2014–15 UCF Knights men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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 : 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
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
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:
Recruiting Class of 2015
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
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 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 .
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