2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

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2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
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Conference Southeastern Conference
2015–16 record 16–16 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach Mike Anderson (5th year)
Assistant coach Melvin Watkins
T. J. Cleveland
Matt Zimmerman
Home arena Bud Walton Arena
Seasons
« 2014–15 2016–17 »
2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#15 Texas A&M 13 – 5   .722     28 – 9   .757
#10 Kentucky † 13 – 5   .722     27 – 9   .750
South Carolina 11 – 7   .611     25 – 9   .735
Vanderbilt 11 – 7   .611     19 – 14   .576
LSU 11 – 7   .611     19 – 14   .576
Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556     20 – 12   .625
Georgia 10 – 8   .556     20 – 14   .588
Florida 9 – 9   .500     21 – 15   .583
Arkansas 9 – 9   .500     16 – 16   .500
Alabama 8 – 10   .444     18 – 15   .545
Mississippi State 7 – 11   .389     14 – 17   .452
Tennessee 6 – 12   .333     15 – 19   .441
Auburn 5 – 13   .278     11 – 20   .355
Missouri* 3 – 15   .167     10 – 21   .323
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† 2016 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2015–16 season. The team's head coach was Mike Anderson, who was in his fifth season. The team played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as a member of the SEC. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Florida.

Previous season

The Razorbacks achieved a 27–9 record during the 2014–15 season, where they finished runner-up to Kentucky both in the league and in the SEC Tournament.

Arkansas earned its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2008, defeating Wofford before falling to North Carolina in the round of 32.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Rashad Madden 00 G 6'5" 180 Senior Lepanto, AR Graduated
Alandise Harris 2 G 6'6" 237 RS Senior Little Rock, AR Graduated
Bobby Portis 10 F 6'11" 242 Sophomore Little Rock, AR Declared for 2015 NBA draft
Nick Babb 14 G 6'4" 185 Freshman Arlington, TX Transferred to Iowa State
Jacorey Williams 22 F 6'8" 218 Junior Birmingham, AL Transferred to Middle Tennessee State
Michael Qualls 24 G 6'6" 210 Junior Shreveport, LA Declared for 2015 NBA draft

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Dustin Thomas 13 G/F 6'7" 225 Junior Texarkana, TX Transferred from Colorado. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thomas will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Willy Kouassi 50 C 6'10" 230 Senior Abidjan, Ivory Coast Transferred from Kennesaw State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Kouassi graduated from Kennesaw State.

Incoming class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jimmy Whitt
G		 Columbia, Missouri Hickman High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 19, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Lorenzo Jenkins
F		 Naples, Florida First Baptist Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 8, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
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:

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Recruiting class of 2016

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 1 Trey Thompson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Madison, Arkansas
G 2 Jake Mosiman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lawrence, Kansas
G 3 Dusty Hannahs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 4 Jabril Durham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr DeSoto, Texas
G 5 Anthlon Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bartlett, Tennessee
F 13 Dustin Thomas Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Texarkana, Texas
G 14 Tristan Simmons 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr El Dorado, Arkansas
G 15 Lorenzo Jenkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Naples, Florida
G 21 Manuale Watkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Fayetteville, Arkansas
G 24 Jimmy Whitt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Columbia, Missouri
G 31 Anton Beard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So North Little Rock, Arkansas
C 33 Moses Kingsley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Abuja, Nigeria
F 50 Willy Kouassi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Abidjan, Ivory Coast
F 55 Keaton Miles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Sr Dallas, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-01-13

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference exhibition
November 5, 2015*
7:00 PM		 Southwestern Oklahoma State W 103–58  –
  21 – Bell   10 – Kouassi   9 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (13,996)
Fayetteville, AR
November 10, 2015*
7:00 PM		 Delta State W 74–40  –
  16 – Kingsley   9 – Miles   7 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (13,970)
Fayetteville, AR
Regular season
November 13, 2015*
7:00 PM		 Southern W 86–68  1–0
  22 – Kingsley   12 – Kingsley   10 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,158)
Fayetteville, AR
November 18, 2015*
7:00 PM		 Akron
NIT Season Tip-Off		 L 80–88  1–1
  23 – Bell   12 – Kingsley   4 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,041)
Fayetteville, AR
November 20, 2015*
7:00 PM		 Charleston Southern
NIT Season Tip-Off		 W 93–75  2–1
  21 – Hannahs   6 – Tied   11 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,203)
Fayetteville, AR
November 26, 2015*
1:00 PM, ESPNU		 vs. Georgia Tech
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals		 L 73–83  2–2
  14 – Bell   9 – Kingsley   6 – Durham  Barclays Center (1,283)
Brooklyn, NY
November 27, 2015*
11:30 AM, ESPNU		 vs. Stanford
NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game		 L 66–69  2–3
  17 – Bell   12 – Kingsley   7 – Durham  Barclays Center (4,156)
Brooklyn, NY
December 1, 2015*
7:00 PM		 Northwestern State W 117–78  3–3
  21 – Tied   10 – Kingsley   10 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (13,984)
Fayetteville, AR
December 4, 2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Wake Forest L 85–88  3–4
  15 – Tied   7 – Kingsley   8 – Durham  LJVM Coliseum (9,488)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 8, 2015*
8:00 PM, SECN		 Evansville W 89–76  4–4
  23 – Hannahs   9 – Durham   7 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (13,980)
Fayetteville, AR
December 12, 2015*
7:00 PM, SECN		 Tennessee Tech W 83–57  5–4
  21 – Tied   13 – Kingsley   10 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,336)
Fayetteville, AR
December 19, 2015*
7:00 PM		 vs. Mercer L 66–69 OT 5–5
  18 – Kingsley   14 – Kingsley   5 – Durham  Verizon Arena (9,120)
North Little Rock, AR
December 22, 2015*
7:00 PM		 North Florida W 97–72  6–5
  22 – Kingsley   10 – Kingsley   7 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,794)
Fayetteville, AR
December 30, 2015*
8:00 PM, CBSSN		 at Dayton L 81–85 OT 6–6
  26 – Kingsley   11 – Kingsley   5 – Tied  UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH
January 2, 2016
3:30 PM, SECN		 at #20 Texas A&M L 69–92  6–7 (1–0)
  16 – Bell   7 – Kingsley   5 – Durham  Reed Arena (11,332)
College Station, TX
January 5, 2016
8:00 PM, SECN		 Vanderbilt W 90–85 OT 7–7 (1–1)
  26 – Bell   8 – Kingsley   6 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,179)
Fayetteville, AR
January 9, 2016
2:30 PM, SECN		 Mississippi State W 82–68  8–7 (2–1)
  26 – Hannahs   8 – Kingsley   12 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (16,246)
Fayetteville, AR
January 12, 2016
8:00 PM, SECN		 at Missouri W 94–61  9–7 (3–1)
  24 – Kingsley   5 – Kingsley   6 – Durham  Mizzou Arena (6,627)
Columbia, MO
January 16, 2016
7:30 PM, SECN		 at LSU L 74–76  9–8 (3–2)
  19 – Bell   8 – Kingsley   6 – Durham  Maravich Cetner (13,610)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 21, 2016
6:00 PM, ESPN		 #23 Kentucky L 66–80  9–9 (3–3)
  20 – Hannahs   6 – Kingsley   5 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (18,588)
Fayetteville, AR
January 23, 2016
5:00 PM, SECN		 at Georgia L 73–76 OT 9–10 (3–4)
  24 – Hannahs   11 – Kingsley   6 – Durham  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
January 27, 2016
6:00 PM, ESPNU		 #5 Texas A&M W 74–71  10–10 (4–4)
  18 – Kingsley   11 – Kingsley   7 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,410)
Fayetteville, AR
January 30, 2016*
3:00 PM, ESPNU		 Texas Tech
Big 12/SEC Challenge		 W 75–68 OT 11–10
  25 – Hannahs   11 – Kingsley   5 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (15,975)
Fayetteville, AR
February 3, 2016
6:00 PM, SECN		 at Florida L 83–87  11–11 (4–5)
  24 – Bell   9 – Kingsley   4 – Durham  O'Connell Center (9,013)
Gainesville, FL
February 6, 2016
7:00 PM, SECN		 Tennessee W 85–67  12–11 (5–5)
  17 – Kingsley   5 – Tied   4 – Durham, Beard  Bud Walton Arena (15,970)
Fayetteville, AR
February 9, 2016
8:00 PM, SECN		 at Mississippi State L 46–78  12–12 (5–6)
  11 – Whitt   8 – Miles   1 – Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (6,272)
Starkville, MS
February 13, 2016
1:00 PM, ESPNU		 at Ole Miss L 60–76  12–13 (5–7)
  19 – Kingsley   13 – Kingsley   3 – Durham, Beard  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
Oxford, MS
February 17, 2016
6:00 PM, SECN		 Auburn L 86–90  12–14 (5–8)
  21 – Bell   10 – Kingsley   10 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,351)
Fayetteville, AR
February 20, 2016
6:30 PM, SECN		 Missouri W 84–72  13–14 (6–8)
  22 – Hannahs   12 – Kingsley   6 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (16,617)
Fayetteville, AR
February 23, 2016
6:00 PM, ESPNU		 LSU W 85–65  14–14 (7–8)
  21 – Kingsley   12 – Kingsley   6 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (15,767)
Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 2016
6:30 PM, SECN		 at Tennessee W 75–65  15–14 (8–8)
  17 – Hannahs   8 – Kingsley   4 – Kingsley  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,413)
Knoxville, TN
March 2, 2016
8:00 PM, SECN		 at Alabama W 62–61  16–14 (9–8)
  19 – Kingsley   8 – Kingsley   3 – Durham, Miles  Coleman Coliseum (11,533)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 5, 2016
4:00 PM, SECN		 South Carolina L 61–76  16–15 (9–9)
  16 – Bell, Hannahs   7 – Kingsley   11 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (17,106)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 10, 2016
12:00 PM, SECN		 (9) (8) Florida
Second round		 L 61–68  16–16
  33 – Hannahs   14 – Kingsley   6 – Durham  Bridgestone Arena (12,270)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source: 2015–16 Schedule

References

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