2015–16 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

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2015–16 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2015–16 record14–17 (10–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Dixon
  • Andrew Wilson
  • Ben Betts
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
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 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to South Alabama.

Roster[]

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Montae Glenn Forward 6–8 250 Freshman Carrollton, Georgia
1 Devonte Boykins Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Forest City, North Carolina
2 Mike Hughes Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Winston-Salem, North Carolina
3 Ike Smith Guard 6–4 195 Freshman Gainesville, Florida
4 Tookie Brown Guard 5–11 180 Freshman Madison, Georgia
5 Devince Boykins Guard 6–4 210 RS–Senior Forest City, North Carolina
10 Jake Allsmiller Guard 6–5 185 Sophomore Nashville, Tennessee
11 Shawn O'Connell Forward 6–8 210 RS–Freshman Roswell, Georgia
12 Aubrey McRae Guard 6–3 185 RS–Freshman Augusta, Georgia
13 Jason Burnell Forward 6–7 220 Freshman DeLand, Florida
14 Coye Simmons Forward 6–8 240 Sophomore Winston-Salem, North Carolina
21 James Holder Guard 6–1 175 Junior Gwinnett, Georgia
23 Jonathan Sanks Guard 6–4 180 RS– Freshman Warner Robins, Georgia
24 Brandon Wimberley Guard 6–1 170 Sophomore Macon, Georgia
Dominique Bullock Guard 5–11 183 Junior Valdosta, Georgia
Khalil Carson Forward 6–4 250 Junior Albany, Georgia
D.J. Suter Guard 6–4 200 Senior Alpharetta, Georgia

Schedule[]

[1]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
7:00 pm 		Middle Georgia State W 87–73 
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,553)
Statesboro, GA
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:30 pm 		Webber International W 116–49  1–0
 Hanner Fieldhouse (2,380)
Statesboro, GA
11/16/2015*
8:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Ole Miss L 72–82  1–1
 Tad Smith Coliseum (5,499)
Oxford, MS
11/20/2015*
9:30 pm, SECN+ 		at Auburn L 62–92  1–2
 Auburn Arena (7,806)
Auburn, AL
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm 		vs. The Citadel
Upstate Challenge 		L 90–95  1–3
 G. B. Hodge Center (420)
Spartanburg, SC
11/27/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at USC Upstate
Upstate Challenge 		W 84–80  2–3
 G. B. Hodge Center (567)
Spartanburg, SC
11/30/2015*
7:00 pm 		Bob Jones
Upstate Challenge 		W 104–52  3–3
 Hanner Fieldhouse (1,025)
Statesboro, GA
12/02/2015*
8:00 pm 		at Savannah State L 67–76  3–4
 Tiger Arena (4,523)
Savannah, GA
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 7 Duke L 65–99  3–5
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
12/19/2015*
4:00 pm 		Winthrop L 81–88  3–6
 Hanner Fieldhouse (807)
Statesboro, GA
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm 		Stetson W 78–58  4–6
 Hanner Fieldhouse (501)
Statesboro, GA
12/30/2015
8:30 pm 		at Texas State L 66–80  4–7
(0–1) 		Strahan Coliseum (1,822)
San Marcos, TX
01/02/2016
8:15 pm 		at UT Arlington L 72–92  4–8
(0–2) 		College Park Center (2,117)
Arlington, TX
01/07/2016
7:30 pm 		South Alabama L 58–64  4–9
(0–3) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (1,003)
Statesboro, GA
01/09/2016
5:00 pm 		Troy W 93–88 OT 5–9
(1–3) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (1,155)
Statesboro, GA
01/14/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		Louisiana–Lafayette L 65–74  5–10
(1–4) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (2,023)
Statesboro, GA
01/16/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Louisiana–Monroe W 66–51  6–10
(2–4) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (1,206)
Statesboro, GA
01/19/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Georgia State L 66–69 OT 6–11
(2–5) 		GSU Sports Arena (3,854)
Atlanta, GA
01/25/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Appalachian State
Postponed from 1/23[2] 		W 101–100  7–11
(3–5) 		Holmes Center (1,080)
Boone, NC
01/28/2016
8:15 pm 		at Arkansas–Little Rock L 67–80  7–12
(3–6) 		Jack Stephens Center (3,078)
Little Rock, AR
01/30/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Arkansas State W 71–66  8–12
(4–6) 		Convocation Center (1,572)
Jonesboro, AR
02/04/2016
7:30 pm 		UT Arlington W 82–73  9–12
(5–6) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (1,668)
Statesboro, GA
02/06/2016
7:00 pm 		Texas State W 66–62  10–12
(6–6) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (2,213)
Statesboro, GA
02/11/2016
8:30 pm 		at Troy W 77–71  11–12
(7–6) 		Trojan Arena (1,326)
Troy, AL
02/13/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at South Alabama L 76–80  11–13
(7–7) 		Mitchell Center (2,296)
Mobile, AL
02/18/2016
7:30 pm 		Arkansas State W 90–59  12–13
(8–7) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (1,849)
Statesboro, GA
02/20/2016
7:00 pm 		Arkansas–Little Rock L 61–75  12–14
(8–8) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (1,702)
Statesboro, GA
02/23/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN2 		Georgia State W 54–52  13–14
(9–8) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (4,046)
Statesboro, GA
02/25/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		Applachian State W 88–63  14–14
(10–8) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (2,129)
Statesboro, GA
03/03/2016
8:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Monroe L 76–83  14–15
(10–9) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,483)
Monroe, LA
03/05/2016
8:15 pm 		at Louisiana–Lafayette L 78–87  14–16
(10–10) 		Cajundome (4,474)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/10/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. South Alabama
First round 		L 61–67  14–17
 Lakefront Arena (703)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References[]

  1. ^ http://gseagles.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=104&path=mbball
  2. ^ http://www.appstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210657190&DB_OEM_ID=21500
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