2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks File:Arkansas wordmark 2014.png 250 Southeastern Conference SEC 16–16 9–9 Mike Anderson 5th Melvin Watkins T. J. Cleveland Matt Zimmerman Bud Walton Arena The 2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2015–16 season. The team's head coach was Mike Anderson, who was in his fifth season. The team played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as a member of the SEC. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Florida. Previous season The Razorbacks achieved a 27–9 record during the 2014–15 season, where they finished runner-up to Kentucky both in the league and in the SEC tournament. Arkansas earned its first NCAA tournament berth since 2008, defeating Wofford before falling to North Carolina in the round of 32. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Rashad Madden 00 G 6'5" 180 Senior Lepanto, AR Graduated Alandise Harris 2 G 6'6" 237 RS Senior Little Rock, AR Graduated Bobby Portis 10 F 6'11" 242 Sophomore Little Rock, AR Declared for 2015 NBA draft Nick Babb 14 G 6'4" 185 Freshman Arlington, TX Transferred to Iowa State JaCorey Williams 22 F 6'8" 218 Junior Birmingham, AL Transferred to Middle Tennessee State Michael Qualls 24 G 6'6" 210 Junior Shreveport, LA Declared for 2015 NBA draft Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Dustin Thomas 13 G/F 6'7" 225 Junior Texarkana, TX Transferred from Colorado. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thomas will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Willy Kouassi 50 C 6'10" 230 Senior Abidjan, Ivory Coast Transferred from Kennesaw State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Kouassi graduated from Kennesaw State. Incoming class no no 2015 Jimmy Whitt G Columbia, Missouri Hickman High School 6 4 180 2014-08-19 4 4 4 4 Lorenzo Jenkins F Naples, Florida First Baptist Academy 6 6 210 2015-08-08 3 0 4 0 2015 2015 Arkansas Basketball Commits 2015 Arkansas Basketball Commits ESPN 8 2015-09-30 yes Recruiting class of 2016 no yes 2016 Arlando Cook F St. Louis, Missouri Connors State College 6 9 215 11/05/15 0 3 4 0 Adrio Bailey F Campti, Louisiana Lakeview High School 6 7 215 10/18/15 3 3 3 0 Jaylen Barford G Jackson, Tennessee Motlow State Community College 6 4 200 09/22/2015 3 4 4 0 Daryl Macon G Little Rock, Arkansas Holmes Community College 6 3 185 06/06/2015 3 3 4 0 C.J. Jones G Birmingham, Alabama Central Park Christian High School 6 4 180 02/20/2016 NR NR 3 NR 2016 2016 Arkansas Basketball Commits 2016 Arkansas Basketball Commits ESPN 8 2015-11-20 yes Recruiting class of 2017 no yes 2017 Daniel Gafford F El Dorado, Arkansas El Dorado High School 6 10 210 08/01/2015 4 4 4 4 2017 2017 Arkansas Basketball Commits 2017 Arkansas Basketball Commits ESPN 8 2015-09-30 yes Roster thumb|180px|Dusty Hannahs 2015 Arkansas Razorbacks y Trey Thompson 1 F 6 9 260 SO Madison, Arkansas Jake Mosiman 2 G 6 0 185 JR Lawrence, Kansas Dusty Hannahs 3 G 6 3 203 JR yes Little Rock, Arkansas y Jabril Durham 4 G 6 1 185 SR DeSoto, Texas Anthlon Bell 5 G 6 3 185 SR Bartlett, Tennessee Dustin Thomas 13 F 6 7 225 JR Texarkana, Texas yes Tristan Simmons 14 G 5 10 170 FR El Dorado, Arkansas Lorenzo Jenkins 15 G 6 7 210 FR Naples, Florida Manuale Watkins 21 G 6 3 208 JR Fayetteville, Arkansas Jimmy Whitt 24 G 6 4 173 FR Columbia, Missouri y Anton Beard 31 G 6 0 195 SO North Little Rock, Arkansas Moses Kingsley 33 C 6 10 230 JR Abuja, Nigeria y Willy Kouassi 50 F 6 10 230 SR yes Abidjan, Ivory Coast Keaton Miles 55 F 6 7 212 SR yes Dallas, Texas Mike Anderson (Tulsa) Melvin Watkins (UNC-Charlotte) T. 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Cleveland (Arkansas) Matt Zimmerman (Arkansas) http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/sport/m-baskbl/roster/#/ 2016-01-13 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Arkansas Razorbacks 1; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference exhibition November 5, 2015 7:00 pm yes Southwestern Oklahoma State Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Bell 21 Kouassi 10 Durham 9 103–58 13,996 – November 10, 2015 7:00 pm yes Delta State Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Kingsley 16 Miles 9 Durham 7 74–40 13,970 – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Arkansas Razorbacks 1; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season November 13, 2015 7:00 pm yes Southern Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Kingsley 22 Kingsley 12 Durham 10 86–68 14,158 1–0 November 18, 2015 7:00 pm yes Akron Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR NIT Season Tip-Off Bell 23 Kingsley 12 Durham 4 80–88 14,041 1–1 November 20, 2015 7:00 pm yes Charleston Southern Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR NIT Season Tip-Off Hannahs 21 Tied 6 Durham 11 93–75 14,203 2–1 November 26, 2015 1:00 pm yes yes Georgia Tech Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals ESPNU Bell 14 Kingsley 9 Durham 6 73–83 1,283 2–2 November 27, 2015 11:30 am yes yes Stanford Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game ESPNU Bell 17 Kingsley 12 Durham 7 66–69 4,156 2–3 December 1, 2015 7:00 pm yes Northwestern State Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Tied 21 Kingsley 10 Durham 10 117–78 13,984 3–3 December 4, 2015 6:00 pm yes yes Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ESPN3 Tied 15 Kingsley 7 Durham 8 85–88 9,488 3–4 December 8, 2015 8:00 pm yes Evansville Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Hannahs 23 Durham 9 Durham 7 89–76 13,980 4–4 December 12, 2015 7:00 pm yes Tennessee Tech Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Tied 21 Kingsley 13 Durham 10 83–57 14,336 5–4 December 19, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Mercer Verizon Arena North Little Rock, AR Kingsley 18 Kingsley 14 Durham 5 66–69 OT 9,120 5–5 December 22, 2015 7:00 pm yes North Florida Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Kingsley 22 Kingsley 10 Durham 7 97–72 14,794 6–5 December 30, 2015 8:00 pm yes yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH CBSSN Kingsley 26 Kingsley 11 Tied 5 81–85 OT 13,455 6–6 January 2, 2016 3:30 pm yes Texas A&M 20 Reed Arena College Station, TX SECN Bell 16 Kingsley 7 Durham 5 69–92 11,332 6–7 (1–0) January 5, 2016 8:00 pm Vanderbilt Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Bell 26 Kingsley 8 Durham 6 90–85 OT 14,179 7–7 (1–1) January 9, 2016 2:30 pm Mississippi State Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Hannahs 26 Kingsley 8 Durham 12 82–68 16,246 8–7 (2–1) January 12, 2016 8:00 pm yes Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO SECN Kingsley 24 Kingsley 5 Durham 6 94–61 6,627 9–7 (3–1) January 16, 2016 7:30 pm yes LSU Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Bell 19 Kingsley 8 Durham 6 74–76 13,610 9–8 (3–2) January 21, 2016 6:00 pm Kentucky 23 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPN Hannahs 20 Kingsley 6 Durham 5 66–80 18,588 9–9 (3–3) January 23, 2016 5:00 pm yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN Hannahs 24 Kingsley 11 Durham 6 73–76 OT 10,523 9–10 (3–4) January 27, 2016 6:00 pm Texas A&M 5 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPNU Kingsley 18 Kingsley 11 Durham 7 74–71 14,410 10–10 (4–4) January 30, 2016 3:00 pm yes Texas Tech Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPNU Hannahs 25 Kingsley 11 Durham 5 75–68 OT 15,975 11–10 February 3, 2016 6:00 pm yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SECN Bell 24 Kingsley 9 Durham 4 83–87 9,013 11–11 (4–5) February 6, 2016 7:00 pm Tennessee Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Kingsley 17 Tied 5 Durham, Beard 4 85–67 15,970 12–11 (5–5) February 9, 2016 8:00 pm yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS SECN Whitt 11 Miles 8 Tied 1 46–78 6,272 12–12 (5–6) February 13, 2016 1:00 pm yes Ole Miss The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS ESPNU Kingsley 19 Kingsley 13 Durham, Beard 3 60–76 9,500 12–13 (5–7) February 17, 2016 6:00 pm Auburn Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Bell 21 Kingsley 10 Durham 10 86–90 14,351 12–14 (5–8) February 20, 2016 6:30 pm Missouri Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Hannahs 22 Kingsley 12 Durham 6 84–72 16,617 13–14 (6–8) February 23, 2016 6:00 pm LSU Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPNU Kingsley 21 Kingsley 12 Durham 6 85–65 15,767 14–14 (7–8) February 27, 2016 6:30 pm yes Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN Hannahs 17 Kingsley 8 Kingsley 4 75–65 14,413 15–14 (8–8) March 2, 2016 8:00 pm yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL SECN Kingsley 19 Kingsley 8 Durham, Miles 3 62–61 11,533 16–14 (9–8) March 5, 2016 4:00 pm South Carolina Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Bell, Hannahs 16 Kingsley 7 Durham 11 61–76 17,106 16–15 (9–9) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Arkansas Razorbacks 1;"| SEC Tournament March 10, 2016 12:00 pm 9 Florida 8 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Second round SECN Hannahs 33 Kingsley 14 Durham 6 61–68 12,270 16–16 AP poll Central Time Source: 2015–16 Schedule References 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