2015–16 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

2015–16 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball
SWAC regular season champions
NIT, First round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	18–15 (16–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Mike Davis (4th year)
Assistant coach	Donald Marsh
Assistant coach	Michael Davis, Jr.
Assistant coach	J. Keith LeGree
Home arena	Health and Physical Education Arena

2015–16 SWAC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas Southern	16	–	2		.889			18	–	15		.545
Alcorn State*	13	–	5		.722			15	–	15		.500
Jackson State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	16		.556
Southern †	11	–	7		.611			22	–	13		.629
Alabama State	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Prairie View A&M	7	–	11		.389			7	–	24		.226
Alabama A&M	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6	–	12		.333			8	–	25		.242
Mississippi Valley State	6	–	12		.333			8	–	27		.229
Grambling State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	24		.226
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 SWAC Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 16–2 in SWAC play to win the regular season SWAC championship. They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Southern. As a regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.

Previous Season

The Tigers finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 22–13, 16–2 in conference and winners of the SWAC regular season and Tournament Championship. By winning the tournament they received a bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the Second Round to Arizona.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Bryan Carey	Guard	5–9	160	Freshman	Denver, Colorado
2	Chris Thomas	Forward	6–5	190	Senior	Denver, Colorado
3	David Blanks	Guard	6–3	180	Senior	Barberton, Ohio
4	Jose Rodriquez	Forward	6–7	215	Graduate Student	The Bronx, New York
5	Tyree Bynum	Guard	5–9	165	Junior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11	Malcolm Riley	Forward	6–5	200	Senior	Newport News, Virginia
14	Eric Washington	Forward	6–4	210	Junior	Birmingham, Alabama
20	Jerron Martin	Guard	6–0	175	Junior	Baltimore, Maryland
23	Derrick Griffin	Forward	6–7	225	Redshirt Freshman	Houston, Texas
24	Orlando Coleman	Forward	6–5	210	Graduate Student	Birmingham, Alabama
25	Joshua Friar	Forward	6–8	260	Sophomore	Houston, Texas
32	Dewayne Washington	Forward	6–6	225	Senior	Houston, Texas
33	Jermaine Davis II	Center	6–9	275	Graduate Student	Cleveland, Ohio
44	Billy Rosenburg	Forward	6–5	255	Senior	Memphis, Tennessee

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/13/2015* 5:30 pm, RTRM		at New Mexico	L 57–86	0–1	The Pit (12,269) Albuquerque, NM
11/14/2015* 5:00 pm, FS2		at Creighton Men Who Speak Up Main Event	L 70–93	0–2	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,538) Omaha, NE
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Clemson Men Who Speak Up Main Event	L 56–76	0–3	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,185) Greenville, SC
11/23/2015* 3:00 pm		vs. Howard Men Who Speak Up Main Event	L 81–87	0–4	MGM Grand Arena (323) Paradise, NV
11/25/2015* 12:30 pm		at UTSA Men Who Speak Up Main Event	W 91–80	1–4	MGM Grand Arena (217) Paradise, NV
11/28/2015* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 65–77	1–5	Beasley Coliseum (1,604) Pullman, WA
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State	L 73–86	1–6	Humphrey Coliseum (6,239) Starkville, MS
12/05/2015* 4:00 pm		at Stephen F. Austin	L 62–66	1–7	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,392) Nacogdoches, TX
12/12/2015* 3:30 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 71–79	1–8	McGuirk Arena (2,492) Mount Pleasant, MI
12/16/2015* 6:00 pm		at Iona	L 73–83	1–9	Hynes Athletic Center (1,326) New Rochelle, NY
12/27/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at Syracuse	L 67–80	1–10	Carrier Dome (21,601) Syracuse, NY
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at #23 Baylor	L 59–72	1–11	Ferrell Center (5,223) Waco, TX
12/31/2015* 2:00 pm		vs. Hampton	Cancelled		Birmingham, AL
01/02/2016 7:30 pm		Southern	W 88–66	2–11 (1–0)	H&PE Arena (2,467) Houston, TX
01/04/2016 7:00 pm		Alcorn State	W 74–58	3–11 (2–0)	H&PE Arena (1,245) Houston, TX
01/09/2016 7:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 64–38	4–11 (3–0)	H&PE Arena (5,287) Houston, TX
01/16/2016 5:30 pm		at Jackson State	W 71–65	5–11 (4–0)	Williams Assembly Center (1,591) Jackson, MS
01/18/2016 7:30 pm		at Grambling State	W 69–54	6–11 (5–0)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (537) Grambling, LA
01/23/2016 7:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 75–60	7–11 (6–0)	H&PE Arena (2,468) Houston, TX
01/25/2016 7:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 78–49	8–11 (7–0)	H&PE Arena (1,271) Houston, TX
01/30/2016 5:00 pm		at Alabama State	W 75–72	9–11 (8–0)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,846) Montgomery, AL
02/01/2016 7:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 71–66	10–11 (9–0)	Elmore Gymnasium  Huntsville, AL
02/06/2016 7:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 55–59	10–12 (9–1)	William J. Nicks Building (3,527) Prairie View, TX
02/13/2016 7:30 pm		Jackson State	W 76–60	11–12 (10–1)	H&PE Arena (2,642) Houston, TX
02/15/2016 7:30 pm		Grambling State	W 79–72	12–12 (11–1)	H&PE Arena (1,426) Houston, TX
02/20/2016 4:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 98–67	13–12 (12–1)	Harris Arena (898) Moorhead, MS
02/22/2016 7:30 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 54–52	14–12 (13–1)	K. L. Johnson Complex (889) Pine Bluff, AR
02/27/2016 7:30 pm		Alabama A&M	W 77–54	15–12 (14–1)	H&PE Arena (2,342) Houston, TX
02/29/2016 8:00 pm		Alabama State	W 98–86	16–12 (15–1)	H&PE Arena  Houston, TX
03/03/2016 7:30 pm		at Southern	L 79–84	16–13 (15–2)	F. G. Clark Center (2,795) Baton Rouge, LA
03/05/2016 4:00 pm		at Alcorn State	W 76–66	17–13 (16–2)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,921) Lorman, MS
SWAC Tournament
03/09/2016 8:30 PM	(1)	vs. (8) Alabama A&M Quarterfinals	W 77–69	18–13	Toyota Center  Houston, TX
03/11/2016 8:30 PM	(1)	vs. (4) Southern Semifinals	L 73–81	18–14	Toyota Center (2,008) Houston, TX
NIT
3/15/16* 8:15 pm, ESPN3	(8)	at (1) Valparaiso First round – Valparaiso Bracket	L 73–84	18–15	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,912) Valparaiso, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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