# 2015–16 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

The 2015–16 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 45th basketball season for USF and the third as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls were coached by Orlando Antigua, who was in his second season. The Bulls played their home games at the USF Sun Dome on the university's Tampa, Florida campus. The Bulls finished the season with a record of 8–25, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place in conference. They beat East Carolina in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing to Temple in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 9–23, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to UConn.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Dre Clayton | 0 | F | 6'6" | 245 | RS Freshman | Orlando, FL | Transferred to NW Mississippi CC |
| Corey Allen, Jr. | 4 | G | 6'1" | 152 | Senior | St. Louis, MO | Graduated |
| Anthony Collins | 11 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated & transferred to Texas A&M |
| Dino Mercurius | 30 | G | 6'4" | 165 | Freshman | Bronx, NY | Transferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Geno Thorpe | 2 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Pittsburgh, PA | Transferred from Penn State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thorpe will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Angel Nunez | 22 | F | 6'8" | 202 | Graduate Transfer | Bronx, NY | Transferred from Gonzaga. Under NCAA Transfer Rules, as a Graduate Transfer, Nunez is eligible to play for the 2015–16 season. |
| Shawn Smith | | G | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, FL | Junior college transferred from Lee College |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tulio Da Silva PF | Jacksonville, FL | Arlington Country Day School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 12, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Luis Santos C | Bronx, NY | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Jahmal McMurray SG | Topeka, KS | Sunrise Christian Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 13, 2014 |
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2015. ||||||

### Recruiting Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Troy Baxter Jr. SF | The Rock School | Gainesville, FL | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 1, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| 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 August 1, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/09/2015* 7:00 pm | Eckerd | W 78–64 | | USF Sun Dome (3,099) Tampa, FL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | Troy | L 77–82 | 0–1 | USF Sun Dome (4,859) Tampa, FL |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | NJIT Hoophall Miami Invitational | L 57–60 | 0–2 | USF Sun Dome (2,672) Tampa, FL |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | George Washington | L 67–73 | 0–3 | USF Sun Dome (2,790) Tampa, FL |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Boston University Hoophall Miami Invitational | L 66–78 | 0–4 | USF Sun Dome (2,903) Tampa, FL |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Albany Hoophall Miami Invitational | W 63–61 | 1–4 | USF Sun Dome (2,712) Tampa, FL |
| 11/27/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 1 Kentucky Hoophall Miami Invitational | L 63–84 | 1–5 | American Airlines Arena (10,023) Miami, FL |
| 11/29/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Savannah State | W 67–57 | 2–5 | USF Sun Dome (2,429) Tampa, FL |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm | at Delaware | L 58–67 | 2–6 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,817) Newark, DE |
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm, SECN | at South Carolina | L 63–81 | 2–7 | Colonial Life Arena (10,721) Columbia, SC |
| 12/13/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | NC State | L 46–65 | 2–8 | USF Sun Dome (2,945) Tampa, FL |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Jacksonville | W 88–75 | 3–8 | USF Sun Dome (2,628) Tampa, FL |
| 12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UAB | L 68–79 | 3–9 | USF Sun Dome (2,671) Tampa, FL |
| 12/22/2015* 6:30 pm, FS2 | at Seton Hall | L 49–66 | 3–10 | Prudential Center (5,700) Newark, NJ |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU | Houston | L 67–73 | 3–11 (0–1) | USF Sun Dome (2,754) Tampa, FL |
| 01/02/2016 7:30 pm, ESPNews | at SMU | L 58–72 | 3–12 (0–2) | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews | at UCF | L 64–75 | 3–13 (0–3) | CFE Arena (3,603) Orlando, FL |
| 01/10/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU | Cincinnati | L 51–54 | 3–14 (0–4) | USF Sun Dome (3,062) Tampa, FL |
| 01/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews | Tulane | L 70–81 | 3–15 (0–5) | USF Sun Dome (2,657) Tampa, FL |
| 01/16/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN | at Memphis | L 56–71 | 3–16 (0–6) | FedEx Forum (11,681) Memphis, TN |
| 01/20/2016 6:15 pm, ESPNews | UCF | L 54–64 | 3–17 (0–7) | USF Sun Dome (3,491) Tampa, FL |
| 01/23/2016 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at Houston | W 71–62 | 4–17 (1–7) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,724) Houston, TX |
| 01/27/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulane | W 73–60 | 5–17 (2–7) | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,429) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/31/2016 2:00 pm, CBSSN | Temple | L 63–70 | 5–18 (2–8) | USF Sun Dome (2,875) Tampa, FL |
| 02/04/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at Cincinnati | L 57–88 | 5–19 (2–9) | Fifth Third Arena (9,116) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/07/2016 2:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 12 SMU | L 58–92 | 5–20 (2–10) | USF Sun Dome (2,857) Tampa, FL |
| 02/14/2016 3:00 pm, CBSSN | at Temple | L 65–77 | 5–21 (2–11) | Liacouras Center (7,560) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at East Carolina | W 69–52 | 6–21 (3–11) | Williams Arena (4,299) Greenville, NC |
| 02/20/2016 11:00 am, ESPNU | Memphis | W 80–71 | 7–21 (4–11) | USF Sun Dome (3,840) Tampa, FL |
| 02/25/2016 7:30 pm, CBSSN | UConn | L 51–81 | 7–22 (4–12) | USF Sun Dome (4,668) Tampa, FL |
| 03/02/2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU | East Carolina | L 39–52 | 7–23 (4–13) | USF Sun Dome (2,957) Tampa, FL |
| 03/05/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNews | at Tulsa | L 74–84 | 7–24 (4–14) | Reynolds Center (6,524) Tulsa, OK |
| American Athletic Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 3:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. East Carolina First Round | W 71–66 | 8–24 | Amway Center Orlando, FL |
| 03/11/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Temple Quarterfinals | L 62–79 | 8–25 | Amway Center Orlando, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||