2015–16 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by second year head coach Kelvin Sampson and were members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion. They finished the season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to Tulane. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Georgia Tech in the first round.

2015–16 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NIT, first round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2015–16 record22–10 (12–6 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Temple144 .778  2112  .636
No. 24 SMU*135 .722  255  .833
Houston126 .667  2210  .688
Cincinnati126 .667  2211  .667
Tulsa126 .667  2012  .625
UConn117 .611  2511  .694
Memphis810 .444  1915  .559
UCF612 .333  1218  .400
East Carolina414 .222  1220  .375
South Florida414 .222  825  .242
Tulane315 .167  1222  .353
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 13–19, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in tenth place in conference. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament where they lost to Tulsa.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Mikhail McLean1F6'6"210SeniorNassau, BahamasGraduated
Cavon Baker3G6'1"175JuniorQueens, NYTransferred to St. Peter's
J. C. Washington11F6'6"225FreshmanHouston, TXTransferred to Trinity Valley Community College
Adam Drexler20F6'5"205JuniorHouston, TXWalk-on; didn't return
Jherrod Stiggers21G6'4"215JuniorTerrell, TXPlay professionally overseas

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Xavier Dupree1F6'9"210JuniorHouston, TXJunior college transferred from Paris Junior College
Rob Gray2G6'2"190SophomoreForest City, NCJunior college transferred from Howard College
Damyean Dotson21G6'6"JuniorHouston, TXJunior college transferred from Houston Community College
Kyle Meyer33C6'10"222JuniorAlpharetta, GAJunior college transferred from Eastern Florida State College

Class of 2015 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Harris
C
Houston, TX Madison High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar 13, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Galen Robinson
PG
Houston, TX Westbury Christian School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Nov 20, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: NR
  • 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:

  • "Houston Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  • "2015 Houston Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-13.

    Roster

    2015–16 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    F 0 Danrad Knowles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Nassau, Bahamas
    F 1 Xavier Dupree 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Houston, TX
    G 2 Rob Gray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Forest City, NC
    G 3 Ronnie Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Indianapolis, IN
    G 4 LeRon Barnes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Stonewall, LA
    G 5 L. J. Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Houston, TX
    G 12 Wes VanBeck (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Houston, TX
    F 13 Bertrand Nkali 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Bertoua, Cameroon
    G 21 Damyean Dotson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Houston, TX
    G 23 Eric Weary, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr New Orleans, LA
    F 24 Devonta Pollard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Porterville, MS
    G 25 Galen Robinson, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Houston, TX
    C 33 Kyle Meyer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Atlanta, GA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/13/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Montana Tech W 96–65 
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, TX
    Non-conference regular season
    11/18/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Prairie View A&M W 110–59  1–0
    Hofheinz Pavilion (1,223)
    Houston, TX
    11/21/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Florida A&M W 97–52  2–0
    Hofheinz Pavilion (3,163)
    Houston, TX
    11/28/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Louisiana–Monroe W 76–64  3–0
    Hofheinz Pavilion (2,332)
    Houston, TX
    11/30/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 78–65  4–0
    Hofheinz Pavilion (1,974)
    Houston, TX
    12/02/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Murray State W 93–78  5–0
    Hofheinz Pavilion (2,089)
    Houston, TX
    12/08/2015*
    6:00 pm
    at Rhode Island L 57–67  5–1
    Ryan Center (3,633)
    Kingston, RI
    12/13/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    LSU W 105–98 OT 6–1
    Hofheinz Pavilion (7,918)
    Houston, TX
    12/16/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    North Carolina Central
    Global Basketball Classic
    W 73–65  7–1
    Hofheinz Pavilion (3,342)
    Houston, TX
    12/19/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Eastern Illinois
    Global Basketball Classic
    W 81–65  8–1
    Hofheinz Pavilion (3,428)
    Houston, TX
    12/21/2015*
    7:00 pm
    vs. Grand Canyon
    Global Basketball Classic semifinals
    L 69–78  8–2
    Cox Pavilion 
    Paradise, NV
    12/22/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Wyoming
    Global Basketball Classic 3rd place game
    W 94–89 OT 9–2
    Cox Pavilion 
    Paradise, NV
    12/28/2015*
    1:00 pm, ESPN3
    Nicholls State W 76–49  10–2
    Hofheinz Pavilion (3,403)
    Houston, TX
    AAC regular season
    12/30/2015
    1:00 pm, ESPNU
    at South Florida W 73–67  11–2
    (1–0)
    USF Sun Dome (2,754)
    Tampa, FL
    01/02/2016
    11:00 am, ESPNews
    at Temple W 77–50  12–2
    (2–0)
    Liacouras Center (5,374)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/05/2016
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    Tulane W 63–45  13–2
    (3–0)
    Hofheinz Pavilion (3,235)
    Houston, TX
    01/13/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Cincinnati L 59–70  13–3
    (3–1)
    Fifth Third Arena (9,345)
    Cincinnati, OH
    01/17/2016
    1:00 pm, CBSSN
    UConn L 57–69  13–4
    (3–2)
    Hofheinz Pavilion (4,672)
    Houston, TX
    01/19/2016
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    at No. 8 SMU L 73–77  13–5
    (3–3)
    Moody Coliseum (7,059)
    Dallas, TX
    01/23/2016
    3:00 pm, CBSSN
    South Florida L 62–71  13–6
    (3–4)
    Hofheinz Pavilion (3,724)
    Houston, TX
    01/27/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    Tulsa W 81–66  14–6
    (4-4)
    Hofheinz Pavilion (3,185)
    Houston, TX
    01/30/2016
    11:00 am, ESPNews
    at East Carolina W 97–93 2OT 15–6
    (5–4)
    Williams Arena (5,212)
    Greenville, NC
    02/01/2016
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 12 SMU W 71–68  16–6
    (6–4)
    Hofheinz Pavilion (6,195)
    Houston, TX
    02/07/2016
    2:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Tulsa L 63–77  16–7
    (6–5)
    Reynolds Center (4,321)
    Tulsa, OK
    02/10/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    Memphis W 98–90  17–7
    (7–5)
    Hofheinz Pavilion (4,060)
    Houston, TX
    02/13/2016
    2:00 pm, ESPNews
    UCF W 82–58  18–7
    (8–5)
    Hofheinz Pavilion (4,126)
    Houston, TX
    02/17/2016
    8:30 pm, ESPNews
    at Tulane W 82–69  19–7
    (9–5)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,593)
    New Orleans, LA
    02/21/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPNews
    Temple L 66–69  19–8
    (9–6)
    Hofheinz Pavilion (4,466)
    Houston, TX
    02/24/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    at UCF W 88–61  20–8
    (10–6)
    CFE Arena (4,664)
    Orlando, FL
    02/28/2016
    12:00 pm, CBSSN
    at UConn W 75–68  21–8
    (11–6)
    Gampel Pavilion (9,667)
    Storrs, CT
    03/03/2016
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    Cincinnati W 69–56  22–8
    (12–6)
    Hofheinz Pavilion (4,171)
    Houston, TX
    American Athletic Conference Tournament
    03/11/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    (2) vs. (10) Tulane
    Quarterfinals
    L 69–72  22–9
    Amway Center 
    Orlando, FL
    NIT
    03/16/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    (5) at (4) Georgia Tech
    First round
    L 62–81  22–10
    Hank McCamish Pavilion 
    Atlanta, GA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
    AP RV Not released 
    Coaches' RV RV

    References

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