2015–16 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2015–16
|team=Georgia State Panthers
|image= Georgia State Athletics wordmark.svg
|conference=Sun Belt Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Sun Belt
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 16–14
|conf_record= 9–11
|head_coach=Ron Hunter
|hc_year = 5th
|asst_coach1=Darryl LaBarrie
|ac1_year = 5th
|asst_coach2= Everick Sullivan
|ac2_year = 5th
|asst_coach3= Claude Pardue
|ac3_year = 5th
|stadium=GSU Sports Arena
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Ron Hunter in his fifth season. The Panthers played their home games at the GSU Sports Arena and competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 9–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Texas State
Last season
The Panthers finished the season 25–10, 15–5 in SBC play to finish in first place. They also won the SBC tournament and advanced to the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament after upsetting third seed, Baylor.
Departures
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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||||||
| RJ Hunter | 22 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Junior | Conyers, GA | NBA draft |
| Ryan Harrow | 55 | PG | 6'2" | 160 | Senior | Marietta, GA | Graduated |
| Curtis Washington | 42 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Senior | Elizabethtown, KY | Graduated |
| Ryann Green | 2 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | College Park, GAI | Graduated |
=Incoming Transfers=
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Previous School | |||||||
| Willie Clayton | 21 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Senior | Thomasville, GA | Transferred from Charlotte. Under NCAA transfer rules, Clayton will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. |
| Devin Mitchell | 24 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Suwanee, GA | Transferred from Alabama. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mitchell will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Malik|last=Benlevi|link=y|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=205|class=FR|rs=|home=Savannah, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isaiah|last=Dennis|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=190|class=JR|rs=|home=McDonough, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Austin|last=Donaldson|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=FR|rs=|home=Jonesboro, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isaiah|last=Williams|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=175|class=SO|rs=y|home=Buford, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Alario|last=Harris|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=150|class=FR|rs=|home=Lithonia, GA|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jalen|last=Brown|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=235|class=SR|rs=|home=South Holland, IL}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Willie|last=Clayton|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=245|class=SR|rs=|cur_rs=yes|home=Thomasville, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Devin|last=Mitchell|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=175|class=SO|rs=|cur_rs=yes|home=Suwanee, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jeff|last=Thomas|num=30|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=210|class=FR|rs=y|home=Norwalk, OH}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=TJ|last=Shipes|num=31|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=225|class=SR|rs=|home=Buford, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kevin|last=Ware|link=y|num=32|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=170|class=SR|rs=y|home=Rockdale County, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marcus|last=Crider|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=205|class=SR|rs=|home=Dayton, OH}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Carter|last=Cagle|num=34|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=195|class=SO|rs=|home=Gainesville, GA}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Ron Hunter ({{college|Miami (OH)}})
|asst_coach=
- Darryl LaBarrie ({{college|Georgia Tech}})
- Everick Sullivan ({{college|Louisville}})
- Claude Pardue (Emory)
|accessdate=2012-08-28
}}
{{cite web |url=https://georgiastatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2015-16 |title=2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster |work=www.GeorgiaStateSports.com |publisher=Georgia State University |accessdate=April 25, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127122145/https://georgiastatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2015-16 |archive-date=2019-11-27}}
Schedule
{{cite web |url=https://georgiastatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2015-16 |title=2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule |website=www.GeorgiaStateSports.com |publisher=Georgia State University |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425155032/https://georgiastatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2015-16 |archive-date=2022-04-25}}
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes|rank=no}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#003399; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2015|team=Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels|title=Oglethorpe}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 85–34
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#003399; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2015|team=Middle Georgia State Knights|title=Middle Georgia State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,334
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 73–54
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2015|team=Emmanuel Lions|title=Emmanuel}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,573
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 77–58
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Ole Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 5,550
| tv = SECN
| score = 59–68
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = IUPUI
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,557
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 78–72
| overtime = OT
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 1
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UAB
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename =
| attend = 3,709
| tv = ASN
| score = 57–64
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 4
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Wright State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| gamename =
| attend = 5,148
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 59–46
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 12
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Old Dominion
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,741
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 68–64
| overtime =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 19
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Southern Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reed Green Coliseum
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| gamename =
| attend = 2,358
| tv = ASN
| score = 66–46
| overtime =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,819
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 64–62
| overtime =
| record = 7–2
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#003399; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference Games
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30
| time = 8:15 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UT Arlington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = College Park Center
| site_cityst = Arlington, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 3,002
| tv =
| score = 70–85
| overtime =
| record = 7–3
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Texas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Strahan Coliseum
| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,808
| tv =
| score = 58–46
| overtime =
| record = 8–3
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Troy
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta,GA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,393
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 72–68
| overtime =
| record = 9–3
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = South Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,614
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 70–55
| overtime =
| record = 10–3
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,789
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 65–51
| overtime =
| record = 11–3
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,440
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 54–87
| overtime =
| record = 11–4
| conference = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = Modern Day Hate
| attend = 3,854
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–66
| overtime = OT
| record = 12–4
| conference = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21
| time = 7:30
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Appalachian State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = George M. Holmes Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 1,450
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–76
| overtime =
| record = 12–5
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Arkansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR
| gamename =
| attend = 1,719
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–75
| overtime = OT
| record = 12–6
| conference = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 30
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Little Rock
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jack Stephens Center
| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
| gamename =
| attend = 4,682
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 53–63
| overtime =
| record = 12–7
| conference = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Texas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,482
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 59–56
| overtime =
| record = 13–7
| conference = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UT Arlington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,579
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–90
| overtime =
| record = 13–8
| conference = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 11
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = South Alabama
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mitchell Center
| site_cityst = Mobile, AL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,956
| tv =
| score = 78–79
| overtime =
| record = 13–9
| conference = 6–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13
| time = 5:15 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Troy
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trojan Arena
| site_cityst = Troy, AL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,436
| tv =
| score = 53–54
| overtime =
| record = 13–10
| conference = 6–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Little Rock
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,516
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 49–57
| overtime =
| record = 13–11
| conference = 6–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Arkansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,468
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 69–61
| overtime =
| record = 14–11
| conference = 7–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 23
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hanner Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA
| gamename = Modern Day Hate
| attend = 4,046
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 52–54
| overtime =
| record = 14–12
| conference = 7–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Appalachian State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,784
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 83–70
| overtime =
| record = 15–12
| conference = 8–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 3
| time = 8:15 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Louisiana–Lafayette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cajundome
| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,743
| tv =
| score = 72–69
| overtime =
| record = 16–12
| conference = 9–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Fant–Ewing Coliseum
| site_cityst = Monroe, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,470
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 78–91
| record = 16–13
| conference = 9–11
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#003399; color:#FFFFFF;"| Sun Belt Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 10
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Texas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename = First round
| attend = 703
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 61–63
| overtime =
| record = 16–14
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP Poll
| timezone = Eastern Time
}}
References
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