2014–15 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2014–15 record9–20 (2–16 C-USA)
Head coachMichael Curry (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFAU Arena
2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Louisiana Tech15–3 .833  27–9  .750
Old Dominion13–5 .722  27–8  .771
UTEP13–5 .722  22–11  .667
WKU12–6 .667  20–12  .625
UAB †12–6 .667  20–16  .556
Middle Tennessee9–9 .500  19–17  .528
FIU8–10 .444  16–17  .485
UTSA8–10 .444  14–16  .467
North Texas8–10 .444  14–17  .452
Rice8–10 .444  12–20  .375
Charlotte7–11 .389  14–18  .438
Marshall7–11 .389  11–21  .344
Southern Miss*4–14 .222  9–20  .310
Florida Atlantic2–16 .111  9–20  .310
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner

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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dragan Sekelja3C7'0"250RS SeniorZagreb, CroatiaGraduated
Richard Morrow15G6'4"198RS JuniorCleveland, OhioLeft the team[1]
Tyler Pate21G6'3"190FreshmanPort Aransas, TexasTransferred[2]
Pablo Bertone25G6'4"198SeniorArroyito, ArgentinaGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Adonis Filer3G6'2"190JuniorChicago, IllinoisTransferred from Clemson. Under NCAA transfer rules, Filer will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Solomon Poole23G6'0"190JuniorJacksonville, FloridaTransferred 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
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
C.J. Turman
C		 Madison, Georgia Morgan County High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 4, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Traevis Graham
SF		 Stuart, Florida Martin County High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 19, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Maceo Baston Jr.
SG		 Detroit, Michigan Detroit Country Day School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Apr 12, 2014 
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 17, 2014.

    Recruiting class of 2015
    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Don Coleman
    PG    		 Augusta, Georgia Butler High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 22, 2014 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
    Nick Rutherford
    PG    		 Allen, Texas Allen High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Aug 8, 2014 
    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:

      Roster
      2014–15 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
      PlayersCoaches
      Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
      C 0 C. J. Turman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrMorgan County Madison, Georgia
      G 1 D'Andre Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCass Tech Detroit, Michigan
      G 2 Marquan Botley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoPrestonwood Christian Plano, Texas
      G 3 Adonis Filer  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrClemson Chicago Heights, Illinois
      G 4 Justin Massey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrAmerican Heritage Cooper City, Florida
      F 5 Javier Lacunza 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrSagrado Corazon Pamplona, Spain
      C 11 Justin Raffington 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS SrSan Francisco Freiburg, Germany
      G 12 Jackson Trapp 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrFishburne Military School Orlando, Florida
      G 15 Maceo Baston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrDetroit Country Day Detroit, Michigan
      G 22 Malcolm Laws 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrLake Highland Prep Orlando, Florida
      G 23 Solomon Poole 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrGeorgia Tech Jacksonville, Florida
      F/C 24 Brian Hornstein 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrRichland CC Dallas, Texas
      G 30 Anthony Graves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrPembroke Pines Charter Pembroke Pines, Florida
      F 44 Kelvin Penn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)233 lb (106 kg) SrMassanutten Military Academy Steilacoom, Washington
      C 50 Grant Pelchen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoJupiter HS Jupiter, Florida
      Head coach
      Assistant coach(es)
      Legend
      • (C) Team captain
      • (S) Suspended
      • (I) Ineligible
      • (W) Walk-on

      Roster

      Schedule

      [3]

      Date
      time, TV      		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
      city, state
      Exhibition
      11/08/2014*
      4:00 PM      		 St. Thomas W 73–60 
      		FAU Arena 
      Boca Raton, Florida
      Regular season
      11/14/2014*
      8:00 PM, ASN      		 at Elon L 58–64  0–1
      		 Alumni Gym (1,421)
      Elon, North Carolina
      11/17/2014*
      7:00 PM      		 Warner W 74–49  1–1
      		 FAU Arena (1,317)
      Boca Raton, Florida
      11/20/2014*
      8:00 PM, ASN      		 at Harvard L 49–71  1–2
      		 Lavietes Pavilion (1,343)
      Cambridge, Massachusetts
      11/23/2014*
      5:00 PM, FSN      		 at Georgia L 61–74  1–3
      		 Stegeman Coliseum (4,735)
      Athens, Georgia
      11/30/2014*
      2:00 PM      		 Ave Maria W 54–43  2–3
      		 FAU Arena (937)
      Boca Raton, Florida
      12/03/2014*
      7:00 PM      		 East Carolina W 72–63  3–3
      		 FAU Arena (1,219)
      Boca Raton, Florida
      12/13/2014*
      8:00 PM, ESPN3      		 at UCF W 54–41  4–3
      		 CFE Arena (6,180)
      Orlando, Florida
      12/16/2014*
      7:00 PM      		 Stetson W 79–69  5–3
      		 FAU Arena (898)
      Boca Raton, Florida
      12/20/2014*
      3:00 PM      		 at St. Francis Brooklyn L 56–61  5–4
      		 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (503)
      Brooklyn, New York
      12/22/2014*
      7:00 PM      		 Eastern Kentucky W 69–66  6–4
      		 FAU Arena (805)
      Boca Raton, Florida
      12/30/2014*
      7:00 PM      		 at Jacksonville W 68–50  7–4
      		 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (579)
      Jacksonville, Florida
      01/04/2015
      2:00 PM      		 FIU L 60–62  7–5 (0–1)
      		 FAU Arena (1,197)
      Boca Raton, Florida
      01/08/2015
      8:00 PM      		 at UAB L 57–66  7–6 (0–2)
      		 Bartow Arena (2,385)
      Birmingham, Alabama
      01/10/2015
      8:00 PM      		 at Middle Tennessee L 58–82  7–7 (0–3)
      		 Murphy Center (2,774)
      Murfreesboro, Tennessee
      01/15/2015
      7:00 PM      		 WKU L 85–88 OT 7–8 (0–4)
      		 FAU Arena (1,491)
      Boca Raton, Florida
      01/17/2015
      5:30 PM, ASN      		 Marshall W 76–62  8–8 (1–4)
      		 FAU Arena (1,167)
      Boca Raton, Florida
      01/29/2015
      7:00 PM      		 at Charlotte L 61–86  8–9 (1–5)
      		 Dale F. Halton Arena (3,724)
      Charlotte, North Carolina
      01/31/2015
      7:00 PM      		 at Old Dominion L 57–68  8–10 (1–6)
      		 Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,453)
      Norfolk, Virginia
      02/03/2015
      7:30 PM      		 at FIU L 56–64  8–11 (1–7)
      		 FIU Arena (1,543)
      Miami, Florida
      02/05/2015
      8:00 PM, ASN      		 UTEP L 56–63  8–12 (1–8)
      		 FAU Arena (1,566)
      Boca Raton, Florida
      02/07/2015
      7:00 PM      		 UTSA L 59–74  8–13 (1–9)
      		 FAU Arena (1,175)
      Boca Raton, Florida
      02/12/2015
      7:30 PM      		 at Louisiana Tech L 54–65  8–14 (1–10)
      		 Thomas Assembly Center (3,412)
      Ruston, Louisiana
      02/14/2015
      8:00 PM      		 at Southern Miss L 54–62  8–15 (1–11)
      		 Reed Green Coliseum (2,872)
      Hattiesburg, Mississippi
      02/19/2015
      7:00 PM      		 North Texas L 72–79  8–16 (1–12)
      		 FAU Arena (1,108)
      Boca Raton, Florida
      02/21/2015
      7:00 PM      		 Rice L 69–76  8–17 (1–13)
      		 FAU Arena (1,481)
      Boca Raton, Florida
      02/26/2015
      8:00 PM      		 at WKU L 68–71  8–18 (1–14)
      		 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,645)
      Bowling Green, Kentucky
      02/28/2015
      7:00 PM      		 at Marshall L 63–79  8–19 (1–15)
      		 Cam Henderson Center (5,745)
      Huntington, West Virginia
      03/05/2015
      7:00 PM      		 UAB W 62–59  9–19 (2–15)
      		 FAU Arena (1,005)
      Boca Raton, Florida
      03/07/2015
      7:00 PM      		 Middle Tennessee L 54–77  9–20 (2–16)
      		 FAU Arena (1,021)
      Boca Raton, Florida
      *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
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