# 2015–16 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

The 2015–16 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were led by sixth year head coach Jeff Lebo and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as second year members of the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates finished the season with a record of 12–20, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place in conference. They lost to South Florida in the first round of the AAC tournament.

## Previous season

The Pirates finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 14–19, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place in conference. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament where they lost to SMU.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Terry Whisnant | 0 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Junior | Cherryville, NC | Signed to professional team |
| Francis Edosomwan | 10 | G | 6'3" | 220 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |
| Antonio Robinson | 11 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Senior | Winston-Salem, NC | Graduated |
| Paris Roberts-Campbell | 22 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |
| Keith Armstrong | 24 | F | 6'7" | 240 | Junior | Raleigh, NC | Transferred to Winston-Salem State |
| Greg Alexander | 31 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Hampton, VA | Transferred to Mount St. Mary's |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Charles Foster | 3 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Junior | Louisville, KY | Vincennes University |
| Clarence Williams | 10 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Junior | Decatur, GA | Trinity Valley CC |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Deng Riak C | Bradenton, FL | Victory Rock Prep | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Mar 14, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Kentrell Barkley SF | Durham, NC | Northern High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 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 14, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Grambling State | W 61–53 | 1–0 | Williams Arena (5,083) Greenville, NC |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Charlotte | W 88–74 | 2–0 | Williams Arena (4,276) Greenville, NC |
| 11/20/2015* 11:00 pm, P12N | at No. 15 California Las Vegas Invitational | L 62–70 | 2–1 | Haas Pavilion (8,658) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/23/2015* 10:00 pm, ESPN3 | at San Diego State Las Vegas Invitational | L 54–79 | 2–2 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 11/26/2015* 2:00 pm | vs. Arkansas–Little Rock Las Vegas Invitational semifinals | L 46–54 | 2–3 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 11/27/2015* 5:00 pm | vs. Stetson Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game | W 93–73 | 3–3 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Florida Atlantic | W 74–48 | 4–3 | Williams Arena (3,763) Greenville, NC |
| 12/04/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | USC Upstate | W 82–71 | 5–3 | Williams Arena (4,464) Greenville, NC |
| 12/07/2015* 7:00 pm | at College of Charleston | L 73–77 | 5–4 | TD Arena (2,357) Charleston, SC |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | North Carolina A&T | W 71–60 | 6–4 | Williams Arena (4,151) Greenville, NC |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNC Wilmington | W 78–73 | 7–4 | Williams Arena (4,038) Greenville, NC |
| 12/20/2015* 2:00 pm | at James Madison | L 61–67 | 7–5 | JMU Convocation Center (2,510) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | South Carolina State | W 98–71 | 8–5 | Williams Arena (4,145) Greenville, NC |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | UCF | L 68–71 | 8–6 (0–1) | Williams Arena (4,605) Greenville, NC |
| 01/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews | at Tulsa | L 43–55 | 8–7 (0–2) | Reynolds Center (4,244) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/09/2016 9:00 pm, ESPNews | at Temple | L 60–78 | 8–8 (0–3) | Liacouras Center (4,524) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/13/2016 6:15 pm, ESPNews | No. 10 SMU | L 55–79 | 8–9 (0–4) | Williams Arena (6,022) Greenville, NC |
| 01/16/2016 4:30 pm, ESPNews | at UCF | L 69–89 | 8–10 (0–5) | CFE Arena (5,411) Orlando, FL |
| 01/19/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews | Tulsa | L 69–84 | 8–11 (0–6) | Williams Arena (3,878) Greenville, NC |
| 01/24/2016 2:00 pm, CBSSN | at Memphis | W 84–83 | 9–11 (1–6) | FedEx Forum (11,165) Memphis, TN |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Temple | W 64–61 | 10–11 (2–6) | Williams Arena (4,196) Greenville, NC |
| 01/30/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNews | Houston | L 93–97 $^{2OT}$ | 10–12 (2–7) | Williams Arena (5,212) Greenville, NC |
| 02/07/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN | at UConn | L 67–85 | 10–13 (2–8) | Gampel Pavilion (9,307) Storrs, CT |
| 02/10/2016 6:15 pm, ESPNews | Tulane | L 92–100 $^{3OT}$ | 10–14 (2–9) | Williams Arena (3,656) Greenville, NC |
| 02/13/2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU | at Cincinnati | L 60–75 | 10–15 (2–10) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | South Florida | L 52–69 | 10–16 (2–11) | Williams Arena Greenville, NC |
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm, ESPNews | at No. 21 SMU | L 63–74 | 10–17 (2–12) | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX |
| 02/24/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNews | at Tulane | W 79–73 | 11–17 (3–12) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,638) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/27/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU | Cincinnati | L 56–65 | 11–18 (3–13) | Williams Arena (4,841) Greenville, NC |
| 03/02/2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at South Florida | W 52–39 | 12–18 (4–13) | USF Sun Dome (2,957) Tampa, FL |
| 03/06/2016 4:00 pm, CBSSN | Memphis | L 53–83 | 12–19 (4–14) | Williams Arena (4,487) Greenville, NC |
| American Athletic Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 ESPNU | vs. South Florida First Round | L 66–71 | 12–20 | Amway Center Orlando, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||