2015–16 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

2015–16 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record14–19 (8–12 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Darnell Archey
  • Russ Willemsen
  • Brock Morris
Home arenaMitchell Center
Seasons
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 3   .850 30 5   .857
Louisiana–Monroe 15 5   .750 20 14   .588
Texas–Arlington 13 7   .650 24 11   .686
Louisiana–Lafayette 12 8   .600 19 15   .559
Georgia Southern 10 10   .500 14 17   .452
Georgia State 9 11   .450 16 14   .533
Texas State 8 12   .400 15 16   .484
South Alabama 8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Arkansas State 7 13   .350 11 20   .355
Appalachian State 7 13   .350 9 22   .290
Troy 4 16   .200 9 22   .290
2016 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

The 2015–16 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by third year head coach Matthew Graves, played third home games at the Mitchell Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Georgia Southern in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Shaq Calhoun Guard 6–4 205 Sophomore Rome, Georgia
1 Ken Williams Guard 6–3 190 Junior Houston, Texas
4 Barrington Stevens III Guard 5–11 182 Senior Allen, Texas
5 Don MuepoKelly Forward 6–7 238 Junior Fontana, California
10 Georgi Boyanov Forward 6–7 210 Junior Lovech, Bulgaria
11 Nikola Marijan Forward 7–1 235 Freshman Bački Brestovac, Serbia
14 Devin Epps Guard 5–11 175 Sophomore Murfreesboro, Tennessee
20 Tafari Whittingham Forward 6–8 215 Junior Brooklyn, New York
21 Nick Davis Guard 6–6 185 Sophomore Mt. Vernon, Alabama
22 John Brown Guard 6–4 200 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina
24 Nick Stover Forward 6–6 200 Junior Los Angeles, California
30 Ethan Haslam Forward 6–4 182 Freshman Lithia, Florida
42 Trhae Mitchell Forward 6–6 184 Freshman Austell, Georgia
Josh Ajayi Forward 6–7 260 Freshman El Monte, California
Lance Crawford Guard 5–10 170 Sophomore Davie, Florida

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
7:00 pm
Mobile W 98–43 
Mitchell Center (2,841)
Mobile, AL
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Auburn–Montgomery W 88–68  1–0
Mitchell Center (2,398)
Mobile, AL
11/15/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at NC State
Legends Classic
L 70–88  1–1
PNC Arena (15,076)
Raleigh, NC
11/19/2015*
8:00 pm, SECN
at No. 23 LSU
Legends Classic
L 66–78  1–2
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,758)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/23/2015*
3:00 pm
vs. Belmont
Legends Classic
L 85–98  1–3
KSU Convocation Center (1,262)
Kennesaw, GA
11/24/2015*
3:00 pm
vs. IUPUI
Legends Classic
W 78–68  2–3
KSU Convocation Center (208)
Kennesaw, GA
11/28/2015*
3:00 pm
at Denver L 56–69  2–4
Magness Arena (1,138)
Denver, CO
11/30/2015*
7:00 pm
Spring Hill W 79–50  3–4
Mitchell Center (2,106)
Mobile, AL
12/05/2015*
5:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 55–68  3–5
Murphy Center (4,106)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/14/2015*
7:00 pm
Southern Miss L 54–57  3–6
Mitchell Center (3,146)
Mobile, AL
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at Samford W 72–70 2OT 4–6
Pete Hanna Center (1,864)
Homewood, AL
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm
Rice W 74–67  5–6
Mitchell Center (1,937)
Mobile, AL
12/30/2015
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock L 60–69  5–7
(0–1)
Mitchell Center (2,314)
Mobile, AL
01/02/2016
4:00 pm
Arkansas State L 67–89  5–8
(0–2)
Mitchell Center (1,808)
Mobile, AL
01/07/2016
6:30 pm
at Georgia Southern W 64–58  6–8
(1–2)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,003)
Statesboro, GA
01/09/2016
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State L 55–70  6–9
(1–3)
GSU Sports Arena (1,614)
Atlanta, GA
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
Texas State L 67–78  6–10
(1–4)
Mitchell Center (2,084)
Mobile, AL
01/16/2016
4:00 pm
UT Arlington W 88–85 OT 7–10
(2–4)
Mitchell Center (2,102)
Mobile, AL
01/21/2016
7:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 82–92  7–11
(2–5)
Cajundome (4,050)
Lafayette, LA
01/23/2016
4:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 68–100  7–12
(2–6)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,556)
Monroe, LA
01/26/2016
7:30 pm
at Troy W 66–58  8–12
(3–6)
Trojan Arena (2,224)
Troy, AL
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
Appalachian State W 73–60  9–12
(4–6)
Mitchell Center (2,231)
Mobile, AL
02/04/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State L 73–79 OT 9–13
(4–7)
Convocation Center (1,526)
Jonesboro, AR
02/06/2016
6:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 43–74  9–14
(4–8)
Jack Stephens Center (3,959)
Little Rock, AR
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
Georgia State W 79–78 OT 10–14
(5–8)
Mitchell Center (1,956)
Mobile, AL
02/13/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia Southern W 80–76  11–14
(6–8)
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
02/16/2016
7:00 pm
Troy L 54–61  11–15
(6–9)
Mitchell Center (3,027)
Mobile, AL
02/18/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State W 75–71  12–15
(7–9)
Holmes Center (1,253)
Boone, NC
02/25/2016
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe L 59–66  12–16
(7–10)
Mitchell Center (1,877)
Mobile, AL
02/27/2016
4:00 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 83–70  13–16
(8–10)
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
03/03/2016
7:15 pm
at UT Arlington L 79–92  13–17
(8–11)
College Park Center (2,408)
Arlington, TX
03/05/2016
4:30 pm
at Texas State L 57–68  13–18
(8–12)
Strahan Coliseum (2,001)
San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt tournament
03/10/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Georgia Southern
First round
L 61–67  14–18
Lakefront Arena (703)
New Orleans, LA
03/11/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
Quarterfinals
L 68–90  14–19
Lakefront Arena (907)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule".