2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball season

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2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Duration November, 2015 - March, 2016
Number of teams 13
TV partner(s) ESPN,[1][2] ASN[3]
Regular Season
Tournament
Southland Conference men's basketball seasons
← 2014–15
2016–17 →
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin † 18 – 0   1.000     28 – 6   .824
Texas A&M–CC 15 – 3   .833     25 – 8   .758
Sam Houston State 12 – 6   .667     18 – 16   .529
Incarnate Word* 12 – 6   .667     17 – 12   .586
Houston Baptist 10 – 8   .556     17 – 17   .500
Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 9   .500     12 – 21   .364
Abilene Christian* 8 – 10   .444     13 – 18   .419
McNeese State 7 – 11   .389     9 – 20   .310
Central Arkansas** 6 – 12   .333     7 – 21   .250
New Orleans 6 – 12   .333     10 – 20   .333
Nicholls State 6 – 12   .333     11 – 23   .324
Northwestern State 5 – 13   .278     8 – 20   .286
Lamar 3 – 15   .167     11 – 19   .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 Southland Tournament winner

The 2015–16 SLC men's basketball season marks the 53rd season of Southland Conference basketball, taking place between November 2015 and March 2016. Practices began in October 2015, and the season will end with the 2016 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.

Preseason

Preseason Polls

Coaches Poll

Rank Team[4]
1 Stephen F. Austin
2 Northwestern State
3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
4 Sam Houston State
5 Lamar
6 Incarnate Word
7 Southeastern Louisiana
8 New Orleans
9 Houston Baptist
10 McNeese State
11 Nicholls State
12 Central Arkansas
13 Abilene Christian

Sports Information Directors' Poll

Rank Team[4]
1 Stephen F. Austin
2 Northwestern State
3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
4 Sam Houston State
5 Incarnate Word
6 Lamar
7 Southeastern Louisiana
8 McNeese State
9 Houston Baptist
10 New Orleans
11 Nicholls State
12 Central Arkansas
13 Abilene Christian

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source:[5]

Award Recipients
First Team Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin)

Jalen West (Northwestern State)
Zeek Woodley (Northwestern State)
Rashawn Thomas (Texas A&M–Corpus Christ)
Paul Baxter (Sam Houston State)
Second Team Ty Charles (Stephen F. Austin)

Zay Jackson (Southeastern Louisiana)
Craig McFerrin (McNeese State)
Kyle Hittle (Incarnate Word)
Anthony Odunsi (Houston Baptist)

Southland Conference Preseason Player of the Year: Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin

Regular Season

Head Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SLC records are from time at current school.

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record SLC record NCAA Tournaments
Abilene Christian Joe Golding Arkansas–Little Rock 5th 45–71 6–26 0
Central Arkansas Russ Pennell Grand Canyon 2nd 0–2 2–16 0
Houston Baptist Ron Cottrell Arkansas 25th 18–41 9–27 0
Incarnate Word Ken Burmeister Trinity 10th 39–17 19–13 1
Lamar Tic Price North Texas 2nd 16–19 10–13 2
McNeese State Dave Simmons Northwestern State 10th 127–152 80–79 0
New Orleans Mark Slessinger Northwestern State 5th 22–33 14–22 0
Nicholls State J. P. Piper Nicholls (assistant) 12th 121–201 76–106 0
Northwestern State Mike McConathy Bossier Parish CC 17th 259–240 157–117 3
Sam Houston State Jason Hooten Tarleton State 6th 99–69 53–33 0
Southeastern Louisiana Jay Ladner Jones County JC 2nd 9–23 6–12 0
Stephen F. Austin Brad Underwood South Carolina 3rd 61–8 35–1 2
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Willis Wilson Memphis 5th 50–77 36–34 0

Postseason

Southland Conference Tournament

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Main article: 2016 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

NCAA Tournament

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Main article: 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  • The winner of the conference tournament will be awarded an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.

National Invitation Tournament

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Main article: 2016 National Invitation Tournament

College Basketball Invitational

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Main article: 2016 College Basketball Invitational

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

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Main article: 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Awards and honors

Regular Season

SLC Player-of-the-Week

Postseason

SLC All-Conference Teams and Awards [20] [21] [22]

Award Recipients
Coach of the Year Brad Underwood (Stephen F. Austin)
Player of the Year Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin)
Defensive Player of the Year Rashawn Thomas (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Freshman of the Year Jaylen Franklin (Abilene Christian)
Newcomer of the Year Derreck Brooks (Central Arkansas)
First Team Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin)
Rashawn Thomas (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Zeek Woodley (Northwestern State)
Anthony Odunsi (Houston Baptist)
Jordan Howard (Central Arkansas)
Second Team Kyle Hittle (Incarnate Word)
Jaylen Franklin (Abilene Christian)
Demetrious Floyd (Stephen F. Austin)
Aurimas Majauskas (Sam Houston State)
Dakarai Henderson (Sam Houston State)
Third Team Zay Jackson (Southeastern Louisiana)
Jamaya Burr (McNeese State)
Glide Geffrard (Stephen F. Austin)
Hameed Ali (Texas A&M Corpus Christi)
Christavious Gill (New Orleans)
All-Defensive Team Rashawn Thomas (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin)
Hameed Ali (Texas A&M Corpus Christi)
Liam Thomas (Nicholls State)
Trey Pinkney (Stephen F. Austin)
First Team All-Academic Kyle Hittle (Incarnate Word)
Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin)
Jordan Howard (Central Arkansas)
Aurimas Majauskas (Sam Houston State)
Parker Wentz ( Abilene Christian)
Second Team All-Academic Bryce Douvier (Texas A&M Corpus Christi)
Sabri Thompson (Northwestern State)
Mitchell Badillo (Incarnate Word)
Reveal Chukwujekwu (Houston Baptist)
Kevin Hill (New Orleans)
All-Tournament Team Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin)
Jared Johnson (Stephen F. Austin)
Michael Holyfield (Sam Houston State)
Jabari Peters (Sam Houston State)
Zeek Woodley (Northwestern State)
Tournament MVP Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin)

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  21. ↑ http://www.southland.org/news/2015/3/15/MBB_0315150409.aspx
  22. ↑ http://www.sfajacks.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/033116aaa.html
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