2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

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|year = 2015–16

|team = Miami RedHawks

|image = Miami Redhawks logo.svg

|image_size = 150

|conference = Mid-American Conference

|division = East Division

|short_conf = MAC

|CoachRank =

|APRank =

|record = 13–20

|conf_record = 6–12

|head_coach = John Cooper

|hc_year = 4th

|asst_coach1 = Rick Duckett

|asst_coach2 = Sheldon Everett

|asst_coach3 = Trey Meyer

|asst_coach4 =

|stadium = Millett Hall

|champion =

|bowl =

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}}

The 2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by fourth year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Buffalo.

Previous season

The RedHawks finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Eastern Michigan.

Departures

class="wikitable sortable" border="1" ! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" \| Notes
Will Sullivan	3	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Elmhurst, IL	Graduated
Joshua Oswald	4	F	6'7"	225	Sophomore	Melbourne, Australia	Transferred to Emporia State
Jaryd Eustance	5	G	6'7"	201	Sophomore	Brisbane, Australia	Left the team for personal reasons
Tre Hawkins	20	G	5'10"	155	Freshman	Cincinnati, OH	Left the team for personal reasons
John Hawkins	40	C	7'0"	252	RS Junior	Troy, MI	Left the team for personal reasons

=Incoming Transfers=

class="wikitable sortable" border="1" ! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" \| Previous School
Jake Wright	13	G/F	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Hopkins, MN	Transferred from The Citadel. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wright will have to sit out from the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Jere Vučica	14	F	6'8"	210	RS Senior	Split, Croatia	Transferred from North Alabama. Will be eligible to play immediately since Vučica graduated from North Alabama.
Abdoulaye Harouna	30	G	6'4"	185	Sophomore	Niamey, Niger	Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho.

Recruiting class of 2015

Note: There were no recruiting class of 2015 for Miami (OH).

=Recruiting class of 2016=

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Braxton Beverly

| position = PG

| hometown = Hazard, KY

| highschool = Perry County Central High School

| feet = 5

| inches = 10

| weight = 160

| 40 =

| commitdate = 09/14/2015

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 3

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit End

| 40 =

| year = 2016

| rivals ref title = Miami (OH) Commit List for 2016

| scout ref title = Miami (OH) Men's Basketball Recruiting

| espn ref title = ESPN – Miami RedHawks Basketball Recruiting 2016

| rivals school =

| scout s =

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| accessdate = 2015-09-19

| bball = yes

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Roster

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North Alabama}}

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Kilgore}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Abdoulaye|last=Harouna|link=y|num=30|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=178|class=SO|rs=|home=Niamey, Niger|high_school=South Kent
College of Southern Idaho}}

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Rick Duckett ({{college|North Carolina}})
Sheldon Everett ({{college|South Carolina}})
Trey Meyer ({{college|Clemson}})

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Schedule

Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20110709104848/http://www.muredhawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/mioh-m-baskbl-sched.html]

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|-

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| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

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|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season

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| opponent = Xavier

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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

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| tv = FCS

| score = 72–81

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| record = 0–1

| attend = 10,372

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| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

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| score = 68–47

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| record = 1–1

| attend = 541

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| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename = Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge

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| attend = 1,255

}}

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| opponent = Florida Atlantic

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| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename = Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge

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| score = 69–75

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| record = 2–2

| attend = 1,196

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

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| opponent = Northeastern

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Millett Hall

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename = Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 67–61

| overtime =

| record = 3–2

| attend = 1,174

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

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| opponent = IPFW

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| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

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| tv = ESPN3

| score = 53–57

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| record = 3–3

| attend = 1,224

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 1:30 pm

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| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

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| tv = ESPN3

| score = 64–63

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| record = 4–3

| attend = 1,254

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 1:00 pm

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| opponent = IUPUI

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Fairgrounds Coliseum

| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 64–78

| overtime =

| record = 4–4

| attend = 1,079

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 1:30 pm

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| opponent = Wright State

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| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 72–67

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| record = 5–4

| attend = 1,397

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/15/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

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| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Jackson State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Millett Hall

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 64–53

| overtime =

| record = 6–4

| attend = 1,119

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/18/2015

| time = 8:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Tennessee Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Eblen Center

| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 64–77

| overtime =

| record = 6–5

| attend = 1,378

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/22/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

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| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Dayton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = UD Arena

| site_cityst = Dayton, OH

| gamename =

| tv = TWCSC

| score = 63–64

| overtime =

| record = 6–6

| attend = 13,206

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/02/2016

| time = 3:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = South Carolina State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Millett Hall

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 67–71

| overtime =

| record = 6–7

| attend = 1,392

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:white;"| MAC regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/06/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

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| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Bowling Green

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Stroh Center

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH

| gamename =

| tv = BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3

| score = 62–73

| overtime =

| attend = 1,611

| record = 6–8

| conference = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/09/2016

| time = 3:30 pm

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| opponent = Toledo

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Millett Hall

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename =

| tv = TWCSC/ESPN3

| score = 76–84

| overtime =

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| record =6–9

| conference =0–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/12/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

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| away = yes

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| opponent = Kent State

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| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| gamename =

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| score = 68–76

| overtime =

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| record = 6–10

| conference =0–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/16/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

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| away = yes

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| rank =

| opponent = Ball State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena

| site_cityst = Muncie, IN

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 46–48

| overtime =

| attend = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400841861 3,218]

| record = 6–11

| conference =0–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/19/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

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| opponent = Buffalo

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Millett Hall

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 60–77

| overtime =

| attend = 1,221

| record = 6–12

| conference =0–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/23/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

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| neutral =

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| opponent = Akron

| opprank =

| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena

| site_cityst = Akron, OH

| gamename =

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| score = 46–75

| overtime =

| attend = 3,686

| record = 6–13

| conference =0–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/26/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Central Michigan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Millett Hall

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ASN/ESPN3

| score = 51–68

| overtime =

| attend = 1,431

| record = 6–14

| conference =0–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/30/2016

| time = 3:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Northern Illinois

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Millett Hall

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 72–59

| overtime =

| attend = 1,297

| record = 7–14

| conference = 1–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/02/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

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| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Eastern Michigan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 69–94

| overtime =

| attend = 779

| record = 7–15

| conference = 1–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/06/2016

| time = 3:30 pm

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| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Bowling Green

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Millett Hall

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 55–51

| overtime =

| attend = 1,330

| record = 8–15

| conference = 2–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/09/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Western Michigan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = University Arena

| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI

| gamename =

| tv = ASN/ESPN3

| score = 45–44

| overtime =

| attend = 2,014

| record = 9–15

| conference = 3–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/13/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Toledo

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Savage Arena

| site_cityst = Toledo, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 49–93

| overtime =

| attend = 5,029

| record = 9–16

| conference = 3–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/16/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

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| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Ball State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Millett Hall

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 56–73

| overtime =

| attend = 1,706

| record = 9–17

| conference = 3–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/20/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

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| away = yes

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| rank =

| opponent = Ohio

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 76–64

| overtime =

| attend = 9,018

| record = 9–18

| conference = 3–11

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/23/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Akron

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Millett Hall

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

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| tv = ASN/ESPN3

| score = 77–64

| overtime =

| attend = 1,371

| record = 10–18

| conference = 4–11

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/27/2016

| time = 3:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Kent State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Millett Hall

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 74–65

| overtime =

| attend = 1,330

| record = 11–18

| conference = 5–11

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/01/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Buffalo

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Alumni Arena

| site_cityst = Amherst, NY

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 67–59

| overtime =

| attend = 4,798

| record = 12–18

| conference = 6–11

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/04/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Ohio

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Millett Hall

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 65–67

| overtime =

| attend = 4,208

| record = 12–19

| conference = 6–12

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:white;"| MAC tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/07/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| seed = 11

| opponent = Ball State

| oppseed = 6

| site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena

| site_cityst = Muncie, IN

| gamename = First round

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 49–47

| overtime =

| attend = 2,245

| record = 13–19

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/10/2016

| time = 9:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| seed = 11

| opponent = Buffalo

| oppseed = 3

| site_stadium = Quicken Loans Arena

| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 81–94

| overtime =

| attend = 2,311

| record = 13–20

}}

{{CBB schedule end

| rank = yes

| poll = AP Poll

| timezone = Eastern Time

}}

References

Miami

Category:Miami RedHawks men's basketball seasons