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
Record9–20 (2–16 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFAU Arena
Seasons
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

Previous season

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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

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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, Ohio Left the team[1]
Tyler Pate 21 G 6'3" 190 Freshman Port Aransas, Texas Transferred[2]
Pablo Bertone 25 G 6'4" 198 Senior Arroyito, Argentina Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Adonis Filer 3 G 6'2" 190 Junior Chicago, Illinois 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, Florida 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

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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:    247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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2014–15 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 C. J. Turman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Morgan County Madison, Georgia
G 1 D'Andre Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cass Tech Detroit, Michigan
G 2 Marquan Botley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Prestonwood Christian Plano, Texas
G 3 Adonis Filer   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Clemson Chicago Heights, Illinois
G 4 Justin Massey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr American Heritage Cooper City, Florida
F 5 Javier Lacunza 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Sagrado Corazon Pamplona, Spain
C 11 Justin Raffington 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr San Francisco Freiburg, Germany
G 12 Jackson Trapp 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Fishburne Military School Orlando, Florida
G 15 Maceo Baston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Detroit Country Day Detroit, Michigan
G 22 Malcolm Laws 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lake Highland Prep Orlando, Florida
G 23 Solomon Poole 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Georgia Tech Jacksonville, Florida
F/C 24 Brian Hornstein 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Richland CC Dallas, Texas
G 30 Anthony Graves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Pembroke Pines Charter Pembroke Pines, Florida
F 44 Kelvin Penn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Sr Massanutten Military Academy Steilacoom, Washington
C 50 Grant Pelchen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Jupiter HS Jupiter, Florida
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, 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

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  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. ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.