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2014–15 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
2014–15 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	9–23 (3–15 The American)
Head coach	Orlando Antigua (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Sergio Rouco; Rod Strickland; Oliver Antigua;
Home arena	USF Sun Dome
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 2014–15 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 44th season of Basketball for USF, and the second as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls were coached by Orlando Antigua, who was in his first season. The Bulls played their home games at the USF Sun Dome. They finished the season 9–23, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to UConn.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the season 12–20, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Rutgers.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Martino Brock	0	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Memphis, TN	Graduated
Musa Abdul-Aleem	1	F	6'5"	221	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Victor Rudd	2	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Zach LeDay	3	F	6'7"	245	Sophomore	The Colony, TX	Transferred to Virginia Tech^[1]
John Egbunu	5	C	6'10"	245	Freshman	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Transferred to Florida^[2]
Josh Heath	10	G	6'2"	165	Freshman	Tampa, FL	Transferred to Georgia Tech^[3]
Shemiye McLendon	15	G	6'3"	217	RS Junior	Vero Beach, FL	Transferred
Javonte Hawkins	21	G	6'5"	205	Sophomore	Flint, MI	Transferred to Eastern Kentucky^[4]
Jordan Omogbehin	35	C	7'3"	315	RS Sophomore	Lagos, Nigeria	Transferred to Morgan State

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Roddy Peters	3	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	District Heights, MD	Transferred from Maryland. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Nehemias Morillo	5	G	6'6"	190	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Junior college transferred from Monroe College.
Justin David	14	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore	Pittsburgh, PA	Junior college transferred from Grove City College.
Jaleel Cousins	15	F	6'10"	260	Junior	Mobile, AL	Junior college transferred from Navarro College.

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Troy Holston SG	Tampa, FL	Oldsmar Christian High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 7, 2013
Troy Holston SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Dinero Mercurius SG	Orlando, FL	Faith Baptist Christian School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Feb 15, 2014
Dinero Mercurius SG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST
Ruben Guerrero PF	Málaga, Spain	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 1, 2014
Ruben Guerrero PF	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 5, 2014.

Recruiting Class of 2015

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Luis Santos C	Bronx, NY	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Aug 5, 2014
Luis Santos C	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 5, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Dre Clayton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Fr	Orlando, FL
F/C	1	Chris Perry	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	266 lb (121 kg)	So	Bartow, FL
G	3	Roddy Peters	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	District Heights, MD
G	4	Corey Jr. Allen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	152 lb (69 kg)	Sr	St. Louis, MO
G	5	Nehemias Morillo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Santiago, Dominican Republic
G	11	Anthony Collins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Houston, TX
G	13	Jake Bodway	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	RS Fr	Minneapolis, MN
G	14	Justin David	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Pittsburgh, PA
C	15	Jaleel Cousins	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Mobile, AL
G	25	Troy Jr. Holston	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Queens, NY
G	30	Dinero Mercurius	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Bronx, NY
F/C	33	Ruben Guerrero	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Málaga, Spain
G/F	35	Bo Zeigler	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	RS Fr	Detroit, MI

Head coach

Orlando Antigua

Assistant coach(es)

Sergio Rouco
Rod Strickland
Oliver Antigua

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 6, 2014

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014* 4:00 pm	Indiana (PA) (DII)	W 77–72		USF Sun Dome (2,996) Tampa, FL
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm	Flagler (DII)	W 75–61	1–0	USF Sun Dome (3,621) Tampa, FL
11/16/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Jackson State Global Sports Invitational	W 73–64	2–0	USF Sun Dome (3,095) Tampa, FL
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm	at UAB	W 73–71 ^OT	3–0	Bartow Arena (2,501) Birmingham, AL
11/23/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPNU	at NC State Global Sports Invitational	L 65–68	3–1	PNC Arena (15,157) Raleigh, NC
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Hofstra Global Sports Invitational	W 71–70	4–1	USF Sun Dome (3,228) Tampa, FL
11/29/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Jacksonville Global Sports Invitational	W 79–65	5–1	USF Sun Dome (2,993) Tampa, FL
12/02/2014* 9:00 pm, SECN	at Alabama	L 71–82	5–2	Coleman Coliseum (9,342) Tuscaloosa, AL
12/06/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at Detroit	L 57–67	5–3	Calihan Hall (2,664) Detroit, MI
12/15/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Georgia Southern	L 63–68	5–4	USF Sun Dome (2,912) Tampa, FL
12/18/2014* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Seton Hall	L 69–89	5–5	USF Sun Dome (3,330) Tampa, FL
12/20/2014* 2:00 pm, FSN	vs. Florida State Orange Bowl Classic	L 62–75	5–6	BB&T Center (10,175) Sunrise, FL
12/23/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Southeastern Louisiana	W 78–63	6–6	USF Sun Dome (2,818) Tampa, FL
12/28/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3	Bowling Green	L 70–79	6–7	USF Sun Dome (3,513) Tampa, FL
Conference regular season
12/31/2014 5:00 pm, ESPN2	at SMU	L 49–83	6–8 (0–1)	Moody Coliseum (6,624) Dallas, TX
01/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	East Carolina	W 58–50	7–8 (1–1)	USF Sun Dome (3,184) Tampa, FL
01/06/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2	UConn	L 44–58	7–9 (1–2)	USF Sun Dome (6,128) Tampa, FL
01/11/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at Tulane	L 51–56 ^OT	7–10 (1–3)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,977) New Orleans, LA
01/17/2015 11:00 am, ESPNU	Tulsa	L 58–75	7–11 (1–4)	USF Sun Dome (3,165) Tampa, FL
01/22/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNews	at Temple	L 48–73	7–12 (1–5)	Liacouras Center (5,352) Philadelphia, PA
01/25/2015 12:00 pm, CBSSN	at UConn	L 53–66	7–13 (1–6)	XL Center (14,105) Hartford, CT
01/28/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU	SMU	L 52–63	7–14 (1–7)	USF Sun Dome (3,589) Tampa, FL
01/31/2015 1:00 pm, ESPNews	at Tulsa	L 71–78 ^OT	7–15 (1–8)	Reynolds Center (4,939) Tulsa, OK
02/04/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNews	Temple	L 48–61	7–16 (1–9)	USF Sun Dome (3,249) Tampa, FL
02/07/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN	at Cincinnati	L 58–63	7–17 (1–10)	Fifth Third Arena (11,670) Cincinnati, OH
02/11/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNews	at UCF War on I-4	L 63–72	7–18 (1–11)	CFE Arena (6,201) Orlando, FL
02/14/2015 12:00 pm, ESPNU	Memphis	L 48–75	7–19 (1–12)	USF Sun Dome (3,288) Tampa, FL
02/17/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNews	Houston	W 69–67	8–19 (2–12)	USF Sun Dome (3,128) Tampa, FL
02/21/2015 11:00 am, ESPNU	at East Carolina	L 60–73	8–20 (2–13)	Williams Arena (5,073) Greenville, NC
03/01/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at Houston	L 55–72	8–21 (2–14)	Hofheinz Pavilion (2,816) Houston, TX
03/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU	UCF War on I-4	W 74-45	9–21 (3–14)	USF Sun Dome (3,417) Tampa, FL
03/07/2015 4:00 pm, ESPNews	Tulane	L 63-67	9–22 (3–15)	USF Sun Dome (3,163) Tampa, FL
American Athletic Conference tournament
03/12/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNews	vs. UConn First Round	L 43–69	9–23	XL Center Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ Giannotto, Mark (June 4, 2014). "Zach DeLay announces he will transfer to Virginia Tech men's basketball program". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Payne, Terrence (April 22, 2014). "John Egbunu becomes fifth player to transfer from South Florida". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Sugiura, Ken (April 14, 2014). "Tech gets commitment from USF transfer Heath". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ Lintner, Jonathan (July 16, 2014). "Former four-star guard transfers to EKU". Courier Journal. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[1] Giannotto, Mark (June 4, 2014). "Zach DeLay announces he will transfer to Virginia Tech men's basketball program". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[2] Payne, Terrence (April 22, 2014). "John Egbunu becomes fifth player to transfer from South Florida". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[3] Sugiura, Ken (April 14, 2014). "Tech gets commitment from USF transfer Heath". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[4] Lintner, Jonathan (July 16, 2014). "Former four-star guard transfers to EKU". Courier Journal. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

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