2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball

Conference	Big 12 Conference
2015–16 record	12–20 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach	Travis Ford (8th year)
Assistant coach	James Dickey
Assistant coach	Butch Pierre
Assistant coach	Bill Grier
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena

2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Kansas †	15	–	3	.833	33	–	5	.868
#8 West Virginia	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
#7 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	29	–	8	.784
Texas	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
#21 Baylor	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
#22 Iowa State	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Texas Tech	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Kansas State	5	–	13	.278	17	–	16	.515
Oklahoma State	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375
TCU	2	–	16	.111	12	–	21	.364

† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's eighth and final season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 12–20, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to Kansas State.

On March 18th, Oklahoma State and Travis Ford mutually parted ways.^[1] He finished at OSU with a eight year record of 155–111.

Previous Season

The Cowboys finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to Oklahoma. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in second round to Oregon.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Le'Bryan Nash	2	G/F	6'7"	235	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
Anthony Hickey	12	G	5'11"	185	Senior	Hopkinsville, KY	Graduated
Marek Souček	14	F/C	7'0"	240	Senior	Brno, Czech Republic	Graduated
Christien Sager	15	G/F	6'4"	205	Senior	Wichita Falls, TX	Graduated
Michael Cobbins	20	F	6'8"	230	RS Senior	Amarillo, TX	Graduated
Alex Budke	24	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Stillwater, OK	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Igor Ibaka	14	F	6'9"	220	Sophomore	Republic of the Congo	Junior college transferred from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Chris Olivier	31	F	6'8"	245	RS Senior	Chicago, IL	Transferred from Eastern Illinois. Will be eligible to play immediately since Olivier graduated from Eastern Illinois.

Recruits

Jawun Evans at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jawun Evans PG	Dallas, TX	Justin F. Kimball High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 1, 2014
Jawun Evans PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Davon Dillard SF	Gary, IN	Our Savior New American School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 1, 2014
Davon Dillard SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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.

Recruiting Class of 2016

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tre Evans PG	Oklahoma City, OK	Putnam City West High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 21, 2014
Tre Evans PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Stuen, FordFord Stuen	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Henderson County IMG Academy (Fla.)	Henderson, KY
1.5 !G	1	Evans, JawunJawun Evans	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kimball	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	2	Griffin, TyreeTyree Griffin	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	O. Perry Walker	New Orleans, LA
2.5 !G/F	4	Burton, JoeJoe Burton	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Atascocita	Houston, TX
3.5 !F	5	Shine, TavariusTavarius Shine	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	MacArthur FUMA	Irving, TX
1.5 !G	13	Forte III, PhilPhil Forte III	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Marcus	Flower Mound, TX
3.5 !F	14	Ibaka, IgorIgor Ibaka	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Jariat de Manresa Northeastern Oklahoma	Republic of the Congo
1.5 !G	22	Newberry, JeffJeff Newberry	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Westlake NMJC	Atlanta, GA
2.5 !G/F	23	Hammonds, LeytonLeyton Hammonds	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Richland	North Richland Hills, TX
2.5 !G/F	24	Dillard, DavonDavon Dillard	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Our Savior New American School	Gary, IN
2.5 !G/F	30	Carroll, JeffreyJeffrey Carroll	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Rowlett	Rowlett, TX
3.5 !F	31	Olivier, ChrisChris Olivier	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Quakerdale Prep Eastern Illinois	Chicago, IL
5.0 !C	32	Allen, AnthonyAnthony Allen	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Bassick Lamar State Port Arthur	Kingston, Jamaica
5.0 !C	41	Solomon, MitchellMitchell Solomon	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Bixby	Bixby, OK

Head coach

Travis Ford (Kentucky)

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
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 7:00 PM, FSOK+	East Central Oklahoma	W 94–66		Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,198) Stillwater, OK
Regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM, FSOK+	Tennessee–Martin	W 91–57	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,972) Stillwater, OK
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM, FSOK+	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 86–72	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,556) Stillwater, OK
11/19/2015* 1:30 PM, ESPN3	vs. Towson Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 69–52	3–0	TD Arena (1,760) Charleston, SC
11/20/2015* 12:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. George Mason Charleston Classic semifinals	L 68–71	3–1	TD Arena (1,220) Charleston, SC
11/22/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Long Beach State Charleston Classic 3rd place game	W 82–77	4–1	TD Arena (2,710) Charleston, SC
11/27/2015* 7:30 PM, FSOK+	Long Beach State Charleston Classic	W 79–73	5–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,192) Stillwater, OK
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM, FSOK	Tulsa	L 56–66	5–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,422) Stillwater, OK
12/05/2015* 2:30 PM, FSOK	Missouri State	L 63–64	5–3	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,651) Stillwater, OK
12/12/2015* 7:30 PM, BTN	vs. Minnesota Sioux Falls Showcase	W 62–60	6–3	Sanford Pentagon (3,250) Sioux Falls, SD
12/15/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Longwood	W 73–55	7–3	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,323) Stillwater, OK
12/19/2015* 7:00 PM, FS1	vs. Florida Orange Bowl Classic	L 70–72	7–4	BB&T Center (9,483) Sunrise, FL
12/29/2015* 7:00 PM, FSOK+	UMKC	W 61–43	8–4	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,150) Stillwater, OK
01/02/2016 3:00 PM, ESPNews	TCU	W 69–48	9–4 (1–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,191) Stillwater, OK
01/05/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Baylor	L 62–79	9–5 (1–1)	Ferrell Center (5,665) Waco, TX
01/09/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNU	at #17 West Virginia	L 60–77	9–6 (1–2)	WVU Coliseum (11,219) Morgantown, WV
01/13/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#2 Oklahoma Bedlam Series	L 72–74	9–7 (1–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,380) Stillwater, OK
01/16/2016 5:00 PM, ESPN2	at Texas	L 69–74	9–8 (1–4)	Frank Erwin Center (13,241) Austin, TX
01/19/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2	#3 Kansas	W 86–67	10–8 (2–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,383) Stillwater, OK
01/23/2016 5:00 PM, ESPNU	at Kansas State	L 73–89	10–9 (2–5)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,298) Manhattan, KS
01/27/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#17 Baylor	L 65–69	10–10 (2–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,148) Stillwater, OK
01/30/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	at Auburn Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 74–63	11–10	Auburn Arena (8,867) Auburn, AL
02/03/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNews	at Texas Tech	L 61–63 ^OT	11–11 (2–7)	United Supermarkets Arena (10,032) Lubbock, TX
02/06/2016 1:00 PM, ESPN2	#13 Iowa State	L 59–64	11–12 (2–8)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,561) Stillwater, OK
02/08/2016 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at TCU	L 56–63	11–13 (2–9)	Schollmaier Arena (4,957) Fort Worth, TX
02/13/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNews	Kansas State	W 58–55 ^OT	12–13 (3–9)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,407) Stillwater, OK
02/15/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN	at #2 Kansas	L 67–94	12–14 (3–10)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/20/2016 8:30 PM, ESPNU	Texas Tech	L 61–71	12–15 (3–11)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,679) Stillwater, OK
02/24/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at #3 Oklahoma Bedlam Series	L 49–71	12–16 (3–12)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,470) Norman, OK
02/27/2016 5:00 PM, ESPNU	#14 West Virginia	L 56–70	12–17 (3–13)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,539) Stillwater, OK
02/29/2016 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at #21 Iowa State	L 50–58	12–18 (3–14)	Hilton Coliseum (14,348) Ames, IA
03/04/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#23 Texas	L 50–62	12–19 (3–15)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,023) Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Tournament
03/09/2016 6:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Kansas State First round	L 71–75	12–20	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

CSN = Cowboy Sports Network. The Cowboy Sports Network is affiliated with Fox Sports Net. Games could air on Fox Sports Oklahoma, Fox Sports Oklahoma Plus, Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Southwest Plus, or Fox College Sports.

References

↑ http://kfor.com/2016/03/18/oklahoma-state-and-travis-ford-part-ways/

Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball

Venues	Armory–Gymnasium (1919–1938) Gallagher-Iba Arena (1938–present)

Rivalries	Oklahoma

Culture & lore	History Bullet Pistol Pete 2001 team plane crash

People	Head coaches

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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