The 2014–15 Temple Owls basketball team represented

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...

during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by ninth year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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and were members the

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. 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 The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country whi ...

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

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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

Incoming Transfers

Incoming recruits

Recruiting Class of 2015

Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards

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was named to the First Team All-AAC. Jaylen Bond was an Honorable Mention All-AAC.

References

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Temple Owls men's basketball The Temple Owls men's basketball team represents Temple University in the sport of basketball. The Owls compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The Ame ...