# 2015–16 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to South Alabama.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Montae Glenn | Forward | 6–8 | 250 | Freshman | Carrollton, Georgia |
| 1 | Devonte Boykins | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Forest City, North Carolina |
| 2 | Mike Hughes | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 3 | Ike Smith | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Freshman | Gainesville, Florida |
| 4 | Tookie Brown | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Freshman | Madison, Georgia |
| 5 | Devince Boykins | Guard | 6–4 | 210 | RS–Senior | Forest City, North Carolina |
| 10 | Jake Allsmiller | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Sophomore | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11 | Shawn O'Connell | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | RS–Freshman | Roswell, Georgia |
| 12 | Aubrey McRae | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | RS–Freshman | Augusta, Georgia |
| 13 | Jason Burnell | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Freshman | DeLand, Florida |
| 14 | Coye Simmons | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Sophomore | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 21 | James Holder | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Junior | Gwinnett, Georgia |
| 23 | Jonathan Sanks | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | RS– Freshman | Warner Robins, Georgia |
| 24 | Brandon Wimberley | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Sophomore | Macon, Georgia |
| | Dominique Bullock | Guard | 5–11 | 183 | Junior | Valdosta, Georgia |
| | Khalil Carson | Forward | 6–4 | 250 | Junior | Albany, Georgia |
| | D.J. Suter | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Senior | Alpharetta, Georgia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/05/2015* 7:00 pm | Middle Georgia State | W 87–73 | | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,553) Statesboro, GA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:30 pm | Webber International | W 116–49 | 1–0 | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,380) Statesboro, GA |
| 11/16/2015* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | at Ole Miss | L 72–82 | 1–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,499) Oxford, MS |
| 11/20/2015* 9:30 pm, SECN+ | at Auburn | L 62–92 | 1–2 | Auburn Arena (7,806) Auburn, AL |
| 11/25/2015* 7:00 pm | vs. The Citadel Upstate Challenge | L 90–95 | 1–3 | G. B. Hodge Center (420) Spartanburg, SC |
| 11/27/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at USC Upstate Upstate Challenge | W 84–80 | 2–3 | G. B. Hodge Center (567) Spartanburg, SC |
| 11/30/2015* 7:00 pm | Bob Jones Upstate Challenge | W 104–52 | 3–3 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,025) Statesboro, GA |
| 12/02/2015* 8:00 pm | at Savannah State | L 67–76 | 3–4 | Tiger Arena (4,523) Savannah, GA |
| 12/15/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 7 Duke | L 65–99 | 3–5 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 12/19/2015* 4:00 pm | Winthrop | L 81–88 | 3–6 | Hanner Fieldhouse (807) Statesboro, GA |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm | Stetson | W 78–58 | 4–6 | Hanner Fieldhouse (501) Statesboro, GA |
| 12/30/2015 8:30 pm | at Texas State | L 66–80 | 4–7 (0–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,822) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/02/2016 8:15 pm | at UT Arlington | L 72–92 | 4–8 (0–2) | College Park Center (2,117) Arlington, TX |
| 01/07/2016 7:30 pm | South Alabama | L 58–64 | 4–9 (0–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,003) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/09/2016 5:00 pm | Troy | W 93–88 $^{OT}$ | 5–9 (1–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,155) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/14/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 65–74 | 5–10 (1–4) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,023) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/16/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Louisiana–Monroe | W 66–51 | 6–10 (2–4) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,206) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/19/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Georgia State | L 66–69 $^{OT}$ | 6–11 (2–5) | GSU Sports Arena (3,854) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/25/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Appalachian State Postponed from 1/23 | W 101–100 | 7–11 (3–5) | Holmes Center (1,080) Boone, NC |
| 01/28/2016 8:15 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 67–80 | 7–12 (3–6) | Jack Stephens Center (3,078) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/30/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Arkansas State | W 71–66 | 8–12 (4–6) | Convocation Center (1,572) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/04/2016 7:30 pm | UT Arlington | W 82–73 | 9–12 (5–6) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,668) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm | Texas State | W 66–62 | 10–12 (6–6) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,213) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/11/2016 8:30 pm | at Troy | W 77–71 | 11–12 (7–6) | Trojan Arena (1,326) Troy, AL |
| 02/13/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at South Alabama | L 76–80 | 11–13 (7–7) | Mitchell Center (2,296) Mobile, AL |
| 02/18/2016 7:30 pm | Arkansas State | W 90–59 | 12–13 (8–7) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,849) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 61–75 | 12–14 (8–8) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,702) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/23/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | Georgia State | W 54–52 | 13–14 (9–8) | Hanner Fieldhouse (4,046) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/25/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Appalachian State | W 88–63 | 14–14 (10–8) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,129) Statesboro, GA |
| 03/03/2016 8:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 76–83 | 14–15 (10–9) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,483) Monroe, LA |
| 03/05/2016 8:15 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 78–87 | 14–16 (10–10) | Cajundome (4,474) Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||
| 03/10/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. South Alabama First round | L 61–67 | 14–17 | Lakefront Arena (703) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||