# 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.

## Previous season

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

| 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 |
| Tyler Pate | 21 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Freshman | Port Aransas, Texas | Transferred |
| Pablo Bertone | 25 | G | 6'4" | 198 | Senior | Arroyito, Argentina | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| 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

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: 247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: 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 17, 2014. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2015

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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| 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. |||||