2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record13–19 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFIU Arena
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 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–19, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to UTEP.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4 way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to UTEP.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dominique Williams 12 G 6'7" 205 Sophomore Washington, D.C. Transferred
Larry Dennis 21 F 6'9" 205 Freshman Wichita, KS Transferred to Hutchinson CC
Dennis Marvin 22 G 6'3" 183 RS Senior Gainesville, FL Graduated
Marco Porcher Jimenez 23 G 6'4" 185 Senior Málaga, Spain Graduated
Kris Gulley 45 G/F 6'7" 195 Senior Dallas, TX Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Donte' McGill 2 G 6'3" 185 Junior Newark, DE Junior college transferred from Vincennes
Elmo Stephen 5 F 6'7" 200 Junior Auburndale, FL Junior college transferred from Tallahassee CC
Cameron Smith 24 F 6'7" 210 Sophomore Tallahassee, FL Junior college transferred from Tallahassee CC

Recruiting class of 2015

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Eric Turner
SF 		The Villages, FL The Villages Charter High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Michael Douglas
PF 		Sachse, TX Sachse High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Sep 23, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kimar Williams
PG 		Philadelphia, PA Constitution High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Mar 29, 2015 
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 August 17, 2014.

Roster

2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Anthony Boswell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Patrick School Bronx, NY
G 2 Donte McGill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mont Clare Academy
Vincennes 		Newark, DE
G 3 Tashwan Desir 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr NIA Prep
Monroe CC 		Brooklyn, NY
G 4 Kimar Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Constitution Philadelphia, PA
F 5 Elmo Stephen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Auburndale
Tallahassee CC 		Auburndale, FL
F 10 Hassan Hussein 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Mt. Zion Prep Lorton, VA
G 11 Ray Rodriquez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Hialeah Gardens
North Florida 		Miami, FL
G 12 Eric Nottage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Miami Northwestern
Tallahassee CC 		Miami, FL
F 20 Adrian Diaz 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Hialeah-Miami Lakes
Kansas State 		Miami, FL
F 24 Cameron Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Leon
Tallahassee CC 		Tallahassee, FL
F 31 Michael Douglas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sachse Sachse, TX
F 32 Daviyon Draper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Locke
Antelope Valley College 		Los Angeles, CA
C 34 Nate Brown Bull 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Little Wound Kyle, SD
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 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm 		Trinity Baptist W 71–39  1–0
 FIU Arena (1,090)
Miami, FL
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm 		Florida Memorial W 67–51  2–0
 FIU Arena (1,178)
Miami, FL
11/20/2015*
3:30 pm 		at James Madison
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic 		L 61–64  2–1
 JMU Convocation Center (2,457)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/21/2015*
5:00 pm 		vs. Tennessee–Martin
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic 		W 69–62  3–1
 JMU Convocation Center (2,628)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/22/2015*
1:00 pm 		vs. Oral Roberts
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic 		L 70–76 OT 3–2
 JMU Convocation Center (2,292)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm, ASN 		LIU Brooklyn W 80–72  4–2
 FIU Arena (869)
Miami, FL
11/30/2015*
7:00 pm, ASN 		Stetson L 75–81  4–3
 FIU Arena (820)
Miami, FL
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm 		Elon L 71–77  4–4
 FIU Arena (949)
Miami, FL
12/06/2015*
3:30 pm, ASN 		Florida Gulf Coast L 76–84 OT 4–5
 FIU Arena (1,156)
Miami, FL
12/14/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at North Florida L 72–94  4–6
 UNF Arena (1,448)
Jacksonville, FL
12/19/2015*
3:00 pm 		at Northern Illinois L 75–78 2OT 4–7
 Convocation Center (959)
DeKalb, IL
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Binghamton W 66–49  5–7
 Binghamton University Events Center (1,602)
Vestal, NY
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm, ASN 		Florida A&M W 65–45  6–7
 FIU Arena (923)
Miami, FL
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2016
3:00 pm, FSN 		Florida Atlantic W 76–59  7–7
(1–0) 		FIU Arena (1,007)
Miami, FL
01/07/2016
8:00 pm 		at WKU W 75–72  8–7
(2–0) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (3,394)
Bowling Green, KY
01/09/2016
7:00 pm 		at Marshall L 81–99  8–8
(2–1) 		Cam Henderson Center (5,127)
Huntington, WV
01/14/2016
7:00 pm 		Louisiana Tech W 88–74  9–8
(3–1) 		FIU Arena (1,240)
Miami, FL
01/16/2016
7:00 pm 		Southern Miss L 60–66  9–9
(3–2) 		FIU Arena (1,258)
Miami, FL
01/21/2016
8:00 pm 		at UTSA W 72–56  10–9
(4–2) 		Convocation Center (966)
San Antonio, TX
01/23/2016
9:05 pm 		at UTEP W 79–69  11–9
(5–2) 		Don Haskins Center (7,688)
El Paso, TX
01/28/2016
7:00 pm, ASN 		Charlotte L 69–72  11–10
(5–3) 		FIU Arena 
Miami, FL
01/30/2016
7:00 pm 		Old Dominion L 60–64  11–11
(5–4) 		FIU Arena (1,209)
Miami, FL
02/04/2016
6:00 pm, ASN 		at UAB L 69–74  11–12
(5–5) 		Bartow Arena (6,664)
Birmingham, AL
02/06/2016
7:00 pm 		at Middle Tennessee L 66–67  11–13
(5–6) 		Murphy Center (2,598)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/11/2016
7:00 pm 		UTEP L 74–84  11–14
(5–7) 		FIU Arena (936)
Miami, FL
02/13/2016
7:00 pm 		UTSA W 79–65  12–14
(6–7) 		FIU Arena (1,062)
Miami, FL
02/18/2016
8:00 pm 		at North Texas L 75–77  12–15
(6–8) 		The Super Pit (2,156)
Denton, TX
02/20/2016
2:00 pm, ASN 		at Rice L 70–86  12–16
(6–9) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (3,859)
Houston, TX
02/27/2016
2:00 pm, ASN 		at Florida Atlantic W 71–63  13–16
(7–9) 		FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
03/03/2016
7:00 pm 		UAB L 60–77  13–17
(7–10) 		FIU Arena (1,166)
Miami, FL
03/05/2016
7:00 pm 		Middle Tennessee L 58–61  13–18
(7–11) 		FIU Arena (2,422)
Miami, FL
Conference USA tournament
03/09/2016
9:30 pm, ASN 		(11) vs. (6) UTEP
Second round 		L 77–85  13–19
 Legacy Arena (3,905)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ Florida International University Panthers - 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule