2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by fourth year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Buffalo.

2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record13–20 (6–12 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMillett Hall
Seasons
2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
Ohio 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Kent State 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Buffalo 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Miami (OH) 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
Bowling Green 5 13   .278 16 18   .471
West
Ball State 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Central Michigan 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Northern Illinois 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Eastern Michigan 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Toledo 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
2016 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The RedHawks finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Eastern Michigan.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Will Sullivan 3 G 6'3" 190 Senior Elmhurst, IL Graduated
Joshua Oswald 4 F 6'7" 225 Sophomore Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Emporia State
Jaryd Eustance 5 G 6'7" 201 Sophomore Brisbane, Australia Left the team for personal reasons
Tre Hawkins 20 G 5'10" 155 Freshman Cincinnati, OH Left the team for personal reasons
John Hawkins 40 C 7'0" 252 RS Junior Troy, MI Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jake Wright 13 G/F 6'4" 195 Sophomore Hopkins, MN Transferred from The Citadel. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wright will have to sit out from the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Jere Vučica 14 F 6'8" 210 RS Senior Split, Croatia Transferred from North Alabama. Will be eligible to play immediately since Vučica graduated from North Alabama.
Abdoulaye Harouna 30 G 6'4" 185 Sophomore Niamey, Niger Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho.

Recruiting class of 2015

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Note: There were no recruiting class of 2015 for Miami (OH).

Recruiting class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Braxton Beverly
PG
Hazard, KY Perry County Central High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 14, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Geovonie McKnight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr Middletown HS Middletown, OH
G 1 Zach McCormick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Turpin HS Cincinnati, OH
F 2 Rod Mills 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So St. Xavier HS Cincinnati, OH
F 11 Logan McLane 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Greenfield School Winterville, NC
F/C 12 L. J. Livingston, Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Patterson Mill HS
Pensacola State
Upper Marlboro, MD
G/F 13 Jake Wright (I)   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hopkins HS
The Citadel
Hopkins, MN
F 14 Jere Vučica 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS Sr PASS Marko Antun
North Alabama
Split, Croatia
G 15 Ali Barnes (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS So Lakota West HS
Concord
West Chester, OH
G 20 Dion Wade 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Findlay Prep
Auburn
Antwerp, Belgium
F 21 Kalif Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Oak Hill HS
Kilgore
Oak Hill, WV
G 22 Willie Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Aiken HS
Oregon
Cincinnati, OH
F 24 Chris Bryant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Rickards, HS
College of Central Florida
Tallahassee, FL
G 25 Jake Bischoff (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Olentangy Liberty HS
Concord/Otterbein
Powell, OH
G 30 Abdoulaye Harouna 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So South Kent
College of Southern Idaho
Niamey, Niger
G 33 Eric Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Sr Keenan
Presbyterian
Columbia, SC
F 35 Brian Oddo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Providence Catholic HS New Lenox, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2015*
7:00 pm
Ohio Midwestern W 90–24 
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, FCS
at Xavier L 72–81  0–1
Cintas Center (10,372)
Cincinnati, OH
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kenyon W 68–47  1–1
Millett Hall (541)
Oxford, OH
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm
Lipscomb
Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge
W 70–68  2–1
Millett Hall (1,255)
Oxford, OH
11/21/2015*
3:30 pm
Florida Atlantic
Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge
L 69–75  2–2
Millett Hall (1,196)
Oxford, OH
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Northeastern
Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge
W 67–61  3–2
Millett Hall (1,174)
Oxford, OH
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
IPFW L 53–57  3–3
Millett Hall (1,224)
Oxford, OH
11/28/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
UCF W 64–63  4–3
Millett Hall (1,254)
Oxford, OH
12/05/2015*
1:00 pm
at IUPUI L 64–78  4–4
Fairgrounds Coliseum (1,079)
Indianapolis, IN
12/13/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
Wright State W 72–67  5–4
Millett Hall (1,397)
Oxford, OH
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jackson State W 64–53  6–4
Millett Hall (1,119)
Oxford, OH
12/18/2015*
8:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 64–77  6–5
Eblen Center (1,378)
Cookeville, TN
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, TWCSC
at Dayton L 63–64  6–6
UD Arena (13,206)
Dayton, OH
01/02/2016*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina State L 67–71  6–7
Millett Hall (1,392)
Oxford, OH
MAC regular season
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3
at Bowling Green L 62–73  6–8
(0–1)
Stroh Center (1,611)
Bowling Green, OH
01/09/2016
3:30 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3
Toledo L 76–84  6–9
(0–2)
Millett Hall (1,224)
Oxford, OH
01/12/2016
7:00 pm
at Kent State L 68–76  6–10
(0–3)
MAC Center (2,588)
Kent, OH
01/16/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State L 46–48  6–11
(0–4)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,218)
Muncie, IN
01/19/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo L 60–77  6–12
(0–5)
Millett Hall (1,221)
Oxford, OH
01/23/2016
7:00 pm
at Akron L 46–75  6–13
(0–6)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,686)
Akron, OH
01/26/2016
7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
Central Michigan L 51–68  6–14
(0–7)
Millett Hall (1,431)
Oxford, OH
01/30/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 72–59  7–14
(1–7)
Millett Hall (1,297)
Oxford, OH
02/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan L 69–94  7–15
(1–8)
Convocation Center (779)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/06/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green W 55–51  8–15
(2–8)
Millett Hall (1,330)
Oxford, OH
02/09/2016
7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
at Western Michigan W 45–44  9–15
(3–8)
University Arena (2,014)
Kalamazoo, MI
02/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo L 49–93  9–16
(3–9)
Savage Arena (5,029)
Toledo, OH
02/16/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State L 56–73  9–17
(3–10)
Millett Hall (1,706)
Oxford, OH
02/20/2016
2:00 pm
at Ohio W 76–64  9–18
(3–11)
Convocation Center (9,018)
Athens, OH
02/23/2016
7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
Akron W 77–64  10–18
(4–11)
Millett Hall (1,371)
Oxford, OH
02/27/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Kent State W 74–65  11–18
(5–11)
Millett Hall (1,330)
Oxford, OH
03/01/2016
7:00 pm
at Buffalo W 67–59  12–18
(6–11)
Alumni Arena (4,798)
Amherst, NY
03/04/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 65–67  12–19
(6–12)
Millett Hall (4,208)
Oxford, OH
MAC tournament
03/07/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(11) at (6) Ball State
First round
W 49–47  13–19
John E. Worthen Arena (2,245)
Muncie, IN
03/10/2016
9:00 pm, ESPN3
(11) vs. (3) Buffalo
Quarterfinals
L 81–94  13–20
Quicken Loans Arena (2,311)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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