2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville Cougars wordmark.svg 250 Ohio Valley Conference West Division OVC 6–22 3–13 Jon Harris 1st Kent Williams Tarrance Crump Bubba Wells Vadalabene Center The 2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by first year head coach Jon Harris, played their home games at the Vadalabene Center as members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).Ohio Valley Conference OVC Member Institutions http://www.ovcsports.com/sports/2012/6/14/GEN_0614121029.aspx? April 15, 2015 They finished the season 6–22, 3–13 in OVC play to finish in fifth place in the west division. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament. Off-season A nationwide search for a new head coach began in March, 2015, and on April 3, Edwardsville native Jon Harris, an assistant coach for the California Golden Bears was introduced as the new Cougars head coach.NBCSports.com SIU-Edwardsville hires Cal assistant Jon Harris to be new head coach http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/04/siu-edwardsville-hires-cal-assistant-jon-harris-to-be-new-head-coach/ April 4, 2015 June 8, 2015 Harris announced the addition of assistant coaches Kent Williams and Tarrence Crump on April 24.Edwardsville Intelligencer SIUE roundup: Harris begins filling coaching staff http://www.theintelligencer.com/local_sports/article_8232adf6-eb11-11e4-8c6a-6f1bafebebb7.html April 24, 2015 April 25, 2015 On May 28, Charles "Bubba" Wells was also added to the staff.Clarksville Now Wells Joins Coaching Staff at SIUE http://clarksvillenow.com/local/wells-joins-coaching-staff-at-siue/ May 28, 2015 June 1, 2015 Preseason Six players, all of whom saw major playing time, return from the 12–16 team of 2014–15.http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/roster SIUE Cougars 2015-16 SIUE Men's Basketball Roster April 15, 2015 http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/2014-15/teams/siue?view=lineup SIUE Cougars 2014-2015 SIUE Men's Basketball Statistics April 15, 2015 One recruit from high school signed by previous coach Lennox Forrester joined the team in addition to others recruited by new coach Harris and his staff,The Alestle Men's basketball introduces new head coach http://www.alestlelive.com/sports/article_8372ea9e-de39-11e4-a082-cb229d90377b.html April 9, 2015 April 15, 2015 including three transfers from Southern Illinois junior colleges (one from local Lewis & Clark), a transferring graduate student with remaining eligibility, and a transfer who will be eligible after the semester break.SIUE Cougars Men’s Basketball Adds Two http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/2014-15/releases/201504228j1iit April 22, 2015 April 22, 2015Topeka Capital-Journal Tre Harris transferring from K-State to SIU-Edwardsville http://cjonline.com/sports/catzone/2015-05-07/tre-harris-transferring-k-state-siu-edwardsville May 7, 2015 May 27, 2015 Missing from the mix is Donovine Stewart, last season's leader in minutes played, assists, and steals and #2 in scoring and rebounding, who graduated with a year of eligibility remaining and was said to have been contacted about transferring by Illinois, Minnesota, USC, and others, with Illinois having requested his transcripts;http://www.thechampaignroom.com/2015/8/2/9088197/illinois-basketball-transfer-targets-point-guard-injury-donivine-stewart-khalid-lewis Illinois Basketball pursing [sic] 5th year transfers to fill void at point guard Vox Media, Inc./SB Nation/The Champaign Room Aug 2, 2015 August 4, 2015 Stewart eventually transferred to Portland State but sat out the PSU @ SIUE game on December 12.http://goviks.com/news/2015/8/5/MBB_0805154240.aspx Viking Basketball Adds Transfer Donivine Stewart Portland State Vikings August 5, 2015 October 16, 2015 Season The 2015–16 season will begin in mid-November, 2015. Although the final schedule was not released until August 2, SIUE's non-conference opponents for the upcoming campaign were announced in May. The Cougars will host Saint Louis (11–21 in 2014-15), Portland State (15–14), Campbell (10–22), and Grand Canyon (17–15) at the Vadalabene Center. They will take road trips to play at USC (12–20), Butler (23–11), Northwestern (15–17), SIU Carbondale (12–21), Milwaukee (14–16), and IPFW (16–15).SIUE Cougars Men’s Basketball Reveals Nonconference Opponents http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/releases/20150512wutcbz May 12, 2015 May 12, 2015 May 15, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150515014200/http://siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/releases/20150512wutcbz dead Most games will be streamed online. Fox Sports Midwest will carry a package of SIUE games for the fourth consecutive season. Fox's broadcast/cablecasts of Cougars games began with five games in the 2012-2013 season, increasing to eight games in 2013-14 and nine games last season.SIUE Cougars SIUE Basketball Announces FOX Sports Midwest Schedule http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/2014-15/releases/20141201aqgm8b December 1, 2014 April 15, 2015 The OVC is also has conference cablecast packages with American Sports Network and CBS Sports Network that will include Cougar games. Postseason The Ohio Valley Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments will again return to Nashville, Tennessee and the Nashville Municipal Auditorium on March 2–5, 2016.Ohio Valley Conference OVC to Hold Basketball Championship at Nashville Municipal Auditorium Through 2017 http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2014/11/11/MBB_1111143456.aspx November 13, 2014 April 15, 2015 The 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament is scheduled to begin on March 15, 2016, and will conclude with the championship game on April 4 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.CBS Sports.com NCAA announces all men's tourney sites for 2016, 2017, 2018 http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24817188/ncaa-announces-all-mens-tourney-sites-for-2016-2017-2018 November 17, 2014 April 15, 2015 Roster 2015 SIU Edwardsville Cougars y yes Mike Chandler 0 F 6 8 205 SR Augusta, GA Hill College/Grovetown Burak Eslik 1 G 6 4 185 JR Istanbul, Turkey Lewis and Clark/Fayetteville Christian Devin Thornton 2 F 6 5 225 JR Memphis, TN Shawnee/Germantown Tre Harris 3 G 6 5 195 SO Edwardsville, IL Kansas State/Edwardsville yes CJ Carr 4 G 5 7 145 SO Rock Island, IL Rock Island Grant Fiorentinos 5 F/C 6 10 225 SR y Cape Town, South Africa Tulane/The Hunn School Carlos Anderson 10 G 6 4 205 FR Alton, IL Alton Glen Pierre, Jr. 11 C 6 11 230 JR Orlando, FL College of Charleston/Oldsmar Christian yes Yemi Makanjuola 12 C 6 10 230 GS Lagos, Nigeria UNC Wilmington/Tennessee/Word of God Jake Newton 13 F 6 6 200 SR Terre Haute, IN Lincoln Trail/Terre Haute North Josh White † 15 G 6 1 185 JR y Edwardsville, IL South Dakota State/Edwardsville Connor Wheeler 23 G 6 2 180 SR y Carbondale, IL John A. Logan/Du Quoin Jalen Henry y 24 F 6 8 220 SO Springfield, IL Southeast Keenan Simmons 45 F 6 6 185 SO Michigan City, IN Michigan City †=Redshirted Fall semester;Joined team mid-season Jon Harris Kent Williams Tarrance Crump Bubba Wells http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/roster 01/15/2017 Schedule Source: http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20150629143702/http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/schedule dead June 29, 2015 SIUE Cougars 2015–16 SIUE Men's Basketball Schedule August 4, 2015 no 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes yes |- !colspan=8 style="background:#CC0000; color:black;"| Exhibition 11/09/2015 7:00 pm yes no Fontbonne Eslik 14 Anderson 11 Carr 4 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL OVC Digital Network 80–48 — |- !colspan=8 style="background:#CC0000; color:black;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 8:00 pm yes no Arkansas State Henry 18 Henry 9 Eslik 4 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 1,592 Fox Sports Midwest 79–70 1–0 |- 11/17/2015 7:00 pm yes no Saint Louis Eslik 15 Henry 8 Anderson 5 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 3,931 Fox Sports Midwest 60–70 1–1 |- 11/21/2015 1:30 pm yes yes no IPFW Fiorentinos 21 Eslik 7 Henry & Wheeler 2 Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN 1,388 Mastodon All-Access 67–87 1–2 |- 11/24/2015 7:00 pm yes no Campbell Carr 14 Makanjoula 11 Carr 4 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 1,073 OVC Digital Network 74–77 1–3 |- 11/28/2015 4:00 pm yes yes no Butler Fiorentinos 17 Anderson & Fiorentinos 6 Anderson 3 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 7,026 FS2 73–89 1–4 |- 11/30/2015 7:00 pm yes no Green Bay Fiorentinos 18 Makanjoula 8 Eslik 4 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 1,027 Fox Sports MidwestOVC Digital Network 69–87 1–5 |- 12/03/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no Milwaukee Anderson 10 Anderson & Simmons 8 Anderson & Eslik 2 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI 2,028 ESPN3 51–64 1–6 |- 12/05/2015 2:00 pm yes yes no Northwestern Eslik 13 Simmons 7 Carr 6 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 6,318 BTN Plus 56–81 1–7 |- 12/09/2015 7:05 pm yes yes no Southern Illinois Eslik 23 Team 5 Anderson 6 SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 4,817 ESPN3 76–74 2–7 |- 12/12/2015 7:00 pm w yes no Portland State Makanjoula 20 Makanjoula 9 Carr 5 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 1,268 Fox Sports MidwestOVC Digital Network 74 –64 3–7 |- 12/21/2015 10:00 pm yes yes no USC Anderson & Henry 10 Fiorentinos 10 Wheeler 3 Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 3,409 Pac-12 Network 51–70 3–8 |- 12/28/2015 7:00 pm yes no Grand Canyon Eslik 17 Carr 6 Carr 6 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 1,402 Fox Sports MidwestOVC Digital Network 75–86 3–9 |- 12/31/2015 4:30 pm no yes no Jacksonville State Makanjuola 21 Simmons 10 Carr 3 Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL 724 OVC Digital Network 67–72 3–10 0–1 |- 01/02/2016 7:30 pm no yes no Tennessee Tech Anderson 15 Anderson 7 Carr 4 Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 1,581 OVC Digital Network 63–86 3–11 0–2 |- 01/06/2016 8:00 pm no no Belmont Simmons 21 Makanjoula & Simmons 7 Carr 9 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 1,007 ASN 77-85 3–12 0–3 |- 01/09/2016 7:30 pm no yes no Tennessee State Eslik 23 Makanjoula 10 Carr 4 Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 1,368 OVC Digital Network 60–63 3–13 0–4 |- 01/14/2016 8:00 pm no no Morehead State Eslik 40 Makanjoula 7 Carr 8 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 1,547 OVC Digital Network 67–70 OT 3–14 0–5 |- 01/16/2016 1:00 pm no no Eastern Kentucky Eslik 21 Anderson 9 Carr 6 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 1,650 Fox Sports MidwestOVC Digital Network 67–66 4–14 1–5 |- 01/21/2016 7:00 pm yes no Austin Peay Eslik & Newton 22 Makanjuola 13 Carr 4 Dunn Center Clarksville, TN 1,365 OVC Digital Network 86–90 4–15 1–6 |- 01/23/2016 7:00 pm no yes no Murray State Anderson, Carr, Fiorentinos, Simmons 8 Anderson, Makanjoula, Simmons 4 Wheeler 2 CFSB Center Murray, KY 3,011 OVC Digital Network 54–70 4–16 1–7 |- 01/28/2016 8:00 pm no no Southeast Missouri State Eslik 16 Team 6 Anderson, Newton, White 2 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 1,775 CBSN OVC Digital Network 51–58 4–17 1–8 |- 01/30/2016 5:00 pm no no Eastern Illinois Anderson, White 10 Anderson 11 Anderson, Chandler 2 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 2,008 Fox Sports MidwestOVC Digital Network 40–55 4–18 1–9 |- 02/06/2016 5:00 pm no UT–Martin Newton 15 Eslik, Makanjoula, Simmons 4 Anderson 6 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 1,362 OVC Digital Network 79–62 4–19 1–10 |- 02/11/2015 7:00 pm no no Murray State Carr 13 Carr 4 Anderson 4 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 2,007 Fox Sports MidwestOVC Digital Network 64–70 4–20 1–11 |- 02/13/2016 7:00 pm no yes no Eastern Illinois Eslik 29 Chandler 8 Carr, Chandler 2 Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 1,469 OVC Digital Network 72–64 5–20 2–11 |- 02/18/2016 7:00 pm no yes no Southeast Missouri Eslik 24 Makanjoula 5 Carr 7 Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO 1,705 OVC Digital Network 72–69 6–20 3–11 |- 02/20/2016 6:00 pm no yes no UT–Martin Anderson 17 Chandler 6 Anderson 5 Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN 2,471 OVC Digital Network 51–68 6–21 3–12 |- 02/25/2016 7:00 pm no no Austin Peay Newton 17 Simmons 10 Carr 5 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 1,647 OVC Digital Network 75–80 6–22 3–13 AP Poll Central Time References SIU Edwardsville Category:SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball seasons Edward Edward