# 2015–16 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by second-year head coach Jim Fox, played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 7–13 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Mike Kobani | Forward | 6–8 | 265 | Junior | Bida, Nigeria |
| 1 | Landon Goesling | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Sophomore | Irving, TX |
| 2 | Ronshad Shabazz | Guard | 6–5 | 212 | Freshman | Raleigh, NC |
| 3 | Dustin Clarke | Guard | 6–3 | 178 | Senior | Newland, NC |
| 4 | Michael Obacha | Forward | 6–8 | 218 | Senior | Edo State, Nigeria |
| 5 | Griffin Kinney | Forward | 6–8 | 237 | Sophomore | Delaware, OH |
| 10 | Chris Burgess | Guard | 5–8 | 180 | Senior | Lakeland, FL |
| 11 | Emarius Logan | Guard | 6–2 | 187 | Freshman | Columbia, SC |
| 12 | Craig Hinton | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Junior | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 13 | Kevin Kerley | Guard | 5–11 | 171 | Freshman | Loveland, OH |
| 14 | Bennett Holley | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Freshman | Roanoke, VA |
| 15 | Jake Wilson | Center | 7–1 | 230 | Sophomore | Raleigh, NC |
| 20 | Dylan Hodson | Guard | 6–3 | 181 | Sophomore | Roanoke, VA |
| 21 | Frank Eaves | Guard | 6–2 | 183 | Senior | Greensboro, NC |
| 23 | Trey Ford | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Freshman | Mooresville, NC |
| 24 | Jalen Sanders | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Sophomore | Charlotte, NC |
| 25 | Jake Babic | Guard | 6–5 | 187 | Sophomore | Oakville, ON |
| 31 | Hudson Terrell | Forward | 6–4 | 185 | Freshman | Columbus, GA |
| 32 | Tyrell Johnson | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Freshman | Atlanta, GA |
| 33 | John Mosser | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Cary, NC |
| 34 | Jacob Lawson | Guard | 6–8 | 230 | Junior | Reidsville, NC |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/03/2015* 7:00 p.m. | Belmont Abbey | W 80–60 | | Holmes Center (706) Boone, NC |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2015* 2:00 p.m. | Jacksonville | W 76–68 | 1–0 | Holmes Center (767) Boone, NC |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Furman | L 70–79 | 1–1 | Holmes Center (1,090) Boone, NC |
| 11/20/2015* 6:00 p.m. | at Hampton | L 61–82 | 1–2 | Hampton Convocation Center (5,124) Hampton, VA |
| 11/22/2015* 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | at Tulane Challenge in Music City | L 48–76 | 1–3 | Devlin Fieldhouse (962) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/26/2015* 3:00 p.m., ASN | vs. Liberty Challenge in Music City | W 73–62 | 2–3 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (350) Nashville, TN |
| 11/27/2015* 5:00 p.m. | vs. Mercer Challenge in Music City | L 70–71 | 2–4 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| 11/29/2015* 4:30 p.m., ASN | vs. Stephen F. Austin Challenge in Music City | L 84–94 | 2–5 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| 12/06/2015* 1:00 p.m. | vs. Hofstra MSG Holiday Festival | L 80–86 | 2–6 | Madison Square Garden (7,196) New York City, NY |
| 12/15/2015* 8:00 p.m., LHN | at Texas | L 55–67 | 2–7 | Frank Erwin Center (10,529) Austin, TX |
| 12/19/2015* 2:00 p.m. | Charlotte | L 66–82 | 2–8 | Holmes Center (376) Boone, NC |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at No. 7 North Carolina | L 70–94 | 2–9 | Dean Smith Center (18,336) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/31/2015 3:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 56–72 | 2–10 (0–1) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,278) Monroe, LA |
| 01/02/2016 8:15 p.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 58–79 | 2–11 (0–2) | Cajundome (4,131) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/07/2016 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | UT Arlington | L 67–71 | 2–12 (0–3) | Holmes Center (870) Boone, NC |
| 01/09/2016 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | Texas State | W 76–56 | 3–12 (1–3) | Holmes Center (1,246) Boone, NC |
| 01/14/2016 8:15 p.m. | at Little Rock | L 55–81 | 3–13 (1–4) | Jack Stephens Center (3,543) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/16/2016 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Arkansas State | W 86–72 | 4–13 (2–4) | Convocation Center (1,615) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/21/2016 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | Georgia State | W 76–67 | 5–13 (3–4) | Holmes Center (1,450) Boone, NC |
| 01/25/2016 6:30 p.m., ESPN3 | Georgia Southern Postponed from 1/23 | L 100–101 | 5–14 (3–5) | Holmes Center (1,080) Boone, NC |
| 01/28/2016 8:30 p.m. | at Troy | W 75–71 | 6–14 (4–5) | Trojan Arena (1,270) Troy, AL |
| 01/30/2016 8:00 p.m. | at South Alabama | L 60–73 | 6–15 (4–6) | Mitchell Center (2,231) Mobile, AL |
| 02/04/2016 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 76–87 | 6–16 (4–7) | Holmes Center (1,325) Boone, NC |
| 02/06/2016 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | Louisiana–Monroe | L 90–91 | 6–17 (4–8) | Holmes Center (1,509) Boone, NC |
| 02/11/2016 8:30 p.m. | at Texas State | L 68–69 | 6–18 (4–9) | Strahan Coliseum (2,375) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/13/2016 8:15 p.m. | at UT Arlington | L 60–91 | 6–19 (4–10) | College Park Center (2,141) Arlington, TX |
| 02/18/2016 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | South Alabama | L 71–75 | 6–20 (4–11) | Holmes Center (1,253) Boone, NC |
| 02/20/2016 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | Troy | W 78–74 | 7–20 (5–11) | Holmes Center (2,069) Boone, NC |
| 02/25/2016 7:30 p.m. | at Georgia Southern | L 63–88 | 7–21 (5–12) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,129) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/27/2016 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | at Georgia State | L 70–83 | 7–22 (5–13) | GSU Sports Arena (1,784) Atlanta, GA |
| 03/03/2016 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | Little Rock | W 69–63 | 8–22 (6–13) | Holmes Center (1,112) Boone, NC |
| 03/05/2016 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | Arkansas State | W 80–73 | 9–22 (7–13) | Holmes Center (1,618) Boone, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||