2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–17 (8–10 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lou Gudino
  • Marcus Belcher
  • Terry Parker
Home arenaHulman Center
Seasons
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 16 – 2   .889 26 – 9   .743
Evansville 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
Illinois State 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Southern Illinois 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688
Northern Iowa † 11 – 7   .611 23 – 13   .639
Indiana State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469
Missouri State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
Loyola Chicago 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
Bradley 3 – 15   .167 5 – 27   .156
Drake 2 – 16   .111 7 – 24   .226
† 2016 MVC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by sixth year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 8–10 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Evansville.

Previous season

The Sycamores finished the season 15–16, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jake Kitchell 0 F/C 6'10" 233 Senior Union Mills, IN Graduated
Alex Etherington 2 G/F 6'5" 210 Sophomore Cicero, IN Transferred to Indianapolis
Justin Gant 5 F 6'9" 240 Senior Terre Haute, IN Graduated
Tre' Bennett 15 G 5'10" 183 Junior Houston, TX Transferred to Angelo State

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Everett Clemons 0 G 6'0" 185 Junior Springfield, IL Junior college transfer from Vincennes University.

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bronson Kessinger
SF 		Corydon, IN Corydon Central High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 8, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Emondre Rickman
PF 		Collinsville, IL Collinsville High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 13, 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 April 30, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Everett Clemons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Vincennes
Lanphier HS 		Springfield, IL
G/F 1 Kristian Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Pike HS Indianapolis, IN
G 4 Brenton Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS So Northrop HS Fort Wayne, IN
F 5 Bronson Kessinger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Corydon Central HS Corydon, IN
G 10 Kalen Alexander (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Jr Terre Haute North Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN
G 11 Devonte Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Ellison HS Killeen, TX
F 12 Niels Bunschoten 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Howard College Bussum, Netherlands
G 20 Grant Prusator 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Highland CC
Rochelle Township HS 		Rochelle, IL
G 22 Brandon Burnett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Cienega HS Tucson, AZ
G/F 24 Nick Amor (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr LaVille HS Lakeville, IN
F 30 Matt Van Scyoc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr The Citadel
Green Lake HS 		Green Lake, WI
G 32 Laquarious Paige 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Stark HS West Orange, TX
F/C 34 Brandon Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 290 lb (132 kg) So Carver HS Montgomery, AL
F/C 41 Emondre Rickman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Collinsville HS Collinsville, IL
C 42 T. J. Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Jr Charleston HS Charleston, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm 		DePauw W 91–71 
Hulman Center (3,431)
Terre Haute, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		IUPUI L 70–72  0–1
 Hulman Center (4,131)
Terre Haute, IN
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wyoming
MW–MWC Challenge 		W 70–55  1–1
 Hulman Center (3,601)
Terre Haute, IN
11/20/2015*
8:30 pm 		vs. Norfolk State
Paradise Jam quarterfinals 		W 70-61  2–1
 Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI
11/22/2015*
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Tulsa
Paradise Jam semifinals 		L 59–67  2–2
 Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI
11/23/2015*
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Hofstra
Paradise Jam 3rd place game 		W 67–66  3–2
 Sports and Fitness Center (2,002)
St. Thomas, VI
12/01/2015*
8:00 pm 		at Eastern Illinois L 62–68  3–3
 Lantz Arena (1,183)
Charleston, IL
12/05/2015*
12:00 pm, FS1 		at Butler L 71–85  3–4
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,142)
Indianapolis, IN
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Valparaiso L 63–69  3–5
 Hulman Center (3,621)
Terre Haute, IN
12/13/2015*
1:00 pm, FCS 		at WKU L 62–75  3–6
 E. A. Diddle Arena (2,810)
Bowling Green, KY
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Illinois–Springfield W 75–60  4–6
 Hulman Center (3,110)
Terre Haute, IN
12/19/2015*
8:00 pm, FSMW 		at Saint Louis W 76–68  5–6
 Chaifetz Arena (7,244)
St. Louis, MO
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ball State W 73–61  6–6
 Hulman Center (3,256)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Evansville L 62–70  6–7
(0–1) 		Ford Center (7,801)
Evansville, IN
01/02/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Loyola–Chicago W 73–58  7–7
(1–1) 		Hulman Center (3,375)
Terre Haute, IN
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Drake W 79–69  8–7
(2–1) 		Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, MVC TV/FSIND 		Illinois State W 77–65  9–7
(3–1) 		Hulman Center (3,801)
Terre Haute, IN
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Iowa W 74–60  10–7
(4–1) 		Hulman Center (3,544)
Terre Haute, IN
01/17/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Wichita State L 62–82  10–8
(4–2) 		Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
01/20/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Southern Illinois L 66–79  10–9
(4–3) 		SIU Arena (5,036)
Carbondale, IL
01/24/2016
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		Evansville W 82–65  11–9
(5–3) 		Hulman Center (4,630)
Terre Haute, IN
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Missouri State W 68–59  12–9
(6–3) 		Hulman Center (3,501)
Terre Haute, IN
01/30/2016
4:00 pm, MVC TV/FSIND 		at Loyola–Chicago L 96–104 2OT 12–10
(6–4) 		Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
02/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Drake W 63–56  13–10
(7–4) 		Hulman Center (3,409)
Terre Haute, IN
02/06/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bradley L 58–63  13–11
(7–5) 		Carver Arena (6,028)
Peoria, IL
02/10/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Southern Illinois L 78–85  13–12
(7–6) 		Hulman Center (3,221)
Terre Haute, IN
02/13/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Missouri State L 85–89 OT 13–13
(7–7) 		JQH Arena (4,400)
Springfield, MO
02/17/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Illinois State L 50–78  13–14
(7–8) 		Redbird Arena (4,456)
Normal, IL
02/21/2016
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		Wichita State L 51–84  13–15
(7–9) 		Hulman Center (10,200)
Terre Haute, IN
02/24/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Iowa L 44-66  13-16
(7-10) 		McLeod Center (5,911)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/27/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		Bradley W 77–58  14–16
(8–10) 		Hulman Center (3,700)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley tournament
03/04/2016
8:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Illinois State
Quarterfinals 		W 65–57  15–16
 Scottrade Center (8,468)
St. Louis, MO
03/05/2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Evansville
Semifinals 		L 42–68  15–17
 Scottrade Center (14,299)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "2015-16 ISU Basketball Schedule/Results". www.GoSycamores.com. Indiana State University. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016.