2015–16 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2015–16 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by fourth year head coach Larry Brown and played their home games on their campus in University Park, Texas at Moody Coliseum. They were members of the American Athletic Conference. The Mustangs finished the season with a record of 25–5, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in second place in conference.

2015–16 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
2015–16 record25–5 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Temple14–4 .778  21–12  .636
No. 24 SMU*13–5 .722  25–5  .833
Houston12–6 .667  22–10  .688
Cincinnati12–6 .667  22–11  .667
Tulsa12–6 .667  20–12  .625
UConn †11–7 .611  25–11  .694
Memphis8–10 .444  19–15  .559
UCF6–12 .333  12–18  .400
East Carolina4–14 .222  12–20  .375
South Florida4–14 .222  8–25  .242
Tulane3–15 .167  12–22  .353
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
† American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Due to multiple violations, including academic fraud and unethical conduct, SMU was ineligible for all postseason play including the AAC Tournament and NCAA Tournament.[1] Additionally, head coach Larry Brown was suspended for nine games.[2]

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 27–7, 15–3 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship. They defeated East Carolina, Temple, and UConn to win the AAC Tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #6 seed where they lost on a controversial goaltending call in the Second Round to UCLA.[3]

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ryan Manuel1G6'4"185SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Yanick Moreira2C6'11"220SeniorLuanda, AngolaGraduated
Kevin Dunleavy10G6'3"180SeniorNew Providence, NJGraduated
Crandall Head13G6'4"180RS SeniorMatteson, ILGraduated
Cannen Cunningham15C6'10"225SeniorArlington, TXGraduated

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Semi Ojeleye33F6'8"230JuniorOttawa, KSTransferred from Duke in January during the 2014–15 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Semi Ojeleye has to sit out until January and will be eligible to start in January during the 2015–16 season. Semi Ojeleye has one and a half years of remaining eligibility.

2015 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shake Milton
PG		 Owasso, OK Owasso High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 15, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Sedrick Barefield
PG		 Corona, CA Centennial High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 17, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Jarrey Foster
SF		 Houston, TX North Shore High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
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 SMU Recruiting List". Rivals.com.
  • "2015 SMU Recruiting List". Scout.com.
  • "2015 SMU Recruiting List". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster
    2015–16 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Ben Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrBolingbrook HS Bolingbrook, Illinois
    G 1 Malik Milton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrOwasso HS Owasso, Oklahoma
    G 2 Sedrick Barefield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrCentennial HS Corona, California
    G 3 Sterling Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrProviso East HS Maywood, Illinois
    G 4 Keith Frazier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrKimball HS Dallas, Texas
    F 5 Markus Kennedy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrBrewster Academy
    Villanova    		 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    G 10 Jarrey Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrNorth Shore HS Houston, Texas
    G 11 Nic Moore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SrWarsaw Community HS Winona Lake, Indiana
    F 14 Courtland Sutton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrBrenham High School Brenham, Texas
    G 21 Ben Emelogu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrSouth Grand Prairie HS
    Virginia Tech    		 Grand Prairie, Texas
    G 22 Jonathan Wilfong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMemphis University School Memphis, Tennessee
    F 23 Jordan Tolbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SrAll Saints Episcopal School
    Texas Tech    		 Fort Worth, Texas
    F 33 Semi Ojeleye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrOttawa Sr. HS
    Duke    		 Ottawa, Kansas
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule

    SMU has been invited to play in the Las Vegas Classic, where they will play against two the following three teams: Colorado, Penn State, Kent State. Two on-campus games will precede the Las Vegas-hosted games.[4] The Mustangs will host Gonzaga,[5] Michigan,[6] Brown,[7] and Yale.[8] SMU will also play true road games at Stanford[9] and TCU.[10]

    SMU's American Athletic Conference schedule will include home-and-home matchups with Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, USF, Tulane, and Tulsa. The Mustangs will also host UCF and play a true road game at Temple during its conference schedule.[11]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    11/14/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Sam Houston State W 85–50  1–0
    		 Moody Coliseum (6,852)
    Dallas, TX
    11/19/2015*
    10:30 pm, ESPN2    		 at Stanford W 85–70  2–0
    		 Maples Pavilion (3,687)
    Stanford, CA
    11/22/2015*
    3:30 pm, ESPNews    		 Yale W 71–69  3–0
    		 Moody Coliseum (6,852)
    Dallas, TX
    11/29/2015*
    2:00 pm, TWCS    		 No. 25 Brown W 77–69  4–0
    		 Moody Coliseum (6,852)
    Dallas, TX
    12/02/2015*
    7:00 pm, FSSW    		 No. 22 at TCU W 75–70  5–0
    		 Schollmaier Arena (4,672)
    Fort Worth, TX
    12/05/2015*
    12:30 pm, TWCS    		 No. 22 New Hampshire W 98–44  6–0
    		 Moody Coliseum (6,754)
    Dallas, TX
    12/08/2015*
    8:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 19 Michigan W 82–58  7–0
    		 Moody Coliseum (7,245)
    Dallas, TX
    12/16/2015*
    7:00 pm, TWCS    		 No. 18 Nicholls State
    Las Vegas Classic Regional Round    		 W 86–42  8–0
    		 Moody Coliseum (6,460)
    Dallas, TX
    12/17/2015*
    6:00 pm, TWCS    		 No. 18 Hampton
    Las Vegas Classic Regional Round    		 W 105–72  9–0
    		 Moody Coliseum (6,329)
    Dallas, TX
    12/22/2015*
    7:00 pm    		 No. 18 vs. Kent State
    Las Vegas Classic Semifinals    		 W 90–74  10–0
    		 Orleans Arena (2,120)
    Paradise, NV
    12/23/2015*
    9:30 pm, FS1    		 No. 18 vs. Colorado
    Las Vegas Classic Championship    		 W 70–66  11–0
    		 Orleans Arena (2,154)
    Paradise, NV
    12/29/2015
    4:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 17 at Tulsa W 81–69  12–0
    (1–0)    		 Reynolds Center (5,364)
    Tulsa, OK
    01/02/2016
    6:30 pm, ESPNews    		 No. 17 South Florida W 72–58  13–0
    (2–0)    		 Moody Coliseum (6,852)
    Dallas, TX
    01/07/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 15 Cincinnati W 59–57  14–0
    (3–0)    		 Moody Coliseum (6,971)
    Dallas, TX
    01/10/2016
    3:00 pm, ESPNU    		 No. 15 UCF W 88-73  15-0
    (4-0)    		 Moody Coliseum (6,952)
    Dallas, TX
    01/13/2016
    5:15 pm, ESPNews    		 No. 10 at East Carolina W 79–55  16–0
    (5–0)    		 Williams Arena (6,022)
    Greenville, NC
    01/17/2016
    2:00 pm, ESPN3    		 No. 10 at Tulane W 60–45  17–0
    (6–0)    		 Devlin Fieldhouse 
    New Orleans, LA
    01/19/2016
    8:00 pm, ESPNU    		 No. 8 Houston W 77–73  18–0
    (7–0)    		 Moody Coliseum (7,059)
    Dallas, TX
    01/24/2016
    11:00 am, ESPN2    		 No. 8 at Temple L 80–89  18–1
    (7–1)    		 Liacouras Center (6,096)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/30/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPNU    		 No. 13 Memphis W 80–68  19–1
    (8–1)    		 Moody Coliseum (7,205)
    Dallas, TX
    02/01/2016
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 No. 12 at Houston L 68–71  19–2
    (8–2)    		 Hofheinz Pavilion (6,195)
    Houston, TX
    02/07/2016
    1:00 pm, CBSSN    		 No. 12 at South Florida W 92–58  20–2
    (9–2)    		 USF Sun Dome (2,857)
    Tampa, FL
    02/10/2016
    8:00 pm, CBSSN    		 No. 16 Tulsa L 77–82  20–3
    (9–3)    		 Moody Coliseum (6,852)
    Dallas, TX
    02/13/2016*
    9:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 16 Gonzaga W 69–60  21–3
    		 Moody Coliseum (7,249)
    Dallas, TX
    02/18/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 21 at UConn L 62–68  21–4
    (9–4)    		 XL Center (15,564)
    Hartford, CT
    02/21/2016
    1:00 pm, ESPNews    		 No. 21 East Carolina W 74–63  22–4
    (10–4)    		 Moody Coliseum (6,852)
    Dallas, TX
    02/25/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 24 at Memphis W 69–62  23–4
    (11–4)    		 FedEx Forum (13,546)
    Memphis, TN
    02/28/2016
    2:00 pm, CBSSN    		 No. 24 Tulane W 74–53  24–4
    (12–4)    		 Moody Coliseum (6,781)
    Dallas, TX
    03/03/2016
    8:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 24 UConn W 80–54  25–4
    (13–4)    		 Moody Coliseum (7,303)
    Dallas, TX
    03/06/2015
    11:00 am, CBS    		 No. 24 at Cincinnati L 54–61  25–5
    (13–5)    		 Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
    Cincinnati, OH
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 Final 
    AP RV RV 25 22 22 19 18 18 17 15 10 8 13 12 16 21 24 24 25 24

    SMU is ineligible to be ranked in the Coaches poll due to sanctions stemming from academic fraud and unethical conduct.

    Midseason recognition

    On February 1, 2016, Nic Moore was named one of 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.[12] He was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy on February 11.[13]

    References
    1. "NCAA bans SMU from 2016 postseason, Larry Brown for nine games". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
    2. "SMU, Brown disciplined by NCAA for violations". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
    3. "Late goaltending call helps UCLA topple SMU". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
    4. "Fox takes over Vegas hoops tourneys" (PDF). March 16, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
    5. "SMU Basketball: "SMU at Gonzaga on Monday, Nov. 17, as part of @ESPNCBB College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. Gonzaga returns to @NewMoody in 2015-16. #PonyUp"". May 5, 2014.
    6. "Jon Rothstein: "SMU will host Michigan on Tuesday 12/8/15 at Moody Coliseum, source told @CBSSports. Return game of home-and-home series."". May 13, 2015.
    7. "Jon Rothstein: "SMU will host Brown on Sunday 11/29/15 as part of its non-conference schedule, source told @CBSSports."". April 26, 2015.
    8. "Sunday Gravy: Yale men's basketball gearing up for Duke, SMU, USC". April 11, 2015.
    9. "Jon Rothstein: "SMU + Stanford will start a H + H series starting next year in Palo Alto, source told @CBSSports. Return game in Dallas in 16-17. Dates TBD. "". May 13, 2015.
    10. "Jon Rothstein: "TCU will host SMU on Wednesday 12/2/15, source told @CBSSports. Start of home-and-home series."". April 15, 2015.
    11. "2015-16 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Schedule Pairings, Tournament Dates Announced". May 20, 2015.
    12. Nortlander, Matt (February 1, 2016). "Cat Barber, Fred VanVleet missing from list of Cousy Award finalists". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
    13. Payne, Terrence (February 11, 2016). "Naismith Trophy midseason list announced". Fox Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
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