2015–16 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2015–16 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record11–20 (5–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAuburn Arena
Seasons
2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Texas A&M 13 – 5   .722 28 – 9   .757
No. 10 Kentucky † 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750
South Carolina 11 – 7   .611 25 – 9   .735
Vanderbilt 11 – 7   .611 19 – 14   .576
LSU 11 – 7   .611 19 – 14   .576
Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 20 – 12   .625
Georgia 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Florida 9 – 9   .500 21 – 15   .583
Arkansas 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Alabama 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
Mississippi State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Tennessee 6 – 12   .333 15 – 19   .441
Auburn 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Missouri* 3 – 15   .167 10 – 21   .323
† 2016 SEC tournament winner
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl, in his second season at Auburn. The team played their home games at the Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They lost to Tennessee in the first round of the SEC tournament.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2014–15 season 15–20 record, 4–14 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Malcolm Canada 00 G 6'3" 225 Senior Austin, TX Graduated
K. T. Harrell 1 G 6'4" 212 Senior Montgomery, AL Graduated
K. C. Ross-Miller 12 G 6'0" 178 RS Senior Grand Prairie, TX Graduated
Antoine Mason 14 G 6'1" 216 Senior Queens, NY Graduated
Alex Thompson 20 F 6'9" 210 Sophomore Dothan, AL Transferred to Samford
Jack Purchase 24 F 6'8" 198 Freshman Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Hawaii
Matthew Atewe 41 C 6'8" 250 Sophomore Brampton, ON Transferred to Washington

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
T. J. Dunans 4 G 6'5" 190 Junior Atlanta, GA Junior college transferred from Columbia State Community College
Tyler Harris 12 F 6'9" 223 RS Senior Dix Hills, NY Transferred from Providence. Haris will be eligible to play immediately since Harris graduated from Providence.

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Horace Spencer
PF 		Henderson, NV Findlay Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 24, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Danjel Purifoy
SF 		Centreville, AL Hargrave Military 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 22, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
New Williams
PG/SG 		Santa Monica, CA Santa Monica 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Aug 31, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Bryce Brown
SG 		Decatur, GA Columbia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Nov 14, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 21   Rivals: 11  ESPN: 28
  • 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:

  • "Auburn 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  • "2015 Auburn Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 27, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Horace Spencer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Warminster, PA
G 1 Kareem Canty (S) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Marshall Harlem, NY
G 2 Bryce Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Tucker Stone Mountain, GA
G 4 T. J. Dunans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Columbia State CC Atlanta, GA
F 5 Cinmeon Bowers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Chipola College Racine, WI
F 12 Tyler Harris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) GS Providence Dix Hills, NY
G 13 Tahj Shamsid-Deen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Columbia Decatur, GA
G 20 Jonathan Walker (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Sparkman Madison, AL
G 21 Patrick Keim (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Mountain Brook Birmingham, AL
G 22 Zach Allison (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Fr Pelham Pelham, AL
G 23 T. J. Lang 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So McGill Toolen Mobile, AL
F 25 Jordon Granger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr McCluer North St. Louis, MO
F 31 Devin Waddell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Summerfield, NC
C 41 Cole Blackstock (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Fr Brooks Killen, AL
G 42 Cole Stockton (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Shelton State CC Auburn, AL
G 44 New Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Santa Monica Santa Monica, CA
C 50 Trayvon Reed 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Life Center Academy Mobile, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2015*
7:00 pm 		Brevard College W 99−59  0−0
 Auburn Arena (6,999)
Auburn, AL
November 5, 2015*
6:00 pm 		Indianapolis W 114−109 OT 0−0
 Auburn Arena (5,327)
Auburn, AL
Regular season
November 13, 2015*
8:30 pm, SECN+ 		UAB
Rivalry 		W 75−74  1−0
 Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
November 17, 2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN 		Colorado
ESPN Tip-Off Marathon 		L 84−91  1−1
 Auburn Arena (8,075)
Auburn, AL
November 20, 2015*
8:30 pm, SECN+ 		Georgia Southern W 92–62  2–1
 Auburn Arena (7,806)
Auburn, AL
November 27, 2015*
7:30 pm, SECN 		Northwestern State W 119−81  3−1
 Auburn Arena (8,529)
Auburn, AL
December 2, 2015*
6:00 pm, BSN 		at Coastal Carolina W 81−78  4−1
 HTC Center (3,286)
Conway, SC
December 12, 2015*
12:00 pm, MTSU 		vs. Middle Tennessee L 81−88 OT 4−2
 Bridgestone Arena (7,322)
Nashville, TN
December 15, 2015*
8:00 pm, SECN 		Mercer W 78−71  5−2
 Auburn Arena (8,033)
Auburn, AL
December 19, 2015*
11:00 am, FS1 		at No. 10 Xavier L 61−85  5−3
 Cintas Center (10,018)
Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2015*
1:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. New Mexico
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals 		W 83−78  6−3
 Stan Sheriff Center (7,161)
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2015*
3:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Harvard
Diamond Head Classic Semifinals 		L 51−69  6−4
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,437)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2015*
5:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Hawaii
Diamond Head Classic Consolation 		L 67−79  6−5
 Stan Sheriff Center (7,251)
Honolulu, HI
January 2, 2016
1:00 pm, CBS 		Tennessee W 83−77  7−5
(1−0) 		Auburn Arena (8,614)
Auburn, AL
January 5, 2016
6:00 pm, SECN 		No. 22 South Carolina L 69−81  7−6
(1−1) 		Auburn Arena (7,556)
Auburn, AL
January 9, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Missouri L 61–76  7–7
(1–2) 		Mizzou Arena (6,533)
Columbia, MO
January 12, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Vanderbilt L 57–75  7–8
(1–3) 		Memorial Gymnasium (10,414)
Nashville, TN
January 16, 2016
3:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 14 Kentucky W 75−70  8−8
(2−3) 		Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 19, 2016
8:00 pm, SECN 		Alabama
Rivalry 		W 83−77  9−8
(3−3) 		Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 23, 2016
7:00 pm, SECN 		at Florida L 63−95  9−9
(3−4) 		O'Connell Center (11,230)
Gainesville, FL
January 27, 2016
6:00 pm, SECN 		at Ole Miss L 63–80  9–10
(3–5) 		The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,057)
Oxford, MS
January 30, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Oklahoma State
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 63–74  9–11
 Auburn Arena (8,867)
Auburn, AL
February 2, 2016
6:00 pm, SECN 		LSU L 68–80  9–12
(3–6) 		Auburn Arena (8,051)
Auburn, AL
February 6, 2016
4:30 pm, SECN 		at Georgia L 55–65  9–13
(3–7) 		Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
February 9, 2016
6:00 pm, SECN 		at Tennessee L 45–71  9–14
(3–8) 		Thompson-Boling Arena (13,740)
Knoxville, TN
February 13, 2016
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		Vanderbilt L 57–86  9–15
(3–9) 		Auburn Arena (7,954)
Auburn, AL
February 17, 2016
6:00 pm, SECN 		at Arkansas W 90–86  10–15
(4–9) 		Bud Walton Arena (14,351)
Fayetteville, AR
February 20, 2016
4:00 pm, SECN 		Ole Miss L 59–69  10–16
(4–10) 		Auburn Arena (8,046)
Auburn, AL
February 24, 2015
6:00 pm, SECN 		Georgia W 84–81  11–16
(5–10) 		Auburn Arena (7,112)
Auburn, AL
February 27, 2016
4:00 pm, SECN 		at Alabama
Rivalry 		L 57–65  11–17
(5–11) 		Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 1, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 20 Texas A&M L 63–81  11–18
(5–12) 		Auburn Arena (7,238)
Auburn, AL
March 5, 2016
1:30 pm, SECN 		at Mississippi State L 66–79  11–19
(5–13) 		Humphrey Coliseum (7,722)
Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
March 9, 2016
8:00 pm, SECN 		(13) vs. (12) Tennessee
First round 		L 59–97  11–20
 Bridgestone Arena (9,787)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. Source[1].

References

  1. ^ "2015-16 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results".