2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

The 2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by head coach Russ Pennell and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. Due to APR penalties, they were not eligible for postseason play, including the Southland tournament.[1]

2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record7–21 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Boone
  • Matt Scherbenske
  • Josh Lowery
Home arenaFarris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin180 1.000286  .824
Texas A&M–CC153 .833258  .758
Sam Houston State126 .6671816  .529
Incarnate Word*126 .6671712  .586
Houston Baptist108 .5561717  .500
Southeastern Louisiana99 .5001221  .364
Abilene Christian*810 .4441318  .419
McNeese State711 .389920  .310
Central Arkansas**612 .333721  .250
New Orleans612 .3331020  .333
Nicholls State612 .3331123  .324
Northwestern State513 .278820  .286
Lamar315 .1671119  .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 Southland tournament winner

Preseason

The Bears were picked to finish 12th in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Director's Poll.[2]

Roster

2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Boo Milligan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoFuture College Prep Los Angeles, CA
G 1 Jordan Howard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoPerry HS Chandler, AZ
F 2 Ethan Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCamden Fairview Camden, AR
G 3 Tyler Simmons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoGreenbrier Greenbrier, AR
F/C 4 Albert Christensson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoSouth Kent Prep (Conn.) Lund Sweden
F 5 Justin Foreman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrGrand Canyon University Bellaire, TX
G 10 Mathieu Kamba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoBishop McNally Calgary Alberta Canada
G 11 Jeff Lowery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrGrand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
F 13 Otas Iyekekpolor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoLillian Osborne HS Edmonton, AB, Canada
F/C 22 Tanner Schmit 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)222 lb (101 kg) FrNicholls School Buffalo, NY
G 25 Thatch Unruh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoQuakerdale Prep Branson, MO
G 30 Mike Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrCoffeyville CC Wichita, KS
G 32 Derreck Brooks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrPhoenix College Portland, OR
C 52 Jake Zuilhof 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) GSGrand Canyon University Azle, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Anthony Boone
  • Matt Scherbenske
  • Josh Lowery

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-12-05

Schedule and results

Source:[3]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2015*
3:00 pm
Lyon College W 77–69 
Farris Center (N/A)
Conway, AR
11/07/2015*
7:00 pm
Central Baptist College W 83–80 
Farris Center (N/A)
Conway, AR
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2015*
4:00 pm
at Tulsa L 81–98  0–1
Reynolds Center (3,839)
Tulsa, OK
11/19/2015*
6:00 pm
at UMass
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
L 62–89  0–2
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (3,158)
Amherst, MA
11/21/2015*
4:00 pm
at Rutgers
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
L 84–87  0–3
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,113)
Piscataway, NJ
11/23/2016*
12:30 pm
vs. UTSA
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
Middleweight semifinals
W 94–84  1–3
MGM Grand Garden Arena (323)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2015*
3:30 pm
vs. Howard
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
Middleweight championship
L 54–73  1–4
MGM Grand Garden Arena (217)
Paradise, NV
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 73–79  1–5
Jack Stephens Center (3,638)
Little Rock, AR
12/03/2015*
8:00 pm
at Oklahoma L 68–111  1–6
Lloyd Noble Center (7,109)
Norman, OK
12/06/2015*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Pittsburgh L 47–100  1–7
Petersen Events Center (7,049)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 54–77  1–8
Farris Center (3,055)
Conway, AR
12/22/2015*
7:05 pm
at Arkansas State L 67–77  1–9
Convocation Center (1,040)
Jonesboro, AR
Conference Games
01/02/2016>
4:00 pm
Abilene Christian L 61–62  1–10
(0–1)
Farris Center (512)
Conway, AR
01/05/2016
7:30 pm
at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L 82–94  1–11
(0–2)
American Bank Center (837)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/09/2016
4:00 pm
Lamar W 93–76  2–11
(1–2)
Farris Center (1,225)
Conway, AR
01/12/2016
7:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 64–85  2–12
(1–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,142)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/19/2016
7:00 pm
Houston Baptist L 61–72  2–13
(1–4)
Farris Center 
Conway, AR
01/23/2016
3:00 pm
at Nicholls State W 94–83  3–13
(2–4)
Stopher Gym (1,567)
Thibodaux, LA
01/25/2016
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 83–94  3–14
(2–5)
Lakefront Arena (414)
New Orleans, LA
02/02/2016
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State L 75–91  3–15
(2–6)
Prather Coliseum (1,423)
Natchitoches, LA
02/06/2016
4:00 pm
New Orleans W 112–77  4–15
(3–6)
Farris Center (2,192)
Conway, AR
02/09/2016
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 88–72  5–15
(4–6)
Farris Center (513)
Conway, AR
02/12/2016
7:00 pm
at Incarnate Word L 69–71  5–16
(4–7)
McDermott Center (827)
San Antonio, TX
02/15/2016
7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 107–94  6–16
(5–7)
Farris Center (715)
Conway, AR
02/20/2016
4:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 75–105  6–17
(5–8)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,139)
Huntsville, TX
02/22/2016
7:00 pm
at McNeese State W 88–82  7–17
(6–8)
Burton Coliseum (331)
Lake Charles, LA
02/27/2016
4:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 56–75  7–18
(6–9)
University Center (831)
Hammond, LA
02/29/2016
7:00 pm
Sam Houston State L 73–83  7–19
(6–10)
Farris Center (748)
Conway, AR
03/03/2016
7:00 pm
Nicholls State L 64–68  7–20
(6–11)
Farris Center (948)
Conway, AR
03/05/2016
4:00 pm
McNeese State L 77–85  7–21
(6–12)
Farris Center (823)
Conway, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. "Four schools given postseason ban for poor APR scores in NCAA report". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. "Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Southland Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  3. "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
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