2015–16 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Ron Hunter in his fifth season. The Panthers played their home games at the GSU Sports Arena and competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 9–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Texas State

2015–16 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record16–14 (9–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Darryl LaBarrie (5th season)
  • Everick Sullivan (5th season)
  • Claude Pardue (5th season)
Home arenaGSU Sports Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 3   .850 30 5   .857
Louisiana–Monroe 15 5   .750 20 14   .588
Texas–Arlington 13 7   .650 24 11   .686
Louisiana–Lafayette 12 8   .600 19 15   .559
Georgia Southern 10 10   .500 14 17   .452
Georgia State 9 11   .450 16 14   .533
Texas State 8 12   .400 15 16   .484
South Alabama 8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Arkansas State 7 13   .350 11 20   .355
Appalachian State 7 13   .350 9 22   .290
Troy 4 16   .200 9 22   .290
2016 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

Last season

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The Panthers finished the season 25–10, 15–5 in SBC play to finish in first place. They also won the SBC tournament and advanced to the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament after upsetting third seed, Baylor.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
RJ Hunter 22 G 6'6" 190 Junior Conyers, GA NBA draft
Ryan Harrow 55 PG 6'2" 160 Senior Marietta, GA Graduated
Curtis Washington 42 F 6'10" 230 Senior Elizabethtown, KY Graduated
Ryann Green 2 G 6'1" 180 Senior College Park, GAI Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Willie Clayton 21 F 6'8" 245 Senior Thomasville, GA Transferred from Charlotte. Under NCAA transfer rules, Clayton will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Devin Mitchell 24 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Suwanee, GA Transferred from Alabama. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mitchell will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Roster

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2015–16 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Jeremy Hollowell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Indianapolis, IN
G 2 Malik Benlevi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Savannah, GA
G 4 Isaiah Dennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr McDonough, GA
G 10 Austin Donaldson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jonesboro, GA
G 11 Isaiah Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Buford, GA
G 12 Alario Harris (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Lithonia, GA
F 15 Jalen Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr South Holland, IL
F 21 Willie Clayton   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Thomasville, GA
G 25 Devin Mitchell   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Suwanee, GA
G 30 Jeff Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Norwalk, OH
F 31 TJ Shipes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Buford, GA
G 32 Kevin Ware 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Rockdale County, GA
F 33 Marcus Crider 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Dayton, OH
G 34 Carter Cagle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Gainesville, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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"Black Out" game against Georgia Southern in the GSU Sports Arena on Jan. 19, 2016
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 9*
7:00 pm
at Oglethorpe W 85–34 
GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, GA
Regular season
November 13*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Middle Georgia State W 73–54  1–0
GSU Sports Arena (2,334)
Atlanta, GA
November 19*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Emmanuel W 77–58  2–0
GSU Sports Arena (1,573)
Atlanta, GA
November 25*
5:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss L 59–68  2–1
Tad Smith Coliseum (5,550)
Oxford, MS
November 27*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI W 78–72 OT 3–1
GSU Sports Arena (1,557)
Atlanta, GA
December 1*
9:00 pm, ASN
at UAB L 57–64  3–2
Bartow Arena (3,709)
Birmingham, AL
December 4*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State W 59–46  4–2
Nutter Center (5,148)
Fairborn, OH
December 12*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Old Dominion W 68–64  5–2
GSU Sports Arena (1,741)
Atlanta, GA
December 19*
5:00 pm, ASN
at Southern Miss W 66–46  6–2
Reed Green Coliseum (2,358)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Middle Tennessee W 64–62  7–2
GSU Sports Arena (1,819)
Atlanta, GA
Conference Games
December 30
8:15 pm
at UT Arlington L 70–85  7–3
(0–1)
College Park Center (3,002)
Arlington, TX
January 2
5:30 pm
at Texas State W 58–46  8–3
(1–1)
Strahan Coliseum (1,808)
San Marcos, TX
January 7
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Troy W 72–68  9–3
(2–1)
GSU Sports Arena (1,393)
Atlanta,GA
January 9
2:30 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama W 70–55  10–3
(3–1)
GSU Sports Arena (1,614)
Atlanta, GA
January 14
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 65–51  11–3
(4–1)
GSU Sports Arena (1,789)
Atlanta, GA
January 16
2:30 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Lafayette L 54–87  11–4
(4–2)
GSU Sports Arena (1,440)
Atlanta, GA
January 19
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Georgia Southern
Modern Day Hate
W 69–66 OT 12–4
(5–2)
GSU Sports Arena (3,854)
Atlanta, GA
January 21
7:30, ESPN3
at Appalachian State L 67–76  12–5
(5–3)
George M. Holmes Convocation Center (1,450)
Boone, NC
January 28
8:30 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State L 69–75 OT 12–6
(5–4)
Convocation Center (1,719)
Jonesboro, AR
January 30
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Little Rock L 53–63  12–7
(5–5)
Jack Stephens Center (4,682)
Little Rock, AR
February 4
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Texas State W 59–56  13–7
(6–5)
GSU Sports Arena (1,482)
Atlanta, GA
February 6
2:30 pm, ESPN3
UT Arlington L 69–90  13–8
(6–6)
GSU Sports Arena (1,579)
Atlanta, GA
February 11
8:00 pm
at South Alabama L 78–79  13–9
(6–7)
Mitchell Center (1,956)
Mobile, AL
February 13
5:15 pm
at Troy L 53–54  13–10
(6–8)
Trojan Arena (1,436)
Troy, AL
February 18
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock L 49–57  13–11
(6–9)
GSU Sports Arena (1,516)
Atlanta, GA
February 20
2:30 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas State W 69–61  14–11
(7–9)
GSU Sports Arena (1,468)
Atlanta, GA
February 23
7:30 pm, ESPN2
at Georgia Southern
Modern Day Hate
L 52–54  14–12
(7–10)
Hanner Fieldhouse (4,046)
Statesboro, GA
February 27
2:30 pm, ESPN3
Appalachian State W 83–70  15–12
(8–10)
GSU Sports Arena (1,784)
Atlanta, GA
March 3
8:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette W 72–69  16–12
(9–10)
Cajundome (3,743)
Lafayette, LA
March 5
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Louisiana–Monroe L 78–91  16–13
(9–11)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,470)
Monroe, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
March 10
8:30 pm, ESPN3
at Texas State
First round
L 61–63  16–14
Lakefront Arena (703)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster". www.GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022.