The 2014–15 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida during the 2014–15 college basketball season. The Ospreys competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). They were led by sixth year head coach Matthew Driscoll, and played their home games at UNF Arena on the university's Jacksonville, Florida campus.

In their sixth season as a full Division I member, the Ospreys won their first Atlantic Sun Conference regular season and tournament championships and received their first ever NCAA tournament bid. As a No. 16 seed in the south region, they were matched up against fellow No. 16 seed Robert Morris in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. They were defeated 77–81 despite leading by 14 points in the second half.

Nevertheless, the Ospreys set a program record for wins in a season and drew unprecedented media attention both locally and nationally. They earned the #1 seed and home court advantage in the 2015 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament, and advanced to the championship game where they defeated USC Upstate in front of a sold-out, record crowd of 6,155. The season also included two-game sweeps over their crosstown rivals, the Jacksonville Dolphins and conference runner-up Florida Gulf Coast. On December 6, 2014, the Ospreys upset the Purdue Boilermakers on the road, marking their first ever victory over a Big Ten Conference opponent.

Head coach Matthew Driscoll was named Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year and multiple players earned all-conference honors.

In the Week 18 AP poll released on March 9, 2015, the Ospreys received one top-25 vote, the first such occurrence in program history.

Previous season

The Ospreys finished the 2013–14 season with an overall record of 16–16, 10–8 record in Atlantic Sun play. In the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by USC Upstate, 80–74.

Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 0 Jalen Nesbitt Guard 6–6 195 Senior Inman, South Carolina 1 Karlos Odum Forward 6–6 198 Freshman Lakeland, Florida 2 Beau Beech Guard/Forward 6–8 210 Junior Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 3 Chase Driscoll Guard 5–8 170 Freshman Jacksonville, Florida 4 Devin Wilson Guard 5–11 176 Senior Gainesville, Florida 10 Osborn Blount Guard 5–10 173 Sophomore Jacksonville, Florida 11 Trent Mackey Guard 6–3 184 Junior Tampa, Florida 12 Aaron Bodager Guard 6–5 205 Sophomore Oviedo, Florida 14 Dallas Moore Guard 6–1 175 Sophomore St. Petersburg, Florida 15 Ismaila Dauda Center 6–9 250 Senior Kano, Nigeria 23 Nick Malonga Guard 6–4 197 Sophomore Bolingbrook, Illinois 32 Demarcus Daniels Forward 6–7 195 Junior Ashburn, Georgia 33 Romelo Banks Center 6–11 235 Sophomore Kissimmee, Florida 35 Chris Davenport Forward 6–8 210 Sophomore Atlanta, Georgia

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style="background:#031B49; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#031B49; color:white;"| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#031B49; color:white;"| Atlantic Sun tournament

!colspan=9 style="background:#031B49; color:white;"| NCAA tournament

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Awards and honors Beau Beech, guard Atlantic Sun All-Conference First Team Demarcus Daniels, forward Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Year Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team Atlantic Sun Tournament MVP Finalist, Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year Matthew Driscoll, head coach Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year Trent Mackey, guard Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team Dallas Moore, guard Atlantic Sun All-Conference First Team Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team Jalen Nesbitt, guard Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team

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