# 2015–16 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third-year head coach Danny Kaspar, played their home games at Strahan Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Georgia State in the first round before losing to Texas–Arlington in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| D.J. Brown | 0 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
| Jonathan Wiley | 2 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Transferred to Panola College |
| Wesley Davis | 10 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Arlington, TX | Graduated |
| Victor Bermudez | 22 | G | 6'4" | 170 | Senior | North Las Vegas, NV | Graduated |
| JaMarcus Weatherspoon | 23 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Baton Rouge, LA | Transferred to Southern |
| Ed Seay | 33 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Sophomore | Merrillville, IN | Transferred to St. Mary's (TX) |
| Brian Herring | 34 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Freshman | San Antonio, TX | No longer on team roster |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Bobby Conley | 0 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Junior | Massillon, OH | Palm Beach State |
| Maljhum McCrea | 3 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Miami, FL | St. Petersburg |
| Anthony Roberson | 23 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Sophomore | Converse, TX | Weatherford |

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Bobby Conley | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Junior | Massillon, Ohio |
| 1 | Kavin Gilder-Tilbury | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
| 2 | Nathan Josephs | Guard | 5–10 | 180 | Freshman | San Antonio, Texas |
| 3 | Maljhum McCrea | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Junior | San Antonio, Texas |
| 4 | Courtney Julien | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Freshman | San Antonio, Texas |
| 5 | Ojai Black | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Junior | Killeen, Texas |
| 10 | D'Angelo West | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Arlington, Texas |
| 14 | K.J. Malveau | Guard | 5–10 | 180 | Freshman | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 15 | Ethan Montalvo | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Senior | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 21 | Emani Gant | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Senior | Los Angeles, California |
| 23 | Anthony Roberson | Guard | 6–5 | 180 | Sophomore | Converse, Texas |
| 24 | Cameron Naylon | Forward | 6–7 | 195 | Senior | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 31 | Austin Evans | Forward | 6–11 | 225 | Sophomore | Plano, Texas |
| 32 | Kendell Ramlal | Forward | 6–7 | 217 | Junior | Houston, Texas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | Oklahoma Panhandle State | W 93–62 | | Strahan Coliseum (1,248) San Marcos, TX |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | UT Tyler | W 84–49 | 1–0 | Strahan Coliseum (2,196) San Marcos, TX |
| 11/21/2015* 8:30 pm | at UTEP | L 62–77 | 1–1 | Don Haskins Center (7,311) El Paso, TX |
| 11/28/2015* 3:00 pm, RTSW | at McNeese State | W 70–67 | 2–1 | Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA |
| 12/2/2015* 7:00 pm | UTSA | W 76–53 | 3–1 | Strahan Coliseum (3,220) San Marcos, TX |
| 12/5/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCS | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 39–47 | 3–2 | American Bank Center (1,586) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 68–59 | 4–2 | Strahan Coliseum (1,389) San Marcos, TX |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm | at Prairie View A&M | W 62–44 | 5–2 | William J. Nicks Building (268) Prairie View, TX |
| 12/18/2015* 8:00 pm, P12N | at Washington State | L 73–78 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Beasley Coliseum (1,233) Pullman, WA |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm | Howard Payne | W 92–43 | 6–3 | Strahan Coliseum (1,346) San Marcos, TX |
| Sun Belt regular season |||||
| 12/30/2016 7:30 pm | Georgia Southern | W 80–66 | 7–3 (1–0) | Strahan Coliseum (1,822) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/02/2016 4:30 pm | Georgia State | L 46–58 | 7–4 (1–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,808) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/09/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Appalachian State | L 56–76 | 7–5 (1–2) | Holmes Center (1,246) Boone, NC |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm | at South Alabama | W 78–67 | 8–5 (2–2) | Mitchell Center (2,084) Mobile, AL |
| 01/16/2016 4:15 pm | at Troy | L 57–66 | 8–6 (2–3) | Trojan Arena (1,492) Troy, AL |
| 01/21/2016 7:30 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 74–77 $^{OT}$ | 8–7 (2–4) | Strahan Coliseum (3,357) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/23/2016 4:30 pm | Arkansas State | W 78–68 | 9–7 (3–4) | Strahan Coliseum (2,857) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/28/2016 7:15 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 54–80 | 9–8 (3–5) | Cajundome (4,460) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 59–72 | 9–9 (3–6) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,319) Monroe, LA |
| 02/04/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Georgia State | L 56–59 | 9–10 (3–7) | GSU Sports Arena (1,482) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/06/2016 6:00 pm | at Georgia Southern | L 62–66 | 9–11 (3–8) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,213) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/09/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | Texas–Arlington | L 53–65 | 9–12 (3–9) | Strahan Coliseum (3,408) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/11/2016 7:30 pm | Appalachian State | W 69–68 | 10–12 (4–9) | Strahan Coliseum (2,375) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/18/2016 7:30 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | L 57–76 | 10–13 (4–10) | Strahan Coliseum (2,452) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/20/2016 4:30 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 61–57 | 11–13 (5–10) | Strahan Coliseum (2,104) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/25/2016 7:30 pm | at Arkansas State | W 71–60 | 12–13 (6–10) | Convocation Center (1,470) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/27/2016 6:00 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 68–73 | 12–14 (6–11) | Jack Stephens Center (5,168) Little Rock, AR |
| 03/01/2016 7:15 pm | at Texas–Arlington | L 69–75 | 12–15 (6–12) | College Park Center (2,196) Arlington, TX |
| 03/03/2016 7:30 pm | Troy | W 78–57 | 13–15 (7–12) | Strahan Coliseum (1,718) San Marcos, TX |
| 03/05/2016 4:30 pm | South Alabama | W 68–57 | 14–15 (8–12) | Strahan Coliseum (2,001) San Marcos, TX |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||
| 03/10/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Georgia State First round | W 63–61 | 15–15 | Lakefront Arena (703) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/11/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Texas–Arlington Quarterfinals | L 63–72 | 15–16 | Lakefront Arena (907) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||