2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team
| 2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball | |
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| Conference |
Ohio Valley Conference West Division |
| 2015–16 record | 0–0 (0–0 OVC) |
| Head coach | Jon Harris (1st year) |
| Assistant coach | Kent Williams |
| Assistant coach | Tarrance Crump |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Home arena | Vadalabene Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri St. | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team will represent Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by first year head coach Jon Harris, will play their home games at the Vadalabene Center as members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).[1]
Preseason
Seven players, all of whom saw major playing time, return from the 12–16 team of 2014–15.[2][3] Two recruits (one from junior college and one from high school) signed by previous coach Lennox Forrester are expected to join the team in addition to others to be recruited by new coach Harris and his staff.[4] Two additional transfers, one from local Lewis & Clark, have also been announced.[5]
Harris announced the addition of assistant coaches Kent Williams and Tarrence Crump on April 24.[6]
Season
The 2015–16 season will begin in mid-November, 2015.
Most games will be streamed online. Fox Sports Midwest is expected to carry a package of SIUE games for the fourth consecutive season. Fox's broadcast/cablecasts of Cougars games began with five game in the 2012-2013 season, increasing to eight games in 2013-14 and nine games last season.[7] The OVC is also expected to have conference cablecast packages that will include Cougar games.
Postseason
The Ohio Valley Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments will again return to Nashville, Tennessee and the Nashville Municipal Auditorium on March 2–5, 2016.[8]
The 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament is scheduled to begin on March 15, 2016, and will conclude with the championship game on April 4 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.[9]
Roster
Pink background indicates players returning from 2013–14.
| # | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | High school | Transfer from |
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| 0 | Michael Chandler | Guard | 6–8 | 205 | Senior | Columbus, Georgia | Grovetown High School | Hill College (JC) |
| 4 | C.J. Carr | Guard | 5' 7" | 145 | Sophomore | Rock Island, Illinois | Rock Island High School | |
| 5 | Grant Fiorentinos | Forward/Center | 6'10" | 225 | Senior | Cape Town, West Cape, South Africa | Hun School of Princeton (NJ) | Tulane |
| 13 | Jake Newton | Guard | 6' 6" | 200 | Senior | Terre Haute, Indiana | Terre Haute North Vigo High School | Lincoln Trail College (JC) |
| 24 | Jalen Henry | Forward | 6" 8" | 220 | Sophomore | Springfield, Illinois | Springfield Southeast High School | |
| 32 | Donivine Stewart | Guard | 6' | 195 | Senior | Peoria, Illinois | Bartonville Limestone Community High School | Bradley |
| 45 | Keenan Simmons | Guard | 6' 6" | 185 | Sophomore | Michigan City, Indiana | Michigan City High School | |
| N/A | Carlos Anderson * | Guard | 6' 4" | 205 | Freshman | Alton, Illinois | Alton High School | |
| N/A | Anthony Virdure * | Guard | 6' 2" | — | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri | Lutheran High School North | Mineral Area College (JC) |
| N/A | Burak Eslik | Guard | 6' 4" | — | Junior | Istanbul, Turkey & Fayetteville, North Carolina |
Fayetteville Christian School | Lewis and Clark (JC) |
| N/A | Glen Pierre, Jr. † | Center | 6'11" | 230 | Junior | Orlando, Florida | Oldsmar Christian School | College of Charleston |
- * = Signed by previous coach, status probable.
- † = Redshirt will sit out 2015–16 season due to NCAA Division I transfer rules.
Schedule
The 2015–16 schedule is expected to be released in early September, 2015.
References
- ↑ {{cite web |url=http://www.ovcsports.com/ |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |title=OVC Member Institutions |accessdate=April 15, 2015} }
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2015-16 SIUE Men's Basketball Roster". SIUE Cougars. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ↑ "2014-2015 SIUE Men's Basketball Statistics". SIUE Cougars. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Men's basketball introduces new head coach". The Alestle. April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Men’s Basketball Adds Two". SIUE Cougars. April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ↑ "SIUE roundup: Harris begins filling coaching staff". Edwardsville Intelligencer. April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ↑ "SIUE Basketball Announces FOX Sports Midwest Schedule". SIUE Cougars. December 1, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ↑ "OVC to Hold Basketball Championship at Nashville Municipal Auditorium Through 2017". Ohio Valley Conference. November 13, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ↑ "NCAA announces all men's tourney sites for 2016, 2017, 2018". CBS Sports.com. November 17, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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