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

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
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

† AAC 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, are 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.

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 to 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 trasnfer 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
Adonys Henriquez SG	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	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	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	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 09-05-2014. Check date values in: `\|accessdate=` (help)

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
Chance McSpadden SG	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	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 09-05-2014. Check date values in: `\|accessdate=` (help)

Roster

2014–15 UCF Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Taylor, B.J.B.J. Taylor	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Orlando, FL
1.5 !G	2	Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Wesley Chapel, FL
2.5 !G/F	3	Davis, A. J.A. J. Davis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 212 lb (96 kg)	2.0 !So	Buford, GA
1.5 !G	4	Walker, DaiquanDaiquan Walker	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	10	Henriquez, AdonysAdonys Henriquez	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Orlando, FL
1.5 !G	11	Goodwin, BrandonBrandon Goodwin	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Norcross, GA
1.5 !G	12	Williams, MattMatt Williams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Orlando, FL
3.5 !F	15	Karell, DylanDylan Karell	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	North Miami Beach, FL
1.5 !G	20	Davis, MylesMyles Davis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Winter Haven, FL
1.5 !G	24	Djordjije, MuminMumin Djordjije	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Podgorica, Montenegro
1.5 !G	25	Holmes, MarshallMarshall Holmes	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tampa, FL
3.5 !F	32	Wilson, KaseyKasey Wilson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	North Port, FL
3.5 !F	33	Davis, ShaheedShaheed Davis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Warren, OH
5.0 !C	34	McBride, JustinJustin McBride	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 325 lb (147 kg)	2.0 !So	Starke, FL
3.5 !F	52	Blair, StaphonStaphon Blair	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 255 lb (116 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fort Lauderdale, FL

Head coach

Donnie Jones (Pikeville)

Assistant coach(es)

Shawn Finney (Fairmont)
Darren Tillis (Paul Quinn)
Tim Thomas (Wheeling Jesuit)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/04/2014*	Flagler	W 96–70		CFE Arena
11/11/2014*	Georgia College	W 82–65		CFE Arena
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/16/2014*	Stetson	W 64–55	1–0	CFE Arena (4,578)
11/20/2014*	Eckerd	W 76–59	2–0	CFE Arena (3,236)
11/23/2014*	USC Upstate	W 76–69	3–0	CFE Arena (3,413)
11/26/2014*	Davidson	L 69–95	3–1	CFE Arena (3,458)
11/30/2014*	Bethune-Cookman	W 75–67	4–1	CFE Arena (3,258)
12/02/2014*	Georgia Southern	W 61–59	5–1	CFE Arena (3,544)
12/06/2014*	at Florida State	L 73–96	5–2	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,732)
12/11/2014*	at UIC	L 60–71	5–3	UIC Pavilion (2,308)
12/13/2014*	Florida Atlantic	L 41–54	5–4	CFE Arena (6,180)
12/17/2014*	Detroit	W 75–70	6–4	CFE Arena (3,428)
12/22/2014*	Southeastern Louisiana	W 70-65	7-4	CFE Arena (3,389)
American Regular Season
12/31/2014	Tulsa	L 54–56	7–5 (0–1)	CFE Arena (3,440)
01/04/2015	at Temple	L 78–84	7–6 (0–2)	Liacouras Center (4,008)
01/06/2015	at Houston	W 79–78 ^OT	8–6 (1–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion (2,003)
01/11/2015	SMU	L 61–70	8–7 (1–3)	CFE Arena (3,664)
01/14/2015	Tulane	W 103–100 ^3OT	9–7 (2–3)	CFE Arena (4,503)
01/17/2015	at Memphis	L 79–99	9–8 (2–4)	FedEx Forum (14,027)
01/25/2015	at Connecticut	L 53–66	9–9 (2–5)	XL Center (10,167)
01/25/2015	Cincinnati	L 46–56	9–10 (2–6)	CFE Arena (3,874)
01/28/2015	Temple	L 62–86	9–11 (2–7)	CFE Arena (4,224)
01/31/2015	at SMU	L 56–75	9–12 (2–8)	Moody Coliseum (7,043)
02/07/2015	at East Carolina	L 49–67	9–13 (2–9)	Williams Arena (5,305)
02/11/2015	South Florida	W 73–62	10–13 (3–9)	CFE Arena (6,201)
02/15/2015	Houston	W 56–54	11–13 (4–9)	CFE Arena (4,269)
02/19/2015	at Tulane	W 69–55	12–13 (5–9)	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,021)
02/22/2015	Memphis	L 65–75 ^OT	12–14 (5–10)	CFE Arena (4,543)
02/25/2015	at Cincinnati	L 60–83	12–15 (5–11)	Fifth Third Arena (9,825)
02/28/2015	East Carolina	L 66–71	12–16 (5–12)	CFE Arena (3,740)
03/04/2015	at South Florida	L 45–74	12–17 (5–13)	USF Sun Dome (3,417)
2015 American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/12/2015	vs. East Carolina (First Round)	L 80–81 ^OT	12–18	XL Center
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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2014–15 UCF Knights men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Incoming recruits

Recruiting Class of 2015

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References

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