# 2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–19, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to UTEP.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4 way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to UTEP.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Dominique Williams | 12 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Washington, D.C. | Transferred |
| Larry Dennis | 21 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Freshman | Wichita, KS | Transferred to Hutchinson CC |
| Dennis Marvin | 22 | G | 6'3" | 183 | RS Senior | Gainesville, FL | Graduated |
| Marco Porcher Jimenez | 23 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Málaga, Spain | Graduated |
| Kris Gulley | 45 | G/F | 6'7" | 195 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Donte' McGill | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Newark, DE | Junior college transferred from Vincennes |
| Elmo Stephen | 5 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Junior | Auburndale, FL | Junior college transferred from Tallahassee CC |
| Cameron Smith | 24 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Tallahassee, FL | Junior college transferred from Tallahassee CC |

## Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Eric Turner SF | The Villages, FL | The Villages Charter High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Michael Douglas PF | Sachse, TX | Sachse High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Kimar Williams PG | Philadelphia, PA | Constitution High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 145 lb (66 kg) | Mar 29, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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 17, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | | Trinity Baptist | W 71–39 | 1–0 | FIU Arena (1,090) Miami, FL |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | | Florida Memorial | W 67–51 | 2–0 | FIU Arena (1,178) Miami, FL |
| 11/20/2015* 3:30 pm | | at James Madison Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | L 61–64 | 2–1 | JMU Convocation Center (2,457) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 11/21/2015* 5:00 pm | | vs. Tennessee–Martin Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | W 69–62 | 3–1 | JMU Convocation Center (2,628) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 11/22/2015* 1:00 pm | | vs. Oral Roberts Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | L 70–76 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | JMU Convocation Center (2,292) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 11/25/2015* 7:00 pm, ASN | | LIU Brooklyn | W 80–72 | 4–2 | FIU Arena (869) Miami, FL |
| 11/30/2015* 7:00 pm, ASN | | Stetson | L 75–81 | 4–3 | FIU Arena (820) Miami, FL |
| 12/04/2015* 7:00 pm | | Elon | L 71–77 | 4–4 | FIU Arena (949) Miami, FL |
| 12/06/2015* 3:30 pm, ASN | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 76–84 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 | FIU Arena (1,156) Miami, FL |
| 12/14/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | L 72–94 | 4–6 | UNF Arena (1,448) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/19/2015* 3:00 pm | | at Northern Illinois | L 75–78 $^{2OT}$ | 4–7 | Convocation Center (959) DeKalb, IL |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Binghamton | W 66–49 | 5–7 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,602) Vestal, NY |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, ASN | | Florida A&M | W 65–45 | 6–7 | FIU Arena (923) Miami, FL |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2016 3:00 pm, FSN | | Florida Atlantic | W 76–59 | 7–7 (1–0) | FIU Arena (1,007) Miami, FL |
| 01/07/2016 8:00 pm | | at WKU | W 75–72 | 8–7 (2–0) | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,394) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | | at Marshall | L 81–99 | 8–8 (2–1) | Cam Henderson Center (5,127) Huntington, WV |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | W 88–74 | 9–8 (3–1) | FIU Arena (1,240) Miami, FL |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm | | Southern Miss | L 60–66 | 9–9 (3–2) | FIU Arena (1,258) Miami, FL |
| 01/21/2016 8:00 pm | | at UTSA | W 72–56 | 10–9 (4–2) | Convocation Center (966) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/23/2016 9:05 pm | | at UTEP | W 79–69 | 11–9 (5–2) | Don Haskins Center (7,688) El Paso, TX |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | Charlotte | L 69–72 | 11–10 (5–3) | FIU Arena Miami, FL |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm | | Old Dominion | L 60–64 | 11–11 (5–4) | FIU Arena (1,209) Miami, FL |
| 02/04/2016 6:00 pm, ASN | | at UAB | L 69–74 | 11–12 (5–5) | Bartow Arena (6,664) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm | | at Middle Tennessee | L 66–67 | 11–13 (5–6) | Murphy Center (2,598) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm | | UTEP | L 74–84 | 11–14 (5–7) | FIU Arena (936) Miami, FL |
| 02/13/2016 7:00 pm | | UTSA | W 79–65 | 12–14 (6–7) | FIU Arena (1,062) Miami, FL |
| 02/18/2016 8:00 pm | | at North Texas | L 75–77 | 12–15 (6–8) | The Super Pit (2,156) Denton, TX |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm, ASN | | at Rice | L 70–86 | 12–16 (6–9) | Tudor Fieldhouse (3,859) Houston, TX |
| 02/27/2016 2:00 pm, ASN | | at Florida Atlantic | W 71–63 | 13–16 (7–9) | FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL |
| 03/03/2016 7:00 pm | | UAB | L 60–77 | 13–17 (7–10) | FIU Arena (1,166) Miami, FL |
| 03/05/2016 7:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | L 58–61 | 13–18 (7–11) | FIU Arena (2,422) Miami, FL |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2016 9:30 pm, ASN | (11) | vs. (6) UTEP Second round | L 77–85 | 13–19 | Legacy Arena (3,905) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||