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)
Seasons
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 18 0   1.000 28 6   .824
Texas A&M–CC 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Sam Houston State 12 6   .667 18 16   .529
Incarnate Word* 12 6   .667 17 12   .586
Houston Baptist 10 8   .556 17 17   .500
Southeastern Louisiana 9 9   .500 12 21   .364
Abilene Christian* 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
McNeese State 7 11   .389 9 20   .310
Central Arkansas** 6 12   .333 7 21   .250
New Orleans 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Nicholls State 6 12   .333 11 23   .324
Northwestern State 5 13   .278 8 20   .286
Lamar 3 15   .167 11 19   .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 Southland tournament winner

Media

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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

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

Roster

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2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Anthony Odunsi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Travis
Utah/Tyler JC/Albany
Sugar Land, TX
G 3 Asa Cantwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Johnson San Antonio, TX
C 4 Cody Stetler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Hoisington Hoisington, KS
F 5 Colter Lasher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Dimond
Impact Prep
Anchorage, AK
G 10 Trey Patterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Plano East Plano, TX
G/F 11 Caleb Crayton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Northeast Academy Oklahoma City, OK
G/F 12 Terry Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Half Hollow Hills West Dix Hills, NY
G 13 Stephen O'Suji 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Kinkaid Houston, TX
G 14 Nic Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr HSAA Arlington, TX
G 15 Reveal Chukwujekwu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Strake Jesuit Houston, TX
G/F 23 Alex Fountain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wartburg Central Wartburg, TN
G 24 Kyren Block 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brennan San Antonio, TX
G 25 Will Gates, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Clemens
Furman
San Antonio, TX
G/F 30 Jourdan Stickler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Annapolis High School
Morehead State/Blinn
Annapolis, MD
C 33 Isaiah Robinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Jefferson Portland, OR
C 44 Josh Ibarra 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Angleton High School Angleton, TX
G 55 Evan Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bradford 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

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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
Abilene Christian W 73–71  16–11
(10–4)
Sharp Gymnasium (827)
Houston, 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

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References

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  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.