2015–16 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by tenth year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at the College Park Center and were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They defeated Texas State to advance to the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Monroe. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Savannah State in the first round (the Mavericks' first ever post-season win in any tournament), received a second round bye and lost in the quarterfinals to NJIT. The 24 wins tied the 2011 team for most in a single Maverick season.

2015–16 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record24–11 (13–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Young
  • Zak Buncik
  • Kenneth Mangrum
Home arenaCollege Park Center
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

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Erick Neal Guard 5–11 160 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
2 Kennedy Eubanks Forward 6–6 185 Senior Pendleton, South Carolina
3 Nathan Hawkins Guard 6–7 208 Sophomore Garland, Texas
4 Drew Charles Guard 6–2 193 Junior Azle, Texas
5 Kaelon Wilson Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Lancaster, Texas
10 Jalen Jones Guard 6–3 200 Junior Cedar Hill, Texas
11 Brandon Williams Forward 6–10 215 Junior Houston, Texas
12 Courtney Austin Guard 6–0 185 Senior Dallas, Texas
15 Scott Muirhead Forward 6–4 200 Freshman Ennis, Texas
20 Julian Harris Forward 6–5 220 Sophomore Mansfield, Texas
23 Mairega Clarke Guard 6–5 165 Junior Queens, New York
25 Kevin Hervey Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Arlington, Texas
30 Nick Pallas Guard 6–8 240 Freshman Rancho Santa Margarita, California
34 Faith Pope Forward 6–7 195 Junior Houston, Texas
45 Jorge Bilbao Forward 6–8 235 Junior Bilbao, Spain

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Summer Tour of the Bahamas
08/20/2015*
6:00 pm
at Real Deal Shockers W 93–67 
Sir Kendal Isaacs Gym 
Nassau, Bahamas
08/21/2015*
6:00 pm
at PJ Stringers W 114–64 
Sir Kendal Isaacs Gym 
Nassau, Bahamas
08/23/2015*
3:00 pm
at Providence Storm W 108–61 
Sir Kendal Isaacs Gym 
Nassau, Bahamas
08/24/2015*
6:00 pm
at Atlantis All–Stars W 109–77 
Sir Kendal Isaacs Gym 
Nassau, Bahamas
Regular season
11/14/2015*
7:30 pm
Fordham W 77–72  1–0
College Park Center (3,863)
Arlington, TX
11/17/2015*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech
Hoophall Miami Invitational
L 68–80  1–1
Thomas Assembly Center (3,012)
Ruston, LA
11/20/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio State
Hoophall Miami Invitational
W 73-68  2-1
Value City Arena (12,312)
Columbus, OH
11/23/2015*
7:30 pm, ESPNews
at Memphis
Hoophall Miami Invitational
W 68–64  3–1
FedExForum (11,184)
Memphis, TN
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm
Grambling State
Hoophall Miami Invitational
W 73–40  4–1
College Park Center (1,601)
Arlington, TX
11/29/2015*
5:00 pm
at Rice W 92–74  5–1
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,668)
Houston, TX
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 73–80 OT 5–2
Frank Erwin Center (9,646)
Austin, TX
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm
North Texas W 90–67  6–2
College Park Center (6,107)
Arlington, TX
12/05/2015*
8:00 pm
at UTEP W 76–62  7–2
Don Haskins Center (7,567)
El Paso, TX
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
Bradley W 97–61  8–2
College Park Center (1,833)
Arlington, TX
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm
Sul Ross State W 98–40  9–2
College Park Center (1,855)
Arlington, TX
12/30/2015
7:15 pm
Georgia State W 85–70  10–2
(1–0)
College Park Center (3,002)
Arlington, TX
01/02/2016
7:15 pm
Georgia Southern W 92–72  11–2
(2–0)
College Park Center (2,117)
Arlington, TX
01/07/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State W 71–67  12–2
(3–0)
Holmes Center (870)
Boone, NC
01/14/2016
7:30 pm
at Troy W 90–63  13–2
(4–0)
Trojan Arena (1,209)
Troy, AL
01/16/2016
4:00 pm
at South Alabama L 85–88 OT 13–3
(4–1)
Mitchell Center (2,102)
Mobile, AL
01/21/2016
7:15 pm
Arkansas State W 91–64  14–3
(5–1)
College Park Center (3,111)
Arlington, TX
01/23/2016
7:15 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock L 62–68  14–4
(5–2)
College Park Center (5,033)
Arlington, TX
01/28/2016
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 88–99  14–5
(5–3)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,857)
Monroe, LA
01/30/2016
4:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 75–90  14–6
(5–4)
Cajundome (3,989)
Lafayette, LA
02/04/2016
6:30 pm
at Georgia Southern L 73–82  14–7
(5–5)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,668)
Statesboro, GA
02/06/2016
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 90–69  15–7
(6–5)
GSU Sports Arena (1,579)
Atlanta, GA
02/09/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Texas State W 65–53  16–7
(7–5)
Strahan Coliseum (3,408)
San Marcos, TX
02/13/2016
7:15 pm
Appalachian State W 91–60  17–7
(8–5)
College Park Center (2,141)
Arlington, TX
02/18/2016
7:15 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 84–83 OT 18–7
(9–5)
College Park Center (2,010)
Arlington, TX
02/20/2016
7:15 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe L 61–64  18–8
(9–6)
College Park Center (3,314)
Arlington, TX
02/25/2016
7:15 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 60–72  18–9
(9–7)
Jack Stephens Center (5,253)
Little Rock, AR
02/27/2016
7:00 pm
at Arkansas State W 79–75  19–9
(10–7)
Convocation Center (1,644)
Jonesboro, AR
03/01/2016
7:15 pm
Texas State W 75–69  20–9
(11–7)
College Park Center (2,196)
Arlington, TX
03/03/2016
7:15 pm
South Alabama W 92–79  21–9
(12–7)
College Park Center (2,408)
Arlington, TX
03/05/2016
7:15 pm
Troy W 90–55  22–9
(13–7)
College Park Center (2,722)
Arlington, TX
Sun Belt tournament
03/11/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Texas State
Quarterfinals
W 72–63  23–9
Lakefront Arena (907)
New Orleans, LA
03/12/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Louisiana–Monroe
Semifinals
L 71–82  23–10
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
CIT
03/16/2016*
6:00 pm
at Savannah State
First round
W 75–59  24–10
Tiger Arena (1,192)
Savannah, GA
03/24/2016*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT
Quarterfinals
L 60–63  24–11
Fleisher Center (1,383)
Newark, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2015-2016 Schedule". www.UTAMavs.com. University of Texas at Arlington. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016.