2015–16 Florida Gators men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Florida Gators Florida Gators wordmark.svg 250 Southeastern Conference SEC 21–15 9–9 Mike White 1st Dusty May Jordan Mincy Darris Nichols O'Connell Center NIT Quarterfinals The 2015–16 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Gators' first season since 1995-96 without long-time head coach Billy Donovan, as he left the Gators to become the new head coach of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder. The Gators, led by first year head coach Mike White, competed in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 21–15, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost to Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated North Florida, 97–68, and Ohio State, 74–66, to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to George Washington, 82–77. Previous season The Gators finished the 2014–15 season 16–17, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They did not participate in a postseason tournament for the first time in 17 years. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Eli Carter 1 G 6'2" 200 RS Junior Paterson, NJ Graduate transferred to Boston College Michael Frazier II 20 G 6'4" 194 Junior Tampa, FL Declared for 2015 NBA draft Jon Horford 21 F 6'10" 240 RS Senior Grand Ledge, MI Graduated Chris Walker 23 F 6'10" 220 Sophomore Bonifay, FL Declared for 2015 NBA draft Billy Donovan, Jr. 42 G 6'2" 192 Senior Gainesville, FL Walk on; graduated Recruiting class of 2015 no 2015 KeVaughn Allen SG North Little Rock High School North Little Rock, AR 6 3 170 04/30/2014 4 4 4 4 Kevarrius Hayes PF Suwannee High School Live Oak, FL 6 9 190 06/17/2013 3 4 4 4 Keith Stone PF Zion Lutheran Christian School Deerfield Beach, FL 6 7 240 10/20/2014 4 4 4 4 2015 Florida 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Florida Basketball Commits ESPN 106 12 11 11 13 July 26, 2015 yes Recruiting class of 2016 no yes 2016 John Mooney PF Lake Brantley High School Altamonte Springs, FL 6 9 210 09/28/2013 3 3 3 80 2016 Florida 2016 Basketball Commitments 2016 Florida Basketball Commits ESPN 106 July 26, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Florida Gators white white #0021A5 #FF4A00 Kasey Hill y 0 G 6 1 180 Jr Umatilla, Florida DeVon Walker 1 G/F 6 6 203 Jr y Winter Haven, Florida Brandone Francis y 2 G 6 5 205 Fr y La Romana, Dominican Republic Devin Robinson y 3 F 6 8 195 So Chesterfield, Virginia KeVaughn Allen y 4 G 6 2 183 Fr Little Rock, Arkansas Alex Murphy basketball y 5 F 6 8 225 Sr yes Wakefield, Rhode Island Dorian Finney-Smith y 10 F 6 8 220 Sr yes Portsmouth, Virginia Chris Chiozza y 11 G 6 0 175 So Memphis, Tennessee Zach Hodskins W 12 G 6 4 203 So Alpharetta, Georgia Kevarrius Hayes y 13 F 6 9 210 Fr Live Oak, Florida Lexx Edwards W 14 G 6 2 220 Sr yes Orlando, Florida John Egbunu y 15 C 6 11 255 So yes Bauchi, Nigeria Jhonny Victor W 20 G 6 4 178 Fr yes Orlando, Florida Keith Stone 23 F 6 8 233 Fr Deerfield Beach, Florida Justin Leon 24 F 6 8 196 Jr Conway, Arkansas Schuyler Rimmer y 32 F/C 6 10 245 Jr Orlando, Florida Mike White (1st year) Dusty May (1st year) Jordan Mincy (1st year) Darris Nichols (1st year) http://floridagators.com/roster.aspx?path=basketball-men& November 17, 2015 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0021A5; color:white;"| Exhibition November 5 7:00 pm yes Palm Beach Atlantic O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Tied 12 Robinson 10 Chiozza 7 89–42 8,123 – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0021A5; color:white;"| Regular season November 13 9:30 pm yes yes Navy Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD Veterans Classic CBSSN Robinson 13 Finney-Smith 12 Hill 5 59–41 5,710 1–0 November 16 8:00 pm yes North Carolina A&T O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Hall of Fame Tip Off Tied 15 Finney-Smith 10 Hill 8 104–54 8,605 2–0 November 21 2:30 pm yes yes Saint Joseph's Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPN3 Tied 13 Robinson 10 Chiozza 4 74–63 4,507 3–0 November 22 5:30 pm yes yes Purdue 21 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPN2 Egbunu 19 Finney-Smith 8 Finney-Smith 4 70–85 3,813 3–1 November 25 3:00 pm yes Vermont O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Hall of Fame Tip Off SECN Finney-Smith 20 Robinson 8 Finney-Smith 6 86–62 8,003 4–1 November 27 6:30 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SECN Finney-Smith 23 Egbunu 11 Tied 3 70–50 10,323 5–1 December 1 7:00 pm yes Richmond O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SECN Egbunu 17 Egbunu 14 Finney-Smith 7 76–56 8,231 6–1 December 8 7:00 pm yes yes Miami (FL) 17 BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN2 Egbunu 14 Tied 6 Chiozza 3 55–66 7,972 6–2 December 12 6:00 pm yes yes Michigan State 1 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN2 Tied 13 Robinson 9 Tied 3 52–58 14,797 6–3 December 19 8:00 pm yes yes Oklahoma State BB&T Center Sunrise, FL Orange Bowl Basketball Classic FS1 Finney-Smith 16 Finney-Smith 9 Hill 8 72–70 9,483 7–3 December 22 7:00 pm yes Jacksonville O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Allen 15 Hayes 7 Chiozza 7 89–65 9,083 8–3 December 29 7:00 pm yes Florida State O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Rivalry ESPN2 Allen 32 Tied 7 Chiozza 5 71–73 10,121 8–4 January 2 8:00 pm Georgia O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPNU Allen 18 Egbunu 12 Chiozza 6 77–63 9,053 9–4 1–0 January 6 7:00 pm yes Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN2 Allen 18 Finney-Smith 11 Hill 5 69–83 14,387 9–5 1–1 January 9 1:30 pm LSU O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CBS Tied 14 Leon 9 Chiozza 8 68–62 11,350 10–5 2–1 January 12 7:00 pm yes Texas A&M 15 Reed Arena College Station, TX SECN Finney-Smith 17 Finney-Smith 12 Chiozza 8 68–71 9,766 10–6 2–2 January 16 8:00 pm yes Ole Miss The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS ESPN2 Allen 27 Finney-Smith 10 Chiozza 9 80–71 9,333 11–6 3–2 January 19 7:00 pm Mississippi State O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPNU Finney-Smith 20 Finney-Smith 13 Chiozza 5 81–78 8,250 12–6 4–2 January 23 8:00 pm Auburn O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SECN Finney-Smith 24 Egbunu 9 Chiozza 8 95–63 11,230 13–6 5–2 January 26 9:00 pm yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN ESPNU Allen 16 Finney-Smith 14 Chiozza 3 59–60 11,351 13–7 5–3 January 30 yes 12:00 pm West Virginia 9 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN Finney-Smith 24 Rimmer 6 Chiozza 6 88–71 11,611 14–7 February 3 7:00 pm Arkansas O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SECN Finney-Smith 22 Finney-Smith 9 Chiozza 8 87–83 9,013 15–7 6–3 February 6 4:00 pm yes Kentucky 20 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Rivalry CBS Finney-Smith 24 Finney-Smith 8 Chiozza 4 61–80 24,406 15–8 6–4 February 9 9:00 pm Ole Miss O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPNU Finney-Smith 16 Egbunu 10 Hill 6 77–72 8,345 16–8 7–4 February 13 5:30 pm Alabama O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SECN Tied 12 Robinson 12 Tied 2 55–61 12,045 16–9 7–5 February 16 9:00 pm yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA ESPN Allen 19 Leon 8 Hill 5 57–53 8,021 17–9 8–5 February 20 12:00 pm yes South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SECN Finney-Smith 18 Finney-Smith 13 Hill 7 69–73 OT 18,000 17–10 8–6 February 23 7:00 pm Vanderbilt O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SECN Leon 15 Finney-Smith 11 Hill 5 74–87 9,035 17–11 8–7 February 27 8:30 pm yes LSU Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN Egbunu 22 Finney-Smith 7 Chiozza 7 91–96 13,468 17–12 8–8 March 1 7:00 pm Kentucky 22 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Rivalry ESPN Egbunu 27 Tied 5 Finney-Smith 5 79–88 10,684 17–13 8–9 March 5 7:30 pm yes Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO SECN Finney-Smith 20 Tied 7 Chiozza 8 82–72 7,013 18–13 9–9 |- !colspan=12 style="text-align: center; background:#0021A5"| SEC Tournament March 10 1:00 pm yes 8 9 Arkansas Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Second Round SECN Hill 18 Tied 9 Hill 5 68–61 12,270 19–13 March 11 1:00 pm yes 8 1 Texas A&M 17 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Quarterfinals SECN Hill 18 Finney-Smith 9 Hill 2 66–72 15,222 19–14 |- !colspan=12 style="text-align: center; background:#0021A5"| National Invitation Tournament March 15 9:00 pm yes yes 2 7 North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL First Round – Monmouth Bracket ESPNU Finney-Smith 15 Egbunu 10 Chiozza 7 97–68 6,011 20–14 March 20 Noon yes yes 2 3 Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH Second Round – Monmouth Bracket ESPN Finney-Smith 16 Finney-Smith 12 Hill 5 74–66 8,185 21–14 March 23 7:00 pm yes yes 2 4 George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. Quarterfinals – Monmouth Bracket ESPN2 Allen 22 Finney-Smith 8 Hill 7 77–82 3,399 21–15 AP Poll Eastern Time See also 2015–16 Florida Gators women's basketball team References Category:Florida Gators men's basketball seasons Florida Florida