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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
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 
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
Don Coleman
PG		 Augusta, GA Butler High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 22, 2014 
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 
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:

Roster

2014–15 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
C 0 Turman, C. J.C. J. Turman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Morgan County Madison, GA
G 1 Johnson, D'AndreD'Andre Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) So Cass Tech Detroit, MI
G 2 Botley, MarquanMarquan Botley style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) So Prestonwood Christian Plano, TX
G 3 Filer, AdonisAdonis Filer  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Clemson Chicago Heights, IL
G 4 Massey, JustinJustin Massey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Fr American Heritage Cooper City, FL
F 5 Lacunza, JavierJavier Lacunza style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Sagrado Corazon Pamplona, Spain
C 11 Raffington, JustinJustin Raffington style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr San Francisco Freiburg, Germany
G 12 Trapp, JacksonJackson Trapp style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Fishburne Military School Orlando, FL
G/F 15 Baston, MaceoMaceo Baston style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Detroit Country Day Detroit, MI
G 22 Laws, MalcolmMalcolm Laws style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lake Highland Prep Orlando, FL
G 23 Poole, SolomonSolomon Poole  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Georgia Tech Jacksonville, FL
F/C 24 Hornstein, BrianBrian Hornstein style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Richland CC Dallas, TX
G 30 Graves, AnthonyAnthony Graves style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Pembroke Pines Charter Pembroke Pines, FL
F 44 Penn, KelvinKelvin Penn style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 233 lb (106 kg) Sr Massanutten Military Academy Steilacoom, WA
C 50 Pelchen, GrantGrant Pelchen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) So Jupiter HS Jupiter, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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

References

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