2015–16 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

2015–16 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2015–16 record	14–19 (8–12 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Matthew Graves (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Darnell Archey
Assistant coach	Russ Willemsen
Assistant coach	Brock Morris
Home arena	Mitchell Center

2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Little Rock †	17	–	3	.850	30	–	5	.857
Louisiana–Monroe	15	–	5	.750	20	–	14	.588
Texas–Arlington	13	–	7	.650	24	–	11	.686
Louisiana–Lafayette	12	–	8	.600	19	–	15	.559
Georgia Southern	10	–	10	.500	14	–	17	.452
Georgia State	9	–	11	.450	16	–	14	.533
Texas State	8	–	12	.400	15	–	16	.484
South Alabama	8	–	12	.400	14	–	19	.424
Arkansas State	7	–	13	.350	11	–	20	.355
Appalachian State	7	–	13	.350	9	–	22	.290
Troy	4	–	16	.200	9	–	22	.290

† 2016 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

The 2015–16 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by third year head coach Matthew Graves, played third home games at the Mitchell Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Georgia Southern in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Shaq Calhoun	Guard	6–4	205	Sophomore	Rome, Georgia
1	Ken Williams	Guard	6–3	190	Junior	Houston, Texas
2	Taishaun Johnson	Guard	6–0	172	Sophomore	Indianapolis, Indiana
4	Barrington Stevens III	Guard	5–11	182	Senior	Allen, Texas
5	Don MuepoKelly	Forward	6–7	238	Junior	Fontana, California
10	Georgi Boyanov	Forward	6–7	210	Junior	Lovech, Bulgaria
11	Nikola Marijan	Forward	7–1	235	Freshman	Bački Brestovac, Serbia
14	Devin Epps	Guard	5–11	175	Sophomore	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
20	Tafari Whittingham	Forward	6–8	215	Junior	Brooklyn, New York
22	John Brown	Guard	6–4	200	Senior	Charlotte, North Carolina
24	Nick Stover	Forward	6–6	200	Junior	Los Angeles, California
30	Ethan Haslam	Forward	6–4	182	Freshman	Lithia, Florida
42	Trhae Mitchell	Forward	6–6	184	Freshman	Austell, Georgia
	Josh Ajayi	Forward	6–7	260	Freshman	El Monte, California
	Lance Crawford	Guard	5–10	170	Sophomore	Davie, Florida

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2015* 7:00 pm	Mobile	W 98–43		Mitchell Center (2,841) Mobile, AL
Regular Season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm	Auburn–Montgomery	W 88–68	1–0	Mitchell Center (2,398) Mobile, AL
11/15/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPNU	at NC State Legends Classic	L 70–88	1–1	PNC Arena (15,076) Raleigh, NC
11/19/2015* 8:00 pm, SECN	at No. 23 LSU Legends Classic	L 66–78	1–2	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,758) Baton Rouge, LA
11/23/2015* 3:00 pm	vs. Belmont Legends Classic	L 85–98	1–3	KSU Convocation Center (1,262) Kennesaw, GA
11/24/2015* 3:00 pm	vs. IUPUI Legends Classic	W 78–68	2–3	KSU Convocation Center (208) Kennesaw, GA
11/28/2015* 3:00 pm	at Denver	L 56–69	2–4	Magness Arena (1,138) Denver, CO
11/30/2015* 7:00 pm	Spring Hill	W 79–50	3–4	Mitchell Center (2,106) Mobile, AL
12/05/2015* 5:00 pm	at Middle Tennessee	L 55–68	3–5	Murphy Center (4,106) Murfreesboro, TN
12/14/2015* 7:00 pm	Southern Miss	L 54–57	3–6	Mitchell Center (3,146) Mobile, AL
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm	at Samford	W 72–70 ^2OT	4–6	Pete Hanna Center (1,864) Homewood, AL
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm	Rice	W 74–67	5–6	Mitchell Center (1,937) Mobile, AL
12/30/2015 7:00 pm	Arkansas–Little Rock	L 60–69	5–7 (0–1)	Mitchell Center (2,314) Mobile, AL
01/02/2016 4:00 pm	Arkansas State	L 67–89	5–8 (0–2)	Mitchell Center (1,808) Mobile, AL
01/07/2016 6:30 pm	at Georgia Southern	W 64–58	6–8 (1–2)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,003) Statesboro, GA
01/09/2016 1:30 pm, ESPN3	at Georgia State	L 55–70	6–9 (1–3)	GSU Sports Arena (1,614) Atlanta, GA
01/14/2016 7:00 pm	Texas State	L 67–78	6–10 (1–4)	Mitchell Center (2,084) Mobile, AL
01/16/2016 4:00 pm	UT Arlington	W 88–85 ^OT	7–10 (2–4)	Mitchell Center (2,102) Mobile, AL
01/21/2016 7:15 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 82–92	7–11 (2–5)	Cajundome (4,050) Lafayette, LA
01/23/2016 4:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe	L 68–100	7–12 (2–6)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,556) Monroe, LA
01/26/2016 7:30 pm	at Troy	W 66–58	8–12 (3–6)	Trojan Arena (2,224) Troy, AL
01/30/2016 7:00 pm	Appalachian State	W 73–60	9–12 (4–6)	Mitchell Center (2,231) Mobile, AL
02/04/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3	at Arkansas State	L 73–79 ^OT	9–13 (4–7)	Convocation Center (1,526) Jonesboro, AR
02/06/2016 6:00 pm	at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 43–74	9–14 (4–8)	Jack Stephens Center (3,959) Little Rock, AR
02/11/2016 7:00 pm	Georgia State	W 79–78 ^OT	10–14 (5–8)	Mitchell Center (1,956) Mobile, AL
02/13/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Georgia Southern	W 80–76	11–14 (6–8)	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
02/16/2016 7:00 pm	Troy	L 54–61	11–15 (6–9)	Mitchell Center (3,027) Mobile, AL
02/18/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3	at Appalachian State	W 75–71	12–15 (7–9)	Holmes Center (1,253) Boone, NC
02/25/2016 7:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	L 59–66	12–16 (7–10)	Mitchell Center (1,877) Mobile, AL
02/27/2016 4:00 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette	W 83–70	13–16 (8–10)	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
03/03/2016 7:15 pm	at UT Arlington	L 79–92	13–17 (8–11)	College Park Center (2,408) Arlington, TX
03/05/2016 4:30 pm	at Texas State	L 57–68	13–18 (8–12)	Strahan Coliseum (2,001) San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt Tournament
03/10/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Georgia Southern First round	W 61–67	14–18	Lakefront Arena (703) New Orleans, LA
03/11/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Louisiana–Lafayette Quarterfinals	L 68–90	14–19	Lakefront Arena (907) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.usajaguars.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=221&path=mbball

South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball

Venues	Mitchell Center (1998–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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