# 2015–16 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

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The 2015–16 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by second year head coach Tic Price. The team played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas and are members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals finished the season with a record of 11–19, 3–15 to finish in last place in conference. As a result, they failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

## Previous season

The Cardinals were picked to finish 10th in the conference in both the Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Director polls. The Cardinals finished the season 15–15, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. Due to APR penalties, the Cardinals were not eligible for postseason play, including the Southland tournament.

## Preseason

The Cardinals were picked to finish fifth (5th) in the conference in the Coaches' Poll and sixth (6th) in the Sports Information Director polls.

## Media

All 2015 Lamar Cardinals home games except those otherwise contracted for through were broadcast online live by Big Red Sports Network (BRSN). Starting January 4, 2016 all home games except for the January 11, 2016 game will be broadcast on ESPN3. The January 11 game will be broadcast on the ASN.

## Schedule and results

Season Results:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Out of Conference ||||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, BRSN | Austin College | W 101–58 | 1–0 | 17 – Owens, M. | 13 – Owens, M. | 7 – Booze, K. | Montagne Center (937) Beaumont, TX |
| 11/16/2015* 9:00 pm, MW Net | at Fresno State Roundball Showcase | L 72–80 | 1–1 | 20 – Booze, K. | 9 – Chatman, D. | 4 – Booze, K. | Save Mart Center (4,799) Fresno, CA |
| 11/21/2015* 11:00 am | at Delaware State Roundball Showcase | W 77–66 | 2–1 | 18 – Davis, L.; Garth, N. | 7 – Chatman, D. | 9 – Davis, L. | Memorial Hall (209) Dover, DE |
| 11/25/2015* 7:00 pm, ASN | at Rice Roundball Showcase | L 82–94 | 2–2 | 25 – Booze, K. | 7 – Mattingly, P. | 5 – Booze, K. | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,376) Houston, TX |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm, BRSN | UC Riverside Roundball Showcase | L 69–74 | 2–3 | 16 – Nzeakor, J. | 8 – Sears, D. | 4 – Booze, K. | Montagne Center (1,481) Beaumont, TX |
| 12/2/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCS Alt. | UTRGV | W 83–60 | 3–3 | 21 – Garth, N. | 10 – Sears, D. | 3 – Three players | Montagne Center (1,766) Beaumont, TX |
| 12/05/2015* 8:00 pm, BRSN | Idaho State | W 82–70 | 4–3 | 21 – Gregory, L. | 11 – Gregory, L. | 5 – Booze, K. | Montagne Center (2,137) Beaumont, TX |
| 12/12/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Liberty | W 73–58 | – | 22 – Garth, N. | 5 – Davis, L. | 8 – Booze, K. | Vines Center (1,990) Lynchburg, VA |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech | L 53–88 | 5–4 | 12 – Owens, M; Garth, N | 7 – Mattingly, P | 3 – Booze, K; Garth, N | Cassell Coliseum (4,870) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/18/2015* 12:00 pm, BRSN | Jarvis Christian | W 80–56 | 6–4 | 24 – Sears, D. | 16 – Mattingly, P. | 6 – Owens, M. | Montagne Center (1,377) Beaumont, TX |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm, BRSN | Texas Lutheran | W 86–69 | 7–4 | 15 – Davis, L. | 7 – Mattingly, P. | 7 – Jones, Q. | Montagne Center (1,592) Beaumont, TX |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, BRSN | Howard Payne | W 97–74 | 8–4 | 23 – Chatman, D. | 7 – Gregory, L. | 5 – Garth, N. | Montagne Center (1,695) Beaumont, TX |
| Conference Games ||||||||
| 01/02/2016 3:30 pm | at Nicholls State | W 79–67 | 9–4 (1–0) | 17 – Garth, N. | 9 – Chatman, D. | 6 – Booze, K. | Stopher Gym (792) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/04/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | New Orleans | L 64–68 | 9–5 (1–1) | 15 – Garth, N. | 11 – Sears, D. | 4 – Booze, K. | Montagne Center (1,731) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/9/2016 4:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 76–93 | 9–6 (1–2) | 16 – Garth, N. | 13 – Sears, D. | 3 – Garth, N. | Farris Center (1,225) Conway, AR |
| 01/11/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 82–91 | 9–7 (1–3) | 25 – Garth, N. | 10 – Sears, D. | 4 – Mattingly, P.; Garth, N. | Montagne Center (1,539) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/16/2016 4:40 pm, ESPN3 | Northwestern State | W 86–82 | 10–7 (2–3) | 19 – Sears, D.; Garth, N. | 15 – Nzeakor, j. | 10 – Booze, K. | Montagne Center (1,825) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/18/2016 7:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 70–98 | 10–8 (2–4) | 15 – Booze, K. | 8 – Nzeakor, J. | 4 – Booze, K. | University Center (641) Hammond, LA |
| 01/23/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Houston Baptist | L 79–92 | 10–9 (2–5) | 18 – Owens, M. | 6 – Owens, M. | 5 – Booze, K. | Montagne Center (2,312) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 52–86 | 10–10 (2–6) | 12 – Garth, N. | 6 – Owens, M. | 4 – Booze, K. | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,485) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | L 71–80 | 10–11 (2–7) | 24 – Chatman, D. | 9 – Nzeakor, J. | 2 – Booze, K. | Moody Coliseum (2,103) Abilene, TX |
| 02/01/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Sam Houston State | L 66–69 | 10–12 (2–8) | 12 – 3 players | 6 – Nzeakor, J. | 3 – Mattingly, P. | Montagne Center (2,076) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/06/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Incarnate Word | L 71–74 | 10–13 (2–9) | 14 – Garth, N. | 13 – Nzeakor, J. | 4 – Garth, N.; Jones, Q. | Montagne Center (2,128) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Abilene Christian | L 67–71 | 10–14 (2–10) | 20 – Garth, N. | 6 – Mattingly, P. | 3 – Davis, L. | Montagne Center (1,743) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/15/2016 7:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | L 78–79 | 10–15 (2–11) | 17 – Booze, K. | 9 – Chatman, D. | 11 – Booze, K. | Sharp Gymnasium (703) Houston, TX |
| 02/20/2016 6:00 pm | at McNeese State | W 87–76 | 11–15 (3–11) | 21 – Owens, M. | 8 – Nzeakor, J. | 5 – Booze, K. | Burton Coliseum (1,403) Lake Charles, LA |
| 02/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Stephen F. Austin | L 58–79 | 11–16 (3–12) | 11 – Nzeakor, J. | 6 – Chatman, D. | – Booze, K. | Montagne Center (1,931) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/27/2016 4:30 pm, TWCS | at Incarnate Word | L 70–89 | 11–17 (3–13) | 22 – Mattingly, P. | 5 – Nzeakor, J. | 4 – Garth, N. | McDermott Convocation Center (824) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | McNeese State | L 74–77 | 11–18 (3–14) | 14 – Three players | 12 – Mattingly, P. | 5 – Garth, N. | Montagne Center (2,143) Beaumont, TX |
| 03/03/2016 6:30 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 76–94 | 11–19 (3–15) | 17 – Booze, K. | 5 – Bosha, Z. | – Booze, K. | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,257) Huntsville, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||