# 2015–16 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

The 2015–16 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Byron Rimm II, played their home games at the William Nicks Building and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 7–11 in SWAC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to Jackson State.
On January 27, 2016, following a 1–16 start to the season, head coach Byron Rimm II resigned. Assistant coach Byron Smith was named interim coach. On March 14, Prairie View A&M removed the interim coach tag and named Byron Smith head coach.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Jacoby Green | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| 1 | Jayrn Johnson | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Dallas, Texas |
| 2 | Avery Lomax | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Senior | Desoto, Texas |
| 3 | Jordan Giddings | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | R-Junior | Dallas, Texas |
| 4 | Dominique Shaw | Guard | 6–4 | 220 | Junior | Lufkin, Texas |
| 5 | Tevin Bellinger | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Junior | Hutto, Texas |
| 10 | Lavonne Davis | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 12 | Malik Amos | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Freshman | Katy, Texas |
| 13 | Xavion Turnage | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Freshman | Dallas, Texas |
| 14 | Zachary Hamilton | Forward | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas |
| 15 | Noah Wilson | Forward | 6–6 | 230 | R-Sophomore | Laredo, Texas |
| 21 | Tyler Miller | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Freshman | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 22 | Charleston Dobbs | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Senior | Dumas, Arkansas |
| 23 | Admassu Williams | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Junior | Santa Monica, California |
| 24 | Jordan Lumpkins | Forward | 6–4 | 215 | Junior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 25 | Ja'Donta Blakely | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Junior | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| 30 | Karim York | Forward | 6–9 | 225 | Senior | Austin, Texas |
| 31 | Austin Allen | Forward | 6–6 | 180 | Freshman | Desoto, Texas |
| 33 | Travis Barnes | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Junior | Wilson, North Carolina |

## Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Xavion Turnage PG | Dallas, TX | Kimball School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 9, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 54 ||||||
| Malik Amos SG | Katy, TX | Cinco Rancho High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Lavonne Davis PF | Phoenix, AZ | Hillcrest Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 20, 2015 |
| 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 November 22, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/15* 8:00 pm, WTVR 6.3 | | at VCU 2K Sports Classic | L 50–75 | 0–1 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| 11/18/15* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Houston 2K Sports Classic | L 69–110 | 0–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion (1,223) Houston, TX |
| 11/20/15* 6:00 pm | | at Bryant 2K Sports Classic | L 58–71 | 0–3 | Chace Athletic Center (545) Smithfield, RI |
| 11/21/15* 3:00 pm | | vs. Radford 2K Sports Classic | L 56–64 | 0–4 | Chace Athletic Center (114) Smithfield, RI |
| 11/25/15* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin | L 67–85 | 0–5 | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| 11/28/15* 9:00 pm | | at UNLV | L 62–80 | 0–6 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,858) Las Vegas, NV |
| 12/02/15* 8:30 pm, FSSW+ | | at No. 25 Baylor | L 41–80 | 0–7 | Ferrell Center (4,572) Waco, TX |
| 12/11/15* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at TCU | L 55–73 | 0–8 | Schollmaier Arena (4,658) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/14/15* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulane | L 49–63 | 0–9 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,999) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/16/15* 7:00 pm | | Texas State | L 44–62 | 0–10 | William J. Nicks Building (268) Prairie View, TX |
| 12/22/15* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Nebraska | L 50–81 | 0–11 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,754) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/28/15* 6:30 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 58–77 | 0–12 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,528) Ruston, LA |
| 01/02/16 7:30 pm | | Alcorn State | L 70–73 | 0–13 (0–1) | William J. Nicks Building (322) Prairie View, TX |
| 01/04/16 7:30 pm | | Southern | W 71–65 | 1–13 (1–1) | William J. Nicks Building (331) Prairie View, TX |
| 01/09/16 7:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 38–64 | 1–14 (1–2) | H&PE Arena (5,287) Houston, TX |
| 01/16/16 5:00 pm | | at Grambling State | L 63–66 | 1–15 (1–3) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (743) Grambling, LA |
| 01/18/16 7:30 pm | | at Jackson State | L 57–60 | 1–16 (1–4) | Williams Assembly Center (1,523) Jackson, MS |
| 01/23/16 5:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 44–45 | 1–17 (1–5) | William J. Nicks Building (718) Prairie View, TX |
| 01/25/16 7:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | L 73–76 | 1–18 (1–6) | William J. Nicks Building (958) Prairie View, TX |
| 01/30/16 6:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | L 69–83 | 1–19 (1–7) | Elmore Gymnasium (574) Huntsville, AL |
| 02/01/16 7:30 pm | | at Alabama State | L 77–83 | 1–20 (1–8) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,546) Montgomery, AL |
| 02/06/16 7:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 59–55 | 2–20 (2–8) | William J. Nicks Building (3,527) Prairie View, TX |
| 02/13/16 5:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 60–56 | 3–20 (3–8) | William J. Nicks Building (313) Prairie View, TX |
| 02/15/16 7:30 pm | | Jackson State | L 66–80 | 3–21 (3–9) | William J. Nicks Building (687) Prairie View, TX |
| 02/20/16 7:30 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 57–55 | 4–21 (4–9) | K. L. Johnson Complex (798) Pine Bluff, AR |
| 02/22/16 7:30 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 63–61 | 5–21 (5–9) | Leflore County Civic Center (549) Greenwood, MS |
| 02/27/16 5:00 pm | | Alabama State | L 68–73 | 5–22 (5–10) | William J. Nicks Building (439) Prairie View, TX |
| 02/29/16 7:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 85–65 | 6–22 (6–10) | William J. Nicks Building (683) Prairie View, TX |
| 03/03/16 7:30 pm | | at Alcorn State | L 64–81 | 6–23 (6–11) | Davey Whitney Complex (1,295) Lorman, MS |
| 03/05/16 5:00 pm | | at Southern | W 79–71 | 7–23 (7–11) | F. G. Clark Center (2,933) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| 03/10/16 2:30 pm | (6) | vs. (3) Jackson State Quarterfinals | L 51–69 | 7–24 | Toyota Center (1,217) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||