2015–16 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

2015–16 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2015–16 record 14–17 (10–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach Mark Byington (3rd year)
Assistant coach Larry Dixon
Assistant coach Andrew Wilson
Assistant coach Ben Betts
Home arena Hanner Fieldhouse
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Arkansas–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

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# 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 #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

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