# 2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by sixth year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 8–10 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Evansville.

## Previous season

The Sycamores finished the season 15–16, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jake Kitchell | 0 | F/C | 6'10" | 233 | Senior | Union Mills, IN | Graduated |
| Alex Etherington | 2 | G/F | 6'5" | 210 | Sophomore | Cicero, IN | Transferred to Indianapolis |
| Justin Gant | 5 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Senior | Terre Haute, IN | Graduated |
| Tre' Bennett | 15 | G | 5'10" | 183 | Junior | Houston, TX | Transferred to Angelo State |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Everett Clemons | 0 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Junior | Springfield, IL | Junior college transfer from Vincennes University. |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Bronson Kessinger SF | Corydon, IN | Corydon Central High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 8, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Emondre Rickman PF | Collinsville, IL | Collinsville High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 13, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 30, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/07/2015* 2:00 pm | DePauw | W 91–71 | | Hulman Center (3,431) Terre Haute, IN |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | IUPUI | L 70–72 | 0–1 | Hulman Center (4,131) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wyoming MW–MWC Challenge | W 70–55 | 1–1 | Hulman Center (3,601) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/20/2015* 8:30 pm | vs. Norfolk State Paradise Jam quarterfinals | W 70-61 | 2–1 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/22/2015* 6:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Tulsa Paradise Jam semifinals | L 59–67 | 2–2 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/23/2015* 6:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Hofstra Paradise Jam 3rd place game | W 67–66 | 3–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,002) St. Thomas, VI |
| 12/01/2015* 8:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois | L 62–68 | 3–3 | Lantz Arena (1,183) Charleston, IL |
| 12/05/2015* 12:00 pm, FS1 | at Butler | L 71–85 | 3–4 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,142) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Valparaiso | L 63–69 | 3–5 | Hulman Center (3,621) Terre Haute, IN |
| 12/13/2015* 1:00 pm, FCS | at WKU | L 62–75 | 3–6 | E. A. Diddle Arena (2,810) Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Illinois–Springfield | W 75–60 | 4–6 | Hulman Center (3,110) Terre Haute, IN |
| 12/19/2015* 8:00 pm, FSMW | at Saint Louis | W 76–68 | 5–6 | Chaifetz Arena (7,244) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ball State | W 73–61 | 6–6 | Hulman Center (3,256) Terre Haute, IN |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season |||||
| 12/30/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Evansville | L 62–70 | 6–7 (0–1) | Ford Center (7,801) Evansville, IN |
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Loyola–Chicago | W 73–58 | 7–7 (1–1) | Hulman Center (3,375) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Drake | W 79–69 | 8–7 (2–1) | Knapp Center Des Moines, IA |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm, MVC TV/FSIND | Illinois State | W 77–65 | 9–7 (3–1) | Hulman Center (3,801) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Iowa | W 74–60 | 10–7 (4–1) | Hulman Center (3,544) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/17/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wichita State | L 62–82 | 10–8 (4–2) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 01/20/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | L 66–79 | 10–9 (4–3) | SIU Arena (5,036) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/24/2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU | Evansville | W 82–65 | 11–9 (5–3) | Hulman Center (4,630) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | W 68–59 | 12–9 (6–3) | Hulman Center (3,501) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm, MVC TV/FSIND | at Loyola–Chicago | L 96–104 $^{2OT}$ | 12–10 (6–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL |
| 02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Drake | W 63–56 | 13–10 (7–4) | Hulman Center (3,409) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/06/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bradley | L 58–63 | 13–11 (7–5) | Carver Arena (6,028) Peoria, IL |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southern Illinois | L 78–85 | 13–12 (7–6) | Hulman Center (3,221) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/13/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Missouri State | L 85–89 $^{OT}$ | 13–13 (7–7) | JQH Arena (4,400) Springfield, MO |
| 02/17/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois State | L 50–78 | 13–14 (7–8) | Redbird Arena (4,456) Normal, IL |
| 02/21/2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU | Wichita State | L 51–84 | 13–15 (7–9) | Hulman Center (10,200) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/24/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Iowa | L 44-66 | 13-16 (7-10) | McLeod Center (5,911) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/27/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bradley | W 77–58 | 14–16 (8–10) | Hulman Center (3,700) Terre Haute, IN |
| Missouri Valley tournament |||||
| 03/04/2016 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Illinois State Quarterfinals | W 65–57 | 15–16 | Scottrade Center (8,468) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/05/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Evansville Semifinals | L 42–68 | 15–17 | Scottrade Center (14,299) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||