2015–16 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

2015–16 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2015–16 record	10–12 (6–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Mark Byington (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Larry Dixon
Assistant coach	Andrew Wilson
Assistant coach	Ben Betts
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse

2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock	11	–	2	.846	22	–	3	.880
Louisiana–Lafayette	10	–	4	.714	14	–	9	.609
Louisiana–Monroe	9	–	5	.643	13	–	12	.520
Texas–Arlington	8	–	5	.615	17	–	7	.708
Georgia Southern	7	–	7	.500	11	–	13	.458
Arkansas State	7	–	7	.500	11	–	14	.440
Georgia State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	10	.565
South Alabama	6	–	8	.429	11	–	14	.440
Texas State	4	–	9	.308	10	–	12	.455
Appalachian State	4	–	10	.286	6	–	19	.240
Troy	3	–	11	.214	8	–	17	.320


† 2016 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner As of February 8, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represents Georgia Southern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Mark Byington, play their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Montae Glenn	Forward	6–8	250	Freshman	Carrollton, Georgia
1	Devonte Boykins	Guard	6–2	180	Sophomore	Forest City, North Carolina
2	Mike Hughes	Guard	6–3	190	Sophomore	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
3	Ike Smith	Guard	6–4	195	Freshman	Gainesville, Florida
4	Tookie Brown	Guard	5–11	180	Freshman	Madison, Georgia
5	Devince Boykins	Guard	6–4	210	RS–Senior	Forest City, North Carolina
10	Jake Allsmiller	Guard	6–5	185	Sophomore	Nashville, Tennessee
11	Shawn O'Connell	Forward	6–8	210	RS–Freshman	Roswell, Georgia
12	Aubrey McRae	Guard	6–3	185	RS–Freshman	Augusta, Georgia
13	Jason Burnell	Forward	6–7	220	Freshman	DeLand, Florida
14	Coye Simmons	Forward	6–8	240	Sophomore	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
21	James Holder	Guard	6–1	175	Junior	Gwinnett, Georgia
23	Jonathan Sanks	Guard	6–4	180	RS– Freshman	Warner Robins, Georgia
24	Brandon Wimberley	Guard	6–1	170	Sophomore	Macon, Georgia
	Dominique Bullock	Guard	5–11	183	Junior	Valdosta, Georgia
	Khalil Carson	Forward	6–4	250	Junior	Albany, Georgia
	D.J. Suter	Guard	6–4	200	Senior	Alpharetta, Georgia

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2015* 7:00 pm	Middle Georgia State	W 87–73		Hanner Fieldhouse (1,553) Statesboro, GA
Regular season
11/13/2015* 7:30 pm	Webber International	W 116–49	1–0	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,380) Statesboro, GA
11/16/2015* 8:00 pm, SECN+	at Ole Miss	L 72–82	1–1	Tad Smith Coliseum (5,499) Oxford, MS
11/20/2015* 9:30 pm, SECN+	at Auburn	L 62–92	1–2	Auburn Arena (7,806) Auburn, AL
11/25/2015* 7:00 pm	vs. The Citadel Upstate Challenge	L 90–95	1–3	G. B. Hodge Center (420) Spartanburg, SC
11/27/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3	at USC Upstate Upstate Challenge	W 84–80	2–3	G. B. Hodge Center (567) Spartanburg, SC
11/30/2015* 7:00 pm	Bob Jones Upstate Challenge	W 104–52	3–3	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,025) Statesboro, GA
12/02/2015* 8:00 pm	at Savannah State	L 67–76	3–4	Tiger Arena (4,523) Savannah, GA
12/15/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at #7 Duke	L 65–99	3–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
12/19/2015* 4:00 pm	Winthrop	L 81–88	3–6	Hanner Fieldhouse (807) Statesboro, GA
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm	Stetson	W 78–58	4–6	Hanner Fieldhouse (501) Statesboro, GA
12/30/2015 8:30 pm	at Texas State	L 66–80	4–7 (0–1)	Strahan Coliseum (1,822) San Marcos, TX
01/02/2016 8:15 pm	at UT Arlington	L 72–92	4–8 (0–2)	College Park Center (2,117) Arlington, TX
01/07/2016 7:30 pm	South Alabama	L 58–64	4–9 (0–3)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,003) Statesboro, GA
01/09/2016 5:00 pm	Troy	W 93–88 ^OT	5–9 (1–3)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,155) Statesboro, GA
01/14/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3	Louisiana–Lafayette	L 65–74	5–10 (1–4)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,023) Statesboro, GA
01/16/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Louisiana–Monroe	W 66–51	6–10 (2–4)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,206) Statesboro, GA
01/19/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3	at Georgia State	L 66–69 ^OT	6–11 (2–5)	GSU Sports Arena (3,854) Atlanta, GA
01/25/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3	at Appalachian State Postponed from 1/23^[2]	W 101–100	7–11 (3–5)	Holmes Center (1,080) Boone, NC
01/28/2016 8:15 pm	at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 67–80	7–12 (3–6)	Jack Stephens Center (3,078) Little Rock, AR
01/30/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Arkansas State	W 71–66	8–12 (4–6)	Convocation Center (1,572) Jonesboro, AR
02/04/2016 7:30 pm	UT Arlington	W 82–73	9–12 (5–6)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,668) Statesboro, GA
02/06/2016 7:00 pm	Texas State	W 66–62	10–12 (6–6)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,213) Statesboro, GA
02/11/2016 8:30 pm	at Troy			Trojan Arena Troy, AL
02/13/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3	at South Alabama			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
02/18/2016 7:30 pm	Arkansas State			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
02/20/2016 7:00 pm	Arkansas–Little Rock			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
02/23/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN2	Georgia State			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
02/25/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3	Applachian State			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
03/03/2016 8:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe			Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
03/05/2016 8:15 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette			Cajundome Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/10/2016– 03/13/2016	vs.			Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Hanner Fieldhouse (1969–present)

Rivalries	Georgia State

Culture & lore	Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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