2014–15 UCF Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 UCF Knights UCF Knights logo.svg 100px American Athletic Conference The American 12–18 5–13 Donnie Jones 5th Shawn Finney Darren Tillis Tim Thomas CFE Arena The 2014–15 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights competed 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 played 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 round 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 Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure 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 from Tennessee. Under NCAA transfer rules, Davis had to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Had 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 no no 2014 Adonys Henriquez SG Orlando, FL Orlando Christian Prep 6 5 185 2013-09-29 3 3 80 B.J. Taylor PG Orlando, FL Boone High School 6 2 177 2013-08-08 3 3 75 Terrell Miller PF Jacksonville, FL Arlington Country Day School 6 8 250 2014-04-03 N/A N/A 70 Marshall Holmes SG Tampa, FL Berkeley Prep 6 3 N/A NR NR NR 2014 2014 UCF Signees 2014 UCF Signees 2014 UCF Signees 5 September 2014 yes Recruiting class of 2015 no no 2014 Chance McSpadden SG Winter Haven, FL Winter Haven High School 6 3 175 2014-05-01 3 3 81 Chad Brown PF Deltona, FL Deltona High School 6 8 210 2014-05-01 4 3 NR 2015 2015 UCF Signees 2015 UCF Signees 2015 UCF Signees 5 September 2014 yes Roster 2014 UCF Knights y B. J. Taylor 1 G 6 2 200 FR Orlando, FL Isiah Thomas 2 G 5 11 160 FR Wesley Chapel, FL A. J. Davis basketball y 3 G/F 6 9 212 SO Buford, GA yes Daiquan Walker 4 G 6 2 185 JR Philadelphia, PA Adonys Henriquez 10 G 6 6 210 FR Orlando, FL Brandon Goodwin y basketball 11 G 6 0 180 SO Norcross, GA Matt Williams basketball y 12 G 6 5 220 JR Orlando, FL Dylan Karell 15 F 6 11 240 JR North Miami Beach, FL Myles Davis 20 G 6 3 185 SR Winter Haven, FL Djordjije Mumin 24 G 6 5 205 FR Podgorica, Montenegro Marshall Holmes 25 G 6 3 175 FR Tampa, FL Kasey Wilson 32 f 6 7 235 SR North Port, FL Shaheed Davis y 33 f 6 9 210 JR Warren, OH Justin McBride 34 C 6 10 325 SO Starke, FL Staphon Blair 52 F 6 9 255 JR Fort Lauderdale, FL http://www.ucfathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ucf-m-baskbl-mtt.html Donnie Jones (Pikeville) Shawn Finney (Fairmont) Darren Tillis (Paul Quinn) Tim Thomas (Wheeling Jesuit) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#BC9B6A;"| Exhibition 11/04/2014 7:00 pm yes Flagler CFE Arena Orlando, FL 96–70   – 11/11/2014 7:00 pm yes Georgia College CFE Arena Orlando, FL 82–65   – |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#BC9B6A;"| Non-conference regular season 11/16/2014 6:00 pm yes Stetson CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPN3 64–55 4,578 1–0 11/20/2014 7:00 pm yes Eckerd CFE Arena Orlando, FL 76–59 3,236 2–0 11/23/2014 6:00 pm yes USC Upstate CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPN3 76–69 3,413 3–0 11/26/2014 7:00 pm yes Davidson CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPN3 69–95 3,458 3–1 11/30/2014 6:00 pm yes Bethune-Cookman CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPN3 75–67 3,258 4–1 12/02/2014 7:00 pm yes Georgia Southern CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPN3 61–59 3,544 5–1 12/06/2014 2:00 pm yes yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 73–96 5,732 5–2 12/11/2014 8:00 pm yes yes UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL ESPN3 60–71 2,308 5–3 12/13/2014 8:00 pm yes Florida Atlantic CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPN3 41–54 6,180 5–4 12/17/2014 7:30 pm yes Detroit CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPN3 75–70 3,428 6–4 12/22/2014 7:00 pm yes Southeastern Louisiana CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPN3 70–65 3,389 7–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#BC9B6A;"| American regular season 12/31/2014 12:00 pm Tulsa CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPNU 54–56 3,440 7–5 (0–1) 01/04/2015 12:00 pm yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA ESPNews 78–84 4,008 7–6 (0–2) 01/06/2015 7:00 pm yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX ESPNews 79–78 OT 2,003 8–6 (1–2) 01/11/2015 2:00 pm SMU CFE Arena Orlando, FL CBSSN 61–70 3,664 8–7 (1–3) 01/14/2015 7:00 pm Tulane CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPN3 103–100 3OT 4,503 9–7 (2–3) 01/17/2015 2:00 pm yes Memphis FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPNews 79–99 14,027 9–8 (2–4) 01/22/2015 12:00 pm yes UConn XL Center Hartford, CT CBSSN 53–66 10,167 9–9 (2–5) 01/25/2015 2:00 pm Cincinnati CFE Arena Orlando, FL CBSSN 46–56 9–10 (2–6) 3,874 01/28/2015 7:00 pm Temple CFE Arena Orlando, FL CBSSN 62–86 9–11 (2–7) 4,224 01/31/2015 8:00 pm yes SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX ESPNU 56–75 9–12 (2–8) 7,043 02/07/2015 5:00 pm yes East Carolina Williams Arena Greenville, NC ESPN3 49–67 5,305 9–13 (2–9) 02/11/2015 7:00 pm South Florida CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPNews 73–62 10–13 (3–9) 6,201 02/15/2015 2:00 pm Houston CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPN3 56–54 11–13 (4–9) 4,269 02/19/2015 7:00 pm yes Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA ESPNews 69–55 2,021 12–13 (5–9) 02/22/2015 2:00 pm Memphis CFE Arena Orlando, FL CBSSN 65–75 OT 12–14 (5–10) 4,543 02/25/2015 7:30 pm yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH CBSSN 60–83 9,825 12–15 (5–11) 02/28/2015 12:00 pm East Carolina CFE Arena Orlando, FL ESPNews 66–71 3,740 12–16 (5–12) 03/04/2015 7:00 pm yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPNU 45–74 3,417 12–17 (5–13) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#BC9B6A;"| 2015 American Athletic Conference tournament 03/12/2015 3:30 pm yes East Carolina XL Center Hartford, CT First Round ESPNU 80–81 OT   12–18 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:UCF Knights men's basketball seasons UCF UCF Knights UCF Knights