# 2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

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.

## Preseason

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

## Schedule and results

Source:
| 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 | W 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. |||||