2015–16 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by first year head coach Matt McMahon, played their home games at the CFSB Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 10–6 in OVC play to finish in a tie for the West Division title. They defeated Eastern Illinois in the first round of the OVC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Morehead State.

2015–16 Murray State Racers men's basketball
OVC West Division co–champions
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record17–14 (10–6 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • James Kane
  • Tim Kaine
  • Shane Nichols
Home arenaCFSB Center
Seasons
2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 12 4   .750 20 12   .625
Tennessee State 11 5   .688 20 11   .645
Tennessee Tech 11 5   .688 19 12   .613
Morehead State 11 5   .688 23 14   .622
Eastern Kentucky 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Jacksonville State 4 12   .250 8 23   .258
West
UT Martin 10 6   .625 20 15   .571
Murray State 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
Eastern Illinois 9 7   .563 13 17   .433
Austin Peay 7 9   .438 18 18   .500
SIU Edwardsville 3 13   .188 6 22   .214
Southeast Missouri St. 2 14   .125 5 24   .172
2016 OVC tournament winner

Roster

edit
2015–16 Murray State Racers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Wayne Langston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Dr. Henry A. Wise
McLennan CC
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 1 Bryce Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Boys and Girls
Jones County CC
Brooklyn, New York
F 2 Jeffery Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bob Jones Madison, Alabama
F 4 Brion Sanchious 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Northeast Pompano Beach, Florida
G 10 Chad Culbreath 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Ripley Henning, Tennessee
G 11 Damarcus Croaker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Jones
Texas
Orlando, Florida
F 12 Gee McGhee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Redemptorist
Chattanooga
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 13 Charles Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Augustine
Tulane
New Orleans
G 14 Jonathan Stark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Munford
Tulane
Munford, Tennessee
G 23 Justin Seymour 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Wheeler
Utah
Atlanta
G 24 Kedrick Flomo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So North Forsyth Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F 32 A.J. Patty 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Joseph
Vincennes JC
Westchester, Illinois
F 34 Terron Gilmore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Callaway Jackson, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 11-5-15

Schedule

edit

[1]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
7:00 pm
Freed–Hardeman L 85–87 OT
CFSB Center 
Murray, Kentucky
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Harris–Stowe State W 105–55  1–0
CFSB Center (2,691)
Murray, Kentucky
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ASN
Middle Tennessee W 76–65  2–0
CFSB Center (3,070)
Murray, Kentucky
11/20/2015*
6:00 pm
at Georgia L 52–63  2–1
Stegeman Coliseum (5,982)
Athens, Georgia
11/23/2015*
11:00 am
vs. Milwaukee
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 66–63  3–1
Germain Arena (523)
Estero, Florida
11/24/2015*
6:00 pm
vs. Pepperdine
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 59–55  4–1
Germain Arena (823)
Estero, Florida
11/25/2015*
5:30 pm
vs. Weber State
Gulf Coast Showcase championship
L 59–75  4–2
Germain Arena (1,102)
Estero, Florida
11/28/2015*
7:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 63–61  5–2
CFSB Center (2,356)
Murray, Kentucky
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Houston L 78–93  5–3
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,089)
Houston
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm
Evansville L 81–85 OT 5–4
CFSB Center (3,174)
Murray, Kentucky
12/13/2015*
3:00 pm
at Illinois State L 61–63  5–5
Redbird Arena (4,239)
Normal, Illinois
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Southern Illinois L 73–88  5–6
CFSB Center (3,784)
Murray, Kentucky
12/22/2015*
6:00 pm
at Wright State L 49–65  5–7
Nutter Center (3,708)
Fairborn, Ohio
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm
Brescia W 101–75  6–7
CFSB Center (2,462)
Murray, Kentucky
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
01/02/2016
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Morehead State W 62–57  7–7
(1–0)
CFSB Center (3,125)
Murray, Kentucky
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech L 65–71  7–8
(1–1)
CFSB Center (3,063)
Murray, Kentucky
01/09/2016
5:30 pm, CBSSN
Jacksonville State W 69–54  8–8
(2–1)
CFSB Center (3,191)
Murray, Kentucky
01/14/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Belmont L 73–81  8–9
(2–2)
Curb Event Center (2,522)
Nashville, Tennessee
01/16/2016
7:30 pm
at Tennessee State L 71–73  8–10
(2–3)
Gentry Complex (2,246)
Nashville, Tennessee
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
Eastern Illinois W 68–58  9–10
(3–3)
CFSB Center (2,328)
Murray, Kentucky
01/23/2016
7:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 70–54  10–10
(4–3)
CFSB Center (3,011)
Murray, Kentucky
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky W 75–71  11–10
(5–3)
McBrayer Arena (2,700)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/30/2016
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at UT Martin L 59–63  11–11
(5–4)
Skyhawk Arena (3,407)
Martin, Tennessee
02/04/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Southeast Missouri State W 78–72  12–11
(6–4)
Show Me Center (2,332)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
02/06/2016
7:00 pm
Austin Peay L 73–76  12–12
(6–5)
CFSB Center (4,501)
Murray, Kentucky
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 70–64  13–12
(7–5)
Vadalabene Center (2,007)
Edwardsville, Illinois
02/13/2016
7:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 83–56  14–12
(8–5)
CFSB Center (3,569)
Murray, Kentucky
02/20/2016
7:00 pm
at Austin Peay W 76–60  15–12
(9–5)
Dunn Center (5,419)
Clarksville, Tennessee
02/25/2016
8:30 pm, CBSSN
at Eastern Illinois L 74–85  15–13
(9–6)
Lantz Arena (2,023)
Charleston, Illinois
02/27/2016
7:00 pm
UT Martin W 79–55  16–13
(10–6)
CFSB Center (5,412)
Murray, Kentucky
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
03/02/2016
8:00 pm
vs. Eastern Illinois
First round
W 78–62  17–13
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,122)
Nashville, Tennessee
03/03/2016
8:00 pm
vs. Morehead State
Quarterfinals
L 66–75  17–14
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,545)
Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

edit
  1. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule".