2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record16–16 (8–6 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coachDan Bere'
Scott Wagers
Azeez Ali
Home arenaSwisher Gymnasium
Seasons
2015–16 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Florida 10 – 4   .714 22 – 12   .647
NJIT 8 – 6   .571 20 – 15   .571
Jacksonville 8 – 6   .571 16 – 16   .500
Florida Gulf Coast † 8 – 6   .571 21 – 14   .600
Kennesaw State 7 – 7   .500 11 – 20   .355
Lipscomb 7 – 7   .500 12 – 21   .364
Stetson* 4 – 10   .286 12 – 22   .353
USC Upstate 4 – 10   .286 10 – 22   .313
*ineligible for the 2016 NCAA tournament due to APR violations
† 2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). They were led by second year head coach Tony Jasick and played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium on the University's Jacksonville, Florida campus. They finished the season 16–16, 8–6 in A-Sun play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to Lipscomb.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Marcellous Bell Guard 5–11 170 Senior Hyattsville, Maryland
2 Shea Jones Guard 6–1 175 Junior Weston, Florida
5 Darius Dawkins Forward 6–7 200 Junior McLeansville, North Carolina
10 Darien Fernandez Guard 5–8 185 Junior Wareham, Massachusetts
11 Omar El Manasterly Forward 6–6 220 Junior Sugar Land, Texas
13 Marcel White Forward 6–6 220 Junior Lake Wales, Florida
15 J. R. Holder Forward 6–7 180 Junior Atlanta, Georgia
22 Andris Misters Guard 6–5 200 Senior Jelgava, Latvia
23 Cartee Pettis Guard 6–2 180 Junior Oviedo, Florida
25 Antwon Clayton Forward 6–6 200 Sophomore Eustis, Florida
32 Josh Adeyeye Guard/Forward 6–5 220 Senior Fayetteville, North Carolina
33 Cody Helgeland Forward 6–8 185 Senior Toccoa, Georgia
34 Demontrez Austin Forward 6–7 210 Junior Guyton, Georgia
55 Kori Babineaux Guard 6–4 205 Senior Folsom, California

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
2:00 pm 		at Appalachian State L 68–76  0–1
 Holmes Center (767)
Boone, NC
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Florida State L 79–98  0–2
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,943)
Tallahassee, FL
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Florida College W 81–63  1–2
 Swisher Gymnasium (413)
Jacksonville, FL
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Thomas W 92–64  2–2
 Swisher Gymnasium (377)
Jacksonville, FL
11/27/2015*
4:30 pm 		vs. IPFW
Spartan Showcase 		L 63–71  2–3
 Greensboro Coliseum (1,383)
Greensboro, NC
11/28/2015*
4:30 pm 		vs. Navy
Spartan Showcase 		L 65–71  2–4
 Greensboro Coliseum (1,389)
Greensboro, NC
11/29/2015*
Noon 		at UNC Greensboro
Spartan Showcase 		L 69–71  2–5
 Greensboro Coliseum (1,349)
Greensboro, NC
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Florida Memorial W 92–73  3–5
 Swisher Gymnasium (478)
Jacksonville, FL
12/05/2015*
4:00 pm 		at Jacksonville State W 86–82  4–5
 Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,012)
Jacksonville, AL
12/12/2015*
2:00 pm 		at South Carolina State L 74–81  4–6
 SHM Memorial Center (169)
Orangeburg, SC
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm 		at South Florida L 75–88  4–7
 USF Sun Dome (2,628)
Tampa, FL
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Florida A&M W 68–66  5–7
 Swisher Gymnasium (537)
Jacksonville, FL
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Florida L 65–89  5–8
 O'Connell Center (9,083)
Gainesville, FL
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Marist W 69–68  6–8
 Swisher Gymnasium (259)
Jacksonville, FL
12/31/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Bethune-Cookman W 74–70  7–8
 Swisher Gymansium (273)
Jacksonville, FL
01/02/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan L 72–76  7–9
 University Arena (2,343)
Kalamazoo, MI
01/05/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Trinity Baptist W 84–45  8–9
 Swisher Gymnasium (397)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
01/09/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at North Florida L 68–83  8–10
(0–1) 		UNF Arena (5,807)
Jacksonville, FL
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Kennesaw State W 83–70  9–10
(1–1) 		Swisher Gymnasium (572)
Jacksonville, FL
01/16/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Lipscomb W 76–73  10–10
(2–1) 		Swisher Gymnasium (736)
Jacksonville, FL
01/21/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at NJIT L 63–83  10–11
(2–2) 		Fleisher Center (755)
Newark, NJ
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at USC Upstate W 77–68  11–11
(3–2) 		G. B. Hodge Center (474)
Spartanburg, SC
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Florida Gulf Coast W 78–69  12–11
(4–2) 		Alico Arena (4,014)
Fort Myers, FL
01/30/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Stetson W 75–60  13–11
(5–2) 		Swisher Gymnasium (877)
Jacksonville, FL
02/01/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Florida Gulf Coast W 83–80  14–11
(6–2) 		Swisher Gymnasium (778)
Jacksonville, FL
02/06/2016
3:15 pm, ESPN3 		at Stetson W 96–88 OT 15–11
(7–2) 		Edmunds Center (1,013)
DeLand, FL
02/11/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Lipscomb L 92–93  15–12
(7–3) 		Allen Arena (1,175)
Nashville, TN
02/13/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Kennesaw State L 69–90  15–13
(7–4) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,317)
Kennesaw, GA
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		USC Upstate W 81–76  16–13
(8–4) 		Swisher Gymnasium (628)
Jacksonville, FL
02/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		NJIT L 58–73  16–14
(8–5) 		Swisher Gymnasium (1,003)
Jacksonville, FL
02/25/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		North Florida L 80–81  16–15
(8–6) 		Swisher Gymnasium (1,507)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun tournament
03/01/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(3) (6) Lipscomb
Quarterfinals 		L 89–92 OT 16–16
 Swisher Gymnasium (747)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "2015-16 Jacksonville University Men's Basketball Schedule". Judolphins.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.