# 2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second year head coach Michael Curry, played their home games at the FAU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–25, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They defeated UTSA in the first round of the C-USA tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Old Dominion.

## Previous season

The Owls finished the 2014–15 season 9–20, 2–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| D'Andre Johnson | 1 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Sophomore | Detroit, MI | Transferred to UT Permian Basin |
| Justin Massey | 4 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Cooper City, FL | Transferred to Brown |
| Justin Raffington | 11 | C | 6'9" | 255 | RS Senior | Freiburg, Germany | Graduated |
| Maceo Baston | 15 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Freshman | Detroit, MI | Transferred to Southeastern CC |
| Malcolm Laws | 22 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Freshman | Orlando, FL | Walk-on; transferred to Nebraska |
| Brian Hornstein | 24 | F/C | 7'0" | 210 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
| Anthony Graves | 30 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Senior | Pembroke Pines, FL | Graduated |
| Kelvin Penn | 44 | F | 6'6" | 233 | Senior | Steilacoom, WA | Graduated |
| Grant Pelchen | 50 | C | 6'11" | 235 | Sophomore | Jupiter, FL | Left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Phillip Rankin | | F | 6'8" | 230 | Junior | Mobile, AL | Junior college transferred from Faulkner State Community College |
| Frank Booker | 11 | G | 6'4" | 193 | Junior | Augusta, GA | Transferred from Oklahoma. Under NCAA transfer rules, Booker will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Ronald Delph | 33 | C | 7'0" | 240 | RS Sophomore | Winter Haven, FL | Transferred from Auburn at the start of the second semester during the 2014–15 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Delph has to sit out for two semesters and will be eligible at the start of the second semester during the 2015–16 season. Delph have two and a half years of remaining eligibility. |
| Matthew Reed | 50 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Tuscaloosa, AL | Junior college transferred from Shelton State Community College |

## Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jessie Hill PF | Point Pleasant Beach, NJ | Point Pleasant Beach High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | Nov 2, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Connor Shorten PF | Gladstone, NJ | Saint Benedict's Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Nov 3, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jeantal Cylla SF | Boynton Beach, FL | Lake Worth Christian High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 20, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Nick Rutherford PG | Allen, TX | Allen High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 8, 2014 |
| 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 July 31, 2015. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Devorious Brown SG | Madison, GA | Morgan County High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 1, 2014 |
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2015* 7:00 pm | | St. Thomas | W 75–58 | | FAU Arena (1,218) Boca Raton, Florida |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 13 Michigan State | L 55–82 | 0–1 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| November 17, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Warner | L 72–75 | 0–2 | FAU Arena (1,286) Boca Raton, Florida |
| November 20, 2015* 5:00 pm | | vs. Northeastern Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | L 58–60 | 0–3 | Millett Hall (1,255) Oxford, OH |
| November 21, 2015* 3:30 pm | | at Miami (OH) Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | W 75–69 | 1–3 | Millett Hall (1,196) Oxford, OH |
| November 22, 2015* 12:00 pm | | vs. Lipscomb Men Against Breast Cancer Classic | L 65–79 | 1–4 | Millett Hall (1,224) Oxford, OH |
| December 1, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Carolina | L 48–74 | 1–5 | Williams Arena (3,763) Greenville, NC |
| December 10, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Ave Maria | W 72–59 | 2–5 | FAU Arena (962) Boca Raton, Florida |
| December 12, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UCF | L 61–75 | 2–6 | CFE Arena (4,130) Orlando, FL |
| December 15, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 73–80 | 2–7 | Alumni Coliseum (1,250) Richmond, KY |
| December 16, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Tennessee | L 62–81 | 2–8 | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,309) Knoxville, TN |
| December 19, 2015* 5:00 pm, FSFL | | vs. Florida State Orange Bowl Classic | L 59–64 | 2–9 | BB&T Center (9,483) Sunrise, FL |
| December 22, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 54–68 | 2–10 | Mack Sports Complex (961) Hempstead, NY |
| December 29, 2015* 12:00 pm | | Tennessee–Martin | L 48–57 | 2–11 | FAU Arena (837) Boca Raton, Florida |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2016 3:00 pm, FSN | | at FIU | L 59–76 | 2–12 (0–1) | FIU Arena (1,007) Miami, Florida |
| January 7, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Marshall | L 67–90 | 2–13 (0–2) | Cam Henderson Center (4,577) Huntington, WV |
| January 9, 2016 8:00 pm | | at WKU | L 82–86 $^{OT}$ | 2–14 (0–3) | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,607) Bowling Green, KY |
| January 14, 2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | Southern Miss | W 58–51 | 3–14 (1–3) | FAU Arena (1,699) Boca Raton, Florida |
| January 16, 2016 7:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | W 63–61 | 4–14 (2–3) | FAU Arena (1,198) Boca Raton, Florida |
| January 21, 2016 9:00 pm | | at UTEP | L 56–71 | 4–15 (2–4) | Don Haskins Center (6,054) El Paso, TX |
| January 23, 2016 3:00 pm | | at UTSA | W 86–71 | 5–15 (3–4) | Convocation Center (1,128) San Antonio, TX |
| January 28, 2016 7:00 pm | | Old Dominion | L 66–78 | 5–16 (3–5) | FAU Arena (1,517) Boca Raton, Florida |
| January 30, 2016 2:00 pm, ASN | | Charlotte | W 82–77 | 6–16 (4–5) | FAU Arena (936) Boca Raton, Florida |
| February 4, 2016 7:30 pm | | at Middle Tennessee | L 73–85 | 6–17 (4–6) | Murphy Center (5,411) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 6, 2016 8:00 pm | | at UAB | L 67–104 | 6–18 (4–7) | Bartow Arena (6,211) Birmingham, AL |
| February 11, 2016 7:00 pm | | UTSA | W 79–73 | 7–18 (5–7) | FAU Arena (933) Boca Raton, Florida |
| February 13, 2016 6:00 pm, ASN | | UTEP | L 82–89 | 7–19 (5–8) | FAU Arena (1,254) Boca Raton, Florida |
| February 18, 2016 8:00 pm | | at Rice | L 85–90 | 7–20 (5–9) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,400) Houston, TX |
| February 20, 2016 8:00 pm | | at North Texas | L 62–70 | 7–21 (5–10) | The Super Pit (1,466) Denton, TX |
| February 27, 2016 2:00 pm, ASN | | FIU | L 63–71 | 7–22 (5–11) | FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida |
| March 3, 2016 7:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | L 59–76 | 7–23 (5–12) | FAU Arena (1,040) Boca Raton, Florida |
| March 5, 2016 12:00 pm, ASN | | UAB | L 70–73 | 7–24 (5–13) | FAU Arena (729) Boca Raton, Florida |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2016 5:00 pm, ASN | (12) | vs. (13) UTSA First round | W 82–58 | 8–24 | Bartow Arena (220) Birmingham, AL |
| March 9, 2016 3:30 pm, ASN | (12) | vs. (5) Old Dominion Second round | W 72–46 | 8–25 | Legacy Arena (3,888) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||