# 2015–16 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

The 2015–16 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by third year head coach Matthew Graves, played third home games at the Mitchell Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Georgia Southern in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Shaq Calhoun | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Sophomore | Rome, Georgia |
| 1 | Ken Williams | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
| 4 | Barrington Stevens III | Guard | 5–11 | 182 | Senior | Allen, Texas |
| 5 | Don MuepoKelly | Forward | 6–7 | 238 | Junior | Fontana, California |
| 10 | Georgi Boyanov | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Junior | Lovech, Bulgaria |
| 11 | Nikola Marijan | Forward | 7–1 | 235 | Freshman | Bački Brestovac, Serbia |
| 14 | Devin Epps | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Sophomore | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| 20 | Tafari Whittingham | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 21 | Nick Davis | Guard | 6–6 | 185 | Sophomore | Mt. Vernon, Alabama |
| 22 | John Brown | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 24 | Nick Stover | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Junior | Los Angeles, California |
| 30 | Ethan Haslam | Forward | 6–4 | 182 | Freshman | Lithia, Florida |
| 42 | Trhae Mitchell | Forward | 6–6 | 184 | Freshman | Austell, Georgia |
| | Josh Ajayi | Forward | 6–7 | 260 | Freshman | El Monte, California |
| | Lance Crawford | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Sophomore | Davie, Florida |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2015* 7:00 pm | Mobile | W 98–43 | | Mitchell Center (2,841) Mobile, AL |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | Auburn–Montgomery | W 88–68 | 1–0 | Mitchell Center (2,398) Mobile, AL |
| 11/15/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | at NC State Legends Classic | L 70–88 | 1–1 | PNC Arena (15,076) Raleigh, NC |
| 11/19/2015* 8:00 pm, SECN | at No. 23 LSU Legends Classic | L 66–78 | 1–2 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,758) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 11/23/2015* 3:00 pm | vs. Belmont Legends Classic | L 85–98 | 1–3 | KSU Convocation Center (1,262) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/24/2015* 3:00 pm | vs. IUPUI Legends Classic | W 78–68 | 2–3 | KSU Convocation Center (208) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/28/2015* 3:00 pm | at Denver | L 56–69 | 2–4 | Magness Arena (1,138) Denver, CO |
| 11/30/2015* 7:00 pm | Spring Hill | W 79–50 | 3–4 | Mitchell Center (2,106) Mobile, AL |
| 12/05/2015* 5:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee | L 55–68 | 3–5 | Murphy Center (4,106) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/14/2015* 7:00 pm | Southern Miss | L 54–57 | 3–6 | Mitchell Center (3,146) Mobile, AL |
| 12/18/2015* 7:00 pm | at Samford | W 72–70 $^{2OT}$ | 4–6 | Pete Hanna Center (1,864) Homewood, AL |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm | Rice | W 74–67 | 5–6 | Mitchell Center (1,937) Mobile, AL |
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 60–69 | 5–7 (0–1) | Mitchell Center (2,314) Mobile, AL |
| 01/02/2016 4:00 pm | Arkansas State | L 67–89 | 5–8 (0–2) | Mitchell Center (1,808) Mobile, AL |
| 01/07/2016 6:30 pm | at Georgia Southern | W 64–58 | 6–8 (1–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,003) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/09/2016 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Georgia State | L 55–70 | 6–9 (1–3) | GSU Sports Arena (1,614) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm | Texas State | L 67–78 | 6–10 (1–4) | Mitchell Center (2,084) Mobile, AL |
| 01/16/2016 4:00 pm | UT Arlington | W 88–85 $^{OT}$ | 7–10 (2–4) | Mitchell Center (2,102) Mobile, AL |
| 01/21/2016 7:15 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 82–92 | 7–11 (2–5) | Cajundome (4,050) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/23/2016 4:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 68–100 | 7–12 (2–6) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,556) Monroe, LA |
| 01/26/2016 7:30 pm | at Troy | W 66–58 | 8–12 (3–6) | Trojan Arena (2,224) Troy, AL |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm | Appalachian State | W 73–60 | 9–12 (4–6) | Mitchell Center (2,231) Mobile, AL |
| 02/04/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Arkansas State | L 73–79 $^{OT}$ | 9–13 (4–7) | Convocation Center (1,526) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/06/2016 6:00 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 43–74 | 9–14 (4–8) | Jack Stephens Center (3,959) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm | Georgia State | W 79–78 $^{OT}$ | 10–14 (5–8) | Mitchell Center (1,956) Mobile, AL |
| 02/13/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Georgia Southern | W 80–76 | 11–14 (6–8) | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| 02/16/2016 7:00 pm | Troy | L 54–61 | 11–15 (6–9) | Mitchell Center (3,027) Mobile, AL |
| 02/18/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Appalachian State | W 75–71 | 12–15 (7–9) | Holmes Center (1,253) Boone, NC |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | L 59–66 | 12–16 (7–10) | Mitchell Center (1,877) Mobile, AL |
| 02/27/2016 4:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 83–70 | 13–16 (8–10) | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| 03/03/2016 7:15 pm | at UT Arlington | L 79–92 | 13–17 (8–11) | College Park Center (2,408) Arlington, TX |
| 03/05/2016 4:30 pm | at Texas State | L 57–68 | 13–18 (8–12) | Strahan Coliseum (2,001) San Marcos, TX |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Georgia Southern First round | L 61–67 | 14–18 | Lakefront Arena (703) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/11/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Louisiana–Lafayette Quarterfinals | L 68–90 | 14–19 | Lakefront Arena (907) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||