2015–16 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

2015–16 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Division East Division
2015–16 record 8–23 (4–12 OVC)
Head coach James Green (8th year)
Assistant coach Reggie Sharp
Ronnie Dean
Home arena Pete Mathews Coliseum
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

The 2015–16 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team represented Jacksonville State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by eighth year head coach James Green, played their home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 4–12 in OVC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

On March 16, Jacksonville State and head coach James Green mutually agreed to part ways.[1] He finished at Jacksonville State with an eight-year record of 89–153.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 DelFincko Bogan Guard 5–9 194 Freshman Charleston, Missouri
1 Greg Tucker Guard 6–2 195 Junior Charleston, Missouri
2 JaQuail Townser Guard 6–3 195 Senior Alton, Illinois
3 Cam Biedscheid Guard/Forward 6–7 198 Junior St. Louis, Missouri
4 Deitrich Cole Forward/Center 6–9 210 Sophomore Detroit, Michigan
5 Des Curry Guard 6–0 180 Junior Jacksonville, Alabama
10 Nathan Laing Guard 6–0 165 RS–Sophomore Lillington, North Carolina
13 Jared Hamilton Guard/Forward 6–4 190 Freshman Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Edward Jones Forward 6–7 180 RS–Freshman Atlanta
15 Erik Durham Guard 6–4 190 Junior Springfield, Missouri
21 Malcolm Drumwright Guard 6–2 165 Sophomore Rancho Cucamonga, California
24 Ousmane Ba Forward/Center 6–11 227 Junior Kinshasa, DRC
31 Christian Cunningham Forward 6–6 200 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico
32 Jeremy Watson Forward 6–7 200 RS–Senior Birmingham, Alabama
33 Andre Statam Guard/Forward 6–6 227 Freshman Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season

11/13/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 83–89  0–1
McGuirk Arena (3,116)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
Fort Valley State W 81–68  1–1
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,004)
Jacksonville, Alabama

11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
Oakwood W 96–60  2–1
Pete Mathews Coliseum (913)
Jacksonville, Alabama

11/18/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Virginia Tech
Emerald Coast Classic
L 62–71  2–2
Cassell Coliseum (4,984)
Blacksburg, Virginia

11/20/2015*
6:00 pm
at Winthrop L 69–80  2–3
Winthrop Coliseum (1,379)
Rock Hill, South Carolina

11/22/2015*
4:00 pm, ASN
at UAB
Emerald Coast Classic
L 55–61  2–4
Bartow Arena (3,939)
Birmingham, Alabama

11/24/2015*
8:00 pm
Alabama A&M L 69–73  2–5
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,019)
Jacksonville, Alabama

11/27/2015*
1:30 pm
vs. Chicago State
Emerald Coast Classic
W 68–65  3–5
Northwest Florida State College (250)
Niceville, Florida

11/28/2015*
1:00 PM
vs. Chattanooga
Emerald Coast Classic
L 52–62  3–6
Northwest Florida State College (250)
Niceville, Florida

12/01/2015*
8:00 pm
Samford L 71–77  3–7
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,491)
Jacksonville, Alabama

12/05/2015*
7:00 pm
Jacksonville L 82–86  3–8
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,012)
Jacksonville, Alabama

12/13/2015*
3:00 pm
Alabama State L 60–63  3–9
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,103)
Jacksonville, Alabama

12/18/2015*
8:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 60–77  3–10
Gersten Pavilion (1,524)
Los Angeles

12/21/2015*
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 79–76  4–10
Pete Mathews Coliseum (821)
Jacksonville, Alabama

12/29/2015*
4:00 pm, SECN+
at Alabama L 59–67  4–11
Coleman Coliseum (11,417)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Ohio Valley Conference regular season

12/31/2015
3:30 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 72–67  5–11
(1–0)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (724)
Jacksonville, Alabama

01/02/2016
4:30 pm
Eastern Illinois L 64–75  5–12
(1–1)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (692)
Jacksonville, Alabama

01/07/2016
4:30 pm
at Austin Peay L 54–73  5–13
(1–2)
Dunn Center (1,297)
Clarksville, Tennessee

01/09/2016
5:30 pm
at Murray State L 54–69  5–14
(1–3)
CFSB Center (3,191)
Murray, Kentucky

01/13/2016
7:45 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 74–60  6–14
(2–3)
Show Me Center (1,275)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

01/16/2016
12:00 pm
UT Martin W 82–60  7–14
(3–3)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,009)
Jacksonville, Alabama

01/21/2016
6:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky L 88–91  7–15
(3–4)
McBrayer Arena (2,700)
Richmond, Kentucky

01/23/2016
12:00 pm, ASN
at Morehead State W 78–74  8–15
(4–4)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,870)
Morehead, Kentucky

01/28/2016
7:00 pm
Belmont L 63–72  8–16
(4–5)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,488)
Jacksonville, Alabama

01/30/2016
4:30 pm
Tennessee State L 53–78  8–17
(4–6)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,065)
Jacksonville, Alabama

02/06/2016
4:30 pm
Tennessee Tech L 58–68  8–18
(4–7)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,248)
Jacksonville, Alabama

02/10/2016
7:30 pm
at Belmont L 73–81  8–19
(4–8)
Curb Event Center (1,828)
Nashville, Tennessee

02/13/2016
7:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 70–72  8–20
(4–9)
Eblen Center (3,611)
Cookeville, Tennessee

02/20/2016
7:30 pm
at Tennessee State L 46–61  8–21
(4–10)
Gentry Complex (2,341)
Nashville, Tennessee

02/25/2016
7:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky L 54–76  8–22
(4–11)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (821)
Jacksonville, Alabama

02/27/2016
4:30 pm
Morehead State L 71–82  8–23
(4–12)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (975)
Jacksonville, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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