2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

The 2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by second year head coach Jay Ladner, played their home games at the University Center and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. They defeated New Orleans in the first round of the Southland Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Houston Baptist.

2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015–16 record12–21 (9–9 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Center
(Capacity: 7,500)
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stephen F. Austin †18–0 1.000  28–6  .824
Texas A&M–CC15–3 .833  25–8  .758
Sam Houston State12–6 .667  18–16  .529
Incarnate Word*12–6 .667  17–12  .586
Houston Baptist10–8 .556  17–17  .500
Southeastern Louisiana9–9 .500  12–21  .364
Abilene Christian*8–10 .444  13–18  .419
McNeese State7–11 .389  9–20  .310
Central Arkansas**6–12 .333  7–21  .250
New Orleans6–12 .333  10–20  .333
Nicholls State6–12 .333  11–23  .324
Northwestern State5–13 .278  8–20  .286
Lamar3–15 .167  11–19  .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 Southland Tournament winner

Preseason

The Lions were picked to finish seventh (7th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.[1]

Roster
2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Marlain Veal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)145 lb (66 kg) FrHelen Cox Gretna, LA
F 1 Jordan Capps 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrPeachtree Ridge
Northwest Florida State College		 Norcross, GA
G 2 Dimi Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)183 lb (83 kg) RS FrGulfport HS Gulfport, MS
G 3 Joshua Filmore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrWekiva HS Orlando, FL
C 4 Dominic Nelson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrWings Academy
Southwest Tennessee CC		 Harlem, NY
G 5 Mike Hawkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrWingfield HS
Mississippi Gulf Coast CC		 Jackson, MS
G 10 Zay Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)178 lb (81 kg) SrSt. Thomas Aquinas HS
Murray State		 Hammond, LA
G 11 Keith Charleston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)207 lb (94 kg) JrJacksonville
Northwest Florida State College		 Little Rock, AR
G 12 Malcolm Reid 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)140 lb (64 kg) JrSt. Stanislaus College Diamond Head, MS
F 13 Moe Greenwood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)221 lb (100 kg) FrVelma Jackson Sharon, MS
G 15 Ramone Tate 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)178 lb (81 kg) JrSt. Stanislaus College
East Central CC		 Bay St. Louis, MS
F 20 Bret Barclay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoFrench Settlement HS Crown Point, IN
G 21 Jab Singleton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrBrother Martin
Oral Roberts		 New Orleans, LA
G 22 Jerrod Rigby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrSt. Stanislaus College Bay St. Louis, MS
F 23 James Currington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoPaul W. Bryant HS
Mississippi Valley State College		 Tuscaloosa, AL
G 24 Dylon Maggio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoThe Dunham School Baton Rouge, LA
F 33 Daniel Grieves 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)213 lb (97 kg) SrSt. Stanislaus College
ULM		 Bay St. Louis, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Errol Gauff
  • Kyle Roane
  • David Kiefer
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 11/15/2015

Schedule

Source[2]

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2015*
7:00 pm		 LSU–Alexandria L 68–82 
University Center (965)
Hammond, LA
11/04/2015*
7:00 pm		 Xavier of Louisiana W 79–61 
University Center (765)
Hammond, LA
Non-conference
11/13/2015*
8:30 pm		 at TCU L 77–90  0–1
 University Recreation Center (3,341)
Fort Worth, TX
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Texas A&M L 58–100  0–2
 Reed Arena (4,903)
College Station, TX
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm		 Mississippi College W 76–69  1–2
 University Center (810)
Hammond, LA
11/22/2015*
6:00 pm, BTN		 at Nebraska
Barclays Center Classic		 L 65–92  1–3
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,533)
Lincoln, NE
11/24/2015*
6:00 pm, FSO/ESPN3		 at No. 24 Cincinnati
Barclays Center Classic		 L 49–64  1–4
 Fifth Third Arena (6,824)
Cincinnati, OH
11/27/2015*
4:00 pm		 vs. Gardner–Webb
Barclays Center Classic		 L 68–77  1–5
 Christl Arena (885)
West Point, NY
11/28/2015*
4:00 pm		 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Barclays Center Classic		 L 60-62  1–6
 Christl Arena 
West Point, NY
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm		 Loyola New Orleans W 101–65  2–6
 University Center (737)
Hammond, LA
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm		 Southern L 69–73  2–7
 University Center (1,506)
Hammond, LA
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm		 at Florida State L 58–75  2–8
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,992)
Tallahassee, FL
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm		 Florida A&M L 64–67  2–9
 Teaching Gym (383)
Tallahassee, FL
12/21/2015*
6:00 pm		 at Georgia Tech L 62–75  2–10
 Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,563)
Atlanta, GA
12/30/2015*
7:30 pm		 at Jackson State L 66–89  2–11
 Williams Assembly Center (703)
Jackson, MS
Southland regular season
01/04/2016
7:00 pm		 Stephen F. Austin L 69–89  2–12
(0–1)		 University Center (540)
Hammond, LA
01/09/2016
7:00 pm		 at Houston Baptist L 58–77  2–13
(0–2)		 Sharp Gymnasium (621)
Houston, TX
01/11/2016
6:30 pm		 at Sam Houston State L 63–70  2–14
(0–3)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (796)
Huntsville, TX
01/16/2016
4:00 pm		 Incarnate Word L 71–75  2–15
(0–4)		 University Center (644)
Hammond, LA
01/18/2016
7:00 pm		 at Lamar W 98–70  3–15
(1–4)		 University Center (641)
Hammond, LA
01/26/2016
7:00 pm		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 63–73  3–16
(1–5)		 American Bank Center (1,906)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/30/2016
3:00 pm		 at Northwestern State L 76–91  3–17
(1–6)		 Prather Coliseum (1,920)
Natchitoches, LA
02/01/2016
7:00 pm		 McNeese State W 82–80  4–17
(2–6)		 University Center (1,030)
Hammond, LA
02/06/2016
4:00 pm		 Abilene Christian W 81–60  5–17
(3–6)		 University Center (763)
Hammond, LA
02/09/2016
7:00 pm		 at Central Arkansas L 72–88  5–18
(3–7)		 Farris Center (513)
Conway, AR
02/13/2016
8:00 pm		 Nicholls State W 69–61  6–18
(4–7)		 University Center (786)
Hammond, LA
02/15/2016
8:00 pm		 at McNeese State W 79–76  7–18
(5–7)		 Burton Coliseum (350)
Lake Charles, LA
02/21/2016
7:00 pm		 at Abilene Christian L 80–91  7–19
(5–8)		 Abilene Christian (1,065)
Abilene, TX
02/23/2016
7:00 pm		 New Orleans W 91–83  8–19
(6–8)		 University Center (734)
Hammond, LA
02/27/2016
4:00 pm		 Central Arkansas W 75–56  9–19
(7–8)		 University Center (831)
Hammond, LA
02/29/2016
7:00 pm		 Northwestern State W 84–82  10–19
(8–8)		 University Center (1,050)
Hammond, LA
03/03/2016
7:45 pm		 at New Orleans W 61–60  11–19
(9–8)		 Lakefront Arena (684)
New Orleans, LA
03/05/2016
3:30 pm		 Nicholls State L 45–64  11–20
(9–9)		 Stopher Gym (901)
Thibodaux, LA
Southland Tournament
03/09/2016
5:00 pm		 vs. New Orleans
First round		 L 74–84  12–20
 Merrell Center (1,077)
Katy, TX
03/10/2016
5:00 pm		 vs. Houston Baptist
Quarterfinals		 L 68–72  12–21
 Merrell Center (1,298)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References
  1. "Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Conference Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved 2015-11-15.
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