2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
Vegas 16, Semifinals
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record24–12 (14–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFreedom Hall Civic Center
Seasons
2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga † 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
East Tennessee State 14 – 4   .778 24 – 12   .667
Furman 11 – 7   .611 19 – 16   .543
Wofford 11 – 7   .611 15 – 17   .469
Western Carolina 10 – 8   .556 16 – 18   .471
UNC Greensboro 10 – 8   .556 15 – 19   .441
Mercer 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Samford 4 – 14   .222 14 – 19   .424
VMI 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
The Citadel 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
† 2016 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by first year head coach Steve Forbes, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center and were of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in to second place. They defeated Mercer and Furman to advance to the championship game of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Chattanooga. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Oakland.

Roster

2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 T.J. Cromer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Albany, Georgia
G 1 Petey McClain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Mobile, Alabama
G 2 Shemar Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Columbus, Mississippi
G 3 Ge'Lawn Guyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lexington, Kentucky
C 5 Peter Jurkin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Juba, South Sudan
F 10 Isaac Banks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
G 11 Desonta Bradford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Humboldt, Tennessee
F 12 Hanner Mosquera-Perea 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Istmina, Colombia
G 13 A.J. Merriweather 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Jackson, Tennessee
G 14 Deuce Bello 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Greensboro, North Carolina
F 15 Lester Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Knoxville, Tennessee
F 21 Nigel Holley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wilmington, North Carolina
F 24 Abednego Lufile 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Burlington, Ontario, Canada
G 30 Stetson Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Knoxville, Tennessee
C 31 Toriano Stokes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
F 40 Tevin Glass 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Norcross, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2015

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
7:00 pm 		Tusculum W 109–77 
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,550)
Johnson City, TN
Regular season
11/14/2015*
4:00 pm 		Averett W 107–59  1–0
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,167)
Johnson City, TN
11/17/2015*
6:00 am, ESPN 		Green Bay
NIT Season Tip-Off 		W 103–90  2–0
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,992)
Johnson City, TN
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm, FS2 		at No. 11 Villanova
NIT Season Tip-Off 		L 51–86  2–1
 The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Georgia Tech
NIT Season Tip-Off 		W 69–68  3–1
 Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,665)
Atlanta, GA
11/24/2015*
7:30 pm 		at Charleston Southern
NIT Season Tip-Off 		L 76–77  3–2
 CSU Field House (905)
North Charleston, SC
11/28/2015*
4:00 pm 		UNC Wilmington L 73–94  3–3
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,557)
Johnson City, TN
12/02/2015*
6:00 pm 		at Tennessee Tech L 61–63  3–4
 Eblen Center (1,011)
Cookeville, TN
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm 		Milligan W 98–47  4–4
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,458)
Johnson City, TN
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm 		at UNC Asheville L 64–84  4–5
 Kimmel Arena (1,327)
Asheville, NC
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm 		Eastern Kentucky W 87–81  5–5
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,453)
Johnson City, TN
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Tennessee L 67–76  5–6
 Thompson–Boling Arena (14,684)
Knoxville, TN
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm 		Morehead State W 75–72  6–6
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,650)
Johnson City, TN
01/02/2016
2:00 pm 		at Western Carolina W 82–66  7–6
(1–0) 		Ramsey Center (956)
Cullowhee, NC
01/04/2016*
8:00 pm 		at North Carolina Central W 72–68  8–6
 McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (881)
Durham, NC
01/09/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		UNC Greensboro W 86–83  9–6
(2–0) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,078)
Johnson City, TN
01/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		VMI W 88–51  10–6
(3–0) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,416)
Johnson City, TN
01/14/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Samford W 81–77  11–6
(4–0) 		Pete Hanna Center (1,066)
Homewood, AL
01/16/2016
5:00 pm 		at Chattanooga L 84–94  11–7
(4–1) 		McKenzie Arena (5,003)
Chattanooga, TN
01/21/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Mercer W 65–63 OT 12–7
(5–1) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,003)
Johnson City, TN
01/23/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		The Citadel W 101–92 OT 13–7
(6–1) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,789)
Johnson City, TN
01/28/2016
7:00 pm 		at Wofford L 73–87  13–8
(6–2) 		Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,412)
Spartanburg, SC
01/30/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Furman L 70–74  13–9
(6–3) 		Timmons Arena (2,004)
Greenville, SC
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at VMI W 71–60  14–9
(7–3) 		Cameron Hall (1,178)
Lexington, VA
02/04/2016
7:00 pm 		at UNC Greensboro W 68–65  15–9
(8–3) 		Fleming Gymnasium (1,902)
Greensboro, NC
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Samford W 94–90 OT 16–9
(9–3) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,945)
Johnson City, TN
02/13/2016
4:00 pm, FS South/ESPN3 		Chattanooga L 68–76  16–10
(9–4) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,601)
Johnson City, TN
02/15/2016
7:00 pm 		Western Carolina W 83–77  17–10
(10–4) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,752)
Johnson City, TN
02/18/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at The Citadel W 67–51  18–10
(11–4) 		McAlister Field House (1,389)
Charleston, SC
02/20/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Mercer W 77–74  19–10
(12–4) 		Hawkins Arena (3,874)
Macon, GA
02/25/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Furman W 80–75  20–10
(13–4) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,016)
Johnson City, TN
02/27/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wofford W 71–66  21–10
(14–4) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,104)
Johnson City, TN
SoCon tournament
03/05/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		(2) vs. (7) Mercer
Quarterfinals 		W 81–65  22–10
 U.S. Cellular Center 
Asheville, NC
03/06/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		(2) vs. (3) Furman
Semifinals 		W 84–76  23–10
 U.S. Cellular Center (6,019)
Asheville, NC
03/07/2016
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		(2) vs. (1) Chattanooga
Championship game 		L 67–73  23–11
 U.S. Cellular Center (3,058)
Asheville, NC
Vegas 16
03/28/2016*
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Louisiana Tech
Quarterfinals 		W 88–83  24–11
 Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
03/29/2016*
11:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Oakland
Semifinals 		L 81–104  24–12
 Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball | Schedule | Official Site of East Tennessee State Athletics".