# 2015–16 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represented Arkansas State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by eighth year head coach John Brady, played their home games at the Convocation Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 7–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.
Prior to the season, head coach John Brady announced his intentions to resign following the season. On March 16, 2016, the school hired former Baylor assistant Grant McCasland as the new head coach.

## Previous season

The Redwolves finished the 2014–15 season 11–29, 6–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in 10th place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Connor Kern | Guard | 6–4 | 196 | RS–Freshman | Pickerington, Ohio |
| 3 | Devin Carter | Guard | 6–5 | 205 | RS–Junior | Champaign, Illinois |
| 4 | Josh Pierre | Guard | 6–0 | 190 | Senior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 10 | Frederic Dure | Guard | 6–5 | 175 | Senior | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 11 | Charles Waters | Guard | 6–6 | 200 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 12 | Sean Gardner | Guard | 6–5 | 195 | RS–Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 13 | C.J. Foster | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Junior | Lilburn, Georgia |
| 14 | Kelvin Downs | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Senior | Arlington, Texas |
| 24 | Donte Thomas | Guard | 6–3 | 210 | Junior | Dallas |
| 33 | Nouhoum Bocoum | Center | 6–10 | 260 | Senior | Harlem, New York |
| 42 | PJ Hardwick | Guard | 5–10 | 167 | RS–Junior | Miami |
| 50 | Anthony Livingstone | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Junior | Washington, D.C. |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/09/2015* 7:00 pm | Henderson State | W 89–79 | | Convocation Center (987) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm, FSMW | at SIU Edwardsville | L 70–79 | 0–1 | Vadalabene Center (1,592) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | Lyon | W 81–37 | 1–1 | Convocation Center (904) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 11/18/2015* 6:00 pm | at Savannah State Global Sports Shootout | L 75–76 | 1–2 | Tiger Arena (1,440) Savannah, Georgia |
| 11/22/2015* 2:30 pm | Jackson State Global Sports Shootout | W 78–69 | 2–2 | Convocation Center (789) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 11/25/2015* 6:00 pm, P12N | at No. 21 Oregon Global Sports Shootout | L 68–91 | 2–3 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,465) Eugene, Oregon |
| 11/27/2015* 12:00 pm, FSSW | at Baylor Global Sports Shootout | L 72–94 | 2–4 | Ferrell Center (4,768) Waco, Texas |
| 12/01/2015* 8:00 pm, SECN | at Missouri | L 78–88 | 2–5 | Mizzou Arena (5,104) Columbia, Missouri |
| 12/04/2015* 7:00 pm | North Dakota State | L 73–74 | 2–6 | Convocation Center (1,054) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 12/12/2015* 7:30 pm | UA–Monticello | W 104–71 | 3–6 | Convocation Center (1,222) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 12/18/2015* 6:00 pm | at UT Martin | L 70–74 | 3–7 | Skyhawk Arena (811) Martin, Tennessee |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm | Central Arkansas | W 77–67 | 4–7 | Convocation Center (1,040) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Sun Belt regular season |||||
| 12/30/2015 7:30 pm | at Troy | W 84–81 | 5–7 (1–0) | Trojan Arena (1,452) Troy, Alabama |
| 01/02/2016 4:00 pm | at South Alabama | W 89–67 | 6–7 (2–0) | Mitchell Center (1,808) Mobile, Alabama |
| 01/07/2016 7:30 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (3–0) | Convocation Center (1,385) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 71–69 | 8–7 (4–0) | Convocation Center (2,019) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Appalachian State | L 72–86 | 8–8 (4–1) | Convocation Center (1,615) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 01/18/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 76–73 | 9–8 (5–1) | Convocation Center (2,136) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 01/21/2016 7:15 pm | at UT Arlington | L 64–91 | 9–9 (5–2) | College Park Center (3,111) Arlington, Texas |
| 01/23/2016 4:30 pm | at Texas State | L 68–78 | 9–10 (5–3) | Strahan Coliseum (2,857) San Marcos, Texas |
| 01/28/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Georgia State | W 75–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (6–3) | Convocation Center (1,719) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Georgia Southern | L 66–71 | 10–11 (6–4) | Convocation Center (1,572) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 02/04/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | South Alabama | W 79–73 $^{OT}$ | 11–11 (7–4) | Convocation Center (1,526) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Troy | L 70–71 | 11–12 (7–5) | Convocation Center (1,627) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 02/11/2016 7:15 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 73–83 | 11–13 (7–6) | Cajundome (4,420) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 02/13/2016 4:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 73–78 $^{OT}$ | 11–14 (7–7) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,792) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 02/18/2016 6:30 pm | at Georgia Southern | L 59–90 | 11–15 (7–8) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,849) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 02/20/2016 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Georgia State | L 61–69 | 11–16 (7–9) | GSU Sports Arena (1,468) Atlanta |
| 02/25/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Texas State | L 60–71 | 11–17 (7–10) | Convocation Center (1,470) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UT Arlington | L 75–79 | 11–18 (7–11) | Convocation Center (1,644) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 03/01/2016 7:15 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 80–89 | 11–19 (7–12) | Jack Stephens Center (5,619) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 03/05/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Appalachian State | L 73–80 | 11–20 (7–13) | Holmes Center (1,618) Boone, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source. |||||