2015–16 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Eagles wordmark.svg 200 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 14–17 10–10 Mark Byington 3rd Larry Dixon Andrew Wilson Ben Betts Hanner Fieldhouse The 2015–16 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to South Alabama. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 0 Montae Glenn Forward 6–8 250 Freshman Carrollton, Georgia 1 Devonte Boykins Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Forest City, North Carolina 2 Mike Hughes Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Winston-Salem, North Carolina 3 Ike Smith Guard 6–4 195 Freshman Gainesville, Florida 4 Tookie Brown Guard 5–11 180 Freshman Madison, Georgia 5 Devince Boykins Guard 6–4 210 RS–Senior Forest City, North Carolina 10 Jake Allsmiller Guard 6–5 185 Sophomore Nashville, Tennessee 11 Shawn O'Connell Forward 6–8 210 RS–Freshman Roswell, Georgia 12 Aubrey McRae Guard 6–3 185 RS–Freshman Augusta, Georgia 13 Jason Burnell Forward 6–7 220 Freshman DeLand, Florida 14 Coye Simmons Forward 6–8 240 Sophomore Winston-Salem, North Carolina 21 James Holder Guard 6–1 175 Junior Gwinnett, Georgia 23 Jonathan Sanks Guard 6–4 180 RS– Freshman Warner Robins, Georgia 24 Brandon Wimberley Guard 6–1 170 Sophomore Macon, Georgia Dominique Bullock Guard 5–11 183 Junior Valdosta, Georgia Khalil Carson Forward 6–4 250 Junior Albany, Georgia D.J. Suter Guard 6–4 200 Senior Alpharetta, Georgia Schedule http://gseagles.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=104&path=mbball 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule no 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 11/05/2015 7:00 pm yes no Middle Georgia State Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,553 87–73 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 7:30 pm yes no Webber International Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 2,380 116–49 1–0 11/16/2015 8:00 pm yes yes no Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 5,499 SECN+ 72–82 1–1 11/20/2015 9:30 pm yes yes no Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL 7,806 SECN+ 62–92 1–2 11/25/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no The Citadel G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC Upstate Challenge 420 90–95 1–3 11/27/2015 5:00 pm yes yes no USC Upstate G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC Upstate Challenge 567 ESPN3 84–80 2–3 11/30/2015 7:00 pm yes no Bob Jones Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA Upstate Challenge 1,025 104–52 3–3 12/02/2015 8:00 pm yes yes no Savannah State Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 4,523 67–76 3–4 12/15/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Duke 7 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 9,314 ESPN2 65–99 3–5 12/19/2015 4:00 pm yes no Winthrop Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 807 81–88 3–6 12/22/2015 7:00 pm yes no Stetson Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 501 78–58 4–6 12/30/2015 8:30 pm yes no Texas State Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX 1,822 66–80 4–7 0–1 01/02/2016 8:15 pm yes no UT Arlington College Park Center Arlington, TX 2,117 72–92 4–8 0–2 01/07/2016 7:30 pm no South Alabama Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,003 58–64 4–9 0–3 01/09/2016 5:00 pm no Troy Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,155 93–88 OT 5–9 1–3 01/14/2016 7:30 pm no Louisiana–Lafayette Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 2,023 ESPN3 65–74 5–10 1–4 01/16/2016 5:00 pm no Louisiana–Monroe Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,206 ESPN3 66–51 6–10 2–4 01/19/2016 7:30 pm yes no Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 3,854 ESPN3 66–69 OT 6–11 2–5 01/25/2016 6:30 pm yes no Appalachian State Holmes Center Boone, NC Postponed from 1/23http://www.appstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210657190&DB_OEM_ID=21500 Archived copy January 25, 2016 February 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160202134834/http://www.appstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210657190&DB_OEM_ID=21500 dead 1,080 ESPN3 101–100 7–11 3–5 01/28/2016 8:15 pm yes no Arkansas–Little Rock Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR 3,078 67–80 7–12 3–6 01/30/2016 8:00 pm yes no Arkansas State Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR 1,572 ESPN3 71–66 8–12 4–6 02/04/2016 7:30 pm no UT Arlington Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,668 82–73 9–12 5–6 02/06/2016 7:00 pm no Texas State Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 2,213 66–62 10–12 6–6 02/11/2016 8:30 pm yes no Troy Trojan Arena Troy, AL 1,326 77–71 11–12 7–6 02/13/2016 5:00 pm yes no South Alabama Mitchell Center Mobile, AL 2,296 ESPN3 76–80 11–13 7–7 02/18/2016 7:30 pm no Arkansas State Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,849 90–59 12–13 8–7 02/20/2016 7:00 pm no Arkansas–Little Rock Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 1,702 61–75 12–14 8–8 02/23/2016 7:30 pm no Georgia State Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 4,046 ESPN2 54–52 13–14 9–8 02/25/2016 7:30 pm no Appalachian State Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA 2,129 ESPN3 88–63 14–14 10–8 03/03/2016 8:00 pm yes no Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA 3,483 76–83 14–15 10–9 03/05/2016 8:15 pm yes no Louisiana–Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, LA 4,474 78–87 14–16 10–10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF;"| Sun Belt tournament 03/10/2016 5:00 pm yes no South Alabama Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA First round 703 ESPN3 61–67 14–17 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball seasons Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball