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 would have to sit out for the first semester of the 2014–15 season, and would have one and a half years of remaining eligibility.
Incoming recruits
Recruiting class of 2015
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#9E1B34; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#9E1B34; color:#FFFFFF;"| American Athletic Conference tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#9E1B34; color:#FFFFFF;"| NIT
Awards Will Cummings was named to the First Team All-AAC. Jaylen Bond was an Honorable Mention All-AAC.
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