2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This season was head coach Ron Cottrell's twenty-fifth season at HBU. The Huskies played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Southeastern Louisiana to advance to the semifinals of the Southland tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to UNC Greensboro.

2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record17–17 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,000)
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin †18–0 1.00028–6  .824
Texas A&M–CC15–3 .83325–8  .758
Sam Houston State12–6 .66718–16  .529
Incarnate Word*12–6 .66717–12  .586
Houston Baptist10–8 .55617–17  .500
Southeastern Louisiana9–9 .50012–21  .364
Abilene Christian*8–10 .44413–18  .419
McNeese State7–11 .3899–20  .310
Central Arkansas**6–12 .3337–21  .250
New Orleans6–12 .33310–20  .333
Nicholls State6–12 .33311–23  .324
Northwestern State5–13 .2788–20  .286
Lamar3–15 .16711–19  .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 Southland tournament winner

Media

All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast online live by the Legacy Sports Network (LSN). LSN will also provide online video for every non-televised Huskies home game. However HBU games can air on ESPN3 as part of the Southland Conference TV packages.

Preseason

The Huskies finished ninth in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Director's Poll.[1]

Roster
2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Anthony Odunsi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrTravis
Utah/Tyler JC/Albany		 Sugar Land, TX
G 3 Asa Cantwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrJohnson San Antonio, TX
C 4 Cody Stetler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrHoisington Hoisington, KS
F 5 Colter Lasher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrDimond
Impact Prep		 Anchorage, AK
G 10 Trey Patterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoPlano East Plano, TX
G/F 11 Caleb Crayton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrNortheast Academy Oklahoma City, OK
G/F 12 Terry Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoHalf Hollow Hills West Dix Hills, NY
G 13 Stephen O'Suji 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoKinkaid Houston, TX
G 14 Nic Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrHSAA Arlington, TX
G 15 Reveal Chukwujekwu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrStrake Jesuit Houston, TX
G/F 23 Alex Fountain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrWartburg Central Wartburg, TN
G 24 Kyren Block 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrBrennan San Antonio, TX
G 25 Will Gates, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrClemens
Furman		 San Antonio, TX
G/F 30 Jourdan Stickler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrAnnapolis High School
Morehead State/Blinn		 Annapolis, MD
C 33 Isaiah Robinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrJefferson Portland, OR
C 44 Josh Ibarra 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoAngleton High School Angleton, TX
G 55 Evan Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrBradford Kenosha, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-12-05

Schedule and results

Source:[2][3]

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at New Mexico State L 69–91  0–1
 Pan American Center (5,130)
Las Cruces, NM
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm 		Crowley's Ridge W 102–62  1–1
 Sharp Gymnasium (848)
Houston, TX
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm 		at TCU
Cancún Challenge		 L 63–90  1–2
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (3,233)
Fort Worth, TX
11/21/2015*
7:30 pm 		at Illinois State
Cancún Challenge		 L 56–72  1–3
 Redbird Arena (4,100)
Normal, IL
11/24/2015*
2:00 pm 		vs. South Dakota State
Cancún Challenge		 L 68–92  1–4
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún
11/25/2015*
11:30 am 		vs. Rider
Cancún Challenge		 L 56–67  1–5
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982)
Cancún
12/02/2015*
7:30 pm 		Rice W 77–73  2–5
 Sharp Gymnasium (887)
Houston, TX
12/05/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Michigan L 57-82  2-6
 Crisler Center (11,399)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/12/2015*
7:00 pm 		Arlington Baptist W 110–53  3–6
 Sharp Gymnasium (542)
Houston, TX
12/15/2015*
7:30 pm 		UC Riverside W 72–59  4–6
 Sharp Gymnasium (532)
Houston, TX
12/19/2015*
1:30 pm 		at Arizona State L 79–98  4–7
 Wells Fargo Arena (4,573)
Tempe, AZ
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm 		Ecclesia W 101–47  5–7
 Sharp Gymnasium (501)
Houston, TX
01/02/2016
3:00 pm 		at Northwestern State W 99–73  6–7
(1–0)		 Prather Coliseum (1,218)
Natchitoches, LA
01/05/2016
7:00 pm 		McNeese State W 82–73  7–7
(2–0)		 Sharp Gymnasium (657)
Houston, TX
01/09/2016
7:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 77–58  8–7
(3–0)		 Sharp Gymnasium (621)
Houston, TX
01/13/2016
7:00 pm 		Nicholls State W 78–69  9–7
(4–0)		 Sharp Gymnasium (517)
Houston, TX
01/16/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		at New Orleans W 73–69  10–7
(5–0)		 Lakefront Arena (1,066)
New Orleans, LA
01/19/2016
7:00 pm 		at Central Arkansas W 72–61  11–7
(6–0)		 Farris Center 
Conway, AR
01/23/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Lamar W 92–79  12–7
(7–0)		 Montagne Center (2,312)
Beaumont, TX
01/25/2016*
7:00 pm 		Hillsdale Free Will Baptist W 109–84  13–7
 Sharp Gymnasium (683)
Houston, TX
01/30/2016
7:00 pm 		Sam Houston State W 70–69  14–7
(8–0)		 Sharp Gymnasium (1,075)
Houston, TX
02/02/2016
7:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian L 72–79  14–8
(8–1)		 Moody Coliseum (1,226)
Abilene, TX
02/06/2016
7:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin L 66–72  14–9
(8–2)		 Sharp Gymnasium (1,082)
Houston, TX
02/08/2016
8:00 pm, ASN 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 76–83  14–10
(8–3)		 American Bank Center (1,038)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/13/2016
7:00 pm 		at Sam Houston State L 68–80  14–11
(8–4)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,172)
Huntsville, TX
02/15/2016
7:00 pm 		Lamar W 79–78  15–11
(9–4)		 Sharp Gymnasium (703)
Houston, TX
02/18/2016
7:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian W 73–71  16–11
(10–4)		 Moody Coliseum (827)
Abilene, TX
02/22/2016
7:00 pm 		Incarnate Word L 91–97  16–12
(10–5)		 Sharp Gymnasium (818)
Houston, TX
02/27/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stephen F. Austin L 54–82  16–13
(10–6)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,012)
Nacogdoches, TX
03/03/2016
7:30 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 71–81  16–14
(10–7)		 Sharp Gymnasium (957)
Houston, TX
03/05/2016
4:00 pm 		at Incarnate Word L 86–97  16–15
(10–8)		 McDermott Center (1,058)
San Antonio, TX
Southland tournament
03/10/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Quarterfinals		 W 73–68  17–15
 Merrell Center (1,298)
Katy, TX
03/11/2016
5:00 pm 		vs. Stephen F. Austin
Semifinals		 L 68–104  17–16
 Merrell Center (3,019)
Katy, TX
CBI
03/16/2016*
6:00 pm 		at UNC Greensboro
First round		 L 65–69  17–17
 Greensboro Coliseum (1,031)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

References
  1. "Stephen F Austin Named as Favorite in Conference Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  3. "Houston Baptist Huskies Schedule - 2015-16". ESPN.Com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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