2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by fourth year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Buffalo.

2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2015–16 record13–20 (6–12 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMillett Hall
2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Akron135 .722  269  .743
Ohio117 .611  2312  .657
Kent State108 .556  1913  .594
Buffalo108 .556  2015  .571
Miami (OH)612 .333  1320  .394
Bowling Green513 .278  1618  .471
West
Ball State108 .556  2114  .600
Central Michigan108 .556  1716  .515
Northern Illinois99 .500  2113  .618
Eastern Michigan99 .500  1815  .545
Toledo810 .444  1715  .531
Western Michigan711 .389  1319  .406
2016 MAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The RedHawks finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Eastern Michigan.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Will Sullivan3G6'3"190SeniorElmhurst, ILGraduated
Joshua Oswald4F6'7"225SophomoreMelbourne, AustraliaTransferred to Emporia State
Jaryd Eustance5G6'7"201SophomoreBrisbane, AustraliaLeft the team due to personal reasons
Tre Hawkins20G5'10"155FreshmanCincinnati, OHLeft the team due to personal reasons
John Hawkins40C7'0"252RS JuniorTroy, MILeft the team due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jake Wright13G/F6'4"195SophomoreHopkins, MNTransferred from The Citadel. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wright will have to sit out from the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Jere Vučica14F6'8"210RS SeniorSplit, CroatiaTransferred from North Alabama. Will be eligible to play immediately since Vučica graduated from North Alabama.
Abdoulaye Harouna30G6'4"185SophomoreNiamey, NigerJunior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho.

Recruiting class of 2015

Note: There were no recruiting class of 2015 for Miami (OH).

Recruiting class of 2016

Roster

2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Geovonie McKnight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)181 lb (82 kg) SrMiddletown HS Middletown, OH
G 1 Zach McCormick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)177 lb (80 kg) SoTurpin HS Cincinnati, OH
F 2 Rod Mills 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)208 lb (94 kg) SoSt. Xavier HS Cincinnati, OH
F 11 Logan McLane 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoGreenfield School Winterville, NC
F/C 12 L. J. Livingston, Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrPatterson Mill HS
Pensacola State
Upper Marlboro, MD
G/F 13 Jake Wright (I)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoHopkins HS
The Citadel
Hopkins, MN
F 14 Jere Vučica 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)204 lb (93 kg) RS SrPASS Marko Antun
North Alabama
Split, Croatia
G 15 Ali Barnes (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)183 lb (83 kg) RS SoLakota West HS
Concord
West Chester, OH
G 20 Dion Wade 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoFindlay Prep
Auburn
Antwerp, Belgium
F 21 Kalif Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrOak Hill HS
Kilgore
Oak Hill, WV
G 22 Willie Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrAiken HS
Oregon
Cincinnati, OH
F 24 Chris Bryant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)217 lb (98 kg) SrRickards, HS
College of Central Florida
Tallahassee, FL
G 25 Jake Bischoff (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrOlentangy Liberty HS
Concord/Otterbein
Powell, OH
G 30 Abdoulaye Harouna 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)178 lb (81 kg) SoSouth Kent
College of Southern Idaho
Niamey, Niger
G 33 Eric Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)178 lb (81 kg) RS SrKeenan
Presbyterian
Columbia, SC
F 35 Brian Oddo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrProvidence Catholic HS New Lenox, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Source:

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2015*
7:00 pm
Ohio Midwestern W 90–24 
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, FCS
at Xavier L 72–81  0–1
Cintas Center (10,372)
Cincinnati, OH
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kenyon W 68–47  1–1
Millett Hall (541)
Oxford, OH
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm
Lipscomb
Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge
W 70–68  2–1
Millett Hall (1,255)
Oxford, OH
11/21/2015*
3:30 pm
Florida Atlantic
Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge
L 69–75  2–2
Millett Hall (1,196)
Oxford, OH
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Northeastern
Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge
W 67–61  3–2
Millett Hall (1,174)
Oxford, OH
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
IPFW L 53–57  3–3
Millett Hall (1,224)
Oxford, OH
11/28/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
UCF W 64–63  4–3
Millett Hall (1,254)
Oxford, OH
12/05/2015*
1:00 pm
at IUPUI L 64–78  4–4
Fairgrounds Coliseum (1,079)
Indianapolis, IN
12/13/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
Wright State W 72–67  5–4
Millett Hall (1,397)
Oxford, OH
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jackson State W 64–53  6–4
Millett Hall (1,119)
Oxford, OH
12/18/2015*
8:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 64–77  6–5
Eblen Center (1,378)
Cookeville, TN
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, TWCSC
at Dayton L 63–64  6–6
UD Arena (13,206)
Dayton, OH
01/02/2016*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina State L 67–71  6–7
Millett Hall (1,392)
Oxford, OH
MAC regular season
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3
at Bowling Green L 62–73  6–8
(0–1)
Stroh Center (1,611)
Bowling Green, OH
01/09/2016
3:30 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3
Toledo L 76–84  6–9
(0–2)
Millett Hall (1,224)
Oxford, OH
01/12/2016
7:00 pm
at Kent State L 68–76  6–10
(0–3)
MAC Center (2,588)
Kent, OH
01/16/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State L 46–48  6–11
(0–4)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,218)
Muncie, IN
01/19/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo L 60–77  6–12
(0–5)
Millett Hall (1,221)
Oxford, OH
01/23/2016
7:00 pm
at Akron L 46–75  6–13
(0–6)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,686)
Akron, OH
01/26/2016
7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
Central Michigan L 51–68  6–14
(0–7)
Millett Hall (1,431)
Oxford, OH
01/30/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 72–59  7–14
(1–7)
Millett Hall (1,297)
Oxford, OH
02/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan L 69–94  7–15
(1–8)
Convocation Center (779)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/06/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green W 55–51  8–15
(2–8)
Millett Hall (1,330)
Oxford, OH
02/09/2016
7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
at Western Michigan W 45–44  9–15
(3–8)
University Arena (2,014)
Kalamazoo, MI
02/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo L 49–93  9–16
(3–9)
Savage Arena (5,029)
Toledo, OH
02/16/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State L 56–73  9–17
(3–10)
Millett Hall (1,706)
Oxford, OH
02/20/2016
2:00 pm
at Ohio W 76–64  9–18
(3–11)
Convocation Center (9,018)
Athens, OH
02/23/2016
7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
Akron W 77–64  10–18
(4–11)
Millett Hall (1,371)
Oxford, OH
02/27/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Kent State W 74–65  11–18
(5–11)
Millett Hall (1,330)
Oxford, OH
03/01/2016
7:00 pm
at Buffalo W 67–59  12–18
(6–11)
Alumni Arena (4,798)
Amherst, NY
03/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 65–67  12–19
(6–12)
Millett Hall (4,208)
Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
03/07/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(11) at (6) Ball State
First round
W 49–47  13–19
John E. Worthen Arena (2,245)
Muncie, IN
03/10/2016
9:00 pm, ESPN3
(11) vs. (3) Buffalo
Quarterfinals
L 81–94  13–20
Quicken Loans Arena (2,311)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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