2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–16 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMelvin Watkins
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBud Walton Arena
Seasons
2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Texas A&M 13 5   .722 28 9   .757
No. 10 Kentucky 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
South Carolina 11 7   .611 25 9   .735
Vanderbilt 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
LSU 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
Ole Miss 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Georgia 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Florida 9 9   .500 21 15   .583
Arkansas 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Alabama 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Mississippi State 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Tennessee 6 12   .333 15 19   .441
Auburn 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Missouri* 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
2016 SEC tournament winner
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2015–16 season. The team's head coach was Mike Anderson, who was in his fifth season. The team played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as a member of the SEC. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Florida.

Previous season

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The Razorbacks achieved a 27–9 record during the 2014–15 season, where they finished runner-up to Kentucky both in the league and in the SEC tournament.

Arkansas earned its first NCAA tournament berth since 2008, defeating Wofford before falling to North Carolina in the round of 32.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Rashad Madden 00 G 6'5" 180 Senior Lepanto, AR Graduated
Alandise Harris 2 G 6'6" 237 RS Senior Little Rock, AR Graduated
Bobby Portis 10 F 6'11" 242 Sophomore Little Rock, AR Declared for 2015 NBA draft
Nick Babb 14 G 6'4" 185 Freshman Arlington, TX Transferred to Iowa State
JaCorey Williams 22 F 6'8" 218 Junior Birmingham, AL Transferred to Middle Tennessee State
Michael Qualls 24 G 6'6" 210 Junior Shreveport, LA Declared for 2015 NBA draft

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Dustin Thomas 13 G/F 6'7" 225 Junior Texarkana, TX Transferred from Colorado. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thomas will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Willy Kouassi 50 C 6'10" 230 Senior Abidjan, Ivory Coast Transferred from Kennesaw State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Kouassi graduated from Kennesaw State.

Incoming class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jimmy Whitt
G
Columbia, Missouri Hickman High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 19, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Lorenzo Jenkins
F
Naples, Florida First Baptist Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 8, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPNN/A
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:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.

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
Arlando Cook
F
St. Louis, Missouri Connors State College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Adrio Bailey
F
Campti, Louisiana Lakeview High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 18, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Jaylen Barford
G
Jackson, Tennessee Motlow State Community College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 22, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Daryl Macon
G
Little Rock, Arkansas Holmes Community College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 6, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPNN/A
C.J. Jones
G
Birmingham, Alabama Central Park Christian High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A
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:

Recruiting class of 2017

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Daniel Gafford
F
El Dorado, Arkansas El Dorado High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

Roster

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Dusty Hannahs
2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Trey Thompson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Madison, Arkansas
G 2 Jake Mosiman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lawrence, Kansas
G 3 Dusty Hannahs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 4 Jabril Durham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr DeSoto, Texas
G 5 Anthlon Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bartlett, Tennessee
F 13 Dustin Thomas Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Texarkana, Texas
G 14 Tristan Simmons 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr El Dorado, Arkansas
G 15 Lorenzo Jenkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Naples, Florida
G 21 Manuale Watkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Fayetteville, Arkansas
G 24 Jimmy Whitt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Columbia, Missouri
G 31 Anton Beard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So North Little Rock, Arkansas
C 33 Moses Kingsley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Abuja, Nigeria
F 50 Willy Kouassi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Abidjan, Ivory Coast
F 55 Keaton Miles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Sr Dallas, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-01-13

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference exhibition
November 5, 2015*
7:00 pm
Southwestern Oklahoma State W 103–58 
 21  Bell   10  Kouassi   9  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (13,996)
Fayetteville, AR
November 10, 2015*
7:00 pm
Delta State W 74–40 
 16  Kingsley   9  Miles   7  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (13,970)
Fayetteville, AR
Regular season
November 13, 2015*
7:00 pm
Southern W 86–68  1–0
 22  Kingsley   12  Kingsley   10  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,158)
Fayetteville, AR
November 18, 2015*
7:00 pm
Akron
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 80–88  1–1
 23  Bell   12  Kingsley   4  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,041)
Fayetteville, AR
November 20, 2015*
7:00 pm
Charleston Southern
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 93–75  2–1
 21  Hannahs   6  Tied   11  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,203)
Fayetteville, AR
November 26, 2015*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Georgia Tech
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals
L 73–83  2–2
 14  Bell   9  Kingsley   6  Durham  Barclays Center (1,283)
Brooklyn, NY
November 27, 2015*
11:30 am, ESPNU
vs. Stanford
NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game
L 66–69  2–3
 17  Bell   12  Kingsley   7  Durham  Barclays Center (4,156)
Brooklyn, NY
December 1, 2015*
7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 117–78  3–3
 21  Tied   10  Kingsley   10  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (13,984)
Fayetteville, AR
December 4, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wake Forest L 85–88  3–4
 15  Tied   7  Kingsley   8  Durham  LJVM Coliseum (9,488)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 8, 2015*
8:00 pm, SECN
Evansville W 89–76  4–4
 23  Hannahs   9  Durham   7  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (13,980)
Fayetteville, AR
December 12, 2015*
7:00 pm, SECN
Tennessee Tech W 83–57  5–4
 21  Tied   13  Kingsley   10  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,336)
Fayetteville, AR
December 19, 2015*
7:00 pm
vs. Mercer L 66–69 OT 5–5
 18  Kingsley   14  Kingsley   5  Durham  Verizon Arena (9,120)
North Little Rock, AR
December 22, 2015*
7:00 pm
North Florida W 97–72  6–5
 22  Kingsley   10  Kingsley   7  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,794)
Fayetteville, AR
December 30, 2015*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Dayton L 81–85 OT 6–6
 26  Kingsley   11  Kingsley   5  Tied  UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH
January 2, 2016
3:30 pm, SECN
at No. 20 Texas A&M L 69–92  6–7 (1–0)
 16  Bell   7  Kingsley   5  Durham  Reed Arena (11,332)
College Station, TX
January 5, 2016
8:00 pm, SECN
Vanderbilt W 90–85 OT 7–7 (1–1)
 26  Bell   8  Kingsley   6  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,179)
Fayetteville, AR
January 9, 2016
2:30 pm, SECN
Mississippi State W 82–68  8–7 (2–1)
 26  Hannahs   8  Kingsley   12  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (16,246)
Fayetteville, AR
January 12, 2016
8:00 pm, SECN
at Missouri W 94–61  9–7 (3–1)
 24  Kingsley   5  Kingsley   6  Durham  Mizzou Arena (6,627)
Columbia, MO
January 16, 2016
7:30 pm, SECN
at LSU L 74–76  9–8 (3–2)
 19  Bell   8  Kingsley   6  Durham  Maravich Center (13,610)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 21, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 23 Kentucky L 66–80  9–9 (3–3)
 20  Hannahs   6  Kingsley   5  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (18,588)
Fayetteville, AR
January 23, 2016
5:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia L 73–76 OT 9–10 (3–4)
 24  Hannahs   11  Kingsley   6  Durham  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
January 27, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 5 Texas A&M W 74–71  10–10 (4–4)
 18  Kingsley   11  Kingsley   7  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,410)
Fayetteville, AR
January 30, 2016*
3:00 pm, ESPNU
Texas Tech
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 75–68 OT 11–10
 25  Hannahs   11  Kingsley   5  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (15,975)
Fayetteville, AR
February 3, 2016
6:00 pm, SECN
at Florida L 83–87  11–11 (4–5)
 24  Bell   9  Kingsley   4  Durham  O'Connell Center (9,013)
Gainesville, FL
February 6, 2016
7:00 pm, SECN
Tennessee W 85–67  12–11 (5–5)
 17  Kingsley   5  Tied   4  Durham, Beard  Bud Walton Arena (15,970)
Fayetteville, AR
February 9, 2016
8:00 pm, SECN
at Mississippi State L 46–78  12–12 (5–6)
 11  Whitt   8  Miles   1  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (6,272)
Starkville, MS
February 13, 2016
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Ole Miss L 60–76  12–13 (5–7)
 19  Kingsley   13  Kingsley   3  Durham, Beard  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
Oxford, MS
February 17, 2016
6:00 pm, SECN
Auburn L 86–90  12–14 (5–8)
 21  Bell   10  Kingsley   10  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,351)
Fayetteville, AR
February 20, 2016
6:30 pm, SECN
Missouri W 84–72  13–14 (6–8)
 22  Hannahs   12  Kingsley   6  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (16,617)
Fayetteville, AR
February 23, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU
LSU W 85–65  14–14 (7–8)
 21  Kingsley   12  Kingsley   6  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (15,767)
Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 2016
6:30 pm, SECN
at Tennessee W 75–65  15–14 (8–8)
 17  Hannahs   8  Kingsley   4  Kingsley  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,413)
Knoxville, TN
March 2, 2016
8:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama W 62–61  16–14 (9–8)
 19  Kingsley   8  Kingsley   3  Durham, Miles  Coleman Coliseum (11,533)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 5, 2016
4:00 pm, SECN
South Carolina L 61–76  16–15 (9–9)
 16  Bell, Hannahs   7  Kingsley   11  Durham  Bud Walton Arena (17,106)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 10, 2016
12:00 pm, SECN
(9) (8) Florida
Second round
L 61–68  16–16
 33  Hannahs   14  Kingsley   6  Durham  Bridgestone Arena (12,270)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source: 2015–16 Schedule

References

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