2015–16 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2015–16 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Conference Southeastern Conference
2015–16 record 11–20 (5–13 SEC)
Head coach Bruce Pearl (2nd season)
Assistant coach Todd Golden
Assistant coach Chuck Person
Assistant coach Harris Adler
Home arena Auburn Arena
2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#15 Texas A&M 13 5   .722     28 9   .757
#10 Kentucky 13 5   .722     27 9   .750
South Carolina 11 7   .611     25 9   .735
Vanderbilt 11 7   .611     19 14   .576
LSU 11 7   .611     19 14   .576
Ole Miss 10 8   .556     20 12   .625
Georgia 10 8   .556     20 14   .588
Florida 9 9   .500     21 15   .583
Arkansas 9 9   .500     16 16   .500
Alabama 8 10   .444     18 15   .545
Mississippi State 7 11   .389     14 17   .452
Tennessee 6 12   .333     15 19   .441
Auburn 5 13   .278     11 20   .355
Missouri* 3 15   .167     10 21   .323
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl, in his second season at Auburn. The team played their home games at the Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They lost to Tennessee in the first round of the SEC Tournament.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2014–15 season 15–20 record, 4–14 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Kentucky.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Malcolm Canada 00 G 6'3" 225 Senior Austin, TX Graduated
K. T. Harrell 1 G 6'4" 212 Senior Montgomery, AL Graduated
K. C. Ross-Miller 12 G 6'0" 178 RS Senior Grand Prairie, TX Graduated
Antoine Mason 14 G 6'1" 216 Senior Queens, NY Graduated
Alex Thompson 20 F 6'9" 210 Sophomore Dothan, AL Transferred to Samford
Alex Purchase 24 F 6'8" 198 Freshman Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Hawaii
Matthew Atewe 41 C 6'8" 250 Sophomore Brampton, ON Transferred to Washington

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
T. J. Dunans 4 G 6'5" 190 Junior Atlanta, GA Junior college transferred from Columbia State Community College
Tyler Harris 12 F 6'9" 223 RS Senior Dix Hills, NY Transferred from Providence. Haris will be eligible to play immediately since Harris graduated from Providence.

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Horace Spencer
PF
Henderson, NV Findlay Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 24, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Danjel Purifoy
SF
Centreville, AL Hargrave Military 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 22, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
New Williams
PG/SG
Santa Monica, CA Santa Monica 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Aug 31, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Bryce Brown
SG
Decatur, GA Columbia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Nov 14, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 21   Rivals: 11  ESPN: 28
  • 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:

Roster

2015–16 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Spencer, HoraceHorace Spencer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Warminster, PA
G 1 Canty, KareemKareem Canty (S) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Marshall Harlem, NY
G 2 Brown, BryceBryce Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Tucker Stone Mountain, GA
G 4 Dunans, T. J.T. J. Dunans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Columbia State CC Atlanta, GA
F 5 Bowers, CinmeonCinmeon Bowers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Chipola College Racine, WI
F 12 Harris, TylerTyler Harris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) GS Providence Dix Hills, NY
G 13 Shamsid-Deen, TahjTahj Shamsid-Deen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Columbia Decatur, GA
G 20 Walker, JonathanJonathan Walker (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Sparkman Madison, AL
G 21 Keim, PatrickPatrick Keim (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Mountain Brook Birmingham, AL
G 22 Allison, ZachZach Allison (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Fr Pelham Pelham, AL
G 23 Lang, T. J.T. J. Lang 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So McGill Toolen Mobile, AL
F 25 Granger, JordonJordon Granger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr McCluer North St. Louis, MO
F 31 Waddell, DevinDevin Waddell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Summerfield, NC
F 41 Blackstock, ColeCole Blackstock (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Fr Brooks Killen, AL
G 42 Stockton, ColeCole Stockton (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Shelton State CC Auburn, AL
G 44 Williams, NewNew Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Santa Monica Santa Monica, CA
C 50 Reed, TrayvonTrayvon Reed 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Life Center Academy Mobile, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

October 30, 2015*
7:00 PM
Brevard College W 99−59  0−0
Auburn Arena (6,999)
Auburn, AL

November 5, 2015*
6:00 PM
Indianapolis W 114−109 OT 0−0
Auburn Arena (5,327)
Auburn, AL
Regular season

November 13, 2015*
8:30 PM, SECN+
UAB W 75−74  1−0
Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL

November 17, 2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN
Colorado
ESPN Tip-Off Marathon
L 84−91  1−1
Auburn Arena (8,075)
Auburn, AL

November 20, 2015*
8:30 PM, SECN+
Georgia Southern W 92–62  2–1
Auburn Arena (7,806)
Auburn, AL

November 27, 2015*
7:30 PM, SECN
Northwestern State W 119−81  3−1
Auburn Arena (8,529)
Auburn, AL

December 2, 2015*
6:00 PM, BSN
at Coastal Carolina W 81−78  4−1
HTC Center (3,286)
Conway, SC

December 12, 2015*
12:00 PM, MTSU
vs. Middle Tennessee L 81−88 OT 4−2
Bridgestone Arena (7,322)
Nashville, TN

December 15, 2015*
8:00 PM, SECN
Mercer W 78−71  5−2
Auburn Arena (8,033)
Auburn, AL

December 19, 2015*
11:00 AM, FS1
at No. 10 Xavier L 61−85  5−3
Cintas Center (10,018)
Cincinnati, OH

December 22, 2015*
1:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. New Mexico
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals
W 83−78  6−3
Stan Sheriff Center (7,161)
Honolulu, HI

December 23, 2015*
3:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. Harvard
Diamond Head Classic Semifinals
L 51−69  6−4
Stan Sheriff Center (6,437)
Honolulu, HI

December 25, 2015*
5:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. Hawaii
Diamond Head Classic Consolation
L 67−79  6−5
Stan Sheriff Center (7,251)
Honolulu, HI

January 2, 2016
1:00 PM, CBS
Tennessee W 83−77  7−5
(1−0)
Auburn Arena (8,614)
Auburn, AL

January 5, 2016
6:00 PM, SECN
No. 22 South Carolina L 69−81  7−6
(1−1)
Auburn Arena (7,556)
Auburn, AL

January 9, 2016
8:00 PM, ESPN2
at Missouri L 61–76  7–7
(1–2)
Mizzou Arena (6,533)
Columbia, MO

January 12, 2016
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at Vanderbilt L 57–75  7–8
(1–3)
Memorial Gymnasium (10,414)
Nashville, TN

January 16, 2016
3:00 PM, ESPN
No. 14 Kentucky W 75−70  8−8
(2−3)
Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL

January 19, 2016
8:00 PM, SECN
Alabama
Iron Bowl of Basketball
W 83−77  9−8
(3−3)
Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL

January 23, 2016
7:00 PM, SECN
at Florida L 63−95  9−9
(3−4)
O'Connell Center (11,230)
Gainesville, FL

January 27, 2016
6:00 PM, SECN
at Ole Miss L 63–80  9–10
(3–5)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,057)
Oxford, MS

January 30, 2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
Oklahoma State
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 63–74  9–11
Auburn Arena (8,867)
Auburn, AL

February 2, 2016
6:00 PM, SECN
LSU L 68–80  9–12
(3–6)
Auburn Arena (8,051)
Auburn, AL

February 6, 2016
4:30 PM, SECN
at Georgia L 55–65  9–13
(3–7)
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA

February 9, 2016
6:00 PM, SECN
at Tennessee L 45–71  9–14
(3–8)
Thompson-Boling Arena (13,740)
Knoxville, TN

February 13, 2016
5:00 PM, ESPN2
Vanderbilt L 57–86  9–15
(3–9)
Auburn Arena (7,954)
Auburn, AL

February 17, 2016
6:00 PM, SECN
at Arkansas W 90–86  10–15
(4–9)
Bud Walton Arena (14,351)
Fayetteville, AR

February 20, 2016
4:00 PM, SECN
Ole Miss L 59–69  10–16
(4–10)
Auburn Arena (8,046)
Auburn, AL

February 24, 2015
6:00 PM, SECN
Georgia W 84–81  11–16
(5–10)
Auburn Arena (7,112)
Auburn, AL

February 27, 2016
4:00 PM, SECN
at Alabama
Iron Bowl of Basketball
L 57–65  11–17
(5–11)
Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL

March 1, 2016
8:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 20 Texas A&M L 63–81  11–18
(5–12)
Auburn Arena (7,238)
Auburn, AL

March 5, 2016
1:30 PM, SECN
at Mississippi State L 66–79  11–19
(5–13)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,722)
Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament

March 9, 2016
8:00 PM, SECN
(13) vs. (12) Tennessee
First round
L 59–97  11–20
Bridgestone Arena (9,787)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. Source[1].

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