2015–16 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Pat Kelsey, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 13–5 in Big South play to win a share of the regular season conference championship. They defeated Presbyterian and Gardner–Webb to advance to the championship game of the Big South tournament where they lost to UNC Asheville. Despite the conference title and 23 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2015–16 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Big South regular season co–champions
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record23–9 (13–5 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Prosser
  • Marty McGillan
  • Brian Kloman
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
2015–16 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Winthrop13–5 .72223–9  .719
High Point13–5 .72221–11  .656
UNC Asheville †12–6 .66722–12  .647
Coastal Carolina12–6 .66721–12  .636
Gardner–Webb10–8 .55617–16  .515
Liberty10–8 .55613–19  .406
Radford9–9 .50016–15  .516
Campbell5–13 .27812–18  .400
Presbyterian5–13 .27811–20  .355
Longwood5–13 .27810–23  .303
Charleston Southern5–13 .2789–21  .300
† 2016 Big South tournament winner

Roster
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Duby Okeke Center 6–8 230 RS–Sophomore Jonesboro, Georgia
1 Roderick Perkins Forward 6–5 185 RS–Junior Smyrna, Georgia
3 Kellen Blake Guard 6–2 165 Sophomore Arlington, Virginia
4 Mitch Hill Forward 6–4 200 Sophomore Cincinnati, Ohio
5 Keon Johnson Guard 5–7 160 Junior Mansfield, Ohio
10 Anders Broman Guard 6–2 190 Junior Duluth, Minnesota
12 Xavier Cooks Guard/Forward 6–8 185 Sophomore Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
13 Bjorn Broman Guard/Forward 6–0 177 Freshman Duluth, Minnesota
14 Adam Pickett Guard 6–1 195 Freshman Staunton, Virginia
25 Zach Price Center 6–10 250 Senior Louisville, Kentucky
31 Tevin Prescott Forward 6–5 180 Senior Hartsville, South Carolina
32 Freddy Poole Forward 6–7 240 Sophomore Columbia, South Carolina
33 Hunter Sadlon Guard 6–0 168 Junior Cincinnati, Ohio
35 Jarad Scott Forward 6–8 215 Junior Lumberton, North Carolina
42 Josh Davenport Forward 6–5 200 Junior Cincinnati, Ohio
44 Jimmy Gavin Guard 6–3 195 Senior Arlington Heights, Illinois

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2015*
4:00 pm 		Hampton
Homecoming		 W 102–95  1–0
 Winthrop Coliseum (2,340)
Rock Hill, SC
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm 		Truett-McConnell W 106–78  2–0
 Winthrop Coliseum (1,198)
Rock Hill, SC
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm 		Jacksonville State W 80–69  3–0
 Winthrop Coliseum (1,379)
Rock Hill, SC
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm 		at USC Upstate W 79–78  4–0
 Hodge Center (571)
Spartanburg, SC
11/27/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at NC State L 79–87  4–1
 PNC Arena (15,700)
Raleigh, NC
12/02/2015
7:30 pm 		at Charleston Southern W 83–82  5–1
(1–0)		 CSU Field House (919)
North Charleston, SC
12/05/2015
4:00 pm 		Presbyterian W 74–70  6–1
(2–0)		 Winthrop Coliseum (1,258)
Rock Hill, SC
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN 		at Georgia L 64–74  6–2
 Stegeman Coliseum (4,621)
Athens, GA
12/16/2015*
9:00 pm, SECN 		at Alabama L 60–72  6–3
 Coleman Coliseum (10,005)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/19/2015*
4:00 pm 		at Georgia Southern W 88–81  7–3
 Hanner Fieldhouse (807)
Statesboro, GA
12/22/2015*
12:00 pm 		Alabama State W 92–84  8–3
 Winthrop Coliseum (909)
Rock Hill, SC
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm 		Rio Grande W 116–84  9–3
 Winthrop Coliseum (1,079)
Rock Hill, SC
12/31/2015
4:00 pm 		Campbell L 83–90  9–4
(2–1)		 Winthrop Coliseum (1,049)
Rock Hill, SC
01/02/2016
2:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina L 63–82  9–5
(2–2)		 HTC Center (1,652)
Conway, SC
01/06/2016
7:00 pm 		at UNC Asheville L 84–85  9–6
(2–3)		 Kimmel Arena (1,712)
Asheville, NC
01/11/2016*
7:00 pm 		Ferrum W 81–63  10–6
 Winthrop Coliseum (833)
Rock Hill, SC
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		High Point W 86–66  11–6
(3–3)		 Winthrop Coliseum (1,471)
Rock Hill, SC
01/16/2016
4:00 pm 		Liberty W 74–58  12–6
(4–3)		 Winthrop Coliseum (1,877)
Rock Hill, SC
01/20/2016
7:00 pm 		at Gardner–Webb W 71–58  13–6
(5–3)		 Paul Porter Arena (1,174)
Boiling Springs, NC
01/23/2016
5:00 pm 		at Longwood W 82–68  14–6
(6–3)		 Willett Hall (1,224)
Farmville, VA
01/27/2016
7:00 pm 		Charleston Southern W 97–72  15–6
(7–3)		 Winthrop Coliseum (1,198)
Rock Hill, SC
01/30/2016
4:00 pm 		Radford W 87–77  16–6
(8–3)		 Winthrop Coliseum (2,143)
Rock Hill, SC
02/02/2016
7:00 pm 		at Liberty L 77–88  16–7
(8–4)		 Vines Center (1,953)
Lynchburg, VA
02/11/2016
7:00 pm 		Longwood W 88–80  17–7
(9–4)		 Winthrop Coliseum (1,012)
Rock Hill, SC
02/13/2016
4:00 pm 		at Radford W 86–84  18–7
(10–4)		 Dedmon Center (2,012)
Radford, VA
02/18/2016
7:00 pm 		Coastal Carolina W 79–67  19–7
(11–4)		 Winthrop Coliseum (2,151)
Rock Hill, SC
02/20/2016
7:00 pm 		UNC Asheville W 81–80  20–7
(12–4)		 Winthrop Coliseum (1,919)
Rock Hill, SC
02/25/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at High Point L 85–87  20–8
(12–5)		 Millis Athletic Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
02/27/2016
2:00 pm 		at Campbell W 87–71  21–8
(13–5)		 Gore Arena (1,365)
Buies Creek, NC
Big South tournament
03/04/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Presbyterian
Quarterfinals		 W 67–53  22–8
 Gore Arena (2,035)
Buies Creek, NC
03/05/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Gardner–Webb
Semifinals		 W 82–69  23–8
 Gore Arena (2,580)
Buies Creek, NC
03/06/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. UNC Asheville
Championship game		 L 68–77  23–9
 Gore Arena (2,538)
Buies Creek, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References
  1. "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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