2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by sixth year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 8–10 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Evansville.

2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record15–17 (8–10 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lou Gudino
  • Marcus Belcher
  • Terry Parker
Home arenaHulman Center
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wichita State162 .889  269  .743
Evansville126 .667  259  .735
Illinois State126 .667  1814  .563
Southern Illinois117 .611  2210  .688
Northern Iowa117 .611  2313  .639
Indiana State810 .444  1517  .469
Missouri State810 .444  1319  .406
Loyola (IL)711 .389  1517  .469
Bradley315 .167  527  .156
Drake216 .111  724  .226
2016 MVC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Sycamores finished the season 15–16, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jake Kitchell0F/C6'10"233SeniorUnion Mills, INGraduated
Alex Etherington2G/F6'5"210SophomoreCicero, INTransferred to Indianapolis
Justin Gant5F6'9"240SeniorTerre Haute, INGraduated
Tre' Bennett15G5'10"183JuniorHouston, TXTransferred to Angelo State

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Everett Clemons0G6'0"185JuniorSpringfield, ILJunior college transfer from Vincennes University.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bronson Kessinger
SF
Corydon, IN Corydon Central High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Emondre Rickman
PF
Collinsville, IL Collinsville High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 13, 2014 
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 2015-04-30.

    Roster

    2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Everett Clemons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrVincennes
    Lanphier HS
    Springfield, IL
    G/F 1 Kristian Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrPike HS Indianapolis, IN
    G 4 Brenton Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)192 lb (87 kg) RS SoNorthrop HS Fort Wayne, IN
    F 5 Bronson Kessinger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrCorydon Central HS Corydon, IN
    G 10 Kalen Alexander (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)169 lb (77 kg) JrTerre Haute North Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN
    G 11 Devonte Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrEllison HS Killeen, TX
    F 12 Niels Bunschoten 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrHoward College Bussum, Netherlands
    G 20 Grant Prusator 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)171 lb (78 kg) JrHighland CC
    Rochelle Township HS
    Rochelle, IL
    G 22 Brandon Burnett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)232 lb (105 kg) SrCienega HS Tucson, AZ
    G/F 24 Nick Amor (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)187 lb (85 kg) JrLaVille HS Lakeville, IN
    F 30 Matt Van Scyoc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg) RS JrThe Citadel
    Green Lake HS
    Green Lake, WI
    G 32 Laquarious Paige 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)174 lb (79 kg) RS FrStark HS West Orange, TX
    F/C 34 Brandon Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)290 lb (132 kg) SoCarver HS Montgomery, AL
    F/C 41 Emondre Rickman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrCollinsville HS Collinsville, IL
    C 42 T. J. Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)254 lb (115 kg) JrCharleston HS Charleston, IL
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    [1]

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/07/2015*
    2:00 pm
    DePauw W 91–71 
    Hulman Center (3,431)
    Terre Haute, IN
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    IUPUI L 70–72  0–1
    Hulman Center (4,131)
    Terre Haute, IN
    11/16/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Wyoming
    MW–MWC Challenge
    W 70–55  1–1
    Hulman Center (3,601)
    Terre Haute, IN
    11/20/2015*
    8:30 pm
    vs. Norfolk State
    Paradise Jam quarterfinals
    W 70-61  2–1
    Sports and Fitness Center 
    St. Thomas, VI
    11/22/2015*
    6:30 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Tulsa
    Paradise Jam semifinals
    L 59–67  2–2
    Sports and Fitness Center 
    St. Thomas, VI
    11/23/2015*
    6:30 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Hofstra
    Paradise Jam 3rd place game
    W 67–66  3–2
    Sports and Fitness Center (2,002)
    St. Thomas, VI
    12/01/2015*
    8:00 pm
    at Eastern Illinois L 62–68  3–3
    Lantz Arena (1,183)
    Charleston, IL
    12/05/2015*
    12:00 pm, FS1
    at Butler L 71–85  3–4
    Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,142)
    Indianapolis, IN
    12/09/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Valparaiso L 63–69  3–5
    Hulman Center (3,621)
    Terre Haute, IN
    12/13/2015*
    1:00 pm, FCS
    at WKU L 62–75  3–6
    E. A. Diddle Arena (2,810)
    Bowling Green, KY
    12/16/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Illinois–Springfield W 75–60  4–6
    Hulman Center (3,110)
    Terre Haute, IN
    12/19/2015*
    8:00 pm, FSMW
    at Saint Louis W 76–68  5–6
    Chaifetz Arena (7,244)
    St. Louis, MO
    12/22/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Ball State W 73–61  6–6
    Hulman Center (3,256)
    Terre Haute, IN
    Missouri Valley Conference regular season
    12/30/2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Evansville L 62–70  6–7
    (0–1)
    Ford Center (7,801)
    Evansville, IN
    01/02/2016
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    Loyola–Chicago W 73–58  7–7
    (1–1)
    Hulman Center (3,375)
    Terre Haute, IN
    01/06/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Drake W 79–69  8–7
    (2–1)
    Knapp Center 
    Des Moines, IA
    01/09/2016
    2:00 pm, MVC TV/FSIND
    Illinois State W 77–65  9–7
    (3–1)
    Hulman Center (3,801)
    Terre Haute, IN
    01/13/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Northern Iowa W 74–60  10–7
    (4–1)
    Hulman Center (3,544)
    Terre Haute, IN
    01/17/2016
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Wichita State L 62–82  10–8
    (4–2)
    Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
    Wichita, KS
    01/20/2016
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Southern Illinois L 66–79  10–9
    (4–3)
    SIU Arena (5,036)
    Carbondale, IL
    01/24/2016
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    Evansville W 82–65  11–9
    (5–3)
    Hulman Center (4,630)
    Terre Haute, IN
    01/27/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Missouri State W 68–59  12–9
    (6–3)
    Hulman Center (3,501)
    Terre Haute, IN
    01/30/2016
    4:00 pm, MVC TV/FSIND
    at Loyola–Chicago L 96–104 2OT 12–10
    (6–4)
    Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
    Chicago, IL
    02/02/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Drake W 63–56  13–10
    (7–4)
    Hulman Center (3,409)
    Terre Haute, IN
    02/06/2016
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Bradley L 58–63  13–11
    (7–5)
    Carver Arena (6,028)
    Peoria, IL
    02/10/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Southern Illinois L 78–85  13–12
    (7–6)
    Hulman Center (3,221)
    Terre Haute, IN
    02/13/2016
    3:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Missouri State L 85–89 OT 13–13
    (7–7)
    JQH Arena (4,400)
    Springfield, MO
    02/17/2016
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Illinois State L 50–78  13–14
    (7–8)
    Redbird Arena (4,456)
    Normal, IL
    02/21/2016
    4:00 pm, ESPNU
    Wichita State L 51–84  13–15
    (7–9)
    Hulman Center (10,200)
    Terre Haute, IN
    02/24/2016
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Northern Iowa L 44-66  13-16
    (7-10)
    McLeod Center (5,911)
    Cedar Falls, IA
    02/27/2016
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    Bradley W 77–58  14–16
    (8–10)
    Hulman Center (3,700)
    Terre Haute, IN
    Missouri Valley Tournament
    03/04/2016
    8:30 pm, ESPN3
    vs. Illinois State
    Quarterfinals
    W 65–57  15–16
    Scottrade Center (8,468)
    St. Louis, MO
    03/05/2016
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Evansville
    Semifinals
    L 42–68  15–17
    Scottrade Center (14,299)
    St. Louis, MO
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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