2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Johnny Jones, who was in his fourth season at LSU. They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the 2016 SEC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M. On March 13, the day after losing to Texas A&M by 33 points, they announced they would not participate in a postseason tournament.[1]

2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record19–14 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Texas A&M 13 5   .722 28 9   .757
No. 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
2016 SEC tournament winner
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season and offseason

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LSU completed the 2014–15 season with an overall record of 22–11 and 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in the final SEC standings. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Auburn. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to NC State.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jarell Martin 1 F 6'9" 239 Sophomore Baton Rouge, LA NBA Draft
Antonio Robinson 13 G 6'1" 170 Senior Bossier City, LA Graduated
Carlton Speight 24 G 6'4" 200 Freshman New Orleans, Louisiana Walk-on; did not return to team
Jordan Mickey 25 F 6' 8" 238 Sophomore Arlington, TX NBA Draft
John Odo 31 F 6'10" 245 Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated

incoming transfers

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Class of 2015 signees

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Antonio Blakeney
SG
Orlando, Florida Oak Ridge High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jan 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Brandon Sampson
SG
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Madison Prep Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 20, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Ben Simmons
PF
Melbourne, Australia Montverde Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 14, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:

  • "LSU 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  • "2015 LSU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Brandon Sampson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 2 Antonio Blakeney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Orlando, Florida
C 3 Elbert Robinson III 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 290 lb (132 kg) So Garland, Texas
G 4 Keith Hornsby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Williamsburg, Virginia
G 5 Josh Gray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Lake Charles, Louisiana
G 10 Henry Shortess (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 15 Jalyn Patterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Alpharetta, Georgia
F 20 Brian Bridgewater 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 282 lb (128 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 21 Aaron Epps 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Ball, Louisiana
C 22 Darcy Malone 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Jr Canberra, Australia
F 25 Ben Simmons 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Melbourne, Australia
G/F 32 Craig Victor II 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr New Orleans, Louisiana
F 45 Brandon Eddlestone (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jr Slidell, Louisiana
G 55 Tim Quarterman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Savannah, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 22, 2015

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 6, 2015*
7:00 pm
No. 21 Southwest Baptist W 98–72 
 19  Sampson   9  Simmons   5  Simmons  Maravich Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Regular season
Nov. 13, 2015*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 McNeese State W 81–70  1–0
 22  Blakeney   13  Simmons   5  Simmons  Maravich Center (11,697)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov. 16, 2015*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 23 Kennesaw State
Legends Classic
W 91–69  2–0
 22  Simmons   9  Simmons   6  Tied  Maravich Center (9,654)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov. 19, 2015*
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 23 South Alabama
Legends Classic
W 78–66  3–0
 23  Simmons   16  Simmons   5  Quarterman  Maravich Center (9,758)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov. 23, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 vs. Marquette
Legends Classic semifinals
L 80–81  3–1
 21  Simmons   19  Simmons   7  Simmons  Barclays Center (5,775)
Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 24, 2015*
4:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 22 vs. NC State
Legends Classic 3rd place game
L 72–83 OT 3–2
 19  Quarterman   16  Simmons   10  Simmons  Barclays Center (4,777)
Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 30, 2015*
6:00 pm
at College of Charleston L 58–70  3–3
 15  Simmons   18  Simmons   5  Patterson  TD Arena (4,761)
Charleston, SC
Dec. 2, 2015*
7:00 pm
North Florida W 119–108  4–3
 43  Simmons   14  Simmons   7  Simmons  Maravich Center (8,981)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec. 13, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Houston L 98–105 OT 4–4
 32  Hornsby   14  Simmons   6  Quarterman  Hofheinz Pavilion (7,918)
Houston, TX
Dec. 16, 2015*
6:00 pm, SECN
Gardner–Webb W 78–57  5–4
 14  Hornsby   12  Simmons   4  Simmons  Maravich Center (8,896)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec. 19, 2015*
7:00 pm, SECN
Oral Roberts W 100–77  6–4
 24  Simmons   7  Robinson III   7  Simmons  Maravich Center (10,095)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec. 22, 2015*
7:00 pm, SECN
American W 79–51  7–4
 23  Simmons   5  Tied   6  Simmons  Maravich Center (9,902)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec. 29, 2015*
7:00 pm, SECN
Wake Forest L 71–77  7–5
 21  Simmons   12  Simmons   3  Gray  Maravich Center (12,104)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 2, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Vanderbilt W 90–82  8–5
(1–0)
 36  Simmons   14  Simmons   4  Simmons  Memorial Gymnasium (13,380)
Nashville, TN
Jan. 5, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 9 Kentucky W 85–67  9–5
(2–0)
 21  Quarterman   12  Victor II   7  Quarterman  Maravich Center (13,573)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 9, 2016
12:30 pm, CBS
at Florida L 62–68  9–6
(2–1)
 28  Simmons   17  Simmons   4  Simmons  O'Connell Center (11,350)
Gainesville, FL
Jan. 13, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Ole Miss W 90–81  10–6
(3–1)
 18  Victor II   6  Victor II   7  Simmons  Maravich Center (12,133)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 16, 2016
7:30 pm, SECN
Arkansas W 76–74  11–6
(4–1)
 16  Tied   18  Simmons   3  Tied  Maravich Center (13,610)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 19, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 10 Texas A&M L 57–71  11–7
(4–2)
 12  Quarterman   11  Simmons   5  Simmons  Reed Arena (13,888)
College Station, TX
Jan. 23, 2016
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Alabama W 72–70  12–7
(5–2)
 23  Simmons   8  Simmons   5  Simmons  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 26, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN
Georgia W 89–85  13–7
(6–2)
 22  Tied   14  Simmons   5  Quarterman  Maravich Center (10,749)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 30, 2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1 Oklahoma
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 75–77  13–8
 18  Quarterman   9  Simmons   5  Simmons  Maravich Center (13,882)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 2, 2016
6:00 pm, SECN
at Auburn W 80–68  14–8
(7–2)
 21  Simmons   13  Simmons   7  Simmons  Auburn Arena (8,051)
Auburn, AL
Feb. 6, 2016
5:00 pm, ESPN2
Mississippi State W 88–77  15–8
(8–2)
 31  Blakeney   9  Simmons   7  Simmons  Maravich Center (13,123)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 10, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at South Carolina L 83–94  15–9
(8–3)
 22  Blakeney   6  Tied   6  Simmons  Colonial Life Arena (16,009)
Columbia, SC
Feb. 13, 2016
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 15 Texas A&M W 76–71  16–9
(9–3)
 16  Tied   11  Simmons   7  Simmons  Maravich Center (12,928)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 17, 2016
8:00 pm, SECN
Alabama L 69–76  16–10
(9–4)
 21  Victor II   10  Simmons   4  Blakeney  Maravich Center (10,703)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 20, 2016
4:30 pm, ESPNU
at Tennessee L 65–81  16–11
(9–5)
 21  Simmons   9  Simmons   5  Quarterman  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,721)
Knoxville, TN
Feb. 23, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Arkansas L 65–85  16–12
(9–6)
 23  Simmons   12  Simmons   6  Tied  Bud Walton Arena (9,522)
Fayetteville, AR
Feb. 27, 2016
7:30 pm, ESPN
Florida W 96–91  17–12
(10–6)
 32  Blakeney   11  Simmons   5  Simmons  Maravich Center (13,468)
Baton Rouge, LA
Mar. 2, 2016
8:00 pm, SECN
Missouri W 80–71  18–12
(11–6)
 22  Simmons   14  Simmons   7  Simmons  Maravich Center (9,652)
Baton Rouge, LA
Mar. 5, 2016
1:00 pm, CBS
at No. 22 Kentucky L 77–94  18–13
(11–7)
 23  Quarterman   11  Simmons   4  Simmons  Rupp Arena (24,414)
Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
Mar. 11, 2016
2:30 pm, SECN
(4) vs. (12) Tennessee
Quarterfinals
W 84–75  19–13
 22  Blakeney   9  Victor II   7  Quarterman  Bridgestone Arena (15,222)
Nashville, TN
Mar. 12, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPN
(4) vs. (1) No. 17 Texas A&M
Semifinals
L 38–71  19–14
 10  Simmons   12  Simmons   2  Sampson  Bridgestone Arena (19,108)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

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References

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