2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record5-27 (3-15 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan O'Dowd
  • Robert Guster
  • Shenton Wai
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 16 – 2   .889 26 – 7   .788
Middle Tennessee † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714
Marshall 12 – 6   .667 17 – 16   .515
Louisiana Tech 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
Old Dominion 12 – 6   .667 25 – 13   .658
UTEP 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Charlotte 9 – 9   .500 14 – 19   .424
Western Kentucky 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
North Texas 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
Rice 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
FIU 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Florida Atlantic 5 – 13   .278 8 – 25   .242
Southern Miss* 5 – 13   .278 8 – 21   .276
UTSA 3 – 15   .167 5 – 27   .156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by tenth-year head coach Brooks Thompson, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5-27, 3-15 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Florida Atlantic.

On March 10, 2016, head coach Brooks Thompson was fired.[1] He finished at UTSA with a 10-year record of 130–176. On April 1, the school hired Steven Hensen as head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2014–15 season 14–16, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4-way tie for 7th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to FIU.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
James Williams 0 G 6'4" 190 Junior Arlington, TX Left the team for personal reasons
Edwin Olympio 3 G 6'4" 185 Freshman Marseille, France Transferred to Arkansas–Fort Smith
Tyler Flores 5 G 6'4" 220 Freshman Saginaw, TX Left the team for personal reasons
Jeromie Hill 12 F 6'8" 250 Senior Cairns, Australia Graduated
Larry Lewis, Jr. 34 G 6'2" 175 RS Freshman Scottsdale, AZ Transferred to Odessa College
Keon Lewis 44 G 6'2" 180 Senior Seattle, WA Graduated
Kaj-Björn Sherman 45 C 7'0" 250 Senior Mercer Island, WA Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
James Harris, Jr. 2 G 6'4" 185 Junior Baton Rouge, LA Junior college transferred from Indian Hills Community College
Nick Billingsley 34 G 6'4" 175 Junior Omaha, NE Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College

Class of 2015 recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Garrett Thibodeaux
SF 		Tyler, TX Robert E. Lee High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
A.J. Cockrell
PF 		Tulsa, OK Memorial High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 3, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Nick Allen
SF 		Surprise, AZ Willow Canyon High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 18, 2014 
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Terrell Scruggs (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Grand View HS Fresno, TX
G 1 George Matthews 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Utah Phoenix, AZ
G 2 J. R. Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Baton Rouge, LA
G 3 Gino Littles (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Desert Mountain HS Phoenix, AZ
G 5 Ömer Alp Aksu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr İzmir American Collegiate Institute Istanbul, Turkey
G 10 Christian Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Notre Dame Prep Baton Rouge, LA
G 11 Austin Karrer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Canyon HS New Braunfels, TX
C 15 Lucas O'Brien 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Perry HS Chandler, AZ
F 22 Garrett Thibodeaux 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lee HS Tyler, TX
F 24 Phillip Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pine Woods HS Freeport, Bahamas
F 25 Nick Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Willow Canyon HS Surprise, AZ
C 32 James Ringholt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Brisbane Boys' College Rockhampton, Australia
F 33 A. J. Cockrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Memorial HS Tulsa, OK
G 34 Nick Billingsley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr New Mexico JC Omaha, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
7:00 pm 		Southeastern Oklahoma State W 92–81 
Convocation Center (762)
San Antonio, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Loyola–Chicago L 64–76  0–1
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,711)
Chicago, IL
11/15/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Clemson
Men Who Speak Up Main Event 		L 45–78  0–2
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,262)
Greenville, SC
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, FS2 		at Creighton
Men Who Speak Up Main Event 		L 78–103  0–3
 CenturyLink Center (16,580)
Omaha, NE
11/21/2015*
9:00 pm 		at Southern Utah W 82–79  1–3
 Centrum Arena (3,256)
Cedar City, UT
11/23/2015*
2:30 pm 		vs. Central Arkansas
Men Who Speak Up Main Event Middleweight semifinals 		L 84–94  1–4
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (323)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2015*
2:30 pm 		vs. Texas Southern
Men Who Speak Up Main Event Middleweight 3rd place 		L 80–91  1–5
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (217)
Paradise, NV
11/29/2015*
6:00 pm 		UT Permian Basin L 85–90  1–6
 Convocation Center (707)
San Antonio, TX
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, TWCS 		at Texas State
I-35 Rivalry 		L 53–76  1–7
 Strahan Coliseum (3,220)
San Marcos, TX
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, LHN 		at Texas L 50–116  1–8
 Frank Erwin Center (9,657)
Austin, TX
12/12/2015*
2:00 pm, TWCS 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 79–85  1–9
 Convocation Center (704)
San Antonio, TX
12/16/2015*
11:30 am 		East Central Oklahoma W 75–61  2–9
 Convocation Center (2,217)
San Antonio, TX
12/19/2015*
5:00 pm 		Utah Valley L 78–83  2–10
 Convocation Center (1,098)
San Antonio, TX
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm 		Cal Poly L 73–88  2–11
 Convocation Center (795)
San Antonio, TX
Conference USA Regular season
01/01/2016
6:00 pm, ASN 		North Texas L 66–70  2–12
(0–1) 		Convocation Center (829)
San Antonio, TX
01/03/2016
3:00 pm 		Rice W 85–80  3–12
(1–1) 		Convocation Center (607)
San Antonio, TX
01/07/2016
7:00 pm 		at UAB L 82–104  3–13
(1–2) 		Bartow Arena (3,747)
Birmingham, AL
01/09/2016
3:00 pm, ASN 		at Middle Tennessee L 71–79  3–14
(1–3) 		Murphy Center (4,632)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/16/2016
3:00 pm, ASN 		UTEP W 71–67  4–14
(2–3) 		Convocation Center (1,550)
San Antonio, TX
01/21/2016
7:00 pm 		FIU L 56–72  4–15
(2–4) 		Convocation Center (966)
San Antonio, TX
01/23/2016
2:00 pm 		Florida Atlantic L 71–86  4–16
(2–5) 		Convocation Center (1,128)
San Antonio, TX
01/28/2016
6:30 pm 		at Louisiana Tech L 75–85  4–17
(2–6) 		Thomas Assembly Center (3,428)
Ruston, LA
01/30/2016
7:00 pm 		at Southern Miss L 70–86  4–18
(2–7) 		Reed Green Coliseum (3,343)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/04/2016
7:00 pm 		WKU L 71–83  4–19
(2–8) 		Convocation Center (1,003)
San Antonio, TX
02/06/2016
1:00 pm, ASN 		Marshall L 91–109  4–20
(2–9) 		Convocation Center (900)
San Antonio, TX
02/11/2016
6:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic L 73–79  4–21
(2–10) 		FAU Arena (933)
Boca Raton, FL
02/13/2016
6:00 pm 		at FIU L 65–79  4–22
(2–11) 		FIU Arena (1,062)
Miami, FL
02/18/2016
8:00 pm, ASN 		Louisiana Tech L 74–87  4–23
(2–12) 		Convocation Center (1,258)
San Antonio, TX
02/20/2016
3:00 pm, ASN 		Southern Miss W 74–53  5–23
(3–12) 		Convocation Center (1,250)
San Antonio, TX
02/25/2016
6:00 pm 		at Charlotte L 108–114 2OT 5–24
(3–13) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (3,701)
Charlotte, NC
02/27/2016
7:00 pm, ASN 		at Old Dominion L 56–78  5–25
(3–14) 		Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,372)
Norfolk, VA
03/05/2016
3:00 pm, ASN 		at UTEP L 74–81  5–26
(3–15) 		Don Haskins Center (7,430)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
03/08/2016
4:00 pm, ASN 		vs. Florida Atlantic
First round 		L 58–82  5–27
 Bartow Arena (220)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "Brooks Thompson fired by UTSA Roadrunners".
  2. ^ "Steve Henson hired as seventh men's basketball coach at UTSA". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule/Results - goUTSAcom: Official website of The University of Texas at San Antonio Athletics Department". goutsa.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012.