2014–15 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2014–15 UCF Knights men's basketball
2014–15 UCF Knights men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	12–18 (5–13 The American)
Head coach	Donnie Jones (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Shawn Finney; Darren Tillis; Tim Thomas;
Home arena	CFE Arena
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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
Adonys Henriquez SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
B.J. Taylor PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Terrell Miller PF	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
Marshall Holmes SG	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 September 5, 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
Chance McSpadden SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Chad Brown PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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 5, 2014.

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	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

Donnie Jones (Pikeville)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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 UConn	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.

References

v t e UCF Knights men's basketball
Venues	Education Gymnasium (1969–1991) UCF Arena (1991–2007) Addition Financial Arena (2007–present)
Rivalries	South Florida
Culture & lore	Knightro Marching Knights
People	Head coaches Statistical Leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25