# 2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by fourth year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Buffalo.

## Previous season

The RedHawks finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Eastern Michigan.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Will Sullivan | 3 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Elmhurst, IL | Graduated |
| Joshua Oswald | 4 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Sophomore | Melbourne, Australia | Transferred to Emporia State |
| Jaryd Eustance | 5 | G | 6'7" | 201 | Sophomore | Brisbane, Australia | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Tre Hawkins | 20 | G | 5'10" | 155 | Freshman | Cincinnati, OH | Left the team for personal reasons |
| John Hawkins | 40 | C | 7'0" | 252 | RS Junior | Troy, MI | Left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jake Wright | 13 | G/F | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | Hopkins, MN | Transferred from The Citadel. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wright will have to sit out from the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Jere Vučica | 14 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Senior | Split, Croatia | Transferred from North Alabama. Will be eligible to play immediately since Vučica graduated from North Alabama. |
| Abdoulaye Harouna | 30 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Niamey, Niger | Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho. |

## Recruiting class of 2015

Note: There were no recruiting class of 2015 for Miami (OH).

### Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Braxton Beverly PG | Hazard, KY | Perry County Central High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 14, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2015* 7:00 pm | | Ohio Midwestern | W 90–24 | | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, FCS | | at Xavier | L 72–81 | 0–1 | Cintas Center (10,372) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kenyon | W 68–47 | 1–1 | Millett Hall (541) Oxford, OH |
| 11/20/2015* 7:00 pm | | Lipscomb Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge | W 70–68 | 2–1 | Millett Hall (1,255) Oxford, OH |
| 11/21/2015* 3:30 pm | | Florida Atlantic Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge | L 69–75 | 2–2 | Millett Hall (1,196) Oxford, OH |
| 11/22/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northeastern Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge | W 67–61 | 3–2 | Millett Hall (1,174) Oxford, OH |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | IPFW | L 53–57 | 3–3 | Millett Hall (1,224) Oxford, OH |
| 11/28/2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | | UCF | W 64–63 | 4–3 | Millett Hall (1,254) Oxford, OH |
| 12/05/2015* 1:00 pm | | at IUPUI | L 64–78 | 4–4 | Fairgrounds Coliseum (1,079) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/13/2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Wright State | W 72–67 | 5–4 | Millett Hall (1,397) Oxford, OH |
| 12/15/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Jackson State | W 64–53 | 6–4 | Millett Hall (1,119) Oxford, OH |
| 12/18/2015* 8:30 pm | | at Tennessee Tech | L 64–77 | 6–5 | Eblen Center (1,378) Cookeville, TN |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCSC | | at Dayton | L 63–64 | 6–6 | UD Arena (13,206) Dayton, OH |
| 01/02/2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | South Carolina State | L 67–71 | 6–7 | Millett Hall (1,392) Oxford, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/TWCSC/ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | L 62–73 | 6–8 (0–1) | Stroh Center (1,611) Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/09/2016 3:30 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3 | | Toledo | L 76–84 | 6–9 (0–2) | Millett Hall (1,224) Oxford, OH |
| 01/12/2016 7:00 pm | | at Kent State | L 68–76 | 6–10 (0–3) | MAC Center (2,588) Kent, OH |
| 01/16/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | L 46–48 | 6–11 (0–4) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,218) Muncie, IN |
| 01/19/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Buffalo | L 60–77 | 6–12 (0–5) | Millett Hall (1,221) Oxford, OH |
| 01/23/2016 7:00 pm | | at Akron | L 46–75 | 6–13 (0–6) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,686) Akron, OH |
| 01/26/2016 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | L 51–68 | 6–14 (0–7) | Millett Hall (1,431) Oxford, OH |
| 01/30/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | W 72–59 | 7–14 (1–7) | Millett Hall (1,297) Oxford, OH |
| 02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | L 69–94 | 7–15 (1–8) | Convocation Center (779) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/06/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | W 55–51 | 8–15 (2–8) | Millett Hall (1,330) Oxford, OH |
| 02/09/2016 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | W 45–44 | 9–15 (3–8) | University Arena (2,014) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 02/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 49–93 | 9–16 (3–9) | Savage Arena (5,029) Toledo, OH |
| 02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | L 56–73 | 9–17 (3–10) | Millett Hall (1,706) Oxford, OH |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | | at Ohio | W 76–64 | 9–18 (3–11) | Convocation Center (9,018) Athens, OH |
| 02/23/2016 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 | | Akron | W 77–64 | 10–18 (4–11) | Millett Hall (1,371) Oxford, OH |
| 02/27/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Kent State | W 74–65 | 11–18 (5–11) | Millett Hall (1,330) Oxford, OH |
| 03/01/2016 7:00 pm | | at Buffalo | W 67–59 | 12–18 (6–11) | Alumni Arena (4,798) Amherst, NY |
| 03/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ohio | L 65–67 | 12–19 (6–12) | Millett Hall (4,208) Oxford, OH |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | at (6) Ball State First round | W 49–47 | 13–19 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,245) Muncie, IN |
| 03/10/2016 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | vs. (3) Buffalo Quarterfinals | L 81–94 | 13–20 | Quicken Loans Arena (2,311) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||