2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record12–21 (9–9 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Center
(Capacity: 7,500)
Seasons
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin † 18 – 0   1.000 28 – 6   .824
Texas A&M–CC 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758
Sam Houston State 12 – 6   .667 18 – 16   .529
Incarnate Word* 12 – 6   .667 17 – 12   .586
Houston Baptist 10 – 8   .556 17 – 17   .500
Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 9   .500 12 – 21   .364
Abilene Christian* 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419
McNeese State 7 – 11   .389 9 – 20   .310
Central Arkansas** 6 – 12   .333 7 – 21   .250
New Orleans 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333
Nicholls State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 23   .324
Northwestern State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 20   .286
Lamar 3 – 15   .167 11 – 19   .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 Southland tournament winner

The 2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by second year head coach Jay Ladner, played their home games at the University Center and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. They defeated New Orleans in the first round of the Southland tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Houston Baptist.

Preseason

The Lions were picked to finish seventh (7th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.[1]

Roster

2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marlain Veal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Fr Helen Cox HS New Orleans, LA
F 1 Jordan Capps 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Peachtree Ridge HS
Northwest Florida State College 		Norcross, GA
G 2 Dimi Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Gulfport HS Gulfport, MS
G 3 Joshua Filmore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Wekiva HS Orlando, FL
C 4 Dominic Nelson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Wings Academy
Southwest Tennessee CC 		Harlem, NY
G 5 JaMichael Hawkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Wingfield HS
Mississippi Gulf Coast CC 		Raymond, MS
G 10 Zay Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr St. Thomas Aquinas HS
Murray State 		Hammond, LA
G 11 Keith Charleston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Jacksonville HS
Northwest Florida State College 		Little Rock, AR
G 12 Malcolm Reid 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Jr St. Stanislaus College Diamondhead, MS
F 13 Moses Greenwood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Fr Velma Jackson HS Sharon, MS
F 20 Bret Barclay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Crown Point HS Crown Point, IN
G 21 Jabbar Singleton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Brother Martin HS
Oral Roberts 		New Orleans, LA
G 22 Jerrod Rigby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr St. Stanislaus College Bay St. Louis, MS
F 23 James Currington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Paul W. Bryant HS
Mississippi Valley State 		Tuscaloosa, AL
F 44 Byron Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Sr Colony HS
Citrus College 		Ontario, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Errol Gauff
  • Kyle Roane
  • David Kiefer
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 11/15/2015

Schedule

Source[2]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2015*
7:00 pm 		LSU–Alexandria L 68–82 
University Center (965)
Hammond, LA
11/04/2015*
7:00 pm 		Xavier of Louisiana W 79–61 
University Center (765)
Hammond, LA
Non-conference
11/13/2015*
8:30 pm 		at TCU L 77–90  0–1
 University Recreation Center (3,341)
Fort Worth, TX
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Texas A&M L 58–100  0–2
 Reed Arena (4,903)
College Station, TX
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm 		Mississippi College W 76–69  1–2
 University Center (810)
Hammond, LA
11/22/2015*
6:00 pm, BTN 		at Nebraska
Barclays Center Classic 		L 65–92  1–3
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,533)
Lincoln, NE
11/24/2015*
6:00 pm, FSO/ESPN3 		at No. 24 Cincinnati
Barclays Center Classic 		L 49–64  1–4
 Fifth Third Arena (6,824)
Cincinnati, OH
11/27/2015*
4:00 pm 		vs. Gardner–Webb
Barclays Center Classic 		L 68–77  1–5
 Christl Arena (885)
West Point, NY
11/28/2015*
4:00 pm 		vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Barclays Center Classic 		L 60-62  1–6
 Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm 		Loyola New Orleans W 101–65  2–6
 University Center (737)
Hammond, LA
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm 		Southern L 69–73  2–7
 University Center (1,506)
Hammond, LA
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm 		at Florida State L 58–75  2–8
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,992)
Tallahassee, FL
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm 		Florida A&M L 64–67  2–9
 Teaching Gym (383)
Tallahassee, FL
12/21/2015*
6:00 pm 		at Georgia Tech L 62–75  2–10
 Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,563)
Atlanta, GA
12/30/2015*
7:30 pm 		at Jackson State L 66–89  2–11
 Williams Assembly Center (703)
Jackson, MS
Southland regular season
01/04/2016
7:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin L 69–89  2–12
(0–1) 		University Center (540)
Hammond, LA
01/09/2016
7:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist L 58–77  2–13
(0–2) 		Sharp Gymnasium (621)
Houston, TX
01/11/2016
6:30 pm 		at Sam Houston State L 63–70  2–14
(0–3) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (796)
Huntsville, TX
01/16/2016
4:00 pm 		Incarnate Word L 71–75  2–15
(0–4) 		University Center (644)
Hammond, LA
01/18/2016
7:00 pm 		at Lamar W 98–70  3–15
(1–4) 		University Center (641)
Hammond, LA
01/26/2016
7:00 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 63–73  3–16
(1–5) 		American Bank Center (1,906)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/30/2016
3:00 pm 		at Northwestern State L 76–91  3–17
(1–6) 		Prather Coliseum (1,920)
Natchitoches, LA
02/01/2016
7:00 pm 		McNeese State W 82–80  4–17
(2–6) 		University Center (1,030)
Hammond, LA
02/06/2016
4:00 pm 		Abilene Christian W 81–60  5–17
(3–6) 		University Center (763)
Hammond, LA
02/09/2016
7:00 pm 		at Central Arkansas L 72–88  5–18
(3–7) 		Farris Center (513)
Conway, AR
02/13/2016
8:00 pm 		Nicholls State W 69–61  6–18
(4–7) 		University Center (786)
Hammond, LA
02/15/2016
8:00 pm 		at McNeese State W 79–76  7–18
(5–7) 		Burton Coliseum (350)
Lake Charles, LA
02/21/2016
7:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian L 80–91  7–19
(5–8) 		Abilene Christian (1,065)
Abilene, TX
02/23/2016
7:00 pm 		New Orleans W 91–83  8–19
(6–8) 		University Center (734)
Hammond, LA
02/27/2016
4:00 pm 		Central Arkansas W 75–56  9–19
(7–8) 		University Center (831)
Hammond, LA
02/29/2016
7:00 pm 		Northwestern State W 84–82  10–19
(8–8) 		University Center (1,050)
Hammond, LA
03/03/2016
7:45 pm 		at New Orleans W 61–60  11–19
(9–8) 		Lakefront Arena (684)
New Orleans, LA
03/05/2016
3:30 pm 		Nicholls State L 45–64  11–20
(9–9) 		Stopher Gym (901)
Thibodaux, LA
Southland tournament
03/09/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. New Orleans
First round 		L 74–84  12–20
 Merrell Center (1,077)
Katy, TX
03/10/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Houston Baptist
Quarterfinals 		L 68–72  12–21
 Merrell Center (1,298)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Conference Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved November 15, 2015.