2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season

2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Record| 12–20 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Travis Ford (8th season)

Assistant coaches|

* James Dickey
* Butch Pierre
* Bill Grier

Home arena| Gallagher-Iba Arena

Seasons

<- 2014–15

2016–17 ->

2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 1 Kansas † | 15 | - | 3 |  | .833 |  |  | 33 | - | 5  |  | .868
No. 8 West Virginia | 13 | - | 5 |  | .722 |  |  | 26 | - | 9  |  | .743
No. 7 Oklahoma | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 29 | - | 8  |  | .784
Texas | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 20 | - | 13  |  | .606
No. 21 Baylor | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 22 | - | 12  |  | .647
No. 22 Iowa State | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 23 | - | 12  |  | .657
Texas Tech | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 19 | - | 13  |  | .594
Kansas State | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 17 | - | 16  |  | .515
Oklahoma State | 3 | - | 15 |  | .167 |  |  | 12 | - | 20  |  | .375
TCU | 2 | - | 16 |  | .111 |  |  | 12 | - | 21  |  | .364
† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's eighth and final season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 12–20, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas State.

On March 18, Oklahoma State and Travis Ford mutually parted ways.[2] He finished at OSU with an eight-year record of 155–111.

## Previous season

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The Cowboys finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Oklahoma. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in second round to Oregon.

## Departures

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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes

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Le'Bryan Nash | 2 | G/F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated
Anthony Hickey | 12 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Senior | Hopkinsville, KY | Graduated
Marek Souček | 14 | F/C | 7'0" | 240 | Senior | Brno, Czech Republic | Graduated
Christien Sager | 15 | G/F | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Wichita Falls, TX | Graduated
Michael Cobbins | 20 | F | 6'8" | 230 | RS Senior | Amarillo, TX | Graduated
Alex Budke | 24 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Stillwater, OK | Graduated

### Incoming Transfers

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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes

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Igor Ibaka | 14 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Sophomore | Republic of the Congo | Junior college transferred from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Chris Olivier | 31 | F | 6'8" | 245 | RS Senior | Chicago, IL | Transferred from Eastern Illinois. Will be eligible to play immediately since Olivier graduated from Eastern Illinois.

## Recruits

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Jawun Evans at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes  Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date

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Jawun Evans
PG | Dallas, TX  | Justin F. Kimball High School  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | Oct 1, 2014
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Davon Dillard
SF | Gary, IN  | Our Savior New American School  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  | Oct 1, 2014
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:

*   * Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
* In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

*   *   *   *   * "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

### Recruiting Class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits

Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date
Tre Evans
PG | Oklahoma City, OK  | Putnam City West High School  | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 165 lb (75 kg)  | Oct 21, 2014
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:

*   * Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
* In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

*   *   *   *   * "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

## Roster

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2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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G | 0  | Ford Stuen | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sr | Henderson County
IMG Academy (Fla.) | Henderson, KY
G | 1  | Jawun Evans | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Fr | Kimball | Dallas, TX
G | 2  | Tyree Griffin | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | So | O. Perry Walker | New Orleans, LA
G/F | 4  | Joe Burton | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | So | Atascocita | Houston, TX
F | 5  | Tavarius Shine | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | So | MacArthur
FUMA | Irving, TX
G | 13  | Phil Forte III | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sr | Marcus | Flower Mound, TX
F | 14  | Igor Ibaka | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | So | Jariat de Manresa
Northeastern Oklahoma | Republic of the Congo
F | 21  | Codey McElroy (W) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sr | Chattanooga
(Texas/Cameron)  | Chattanooga, OK
G | 22  | Jeff Newberry | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | RS Sr | Westlake
NMJC | Atlanta, GA
G/F | 23  | Leyton Hammonds | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jr | Richland | North Richland Hills, TX
G/F | 24  | Davon Dillard | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Fr | Our Savior New American School  | Gary, IN
G/F | 30  | Jeffrey Carroll | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | RS So | Rowlett | Rowlett, TX
F | 31  | Chris Olivier | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | RS Sr | Quakerdale Prep
Eastern Illinois | Chicago, IL
C | 32  | Anthony Allen | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | RS Sr | Bassick
Lamar State Port Arthur | Kingston, Jamaica
C | 41  | Mitchell Solomon | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | So | Bixby | Bixby, OK

Head coach

* Travis Ford (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

* Butch Pierre (Mississippi State)
* James Dickey (Central Arkansas)
* Bill Grier (Oregon)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible
* (W) Walk-on

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster

## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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Exhibition
11/06/2015*
7:00 pm, FSOK+ |  | East Central Oklahoma | W 94–66 |
| Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,198)
Stillwater, OK
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, FSOK+ |  | Tennessee–Martin | W 91–57 | 1–0
| Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,972)
Stillwater, OK
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, FSOK+ |  | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 86–72 | 2–0
| Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,556)
Stillwater, OK
11/19/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN3 |  | vs. Towson
Charleston Classic quarterfinals | W 69–52 | 3–0
| TD Arena (1,760)
Charleston, SC
11/20/2015*
12:00 pm, ESPNU |  | vs. George Mason
Charleston Classic semifinals | L 68–71 | 3–1
| TD Arena (1,220)
Charleston, SC
11/22/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPNU |  | vs. Long Beach State
Charleston Classic 3rd place game | W 82–77 | 4–1
| TD Arena (2,710)
Charleston, SC
11/27/2015*
7:30 pm, FSOK+ |  | Long Beach State
Charleston Classic | W 79–73 | 5–1
| Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,192)
Stillwater, OK
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, FSOK |  | Tulsa | L 56–66 | 5–2
| Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,422)
Stillwater, OK
12/05/2015*
2:30 pm, FSOK |  | Missouri State | L 63–64 | 5–3
| Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,651)
Stillwater, OK
12/12/2015*
7:30 pm, BTN |  | vs. Minnesota
Sioux Falls Showcase | W 62–60 | 6–3
| Sanford Pentagon (3,250)
Sioux Falls, SD
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU |  | Longwood | W 73–55 | 7–3
| Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,323)
Stillwater, OK
12/19/2015*
7:00 pm, FS1 |  | vs. Florida
Orange Bowl Classic | L 70–72 | 7–4
| BB&T Center (9,483)
Sunrise, FL
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm, FSOK+ |  | UMKC | W 61–43 | 8–4
| Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,150)
Stillwater, OK
01/02/2016
3:00 pm, ESPNews |  | TCU | W 69–48 | 9–4
(1–0)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,191)
Stillwater, OK
01/05/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU |  | at Baylor | L 62–79 | 9–5
(1–1)  | Ferrell Center (5,665)
Waco, TX
01/09/2016
12:00 pm, ESPNU |  | at No. 17 West Virginia | L 60–77 | 9–6
(1–2)  | WVU Coliseum (11,219)
Morgantown, WV
01/13/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU |  | No. 2 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series | L 72–74 | 9–7
(1–3)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,380)
Stillwater, OK
01/16/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN2 |  | at Texas | L 69–74 | 9–8
(1–4)  | Frank Erwin Center (13,241)
Austin, TX
01/19/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN2 |  | No. 3 Kansas | W 86–67 | 10–8
(2–4)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,383)
Stillwater, OK
01/23/2016
5:00 pm, ESPNU |  | at Kansas State | L 73–89 | 10–9
(2–5)  | Bramlage Coliseum (12,298)
Manhattan, KS
01/27/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU |  | No. 17 Baylor | L 65–69 | 10–10
(2–6)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,148)
Stillwater, OK
01/30/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 |  | at Auburn
Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 74–63 | 11–10
| Auburn Arena (8,867)
Auburn, AL
02/03/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNews |  | at Texas Tech | L 61–63 OT | 11–11
(2–7)  | United Supermarkets Arena (10,032)
Lubbock, TX
02/06/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN2 |  | No. 13 Iowa State | L 59–64 | 11–12
(2–8)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,561)
Stillwater, OK
02/08/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU |  | at TCU | L 56–63 | 11–13
(2–9)  | Schollmaier Arena (4,957)
Fort Worth, TX
02/13/2016
12:00 pm, ESPNews |  | Kansas State | W 58–55 OT | 12–13
(3–9)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,407)
Stillwater, OK
02/15/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN |  | at No. 2 Kansas | L 67–94 | 12–14
(3–10)  | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/20/2016
8:30 pm, ESPNU |  | Texas Tech | L 61–71 | 12–15
(3–11)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,679)
Stillwater, OK
02/24/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU |  | at No. 3 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series | L 49–71 | 12–16
(3–12)  | Lloyd Noble Center (11,470)
Norman, OK
02/27/2016
5:00 pm, ESPNU |  | No. 14 West Virginia | L 56–70 | 12–17
(3–13)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,539)
Stillwater, OK
02/29/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU |  | at No. 21 Iowa State | L 50–58 | 12–18
(3–14)  | Hilton Coliseum (14,348)
Ames, IA
03/04/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2 |  | No. 23 Texas | L 50–62 | 12–19
(3–15)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,023)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 tournament
03/09/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU | (9)  | vs. (8) Kansas State
First round | L 71–75 | 12–20
| Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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## References

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1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. ^ "Oklahoma State, basketball coach Travis Ford part ways". March 18, 2016.

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