2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by sixth year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 8–10 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Evansville.

2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–17 (8–10 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lou Gudino
  • Marcus Belcher
  • Terry Parker
Home arenaHulman Center
Seasons
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 16 2   .889 26 9   .743
Evansville 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Illinois State 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Southern Illinois 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611 23 13   .639
Indiana State 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Missouri State 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Loyola Chicago 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Bradley 3 15   .167 5 27   .156
Drake 2 16   .111 7 24   .226
2016 MVC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Sycamores finished the season 15–16, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jake Kitchell 0 F/C 6'10" 233 Senior Union Mills, IN Graduated
Alex Etherington 2 G/F 6'5" 210 Sophomore Cicero, IN Transferred to Indianapolis
Justin Gant 5 F 6'9" 240 Senior Terre Haute, IN Graduated
Tre' Bennett 15 G 5'10" 183 Junior Houston, TX Transferred to Angelo State

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Everett Clemons 0 G 6'0" 185 Junior Springfield, IL Junior college transfer from Vincennes University.

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bronson Kessinger
SF
Corydon, IN Corydon Central High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Emondre Rickman
PF
Collinsville, IL Collinsville High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Everett Clemons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Vincennes
Lanphier HS
Springfield, IL
G/F 1 Kristian Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Pike HS Indianapolis, IN
G 4 Brenton Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS So Northrop HS Fort Wayne, IN
F 5 Bronson Kessinger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Corydon Central HS Corydon, IN
G 10 Kalen Alexander (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Jr Terre Haute North Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN
G 11 Devonte Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Ellison HS Killeen, TX
F 12 Niels Bunschoten 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Howard College Bussum, Netherlands
G 20 Grant Prusator 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Highland CC
Rochelle Township HS
Rochelle, IL
G 22 Brandon Burnett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Cienega HS Tucson, AZ
G/F 24 Nick Amor (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr LaVille HS Lakeville, IN
F 30 Matt Van Scyoc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr The Citadel
Green Lake HS
Green Lake, WI
G 32 Laquarious Paige 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Stark HS West Orange, TX
F/C 34 Brandon Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 290 lb (132 kg) So Carver HS Montgomery, AL
F/C 41 Emondre Rickman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Collinsville HS Collinsville, IL
C 42 T. J. Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Jr Charleston HS Charleston, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm
DePauw W 91–71 
Hulman Center (3,431)
Terre Haute, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI L 70–72  0–1
Hulman Center (4,131)
Terre Haute, IN
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wyoming
MW–MWC Challenge
W 70–55  1–1
Hulman Center (3,601)
Terre Haute, IN
11/20/2015*
8:30 pm
vs. Norfolk State
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
W 70-61  2–1
Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI
11/22/2015*
6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Tulsa
Paradise Jam semifinals
L 59–67  2–2
Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI
11/23/2015*
6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Hofstra
Paradise Jam 3rd place game
W 67–66  3–2
Sports and Fitness Center (2,002)
St. Thomas, VI
12/01/2015*
8:00 pm
at Eastern Illinois L 62–68  3–3
Lantz Arena (1,183)
Charleston, IL
12/05/2015*
12:00 pm, FS1
at Butler L 71–85  3–4
Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,142)
Indianapolis, IN
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso L 63–69  3–5
Hulman Center (3,621)
Terre Haute, IN
12/13/2015*
1:00 pm, FCS
at WKU L 62–75  3–6
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,810)
Bowling Green, KY
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois–Springfield W 75–60  4–6
Hulman Center (3,110)
Terre Haute, IN
12/19/2015*
8:00 pm, FSMW
at Saint Louis W 76–68  5–6
Chaifetz Arena (7,244)
St. Louis, MO
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State W 73–61  6–6
Hulman Center (3,256)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville L 62–70  6–7
(0–1)
Ford Center (7,801)
Evansville, IN
01/02/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 73–58  7–7
(1–1)
Hulman Center (3,375)
Terre Haute, IN
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake W 79–69  8–7
(2–1)
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, MVC TV/FSIND
Illinois State W 77–65  9–7
(3–1)
Hulman Center (3,801)
Terre Haute, IN
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa W 74–60  10–7
(4–1)
Hulman Center (3,544)
Terre Haute, IN
01/17/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State L 62–82  10–8
(4–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
01/20/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 66–79  10–9
(4–3)
SIU Arena (5,036)
Carbondale, IL
01/24/2016
4:00 pm, ESPNU
Evansville W 82–65  11–9
(5–3)
Hulman Center (4,630)
Terre Haute, IN
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State W 68–59  12–9
(6–3)
Hulman Center (3,501)
Terre Haute, IN
01/30/2016
4:00 pm, MVC TV/FSIND
at Loyola–Chicago L 96–104 2OT 12–10
(6–4)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
02/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake W 63–56  13–10
(7–4)
Hulman Center (3,409)
Terre Haute, IN
02/06/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley L 58–63  13–11
(7–5)
Carver Arena (6,028)
Peoria, IL
02/10/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 78–85  13–12
(7–6)
Hulman Center (3,221)
Terre Haute, IN
02/13/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 85–89 OT 13–13
(7–7)
JQH Arena (4,400)
Springfield, MO
02/17/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State L 50–78  13–14
(7–8)
Redbird Arena (4,456)
Normal, IL
02/21/2016
4:00 pm, ESPNU
Wichita State L 51–84  13–15
(7–9)
Hulman Center (10,200)
Terre Haute, IN
02/24/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 44-66  13-16
(7-10)
McLeod Center (5,911)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/27/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 77–58  14–16
(8–10)
Hulman Center (3,700)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley tournament
03/04/2016
8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Illinois State
Quarterfinals
W 65–57  15–16
Scottrade Center (8,468)
St. Louis, MO
03/05/2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Evansville
Semifinals
L 42–68  15–17
Scottrade Center (14,299)
St. Louis, MO
*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 ISU Basketball Schedule/Results". www.GoSycamores.com. Indiana State University. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016.