Williams, MattMatt Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Orlando, FL
F 15 Karell, DylanDylan Karell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr North Miami Beach, FL
G 20 Davis, MylesMyles Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Winter Haven, FL
G 24 Mumin, DjordjijeDjordjije Mumin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Podgorica, Montenegro
G 25 Holmes, MarshallMarshall Holmes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
F 32 Wilson, KaseyKasey Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr North Port, FL
F 33 Davis, ShaheedShaheed Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Warren, OH
C 34 McBride, JustinJustin McBride 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 325 lb (147 kg) So Starke, FL
F 52 Blair, StaphonStaphon Blair 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Fort Lauderdale, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/04/2014*
7:00 PM		 Flagler W 96–70  –
 CFE Arena 
Orlando, FL

11/11/2014*
7:00 PM		 Georgia College W 82–65  –
 CFE Arena 
Orlando, FL
Non-Conference Regular Season

11/16/2014*
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 Stetson W 64–55  1–0
 CFE Arena (4,578)
Orlando, FL

11/20/2014*
7:00 PM		 Eckerd W 76–59  2–0
 CFE Arena (3,236)
Orlando, FL

11/23/2014*
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 USC Upstate W 76–69  3–0
 CFE Arena (3,413)
Orlando, FL

11/26/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Davidson L 69–95  3–1
 CFE Arena (3,458)
Orlando, FL

11/30/2014*
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 Bethune-Cookman W 75–67  4–1
 CFE Arena (3,258)
Orlando, FL

12/02/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Georgia Southern W 61–59  5–1
 CFE Arena (3,544)
Orlando, FL

12/06/2014*
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Florida State L 73–96  5–2
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,732)
Tallahassee, FL

12/11/2014*
8:00 PM, ESPN3		 at UIC L 60–71  5–3
 UIC Pavilion (2,308)
Chicago, IL

12/13/2014*
8:00 PM, ESPN3		 Florida Atlantic L 41–54  5–4
 CFE Arena (6,180)
Orlando, FL

12/17/2014*
7:30 PM, ESPN3		 Detroit W 75–70  6–4
 CFE Arena (3,428)
Orlando, FL

12/22/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Southeastern Louisiana W 70–65  7–4
 CFE Arena (3,389)
Orlando, FL
American Regular Season

12/31/2014
12:00 PM, ESPNU		 Tulsa L 54–56  7–5 (0–1)
 CFE Arena (3,440)
Orlando, FL

01/04/2015
12:00 PM, ESPNews		 at Temple L 78–84  7–6 (0–2)
 Liacouras Center (4,008)
Philadelphia, PA

01/06/2015
7:00 PM, ESPNews		 at Houston W 79–78 OT 8–6 (1–2)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (2,003)
Houston, TX

01/11/2015
2:00 PM, CBSSN		 SMU L 61–70  8–7 (1–3)
 CFE Arena (3,664)
Orlando, FL

01/14/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Tulane W 103–100 3OT 9–7 (2–3)
 CFE Arena (4,503)
Orlando, FL

01/17/2015
2:00 PM, ESPNews		 at Memphis L 79–99  9–8 (2–4)
 FedEx Forum (14,027)
Memphis, TN

01/25/2015
12:00 PM, CBSSN		 at Connecticut L 53–66  9–9 (2–5)
 XL Center (10,167)
Hartford, CT

01/25/2015
2:00 PM, CBSSN		 Cincinnati L 46–56  9–10 (2–6)
 CFE Arena (3,874)
Orlando, FL

01/28/2015
7:00 PM, CBSSN		 Temple L 62–86  9–11 (2–7)
 CFE Arena (4,224)
Orlando, FL

01/31/2015
8:00 PM, ESPNU		 at SMU L 56–75  9–12 (2–8)
 Moody Coliseum (7,043)
Dallas, TX

02/07/2015
5:00 PM, ESPN3		 at East Carolina L 49–67  9–13 (2–9)
 Williams Arena (5,305)
Greenville, NC

02/11/2015
7:00 PM, ESPNews		 South Florida W 73–62  10–13 (3–9)
 CFE Arena (6,201)
Orlando, FL

02/15/2015
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Houston W 56–54  11–13 (4–9)
 CFE Arena (4,269)
Orlando, FL

02/19/2015
7:00 PM, ESPNews		 at Tulane W 69–55  12–13 (5–9)
 Devlin Fieldhouse (2,021)
New Orleans, LA

02/22/2015
2:00 PM, CBSSN		 Memphis L 65–75 OT 12–14 (5–10)
 CFE Arena (4,543)
Orlando, FL

02/25/2015
7:30 PM, CBSSN		 at Cincinnati L 60–83  12–15 (5–11)
 Fifth Third Arena (9,825)
Cincinnati, OH

02/28/2015
12:00 PM, ESPNews		 East Carolina L 66–71  12–16 (5–12)
 CFE Arena (3,740)
Orlando, FL

03/04/2015
7:00 PM, ESPNU		 at South Florida L 45–74  12–17 (5–13)
 USF Sun Dome (3,417)
Tampa, FL
2015 American Athletic Conference Tournament

03/12/2015
3:30 PM, ESPNU		 vs. East Carolina
First Round		 L 80–81 OT 12–18
 XL Center 
Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

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