# 2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's eighth and final season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 12–20, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas State.
On March 18, Oklahoma State and Travis Ford mutually parted ways. He finished at OSU with an eight-year record of 155–111.

## Previous season

The Cowboys finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Oklahoma. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in second round to Oregon.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Le'Bryan Nash | 2 | G/F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
| Anthony Hickey | 12 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Senior | Hopkinsville, KY | Graduated |
| Marek Souček | 14 | F/C | 7'0" | 240 | Senior | Brno, Czech Republic | Graduated |
| Christien Sager | 15 | G/F | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Wichita Falls, TX | Graduated |
| Michael Cobbins | 20 | F | 6'8" | 230 | RS Senior | Amarillo, TX | Graduated |
| Alex Budke | 24 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Stillwater, OK | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Igor Ibaka | 14 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Sophomore | Republic of the Congo | Junior college transferred from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College |
| Chris Olivier | 31 | F | 6'8" | 245 | RS Senior | Chicago, IL | Transferred from Eastern Illinois. Will be eligible to play immediately since Olivier graduated from Eastern Illinois. |

## Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jawun Evans PG | Dallas, TX | Justin F. Kimball High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Davon Dillard SF | Gary, IN | Our Savior New American School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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. ||||||

### Recruiting Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tre Evans PG | Oklahoma City, OK | Putnam City West High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A |||||||
| 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. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2015* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | | East Central Oklahoma | W 94–66 | | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,198) Stillwater, OK |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | | Tennessee–Martin | W 91–57 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,972) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 86–72 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,556) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/19/2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Towson Charleston Classic quarterfinals | W 69–52 | 3–0 | TD Arena (1,760) Charleston, SC |
| 11/20/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. George Mason Charleston Classic semifinals | L 68–71 | 3–1 | TD Arena (1,220) Charleston, SC |
| 11/22/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Long Beach State Charleston Classic 3rd place game | W 82–77 | 4–1 | TD Arena (2,710) Charleston, SC |
| 11/27/2015* 7:30 pm, FSOK+ | | Long Beach State Charleston Classic | W 79–73 | 5–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,192) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, FSOK | | Tulsa | L 56–66 | 5–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,422) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/05/2015* 2:30 pm, FSOK | | Missouri State | L 63–64 | 5–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,651) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/12/2015* 7:30 pm, BTN | | vs. Minnesota Sioux Falls Showcase | W 62–60 | 6–3 | Sanford Pentagon (3,250) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 12/15/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Longwood | W 73–55 | 7–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,323) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Florida Orange Bowl Classic | L 70–72 | 7–4 | BB&T Center (9,483) Sunrise, FL |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | | UMKC | W 61–43 | 8–4 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,150) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/02/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNews | | TCU | W 69–48 | 9–4 (1–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,191) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Baylor | L 62–79 | 9–5 (1–1) | Ferrell Center (5,665) Waco, TX |
| 01/09/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 17 West Virginia | L 60–77 | 9–6 (1–2) | WVU Coliseum (11,219) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/13/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 2 Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 72–74 | 9–7 (1–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,380) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/16/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Texas | L 69–74 | 9–8 (1–4) | Frank Erwin Center (13,241) Austin, TX |
| 01/19/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 3 Kansas | W 86–67 | 10–8 (2–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,383) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/23/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Kansas State | L 73–89 | 10–9 (2–5) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,298) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/27/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 17 Baylor | L 65–69 | 10–10 (2–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,148) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Auburn Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 74–63 | 11–10 | Auburn Arena (8,867) Auburn, AL |
| 02/03/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Texas Tech | L 61–63 $^{OT}$ | 11–11 (2–7) | United Supermarkets Arena (10,032) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/06/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 13 Iowa State | L 59–64 | 11–12 (2–8) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,561) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/08/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at TCU | L 56–63 | 11–13 (2–9) | Schollmaier Arena (4,957) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/13/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNews | | Kansas State | W 58–55 $^{OT}$ | 12–13 (3–9) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,407) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/15/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 2 Kansas | L 67–94 | 12–14 (3–10) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/20/2016 8:30 pm, ESPNU | | Texas Tech | L 61–71 | 12–15 (3–11) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,679) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/24/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 3 Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 49–71 | 12–16 (3–12) | Lloyd Noble Center (11,470) Norman, OK |
| 02/27/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 14 West Virginia | L 56–70 | 12–17 (3–13) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,539) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/29/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 21 Iowa State | L 50–58 | 12–18 (3–14) | Hilton Coliseum (14,348) Ames, IA |
| 03/04/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 23 Texas | L 50–62 | 12–19 (3–15) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,023) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU | (9) | vs. (8) Kansas State First round | L 71–75 | 12–20 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
CSN = Cowboy Sports Network. The Cowboy Sports Network is affiliated with Fox Sports Net. Games could air on Fox Sports Oklahoma, Fox Sports Oklahoma Plus, Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Southwest Plus, or Fox College Sports.