2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball season
| 2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Network, Fox Sports, American Sports Network |
| 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
| Tournament | |
| 2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 13 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WKU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 25 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss* | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 C-USA Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November.
Preseason
Preseason Polls[1]
| C-USA Coaches | |
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| 1. | UAB (11) |
| 2. | Old Dominion (3) |
| 3. | Middle Tennessee |
| 4. | UTEP |
| 5. | Louisiana Tech |
| 6. | WKU |
| 7. | Rice |
| 8. | North Texas |
| 9. | Marshall |
| 10. | FIU |
| 11. | Charlotte |
| 12. | Florida Atlantic |
| 13. | UTSA |
| 14. | Southern Miss |
Preseason All-Conference Team[1]
| C-USA Coaches |
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| Adrian Diaz, F FIU Alex Hamilton, G Louisiana Tech Erik McCree, F Louisiana Tech Ryan Taylor, F Marshall Reggie Upshaw Jr.,G Middle Tennessee Trey Freeman, G Old Dominion Marcus Jackson, G Rice Robert Brown, G UAB William Lee, F UAB Earvin Morris, F UTEP |
Rankings
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| Pre/ Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final | ||
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Conference schedules
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| Charlotte | FIU | FAU | LaTech | Marshall | MTSU | UNT | ODU | Rice | USM | UAB | UTEP | UTSA | WKU | |
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| vs. Charlotte | – | 0–1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 2-0 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1–1 |
| vs. FIU | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. Florida Atlantic | 0-1 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| vs. Louisiana Tech | 0-1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| vs. Marshall | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Middle Tennessee | 0-1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. North Texas | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Old Dominion | 0-2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Rice | 3-0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Southern Miss | 1-0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. UAB | 0-1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. UTEP | 1-0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. UTSA | 1-0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 |
| vs. WKU | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – |
| Total | 10–9 | 7–12 | 6–14 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–12 | 13–6 | 7–12 | 6–12 | 16–2 | 11–8 | 3–16 | 9–10 |
Honors and Awards
Players of the Week[2]
Throughout the conference regular season, the C-USA offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
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| November 16, 2015 | Chris Cokley, UAB | Ja'Michael Brown, North Texas |
| November 23, 2015 | Adrian Diaz, FIU | Andrien White, Charlotte |
| November 30, 2015 | Earvin Morris, UTEP | C. J. Burks, Marshall |
| Marcus Evans, Rice | ||
| December 7, 2015 | Adrian Diaz, FIU | Marcus Evans, Rice |
| December 14, 2015 | Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech | C. J. Burks, Marshall |
| December 21, 2015 | Erik McCree, Louisiana Tech | Marcus Evans, Rice |
| December 28, 2015 | James Kelly, Marshall | Marcus Evans, Rice |
| January 4, 2016 | Adrian Diaz, FIU | Andrien White, Charlotte |
| Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech | ||
| January 11, 2016 | James Kelly, Marshall | Jon Davis, Charlotte |
| January 18, 2016 | William Lee, UAB | Marquez Letcher-Ellis, Rice |
| January 25, 2016 | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | Jon Davis, Charlotte |
| February 1, 2016 | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | Marcus Evans, Rice |
| February 8, 2016 | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | Marcus Evans, Rice |
| February 15, 2016 | Erik McCree, Louisiana Tech | Marcus Evans, Rice |
| February 22, 2016 | James Kelly, Marshall | Marcus Evans, Rice |
| February 29, 2016 | Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech | Marcus Evans, Rice |
| March 7, 2016 | Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech | Marcus Evans, Rice |
All-Conference USA Awards and Teams[3][4][5][6]
| 2016 Conference USA Men's Basketball Individual Awards | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | Team | ||||
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| Player of the Year | Alex Hamilton | Louisiana Tech | ||||
| Gene Bartow Coach of the Year | Jerod Haase | UAB | ||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | William Lee | UAB | ||||
| Freshman of the Year | Marcus Evans | Rice | ||||
| Newcomer of the Year | James Kelly | Marshall | ||||
| Sixth Man Award | Dirk Williams | UAB | ||||
| 2016 Conference USA Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | All-Freshman Team | All-Defensive Team | All-Academic Team | |
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| Alex Hamilton (La. Tech) James Kelly (Marshall) Trey Freeman (ODU) Marcus Evans (Rice) Robert Brown (UAB) |
Joseph Uchebo (Charlotte) Adrian Diaz (FIU) Erik McCree (La. Tech) Jeremy Combs (N. Texas) Chris Cokley (UAB) |
Giddy Potts (MTSU) Reggie Upshaw Jr. (MTSU) William Lee (UAB) Nick Norton (UAB) Lee Moore (UTEP) |
Jon Davis (Charlotte) Andrien White (Charlotte) Zoran Talley (ODU) Marcus Evans (Rice) Terry Winn (UTEP) |
Adrian Diaz (FIU) Alex Hamilton (La. Tech) Brandan Stith (ODU) Marcus Evans (Rice) William Lee (UAB) |
Jon Elmore (Marshall) Austin Loop (Marshall) Trey Freeman (ODU) Nick Norton (UAB) Dominic Artis (UTEP) | |
| † - denotes unanimous selection | ||||||
Postseason
Conference USA Tournament
Main article: 2016 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The conference tournament is scheduled for March 8–12 at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, AL.
NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W–L (%): | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 –Total: 0–0 – |
National Invitation Tournament
Main article: 2016 National Invitation Tournament
| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W–L (%): | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – Total: 0–0 – |
Vegas 16 Tournament
Main article: 2016 Vegas 16 Tournament
References
- 1 2 "UAB Men's Basketball Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite". www.conferenceusa.com. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ↑ "March 7 Men's Basketball Players of the Week".
- ↑ "Haase and Hamilton Claim C-USA Men's Basketball Top Honors". www.conferenceusa.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ↑ "C-USA Men's Basketball Specialty Awards Announced". www.conferenceusa.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ↑ "C-USA Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams Announced". www.conferenceusa.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball All-Academic Team Announced". www.conferenceusa.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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