2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball
Conference Southland Conference
2015–16 record 7–21 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach Russ Pennell (2nd year)
Assistant coach Anthony Boone
Assistant coach Matt Scherbenske
Assistant coach Josh Lowery
Home arena Farris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)
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 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by head coach Russ Pennell and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. Due to APR penalties, they were not eligible for postseason play, including the Southland Tournament.[1]

Preseason

The Bears were picked to finish 12th in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Director's Poll.[2]

Roster

2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 00 Milligan, BooBoo Milligan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Future College Prep Los Angeles, CA
G 1 Howard, JordanJordan Howard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Perry HS Chandler, AZ
F 2 Lee, EthanEthan Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Camden Fairview Camden, AR
G 3 Simmons, TylerTyler Simmons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Greenbrier Greenbrier, AR
F/C 4 Christensson, AlbertAlbert Christensson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So South Kent Prep (Conn.) Lund Sweden
F 5 Foreman, JustinJustin Foreman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Grand Canyon University Bellaire, TX
G 10 Kamba, MathieuMathieu Kamba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Bishop McNally Calgary Alberta Canada
G 11 Lowery, JeffJeff Lowery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
F 13 Iyekekpolor, OtasOtas Iyekekpolor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Lillian Osborne HS Edmonton, AB, Canada
F/C 22 Schmit, TannerTanner Schmit 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Nicholls School Buffalo, NY
G 25 Unruh, ThatchThatch Unruh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Quakerdale Prep Branson, MO
G 30 Martin, MikeMike Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Coffeyville CC Wichita, KS
G 32 Brooks, DerreckDerreck Brooks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Phoenix College Portland, OR
C 52 Zuilhof, JakeJake Zuilhof 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Grand Canyon University Azle, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Anthony Boone
  • Matt Scherbenske
  • Josh Lowery

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-12-05

Schedule and results

Source:[3]

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

10/31/2015*
3:00 PM
Lyon College W 77–69 
Farris Center (N/A)
Conway, AR

11/07/2015*
7:00 PM
Central Baptist College W 83–80 
Farris Center (N/A)
Conway, AR
Non-Conference Regular Season

11/14/2015*
4:00 PM
at Tulsa L 81–98  0–1
Reynolds Center (3,839)
Tulsa, OK

11/19/2015*
6:00 pm
at UMass
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
L 62–89  0–2
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (3,158)
Amherst, MA

11/21/2015*
4:00 pm
at Rutgers
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
L 84–87  0–3
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,113)
Piscataway, NJ

11/23/2016*
12:30 pm
vs. UTSA
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
Middleweight semifinals
W 94–84  1–3
MGM Grand Garden Arena (323)
Paradise, NV

11/25/2015*
3:30 pm
vs. Howard
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
Middleweight championship
L 54–73  1–4
MGM Grand Garden Arena (217)
Paradise, NV

12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 73–79  1–5
Jack Stephens Center (3,638)
Little Rock, AR

12/03/2015*
8:00 pm
at Oklahoma L 68–111  1–6
Lloyd Noble Center (7,109)
Norman, OK

12/06/2015*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Pittsburgh L 47–100  1–7
Petersen Events Center (7,049)
Pittsburgh, PA

12/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 54–77  1–8
Farris Center (3,055)
Conway, AR

12/22/2015*
7:05 pm
at Arkansas State L 67–77  1–9
Convocation Center (1,040)
Jonesboro, AR
Conference Games

01/02/2016>
4:00 PM
Abilene Christian L 61–62  1–10
(0–1)
Farris Center (512)
Conway, AR

01/05/2016
7:30 pm
at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L 82–94  1–11
(0–2)
American Bank Center (837)
Corpus Christi, TX

01/09/2016
4:00 PM
Lamar W 93–76  2–11
(1–2)
Farris Center (1,225)
Conway, AR

01/12/2016
7:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 64–85  2–12
(1–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,142)
Nacogdoches, TX

01/19/2016
7:00 PM
Houston Baptist L 61–72  2–13
(1–4)
Farris Center 
Conway, AR

01/23/2016
3:00 pm
at Nicholls State W 94–83  3–13
(2–4)
Stopher Gym (1,567)
Thibodaux, LA

01/25/2016
7:00 PM
at New Orleans L 83–94  3–14
(2–5)
Lakefront Arena (414)
New Orleans, LA

02/02/2016
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State L 75–91  3–15
(2–6)
Prather Coliseum (1,423)
Natchitoches, LA

02/06/2016
4:00 pm
New Orleans W 112–77  4–15
(3–6)
Farris Center (2,192)
Conway, AR

02/09/2016
7:00 PM
Southeastern Louisiana L 88–72  5–15
(4–6)
Farris Center (513)
Conway, AR

02/12/2016
7:00 pm
at Incarnate Word L 69–71  5–16
(4–7)
McDermott Center (827)
San Antonio, TX

02/15/2016
7:00 PM
Northwestern State W 107–94  6–16
(5–7)
Farris Center (715)
Conway, AR

02/20/2016
4:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 75–105  6–17
(5–8)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,139)
Huntsville, TX

02/22/2016
7:00 pm
at McNeese State W 88–82  7–17
(6–8)
Burton Coliseum (331)
Lake Charles, LA

02/27/2016
4:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 56–75  7–18
(6–9)
University Center (831)
Hammond, LA

02/29/2016
7:00 PM
Sam Houston State L 73–83  7–19
(6–10)
Farris Center (748)
Conway, AR

03/03/2016
7:00 PM
Nicholls State L 64–68  7–20
(6–11)
Farris Center (948)
Conway, AR

03/05/2016
4:00 PM
McNeese State L 77–85  7–21
(6–12)
Farris Center (823)
Conway, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. "Four schools given postseason ban for poor APR scores in NCAA report". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  2. "Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Southland Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  3. "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
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