2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

The 2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by second year head coach Jay Ladner, played their home games at the University Center and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. They defeated New Orleans in the first round of the Southland tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Houston Baptist.

2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record12–21 (9–9 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Center
(Capacity: 7,500)
Seasons
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin180 1.000286 .824
Texas A&M–CC153 .833258 .758
Sam Houston State126 .6671816 .529
Incarnate Word*126 .6671712 .586
Houston Baptist108 .5561717 .500
Southeastern Louisiana99 .5001221 .364
Abilene Christian*810 .4441318 .419
McNeese State711 .389920 .310
Central Arkansas**612 .333721 .250
New Orleans612 .3331020 .333
Nicholls State612 .3331123 .324
Northwestern State513 .278820 .286
Lamar315 .1671119 .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 Southland tournament winner

Preseason

The Lions were picked to finish seventh (7th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.[1]

Roster

2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Marlain Veal5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)145 lb (66 kg)FrHelen Cox HSNew Orleans, LA
F1Jordan Capps6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrPeachtree Ridge HS
Northwest Florida State College
Norcross, GA
G2Dimi Cook6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)183 lb (83 kg)RS FrGulfport HSGulfport, MS
G3Joshua Filmore6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)JrWekiva HSOrlando, FL
C4Dominic Nelson6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg)JrWings Academy
Southwest Tennessee CC
Harlem, NY
G5JaMichael Hawkins6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)RS SrWingfield HS
Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Raymond, MS
G10Zay Jackson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)178 lb (81 kg)SrSt. Thomas Aquinas HS
Murray State
Hammond, LA
G11Keith Charleston6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)207 lb (94 kg)JrJacksonville HS
Northwest Florida State College
Little Rock, AR
G12Malcolm Reid5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)140 lb (64 kg)JrSt. Stanislaus CollegeDiamondhead, MS
F13Moses Greenwood6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)221 lb (100 kg)FrVelma Jackson HSSharon, MS
F20Bret Barclay6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)SoCrown Point HSCrown Point, IN
G21Jabbar Singleton5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrBrother Martin HS
Oral Roberts
New Orleans, LA
G22Jerrod Rigby6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg)FrSt. Stanislaus CollegeBay St. Louis, MS
F23James Currington6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg)RS SoPaul W. Bryant HS
Mississippi Valley State
Tuscaloosa, AL
F44Byron Smith6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)280 lb (127 kg)SrColony HS
Citrus College
Ontario, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Errol Gauff
  • Kyle Roane
  • David Kiefer

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

Roster
Last update: 11/15/2015


Schedule

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2015*
7:00 pm
LSU–AlexandriaL 68–82 
University Center (965)
Hammond, LA
11/04/2015*
7:00 pm
Xavier of LouisianaW 79–61 
University Center (765)
Hammond, LA
Non-conference
11/13/2015*
8:30 pm
at TCUL 77–90 0–1
University Recreation Center (3,341)
Fort Worth, TX
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at Texas A&ML 58–100 0–2
Reed Arena (4,903)
College Station, TX
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Mississippi CollegeW 76–69 1–2
University Center (810)
Hammond, LA
11/22/2015*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska
Barclays Center Classic
L 65–92 1–3
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,533)
Lincoln, NE
11/24/2015*
6:00 pm, FSO/ESPN3
at No. 24 Cincinnati
Barclays Center Classic
L 49–64 1–4
Fifth Third Arena (6,824)
Cincinnati, OH
11/27/2015*
4:00 pm
vs. Gardner–Webb
Barclays Center Classic
L 68–77 1–5
Christl Arena (885)
West Point, NY
11/28/2015*
4:00 pm
vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Barclays Center Classic
L 60-62 1–6
Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
Loyola New OrleansW 101–65 2–6
University Center (737)
Hammond, LA
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm
SouthernL 69–73 2–7
University Center (1,506)
Hammond, LA
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm
at Florida StateL 58–75 2–8
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,992)
Tallahassee, FL
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm
Florida A&ML 64–67 2–9
Teaching Gym (383)
Tallahassee, FL
12/21/2015*
6:00 pm
at Georgia TechL 62–75 2–10
Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,563)
Atlanta, GA
12/30/2015*
7:30 pm
at Jackson StateL 66–89 2–11
Williams Assembly Center (703)
Jackson, MS
Southland regular season
01/04/2016
7:00 pm
Stephen F. AustinL 69–89 2–12
(0–1)
University Center (540)
Hammond, LA
01/09/2016
7:00 pm
at Houston BaptistL 58–77 2–13
(0–2)
Sharp Gymnasium (621)
Houston, TX
01/11/2016
6:30 pm
at Sam Houston StateL 63–70 2–14
(0–3)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (796)
Huntsville, TX
01/16/2016
4:00 pm
Incarnate WordL 71–75 2–15
(0–4)
University Center (644)
Hammond, LA
01/18/2016
7:00 pm
at LamarW 98–70 3–15
(1–4)
University Center (641)
Hammond, LA
01/26/2016
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiL 63–73 3–16
(1–5)
American Bank Center (1,906)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/30/2016
3:00 pm
at Northwestern StateL 76–91 3–17
(1–6)
Prather Coliseum (1,920)
Natchitoches, LA
02/01/2016
7:00 pm
McNeese StateW 82–80 4–17
(2–6)
University Center (1,030)
Hammond, LA
02/06/2016
4:00 pm
Abilene ChristianW 81–60 5–17
(3–6)
University Center (763)
Hammond, LA
02/09/2016
7:00 pm
at Central ArkansasL 72–88 5–18
(3–7)
Farris Center (513)
Conway, AR
02/13/2016
8:00 pm
Nicholls StateW 69–61 6–18
(4–7)
University Center (786)
Hammond, LA
02/15/2016
8:00 pm
at McNeese StateW 79–76 7–18
(5–7)
Burton Coliseum (350)
Lake Charles, LA
02/21/2016
7:00 pm
at Abilene ChristianL 80–91 7–19
(5–8)
Abilene Christian (1,065)
Abilene, TX
02/23/2016
7:00 pm
New OrleansW 91–83 8–19
(6–8)
University Center (734)
Hammond, LA
02/27/2016
4:00 pm
Central ArkansasW 75–56 9–19
(7–8)
University Center (831)
Hammond, LA
02/29/2016
7:00 pm
Northwestern StateW 84–82 10–19
(8–8)
University Center (1,050)
Hammond, LA
03/03/2016
7:45 pm
at New OrleansW 61–60 11–19
(9–8)
Lakefront Arena (684)
New Orleans, LA
03/05/2016
3:30 pm
Nicholls StateL 45–64 11–20
(9–9)
Stopher Gym (901)
Thibodaux, LA
Southland tournament
03/09/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. New Orleans
First round
L 74–84 12–20
Merrell Center (1,077)
Katy, TX
03/10/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Houston Baptist
Quarterfinals
L 68–72 12–21
Merrell Center (1,298)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References