# 2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). They were led by second year head coach Tony Jasick and played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium on the University's Jacksonville, Florida campus. They finished the season 16–16, 8–6 in A-Sun play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to Lipscomb.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Marcellous Bell | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Senior | Hyattsville, Maryland |
| 2 | Shea Jones | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Junior | Weston, Florida |
| 5 | Darius Dawkins | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Junior | McLeansville, North Carolina |
| 10 | Darien Fernandez | Guard | 5–8 | 185 | Junior | Wareham, Massachusetts |
| 11 | Omar El Manasterly | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Junior | Sugar Land, Texas |
| 13 | Marcel White | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Junior | Lake Wales, Florida |
| 15 | J. R. Holder | Forward | 6–7 | 180 | Junior | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 22 | Andris Misters | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Senior | Jelgava, Latvia |
| 23 | Cartee Pettis | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Junior | Oviedo, Florida |
| 25 | Antwon Clayton | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Sophomore | Eustis, Florida |
| 32 | Josh Adeyeye | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 220 | Senior | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| 33 | Cody Helgeland | Forward | 6–8 | 185 | Senior | Toccoa, Georgia |
| 34 | Demontrez Austin | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Junior | Guyton, Georgia |
| 55 | Kori Babineaux | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Senior | Folsom, California |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Appalachian State | L 68–76 | 0–1 | Holmes Center (767) Boone, NC |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida State | L 79–98 | 0–2 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,943) Tallahassee, FL |
| 11/20/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida College | W 81–63 | 1–2 | Swisher Gymnasium (413) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Thomas | W 92–64 | 2–2 | Swisher Gymnasium (377) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/27/2015* 4:30 pm | | vs. IPFW Spartan Showcase | L 63–71 | 2–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,383) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/28/2015* 4:30 pm | | vs. Navy Spartan Showcase | L 65–71 | 2–4 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,389) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/29/2015* Noon | | at UNC Greensboro Spartan Showcase | L 69–71 | 2–5 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,349) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Memorial | W 92–73 | 3–5 | Swisher Gymnasium (478) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm | | at Jacksonville State | W 86–82 | 4–5 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,012) Jacksonville, AL |
| 12/12/2015* 2:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 74–81 | 4–6 | SHM Memorial Center (169) Orangeburg, SC |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm | | at South Florida | L 75–88 | 4–7 | USF Sun Dome (2,628) Tampa, FL |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida A&M | W 68–66 | 5–7 | Swisher Gymnasium (537) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Florida | L 65–89 | 5–8 | O'Connell Center (9,083) Gainesville, FL |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist | W 69–68 | 6–8 | Swisher Gymnasium (259) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/31/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bethune-Cookman | W 74–70 | 7–8 | Swisher Gymansium (273) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/02/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | L 72–76 | 7–9 | University Arena (2,343) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 01/05/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Trinity Baptist | W 84–45 | 8–9 | Swisher Gymnasium (397) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | L 68–83 | 8–10 (0–1) | UNF Arena (5,807) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 83–70 | 9–10 (1–1) | Swisher Gymnasium (572) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | W 76–73 | 10–10 (2–1) | Swisher Gymnasium (736) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | L 63–83 | 10–11 (2–2) | Fleisher Center (755) Newark, NJ |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | W 77–68 | 11–11 (3–2) | G. B. Hodge Center (474) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 78–69 | 12–11 (4–2) | Alico Arena (4,014) Fort Myers, FL |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | W 75–60 | 13–11 (5–2) | Swisher Gymnasium (877) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/01/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 83–80 | 14–11 (6–2) | Swisher Gymnasium (778) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/06/2016 3:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | W 96–88 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 (7–2) | Edmunds Center (1,013) DeLand, FL |
| 02/11/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | L 92–93 | 15–12 (7–3) | Allen Arena (1,175) Nashville, TN |
| 02/13/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | L 69–90 | 15–13 (7–4) | KSU Convocation Center (1,317) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 81–76 | 16–13 (8–4) | Swisher Gymnasium (628) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | L 58–73 | 16–14 (8–5) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,003) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | L 80–81 | 16–15 (8–6) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,507) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | (6) Lipscomb Quarterfinals | L 89–92 $^{OT}$ | 16–16 | Swisher Gymnasium (747) Jacksonville, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||