2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

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2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
Indiana State Sycamores wordmark.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record15–17 (8–10 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lou Gudino
  • Marcus Belcher
  • Terry Parker
Home arena Hulman Center
Seasons
  2014–15
2016–17  
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wichita State 162 .889269  .743
Evansville 126 .667259  .735
Illinois State 126 .6671814  .563
Southern Illinois 117 .6112210  .688
Northern Iowa117 .6112313  .639
Indiana State 810 .4441517  .469
Missouri State 810 .4441319  .406
Loyola Chicago 711 .3891517  .469
Bradley 315 .167527  .156
Drake 216 .111724  .226
2016 MVC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by sixth year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 8–10 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Evansville.

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Previous season

The Sycamores finished the season 15–16, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jake Kitchell0F/C6'10"233Senior Union Mills, IN Graduated
Alex Etherington2G/F6'5"210Sophomore Cicero, IN Transferred to Indianapolis
Justin Gant5F6'9"240Senior Terre Haute, IN Graduated
Tre' Bennett15G5'10"183Junior Houston, TX Transferred to Angelo State

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Everett Clemons0G6'0"185Junior Springfield, IL Junior college transfer from Vincennes University.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Bronson Kessinger
SF
Corydon, INCorydon Central High School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)Sep 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Emondre Rickman
PF
Collinsville, ILCollinsville High School6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)Sep 13, 2014 
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 April 30, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0Everett Clemons6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)180 lb(82 kg)Jr Vincennes
Lanphier HS
Springfield, IL
G/F 1Kristian Smith6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)200 lb(91 kg)Sr Pike HS Indianapolis, IN
G 4Brenton Scott6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)192 lb(87 kg)RS So Northrop HS Fort Wayne, IN
F 5Bronson Kessinger6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)205 lb(93 kg)Fr Corydon Central HS Corydon, IN
G 10Kalen Alexander (W)6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)169 lb(77 kg)Jr Terre Haute North Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN
G 11 Devonte Brown 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)195 lb(88 kg)Sr Ellison HS Killeen, TX
F 12Niels Bunschoten6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)220 lb(100 kg)Jr Howard College Bussum, Netherlands
G 20Grant Prusator6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)171 lb(78 kg)Jr Highland CC
Rochelle Township HS
Rochelle, IL
G 22Brandon Burnett6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)232 lb(105 kg)Sr Cienega HS Tucson, AZ
G/F 24Nick Amor (W)6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)187 lb(85 kg)JrLaVille HS Lakeville, IN
F 30Matt Van Scyoc6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)218 lb(99 kg)RS Jr The Citadel
Green Lake HS
Green Lake, WI
G 32Laquarious Paige6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)174 lb(79 kg)RS Fr Stark HS West Orange, TX
F/C 34Brandon Murphy6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)290 lb(132 kg)So Carver HS Montgomery, AL
F/C 41Emondre Rickman6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)220 lb(100 kg)Fr Collinsville HS Collinsville, IL
C 42T. J. Bell6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)254 lb(115 kg)Jr Charleston HS Charleston, IL
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
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm
DePauw W 91–71 
Hulman Center  (3,431)
Terre Haute, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm,  ESPN3
IUPUI L 70–72 0–1
Hulman Center (4,131)
Terre Haute, IN
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wyoming
MW–MWC Challenge
W 70–55 1–1
Hulman Center (3,601)
Terre Haute, IN
11/20/2015*
8:30 pm
vs.  Norfolk State
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
W 70-61 2–1
Sports and Fitness Center  
St. Thomas, VI
11/22/2015*
6:30 pm,  CBSSN
vs.  Tulsa
Paradise Jam semifinals
L 59–67 2–2
Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI
11/23/2015*
6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs.  Hofstra
Paradise Jam 3rd place game
W 67–66 3–2
Sports and Fitness Center (2,002)
St. Thomas, VI
12/01/2015*
8:00 pm
at  Eastern Illinois L 62–68 3–3
Lantz Arena  (1,183)
Charleston, IL
12/05/2015*
12:00 pm,  FS1
at  Butler L 71–85 3–4
Hinkle Fieldhouse  (8,142)
Indianapolis, IN
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso L 63–69 3–5
Hulman Center (3,621)
Terre Haute, IN
12/13/2015*
1:00 pm,  FCS
at  WKU L 62–75 3–6
E. A. Diddle Arena  (2,810)
Bowling Green, KY
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois–Springfield W 75–60 4–6
Hulman Center (3,110)
Terre Haute, IN
12/19/2015*
8:00 pm,  FSMW
at  Saint Louis W 76–68 5–6
Chaifetz Arena  (7,244)
St. Louis, MO
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State W 73–61 6–6
Hulman Center (3,256)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at  Evansville L 62–70 6–7
(0–1)
Ford Center  (7,801)
Evansville, IN
01/02/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 73–58 7–7
(1–1)
Hulman Center (3,375)
Terre Haute, IN
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at  Drake W 79–69 8–7
(2–1)
Knapp Center  
Des Moines, IA
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, MVC TV/FSIND
Illinois State W 77–65 9–7
(3–1)
Hulman Center (3,801)
Terre Haute, IN
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa W 74–60 10–7
(4–1)
Hulman Center (3,544)
Terre Haute, IN
01/17/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at  Wichita State L 62–82 10–8
(4–2)
Charles Koch Arena  (10,506)
Wichita, KS
01/20/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at  Southern Illinois L 66–79 10–9
(4–3)
SIU Arena  (5,036)
Carbondale, IL
01/24/2016
4:00 pm,  ESPNU
EvansvilleW 82–65 11–9
(5–3)
Hulman Center (4,630)
Terre Haute, IN
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State W 68–59 12–9
(6–3)
Hulman Center (3,501)
Terre Haute, IN
01/30/2016
4:00 pm, MVC TV/FSIND
at Loyola–ChicagoL 96–104 2OT12–10
(6–4)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena  
Chicago, IL
02/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
DrakeW 63–56 13–10
(7–4)
Hulman Center (3,409)
Terre Haute, IN
02/06/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at  Bradley L 58–63 13–11
(7–5)
Carver Arena  (6,028)
Peoria, IL
02/10/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern IllinoisL 78–85 13–12
(7–6)
Hulman Center (3,221)
Terre Haute, IN
02/13/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri StateL 85–89 OT13–13
(7–7)
JQH Arena  (4,400)
Springfield, MO
02/17/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois StateL 50–78 13–14
(7–8)
Redbird Arena  (4,456)
Normal, IL
02/21/2016
4:00 pm, ESPNU
Wichita StateL 51–84 13–15
(7–9)
Hulman Center (10,200)
Terre Haute, IN
02/24/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern IowaL 44-66 13-16
(7-10)
McLeod Center  (5,911)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/27/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
BradleyW 77–58 14–16
(8–10)
Hulman Center (3,700)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley tournament
03/04/2016
8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Illinois State
Quarterfinals
W 65–57 15–16
Scottrade Center  (8,468)
St. Louis, MO
03/05/2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Evansville
Semifinals
L 42–68 15–17
Scottrade Center (14,299)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. "2015-16 ISU Basketball Schedule/Results". www.GoSycamores.com. Indiana State University. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016.