# 2014–15 Temple Owls men's basketball team

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 will have to sit out for the first semester of the 2014–15 season. Will have one and a half years of remaining eligibility. |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Obi Enechionyia PF | Springfield, VA | St. James School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 8, 2013 |
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 2, 2014. ||||||

### Recruiting Class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Levan Alston SG | Haverford, Pa | The Haverford School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 12, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Ernest Aflakpui C | Radnor, Pa | Archbishop Carroll High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 12, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Trey Lowe SG | Ewing, NJ | Ewing High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Aug 7, 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 2, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 14, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | American Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 40–37 | 1–0 | Liacouras Center (5,655) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 17, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana Tech Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 82–75 | 2–0 | Liacouras Center (4,237) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 21, 2014* 9:30 pm, TruTV | | vs. No. 4 Duke Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinals | L 54–74 | 2–1 | Barclays Center (10,135) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 22, 2014* 7:00 pm, TruTV | | vs. UNLV Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Consolation | L 50–57 | 2–2 | Barclays Center (10,046) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 25, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Penn Philadelphia Big 5 | W 76–67 | 3–2 | Liacouras Center (4,292) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 30, 2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | LIU Brooklyn | W 70–56 | 4–2 | Liacouras Center (3,852) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 3, 2014* 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Joseph's Rivalry/Philadelphia Big 5 | L 56–58 | 4–3 | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 6, 2014* 12:00 pm, ESPNews | | vs. La Salle | W 58–57 | 5–3 | Palestra (7,445) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 10, 2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Towson | W 76–64 | 6–3 | Liacouras Center (2,308) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 14, 2014* 2:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 7 Villanova Philadelphia Big 5 | L 62–85 | 6–4 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| December 18, 2014* 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 82–62 | 7–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,182) Newark, DE |
| December 22, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 10 Kansas | W 77–52 | 8–4 | Wells Fargo Center (11,188) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 28, 2014* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Delaware State | W 66–56 | 9–4 | Liacouras Center (4,642) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 31, 2014 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at UConn | W 57–53 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (1–0) | XL Center (13,428) Hartford, CT |
| January 4, 2015 12:00 pm, ESPNews | | UCF | W 84–78 | 11–4 (2–0) | Liacouras Center (4,008) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 7, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Tulane | W 64–56 | 12–4 (3–0) | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,875) New Orleans, LA |
| January 10, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNews | | Tulsa | L 56–63 | 12–5 (3–1) | Liacouras Center (6,012) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 14, 2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | SMU | L 55–60 | 12–6 (3–2) | Liacouras Center (7,695) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 17, 2015 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Cincinnati | L 53–84 | 12–7 (3–3) | Fifth Third Arena (12,071) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 22, 2015 6:30 pm, ESPNews | | South Florida | W 73–48 | 13–7 (4–3) | Liacouras Center (5,352) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28, 2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UCF | W 86–62 | 14–7 (5–3) | CFE Arena (4,224) Orlando, FL |
| January 31, 2015 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Tulane | W 55–37 | 15–7 (6–3) | Liacouras Center (7,254) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 4, 2015 6:30 pm, ESPNews | | at South Florida | W 61–48 | 16–7 (7–3) | USF Sun Dome (3,249) Tampa, FL |
| February 7, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Memphis | W 61–60 | 17–7 (8–3) | FedEx Forum (14,381) Memphis, TN |
| February 10, 2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | Cincinnati | W 75–59 | 18–7 (9–3) | Liacouras Center (6,603) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 14, 2015 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | East Carolina | W 66–53 | 19–7 (10–3) | Liacouras Center (8,121) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 19, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 21 SMU | L 58–67 | 19–8 (10–4) | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX |
| February 22, 2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Tulsa | L 39–55 | 19–9 (10–5) | Reynolds Center (5,130) Tulsa, OK |
| February 26, 2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Houston | W 61–54 | 20–9 (11–5) | Liacouras Center (7,023) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 5, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at East Carolina | W 70–56 | 21–9 (12–5) | Williams Arena (4,790) Greenville, NC |
| March 7, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | UConn | W 75–63 | 22–9 (13–5) | Liacouras Center (10,206) Philadelphia, PA |
| American Athletic Conference tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Memphis Quarterfinals | W 80–75 | 23–9 | XL Center (N/A) Hartford, CT |
| March 14, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 20 SMU Semifinals | L 56–69 | 23–10 | XL Center (10,114) Hartford, CT |
| NIT ||||||
| March 18, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. (1) | (8) Bucknell First round | W 73–67 | 24–10 | Liacouras Center (3,882) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 22, 2015* 11:00 am, ESPN | No. (1) | (5) George Washington Second round | W 90–77 | 25–10 | Liacouras Center (3,404) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 25, 2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. (1) | (3) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals | W 77–59 | 26–10 | Liacouras Center (3,906) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 31, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. (1) | vs. (2) Miami (FL) Semifinals | L 57–60 | 26–11 | Madison Square Garden (7,185) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in 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.