2015–16 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by second-year head coach Jim Fox, played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 7–13 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.

2015–16 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record9–22 (7–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Allison
  • Bryan Lentz
  • Mantoris Robinson
Home arenaGeorge M. Holmes Convocation Center
Seasons
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 3   .850 30 5   .857
Louisiana–Monroe 15 5   .750 20 14   .588
Texas–Arlington 13 7   .650 24 11   .686
Louisiana–Lafayette 12 8   .600 19 15   .559
Georgia Southern 10 10   .500 14 17   .452
Georgia State 9 11   .450 16 14   .533
Texas State 8 12   .400 15 16   .484
South Alabama 8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Arkansas State 7 13   .350 11 20   .355
Appalachian State 7 13   .350 9 22   .290
Troy 4 16   .200 9 22   .290
2016 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Mike Kobani Forward 6–8 265 Junior Bida, Nigeria
1 Landon Goesling Guard 6–2 175 Sophomore Irving, TX
2 Ronshad Shabazz Guard 6–5 212 Freshman Raleigh, NC
3 Dustin Clarke Guard 6–3 178 Senior Newland, NC
4 Michael Obacha Forward 6–8 218 Senior Edo State, Nigeria
5 Griffin Kinney Forward 6–8 237 Sophomore Delaware, OH
10 Chris Burgess Guard 5–8 180 Senior Lakeland, FL
11 Emarius Logan Guard 6–2 187 Freshman Columbia, SC
12 Craig Hinton Forward 6–7 200 Junior Winston-Salem, NC
13 Kevin Kerley Guard 5–11 171 Freshman Loveland, OH
14 Bennett Holley Forward 6–8 220 Freshman Roanoke, VA
15 Jake Wilson Center 7–1 230 Sophomore Raleigh, NC
20 Dylan Hodson Guard 6–3 181 Sophomore Roanoke, VA
21 Frank Eaves Guard 6–2 183 Senior Greensboro, NC
23 Trey Ford Guard 6–0 175 Freshman Mooresville, NC
24 Jalen Sanders Guard 5–10 160 Sophomore Charlotte, NC
25 Jake Babic Guard 6–5 187 Sophomore Oakville, ON
31 Hudson Terrell Forward 6–4 185 Freshman Columbus, GA
32 Tyrell Johnson Forward 6–8 200 Freshman Atlanta, GA
33 John Mosser Guard 6–5 210 Junior Cary, NC
34 Jacob Lawson Guard 6–8 230 Junior Reidsville, NC

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015*
7:00 p.m.
Belmont Abbey W 80–60 
Holmes Center (706)
Boone, NC
Regular season
11/14/2015*
2:00 p.m.
Jacksonville W 76–68  1–0
Holmes Center (767)
Boone, NC
11/17/2015*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Furman L 70–79  1–1
Holmes Center (1,090)
Boone, NC
11/20/2015*
6:00 p.m.
at Hampton L 61–82  1–2
Hampton Convocation Center (5,124)
Hampton, VA
11/22/2015*
4:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Tulane
Challenge in Music City
L 48–76  1–3
Devlin Fieldhouse (962)
New Orleans, LA
11/26/2015*
3:00 p.m., ASN
vs. Liberty
Challenge in Music City
W 73–62  2–3
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (350)
Nashville, TN
11/27/2015*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Mercer
Challenge in Music City
L 70–71  2–4
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
11/29/2015*
4:30 p.m., ASN
vs. Stephen F. Austin
Challenge in Music City
L 84–94  2–5
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
12/06/2015*
1:00 p.m.
vs. Hofstra
MSG Holiday Festival
L 80–86  2–6
Madison Square Garden (7,196)
New York City, NY
12/15/2015*
8:00 p.m., LHN
at Texas L 55–67  2–7
Frank Erwin Center (10,529)
Austin, TX
12/19/2015*
2:00 p.m.
Charlotte L 66–82  2–8
Holmes Center (376)
Boone, NC
12/21/2015*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 7 North Carolina L 70–94  2–9
Dean Smith Center (18,336)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/31/2015
3:00 p.m.
at Louisiana–Monroe L 56–72  2–10
(0–1)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,278)
Monroe, LA
01/02/2016
8:15 p.m.
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 58–79  2–11
(0–2)
Cajundome (4,131)
Lafayette, LA
01/07/2016
7:30 p.m., ESPN3
UT Arlington L 67–71  2–12
(0–3)
Holmes Center (870)
Boone, NC
01/09/2016
3:30 p.m., ESPN3
Texas State W 76–56  3–12
(1–3)
Holmes Center (1,246)
Boone, NC
01/14/2016
8:15 p.m.
at Little Rock L 55–81  3–13
(1–4)
Jack Stephens Center (3,543)
Little Rock, AR
01/16/2016
8:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Arkansas State W 86–72  4–13
(2–4)
Convocation Center (1,615)
Jonesboro, AR
01/21/2016
7:30 p.m., ESPN3
Georgia State W 76–67  5–13
(3–4)
Holmes Center (1,450)
Boone, NC
01/25/2016
6:30 p.m., ESPN3
Georgia Southern
Postponed from 1/23[2]
L 100–101  5–14
(3–5)
Holmes Center (1,080)
Boone, NC
01/28/2016
8:30 p.m.
at Troy W 75–71  6–14
(4–5)
Trojan Arena (1,270)
Troy, AL
01/30/2016
8:00 p.m.
at South Alabama L 60–73  6–15
(4–6)
Mitchell Center (2,231)
Mobile, AL
02/04/2016
7:30 p.m., ESPN3
Louisiana–Lafayette L 76–87  6–16
(4–7)
Holmes Center (1,325)
Boone, NC
02/06/2016
3:30 p.m., ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe L 90–91  6–17
(4–8)
Holmes Center (1,509)
Boone, NC
02/11/2016
8:30 p.m.
at Texas State L 68–69  6–18
(4–9)
Strahan Coliseum (2,375)
San Marcos, TX
02/13/2016
8:15 p.m.
at UT Arlington L 60–91  6–19
(4–10)
College Park Center (2,141)
Arlington, TX
02/18/2016
7:30 p.m., ESPN3
South Alabama L 71–75  6–20
(4–11)
Holmes Center (1,253)
Boone, NC
02/20/2016
3:30 p.m., ESPN3
Troy W 78–74  7–20
(5–11)
Holmes Center (2,069)
Boone, NC
02/25/2016
7:30 p.m.
at Georgia Southern L 63–88  7–21
(5–12)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,129)
Statesboro, GA
02/27/2016
7:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Georgia State L 70–83  7–22
(5–13)
GSU Sports Arena (1,784)
Atlanta, GA
03/03/2016
7:30 p.m., ESPN3
Little Rock W 69–63  8–22
(6–13)
Holmes Center (1,112)
Boone, NC
03/05/2016
3:30 p.m., ESPN3
Arkansas State W 80–73  9–22
(7–13)
Holmes Center (1,618)
Boone, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "(M) Basketball - Schedule - Appalachian State Mountaineers | Official Athletics Site". appstatesports.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.appstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210657190&DB_OEM_ID=21500 [dead link]