# 2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

The 2015–16 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by second year head coach Jay Ladner, played their home games at the University Center and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 12–21, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. They defeated New Orleans in the first round of the Southland tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Houston Baptist.

## Preseason

The Lions were picked to finish seventh (7th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/28/2015* 7:00 pm | LSU–Alexandria | L 68–82 | | University Center (965) Hammond, LA |
| 11/04/2015* 7:00 pm | Xavier of Louisiana | W 79–61 | | University Center (765) Hammond, LA |
| Non-conference |||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:30 pm | at TCU | L 77–90 | 0–1 | University Recreation Center (3,341) Fort Worth, TX |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M | L 58–100 | 0–2 | Reed Arena (4,903) College Station, TX |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Mississippi College | W 76–69 | 1–2 | University Center (810) Hammond, LA |
| 11/22/2015* 6:00 pm, BTN | at Nebraska Barclays Center Classic | L 65–92 | 1–3 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,533) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/24/2015* 6:00 pm, FSO/ESPN3 | at No. 24 Cincinnati Barclays Center Classic | L 49–64 | 1–4 | Fifth Third Arena (6,824) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/27/2015* 4:00 pm | vs. Gardner–Webb Barclays Center Classic | L 68–77 | 1–5 | Christl Arena (885) West Point, NY |
| 11/28/2015* 4:00 pm | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Barclays Center Classic | L 60-62 | 1–6 | Christl Arena West Point, NY |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm | Loyola New Orleans | W 101–65 | 2–6 | University Center (737) Hammond, LA |
| 12/04/2015* 7:00 pm | Southern | L 69–73 | 2–7 | University Center (1,506) Hammond, LA |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm | at Florida State | L 58–75 | 2–8 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,992) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/15/2015* 7:00 pm | Florida A&M | L 64–67 | 2–9 | Teaching Gym (383) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/21/2015* 6:00 pm | at Georgia Tech | L 62–75 | 2–10 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,563) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/30/2015* 7:30 pm | at Jackson State | L 66–89 | 2–11 | Williams Assembly Center (703) Jackson, MS |
| Southland regular season |||||
| 01/04/2016 7:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 69–89 | 2–12 (0–1) | University Center (540) Hammond, LA |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | L 58–77 | 2–13 (0–2) | Sharp Gymnasium (621) Houston, TX |
| 01/11/2016 6:30 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 63–70 | 2–14 (0–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (796) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/16/2016 4:00 pm | Incarnate Word | L 71–75 | 2–15 (0–4) | University Center (644) Hammond, LA |
| 01/18/2016 7:00 pm | at Lamar | W 98–70 | 3–15 (1–4) | University Center (641) Hammond, LA |
| 01/26/2016 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 63–73 | 3–16 (1–5) | American Bank Center (1,906) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 01/30/2016 3:00 pm | at Northwestern State | L 76–91 | 3–17 (1–6) | Prather Coliseum (1,920) Natchitoches, LA |
| 02/01/2016 7:00 pm | McNeese State | W 82–80 | 4–17 (2–6) | University Center (1,030) Hammond, LA |
| 02/06/2016 4:00 pm | Abilene Christian | W 81–60 | 5–17 (3–6) | University Center (763) Hammond, LA |
| 02/09/2016 7:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 72–88 | 5–18 (3–7) | Farris Center (513) Conway, AR |
| 02/13/2016 8:00 pm | Nicholls State | W 69–61 | 6–18 (4–7) | University Center (786) Hammond, LA |
| 02/15/2016 8:00 pm | at McNeese State | W 79–76 | 7–18 (5–7) | Burton Coliseum (350) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/21/2016 7:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | L 80–91 | 7–19 (5–8) | Abilene Christian (1,065) Abilene, TX |
| 02/23/2016 7:00 pm | New Orleans | W 91–83 | 8–19 (6–8) | University Center (734) Hammond, LA |
| 02/27/2016 4:00 pm | Central Arkansas | W 75–56 | 9–19 (7–8) | University Center (831) Hammond, LA |
| 02/29/2016 7:00 pm | Northwestern State | W 84–82 | 10–19 (8–8) | University Center (1,050) Hammond, LA |
| 03/03/2016 7:45 pm | at New Orleans | W 61–60 | 11–19 (9–8) | Lakefront Arena (684) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/05/2016 3:30 pm | Nicholls State | L 45–64 | 11–20 (9–9) | Stopher Gym (901) Thibodaux, LA |
| Southland tournament |||||
| 03/09/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. New Orleans First round | L 74–84 | 12–20 | Merrell Center (1,077) Katy, TX |
| 03/10/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Houston Baptist Quarterfinals | L 68–72 | 12–21 | Merrell Center (1,298) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||