2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

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2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
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Conference Conference USA
2015–16 record 5–27 (3–15 C-USA)
Head coach Brooks Thompson (10th year)
Assistant coach Dan O'Dowd
Assistant coach Robert Guster
Assistant coach Shenton Wai
Home arena Convocation Center
Seasons
« 2014–15 2016–17 »
2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UAB 16 2   .889     26 7   .788
Middle Tennessee 13 5   .722     25 10   .714
Marshall 12 6   .667     17 16   .515
Louisiana Tech 12 6   .667     23 10   .697
Old Dominion 12 6   .667     25 13   .658
UTEP 10 8   .556     19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 9   .500     14 19   .424
WKU 8 10   .444     18 16   .529
North Texas 7 11   .389     12 20   .375
Rice 7 11   .389     12 20   .375
FIU 7 11   .389     13 19   .406
Florida Atlantic 5 13   .278     8 25   .242
Southern Miss* 5 13   .278     8 21   .276
UTSA 3 15   .167     5 27   .156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by ninth year head coach Brooks Thompson, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–27, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to Florida Atlantic.

On March 10th, head coach Brooks Thompson was fired.[1] He finished at UTSA with a 10 year record of 130–176.

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2014–15 season 14–16, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4-way tie for 7th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to FIU.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
James Williams 0 G 6'4" 190 Junior Arlington, TX Left the team due to personal reasons
Edwin Olympio 3 G 6'4" 185 Freshman Marseille, France Transferred to Arkansas–Fort Smith
Tyler Flores 5 G 6'4" 220 Freshman Saginaw, TX Left the team due to personal reasons
Jeromie Hill 12 F 6'8" 250 Senior Cairns, Australia Graduated
Larry Lewis, Jr. 34 G 6'2" 175 RS Freshman Scottsdale, AZ Transferred to Odessa College
Keon Lewis 44 G 6'2" 180 Senior Seattle, WA Graduated
Kaj-Björn Sherman 45 C 7'0" 250 Senior Mercer Island, WA Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
James Harris, Jr. 2 G 6'4" 185 Junior Baton Rouge, LA Junior college transferred from Indian Hills Community College
Nick Billingsley 34 G 6'4" 175 Junior Omaha, NE Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College

Class of 2015 recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Garrett Thibodeaux
SF
Tyler, TX Robert E. Lee High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
A.J. Cockrell
PF
Tulsa, OK Memorial High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 3, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Nick Allen
SF
Surprise, AZ Willow Canyon High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 18, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:

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Roster

2015–16 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
F 0 Terrell Scruggs (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Grand View HS Fresno, TX
G 1 George Matthews 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Utah Phoenix, AZ
G 2 J. R. Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Baton Rouge, LA
G 3 Gino Littles (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Desert Mountain HS Phoenix, AZ
G 5 Ömer Alp Aksu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr İzmir American Collegiate Institute Istanbul, Turkey
G 10 Christian Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Notre Dame Prep Baton Rouge, LA
G 11 Austin Karrer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Canyon HS New Braunfels, TX
G 14 Ryan Bowie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Iowa Western CC Lewisville, TX
C 15 Lucas O'Brien 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Perry HS Chandler, AZ
F 22 Garrett Thibodeaux 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lee HS Tyler, TX
F 24 Phillip Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pine Woods HS Freeport, Bahamas
F 25 Nick Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Willow Canyon HS Surprise, AZ
C 32 James Ringholt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Brisbane Boys' College Rockhampton, Australia
F 33 A. J. Cockrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Memorial HS Tulsa, OK
G 34 Nick Billingsley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr New Mexico JC Omaha, NE
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
11/05/2015*
7:00 PM
Southeastern Oklahoma State W 92–81 
Convocation Center (762)
San Antonio, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago L 64–76  0–1
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,711)
Chicago, IL
11/15/2015*
1:00 PM, ESPN3
at Clemson
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
L 45–78  0–2
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,262)
Greenville, SC
11/17/2015*
7:00 PM, FS2
at Creighton
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
L 78–103  0–3
CenturyLink Center (16,580)
Omaha, NE
11/21/2015*
9:00 PM
at Southern Utah W 82–79  1–3
Centrum Arena (3,256)
Cedar City, UT
11/23/2015*
2:30 PM
vs. Central Arkansas
Men Who Speak Up Main Event Middleweight semifinals
L 84–94  1–4
MGM Grand Garden Arena (323)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2015*
2:30 PM
vs. Texas Southern
Men Who Speak Up Main Event Middleweight 3rd place
L 80–91  1–5
MGM Grand Garden Arena (217)
Paradise, NV
11/29/2015*
6:00 PM
UTPB L 85–90  1–6
Convocation Center (707)
San Antonio, TX
12/02/2015*
7:00 PM, TWCS
at Texas State
I-35 Rivalry
L 53–76  1–7
Strahan Coliseum (3,220)
San Marcos, TX
12/08/2015*
7:00 PM, LHN
at Texas L 50–116  1–8
Frank Erwin Center (9,657)
Austin, TX
12/12/2015*
2:00 PM, TWCS
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 79–85  1–9
Convocation Center (704)
San Antonio, TX
12/16/2015*
11:30 AM
East Central Oklahoma W 75–61  2–9
Convocation Center (2,217)
San Antonio, TX
12/19/2015*
5:00 PM
Utah Valley L 78–83  2–10
Convocation Center (1,098)
San Antonio, TX
12/22/2015*
7:00 PM
Cal Poly L 73–88  2–11
Convocation Center (795)
San Antonio, TX
Conference USA Regular season
01/01/2016
6:00 PM, ASN
North Texas L 66–70  2–12
(0–1)
Convocation Center (829)
San Antonio, TX
01/03/2016
3:00 PM
Rice W 85–80  3–12
(1–1)
Convocation Center (607)
San Antonio, TX
01/07/2016
7:00 PM
at UAB L 82–104  3–13
(1–2)
Bartow Arena (3,747)
Birmingham, AL
01/09/2016
3:00 PM, ASN
at Middle Tennessee L 71–79  3–14
(1–3)
Murphy Center (4,632)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/16/2016
3:00 PM, ASN
UTEP W 71–67  4–14
(2–3)
Convocation Center (1,550)
San Antonio, TX
01/21/2016
7:00 PM
FIU L 56–72  4–15
(2–4)
Convocation Center (966)
San Antonio, TX
01/23/2016
2:00 PM
Florida Atlantic L 71–86  4–16
(2–5)
Convocation Center (1,128)
San Antonio, TX
01/28/2016
6:30 PM
at Louisiana Tech L 75–85  4–17
(2–6)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,428)
Ruston, LA
01/30/2016
7:00 PM
at Southern Miss L 70–86  4–18
(2–7)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,343)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/04/2016
7:00 PM
WKU L 71–83  4–19
(2–8)
Convocation Center (1,003)
San Antonio, TX
02/06/2016
1:00 PM, ASN
Marshall L 91–109  4–20
(2–9)
Convocation Center (900)
San Antonio, TX
02/11/2016
6:00 PM
at Florida Atlantic L 73–79  4–21
(2–10)
FAU Arena (933)
Boca Raton, FL
02/13/2016
6:00 PM
at FIU L 65–79  4–22
(2–11)
FIU Arena (1,062)
Miami, FL
02/18/2016
8:00 PM, ASN
Louisiana Tech L 74–87  4–23
(2–12)
Convocation Center (1,258)
San Antonio, TX
02/20/2016
3:00 PM, ASN
Southern Miss W 74–53  5–23
(3–12)
Convocation Center (1,250)
San Antonio, TX
02/25/2016
6:00 PM
at Charlotte L 108–114 2OT 5–24
(3–13)
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,701)
Charlotte, NC
02/27/2016
7:00 PM, ASN
at Old Dominion L 56–78  5–25
(3–14)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,372)
Norfolk, VA
03/05/2016
3:00 PM, ASN
at UTEP L 74–81  5–26
(3–15)
Don Haskins Center (7,430)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA Tournament
03/08/2016
4:00 PM, ASN
vs. Florida Atlantic
First round
L 58–82  5–27
Bartow Arena (220)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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