2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

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2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball
Florida International University FIU logo.svg
Conference Conference USA
Record13–19 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena FIU Arena
Seasons
  2014–15
2016–17  
2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UAB 162 .889267  .788
Middle Tennessee135 .7222510  .714
Marshall 126 .6671716  .515
Louisiana Tech 126 .6672310  .697
Old Dominion 126 .6672513  .658
UTEP 108 .5561914  .576
Charlotte 99 .5001419  .424
Western Kentucky 810 .4441816  .529
North Texas 711 .3891220  .375
Rice 711 .3891220  .375
FIU 711 .3891319  .406
Florida Atlantic 513 .278825  .242
Southern Miss*513 .278821  .276
UTSA 315 .167527  .156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–19, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to UTEP.

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Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4 way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to UTEP.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dominique Williams12G6'7"205Sophomore Washington, D.C. Transferred
Larry Dennis21F6'9"205Freshman Wichita, KS Transferred to Hutchinson CC
Dennis Marvin22G6'3"183RS Senior Gainesville, FL Graduated
Marco Porcher Jimenez23G6'4"185Senior Málaga, Spain Graduated
Kris Gulley45G/F6'7"195Senior Dallas, TX Graduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Donte' McGill2G6'3"185Junior Newark, DE Junior college transferred from Vincennes
Elmo Stephen5F6'7"200Junior Auburndale, FL Junior college transferred from Tallahassee CC
Cameron Smith24F6'7"210Sophomore Tallahassee, FL Junior college transferred from Tallahassee CC

Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Eric Turner
SF
The Villages, FLThe Villages Charter High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)193 lb (88 kg) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 77
Michael Douglas
PF
Sachse, TXSachse High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)N/ASep 23, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Kimar Williams
PG
Philadelphia, PAConstitution High School6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)145 lb (66 kg)Mar 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.

Roster

2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1Anthony Boswell6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)205 lb(93 kg)Jr Patrick School Bronx, NY
G 2Donte McGill6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)185 lb(84 kg)JrMont Clare Academy
Vincennes
Newark, DE
G 3Tashwan Desir5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)178 lb(81 kg)SrNIA Prep
Monroe CC
Brooklyn, NY
G 4Kimar Williams6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)170 lb(77 kg)Fr Constitution Philadelphia, PA
F 5Elmo Stephen6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)200 lb(91 kg)Jr Auburndale
Tallahassee CC
Auburndale, FL
F 10Hassan Hussein6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)205 lb(93 kg)SoMt. Zion Prep Lorton, VA
G 11Ray Rodriquez6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)180 lb(82 kg)RS Jr Hialeah Gardens
North Florida
Miami, FL
G 12Eric Nottage6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)180 lb(82 kg)Jr Miami Northwestern
Tallahassee CC
Miami, FL
F 20Adrian Diaz6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)230 lb(104 kg)RS Sr Hialeah-Miami Lakes
Kansas State
Miami, FL
F 24Cameron Smith6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)210 lb(95 kg)So Leon
Tallahassee CC
Tallahassee, FL
F 31Michael Douglas6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)190 lb(86 kg)Fr Sachse Sachse, TX
F 32Daviyon Draper6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)217 lb(98 kg)Sr Locke
Antelope Valley College
Los Angeles, CA
C 34Nate Brown Bull7 ft 1 in(2.16 m)215 lb(98 kg)Fr Little Wound Kyle, SD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Trinity Baptist W 71–39 1–0
FIU Arena  (1,090)
Miami, FL
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
Florida Memorial W 67–51 2–0
FIU Arena (1,178)
Miami, FL
11/20/2015*
3:30 pm
at  James Madison
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
L 61–64 2–1
JMU Convocation Center  (2,457)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/21/2015*
5:00 pm
vs.  Tennessee–Martin
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 69–62 3–1
JMU Convocation Center (2,628)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/22/2015*
1:00 pm
vs.  Oral Roberts
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
L 70–76 OT3–2
JMU Convocation Center (2,292)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm,  ASN
LIU Brooklyn W 80–72 4–2
FIU Arena (869)
Miami, FL
11/30/2015*
7:00 pm, ASN
Stetson L 75–81 4–3
FIU Arena (820)
Miami, FL
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm
Elon L 71–77 4–4
FIU Arena (949)
Miami, FL
12/06/2015*
3:30 pm, ASN
Florida Gulf Coast L 76–84 OT4–5
FIU Arena (1,156)
Miami, FL
12/14/2015*
7:00 pm,  ESPN3
at  North Florida L 72–94 4–6
UNF Arena  (1,448)
Jacksonville, FL
12/19/2015*
3:00 pm
at  Northern Illinois L 75–78 2OT4–7
Convocation Center  (959)
DeKalb, IL
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm
at  Binghamton W 66–49 5–7
Binghamton University Events Center  (1,602)
Vestal, NY
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm, ASN
Florida A&M W 65–45 6–7
FIU Arena (923)
Miami, FL
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2016
3:00 pm,  FSN
Florida Atlantic W 76–59 7–7
(1–0)
FIU Arena (1,007)
Miami, FL
01/07/2016
8:00 pm
at  WKU W 75–72 8–7
(2–0)
E. A. Diddle Arena  (3,394)
Bowling Green, KY
01/09/2016
7:00 pm
at  Marshall L 81–99 8–8
(2–1)
Cam Henderson Center  (5,127)
Huntington, WV
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 88–74 9–8
(3–1)
FIU Arena (1,240)
Miami, FL
01/16/2016
7:00 pm
Southern Miss L 60–66 9–9
(3–2)
FIU Arena (1,258)
Miami, FL
01/21/2016
8:00 pm
at  UTSA W 72–56 10–9
(4–2)
Convocation Center  (966)
San Antonio, TX
01/23/2016
9:05 pm
at  UTEP W 79–69 11–9
(5–2)
Don Haskins Center  (7,688)
El Paso, TX
01/28/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
Charlotte L 69–72 11–10
(5–3)
FIU Arena 
Miami, FL
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
Old Dominion L 60–64 11–11
(5–4)
FIU Arena (1,209)
Miami, FL
02/04/2016
6:00 pm, ASN
at  UAB L 69–74 11–12
(5–5)
Bartow Arena  (6,664)
Birmingham, AL
02/06/2016
7:00 pm
at  Middle Tennessee L 66–67 11–13
(5–6)
Murphy Center  (2,598)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
UTEPL 74–84 11–14
(5–7)
FIU Arena (936)
Miami, FL
02/13/2016
7:00 pm
UTSAW 79–65 12–14
(6–7)
FIU Arena (1,062)
Miami, FL
02/18/2016
8:00 pm
at  North Texas L 75–77 12–15
(6–8)
The Super Pit  (2,156)
Denton, TX
02/20/2016
2:00 pm, ASN
at  Rice L 70–86 12–16
(6–9)
Tudor Fieldhouse  (3,859)
Houston, TX
02/27/2016
2:00 pm, ASN
at Florida AtlanticW 71–63 13–16
(7–9)
FAU Arena  
Boca Raton, FL
03/03/2016
7:00 pm
UABL 60–77 13–17
(7–10)
FIU Arena (1,166)
Miami, FL
03/05/2016
7:00 pm
Middle TennesseeL 58–61 13–18
(7–11)
FIU Arena (2,422)
Miami, FL
Conference USA tournament
03/09/2016
9:30 pm, ASN
(11) vs. (6) UTEP
Second round
L 77–85 13–19
Legacy Arena  (3,905)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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