2014–15 Temple Owls men's basketball team

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 year)
Assistant coach	Dave Duke
Assistant coach	Dwayne Killings
Assistant coach	Shawn Trice
Assistant coach	Aaron McKie
Home arena	Liacouras Center Wells Fargo Center(1 Game Only)

2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#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
Connecticut	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

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

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	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

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	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	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	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	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Enechionyia, ObiObi Enechionyia	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. James School	Springfield, VA
1.5 !G	1	Brown, JoshJosh Brown	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Anthony (NJ)	Irvington, NJ
1.5 !G	2	Cummings, WillWill Cummings	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Providence School	Jacksonville, FL
1.5 !G	3	Morgan, JesseJesse Morgan	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	5.0 !GS	Massachusetts Olney	Philadelphia, PA
2.5 !G/F	4	Dingle, DanielDaniel Dingle	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.5 !RS So	St. Raymond	Bronx, NY
3.5 !F	10	Williams, MarkMark Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Montrose Christian	Cleveland, OH
1.5 !G	11	Robbins, MikeMike Robbins	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Lower Merion	Wynnewood, PA
3.5 !F	13	Pendergast, NickNick Pendergast	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Kent	Bridgewater, CT
3.5 !F	15	Bond, JaylenJaylen Bond	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Texas Plymouth-Whitemarsh	Philadelphia, PA
4.5 !F/C	23	Watson, DevontaeDevontae Watson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lincoln Park Performing Arts	Ambridge, PA
1.5 !G	25	DeCosey, QuentonQuenton DeCosey	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Joseph, Metuchen, NJ	Union, NJ
1.5 !G	34	Coleman, DevinDevin Coleman	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Clemson Friends' Central	Philadelphia, PA
3.5 !F	41	McDonnell, JimmyJimmy McDonnell	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Jackson Memorial	Jackson, NJ
3.5 !F	50	Nwakpuda, ChimaChima Nwakpuda	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !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 Connecticut	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		Connecticut	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 69–56	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.

Temple Owls men's basketball

Venues	Convention Hall (1938–1955) ? (1955–1969) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)

Rivalries	Saint Joseph's

Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 Robert V. Geasey Trophy Hooter T. Owl "T For Temple U"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 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

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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