2014–15 Temple Owls men's basketball team

2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	† The American Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2014–15 Temple Owls men's basketball
2014–15 Temple Owls men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2014–15 record	26–11 (13–5 The American)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Dave Duke; Dwayne Killings; Shawn Trice; Aaron McKie;
Home arena	Liacouras Center; Wells Fargo Center(1 Game Only)
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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
Obi Enechionyia PF	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 2 September 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
Levan Alston SG	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
Ernest Aflakpui C	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
Trey Lowe SG	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 2 September 2014.

Roster[]

2014–15 Temple Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Obi Enechionyia	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	St. James School	Springfield, VA
G	1	Josh Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	St. Anthony (NJ)	Irvington, NJ
G	2	Will Cummings	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Providence School	Jacksonville, FL
G	3	Jesse Morgan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Massachusetts Olney	Philadelphia, PA
G/F	4	Daniel Dingle	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	St. Raymond	Bronx, NY
F	10	Mark Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Montrose Christian	Cleveland, OH
G	11	Mike Robbins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Lower Merion	Wynnewood, PA
F	13	Nick Pendergast	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Kent	Bridgewater, CT
F	15	Jaylen Bond	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Texas Plymouth-Whitemarsh	Philadelphia, PA
F/C	23	Devontae Watson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Lincoln Park Performing Arts	Ambridge, PA
G	25	Quenton DeCosey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	St. Joseph, Metuchen, NJ	Union, NJ
G	34	Devin Coleman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Clemson Friends' Central	Philadelphia, PA
F	41	Jimmy McDonnell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Jackson Memorial	Jackson, NJ
F	50	Chima Nwakpuda	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Millersville Shipley	Philadelphia, PA

Head coach

Fran Dunphy

Assistant coach(es)

Dave Duke
Dwayne Killings
Shawn Trice
Aaron McKie

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2014

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		American Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	W 40–37	1–0	Liacouras Center (5,655) Philadelphia, PA
11/17/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Louisiana Tech Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	W 82–75	2–0	Liacouras Center (4,237) Philadelphia, PA
11/21/2014* 9:30 pm, TruTV		vs. No. 4 Duke Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinals	L 54–74	2–1	Barclays Center (10,135) Brooklyn, NY
11/22/2014* 7:00 pm, TruTV		vs. UNLV Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Consolation	L 50–57	2–2	Barclays Center (10,046) Brooklyn, NY
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Penn Philadelphia Big 5	W 76–67	3–2	Liacouras Center (4,292) Philadelphia, PA
11/30/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		LIU Brooklyn	W 70–56	4–2	Liacouras Center (3,852) Philadelphia, PA
12/03/2014* 6:30 pm, CBSSN		at Saint Joseph's Rivalry/Philadelphia Big 5	L 56–58	4–3	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
12/06/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPNews		vs. La Salle	W 58–57	5–3	Palestra (7,445) Philadelphia, PA
12/10/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Towson	W 76–64	6–3	Liacouras Center (2,308) Philadelphia, PA
12/14/2014* 2:00 pm, FS1		at No. 7 Villanova Philadelphia Big 5	L 62–85	6–4	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/18/2014* 7:00 pm		at Delaware	W 82–62	7–4	Bob Carpenter Center (2,182) Newark, DE
12/22/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 10 Kansas	W 77–52	8–4	Wells Fargo Center (11,188) Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2014* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Delaware State	W 66–56	9–4	Liacouras Center (4,642) Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2014 1:00 pm, ESPN2		at UConn	W 57–53 ^OT	10–4 (1–0)	XL Center (13,428) Hartford, CT
01/04/2015 12:00 pm, ESPNews		UCF	W 84–78	11–4 (2–0)	Liacouras Center (4,008) Philadelphia, PA
01/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNews		at Tulane	W 64–56	12–4 (3–0)	Devlin Fieldhouse (2,875) New Orleans, LA
01/10/2015 3:00 pm, ESPNews		Tulsa	L 56–63	12–5 (3–1)	Liacouras Center (6,012) Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN		SMU	L 55–60	12–6 (3–2)	Liacouras Center (7,695) Philadelphia, PA
01/17/2015 7:30 pm, ESPNU		at Cincinnati	L 53–84	12–7 (3–3)	Fifth Third Arena (12,071) Cincinnati, OH
01/22/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNews		South Florida	W 73–48	13–7 (4–3)	Liacouras Center (5,352) Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at UCF	W 86–62	14–7 (5–3)	CFE Arena (4,224) Orlando, FL
01/31/2015 12:00 pm, CBSSN		Tulane	W 55–37	15–7 (6–3)	Liacouras Center (7,254) Philadelphia, PA
02/04/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNews		at South Florida	W 61–48	16–7 (7–3)	USF Sun Dome (3,249) Tampa, FL
02/07/2015 1:00 pm, ESPNews		at Memphis	W 61–60	17–7 (8–3)	FedEx Forum (14,381) Memphis, TN
02/10/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN		Cincinnati	W 75–59	18–7 (9–3)	Liacouras Center (6,603) Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2015 2:00 pm, CBSSN		East Carolina	W 66–53	19–7 (10–3)	Liacouras Center (8,121) Philadelphia, PA
02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 21 SMU	L 58–67	19–8 (10–4)	Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX
02/22/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Tulsa	L 39–55	19–9 (10–5)	Reynolds Center (5,130) Tulsa, OK
02/26/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Houston	W 61–54	20–9 (11–5)	Liacouras Center (7,023) Philadelphia, PA
03/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at East Carolina	W 70–56	21–9 (12–5)	Williams Arena (4,790) Greenville, NC
03/07/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN2		UConn	W 75–63	22–9 (13–5)	Liacouras Center (10,206) Philadelphia, PA
American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/13/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Memphis Quarterfinals	W 80–75	23–9	XL Center (N/A) Hartford, CT
03/14/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 20 SMU Semifinals	L 56–69	23–10	XL Center (10,114) Hartford, CT
NIT
03/18/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. (1)	(8) Bucknell First round	W 73–67	24–10	Liacouras Center (3,882) Philadelphia, PA
03/22/2015* 11:00 am, ESPN	No. (1)	(5) George Washington Second round	W 90–77	25–10	Liacouras Center (3,404) Philadelphia, PA
03/25/2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. (1)	(3) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	W 77–59	26–10	Liacouras Center (3,906) Philadelphia, PA
03/31/2015* 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.^[1]

References[]

^ "2015 American Athletic Conference All-Conference Teams". theAmerican.org. Sidearmsports. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

[1] "2015 American Athletic Conference All-Conference Teams". theAmerican.org. Sidearmsports. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

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v t Temple Owls men's basketball
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Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1900–01 1918–19 1937–38 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 SMU †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Tulsa	14	–	4	.778	23	–	11	.676
Temple	13	–	5	.722	26	–	11	.703
Cincinnati	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
UConn	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Memphis	10	–	8	.556	18	–	14	.563
Tulane	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
East Carolina	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
UCF	5	–	13	.278	12	–	18	.400
Houston	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	9	–	23	.281

† The American Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll