2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Johnny Jones, who was in his fourth season at LSU. They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the 2016 SEC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M. On March 13, the day after losing to Texas A&M by 33 points, they announced they would not participate in a postseason tournament.^[1]

2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	19–14 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Jones (4th season)
Assistant coaches	David Patrick Brendan Suhr Al Pinkins
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Previous season and offseason

LSU completed the 2014–15 season with an overall record of 22–11 and 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in the final SEC standings. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Auburn. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to NC State.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jarell Martin	1	F	6'9"	239	Sophomore	Baton Rouge, LA	NBA Draft
Antonio Robinson	13	G	6'1"	170	Senior	Bossier City, LA	Graduated
Carlton Speight	24	G	6'4"	200	Freshman	New Orleans, Louisiana	Walk-on; did not return to team
Jordan Mickey	25	F	6' 8"	238	Sophomore	Arlington, TX	NBA Draft
John Odo	31	F	6'10"	245	Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Graduated

incoming transfers

• Craig Victor II, transfer from Arizona.

Class of 2015 signees

Tigers recruits at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Ben Simmons

Antonio Blakeney

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Antonio Blakeney SG	Orlando, Florida	Oak Ridge High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 2, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Brandon Sampson SG	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Madison Prep Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 20, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ben Simmons PF	Melbourne, Australia	Montverde Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oct 14, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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: "LSU 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015. "2015 LSU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Brandon Sampson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 2 Antonio Blakeney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Orlando, Florida C 3 Elbert Robinson III 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 290 lb (132 kg) So Garland, Texas G 4 Keith Hornsby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Williamsburg, Virginia G 5 Josh Gray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Lake Charles, Louisiana G 10 Henry Shortess (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 15 Jalyn Patterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Alpharetta, Georgia F 20 Brian Bridgewater 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 282 lb (128 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana F 21 Aaron Epps 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Ball, Louisiana C 22 Darcy Malone 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Jr Canberra, Australia F 25 Ben Simmons 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Melbourne, Australia G/F 32 Craig Victor II 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr New Orleans, Louisiana F 45 Brandon Eddlestone (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jr Slidell, Louisiana G 55 Tim Quarterman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Savannah, Georgia	Head coach Johnny Jones (LSU) Assistant coach(es) David Patrick (Louisiana) Brendan Suhr (Montclair State) Al Pinkins (NC State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 22, 2015

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 6, 2015* 7:00 pm	No. 21	Southwest Baptist	W 98–72	–	19 – Sampson	9 – Simmons	5 – Simmons	Maravich Center  Baton Rouge, LA
Regular season
Nov. 13, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 21	McNeese State	W 81–70	1–0	22 – Blakeney	13 – Simmons	5 – Simmons	Maravich Center (11,697) Baton Rouge, LA
Nov. 16, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 23	Kennesaw State Legends Classic	W 91–69	2–0	22 – Simmons	9 – Simmons	6 – Tied	Maravich Center (9,654) Baton Rouge, LA
Nov. 19, 2015* 8:00 pm, SECN	No. 23	South Alabama Legends Classic	W 78–66	3–0	23 – Simmons	16 – Simmons	5 – Quarterman	Maravich Center (9,758) Baton Rouge, LA
Nov. 23, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 22	vs. Marquette Legends Classic semifinals	L 80–81	3–1	21 – Simmons	19 – Simmons	7 – Simmons	Barclays Center (5,775) Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 24, 2015* 4:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 22	vs. NC State Legends Classic 3rd place game	L 72–83 OT	3–2	19 – Quarterman	16 – Simmons	10 – Simmons	Barclays Center (4,777) Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 30, 2015* 6:00 pm		at College of Charleston	L 58–70	3–3	15 – Simmons	18 – Simmons	5 – Patterson	TD Arena (4,761) Charleston, SC
Dec. 2, 2015* 7:00 pm		North Florida	W 119–108	4–3	43 – Simmons	14 – Simmons	7 – Simmons	Maravich Center (8,981) Baton Rouge, LA
Dec. 13, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Houston	L 98–105 OT	4–4	32 – Hornsby	14 – Simmons	6 – Quarterman	Hofheinz Pavilion (7,918) Houston, TX
Dec. 16, 2015* 6:00 pm, SECN		Gardner–Webb	W 78–57	5–4	14 – Hornsby	12 – Simmons	4 – Simmons	Maravich Center (8,896) Baton Rouge, LA
Dec. 19, 2015* 7:00 pm, SECN		Oral Roberts	W 100–77	6–4	24 – Simmons	7 – Robinson III	7 – Simmons	Maravich Center (10,095) Baton Rouge, LA
Dec. 22, 2015* 7:00 pm, SECN		American	W 79–51	7–4	23 – Simmons	5 – Tied	6 – Simmons	Maravich Center (9,902) Baton Rouge, LA
Dec. 29, 2015* 7:00 pm, SECN		Wake Forest	L 71–77	7–5	21 – Simmons	12 – Simmons	3 – Gray	Maravich Center (12,104) Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 2, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Vanderbilt	W 90–82	8–5 (1–0)	36 – Simmons	14 – Simmons	4 – Simmons	Memorial Gymnasium (13,380) Nashville, TN
Jan. 5, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN		No. 9 Kentucky	W 85–67	9–5 (2–0)	21 – Quarterman	12 – Victor II	7 – Quarterman	Maravich Center (13,573) Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 9, 2016 12:30 pm, CBS		at Florida	L 62–68	9–6 (2–1)	28 – Simmons	17 – Simmons	4 – Simmons	O'Connell Center (11,350) Gainesville, FL
Jan. 13, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Ole Miss	W 90–81	10–6 (3–1)	18 – Victor II	6 – Victor II	7 – Simmons	Maravich Center (12,133) Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 16, 2016 7:30 pm, SECN		Arkansas	W 76–74	11–6 (4–1)	16 – Tied	18 – Simmons	3 – Tied	Maravich Center (13,610) Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 19, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 10 Texas A&M	L 57–71	11–7 (4–2)	12 – Quarterman	11 – Simmons	5 – Simmons	Reed Arena (13,888) College Station, TX
Jan. 23, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at Alabama	W 72–70	12–7 (5–2)	23 – Simmons	8 – Simmons	5 – Simmons	Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 26, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN		Georgia	W 89–85	13–7 (6–2)	22 – Tied	14 – Simmons	5 – Quarterman	Maravich Center (10,749) Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 30, 2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN		No. 1 Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 75–77	13–8	18 – Quarterman	9 – Simmons	5 – Simmons	Maravich Center (13,882) Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 2, 2016 6:00 pm, SECN		at Auburn	W 80–68	14–8 (7–2)	21 – Simmons	13 – Simmons	7 – Simmons	Auburn Arena (8,051) Auburn, AL
Feb. 6, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPN2		Mississippi State	W 88–77	15–8 (8–2)	31 – Blakeney	9 – Simmons	7 – Simmons	Maravich Center (13,123) Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 10, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at South Carolina	L 83–94	15–9 (8–3)	22 – Blakeney	6 – Tied	6 – Simmons	Colonial Life Arena (16,009) Columbia, SC
Feb. 13, 2016 12:00 pm, CBS		No. 15 Texas A&M	W 76–71	16–9 (9–3)	16 – Tied	11 – Simmons	7 – Simmons	Maravich Center (12,928) Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 17, 2016 8:00 pm, SECN		Alabama	L 69–76	16–10 (9–4)	21 – Victor II	10 – Simmons	4 – Blakeney	Maravich Center (10,703) Baton Rouge, LA
Feb. 20, 2016 4:30 pm, ESPNU		at Tennessee	L 65–81	16–11 (9–5)	21 – Simmons	9 – Simmons	5 – Quarterman	Thompson–Boling Arena (19,721) Knoxville, TN
Feb. 23, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Arkansas	L 65–85	16–12 (9–6)	23 – Simmons	12 – Simmons	6 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (9,522) Fayetteville, AR
Feb. 27, 2016 7:30 pm, ESPN		Florida	W 96–91	17–12 (10–6)	32 – Blakeney	11 – Simmons	5 – Simmons	Maravich Center (13,468) Baton Rouge, LA
Mar. 2, 2016 8:00 pm, SECN		Missouri	W 80–71	18–12 (11–6)	22 – Simmons	14 – Simmons	7 – Simmons	Maravich Center (9,652) Baton Rouge, LA
Mar. 5, 2016 1:00 pm, CBS		at No. 22 Kentucky	L 77–94	18–13 (11–7)	23 – Quarterman	11 – Simmons	4 – Simmons	Rupp Arena (24,414) Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
Mar. 11, 2016 2:30 pm, SECN	(4)	vs. (12) Tennessee Quarterfinals	W 84–75	19–13	22 – Blakeney	9 – Victor II	7 – Quarterman	Bridgestone Arena (15,222) Nashville, TN
Mar. 12, 2016 12:00 pm, ESPN	(4)	vs. (1) No. 17 Texas A&M Semifinals	L 38–71	19–14	10 – Simmons	12 – Simmons	2 – Sampson	Bridgestone Arena (19,108) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[2]

See also

• 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

References

1. "LSU will not participate in NCAA, NIT, other postseason tournaments".
2. "Men's Basketball - Schedule - LSUsports.net - The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics". Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.

External links

• 2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team at ESPN