2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record12–20 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas † 15 – 3   .833 33 – 5   .868
No. 8 West Virginia 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
No. 7 Oklahoma 12 – 6   .667 29 – 8   .784
Texas 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
No. 21 Baylor 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
No. 22 Iowa State 10 – 8   .556 23 – 12   .657
Texas Tech 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Kansas State 5 – 13   .278 17 – 16   .515
Oklahoma State 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375
TCU 2 – 16   .111 12 – 21   .364
† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's eighth and final season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 12–20, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas State.

On March 18, Oklahoma State and Travis Ford mutually parted ways.[2] He finished at OSU with an eight-year record of 155–111.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Oklahoma. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in second round to Oregon.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Le'Bryan Nash 2 G/F 6'7" 235 Senior Dallas, TX Graduated
Anthony Hickey 12 G 5'11" 185 Senior Hopkinsville, KY Graduated
Marek Souček 14 F/C 7'0" 240 Senior Brno, Czech Republic Graduated
Christien Sager 15 G/F 6'4" 205 Senior Wichita Falls, TX Graduated
Michael Cobbins 20 F 6'8" 230 RS Senior Amarillo, TX Graduated
Alex Budke 24 G 6'2" 190 Senior Stillwater, OK Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Igor Ibaka 14 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Republic of the Congo Junior college transferred from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Chris Olivier 31 F 6'8" 245 RS Senior Chicago, IL Transferred from Eastern Illinois. Will be eligible to play immediately since Olivier graduated from Eastern Illinois.

Recruits

Jawun Evans at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jawun Evans
PG 		Dallas, TX Justin F. Kimball High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 1, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Davon Dillard
SF 		Gary, IN Our Savior New American School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 1, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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.

Recruiting Class of 2016

College recruiting information (2016)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tre Evans
PG 		Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City West High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 21, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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:

Roster

2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ford Stuen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Henderson County
IMG Academy (Fla.) 		Henderson, KY
G 1 Jawun Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Kimball Dallas, TX
G 2 Tyree Griffin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So O. Perry Walker New Orleans, LA
G/F 4 Joe Burton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Atascocita Houston, TX
F 5 Tavarius Shine 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So MacArthur
FUMA 		Irving, TX
G 13 Phil Forte III 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Marcus Flower Mound, TX
F 14 Igor Ibaka 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Jariat de Manresa
Northeastern Oklahoma 		Republic of the Congo
F 21 Codey McElroy (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Chattanooga
(Texas/Cameron) 		Chattanooga, OK
G 22 Jeff Newberry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Westlake
NMJC 		Atlanta, GA
G/F 23 Leyton Hammonds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Richland North Richland Hills, TX
G/F 24 Davon Dillard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Our Savior New American School Gary, IN
G/F 30 Jeffrey Carroll 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Rowlett Rowlett, TX
F 31 Chris Olivier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Quakerdale Prep
Eastern Illinois 		Chicago, IL
C 32 Anthony Allen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Bassick
Lamar State Port Arthur 		Kingston, Jamaica
C 41 Mitchell Solomon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Bixby Bixby, OK
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
11/06/2015*
7:00 pm, FSOK+ 		East Central Oklahoma W 94–66 
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,198)
Stillwater, OK
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, FSOK+ 		Tennessee–Martin W 91–57  1–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,972)
Stillwater, OK
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, FSOK+ 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 86–72  2–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,556)
Stillwater, OK
11/19/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Towson
Charleston Classic quarterfinals 		W 69–52  3–0
 TD Arena (1,760)
Charleston, SC
11/20/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. George Mason
Charleston Classic semifinals 		L 68–71  3–1
 TD Arena (1,220)
Charleston, SC
11/22/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Long Beach State
Charleston Classic 3rd place game 		W 82–77  4–1
 TD Arena (2,710)
Charleston, SC
11/27/2015*
7:30 pm, FSOK+ 		Long Beach State
Charleston Classic 		W 79–73  5–1
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,192)
Stillwater, OK
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, FSOK 		Tulsa L 56–66  5–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,422)
Stillwater, OK
12/05/2015*
2:30 pm, FSOK 		Missouri State L 63–64  5–3
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,651)
Stillwater, OK
12/12/2015*
7:30 pm, BTN 		vs. Minnesota
Sioux Falls Showcase 		W 62–60  6–3
 Sanford Pentagon (3,250)
Sioux Falls, SD
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Longwood W 73–55  7–3
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,323)
Stillwater, OK
12/19/2015*
7:00 pm, FS1 		vs. Florida
Orange Bowl Classic 		L 70–72  7–4
 BB&T Center (9,483)
Sunrise, FL
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm, FSOK+ 		UMKC W 61–43  8–4
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,150)
Stillwater, OK
01/02/2016
3:00 pm, ESPNews 		TCU W 69–48  9–4
(1–0) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,191)
Stillwater, OK
01/05/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Baylor L 62–79  9–5
(1–1) 		Ferrell Center (5,665)
Waco, TX
01/09/2016
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 17 West Virginia L 60–77  9–6
(1–2) 		WVU Coliseum (11,219)
Morgantown, WV
01/13/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 2 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series 		L 72–74  9–7
(1–3) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,380)
Stillwater, OK
01/16/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Texas L 69–74  9–8
(1–4) 		Frank Erwin Center (13,241)
Austin, TX
01/19/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Kansas W 86–67  10–8
(2–4) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,383)
Stillwater, OK
01/23/2016
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Kansas State L 73–89  10–9
(2–5) 		Bramlage Coliseum (12,298)
Manhattan, KS
01/27/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 17 Baylor L 65–69  10–10
(2–6) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,148)
Stillwater, OK
01/30/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Auburn
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 74–63  11–10
 Auburn Arena (8,867)
Auburn, AL
02/03/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNews 		at Texas Tech L 61–63 OT 11–11
(2–7) 		United Supermarkets Arena (10,032)
Lubbock, TX
02/06/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 13 Iowa State L 59–64  11–12
(2–8) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,561)
Stillwater, OK
02/08/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at TCU L 56–63  11–13
(2–9) 		Schollmaier Arena (4,957)
Fort Worth, TX
02/13/2016
12:00 pm, ESPNews 		Kansas State W 58–55 OT 12–13
(3–9) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,407)
Stillwater, OK
02/15/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 2 Kansas L 67–94  12–14
(3–10) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/20/2016
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		Texas Tech L 61–71  12–15
(3–11) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,679)
Stillwater, OK
02/24/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 3 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series 		L 49–71  12–16
(3–12) 		Lloyd Noble Center (11,470)
Norman, OK
02/27/2016
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 14 West Virginia L 56–70  12–17
(3–13) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,539)
Stillwater, OK
02/29/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 21 Iowa State L 50–58  12–18
(3–14) 		Hilton Coliseum (14,348)
Ames, IA
03/04/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 23 Texas L 50–62  12–19
(3–15) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,023)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 tournament
03/09/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		(9) vs. (8) Kansas State
First round 		L 71–75  12–20
 Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

CSN = Cowboy Sports Network. The Cowboy Sports Network is affiliated with Fox Sports Net. Games could air on Fox Sports Oklahoma, Fox Sports Oklahoma Plus, Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Southwest Plus, or Fox College Sports.

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma State, basketball coach Travis Ford part ways". March 18, 2016.