# 2015–16 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by tenth year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at the College Park Center and were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They defeated Texas State to advance to the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Monroe. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Savannah State in the first round (the Mavericks' first ever post-season win in any tournament), received a second round bye and lost in the quarterfinals to NJIT. The 24 wins tied the 2011 team for most in a single Maverick season.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Erick Neal | Guard | 5–11 | 160 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas |
| 2 | Kennedy Eubanks | Forward | 6–6 | 185 | Senior | Pendleton, South Carolina |
| 3 | Nathan Hawkins | Guard | 6–7 | 208 | Sophomore | Garland, Texas |
| 4 | Drew Charles | Guard | 6–2 | 193 | Junior | Azle, Texas |
| 5 | Kaelon Wilson | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Lancaster, Texas |
| 10 | Jalen Jones | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Junior | Cedar Hill, Texas |
| 11 | Brandon Williams | Forward | 6–10 | 215 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
| 12 | Courtney Austin | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Senior | Dallas, Texas |
| 15 | Scott Muirhead | Forward | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Ennis, Texas |
| 20 | Julian Harris | Forward | 6–5 | 220 | Sophomore | Mansfield, Texas |
| 23 | Mairega Clarke | Guard | 6–5 | 165 | Junior | Queens, New York |
| 25 | Kevin Hervey | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Sophomore | Arlington, Texas |
| 30 | Nick Pallas | Guard | 6–8 | 240 | Freshman | Rancho Santa Margarita, California |
| 34 | Faith Pope | Forward | 6–7 | 195 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
| 45 | Jorge Bilbao | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Junior | Bilbao, Spain |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Summer Tour of the Bahamas |||||
| 08/20/2015* 6:00 pm | at Real Deal Shockers | W 93–67 | | Sir Kendal Isaacs Gym Nassau, Bahamas |
| 08/21/2015* 6:00 pm | at PJ Stringers | W 114–64 | | Sir Kendal Isaacs Gym Nassau, Bahamas |
| 08/23/2015* 3:00 pm | at Providence Storm | W 108–61 | | Sir Kendal Isaacs Gym Nassau, Bahamas |
| 08/24/2015* 6:00 pm | at Atlantis All–Stars | W 109–77 | | Sir Kendal Isaacs Gym Nassau, Bahamas |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2015* 7:30 pm | Fordham | W 77–72 | 1–0 | College Park Center (3,863) Arlington, TX |
| 11/17/2015* 6:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech Hoophall Miami Invitational | L 68–80 | 1–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (3,012) Ruston, LA |
| 11/20/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Ohio State Hoophall Miami Invitational | W 73-68 | 2-1 | Value City Arena (12,312) Columbus, OH |
| 11/23/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPNews | at Memphis Hoophall Miami Invitational | W 68–64 | 3–1 | FedExForum (11,184) Memphis, TN |
| 11/25/2015* 7:00 pm | Grambling State Hoophall Miami Invitational | W 73–40 | 4–1 | College Park Center (1,601) Arlington, TX |
| 11/29/2015* 5:00 pm | at Rice | W 92–74 | 5–1 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,668) Houston, TX |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, LHN | at Texas | L 73–80 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Frank Erwin Center (9,646) Austin, TX |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm | North Texas | W 90–67 | 6–2 | College Park Center (6,107) Arlington, TX |
| 12/05/2015* 8:00 pm | at UTEP | W 76–62 | 7–2 | Don Haskins Center (7,567) El Paso, TX |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | Bradley | W 97–61 | 8–2 | College Park Center (1,833) Arlington, TX |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm | Sul Ross State | W 98–40 | 9–2 | College Park Center (1,855) Arlington, TX |
| 12/30/2015 7:15 pm | Georgia State | W 85–70 | 10–2 (1–0) | College Park Center (3,002) Arlington, TX |
| 01/02/2016 7:15 pm | Georgia Southern | W 92–72 | 11–2 (2–0) | College Park Center (2,117) Arlington, TX |
| 01/07/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Appalachian State | W 71–67 | 12–2 (3–0) | Holmes Center (870) Boone, NC |
| 01/14/2016 7:30 pm | at Troy | W 90–63 | 13–2 (4–0) | Trojan Arena (1,209) Troy, AL |
| 01/16/2016 4:00 pm | at South Alabama | L 85–88 $^{OT}$ | 13–3 (4–1) | Mitchell Center (2,102) Mobile, AL |
| 01/21/2016 7:15 pm | Arkansas State | W 91–64 | 14–3 (5–1) | College Park Center (3,111) Arlington, TX |
| 01/23/2016 7:15 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 62–68 | 14–4 (5–2) | College Park Center (5,033) Arlington, TX |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 88–99 | 14–5 (5–3) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,857) Monroe, LA |
| 01/30/2016 4:15 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 75–90 | 14–6 (5–4) | Cajundome (3,989) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/04/2016 6:30 pm | at Georgia Southern | L 73–82 | 14–7 (5–5) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,668) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/06/2016 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Georgia State | W 90–69 | 15–7 (6–5) | GSU Sports Arena (1,579) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/09/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Texas State | W 65–53 | 16–7 (7–5) | Strahan Coliseum (3,408) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/13/2016 7:15 pm | Appalachian State | W 91–60 | 17–7 (8–5) | College Park Center (2,141) Arlington, TX |
| 02/18/2016 7:15 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 84–83 $^{OT}$ | 18–7 (9–5) | College Park Center (2,010) Arlington, TX |
| 02/20/2016 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | Louisiana–Monroe | L 61–64 | 18–8 (9–6) | College Park Center (3,314) Arlington, TX |
| 02/25/2016 7:15 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 60–72 | 18–9 (9–7) | Jack Stephens Center (5,253) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm | at Arkansas State | W 79–75 | 19–9 (10–7) | Convocation Center (1,644) Jonesboro, AR |
| 03/01/2016 7:15 pm | Texas State | W 75–69 | 20–9 (11–7) | College Park Center (2,196) Arlington, TX |
| 03/03/2016 7:15 pm | South Alabama | W 92–79 | 21–9 (12–7) | College Park Center (2,408) Arlington, TX |
| 03/05/2016 7:15 pm | Troy | W 90–55 | 22–9 (13–7) | College Park Center (2,722) Arlington, TX |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||
| 03/11/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Texas State Quarterfinals | W 72–63 | 23–9 | Lakefront Arena (907) New Orleans, LA |
| 03/12/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Louisiana–Monroe Semifinals | L 71–82 | 23–10 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| CIT |||||
| 03/16/2016* 6:00 pm | at Savannah State First round | W 75–59 | 24–10 | Tiger Arena (1,192) Savannah, GA |
| 03/24/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at NJIT Quarterfinals | L 60–63 | 24–11 | Fleisher Center (1,383) Newark, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||