2015–16 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by second year head coach Jim Fox, played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 7–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt Tournament.

2015–16 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2015–16 record9–22 (7–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Allison
  • Bryan Lentz
  • Mantoris Robinson
Home arenaGeorge M. Holmes Convocation Center
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock173 .850  305  .857
Louisiana–Monroe155 .750  2014  .588
Texas–Arlington137 .650  2411  .686
Louisiana–Lafayette128 .600  1915  .559
Georgia Southern1010 .500  1417  .452
Georgia State911 .450  1614  .533
Texas State812 .400  1516  .484
South Alabama812 .400  1419  .424
Arkansas State713 .350  1120  .355
Appalachian State713 .350  922  .290
Troy416 .200  922  .290
2016 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Mike Kobani Forward 6–8 265 Junior Bida, Nigeria
1 Landon Goesling Guard 6–2 175 Sophomore Irving, Texas
2 Ronshad Shabazz Guard 6–5 212 Freshman Raleigh, North Carolina
3 Dustin Clarke Guard 6–3 178 Senior Newland, North Carolina
4 Michael Obacha Forward 6–8 218 Senior Edo State, Nigeria
5 Griffin Kinney Forward 6–8 237 Sophomore Delaware, Ohio
10 Chris Burgess Guard 5–8 180 Senior Lakeland, Florida
11 Emarius Logan Guard 6–2 187 Freshman Columbia, South Carolina
12 Craig Hinton Forward 6–7 200 Junior Winston-Salem, North Carolina
13 Kevin Kerley Guard 5–11 171 Freshman Loveland, Ohio
14 Bennett Holley Forward 6–8 220 Freshman Roanoke, Virginia
15 Jake Wilson Center 7–1 230 Sophomore Raleigh, North Carolina
20 Dylan Hodson Guard 6–3 181 Sophomore Roanoke, Virginia
21 Frank Eaves Guard 6–2 183 Senior Greensboro, North Carolina
23 Trey Ford Guard 6–0 175 Freshman Mooresville, North Carolina
24 Jalen Sanders Guard 5–10 160 Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina
25 Jake Babic Guard 6–5 187 Sophomore Oakville, Ontario, Canada
31 Hudson Terrell Forward 6–4 185 Freshman Columbus, Georgia
32 Tyrell Johnson Forward 6–8 200 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia
33 John Mosser Guard 6–5 210 Junior Cary, North Carolina
34 Jacob Lawson Guard 6–8 230 Junior Reidsville, North Carolina

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015*
7:00 pm
Belmont Abbey W 80–60 
Holmes Center (706)
Boone, NC
Regular season
11/14/2015*
2:00 pm
Jacksonville W 76–68  1–0
Holmes Center (767)
Boone, NC
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman L 70–79  1–1
Holmes Center (1,090)
Boone, NC
11/20/2015*
6:00 pm
at Hampton L 61–82  1–2
Hampton Convocation Center (5,124)
Hampton, VA
11/22/2015*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Tulane
Challenge in Music City
L 48–76  1–3
Devlin Fieldhouse (962)
New Orleans, LA
11/26/2015*
3:00 pm, ASN
vs. Liberty
Challenge in Music City
W 73–62  2–3
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (350)
Nashville, TN
11/27/2015*
5:00 pm
vs. Mercer
Challenge in Music City
L 70–71  2–4
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
11/29/2015*
4:30 pm, ASN
vs. Stephen F. Austin
Challenge in Music City
L 84–94  2–5
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
12/06/2015*
1:00 pm
vs. Hofstra
MSG Holiday Festival
L 80–86  2–6
Madison Square Garden (7,196)
New York City, NY
12/15/2015*
8:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 55–67  2–7
Frank Erwin Center (10,529)
Austin, TX
12/19/2015*
2:00 pm
Charlotte L 66–82  2–8
Holmes Center (376)
Boone, NC
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 7 North Carolina L 70–94  2–9
Dean Smith Center (18,336)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/31/2015
3:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 56–72  2–10
(0–1)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,278)
Monroe, LA
01/02/2016
8:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 58–79  2–11
(0–2)
Cajundome (4,131)
Lafayette, LA
01/07/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
UT Arlington L 67–71  2–12
(0–3)
Holmes Center (870)
Boone, NC
01/09/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Texas State W 76–56  3–12
(1–3)
Holmes Center (1,246)
Boone, NC
01/14/2016
8:15 pm
at Little Rock L 55–81  3–13
(1–4)
Jack Stephens Center (3,543)
Little Rock, AR
01/16/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State W 86–72  4–13
(2–4)
Convocation Center (1,615)
Jonesboro, AR
01/21/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State W 76–67  5–13
(3–4)
Holmes Center (1,450)
Boone, NC
01/25/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Georgia Southern
Postponed from 1/23[2]
L 100–101  5–14
(3–5)
Holmes Center (1,080)
Boone, NC
01/28/2016
8:30 pm
at Troy W 75–71  6–14
(4–5)
Trojan Arena (1,270)
Troy, AL
01/30/2016
8:00 pm
at South Alabama L 60–73  6–15
(4–6)
Mitchell Center (2,231)
Mobile, AL
02/04/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Lafayette L 76–87  6–16
(4–7)
Holmes Center (1,325)
Boone, NC
02/06/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe L 90–91  6–17
(4–8)
Holmes Center (1,509)
Boone, NC
02/11/2016
8:30 pm
at Texas State L 68–69  6–18
(4–9)
Strahan Coliseum (2,375)
San Marcos, TX
02/13/2016
8:15 pm
at UT Arlington L 60–91  6–19
(4–10)
College Park Center (2,141)
Arlington, TX
02/18/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama L 71–75  6–20
(4–11)
Holmes Center (1,253)
Boone, NC
02/20/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Troy W 78–74  7–20
(5–11)
Holmes Center (2,069)
Boone, NC
02/25/2016
7:30 pm
at Georgia Southern L 63–88  7–21
(5–12)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,129)
Statesboro, GA
02/27/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State L 70–83  7–22
(5–13)
GSU Sports Arena (1,784)
Atlanta, GA
03/03/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock W 69–63  8–22
(6–13)
Holmes Center (1,112)
Boone, NC
03/05/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas State W 80–73  9–22
(7–13)
Holmes Center (1,618)
Boone, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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