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 Home town 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 Home town 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 Previous school Hometown
C 0 Turman, C. J.C. J. Turman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Morgan County Madison, GA
G 1 Johnson, D'AndreD'Andre Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cass Tech Detroit, MI
G 2 Botley, MarquanMarquan Botley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Prestonwood Christian Plano, TX
G 3 Filer, AdonisAdonis Filer  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Clemson Chicago Heights, IL
G 4 Massey, JustinJustin Massey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr American Heritage Cooper City, FL
F 5 Lacunza, JavierJavier Lacunza 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Sagrado Corazon Pamplona, Spain
C 11 Raffington, JustinJustin Raffington 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr San Francisco Freiburg, Germany
G 12 Trapp, JacksonJackson Trapp 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Fishburne Military School Orlando, FL
G/F 15 Baston, MaceoMaceo Baston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Detroit Country Day Detroit, MI
G 22 Laws, MalcolmMalcolm Laws 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lake Highland Prep Orlando, FL
G 23 Poole, SolomonSolomon Poole  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Georgia Tech Jacksonville, FL
F/C 24 Hornstein, BrianBrian Hornstein 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Richland CC Dallas, TX
G 30 Graves, AnthonyAnthony Graves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Pembroke Pines Charter Pembroke Pines, FL
F 44 Penn, KelvinKelvin Penn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Sr Massanutten Military Academy Steilacoom, WA
C 50 Pelchen, GrantGrant Pelchen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 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
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, FL
Regular season
11/14/2014*
8:00 PM, ASN
at Elon L 58–64  0–1
Alumni Gym (1,421)
Elon, NC
11/17/2014*
7:00 PM
Warner W 74–49  1–1
FAU Arena (1,317)
Boca Raton, FL
11/20/2014*
8:00 PM, ASN
at Harvard L 49–71  1–2
Lavietes Pavilion (1,343)
Cambridge, MA
11/23/2014*
5:00 PM, FSN
at Georgia L 61–74  1–3
Stegeman Coliseum (4,735)
Athens, GA
11/30/2014*
2:00 PM
Ave Maria W 54–43  2–3
FAU Arena (937)
Boca Raton, FL
12/03/2014*
7:00 PM
East Carolina W 72–63  3–3
FAU Arena (1,219)
Boca Raton, FL
12/13/2014*
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at UCF W 54–41  4–3
CFE Arena (6,180)
Orlando, FL
12/16/2014*
7:00 PM
Stetson W 79–69  5–3
FAU Arena (898)
Boca Raton, FL
12/20/2014*
3:00 PM
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 56–61  5–4
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (503)
Brooklyn, NY
12/22/2014*
7:00 PM
Eastern Kentucky W 69–66  6–4
FAU Arena (805)
Boca Raton, FL
12/30/2014*
7:00 PM
at Jacksonville W 68–50  7–4
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (579)
Jacksonville, FL
01/04/2015
2:00 PM
FIU L 60–62  7–5 (0–1)
FAU Arena (1,197)
Boca Raton, FL
01/08/2015
8:00 PM
at UAB L 57–66  7–6 (0–2)
Bartow Arena (2,385)
Birmingham, AL
01/10/2015
8:00 PM
at Middle Tennessee L 58–82  7–7 (0–3)
Murphy Center (2,774)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/15/2015
7:00 PM
WKU L 85–88 OT 7–8 (0–4)
FAU Arena (1,491)
Boca Raton, FL
01/17/2015
5:30 PM, ASN
Marshall W 76–62  8–8 (1–4)
FAU Arena (1,167)
Boca Raton, FL
01/29/2015
7:00 PM
at Charlotte L 61–86  8–9 (1–5)
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,724)
Charlotte, NC
01/31/2015
7:00 PM
at Old Dominion L 57–68  8–10 (1–6)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,453)
Norfolk, VA
02/03/2015
7:30 PM
at FIU L 56–64  8–11 (1–7)
FIU Arena (1,543)
Miami, FL
02/05/2015
8:00 PM, ASN
UTEP L 56–63  8–12 (1–8)
FAU Arena (1,566)
Boca Raton, FL
02/07/2015
7:00 PM
UTSA L 59–74  8–13 (1–9)
FAU Arena (1,175)
Boca Raton, FL
02/12/2015
7:30 PM
at Louisiana Tech L 54–65  8–14 (1–10)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,412)
Ruston, LA
02/14/2015
8:00 PM
at Southern Miss L 54–62  8–15 (1–11)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,872)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/19/2015
7:00 PM
North Texas L 72–79  8–16 (1–12)
FAU Arena (1,108)
Boca Raton, FL
02/21/2015
7:00 PM
Rice L 69–76  8–17 (1–13)
FAU Arena (1,481)
Boca Raton, FL
02/26/2015
8:00 PM
at WKU L 68–71  8–18 (1–14)
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,645)
Bowling Green, KY
02/28/2015
7:00 PM
at Marshall L 63–79  8–19 (1–15)
Cam Henderson Center (5,745)
Huntington, WV
03/05/2015
7:00 PM
UAB W 62–59  9–19 (2–15)
FAU Arena (1,005)
Boca Raton, FL
03/07/2015
7:00 PM
Middle Tennessee L 54–77  9–20 (2–16)
FAU Arena (1,021)
Boca Raton, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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