2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban; † American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions
	Rankings from AP Poll

2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball
2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	12–18 (6–12 AAC)
Head coach	Donnie Jones (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Shawn Finney; Darren Tillis; Christian Webster;
Home arena	CFE Arena
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights were member of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 47th season of basketball, were led by sixth year head coach Donnie Jones and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season with a record of 12–18, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in seventh place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to Tulane. After the season, Donnie Jones was fired as UCF's head coach.^[1]

Previous season[]

The Knights finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 12–18, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in ninth place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to East Carolina.

Departures[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Isiah Thomas	2	G	5'11"	160	Freshman	Wesley Chapel, FL	Walk-on; didn't return
Brandon Goodwin	11	G	6'0"	180	Sophomore	Norcross, GA	Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Dylan Karell	15	C	6'11"	240	Junior	North Miami Beach, FL	Transferred to Florida Southern
Myles Davis	20	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Winter Haven, FL	Graduated
Marshall Holmes	25	G	6'3"	175	Freshman	Tampa, FL	Transferred
Kasey Wilson	32	F	6'7"	235	Senior	North Port, FL	Graduated

Incoming Transfers[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tanksley Efianayi	13	G	6'6"	210	Junior	Orlando, FL	Junior college transferred from Daytona State College

Incoming recruits[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tacko Fall C	Dakar, Sengal	Liberty Christian Prep	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Oct 28, 2014
Tacko Fall C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
Chance McSpadden SG	Winter Haven, FL	Winter Haven High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 1, 2014
Chance McSpadden SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Chad Brown C	Deltona, FL	Deltona High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 26, 2013
Chad Brown C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
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 1 August 2015.

Roster[]

2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	00	Brendan Boyle	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Rahway, NJ
G	1	B. J. Taylor	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Orlando, FL
G/F	3	A. J. Davis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Buford, GA
G	4	Daiquan Walker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Philadelphia, PA
G	5	Djordjije Mumin (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Podgorica, Montenegro
G	10	Adonys Henriquez	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Orlando, FL
G	12	Matt Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Orlando, FL
G/F	13	Tanksley Efianayi	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Orlando, FL
G/F	21	Brian Brown	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Deltona, FL
G	22	Chance McSpadden	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Parris, FL
C	24	Tacko Fall	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	Fr	Dakar, Sengal
F	33	Shaheed Davis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Warren, OH
C	34	Justin McBride	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	Jr	Starke, FL
F	52	Staphon Blair	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Fort Lauderdale, FL

Head coach

Donnie Jones (Pikeville)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 7:30 pm	at Davidson	L 85–90	0–1	John M. Belk Arena (4,676) Davidson, NC
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	UC Irvine	L 60–61 ^OT	0–2	CFE Arena (5,629) Orlando, FL
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	UNC Greensboro	W 65–54	1–2	CFE Arena (3,607) Orlando, FL
11/28/2015* 1:30 pm	at Miami (OH)	L 63–64	1–3	Millett Hall (1,254) Oxford, OH
12/02/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Stetson	W 94–85	2–3	Edmunds Center (2,150) DeLand, FL
12/05/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	UIC	W 88–58	3–3	CFE Arena (4,208) Orlando, FL
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Massachusetts	W 67–63	4–3	CFE Arena (4,395) Orlando, FL
12/12/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Florida Atlantic	W 75–61	5–3	CFE Arena (4,130) Orlando, FL
12/19/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at Detroit	L 89–95	5–4	Calihan Hall (2,055) Detroit, MI
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Bethune-Cookman	W 101–96	6–4	CFE Arena (3,734) Orlando, FL
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	George Washington	L 50–67	6–5	CFE Arena (3,889) Orlando, FL
American Regular Season
01/02/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at East Carolina	W 71–68	7–5 (1–0)	Williams Arena (4,605) Greenville, NC
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews	South Florida	W 75–64	8–5 (2–0)	CFE Arena (3,603) Orlando, FL
01/10/2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 15 SMU	L 73–88	8–6 (2–1)	Moody Coliseum (6,952) Dallas, TX
01/16/2016 4:30 pm, ESPNews	East Carolina	W 89–69	9–6 (3–1)	CFE Arena (5,411) Orlando, FL
01/20/2016 6:15 pm, ESPNews	at South Florida	W 64–54	10–6 (4–1)	USF Sun Dome (3,491) Tampa, FL
01/24/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at Tulsa	L 60–75	10–7 (4–2)	Reynolds Center (4,270) Tulsa, OK
01/26/2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Memphis	L 86–97	10–8 (4–3)	CFE Arena (4,577) Orlando, FL
01/31/2016 4:00 pm, CBSSN	UConn	L 41–67	10–9 (4–4)	CFE Arena (6,414) Orlando, FL
02/04/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNews	at Tulane	W 70–62	11–9 (5–4)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,174) New Orleans, LA
02/06/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU	Temple	L 60–62	11–10 (5–5)	CFE Arena (3,674) Orlando, FL
02/09/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews	Cincinnati	L 51–69	11–11 (5–6)	CFE Arena (4,143) Orlando, FL
02/13/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNews	at Houston	L 58–82	11–12 (5–7)	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,126) Houston, TX
02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Memphis	L 56–73	11–13 (5–8)	FedEx Forum (12,492) Memphis, TN
02/21/2016 2:00 pm, CBSSN	Tulsa	L 67–75	11–14 (5–9)	CFE Arena (6,437) Orlando, FL
02/24/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Houston	L 61–88	11–15 (5–10)	CFE Arena (4,664) Orlando, FL
02/27/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNews	at Temple	L 61–63	11–16 (5–11)	Liacouras Center (7,569) Philadelphia, PA
03/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews	Tulane	W 73–65	12–16 (6–11)	CFE Arena (3,720) Orlando, FL
03/06/2016 2:00 pm, ESPNU	at UConn	L 46–67	12–17 (6–12)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
2016 American Athletic Conference Tournament
03/10/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews	vs. Tulane First Round	W 65–63	12–18	Amway Center Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[]

^ "UCF ousts Jones after six seasons, 100-88 mark". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.

[1] "UCF ousts Jones after six seasons, 100-88 mark". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.

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v t UCF Knights men's basketball
Venues	Education Gymnasium (1969–1991) UCF Arena (1991–2007) Addition Financial Arena (2007–present)
Rivalries	South Florida
Culture & lore	Knightro Marching Knights
People	Statistical Leaders
Seasons	1977–78 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Temple	14	–	4	.778	21	–	12	.636
No. 24 SMU*	13	–	5	.722	25	–	5	.833
Houston	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Cincinnati	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Tulsa	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
UConn †	11	–	7	.611	25	–	11	.694
Memphis	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
UCF	6	–	12	.333	12	–	18	.400
East Carolina	4	–	14	.222	12	–	20	.375
South Florida	4	–	14	.222	8	–	25	.242
Tulane	3	–	15	.167	12	–	22	.353
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban † American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions

Rankings from AP Poll