2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–19, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA Tournament to UTEP.

2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2015–16 record13–19 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFIU Arena
2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UAB16–2 .889  26–7  .788
Middle Tennessee †13–5 .722  25–10  .714
Marshall12–6 .667  17–16  .515
Louisiana Tech12–6 .667  23–10  .697
Old Dominion12–6 .667  25–13  .658
UTEP10–8 .556  19–14  .576
Charlotte9–9 .500  14–19  .424
Western Kentucky8–10 .444  18–16  .529
North Texas7–11 .389  12–20  .375
Rice7–11 .389  12–20  .375
FIU7–11 .389  13–19  .406
Florida Atlantic5–13 .278  8–25  .242
Southern Miss*5–13 .278  8–21  .276
UTSA3–15 .167  5–27  .156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4 way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to UTEP.

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dominique Williams12G6'7"205SophomoreWashington, D.C.Transferred
Larry Dennis21F6'9"205FreshmanWichita, KSTransferred to Hutchinson CC
Dennis Marvin22G6'3"183RS SeniorGainesville, FLGraduated
Marco Porcher Jimenez23G6'4"185SeniorMálaga, SpainGraduated
Kris Gulley45G/F6'7"195SeniorDallas, TXGraduated

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Donte' McGill2G6'3"185JuniorNewark, DEJunior college transferred from Vincennes
Elmo Stephen5F6'7"200JuniorAuburndale, FLJunior college transferred from Tallahassee CC
Cameron Smith24F6'7"210SophomoreTallahassee, FLJunior college transferred from Tallahassee CC

Recruiting class of 2015
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Eric Turner
SF		 The Villages, FL The Villages Charter High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Michael Douglas
PF		 Sachse, TX Sachse High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Sep 23, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kimar Williams
PG		 Philadelphia, PA Constitution High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Mar 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.

    Roster
    2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Anthony Boswell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrPatrick School Bronx, NY
    G 2 Donte McGill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMont Clare Academy
    Vincennes    		 Newark, DE
    G 3 Tashwan Desir 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)178 lb (81 kg) SrNIA Prep
    Monroe CC    		 Brooklyn, NY
    G 4 Kimar Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrConstitution Philadelphia, PA
    F 5 Elmo Stephen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrAuburndale
    Tallahassee CC    		 Auburndale, FL
    F 10 Hassan Hussein 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoMt. Zion Prep Lorton, VA
    G 11 Ray Rodriquez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrHialeah Gardens
    North Florida    		 Miami, FL
    G 12 Eric Nottage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrMiami Northwestern
    Tallahassee CC    		 Miami, FL
    F 20 Adrian Diaz 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrHialeah-Miami Lakes
    Kansas State    		 Miami, FL
    F 24 Cameron Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoLeon
    Tallahassee CC    		 Tallahassee, FL
    F 31 Michael Douglas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrSachse Sachse, TX
    F 32 Daviyon Draper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)217 lb (98 kg) SrLocke
    Antelope Valley College    		 Los Angeles, CA
    C 34 Nate Brown Bull 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrLittle Wound Kyle, SD
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule

    [1]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    7:00 pm    		 Trinity Baptist W 71–39  1–0
    		 FIU Arena (1,090)
    Miami, FL
    11/16/2015*
    7:00 pm    		 Florida Memorial W 67–51  2–0
    		 FIU Arena (1,178)
    Miami, FL
    11/20/2015*
    3:30 pm    		 at James Madison
    Men Against Breast Cancer Classic    		 L 61–64  2–1
    		 JMU Convocation Center (2,457)
    Harrisonburg, VA
    11/21/2015*
    5:00 pm    		 vs. Tennessee–Martin
    Men Against Breast Cancer Classic    		 W 69–62  3–1
    		 JMU Convocation Center (2,628)
    Harrisonburg, VA
    11/22/2015*
    1:00 pm    		 vs. Oral Roberts
    Men Against Breast Cancer Classic    		 L 70–76 OT 3–2
    		 JMU Convocation Center (2,292)
    Harrisonburg, VA
    11/25/2015*
    7:00 pm, ASN    		 LIU Brooklyn W 80–72  4–2
    		 FIU Arena (869)
    Miami, FL
    11/30/2015*
    7:00 pm, ASN    		 Stetson L 75–81  4–3
    		 FIU Arena (820)
    Miami, FL
    12/04/2015*
    7:00 pm    		 Elon L 71–77  4–4
    		 FIU Arena (949)
    Miami, FL
    12/06/2015*
    3:30 pm, ASN    		 Florida Gulf Coast L 76–84 OT 4–5
    		 FIU Arena (1,156)
    Miami, FL
    12/14/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at North Florida L 72–94  4–6
    		 UNF Arena (1,448)
    Jacksonville, FL
    12/19/2015*
    3:00 pm    		 at Northern Illinois L 75–78 2OT 4–7
    		 Convocation Center (959)
    DeKalb, IL
    12/22/2015*
    7:00 pm    		 at Binghamton W 66–49  5–7
    		 Binghamton University Events Center (1,602)
    Vestal, NY
    12/29/2015*
    7:00 pm, ASN    		 Florida A&M W 65–45  6–7
    		 FIU Arena (923)
    Miami, FL
    Conference USA regular season
    01/03/2016
    3:00 pm, FSN    		 Florida Atlantic W 76–59  7–7
    (1–0)    		 FIU Arena (1,007)
    Miami, FL
    01/07/2016
    8:00 pm    		 at WKU W 75–72  8–7
    (2–0)    		 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,394)
    Bowling Green, KY
    01/09/2016
    7:00 pm    		 at Marshall L 81–99  8–8
    (2–1)    		 Cam Henderson Center (5,127)
    Huntington, WV
    01/14/2016
    7:00 pm    		 Louisiana Tech W 88–74  9–8
    (3–1)    		 FIU Arena (1,240)
    Miami, FL
    01/16/2016
    7:00 pm    		 Southern Miss L 60–66  9–9
    (3–2)    		 FIU Arena (1,258)
    Miami, FL
    01/21/2016
    8:00 pm    		 at UTSA W 72–56  10–9
    (4–2)    		 Convocation Center (966)
    San Antonio, TX
    01/23/2016
    9:05 pm    		 at UTEP W 79–69  11–9
    (5–2)    		 Don Haskins Center (7,688)
    El Paso, TX
    01/28/2016
    7:00 pm, ASN    		 Charlotte L 69–72  11–10
    (5–3)    		 FIU Arena 
    Miami, FL
    01/30/2016
    7:00 pm    		 Old Dominion L 60–64  11–11
    (5–4)    		 FIU Arena (1,209)
    Miami, FL
    02/04/2016
    6:00 pm, ASN    		 at UAB L 69–74  11–12
    (5–5)    		 Bartow Arena (6,664)
    Birmingham, AL
    02/06/2016
    7:00 pm    		 at Middle Tennessee L 66–67  11–13
    (5–6)    		 Murphy Center (2,598)
    Murfreesboro, TN
    02/11/2016
    7:00 pm    		 UTEP L 74–84  11–14
    (5–7)    		 FIU Arena (936)
    Miami, FL
    02/13/2016
    7:00 pm    		 UTSA W 79–65  12–14
    (6–7)    		 FIU Arena (1,062)
    Miami, FL
    02/18/2016
    8:00 pm    		 at North Texas L 75–77  12–15
    (6–8)    		 The Super Pit (2,156)
    Denton, TX
    02/20/2016
    2:00 pm, ASN    		 at Rice L 70–86  12–16
    (6–9)    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (3,859)
    Houston, TX
    02/27/2016
    2:00 pm, ASN    		 at Florida Atlantic W 71–63  13–16
    (7–9)    		 FAU Arena 
    Boca Raton, FL
    03/03/2016
    7:00 pm    		 UAB L 60–77  13–17
    (7–10)    		 FIU Arena (1,166)
    Miami, FL
    03/05/2016
    7:00 pm    		 Middle Tennessee L 58–61  13–18
    (7–11)    		 FIU Arena (2,422)
    Miami, FL
    Conference USA Tournament
    03/09/2016
    9:30 pm, ASN    		 (11) vs. (6) UTEP
    Second round    		 L 77–85  13–19
    		 Legacy Arena (3,905)
    Birmingham, AL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    References
    1. Florida International University Panthers - 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule
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