2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2015–16 LSU Tigers LSU Athletics logo.svg 137 Southeastern Conference SEC 19–14 11–7 Johnny Jones 4th David Patrick Brendan Suhr Al Pinkins Pete Maravich Assembly Center The 2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Johnny Jones, who was in his fourth season at LSU. They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the 2016 SEC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M. On March 13, the day after losing to Texas A&M by 33 points, they announced they would not participate in a postseason tournament.http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2016/03/lsu_will_not_participate_in_nc.html LSU will not participate in NCAA, NIT, other postseason tournaments Previous season and offseason LSU completed the 2014–15 season with an overall record of 22–11 and 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in the final SEC standings. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Auburn. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to NC State. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jarell Martin 1 F 6'9" 239 2 Sophomore Baton Rouge, LA NBA Draft Antonio Robinson 1 13 G 6'1" 170 4 Senior Bossier City, LA Graduated Carlton Speight 1 24 G 6'4" 200 1 Freshman New Orleans, Louisiana Walk-on; did not return to team Jordan Mickey 25 F 6' 8" 238 2 Sophomore Arlington, TX NBA Draft John Odo 1 31 F 6'10" 245 4 Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated incoming transfers Craig Victor II, transfer from Arizona. Class of 2015 signees left horizontal Tigers recruits at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game 200 20150401 MCDAAG Ben Simmons attacks Caleb Swanigan (1).JPG Ben Simmons 20150401 MCDAAG Antonio Blakeney tomahawk dunk (2).JPG Antonio Blakeney no no 2015 Antonio Blakeney SG Orlando, Florida Oak Ridge High School 6 4 170 January 2, 2015 5 5 5 5 Brandon Sampson SG Baton Rouge, Louisiana Madison Prep Academy 6 4 175 April 20, 2015 4 4 4 4 Ben Simmons PF Melbourne, Australia Montverde Academy 6 9 225 October 14, 2013 5 5 5 5 no 2015 LSU 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 LSU Basketball Commits ESPN lsu 107 99 May 12, 2015 yes Roster 2015 LSU Tigers y Brandon Sampson y 0 G 6 5 186 Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana Antonio Blakeney y 2 G 6 4 190 Fr Orlando, Florida Elbert Robinson III 3 C 7 1 290 So Garland, Texas Keith Hornsby y 4 G 6 4 210 Sr y Williamsburg, Virginia Josh Gray basketball y 5 G 6 1 177 Sr Lake Charles, Louisiana Henry Shortess 10 G 5 9 157 Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana W Jalyn Patterson 15 G 6 1 185 So Alpharetta, Georgia Brian Bridgewater 20 F 6 5 282 Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana Aaron Epps y 21 F 6 9 220 So Ball, Louisiana Darcy Malone 22 C 7 0 246 Jr Canberra, Australia Ben Simmons 25 F 6 10 240 Fr y Melbourne, Australia Craig Victor II y 32 G/F 6 9 235 Fr yes New Orleans, Louisiana Brandon Eddlestone 45 F 6 8 248 Jr Slidell, Louisiana W Tim Quarterman y 55 G 6 6 190 Jr Savannah, Georgia Johnny Jones (LSU) David Patrick (Louisiana–Lafayette) Brendan Suhr (Montclair State) Al Pinkins (NC State) http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2166&SPSID=27829 August 22, 2015 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#461D7C; color:white;"| Exhibition Nov. 6, 2015 7:00 pm yes 21 Southwest Baptist Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA Sampson 19 Simmons 9 Simmons 5 98–72   – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#461D7C; color:white;"| Regular season Nov. 13, 2015 8:00 pm yes 21 McNeese State Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU Blakeney 22 Simmons 13 Simmons 5 81–70 11,697 1–0 Nov. 16, 2015 8:00 pm yes 23 Kennesaw State Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA Legends Classic ESPNU Simmons 22 Simmons 9 Tied 6 91–69 9,654 2–0 Nov. 19, 2015 8:00 pm yes 23 South Alabama Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA Legends Classic SECN Simmons 23 Simmons 16 Quarterman 5 78–66 9,758 3–0 Nov. 23, 2015 6:00 pm yes yes 22 Marquette Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Legends Classic semifinals ESPN2 Simmons 21 Simmons 19 Simmons 7 80–81 5,775 3–1 Nov. 24, 2015 4:30 pm yes yes 22 NC State Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Legends Classic 3rd place game ESPNU Quarterman 19 Simmons 16 Simmons 10 72–83 OT 4,777 3–2 Nov. 30, 2015 6:00 pm yes yes College of Charleston TD Arena Charleston, SC Simmons 15 Simmons 18 Patterson 5 58–70 4,761 3–3 Dec. 2, 2015 7:00 pm yes North Florida Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA Simmons 43 Simmons 14 Simmons 7 119–108 8,981 4–3 Dec. 13, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX ESPNU Hornsby 32 Simmons 14 Quarterman 6 98–105 OT 7,918 4–4 Dec. 16, 2015 6:00 pm yes Gardner–Webb Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Hornsby 14 Simmons 12 Simmons 4 78–57 8,896 5–4 Dec. 19, 2015 7:00 pm yes Oral Roberts Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Simmons 24 Robinson III 7 Simmons 7 100–77 10,095 6–4 Dec. 22, 2015 7:00 pm yes American Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Simmons 23 Tied 5 Simmons 6 79–51 9,902 7–4 Dec. 29, 2015 7:00 pm yes Wake Forest Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Simmons 21 Simmons 12 Gray 3 71–77 12,104 7–5 Jan. 2, 2016 8:00 pm yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN ESPN2 Simmons 36 Simmons 14 Simmons 4 90–82 13,380 8–5 1–0 Jan. 5, 2016 8:00 pm Kentucky 9 Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN Quarterman 21 Victor II 12 Quarterman 7 85–67 13,573 9–5 2–0 Jan. 9, 2016 12:30 pm yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CBS Simmons 28 Simmons 17 Simmons 4 62–68 11,350 9–6 2–1 Jan. 13, 2016 8:00 pm Ole Miss Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 Victor II 18 Victor II 6 Simmons 7 90–81 12,133 10–6 3–1 Jan. 16, 2016 7:30 pm Arkansas Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Tied 16 Simmons 18 Tied 3 76–74 13,610 11–6 4–1 Jan. 19, 2016 8:00 pm yes Texas A&M 10 Reed Arena College Station, TX ESPN Quarterman 12 Simmons 11 Simmons 5 57–71 13,888 11–7 4–2 Jan. 23, 2016 1:00 pm yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPNU Simmons 23 Simmons 8 Simmons 5 72–70 15,383 12–7 5–2 Jan. 26, 2016 8:00 pm Georgia Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN Tied 22 Simmons 14 Quarterman 5 89–85 10,749 13–7 6–2 Jan. 30, 2016 1:00 pm yes Oklahoma 1 Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN Quarterman 18 Simmons 9 Simmons 5 75–77 13,882 13–8 Feb. 2, 2016 6:00 pm yes Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN Simmons 21 Simmons 13 Simmons 7 80–68 8,051 14–8 7–2 Feb. 6, 2016 5:00 pm Mississippi State Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 Blakeney 31 Simmons 9 Simmons 7 88–77 13,123 15–8 8–2 Feb. 10, 2016 6:00 pm yes South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPN2 Blakeney 22 Tied 6 Simmons 6 83–94 16,009 15–9 8–3 Feb. 13, 2016 12:00 pm Texas A&M 15 Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA CBS Tied 16 Simmons 11 Simmons 7 76–71 12,928 16–9 9–3 Feb. 17, 2016 8:00 pm Alabama Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Victor II 21 Simmons 10 Blakeney 4 69–76 10,703 16–10 9–4 Feb. 20, 2016 4:30 pm yes Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPNU Simmons 21 Simmons 9 Quarterman 5 65–81 19,721 16–11 9–5 Feb. 23, 2016 6:00 pm yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPNU Simmons 23 Simmons 12 Tied 6 65–85 9,522 16–12 9–6 Feb. 27, 2016 7:30 pm Florida Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA ESPN Blakeney 32 Simmons 11 Simmons 5 96–91 13,468 17–12 10–6 Mar. 2, 2016 8:00 pm Missouri Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN Simmons 22 Simmons 14 Simmons 7 80–71 9,652 18–12 11–6 Mar. 5, 2016 1:00 pm yes Kentucky 22 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS Quarterman 23 Simmons 11 Simmons 4 77–94 24,414 18–13 11–7 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#461D7C;"| SEC Tournament Mar. 11, 2016 2:30 pm yes 4 Tennessee 12 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Quarterfinals SECN Blakeney 22 Victor II 9 Quarterman 7 84–75 15,222 19–13 Mar. 12, 2016 12:00 pm yes 4 Texas A&M 1 17 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Semifinals ESPN Simmons 10 Simmons 12 Sampson 2 38–71 19,108 19–14 AP Poll Central Time Source:http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2166&SPSID=27828 Men's Basketball - Schedule - LSUsports.net - The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics 2015-07-27 2015-06-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20150630140920/http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2166&SPSID=27828 dead See also 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season References External links 2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team at ESPN Category:LSU Tigers men's basketball seasons Lsu LSU LSU