2015–16 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

The 2015–16 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Byron Rimm II, played their home games at the William Nicks Building and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 7–11 in SWAC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament to Jackson State.

2015–16 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
2015–16 record7–24 (7–11 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Byron Smith (3rd season)
  • Ryan Price (2nd season)
  • Keenan Curry (2nd season)
Home arenaWilliam Nicks Building
2015–16 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas Southern162 .889  1815  .545
Alcorn State*135 .722  1515  .500
Jackson State126 .667  2016  .556
Southern117 .611  2213  .629
Alabama State99 .500  1417  .452
Prairie View A&M711 .389  724  .226
Alabama A&M612 .333  1118  .379
Arkansas–Pine Bluff612 .333  825  .242
Mississippi Valley State612 .333  827  .229
Grambling State414 .222  724  .226
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 SWAC Tournament winner

On January 27, 2016, following a 1–16 start to the season, head coach Byron Rimm II resigned.[1] Assistant coach Byron Smith was named interim coach.[1] On March 14, Prairie View A&M removed the interim coach tag and named Byron Smith head coach.[2]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Jacoby Green Guard 6–4 175 Senior Houston, Texas
1 Jayrn Johnson Guard 6–3 180 Junior Dallas, Texas
2 Avery Lomax Guard 5–9 160 Senior Desoto, Texas
3 Jordan Giddings Guard 6–0 180 R-Junior Dallas, Texas
4 Dominique Shaw Guard 6–4 220 Junior Lufkin, Texas
5 Tevin Bellinger Guard 6–0 180 Junior Hutto, Texas
10 Lavonne Davis Forward 6–8 215 Freshman Cleveland, Ohio
12 Malik Amos Guard 6–2 170 Freshman Katy, Texas
13 Xavion Turnage Guard 6–2 170 Freshman Dallas, Texas
14 Zachary Hamilton Forward 6–4 200 Sophomore Houston, Texas
15 Noah Wilson Forward 6–6 230 R-Sophomore Laredo, Texas
21 Tyler Miller Forward 6–6 220 Freshman Milwaukee, Wisconsin
22 Charleston Dobbs Forward 6–8 210 Senior Dumas, Arkansas
23 Admassu Williams Forward 6–8 240 Junior Santa Monica, California
24 Jordan Lumpkins Forward 6–4 215 Junior New Orleans, Louisiana
25 Ja'Donta Blakely Guard 6–2 180 Junior Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Karim York Forward 6–9 225 Senior Austin, Texas
31 Austin Allen Forward 6–6 180 Freshman Desoto, Texas
33 Travis Barnes Forward 6–8 220 Junior Wilson, North Carolina

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Xavion Turnage
PG
Dallas, TX Kimball School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 9, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 54
Malik Amos
SG
Katy, TX Cinco Rancho High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Lavonne Davis
PF
Phoenix, AZ Hillcrest Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 20, 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 November 22, 2015.

    Schedule

    [3]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    11/13/15*
    8:00 pm, WTVR 6.3
    at VCU
    2K Sports Classic
    L 50–75  0–1
    Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    11/18/15*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Houston
    2K Sports Classic
    L 69–110  0–2
    Hofheinz Pavilion (1,223)
    Houston, TX
    11/20/15*
    6:00 pm
    at Bryant
    2K Sports Classic
    L 58–71  0–3
    Chace Athletic Center (545)
    Smithfield, RI
    11/21/15*
    3:00 pm
    vs. Radford
    2K Sports Classic
    L 56–64  0–4
    Chace Athletic Center (114)
    Smithfield, RI
    11/25/15*
    7:00 pm, BTN
    at Wisconsin L 67–85  0–5
    Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    11/28/15*
    9:00 pm
    at UNLV L 62–80  0–6
    Thomas & Mack Center (10,858)
    Las Vegas, NV
    12/02/15*
    8:30 pm, FSSW+
    at No. 25 Baylor L 41–80  0–7
    Ferrell Center (4,572)
    Waco, TX
    12/11/15*
    7:00 pm, FSSW+
    at TCU L 55–73  0–8
    Schollmaier Arena (4,658)
    Fort Worth, TX
    12/14/15*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Tulane L 49–63  0–9
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,999)
    New Orleans, LA
    12/16/15*
    7:00 pm
    Texas State L 44–62  0–10
    William J. Nicks Building (268)
    Prairie View, TX
    12/22/15*
    7:00 pm, BTN+
    at Nebraska L 50–81  0–11
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,754)
    Lincoln, NE
    12/28/15*
    6:30 pm
    at Louisiana Tech L 58–77  0–12
    Thomas Assembly Center (2,528)
    Ruston, LA
    01/02/16
    7:30 pm
    Alcorn State L 70–73  0–13
    (0–1)
    William J. Nicks Building (322)
    Prairie View, TX
    01/04/16
    7:30 pm
    Southern W 71–65  1–13
    (1–1)
    William J. Nicks Building (331)
    Prairie View, TX
    01/09/16
    7:30 pm
    at Texas Southern L 38–64  1–14
    (1–2)
    H&PE Arena (5,287)
    Houston, TX
    01/16/16
    5:00 pm
    at Grambling State L 63–66  1–15
    (1–3)
    Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (743)
    Grambling, LA
    01/18/16
    7:30 pm
    at Jackson State L 57–60  1–16
    (1–4)
    Williams Assembly Center (1,523)
    Jackson, MS
    01/23/16
    5:00 pm
    Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 44–45  1–17
    (1–5)
    William J. Nicks Building (718)
    Prairie View, TX
    01/25/16
    7:30 pm
    Mississippi Valley State L 73–76  1–18
    (1–6)
    William J. Nicks Building (958)
    Prairie View, TX
    01/30/16
    6:00 pm
    at Alabama A&M L 69–83  1–19
    (1–7)
    Elmore Gymnasium (574)
    Huntsville, AL
    02/01/16
    7:30 pm
    at Alabama State L 77–83  1–20
    (1–8)
    Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,546)
    Montgomery, AL
    02/06/16
    7:00 pm
    Texas Southern W 59–55  2–20
    (2–8)
    William J. Nicks Building (3,527)
    Prairie View, TX
    02/13/16
    5:00 pm
    Grambling State W 60–56  3–20
    (3–8)
    William J. Nicks Building (313)
    Prairie View, TX
    02/15/16
    7:30 pm
    Jackson State L 66–80  3–21
    (3–9)
    William J. Nicks Building (687)
    Prairie View, TX
    02/20/16
    7:30 pm
    at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 57–55  4–21
    (4–9)
    K. L. Johnson Complex (798)
    Pine Bluff, AR
    02/22/16
    7:30 pm
    at Mississippi Valley State W 63–61  5–21
    (5–9)
    Leflore County Civic Center (549)
    Greenwood, MS
    02/27/16
    5:00 pm
    Alabama State L 68–73  5–22
    (5–10)
    William J. Nicks Building (439)
    Prairie View, TX
    02/29/16
    7:30 pm
    Alabama A&M W 85–65  6–22
    (6–10)
    William J. Nicks Building (683)
    Prairie View, TX
    03/03/16
    7:30 pm
    at Alcorn State L 64–81  6–23
    (6–11)
    Davey Whitney Complex (1,295)
    Lorman, MS
    03/05/16
    5:00 pm
    at Southern W 79–71  7–23
    (7–11)
    F. G. Clark Center (2,933)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    SWAC Tournament
    03/10/16
    2:30 pm
    (6) vs. (3) Jackson State
    Quarterfinals
    L 51–69  7–24
    Toyota Center (1,217)
    Houston, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    References

    1. "Rimm Resigns As Head Men's Basketball Coach, Smith Named Interim : PVAMU News". www.pvamu.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
    2. "Prairie View A&M removes interim tag from Byron Smith". swac.org. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
    3. "2015–16 MBB Schedule". Prairie View A&M Athletics. PVPanthers.com. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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