2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team

2015–16 LSU Tigers men's basketball
Conference Southeastern Conference
2015–16 record 19–14 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach Johnny Jones (4th year)
Assistant coach David Patrick
Assistant coach Brendan Suhr
Assistant coach Al Pinkins
Home arena Pete Maravich Assembly Center
2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#15 Texas A&M 13 5   .722     28 9   .757
#10 Kentucky 13 5   .722     27 9   .750
South Carolina 11 7   .611     25 9   .735
Vanderbilt 11 7   .611     19 14   .576
LSU 11 7   .611     19 14   .576
Ole Miss 10 8   .556     20 12   .625
Georgia 10 8   .556     20 14   .588
Florida 9 9   .500     21 15   .583
Arkansas 9 9   .500     16 16   .500
Alabama 8 10   .444     18 15   .545
Mississippi State 7 11   .389     14 17   .452
Tennessee 6 12   .333     15 19   .441
Auburn 5 13   .278     11 20   .355
Missouri* 3 15   .167     10 21   .323
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Johnny Jones, who was in his fourth season at LSU. They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They defeated Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the 2016 SEC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M. On March 13, they day after losing to Texas A&M by 33 points, they announced they would not participate in a postseason tournament.[1]

Previous season and offseason

LSU completed the 2014–15 season with an overall record of 22–11 and 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four way tie for third place in the final SEC standings. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Auburn. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to NC State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Martin, JarellJarell Martin 1 F 6'9" 239 Sophomore Baton Rouge, LA NBA Draft
Robinson, AntonioAntonio Robinson 13 G 6'1" 170 Senior Bossier City, LA Graduated
Speight, CarltonCarlton Speight 24 G 6'4" 200 Freshman New Orleans, Louisiana Walk-on; did not return to team
Mickey, JordanJordan Mickey 25 F 6' 8" 238 Sophomore Arlington, TX NBA Draft
Odo, JohnJohn Odo 31 F 6'10" 245 Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated

incoming transfers


Class of 2015 signees

Tigers recruits at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Antonio Blakeney
Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Antonio Blakeney
SG
Orlando, Florida Oak Ridge High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jan 2, 2015 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Brandon Sampson
SG
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Madison Prep Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 20, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Ben Simmons
PF
Melbourne, Australia Montverde Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 14, 2013 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
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 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Sampson, BrandonBrandon Sampson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 2 Blakeney, AntonioAntonio Blakeney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Orlando, Florida
C 3 Robinson III, ElbertElbert Robinson III 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 290 lb (132 kg) So Garland, Texas
G 4 Hornsby, KeithKeith Hornsby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Williamsburg, Virginia
G 5 Gray, JoshJosh Gray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Lake Charles, Louisiana
G 10 Shortess, HenryHenry Shortess (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 15 Patterson, JalynJalyn Patterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Alpharetta, Georgia
F 20 Bridgewater, BrianBrian Bridgewater 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 282 lb (128 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 21 Epps, AaronAaron Epps 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Ball, Louisiana
C 22 Malone, DarcyDarcy Malone 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Jr Canberra, Australia
F 25 Simmons, BenBen Simmons 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Melbourne, Australia
G/F 32 Victor, CraigCraig Victor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr New Orleans, Louisiana
F 45 Eddlestone, BrandonBrandon Eddlestone (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jr Slidell, Louisiana
G 55 Quarterman, TimTim Quarterman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Savannah, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 22, 2015

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov. 6, 2015*
7:00 PM
#21 Southwest Baptist W 98–72 
 19  Sampson  9  Simmons  5  Simmons  Maravich Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Regular season

Nov. 13, 2015*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
#21 McNeese State W 81–70  1–0
 22  Blakeney  13  Simmons  5  Simmons  Maravich Center (11,697)
Baton Rouge, LA

Nov. 16, 2015*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
#23 Kennesaw State
Legends Classic
W 91–69  2–0
 22  Simmons  9  Simmons  6  Tied  Maravich Center (9,654)
Baton Rouge, LA

Nov. 19, 2015*
8:00 PM, SECN
#23 South Alabama
Legends Classic
W 78–66  3–0
 23  Simmons  16  Simmons  5  Quarterman  Maravich Center (9,758)
Baton Rouge, LA

Nov. 23, 2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
#22 vs. Marquette
Legends Classic semifinals
L 80–81  3–1
 21  Simmons  19  Simmons  7  Simmons  Barclays Center (5,775)
Brooklyn, NY

Nov. 24, 2015*
4:30 PM, ESPNU
#22 vs. NC State
Legends Classic 3rd place game
L 72–83 OT 3–2
 19  Quarterman  16  Simmons  10  Simmons  Barclays Center (4,777)
Brooklyn, NY

Nov. 30, 2015*
6:00 PM
at College of Charleston L 58–70  3–3
 15  Simmons  18  Simmons  5  Patterson  TD Arena (4,761)
Charleston, SC

Dec. 2, 2015*
7:00 PM
North Florida W 119–108  4–3
 43  Simmons  14  Simmons  7  Simmons  Maravich Center (8,981)
Baton Rouge, LA

Dec. 13, 2015*
7:00 PM, ESPNU
at Houston L 98–105 OT 4–4
 32  Hornsby  14  Simmons  6  Quarterman  Hofheinz Pavilion (7,918)
Houston, TX

Dec. 16, 2015*
6:00 PM, SECN
Gardner–Webb W 78–57  5–4
 14  Hornsby  12  Simmons  4  Simmons  Maravich Center (8,896)
Baton Rouge, LA

Dec. 19, 2015*
7:00 PM, SECN
Oral Roberts W 100–77  6–4
 24  Simmons  7  Robinson III  7  Simmons  Maravich Center (10,095)
Baton Rouge, LA

Dec. 22, 2015*
7:00 PM, SECN
American W 79–51  7–4
 23  Simmons  5  Tied  6  Simmons  Maravich Center (9,902)
Baton Rouge, LA

Dec. 29, 2015*
7:00 PM, SECN
Wake Forest L 71–77  7–5
 21  Simmons  12  Simmons  3  Gray  Maravich Center (12,104)
Baton Rouge, LA

Jan. 2, 2016
8:00 PM, ESPN2
at Vanderbilt W 90–82  8–5
(1–0)
 36  Simmons  14  Simmons  4  Simmons  Memorial Gymnasium (13,380)
Nashville, TN

Jan. 5, 2016
8:00 PM, ESPN
#9 Kentucky W 85–67  9–5
(2–0)
 21  Quarterman  12  Victor II  7  Quarterman  Maravich Center (13,573)
Baton Rouge, LA

Jan. 9, 2016
12:30 PM, CBS
at Florida L 62–68  9–6
(2–1)
 28  Simmons  17  Simmons  4  Simmons  O'Connell Center (11,350)
Gainesville, FL

Jan. 13, 2016
8:00 PM, ESPN2
Ole Miss W 90–81  10–6
(3–1)
 18  Victor II  6  Victor II  7  Simmons  Maravich Center (12,133)
Baton Rouge, LA

Jan. 16, 2016
7:30 PM, SECN
Arkansas W 76–74  11–6
(4–1)
 16  Tied  18  Simmons  3  Tied  Maravich Center (13,610)
Baton Rouge, LA

Jan. 19, 2016
8:00 PM, ESPN
at #10 Texas A&M L 57–71  11–7
(4–2)
 12  Quarterman  11  Simmons  5  Simmons  Reed Arena (13,888)
College Station, TX

Jan. 23, 2016
1:00 PM, ESPNU
at Alabama W 72–70  12–7
(5–2)
 23  Simmons  8  Simmons  5  Simmons  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL

Jan. 26, 2016
8:00 PM, ESPN
Georgia W 89–85  13–7
(6–2)
 22  Tied  14  Simmons  5  Quarterman  Maravich Center (10,749)
Baton Rouge, LA

Jan. 30, 2016*
1:00 PM, ESPN
#1 Oklahoma
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 75–77  13–8
 18  Quarterman  9  Simmons  5  Simmons  Maravich Center (13,882)
Baton Rouge, LA

Feb. 2, 2016
6:00 PM, SECN
at Auburn W 80–68  14–8
(7–2)
 21  Simmons  13  Simmons  7  Simmons  Auburn Arena (8,051)
Auburn, AL

Feb. 6, 2016
5:00 PM, ESPN2
Mississippi State W 88–77  15–8
(8–2)
 31  Blakeney  9  Simmons  7  Simmons  Maravich Center (13,123)
Baton Rouge, LA

Feb. 10, 2016
6:00 PM, ESPN2
at South Carolina L 83–94  15–9
(8–3)
 22  Blakeney  6  Tied  6  Simmons  Colonial Life Arena (16,009)
Columbia, SC

Feb. 13, 2016
12:00 PM, CBS
#15 Texas A&M W 76–71  16–9
(9–3)
 16  Tied  11  Simmons  7  Simmons  Maravich Center (12,928)
Baton Rouge, LA

Feb. 17, 2016
8:00 PM, SECN
Alabama L 69–76  16–10
(9–4)
 21  Victor II  10  Simmons  4  Blakeney  Maravich Center (10,703)
Baton Rouge, LA

Feb. 20, 2016
4:30 PM, ESPNU
at Tennessee L 65–81  16–11
(9–5)
 21  Simmons  9  Simmons  5  Quarterman  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,721)
Knoxville, TN

Feb. 23, 2016
6:00 PM, ESPNU
at Arkansas L 65–85  16–12
(9–6)
 23  Simmons  12  Simmons  6  Tied  Bud Walton Arena (9,522)
Fayetteville, AR

Feb. 27, 2016
7:30 PM, ESPN
Florida W 96–91  17–12
(10–6)
 32  Blakeney  11  Simmons  5  Simmons  Maravich Center (13,468)
Baton Rouge, LA

Mar. 2, 2016
8:00 PM, SECN
Missouri W 80–71  18–12
(11–6)
 22  Simmons  14  Simmons  7  Simmons  Maravich Center (9,652)
Baton Rouge, LA

Mar. 5, 2016
1:00 PM, CBS
at #22 Kentucky L 77–94  18–13
(11–7)
 23  Quarterman  11  Simmons  4  Simmons  Rupp Arena (24,414)
Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament

Mar. 11, 2016
2:30 PM, SECN
(4) vs. (12) Tennessee
Quarterfinals
W 84–75  19–13
 22  Blakeney  9  Victor II  7  Quarterman  Bridgestone Arena (15,222)
Nashville, TN

Mar. 12, 2016
12:00 PM, ESPN
(4) vs. (1) #17 Texas A&M
Semifinals
L 38–71  19–14
 10  Simmons  12  Simmons  2  Sampson  Bridgestone Arena (19,108)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[2]

See also

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, April 04, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.