2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team

2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball

Conference	Southern Conference
2015–16 record	16–9 (9–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Steve Forbes (1st year)
Assistant coach	Jason Shay
Assistant coach	Brian Collins
Assistant coach	Brooks Savage
Home arena	Freedom Hall Civic Center

2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chattanooga	12	–	2	.857	23	–	4	.852
Furman	11	–	4	.733	17	–	11	.607
East Tennessee State	10	–	4	.714	17	–	10	.630
Wofford	10	–	5	.667	14	–	14	.500
Mercer	8	–	6	.571	18	–	9	.667
Western Carolina	6	–	8	.429	11	–	16	.407
UNC Greensboro	6	–	8	.429	10	–	17	.370
The Citadel	3	–	11	.214	10	–	17	.370
Samford	3	–	12	.200	12	–	16	.429
VMI	2	–	11	.154	7	–	17	.292

† 2016 SoCon Tournament winner As of February 13, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represents East Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by first year head coach Steve Forbes, play their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center and are of the Southern Conference.

Roster

2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3.5 !F	0	Cromer, T.J.T.J. Cromer	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Albany, Georgia
1.5 !G	1	McClain, PeteyPetey McClain	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mobile, Alabama
1.5 !G	2	Johnson, ShemarShemar Johnson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Columbus, Mississippi
1.5 !G	3	Guyn, Ge'LawnGe'Lawn Guyn	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lexington, Kentucky
5.0 !C	5	Jurkin, PeterPeter Jurkin	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Juba, South Sudan
3.5 !F	10	Banks, IsaacIsaac Banks	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	New Orleans, Louisiana
1.5 !G	11	Bradford, DesontaDesonta Bradford	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Humboldt, Tennessee
3.5 !F	12	Mosquera-Perea, HannerHanner Mosquera-Perea	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Istmina, Colombia
1.5 !G	13	Merriweather, A.J.A.J. Merriweather	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Jackson, Mississippi
1.5 !G	14	Bello, DeuceDeuce Bello	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Greensboro, North Carolina
3.5 !F	15	Wilson, LesterLester Wilson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Knoxville, Tennessee
3.5 !F	21	Holley, NigelNigel Holley	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Wilmington, North Carolina
3.5 !F	24	Lufile, AbednegoAbednego Lufile	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Burlington, Ontario, Canada
1.5 !G	30	Moore, StetsonStetson Moore	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Knoxville, Tennessee
5.0 !C	31	Stokes, TorianoToriano Stokes	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
3.5 !F	40	Glass, TevinTevin Glass	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Norcross, Georgia

Head coach

Steve Forbes

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Shay
Brian Collins
Brooks Savage

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2015

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2015* 7:00 pm	Tusculum	W 109–77		Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,550) Johnson City, TN
Regular Season
11/14/2015* 4:00 pm	Averett	W 107–59	1–0	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,167) Johnson City, TN
11/17/2015* 6:00 am, ESPN	Green Bay NIT Season Tip-Off	W 103–90	2–0	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,992) Johnson City, TN
11/20/2015* 7:00 pm, FS2	at #11 Villanova NIT Season Tip-Off	L 51–86	2–1	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/22/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Georgia Tech NIT Season Tip-Off	W 69–68	3–1	Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,665) Atlanta, GA
11/24/2015* 7:30 pm	at Charleston Southern NIT Season Tip-Off	L 76–77	3–2	CSU Field House (905) North Charleston, SC
11/28/2015* 4:00 pm	UNC Wilmington	L 73–94	3–3	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,557) Johnson City, TN
12/02/2015* 6:00 pm	at Tennessee Tech	L 61–63	3–4	Eblen Center (1,011) Cookeville, TN
12/10/2015* 7:00 pm	Milligan	W 98–47	4–4	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,458) Johnson City, TN
12/15/2015* 7:00 pm	at UNC Asheville	L 64–84	4–5	Kimmel Arena (1,327) Asheville, NC
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm	Eastern Kentucky	W 87–81	5–5	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,453) Johnson City, TN
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm	at Tennessee	L 67–76	5–6	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,684) Knoxville, TN
12/30/2015* 7:00 pm	Morehead State	W 75–72	6–6	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,650) Johnson City, TN
01/02/2016 2:00 pm	at Western Carolina	W 82–66	7–6 (1–0)	Ramsey Center (956) Cullowhee, NC
01/04/2016* 8:00 pm	at North Carolina Central	W 72–68	8–6	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (881) Durham, NC
01/09/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	UNC Greensboro	W 86–83	9–6 (2–0)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,078) Johnson City, TN
01/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	VMI	W 88–51	10–6 (3–0)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,416) Johnson City, TN
01/14/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Samford	W 81–77	11–6 (4–0)	Pete Hanna Center (1,066) Homewood, AL
01/16/2016 5:00 pm	at Chattanooga	L 84–94	11–7 (4–1)	McKenzie Arena (5,003) Chattanooga, TN
01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Mercer	W 65–63 ^OT	12–7 (5–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,003) Johnson City, TN
01/23/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	The Citadel	W 101–92 ^OT	13–7 (6–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,789) Johnson City, TN
01/28/2016 7:00 pm	at Wofford	L 73–87	13–8 (6–2)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,412) Spartanburg, SC
01/30/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Furman	L 70–74	13–9 (6–3)	Timmons Arena (2,004) Greenville, SC
02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at VMI	W 71–60	14–9 (7–3)	Cameron Hall (1,178) Lexington, VA
02/04/2016 7:00 pm	at UNC Greensboro	W 68–65	15–9 (8–3)	Fleming Gymnasium (1,902) Greensboro, NC
02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Samford	W 94-90 ^OT	16-9 (9-3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2945) Johnson City, TN
02/13/2016 4:00 pm, Fox Sports South/ESPN3	Chattanooga			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/15/2016 7:00 pm	Western Carolina			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/18/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at The Citadel			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
02/20/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3	at Mercer			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
02/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Furman			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/27/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Wofford			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
SoCon Tournament
03/06/2016– 03/09/2016	vs.			U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.etsubucs.com/mbasketball/schedule/

East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball

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