2014–15 Temple Owls men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Temple Owls Temple T logo.svg 150 American Athletic Conference The American 26–11 13–5 Fran Dunphy 9th Dave Duke Dwayne Killings Shawn Trice Aaron McKie Liacouras CenterWells Fargo Center (1 game only) NIT Semifinals The 2014–15 Temple Owls basketball team represented Temple University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by ninth year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at the Liacouras Center and were members the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–11, 13–5 in AAC play, to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic tournament to SMU. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Bucknell in the first round, George Washington in the second round, and Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals, to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to Miami (FL). Previous season The Owls finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in AAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to UCF. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Anthony Lee 3 F 6'9" 230 Junior Columbia, MD Graduate transfer to Ohio State Dalton Pepper 32 G 6'5" 220 Senior Levittown, PA Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Devin Coleman 34 G 6'2" 205 RS junior Philadelphia, PA Transferred from Clemson during the 2013-14 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Coleman would have to sit out for the first semester of the 2014–15 season, and would have one and a half years of remaining eligibility. Incoming recruits no no 2014 Obi Enechionyia PF Springfield, VA St. James School 6 8 220 2013-09-08 3 3 80 2014 2014 Temple Signees 2014 Temple Signees 2014 Temple Signees 2 September 2014 yes Recruiting class of 2015 no no 2014 Levan Alston SG Haverford, Pa The Haverford School 6 4 175 2014-11-12 3 4 82 Ernest Aflakpui C Radnor, Pa Archbishop Carroll High School 6 10 220 2014-10-12 3 3 80 Trey Lowe SG Ewing, NJ Ewing High School 6 5 165 2014-08-07 3 3 80 2015 2015 Temple Signees 2015 Temple Signees 2015 Temple Signees 2 September 2014 yes Roster 2014 Temple Owls y y Obi Enechionyia 0 F 6 8 220 FR Springfield, VA St. James School n y Josh Brown 1 G 6 3 185 SO Irvington, NJ St. Anthony (NJ) n Will Cummings 2 G 6 2 175 SR Jacksonville, FL Providence School n y Jesse Morgan 3 G 6 5 190 GS Philadelphia, PA MassachusettsOlney n Daniel Dingle 4 G/F 6 7 225 SO y Bronx, NY St. Raymond n Mark Williams 10 F 6 8 240 SO Cleveland, OH Montrose Christian n Mike Robbins 11 G 6 4 185 SO Wynnewood, PA Lower Merion n Nick Pendergast 13 F 6 5 180 JR y Bridgewater, CT Kent n Jaylen Bond 15 F 6 8 240 JR y Philadelphia, PA TexasPlymouth-Whitemarsh n y Devontae Watson 23 F/C 6 10 210 JR Ambridge, PA Lincoln Park Performing Arts n Quenton DeCosey 25 G 6 5 180 JR Union, NJ St. Joseph, Metuchen, NJ n y Devin Coleman 34 G 6 2 205 JR y Philadelphia, PA ClemsonFriends' Central n Jimmy McDonnell 41 F 6 10 210 SR y Jackson, NJ Jackson Memorial n Chima Nwakpuda 50 F 6 4 215 JR Philadelphia, PA MillersvilleShipley n http://www.owlsports.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball November 27, 2014 Fran Dunphy Dave Duke Dwayne Killings Shawn Trice Aaron McKie Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#9E1B34; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season November 14, 2014 7:00 pm yes American Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA Coaches vs. Cancer Classic ESPN3 40–37 1–0 5,655 November 17, 2014 7:00 pm yes Louisiana Tech Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA Coaches vs. Cancer Classic ESPN3 82–75 2–0 4,237 November 21, 2014 9:30 pm yes yes Duke 4 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinals TruTV 54–74 2–1 10,135 November 22, 2014 7:00 pm yes yes UNLV Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Consolation TruTV 50–57 2–2 10,046 November 25, 2014 7:00 pm yes Penn Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Big 5 ESPN3 76–67 3–2 4,292 November 30, 2014 4:00 pm yes LIU Brooklyn Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 70–56 4–2 3,852 December 3, 2014 6:30 pm yes yes Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA Rivalry/Philadelphia Big 5 CBSSN 56–58 4–3 4,200 December 6, 2014 12:00 pm yes yes La Salle Palestra Philadelphia, PA ESPNews 58–57 5–3 7,445 December 10, 2014 8:00 pm yes Towson Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 76–64 6–3 2,308 December 14, 2014 2:00 pm yes yes Villanova 7 The Pavilion Villanova, PA Philadelphia Big 5 FS1 62–85 6–4 6,500 December 18, 2014 7:00 pm yes yes Delaware Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE 82–62 7–4 2,182 December 22, 2014 7:00 pm yes yes Kansas 10 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA ESPN2 77–52 8–4 11,188 December 28, 2014 5:00 pm yes Delaware State Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 66–56 9–4 4,642 December 31, 2014 1:00 pm yes UConn XL Center Hartford, CT ESPN2 57–53 OT 10–4 (1–0) 13,428 January 4, 2015 12:00 pm UCF Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA ESPNews 84–78 11–4 (2–0) 4,008 January 7, 2015 7:00 pm yes Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA ESPNews 64–56 12–4 (3–0) 2,875 January 10, 2015 3:00 pm Tulsa Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA ESPNews 56–63 12–5 (3–1) 6,012 January 14, 2015 7:00 pm SMU Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 55–60 12–6 (3–2) 7,695 January 17, 2015 7:30 pm yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 53–84 12–7 (3–3) 12,071 January 22, 2015 6:30 pm South Florida Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA ESPNews 73–48 13–7 (4–3) 5,352 January 28, 2015 7:00 pm yes UCF CFE Arena Orlando, FL CBSSN 86–62 14–7 (5–3) 4,224 January 31, 2015 12:00 pm Tulane Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 55–37 15–7 (6–3) 7,254 February 4, 2015 6:30 pm yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPNews 61–48 16–7 (7–3) 3,249 February 7, 2015 1:00 pm yes Memphis FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPNews 61–60 17–7 (8–3) 14,381 February 10, 2015 7:30 pm Cincinnati Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 75–59 18–7 (9–3) 6,603 February 14, 2015 2:00 pm East Carolina Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 66–53 19–7 (10–3) 8,121 February 19, 2015 7:00 pm yes SMU 21 Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX ESPN2 58–67 19–8 (10–4) 6,852 February 22, 2015 6:00 pm yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 5,130 ESPNU 39–55 19–9 (10–5) February 26, 2015 7:00 pm Houston Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA 7,023 CBSSN 61–54 20–9 (11–5) March 5, 2015 7:00 pm yes East Carolina Williams Arena Greenville, NC ESPNU 70–56 21–9 (12–5) 4,790 March 7, 2015 2:00 pm UConn Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA ESPN2 75–63 22–9 (13–5) 10,206 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#9E1B34; color:#FFFFFF;"| American Athletic Conference tournament March 13, 2015 2:00 pm yes Memphis XL Center Hartford, CT Quarterfinals N/A ESPN2 80–75 23–9 March 14, 2015 3:00 pm yes SMU 20 XL Center Hartford, CT Semifinals 10,114 ESPN2 56–69 23–10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#9E1B34; color:#FFFFFF;"| NIT March 18, 2015 7:00 pm yes (1) (8) Bucknell Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA First round 3,882 ESPN3 73–67 24–10 March 22, 2015 11:00 am yes (1) (5) George Washington Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA Second round 3,404 ESPN 90–77 25–10 March 25, 2015 9:00 pm yes (1) (3) Louisiana Tech Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA Quarterfinals 3,906 ESPN2 77–59 26–10 March 31, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes (1) (2) Miami (FL) Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinals 7,185 ESPN 57–60 26–11 AP Poll Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region Awards Will Cummings was named to the First Team All-AAC. Jaylen Bond was an Honorable Mention All-AAC.2015 American Athletic Conference All-Conference Teams http://theamerican.org/news/2015/3/10/MBB_0310150708.aspx theAmerican.org Sidearmsports 10 March 2015 References Category:Temple Owls men's basketball seasons Temple Temple Temple Owls men's basketball Temple Owls men's basketball