2015–16 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 11–20 5–13 Bruce Pearl 2nd Todd Golden Chuck Person Harris Adler Auburn Arena The 2015–16 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl, in his second season at Auburn. The team played their home games at the Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They lost to Tennessee in the first round of the SEC tournament. Previous season The Tigers finished the 2014–15 season 15–20 record, 4–14 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Malcolm Canada 00 G 6'3" 225 Senior Austin, TX Graduated K. T. Harrell 1 G 6'4" 212 Senior Montgomery, AL Graduated K. C. Ross-Miller 12 G 6'0" 178 RS Senior Grand Prairie, TX Graduated Antoine Mason 14 G 6'1" 216 Senior Queens, NY Graduated Alex Thompson 20 F 6'9" 210 Sophomore Dothan, AL Transferred to Samford Jack Purchase 24 F 6'8" 198 Freshman Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Hawaii Matthew Atewe 41 C 6'8" 250 Sophomore Brampton, ON Transferred to Washington Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School T. J. Dunans 4 G 6'5" 190 Junior Atlanta, GA Junior college transferred from Columbia State Community College Tyler Harris 12 F 6'9" 223 RS Senior Dix Hills, NY Transferred from Providence. Haris will be eligible to play immediately since Harris graduated from Providence. Recruits no no 2014 Horace Spencer PF Henderson, NV Findlay Prep 6 8 215 8/24/2015 4 4 4 4 Danjel Purifoy SF Centreville, AL Hargrave Military 6 6 190 8/22/2014 4 4 4 4 New Williams PG/SG Santa Monica, CA Santa Monica 6 2 176 8/31/2015 4 4 4 3 Bryce Brown SG Decatur, GA Columbia 6 2 173 11/14/2014 3 3 3 3 2015 Auburn 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Auburn Basketball Commits Auburn 2015 Basketball Commits ESPN auburn 6 6 2 21 11 12 28 July 27, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Auburn Tigers y yes Horace Spencer 0 F 6 9 220 fr Warminster, PA Findlay Prep Kareem Canty 1 G 6 1 185 jr Harlem, NY Marshall S Bryce Brown y basketball 2 G 6 3 195 fr Stone Mountain, GA Tucker T. J. Dunans 4 G 6 5 174 jr Atlanta, GA Columbia State CC Cinmeon Bowers y 5 F 6 7 250 sr Racine, WI Chipola College Tyler Harris 12 F 6 10 228 GS Dix Hills, NY Providence Tahj Shamsid-Deen 13 G 5 9 175 jr Decatur, GA Columbia Jonathan Walker 20 G 6 3 197 sr Madison, AL Sparkman W Patrick Keim 21 G 6 0 186 so Birmingham, AL Mountain Brook W Zach Allison 22 G 6 2 166 fr Pelham, AL Pelham W T. J. Lang 23 G 6 7 200 so Mobile, AL McGill Toolen Jordon Granger 25 F 6 8 220 sr St. Louis, MO McCluer North Devin Waddell 31 F 6 5 225 jr Summerfield, NC Hargrave Military Academy Cole Blackstock 41 C 6 9 253 fr Killen, AL Brooks W Cole Stockton 42 G 6 4 195 sr Auburn, AL Shelton State CC W New Williams 44 G 6 2 170 fr Santa Monica, CA Santa Monica Trayvon Reed y 50 C 7 2 245 so Mobile, AL Life Center Academy Bruce Pearl (Boston College) Todd Golden (Saint Mary's) Chuck Person (Auburn) Harris Adler (Rowan) http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/aub-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;"| Exhibition October 30, 2015 7:00 pm w yes Brevard College Auburn Arena Auburn, AL 99−59 6,999 0−0 November 5, 2015 6:00 pm w yes Indianapolis Auburn Arena Auburn, AL 114−109 OT 5,327 0−0 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;"| Regular season November 13, 2015 8:30 pm w yes UAB Auburn Arena Auburn, AL Rivalry SECN+ 75−74 9,121 1−0 November 17, 2015 2:00 pm l yes Colorado Auburn Arena Auburn, AL ESPN Tip-Off Marathon ESPN 84−91 8,075 1−1 November 20, 2015 8:30 pm yes Georgia Southern Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN+ 92–62 7,806 2–1 November 27, 2015 7:30 pm w yes Northwestern State Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN 119−81 8,529 3−1 December 2, 2015 6:00 pm w yes yes Coastal Carolina HTC Center Conway, SC BSN 81−78 3,286 4−1 December 12, 2015 12:00 pm l yes yes Middle Tennessee Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN MTSU 81−88 OT 7,322 4−2 December 15, 2015 8:00 pm w yes Mercer Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN 78−71 8,033 5−2 December 19, 2015 11:00 am l yes yes Xavier 10 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FS1 61−85 10,018 5−3 December 22, 2015 1:30 pm w yes yes New Mexico Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals ESPNU 83−78 7,161 6−3 December 23, 2015 3:30 pm l yes yes Harvard Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic Semifinals ESPNU 51−69 6,437 6−4 December 25, 2015 5:30 pm l yes yes Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic Consolation ESPN2 67−79 7,251 6−5 January 2, 2016 1:00 pm w Tennessee Auburn Arena Auburn, AL CBS 83−77 8,614 7−5 1−0 January 5, 2016 6:00 pm l South Carolina 22 Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN 69−81 7,556 7−6 1−1 January 9, 2016 8:00 pm yes Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO ESPN2 61–76 6,533 7–7 1–2 January 12, 2016 8:00 pm yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN ESPNU 57–75 10,414 7–8 1–3 January 16, 2016 3:00 pm w Kentucky 14 Auburn Arena Auburn, AL ESPN 75−70 9,121 8−8 2−3 January 19, 2016 8:00 pm w Alabama Auburn Arena Auburn, AL Rivalry SECN 83−77 9,121 9−8 3−3 January 23, 2016 7:00 pm l yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SECN 63−95 11,230 9−9 3−4 January 27, 2016 6:00 pm yes Ole Miss The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS SECN 63–80 8,057 9–10 3–5 January 30, 2016 7:00 pm yes Oklahoma State Auburn Arena Auburn, AL Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN2 63–74 8,867 9–11 February 2, 2016 6:00 pm LSU Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN 68–80 8,051 9–12 3–6 February 6, 2016 4:30 pm yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 55–65 10,523 9–13 3–7 February 9, 2016 6:00 pm yes Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN 45–71 13,740 9–14 3–8 February 13, 2016 5:00 pm Vanderbilt Auburn Arena Auburn, AL ESPN2 57–86 7,954 9–15 3–9 February 17, 2016 6:00 pm yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN 90–86 14,351 10–15 4–9 February 20, 2016 4:00 pm Ole Miss Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN 59–69 8,046 10–16 4–10 February 24, 2015 6:00 pm Georgia Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN 84–81 7,112 11–16 5–10 February 27, 2016 4:00 pm yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Rivalry SECN 57–65 15,383 11–17 5–11 March 1, 2016 8:00 pm Texas A&M 20 Auburn Arena Auburn, AL ESPNU 63–81 7,238 11–18 5–12 March 5, 2016 1:30 pm yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS SECN 66–79 7,722 11–19 5–13 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;" | SEC tournament March 9, 2016 8:00 pm yes 13 Tennessee 12 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN First round SECN 59–97 9,787 11–20 AP Poll Central Time. 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