# 2014–15 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

The 2014–15 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 44th season of Basketball for USF, and the second as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls were coached by Orlando Antigua, who was in his first season. The Bulls played their home games at the USF Sun Dome. They finished the season 9–23, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to UConn.

## Previous season

The Bulls finished the season 12–20, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Rutgers.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Martino Brock | 0 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Memphis, TN | Graduated |
| Musa Abdul-Aleem | 1 | F | 6'5" | 221 | Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
| Victor Rudd | 2 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
| Zach LeDay | 3 | F | 6'7" | 245 | Sophomore | The Colony, TX | Transferred to Virginia Tech |
| John Egbunu | 5 | C | 6'10" | 245 | Freshman | Fort Walton Beach, FL | Transferred to Florida |
| Josh Heath | 10 | G | 6'2" | 165 | Freshman | Tampa, FL | Transferred to Georgia Tech |
| Shemiye McLendon | 15 | G | 6'3" | 217 | RS Junior | Vero Beach, FL | Transferred |
| Javonte Hawkins | 21 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Sophomore | Flint, MI | Transferred to Eastern Kentucky |
| Jordan Omogbehin | 35 | C | 7'3" | 315 | RS Sophomore | Lagos, Nigeria | Transferred to Morgan State |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Roddy Peters | 3 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | District Heights, MD | Transferred from Maryland. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Nehemias Morillo | 5 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Junior | Philadelphia, PA | Junior college transferred from Monroe College. |
| Justin David | 14 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Sophomore | Pittsburgh, PA | Junior college transferred from Grove City College. |
| Jaleel Cousins | 15 | F | 6'10" | 260 | Junior | Mobile, AL | Junior college transferred from Navarro College. |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Troy Holston SG | Tampa, FL | Oldsmar Christian High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 7, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Dinero Mercurius SG | Orlando, FL | Faith Baptist Christian School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Feb 15, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST ||||||
| Ruben Guerrero PF | Málaga, Spain | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 1, 2014 |
| 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 |
| Luis Santos C | Bronx, NY | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| 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 ||||||
| 11/08/2014* 4:00 pm | Indiana (PA) (DII) | W 77–72 | | USF Sun Dome (2,996) Tampa, FL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | Flagler (DII) | W 75–61 | 1–0 | USF Sun Dome (3,621) Tampa, FL |
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Jackson State Global Sports Invitational | W 73–64 | 2–0 | USF Sun Dome (3,095) Tampa, FL |
| 11/20/2014* 7:00 pm | at UAB | W 73–71 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Bartow Arena (2,501) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/23/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | at NC State Global Sports Invitational | L 65–68 | 3–1 | PNC Arena (15,157) Raleigh, NC |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Hofstra Global Sports Invitational | W 71–70 | 4–1 | USF Sun Dome (3,228) Tampa, FL |
| 11/29/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Jacksonville Global Sports Invitational | W 79–65 | 5–1 | USF Sun Dome (2,993) Tampa, FL |
| 12/02/2014* 9:00 pm, SECN | at Alabama | L 71–82 | 5–2 | Coleman Coliseum (9,342) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/06/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Detroit | L 57–67 | 5–3 | Calihan Hall (2,664) Detroit, MI |
| 12/15/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Georgia Southern | L 63–68 | 5–4 | USF Sun Dome (2,912) Tampa, FL |
| 12/18/2014* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Seton Hall | L 69–89 | 5–5 | USF Sun Dome (3,330) Tampa, FL |
| 12/20/2014* 2:00 pm, FSN | vs. Florida State Orange Bowl Classic | L 62–75 | 5–6 | BB&T Center (10,175) Sunrise, FL |
| 12/23/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southeastern Louisiana | W 78–63 | 6–6 | USF Sun Dome (2,818) Tampa, FL |
| 12/28/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bowling Green | L 70–79 | 6–7 | USF Sun Dome (3,513) Tampa, FL |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2014 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | at SMU | L 49–83 | 6–8 (0–1) | Moody Coliseum (6,624) Dallas, TX |
| 01/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | East Carolina | W 58–50 | 7–8 (1–1) | USF Sun Dome (3,184) Tampa, FL |
| 01/06/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | UConn | L 44–58 | 7–9 (1–2) | USF Sun Dome (6,128) Tampa, FL |
| 01/11/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulane | L 51–56 $^{OT}$ | 7–10 (1–3) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,977) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/17/2015 11:00 am, ESPNU | Tulsa | L 58–75 | 7–11 (1–4) | USF Sun Dome (3,165) Tampa, FL |
| 01/22/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNews | at Temple | L 48–73 | 7–12 (1–5) | Liacouras Center (5,352) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/25/2015 12:00 pm, CBSSN | at UConn | L 53–66 | 7–13 (1–6) | XL Center (14,105) Hartford, CT |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | SMU | L 52–63 | 7–14 (1–7) | USF Sun Dome (3,589) Tampa, FL |
| 01/31/2015 1:00 pm, ESPNews | at Tulsa | L 71–78 $^{OT}$ | 7–15 (1–8) | Reynolds Center (4,939) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/04/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNews | Temple | L 48–61 | 7–16 (1–9) | USF Sun Dome (3,249) Tampa, FL |
| 02/07/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at Cincinnati | L 58–63 | 7–17 (1–10) | Fifth Third Arena (11,670) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNews | at UCF War on I-4 | L 63–72 | 7–18 (1–11) | CFE Arena (6,201) Orlando, FL |
| 02/14/2015 12:00 pm, ESPNU | Memphis | L 48–75 | 7–19 (1–12) | USF Sun Dome (3,288) Tampa, FL |
| 02/17/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNews | Houston | W 69–67 | 8–19 (2–12) | USF Sun Dome (3,128) Tampa, FL |
| 02/21/2015 11:00 am, ESPNU | at East Carolina | L 60–73 | 8–20 (2–13) | Williams Arena (5,073) Greenville, NC |
| 03/01/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Houston | L 55–72 | 8–21 (2–14) | Hofheinz Pavilion (2,816) Houston, TX |
| 03/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | UCF War on I-4 | W 74-45 | 9–21 (3–14) | USF Sun Dome (3,417) Tampa, FL |
| 03/07/2015 4:00 pm, ESPNews | Tulane | L 63-67 | 9–22 (3–15) | USF Sun Dome (3,163) Tampa, FL |
| American Athletic Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNews | vs. UConn First Round | L 43–69 | 9–23 | XL Center Hartford, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||