2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team

2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball

Vegas 16, Semifinals
Conference	Southern Conference
2015–16 record	24–12 (14–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Steve Forbes (1st year)
Assistant coach	Jason Shay
Assistant coach	Brian Collins
Assistant coach	Brooks Savage
Home arena	Freedom Hall Civic Center

2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chattanooga †	15	–	3	.833	29	–	6	.829
East Tennessee State	14	–	4	.778	24	–	12	.667
Furman	11	–	7	.611	19	–	16	.543
Wofford	11	–	7	.611	15	–	17	.469
Western Carolina	10	–	8	.556	16	–	18	.471
UNC Greensboro	10	–	8	.556	15	–	19	.441
Mercer	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Samford	4	–	14	.222	14	–	19	.424
VMI	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
The Citadel	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313

† 2016 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by first year head coach Steve Forbes, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center and were of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in to second place. They defeated Mercer and Furman to advance to the championship game of the SoCon Tournament where they lost to Chattanooga. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Oakland.

Roster

2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Cromer, T.J.T.J. Cromer	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Albany, Georgia
1.5 !G	1	McClain, PeteyPetey McClain	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mobile, Alabama
1.5 !G	2	Johnson, ShemarShemar Johnson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Columbus, Mississippi
1.5 !G	3	Guyn, Ge'LawnGe'Lawn Guyn	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lexington, Kentucky
5.0 !C	5	Jurkin, PeterPeter Jurkin	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Juba, South Sudan
3.5 !F	10	Banks, IsaacIsaac Banks	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	New Orleans, Louisiana
1.5 !G	11	Bradford, DesontaDesonta Bradford	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Humboldt, Tennessee
3.5 !F	12	Mosquera-Perea, HannerHanner Mosquera-Perea	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Istmina, Colombia
1.5 !G	13	Merriweather, A.J.A.J. Merriweather	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Jackson, Mississippi
1.5 !G	14	Bello, DeuceDeuce Bello	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Greensboro, North Carolina
3.5 !F	15	Wilson, LesterLester Wilson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Knoxville, Tennessee
3.5 !F	21	Holley, NigelNigel Holley	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Wilmington, North Carolina
3.5 !F	24	Lufile, AbednegoAbednego Lufile	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Burlington, Ontario, Canada
1.5 !G	30	Moore, StetsonStetson Moore	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Knoxville, Tennessee
5.0 !C	31	Stokes, TorianoToriano Stokes	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
3.5 !F	40	Glass, TevinTevin Glass	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Norcross, Georgia

Head coach

Steve Forbes

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Shay
Brian Collins
Brooks Savage

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2015

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition

11/05/2015* 7:00 pm	Tusculum	W 109–77		Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,550) Johnson City, TN
Regular Season

11/14/2015* 4:00 pm	Averett	W 107–59	1–0	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,167) Johnson City, TN
11/17/2015* 6:00 am, ESPN	Green Bay NIT Season Tip-Off	W 103–90	2–0	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,992) Johnson City, TN
11/20/2015* 7:00 pm, FS2	at No. 11 Villanova NIT Season Tip-Off	L 51–86	2–1	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/22/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Georgia Tech NIT Season Tip-Off	W 69–68	3–1	Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,665) Atlanta, GA
11/24/2015* 7:30 pm	at Charleston Southern NIT Season Tip-Off	L 76–77	3–2	CSU Field House (905) North Charleston, SC
11/28/2015* 4:00 pm	UNC Wilmington	L 73–94	3–3	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,557) Johnson City, TN
12/02/2015* 6:00 pm	at Tennessee Tech	L 61–63	3–4	Eblen Center (1,011) Cookeville, TN
12/10/2015* 7:00 pm	Milligan	W 98–47	4–4	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,458) Johnson City, TN
12/15/2015* 7:00 pm	at UNC Asheville	L 64–84	4–5	Kimmel Arena (1,327) Asheville, NC
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm	Eastern Kentucky	W 87–81	5–5	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,453) Johnson City, TN
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm	at Tennessee	L 67–76	5–6	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,684) Knoxville, TN
12/30/2015* 7:00 pm	Morehead State	W 75–72	6–6	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,650) Johnson City, TN
01/02/2016 2:00 pm	at Western Carolina	W 82–66	7–6 (1–0)	Ramsey Center (956) Cullowhee, NC
01/04/2016* 8:00 pm	at North Carolina Central	W 72–68	8–6	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (881) Durham, NC
01/09/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	UNC Greensboro	W 86–83	9–6 (2–0)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,078) Johnson City, TN
01/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	VMI	W 88–51	10–6 (3–0)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,416) Johnson City, TN
01/14/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Samford	W 81–77	11–6 (4–0)	Pete Hanna Center (1,066) Homewood, AL
01/16/2016 5:00 pm	at Chattanooga	L 84–94	11–7 (4–1)	McKenzie Arena (5,003) Chattanooga, TN
01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Mercer	W 65–63 ^OT	12–7 (5–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,003) Johnson City, TN
01/23/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	The Citadel	W 101–92 ^OT	13–7 (6–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,789) Johnson City, TN
01/28/2016 7:00 pm	at Wofford	L 73–87	13–8 (6–2)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,412) Spartanburg, SC
01/30/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Furman	L 70–74	13–9 (6–3)	Timmons Arena (2,004) Greenville, SC
02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at VMI	W 71–60	14–9 (7–3)	Cameron Hall (1,178) Lexington, VA
02/04/2016 7:00 pm	at UNC Greensboro	W 68–65	15–9 (8–3)	Fleming Gymnasium (1,902) Greensboro, NC
02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Samford	W 94–90 ^OT	16–9 (9–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,945) Johnson City, TN
02/13/2016 4:00 pm, FS South/ESPN3	Chattanooga	L 68–76	16–10 (9–4)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,601) Johnson City, TN
02/15/2016 7:00 pm	Western Carolina	W 83–77	17–10 (10–4)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,752) Johnson City, TN
02/18/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at The Citadel	W 67–51	18–10 (11–4)	McAlister Field House (1,389) Charleston, SC
02/20/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3	at Mercer	W 77–74	19–10 (12–4)	Hawkins Arena (3,874) Macon, GA
02/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Furman	W 80–75	20–10 (13–4)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,016) Johnson City, TN
02/27/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Wofford	W 71–66	21–10 (14–4)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,104) Johnson City, TN
SoCon Tournament
03/05/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Mercer Quarterfinals	W 81–65	22–10	U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC
03/06/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Furman Semifinals	W 84–76	23–10	U.S. Cellular Center (6,019) Asheville, NC
03/07/2016 9:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Chattanooga Championship game	L 67–73	23–11	U.S. Cellular Center (3,058) Asheville, NC
Vegas 16
03/28/2016* 9:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	W 88–83	24–11	Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV
03/29/2016* 11:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Oakland Semifinals	L 81–104	24–12	Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.etsubucs.com/mbasketball/schedule/

East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball

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