2015–16 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 UT Arlington Mavericks UT Arlington Mavericks wordmark.svg 250 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 24–11 13–7 Scott Cross 10th Greg Young Zak Buncik Kenneth Mangrum College Park Center CIT Quarterfinals The 2015–16 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by tenth year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at the College Park Center and were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They defeated Texas State to advance to the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Monroe. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Savannah State in the first round (the Mavericks' first ever post-season win in any tournament), received a second round bye and lost in the quarterfinals to NJIT. The 24 wins tied the 2011 team for most in a single Maverick season. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 1 Erick Neal Guard 5–11 160 Sophomore Dallas, Texas 2 Kennedy Eubanks Forward 6–6 185 Senior Pendleton, South Carolina 3 Nathan Hawkins Guard 6–7 208 Sophomore Garland, Texas 4 Drew Charles Guard 6–2 193 Junior Azle, Texas 5 Kaelon Wilson Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Lancaster, Texas 10 Jalen Jones Guard 6–3 200 Junior Cedar Hill, Texas 11 Brandon Williams Forward 6–10 215 Junior Houston, Texas 12 Courtney Austin Guard 6–0 185 Senior Dallas, Texas 15 Scott Muirhead Forward 6–4 200 Freshman Ennis, Texas 20 Julian Harris Forward 6–5 220 Sophomore Mansfield, Texas 23 Mairega Clarke Guard 6–5 165 Junior Queens, New York 25 Kevin Hervey Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Arlington, Texas 30 Nick Pallas Guard 6–8 240 Freshman Rancho Santa Margarita, California 34 Faith Pope Forward 6–7 195 Junior Houston, Texas 45 Jorge Bilbao Forward 6–8 235 Junior Bilbao, Spain Schedule http://www.utamavs.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/txar-m-baskbl-sched.html 2015-2016 Schedule www.UTAMavs.com University of Texas at Arlington dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160514122412/http://www.utamavs.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/txar-m-baskbl-sched.html 2016-05-14 no 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0064b1; color:white;"| Summer Tour of the Bahamas 08/20/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no Real Deal Shockers Sir Kendal Isaacs Gym Nassau, Bahamas   93–67 08/21/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no PJ Stringers Sir Kendal Isaacs Gym Nassau, Bahamas   114–64 08/23/2015 3:00 pm yes yes no Providence Storm Sir Kendal Isaacs Gym Nassau, Bahamas   108–61 08/24/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no Atlantis All–Stars Sir Kendal Isaacs Gym Nassau, Bahamas   109–77 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0064b1; color:white;"| Regular season 11/14/2015 7:30 pm yes no Fordham College Park Center Arlington, TX 3,863 77–72 1–0 11/17/2015 6:30 pm yes yes no Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA Hoophall Miami Invitational 3,012 68–80 1–1 11/20/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH Hoophall Miami Invitational 12,312 ESPN3 73-68 2-1 11/23/2015 7:30 pm yes yes no Memphis FedExForum Memphis, TN Hoophall Miami Invitational 11,184 ESPNews 68–64 3–1 11/25/2015 7:00 pm yes no Grambling State College Park Center Arlington, TX Hoophall Miami Invitational 1,601 73–40 4–1 11/29/2015 5:00 pm yes yes no Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX 1,668 92–74 5–1 12/01/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 9,646 LHN 73–80 OT 5–2 12/03/2015 7:00 pm yes no North Texas College Park Center Arlington, TX 6,107 90–67 6–2 12/05/2015 8:00 pm yes yes no UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX 7,567 76–62 7–2 12/08/2015 7:00 pm yes no Bradley College Park Center Arlington, TX 1,833 97–61 8–2 12/21/2015 7:00 pm yes no Sul Ross State College Park Center Arlington, TX 1,855 98–40 9–2 12/30/2015 7:15 pm no Georgia State College Park Center Arlington, TX 3,002 85–70 10–2 1–0 01/02/2016 7:15 pm no Georgia Southern College Park Center Arlington, TX 2,117 92–72 11–2 2–0 01/07/2016 6:30 pm yes no Appalachian State Holmes Center Boone, NC 870 ESPN3 71–67 12–2 3–0 01/14/2016 7:30 pm yes no Troy Trojan Arena Troy, AL 1,209 90–63 13–2 4–0 01/16/2016 4:00 pm yes no South Alabama Mitchell Center Mobile, AL 2,102 85–88 OT 13–3 4–1 01/21/2016 7:15 pm no Arkansas State College Park Center Arlington, TX 3,111 91–64 14–3 5–1 01/23/2016 7:15 pm no Arkansas–Little Rock College Park Center Arlington, TX 5,033 62–68 14–4 5–2 01/28/2016 7:00 pm yes no Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA 3,857 88–99 14–5 5–3 01/30/2016 4:15 pm yes no Louisiana–Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, LA 3,989 75–90 14–6 5–4 02/04/2016 6:30 pm yes no Georgia Southern Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,668 73–82 14–7 5–5 02/06/2016 1:30 pm yes no Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 1,579 ESPN3 90–69 15–7 6–5 02/09/2016 8:00 pm yes no Texas State Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX 3,408 ESPN2 65–53 16–7 7–5 02/13/2016 7:15 pm no Appalachian State College Park Center Arlington, TX 2,141 91–60 17–7 8–5 02/18/2016 7:15 pm no Louisiana–Lafayette College Park Center Arlington, TX 2,010 84–83 OT 18–7 9–5 02/20/2016 7:15 pm no Louisiana–Monroe College Park Center Arlington, TX 3,314 ESPN3 61–64 18–8 9–6 02/25/2016 7:15 pm yes no Arkansas–Little Rock Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR 5,253 60–72 18–9 9–7 02/27/2016 7:00 pm yes no Arkansas State Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR 1,644 79–75 19–9 10–7 03/01/2016 7:15 pm no Texas State College Park Center Arlington, TX 2,196 75–69 20–9 11–7 03/03/2016 7:15 pm no South Alabama College Park Center Arlington, TX 2,408 92–79 21–9 12–7 03/05/2016 7:15 pm no Troy College Park Center Arlington, TX 2,722 90–55 22–9 13–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0064b1; color:white;"| Sun Belt tournament 03/11/2016 7:30 pm yes no Texas State Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA Quarterfinals 907 ESPN3 72–63 23–9 03/12/2016 3:30 pm yes no Louisiana–Monroe Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA Semifinals   ESPN3 71–82 23–10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0064b1; color:white;"| CIT 03/16/2016 6:00 pm yes yes no Savannah State Tiger Arena Savannah, GA First round 1,192 75–59 24–10 03/24/2016 6:30 pm yes yes no NJIT Fleisher Center Newark, NJ Quarterfinals 1,383 ESPN3 60–63 24–11 AP Poll Central Time References Category:UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball seasons UT Arlington UT Arlington Category:2015 in sports in Texas Category:2016 in sports in Texas