# 2014–15 UCF Knights men's basketball team

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 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

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| 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 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014. ||||||

### Recruiting Class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Chance McSpadden SG | Winter Haven, FL | Winter Haven High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Chad Brown PF | Deltona, FL | Deltona High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | 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. ||||||