# 2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Steve McClain, hired in the offseason to replace Howard Moore. The Flames played their home games at the UIC Pavilion and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 5–25, 3–15 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Wright State.

## Previous season

The Flames finished towards the bottom of the Horizon League standings with a record of 4–12 (10–24). Following a semifinal exit in the conference tournament, head coach Howard Moore was let go. He was replaced by Indiana assistant and former Wyoming head coach Steve McClain.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||||
| Nov 7* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Lake Forest | W 73–60 | | 17 – Matthews | 11 – Odiase | 2 – Five Tied | UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||||
| Nov 13* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | San Francisco | L 75–78 | 0–1 | 13 – Dixson | 9 – Wiegand | 3 – Three Tied | UIC Pavilion (4,033) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 17* 7:00 pm | at Western Illinois | L 57–84 | 0–2 | 16 – Odiase | 8 – Odiase | 2 – Burns | Western Hall (1,106) Macomb, IL |
| Nov 24* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Roosevelt | W 96–58 | 1–2 | 23 – Odiase | 15 – Dixson | 5 – McGuire, Whitaker | UIC Pavilion (2,939) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 28* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Drake | L 62-83 | 1-3 | 13 – Dixson | 6 – Dixson | 1 – Five Tied | Knapp Center (2.593) Des Moines, IA |
| Dec 2* 7:00 pm, CSN+ | DePaul | L 55–82 | 1–4 | 17 – Matthews | 6 – Young | 4 – Burns | UIC Pavilion (4,417) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 5* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Central Florida | L 58–88 | 1–5 | 22 – Dixson | 8 – Dixson | 3 – Hackett | CFE Arena (4,208) Orlando, FL |
| Dec 12* 1:00 pm, BTN | vs. Illinois | L 79–83 | 1–6 | 20 – Dixson | 10 – Dixson | 6 – Burns | United Center (5,151) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 16* 8:00 pm, CSN | Illinois State | L 60–72 | 1–7 | 20 – Matthews | 10 – Dixson | 4 – Three Tied | UIC Pavilion (4,499) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 19* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Loyola Chicago | L 47–64 | 1–8 | 11 – Snider | 6 – Dixson | 3 – Whitaker | Gentile Arena (1,562) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 22* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Purdue-Calumet | W 91–74 | 2–8 | 18 – Snider | 9 – Dixson | 7 – Burns | UIC Pavilion (1,814) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 29* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Illinois | L 65–70 | 2–9 | 28 – Dixson | 6 – Whitaker | 7 – Whitaker | UIC Pavilion (2,349) Chicago, IL |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||||
| Jan 2 1:00 pm, CSN | at Valparaiso | L 47–75 | 2–10 (0–1) | 8 – Whitaker | 6 – Young | 3 – Dixson, Whitaker | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,773) Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan 8 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Detroit | L 69–87 | 2–11 (0–2) | 22 – Dixson | 7 – Dixson, Young | 2 – Whitaker | Calihan Hall (1,857) Detroit, MI |
| Jan 10 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Oakland | L 61–86 | 2–12 (0–3) | 28 – Dixson | 8 – Young | 4 – Whitaker | Athletics Center O'rena (2,473) Rochester, MI |
| Jan 14 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Green Bay | L 76–78 | 2–13 (0–4) | 19 – Dixson | 9 – Odiase | 9 – Whitaker | UIC Pavilion (2,552) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 16 3:00 pm, CSN+ | Milwaukee | L 62–87 | 2–14 (0–5) | 19 – Burns | 7 – Dixson | 3 – Whitaker | UIC Pavilion (2,989) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 18 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Cleveland State | L 53–70 | 2–15 (0–6) | 15 – Dixson | 11 – Odiase | 2 – Dixson & Burns | Wolstein Center (1,129) Cleveland, OH |
| Jan 22 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Kentucky | L 69–82 $^{OT}$ | 2–16 (0–7) | 24 – Dixson | 10 – Dixson, Young | 1 – Three Tied | The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,755) Highland Heights, KY |
| Jan 24 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wright State | L 66–80 | 2–17 (0–8) | 29 – Dixson | 9 – Dixson | 2 – Three Tied | Nutter Center (4,437) Dayton, OH |
| Jan 28 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Youngstown State | L 78–82 | 2–18 (0–9) | 32 – Dixson | 16 – Young | 5 – Kolawole | UIC Pavilion (2,178) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 30 3:00 pm, CSN+ | Cleveland State | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 3–18 (1–9) | 24 – Dixson | 15 – Young | 6 – Whitaker | UIC Pavilion (2,980) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 6 3:00 pm, CSN | Valparaiso | L 55–73 | 3–19 (1–10) | 18 – Dixson | 7 – Dixson | 5 – Whitaker | UIC Pavilion (4,445) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 11 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wright State | W 64–59 | 4–19 (2–10) | 26 – Dixson | 12 – Dixson | 5 – Whitaker | UIC Pavilion (2,633) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 13 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Kentucky | W 79–77 | 5–19 (3–10) | 21 – Dixson | 10 – Young | 4 – Young | UIC Pavilion (2,666) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 16 6:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Youngstown State | L 91–92 $^{2OT}$ | 5–20 (3–11) | 40 – Dixson | 17 – Dixson | 8 – Whitaker | Beeghly Center (1,162) Youngstown, OH |
| Feb 19 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Detroit | L 72–83 | 5–21 (3–12) | 26 – Dixson | 10 – Odiase | 5 – Kolawole | UIC Pavilion (4,110) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 21 4:00 pm, CSN | Oakland | L 63–74 | 5–22 (3–13) | 24 – Dixon | 10 – Young | 10 – Felder | UIC Pavilion (2,888) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 26 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Green Bay | L 69–85 | 5–23 (3–14) | 22 – Dixson | 12 – Odiase | 2 – Three Tied | Resch Center (4,033) Green Bay, WI |
| Feb 28 2:00 pm, CSN | at Milwaukee | L 85–98 | 5–24 (3–15) | 29 – Dixson | 8 – Young | 5 – Dixson | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,828) Milwaukee, WI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||||
| Mar 5 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Wright State First round | L 43–74 | 5–25 | 18 – Dixson | 11 – Dixson | 1 – Five Tied | Joe Louis Arena (5,247) Detroit, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||