2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University system logo.svg Big 12 Conference Big 12 12–20 3–15 Travis Ford 8th James Dickey Butch Pierre Bill Grier Gallagher-Iba Arena The 2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's eighth and final season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 12–20, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas State. On March 18, Oklahoma State and Travis Ford mutually parted ways.http://kfor.com/2016/03/18/oklahoma-state-and-travis-ford-part-ways/ Oklahoma State, basketball coach Travis Ford part ways 18 March 2016 He finished at OSU with an eight-year record of 155–111. Previous season The Cowboys finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Oklahoma. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in second round to Oregon. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Le'Bryan Nash 2 G/F 6'7" 235 Senior Dallas, TX Graduated Anthony Hickey 12 G 5'11" 185 Senior Hopkinsville, KY Graduated Marek Souček 14 F/C 7'0" 240 Senior Brno, Czech Republic Graduated Christien Sager 15 G/F 6'4" 205 Senior Wichita Falls, TX Graduated Michael Cobbins 20 F 6'8" 230 RS Senior Amarillo, TX Graduated Alex Budke 24 G 6'2" 190 Senior Stillwater, OK Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Igor Ibaka 14 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Republic of the Congo Junior college transferred from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Chris Olivier 31 F 6'8" 245 RS Senior Chicago, IL Transferred from Eastern Illinois. Will be eligible to play immediately since Olivier graduated from Eastern Illinois. Recruits thumb|upright|Jawun Evans at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game no no 2015 Jawun Evans PG Dallas, TX Justin F. Kimball High School 6 0 180 10/01/2014 4 4 4 4 Davon Dillard SF Gary, IN Our Savior New American School 6 6 205 10/01/2014 3 3 3 4 2015 Oklahoma State 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Oklahoma State Basketball Commits ESPN yes Recruiting Class of 2016 no yes 2016 Tre Evans PG Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City West High School 6 1 165 10/21/2014 0 0 0 0 2016 Oklahoma State 2016 Basketball Commitments 2015 Oklahoma State Basketball Commits ESPN yes Roster 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys y yes Ford Stuen 0 G 6 3 190 SR Henderson, KY Henderson CountyIMG Academy (Fla.) Jawun Evans y 1 G 6 0 180 FR Dallas, TX Kimball Tyree Griffin 2 G 5 10 165 SO New Orleans, LA O. Perry Walker Joe Burton 4 G/F 6 6 215 SO Houston, TX Atascocita Tavarius Shine 5 F 6 5 195 SO Irving, TX MacArthurFUMA Phil Forte III 13 G 5 11 185 SR Flower Mound, TX Marcus Igor Ibaka 14 F 6 9 220 SO Republic of the Congo Jariat de ManresaNortheastern Oklahoma Codey McElroy 21 y F 6 6 225 SR Chattanooga, OK Chattanooga(Texas/Cameron) W Jeff Newberry 22 G 6 2 190 SR y Atlanta, GA WestlakeNMJC Leyton Hammonds 23 G/F 6 7 205 JR North Richland Hills, TX Richland Davon Dillard 24 G/F 6 5 205 FR Gary, IN Our Savior New American School Jeffrey Carroll y basketball 30 G/F 6 6 205 SO y Rowlett, TX Rowlett Chris Olivier y 31 F 6 8 245 SR y Chicago, IL Quakerdale PrepEastern Illinois Anthony Allen 32 C 7 0 240 SR y Kingston, Jamaica BassickLamar State Port Arthur Mitchell Solomon 41 C 6 9 235 SO Bixby, OK Bixby Travis Ford (Kentucky) Butch Pierre (Mississippi State) James Dickey (Central Arkansas) Bill Grier (Oregon) http://www.okstate.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FF6600;"| Exhibition 11/06/2015 7:00 pm yes East Central Oklahoma Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK FSOK+ 94–66 3,198 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FF6600;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes Tennessee–Martin Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK FSOK+ 91–57 1–0 4,972 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes Arkansas–Pine Bluff Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK FSOK+ 86–72 2–0 4,556 11/19/2015 1:30 pm yes yes Towson TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic quarterfinals ESPN3 69–52 3–0 1,760 11/20/2015 12:00 pm yes yes George Mason TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic semifinals ESPNU 68–71 3–1 1,220 11/22/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Long Beach State TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic 3rd place game ESPNU 82–77 4–1 2,710 11/27/2015 7:30 pm yes Long Beach State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK Charleston Classic FSOK+ 79–73 5–1 5,192 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes Tulsa Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK FSOK 56–66 5–2 5,422 12/05/2015 2:30 pm yes Missouri State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK FSOK 63–64 5–3 4,651 12/12/2015 7:30 pm yes yes Minnesota Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Falls Showcase BTN 62–60 6–3 3,250 12/15/2015 7:00 pm yes Longwood Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPNU 73–55 7–3 4,323 12/19/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Florida BB&T Center Sunrise, FL Orange Bowl Basketball Classic FS1 70–72 7–4 9,483 12/29/2015 7:00 pm yes UMKC Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK FSOK+ 61–43 8–4 5,150 01/02/2016 3:00 pm TCU Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPNews 69–48 9–4 1–0 5,191 01/05/2016 7:00 pm yes Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPNU 62–79 9–5 1–1 5,665 01/09/2016 12:00 pm yes West Virginia 17 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPNU 60–77 9–6 1–2 11,219 01/13/2016 8:00 pm Oklahoma 2 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK Bedlam Series ESPNU 72–74 9–7 1–3 9,380 01/16/2016 5:00 pm yes Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN2 69–74 9–8 1–4 13,241 01/19/2016 6:00 pm Kansas 3 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPN2 86–67 10–8 2–4 11,383 01/23/2016 5:00 pm yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS ESPNU 73–89 10–9 2–5 12,298 01/27/2016 8:00 pm Baylor 17 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPNU 65–69 10–10 2–6 7,148 01/30/2016 7:00 pm yes yes Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN2 74–63 11–10 8,867 02/03/2016 8:00 pm yes Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNews 61–63 OT 11–11 2–7 10,032 02/06/2016 1:00 pm Iowa State 13 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPN2 59–64 11–12 2–8 6,561 02/08/2016 6:00 pm yes TCU Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX ESPNU 56–63 11–13 2–9 4,957 02/13/2016 12:00 pm Kansas State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPNews 58–55 OT 12–13 3–9 4,407 02/15/2016 8:00 pm yes Kansas 2 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 67–94 12–14 3–10 16,300 02/20/2016 8:30 pm Texas Tech Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPNU 61–71 12–15 3–11 4,679 02/24/2016 8:00 pm yes Oklahoma 3 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Bedlam Series ESPNU 49–71 12–16 3–12 11,470 02/27/2016 5:00 pm West Virginia 14 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPNU 56–70 12–17 3–13 5,539 02/29/2016 6:00 pm yes Iowa State 21 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPNU 50–58 12–18 3–14 14,348 03/04/2016 8:00 pm Texas 23 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPN2 50–62 12–19 3–15 4,023 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FF6600;"| Big 12 tournament 03/09/2016 6:00 pm yes 9 Kansas State 8 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO First round ESPNU 71–75 18,972 12–20 AP Poll Central Time CSN = Cowboy Sports Network. 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