2015–16 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Ron Hunter in his fifth season. The Panthers played their home games at the GSU Sports Arena and competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 9–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to Texas State

2015–16 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2015–16 record16–14 (9–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Darryl LaBarrie (5th season)
  • Everick Sullivan (5th season)
  • Claude Pardue (5th season)
Home arenaGSU Sports Arena
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

Last season

The Panthers finished the season 25–10, 15–5 in SBC play to finish in first place. They also won the SBC Tournament and advanced to the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament after upsetting third seed, Baylor.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
RJ Hunter22G6'6"190JuniorConyers, GANBA Draft
Ryan Harrow55PG6'2"160SeniorMarietta, GAGraduated
Curtis Washington42F6'10"230SeniorElizabethtown, KYGraduated
Ryann Green2G6'1"180SeniorCollege Park, GAIGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Willie Clayton21F6'8"245SeniorThomasville, GATransferred from Charlotte. Under NCAA transfer rules, Clayton will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Devin Mitchell24G6'4"175SophomoreSuwanee, GATransferred from Alabama. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mitchell will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Roster

2015–16 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 1 Jeremy Hollowell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Indianapolis, IN
G 2 Malik Benlevi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Savannah, GA
G 4 Isaiah Dennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr McDonough, GA
G 10 Austin Donaldson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jonesboro, GA
G 11 Isaiah Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS So Buford, GA
G 12 Alario Harris (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)150 lb (68 kg) Fr Lithonia, GA
F 15 Jalen Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr South Holland, IL
F 21 Willie Clayton  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) Sr Thomasville, GA
G 25 Devin Mitchell  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Suwanee, GA
G 30 Jeff Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Norwalk, OH
F 31 TJ Shipes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Buford, GA
G 32 Kevin Ware 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Rockdale County, GA
F 33 Marcus Crider 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Dayton, OH
G 34 Carter Cagle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Gainesville, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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"Black Out" game against Georgia Southern in the GSU Sports Arena on Jan. 19, 2016
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 9*
7:00 pm
at Oglethorpe W 85–34 
GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, GA
Regular season
November 13*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Middle Georgia State W 73–54  1–0
GSU Sports Arena (2,334)
Atlanta
November 19*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Emmanuel W 77–58  2–0
GSU Sports Arena (1,573)
Atlanta, GA
November 25*
5:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss L 59–68  2–1
Tad Smith Coliseum (5,550)
Oxford, MS
November 27*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI W 78–72 OT 3–1
GSU Sports Arena (1,557)
Atlanta, GA
December 1*
9:00 pm, ASN
at UAB L 57–64  3–2
Bartow Arena (3,709)
Birmingham, AL
December 4*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State W 59–46  4–2
Nutter Center (5,148)
Fairborn, OH
December 12*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Old Dominion W 68–64  5–2
GSU Sports Arena (1,741)
Atlanta, GA
December 19*
5:00 pm, ASN
at Southern Miss W 66–46  6–2
Reed Green Coliseum (2,358)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Middle Tennessee W 64–62  7–2
GSU Sports Arena (1,819)
Atlanta, GA
Conference Games
December 30
8:15 pm
at UT Arlington L 70–85  7–3
(0–1)
College Park Center (3,002)
Arlington, TX
January 2
5:30 pm
at Texas State W 58–46  8–3
(1–1)
Strahan Coliseum (1,808)
San Marcos, TX
January 7
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Troy W 72–68  9–3
(2–1)
GSU Sports Arena (1,393)
Atlanta,GA
January 9
2:30 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama W 70–55  10–3
(3–1)
GSU Sports Arena (1,614)
Atlanta, GA
January 14
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 65–51  11–3
(4–1)
GSU Sports Arena (1,789)
Atlanta, GA
January 16
2:30 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Lafayette L 54–87  11–4
(4–2)
GSU Sports Arena (1,440)
Atlanta, GA
January 19
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Georgia Southern
Modern Day Hate
W 69–66 OT 12–4
(5–2)
GSU Sports Arena (3,854)
Atlanta, GA
January 21
7:30, ESPN3
at Appalachian State L 67–76  12–5
(5–3)
George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,450)
Boone, NC
January 28
8:30 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State L 69–75 OT 12–6
(5–4)
Convocation Center (1,719)
Jonesboro, AR
January 30
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 53–63  12–7
(5–5)
Jack Stephens Center (4,682)
Little Rock, AR
February 4
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Texas State W 59–56  13–7
(6–5)
GSU Sports Arena (1,482)
Atlanta, GA
February 6
2:30 pm, ESPN3
UT Arlington L 69–90  13–8
(6–6)
GSU Sports Arena (1,579)
Atlanta, GA
February 11
8:00 pm
at South Alabama L 78–79  13–9
(6–7)
Mitchell Center (1,956)
Mobile, AL
February 13
5:15 pm
at Troy L 53–54  13–10
(6–8)
Trojan Arena (1,436)
Troy, AL
February 18
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas–Little Rock L 49–57  13–11
(6–9)
GSU Sports Arena (1,516)
Atlanta, GA
February 20
2:30 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas State W 69–61  14–11
(7–9)
GSU Sports Arena (1,468)
Atlanta, GA
February 23
7:30 pm, ESPN2
at Georgia Southern
Modern Day Hate
L 52–54  14–12
(7–10)
Hanner Fieldhouse (4,046)
Statesboro, GA
February 27
2:30 pm, ESPN3
Appalachian State W 83–70  15–12
(8–10)
GSU Sports Arena (1,784)
Atlanta, GA
March 3
8:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette W 72–69  16–12
(9–10)
Cajundome (3,743)
Lafayette, LA
March 5
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Louisiana–Monroe L 78–91  16–13
(9–11)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,470)
Monroe, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
March 10
8:30 pm, ESPN3
at Texas State
First round
L 61–63  16–14
Lakefront Arena (703)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. "M Basketball – 2015–16 Roster". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  2. http://www.georgiastatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&SPID=5655&SPSID=53529&DB_OEM_ID=12700
  3. "Men's Basketball - 2015-16 Schedule". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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