2015–16 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2015–16 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The season marked the 45th basketball season for USF and the third as a member of the American Athletic Conference . The Bulls were coached by Orlando Antigua , who was in his second season. The Bulls played their home games at the USF Sun Dome on the university's Tampa, Florida campus. The Bulls finished the season with a record of 8–25, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place in conference. They beat East Carolina in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing to Temple in the quarterfinals.
Previous season
The Bulls finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 9–23, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to UConn .[ 1]
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Geno Thorpe
2
G
6'3"
180
Junior
Pittsburgh, PA Transferred from Penn State . Under NCAA transfer rules, Thorpe will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Angel Nunez
22
F
6'8"
202
Graduate Transfer
Bronx, NY Transferred from Gonzaga . Under NCAA Transfer Rules, as a Graduate Transfer, Nunez is eligible to play for the 2015–16 season.
Shawn Smith
G
6'4"
185
Sophomore
Jacksonville, FL Junior college transferred from Lee College
Incoming recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Tulio Da Silva PF
Jacksonville, FL
Arlington Country Day School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Oct 12, 2014
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 80
Luis Santos C
Bronx, NY
Sunrise Christian Academy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Aug 5, 2014
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 80
Jahmal McMurray SG
Topeka, KS
Sunrise Christian Academy
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Oct 13, 2014
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :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:
Recruiting Class of 2016
College recruiting information (2016)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Troy Baxter Jr. SF
The Rock School
Gainesville, FL
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
May 1, 2015
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 80
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:
Roster
2015–16 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 0
Jahmal McMurray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Topeka, KS
F/C 1
Chris Perry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 242 lb (110 kg)
Jr
Bartow, FL
G 2
Geno Thorpe (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Pittsburgh, PA
G 3
Roddy Peters 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg)
RS So
District Heights, MD
G 5
Nehemias Morillo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Santiago, Dominican Republic
G 13
Jake Bodway (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
RS So
Minneapolis, MN
G 14
Justin David (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
RS So
Pittsburgh, PA
C 15
Jaleel Cousins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg)
Sr
Mobile, AL
F 21
Tulio Da Silva 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Formiga, Brazil
F 22
Angel Nunez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg)
Sr
Washington Heights, NY
G 25
Troy Holston, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
So
Queens, NY
C 33
Ruben Guerrero 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
So
Málaga, Spain
F 35
Bo Zeigler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg)
RS So
Detroit, MI
F 42
Luis Santos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
Fr
Bronx, NY
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/09/2015 *7:00 pm
Eckerd W 78–64 USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *8:30 pm, ESPN3
Troy L 77–82 0–1
USF Sun Dome (4,859)Tampa, FL
11/16/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT Hoophall Miami Invitational L 57–60 0–2
USF Sun Dome (2,672)Tampa, FL
11/19/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
George Washington L 67–73 0–3
USF Sun Dome (2,790)Tampa, FL
11/21/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Boston University Hoophall Miami Invitational L 66–78 0–4
USF Sun Dome (2,903)Tampa, FL
11/24/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany Hoophall Miami Invitational W 63–61 1–4
USF Sun Dome (2,712)Tampa, FL
11/27/2015 *5:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 1 Kentucky Hoophall Miami Invitational L 63–84 1–5
American Airlines Arena Miami, FL
11/29/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Savannah State W 67–57 2–5
USF Sun Dome (2,429)Tampa, FL
12/03/2015 *7:00 pm
at Delaware
L 58–67 2–6
Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
12/05/2015 *4:00 pm, SECN
at South Carolina
L 63–81 2–7
Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
12/13/2015 *4:00 pm, ESPNU
NC State L 46–65 2–8
USF Sun Dome (2,945)Tampa, FL
12/16/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville W 88–75 3–8
USF Sun Dome (2,628)Tampa, FL
12/19/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
UAB L 68–79 3–9
USF Sun Dome (2,671)Tampa, FL
12/22/2015 *6:30 pm, FS2
at Seton Hall
L 49–66 3–10
Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Conference regular season
12/30/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU
Houston L 67–73 3–11
USF Sun Dome (2,754)Tampa, FL
01/02/2016 7:30 pm, ESPNews
at SMU
L 58–72 3–12
Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews
at UCF
L 64–75 3–13
CFE Arena Orlando, FL
01/10/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU
Cincinnati L 51–54 3–14
USF Sun Dome (3,062)Tampa, FL
01/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews
Tulane L 70–81 3–15
USF Sun Dome (2,657)Tampa, FL
01/16/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Memphis
L 56–71 3–16
FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
01/20/2016 6:15 pm, ESPNews
UCF L 54–64 3–17
USF Sun Dome (3,491)Tampa, FL
01/23/2016 4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Houston
W 71–62 4–17
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
01/27/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulane
W 73–60 5–17
Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
01/31/2016 2:00 pm, CBSSN
Temple L 63–70 5–18
USF Sun Dome (2,875)Tampa, FL
02/04/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Cincinnati
L 57–88 5–19
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
02/07/2016 2:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 12 SMU
L 58–92 5–20
USF Sun Dome (2,857)Tampa, FL
02/14/2016 3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Temple
L 65–77 5–21
Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Carolina
W 69–52 6–21
Williams Arena Greenville, NC
02/20/2016 11:00 am, ESPNU
Memphis W 80–71 7–21
USF Sun Dome (3,840)Tampa, FL
02/25/2016 7:30 pm, CBSSN
UConn L 51–81 7–22
USF Sun Dome (4,668)Tampa, FL
03/02/2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU
East Carolina L 39–52 7–23
USF Sun Dome (2,957)Tampa, FL
03/05/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNews
at Tulsa
L 74–84 7–24
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
American Athletic Conference tournament
03/10/2016 3:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. East Carolina First Round W 71–66 8–24
Amway Center Orlando, FL
03/11/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Temple Quarterfinals L 62–79 8–25
Amway Center Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References
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