2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Steve McClain, hired in the offseason to replace Howard Moore. The Flames played their home games at the UIC Pavilion and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 5–25, 3–15 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Wright State.

2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record5–25 (3–15 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUIC Pavilion
2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Valparaiso162 .889307  .811
Oakland135 .7222312  .657
Wright State135 .7222213  .629
Green Bay117 .6112313  .639
Milwaukee108 .5562013  .606
Detroit99 .5001615  .516
Youngstown State612 .3331121  .344
Northern Kentucky*513 .278921  .300
Cleveland State414 .222923  .281
UIC315 .167525  .167
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 Horizon League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Flames finished towards the bottom of the Horizon League standings with a record of 4–12 (10–24). Following a semifinal exit in the conference tournament, head coach Howard Moore was let go. He was replaced by Indiana assistant and former Wyoming head coach Steve McClain.[1]

Roster

2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Dominique Matthews 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
G 1 Paris Burns 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
G 2 Gabe Snider 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
F 3 Hassan Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dallas, TX
G/F 4 Lance Whitaker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS So Bartlett, IL
G 5 Michael Kolawole 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Rowlett, TX
F 10 Dikembe Dixson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Freeport, IL
G 11 Josh Joiner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
F/C 15 Julian Torres 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)265 lb (120 kg) Fr Bolingbrook, IL
F/C 21 Tai Odiase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Glenwood, IL
G 22 Drew Hackett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Munster, IN
G/F 23 Najeal Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Milwaukee, WI
F 32 Hans-Christian Lauer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Klein-Winternheim, Germany
G 34 Markese McGuire 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Elkhart, IN
F 40 Jake Wiegand 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) Sr Herndon, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2015–11–06

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 7*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Lake Forest W 73–60   
 17  Matthews  11  Odiase  2  Five Tied  UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
San Francisco L 75–78  0–1
 13  Dixson  9  Wiegand  3  Three Tied  UIC Pavilion (4,033)
Chicago, IL
Nov 17*
7:00 pm
at Western Illinois L 57–84  0–2
 16  Odiase  8  Odiase  2  Burns  Western Hall (1,106)
Macomb, IL
Nov 24*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Roosevelt W 96–58  1–2
 23  Odiase  15  Dixson  5  McGuire, Whitaker  UIC Pavilion (2,939)
Chicago, IL
Nov 28*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 62-83  1-3
 13  Dixson  6  Dixson  1  Five Tied  Knapp Center (2.593)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 2*
7:00 pm, CSN+
DePaul L 55–82  1–4
 17  Matthews  6  Young  4  Burns  UIC Pavilion (4,417)
Chicago, IL
Dec 5*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Florida L 58–88  1–5
 22  Dixson  8  Dixson  3  Hackett  CFE Arena (4,208)
Orlando, FL
Dec 12*
1:00 pm, BTN
vs. Illinois L 79–83  1–6
 20  Dixson  10  Dixson  6  Burns  United Center (5,151)
Chicago, IL
Dec 16*
8:00 pm, CSN
Illinois State L 60–72  1–7
 20  Matthews  10  Dixson  4  Three Tied  UIC Pavilion (4,499)
Chicago, IL
Dec 19*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola Chicago L 47–64  1–8
 11  Snider  6  Dixson  3  Whitaker  Gentile Arena (1,562)
Chicago, IL
Dec 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Purdue-Calumet W 91–74  2–8
 18  Snider  9  Dixson  7  Burns  UIC Pavilion (1,814)
Chicago, IL
Dec 29*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois L 65–70  2–9
 28  Dixson  6  Whitaker  7  Whitaker  UIC Pavilion (2,349)
Chicago, IL
Horizon League regular season
Jan 2
1:00 pm, CSN
at Valparaiso L 47–75  2–10
(0–1)
 8  Whitaker  6  Young  3  Dixson, Whitaker  Athletics–Recreation Center (3,773)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 8
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Detroit L 69–87  2–11
(0–2)
 22  Dixson  7  Dixson, Young  2  Whitaker  Calihan Hall (1,857)
Detroit, MI
Jan 10
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland L 61–86  2–12
(0–3)
 28  Dixson  8  Young  4  Whitaker  Athletics Center O'rena (2,473)
Rochester, MI
Jan 14
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Green Bay L 76–78  2–13
(0–4)
 19  Dixson  9  Odiase  9  Whitaker  UIC Pavilion (2,552)
Chicago, IL
Jan 16
3:00 pm, CSN+
Milwaukee L 62–87  2–14
(0–5)
 19  Burns  7  Dixson  3  Whitaker  UIC Pavilion (2,989)
Chicago, IL
Jan 18
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State L 53–70  2–15
(0–6)
 15  Dixson  11  Odiase  2  Dixson & Burns  Wolstein Center (1,129)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 22
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky L 69–82 OT 2–16
(0–7)
 24  Dixson  10  Dixson, Young  1  Three Tied  The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,755)
Highland Heights, KY
Jan 24
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State L 66–80  2–17
(0–8)
 29  Dixson  9  Dixson  2  Three Tied  Nutter Center (4,437)
Dayton, OH
Jan 28
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State L 78–82  2–18
(0–9)
 32  Dixson  16  Young  5  Kolawole  UIC Pavilion (2,178)
Chicago, IL
Jan 30
3:00 pm, CSN+
Cleveland State W 72–70 OT 3–18
(1–9)
 24  Dixson  15  Young  6  Whitaker  UIC Pavilion (2,980)
Chicago, IL
Feb 6
3:00 pm, CSN
Valparaiso L 55–73  3–19
(1–10)
 18  Dixson  7  Dixson  5  Whitaker  UIC Pavilion (4,445)
Chicago, IL
Feb 11
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State W 64–59  4–19
(2–10)
 26  Dixson  12  Dixson  5  Whitaker  UIC Pavilion (2,633)
Chicago, IL
Feb 13
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky W 79–77  5–19
(3–10)
 21  Dixson  10  Young  4  Young  UIC Pavilion (2,666)
Chicago, IL
Feb 16
6:05 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State L 91–92 2OT 5–20
(3–11)
 40  Dixson  17  Dixson  8  Whitaker  Beeghly Center (1,162)
Youngstown, OH
Feb 19
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit L 72–83  5–21
(3–12)
 26  Dixson  10  Odiase  5  Kolawole  UIC Pavilion (4,110)
Chicago, IL
Feb 21
4:00 pm, CSN
Oakland L 63–74  5–22
(3–13)
 24  Dixon  10  Young  10  Felder  UIC Pavilion (2,888)
Chicago, IL
Feb 26
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay L 69–85  5–23
(3–14)
 22  Dixson  12  Odiase  2  Three Tied  Resch Center (4,033)
Green Bay, WI
Feb 28
2:00 pm, CSN
at Milwaukee L 85–98  5–24
(3–15)
 29  Dixson  8  Young  5  Dixson  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,828)
Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League tournament
Mar 5
4:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Wright State
First round
L 43–74  5–25
 18  Dixson  11  Dixson  1  Five Tied  Joe Louis Arena (5,247)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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