2014–15 UCF Knights men's basketball team

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2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 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
UConn 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 5 September 2014.

Recruiting Class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 Hometown
G 1 B.J. Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Orlando, FL
G 2 Isiah Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Wesley Chapel, FL
G/F 3 A. J. Davis Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Buford, GA
G 4 Daiquan Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA
G 10 Adonys Henriquez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Orlando, FL
G 11 Brandon Goodwin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Norcross, GA
G 12 Matt Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Orlando, FL
F 15 Dylan Karell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr North Miami Beach, FL
G 20 Myles Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Winter Haven, FL
G 24 Djordjije Mumin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Podgorica, Montenegro
G 25 Marshall Holmes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
F 32 Kasey Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr North Port, FL
F 33 Shaheed Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Warren, OH
C 34 Justin McBride 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 325 lb (147 kg) So Starke, FL
F 52 Staphon 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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