2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 5-27 (3-15 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Convocation Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 13 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 25 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss* | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner |
The 2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by tenth-year head coach Brooks Thompson, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5-27, 3-15 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Florida Atlantic.
On March 10, 2016, head coach Brooks Thompson was fired.[1] He finished at UTSA with a 10-year record of 130–176. On April 1, the school hired Steven Hensen as head coach.[2]
Previous season
The Roadrunners finished the 2014–15 season 14–16, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4-way tie for 7th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to FIU.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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James Williams | 0 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Arlington, TX | Left the team due to personal reasons |
Edwin Olympio | 3 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Freshman | Marseille, France | Transferred to Arkansas–Fort Smith |
Tyler Flores | 5 | G | 6'4" | 220 | Freshman | Saginaw, TX | Left the team due to personal reasons |
Jeromie Hill | 12 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Senior | Cairns, Australia | Graduated |
Larry Lewis, Jr. | 34 | G | 6'2" | 175 | RS Freshman | Scottsdale, AZ | Transferred to Odessa College |
Keon Lewis | 44 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Seattle, WA | Graduated |
Kaj-Björn Sherman | 45 | C | 7'0" | 250 | Senior | Mercer Island, WA | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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James Harris, Jr. | 2 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Baton Rouge, LA | Junior college transferred from Indian Hills Community College |
Nick Billingsley | 34 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Junior | Omaha, NE | Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College |
Class of 2015 recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Garrett Thibodeaux SF | Tyler, TX | Robert E. Lee High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
A.J. Cockrell PF | Tulsa, OK | Memorial High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 3, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Nick Allen SF | Surprise, AZ | Willow Canyon High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 18, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/05/2015* 7:00 pm | Southeastern Oklahoma State | W 92–81 | Convocation Center (762) San Antonio, TX | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Loyola–Chicago | L 64–76 | 0–1 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,711) Chicago, IL | |||||||
11/15/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Clemson Men Who Speak Up Main Event | L 45–78 | 0–2 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,262) Greenville, SC | |||||||
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, FS2 | at Creighton Men Who Speak Up Main Event | L 78–103 | 0–3 | CenturyLink Center (16,580) Omaha, NE | |||||||
11/21/2015* 9:00 pm | at Southern Utah | W 82–79 | 1–3 | Centrum Arena (3,256) Cedar City, UT | |||||||
11/23/2015* 2:30 pm | vs. Central Arkansas Men Who Speak Up Main Event Middleweight semifinals | L 84–94 | 1–4 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (323) Paradise, NV | |||||||
11/25/2015* 2:30 pm | vs. Texas Southern Men Who Speak Up Main Event Middleweight 3rd place | L 80–91 | 1–5 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (217) Paradise, NV | |||||||
11/29/2015* 6:00 pm | UTPB | L 85–90 | 1–6 | Convocation Center (707) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCS | at Texas State I-35 Rivalry | L 53–76 | 1–7 | Strahan Coliseum (3,220) San Marcos, TX | |||||||
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, LHN | at Texas | L 50–116 | 1–8 | Frank Erwin Center (9,657) Austin, TX | |||||||
12/12/2015* 2:00 pm, TWCS | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 79–85 | 1–9 | Convocation Center (704) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
12/16/2015* 11:30 am | East Central Oklahoma | W 75–61 | 2–9 | Convocation Center (2,217) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
12/19/2015* 5:00 pm | Utah Valley | L 78–83 | 2–10 | Convocation Center (1,098) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm | Cal Poly | L 73–88 | 2–11 | Convocation Center (795) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
Conference USA Regular season | |||||||||||
01/01/2016 6:00 pm, ASN | North Texas | L 66–70 | 2–12 (0–1) | Convocation Center (829) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
01/03/2016 3:00 pm | Rice | W 85–80 | 3–12 (1–1) | Convocation Center (607) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
01/07/2016 7:00 pm | at UAB | L 82–104 | 3–13 (1–2) | Bartow Arena (3,747) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
01/09/2016 3:00 pm, ASN | at Middle Tennessee | L 71–79 | 3–14 (1–3) | Murphy Center (4,632) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
01/16/2016 3:00 pm, ASN | UTEP | W 71–67 | 4–14 (2–3) | Convocation Center (1,550) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
01/21/2016 7:00 pm | FIU | L 56–72 | 4–15 (2–4) | Convocation Center (966) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
01/23/2016 2:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | L 71–86 | 4–16 (2–5) | Convocation Center (1,128) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
01/28/2016 6:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 75–85 | 4–17 (2–6) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,428) Ruston, LA | |||||||
01/30/2016 7:00 pm | at Southern Miss | L 70–86 | 4–18 (2–7) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,343) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
02/04/2016 7:00 pm | WKU | L 71–83 | 4–19 (2–8) | Convocation Center (1,003) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
02/06/2016 1:00 pm, ASN | Marshall | L 91–109 | 4–20 (2–9) | Convocation Center (900) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
02/11/2016 6:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 73–79 | 4–21 (2–10) | FAU Arena (933) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
02/13/2016 6:00 pm | at FIU | L 65–79 | 4–22 (2–11) | FIU Arena (1,062) Miami, FL | |||||||
02/18/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | Louisiana Tech | L 74–87 | 4–23 (2–12) | Convocation Center (1,258) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
02/20/2016 3:00 pm, ASN | Southern Miss | W 74–53 | 5–23 (3–12) | Convocation Center (1,250) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
02/25/2016 6:00 pm | at Charlotte | L 108–114 2OT | 5–24 (3–13) | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,701) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | at Old Dominion | L 56–78 | 5–25 (3–14) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,372) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
03/05/2016 3:00 pm, ASN | at UTEP | L 74–81 | 5–26 (3–15) | Don Haskins Center (7,430) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
03/08/2016 4:00 pm, ASN | vs. Florida Atlantic First round | L 58–82 | 5–27 | Bartow Arena (220) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- ^ "Brooks Thompson fired by UTSA Roadrunners".
- ^ "Steve Henson hired as seventh men's basketball coach at UTSA". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule/Results - goUTSAcom: Official website of The University of Texas at San Antonio Athletics Department". goutsa.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012.