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2015–16 Texas Southern Tigers basketball

SWAC regular season champions

NIT, First round

Conference| Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record| 18–15 (16–2 SWAC)
Head coach|

* Mike Davis (4th season)

Associate head coach| Donnie Marsh
Assistant coaches|

* Michael Davis, Jr.
* J. Keith LeGree

Home arena| Health and Physical Education Arena

Seasons

<- 2014–15

2016–17 ->

2015–16 SWAC men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Texas Southern | 16 | - | 2 |  | .889 |  |  | 18 | - | 15  |  | .545
Alcorn State* | 13 | - | 5 |  | .722 |  |  | 15 | - | 15  |  | .500
Jackson State | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 20 | - | 16  |  | .556
Southern † | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 22 | - | 13  |  | .629
Alabama State | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 14 | - | 17  |  | .452
Prairie View A&M | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 7 | - | 24  |  | .226
Alabama A&M | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 11 | - | 18  |  | .379
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 8 | - | 25  |  | .242
Mississippi Valley State | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 8 | - | 27  |  | .229
Grambling State | 4 | - | 14 |  | .222 |  |  | 7 | - | 24  |  | .226
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 SWAC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth year head coach Mike Davis, played pik home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 16–2 in SWAC play to win the regular season SWAC championship. They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Southern. As regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.

## Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 22–13, 16–2 in conference and winners of the SWAC regular season and Tournament. By winning the tournament, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Arizona.

## Roster

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2015–16 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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G | 0  | Bryan Carey | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Fr | Denver, CO
G | 2  | Chris Thomas | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sr | Denver, CO
G | 3  | David Blanks | 3 ft 3 in (0.99 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sr | Barberton, OH
F | 4  | Jose Rodriquez | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sr | The Bronx, NY
G | 5  | Tyree Bynum | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jr | Philadelphia, PA
F | 11  | Malcolm Riley | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sr | Newport News, VA
F | 14  | Eric Washington | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jr | Birmingham, AL
G | 20  | Jerron Martin | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jr | Baltimore, MD
F | 23  | Derrick Griffin | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | RS Fr | Houston, TX
F | 24  | Orlando Coleman | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sr | Birmingham, AL
F | 25  | Joshua Friar | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 260 lb (118 kg) | So | Houston, TX
F | 32  | Dwayne Washington | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Sr | Houston, TX
C | 33  | Jermain Davis II | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Sr | Cleveland, OH
F | 44  | Billy Rosenburg | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Sr | Memphis, TN

Head coach

* Mike Davis (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

* Michael Davis, Jr.
* J. Keith LeGree

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

Source[1][2]

## Schedule

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

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Regular season
11/13/2015*
5:30 pm, RTRM |  | at New Mexico | L 57–86 | 0–1
| The Pit (12,269)
Albuquerque, NM
11/14/2015*
5:00 pm, FS2 |  | at Creighton
Men Who Speak Up Main Event | L 70–93 | 0–2
| CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,538)
Omaha, NE
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 |  | at Clemson
Men Who Speak Up Main Event | L 56–76 | 0–3
| Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,185)
Greenville, SC
11/23/2015*
3:00 pm |  | vs. Howard
Men Who Speak Up Main Event | L 81–87 | 0–4
| MGM Grand Arena (323)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2015*
12:30 pm |  | at UTSA
Men Who Speak Up Main Event | W 91–80 | 1–4
| MGM Grand Arena (217)
Paradise, NV
11/28/2015*
6:00 pm, P12N |  | at Washington State | L 65–77 | 1–5
| Beasley Coliseum (1,604)
Pullman, WA
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN |  | at Mississippi State | L 73–86 | 1–6
| Humphrey Coliseum (6,239)
Starkville, MS
12/05/2015*
4:00 pm |  | at Stephen F. Austin | L 62–66 | 1–7
| William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,392)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/12/2015*
3:30 pm, ESPN3 |  | at Central Michigan | L 71–79 | 1–8
| McGuirk Arena (2,492)
Mount Pleasant, MI
12/16/2015*
6:00 pm |  | at Iona | L 73–83 | 1–9
| Hynes Athletic Center (1,326)
New Rochelle, NY
12/27/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPNU |  | at Syracuse | L 67–80 | 1–10
| Carrier Dome (21,601)
Syracuse, NY
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU |  | at No. 23 Baylor | L 59–72 | 1–11
| Ferrell Center (5,223)
Waco, TX
12/31/2015*
2:00 pm |  | vs. Hampton |  |  |
Birmingham, AL
01/02/2016
7:30 pm |  | Southern | W 88–66 | 2–11
(1–0)  | H&PE Arena (2,467)
Houston, TX
01/04/2016
7:00 pm |  | Alcorn State | W 74–58 | 3–11
(2–0)  | H&PE Arena (1,245)
Houston, TX
01/09/2016
7:30 pm |  | Prairie View A&M | W 64–38 | 4–11
(3–0)  | H&PE Arena (5,287)
Houston, TX
01/16/2016
5:30 pm |  | at Jackson State | W 71–65 | 5–11
(4–0)  | Williams Assembly Center (1,591)
Jackson, MS
01/18/2016
7:30 pm |  | at Grambling State | W 69–54 | 6–11
(5–0)  | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (537)
Grambling, LA
01/23/2016
7:30 pm |  | Mississippi Valley State | W 75–60 | 7–11
(6–0)  | H&PE Arena (2,468)
Houston, TX
01/25/2016
7:30 pm |  | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 78–49 | 8–11
(7–0)  | H&PE Arena (1,271)
Houston, TX
01/30/2016
5:00 pm |  | at Alabama State | W 75–72 | 9–11
(8–0)  | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,846)
Montgomery, AL
02/01/2016
7:30 pm |  | at Alabama A&M | W 71–66 | 10–11
(9–0)  | Elmore Gymnasium
Huntsville, AL
02/06/2016
7:30 pm |  | at Prairie View A&M | L 55–59 | 10–12
(9–1)  | William J. Nicks Building (3,527)
Prairie View, TX
02/13/2016
7:30 pm |  | Jackson State | W 76–60 | 11–12
(10–1)  | H&PE Arena (2,642)
Houston, TX
02/15/2016
7:30 pm |  | Grambling State | W 79–72 | 12–12
(11–1)  | H&PE Arena (1,426)
Houston, TX
02/20/2016
4:00 pm |  | at Mississippi Valley State | W 98–67 | 13–12
(12–1)  | Harris Arena (898)
Moorhead, MS
02/22/2016
7:30 pm |  | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 54–52 | 14–12
(13–1)  | K. L. Johnson Complex (889)
Pine Bluff, AR
02/27/2016
7:30 pm |  | Alabama A&M | W 77–54 | 15–12
(14–1)  | H&PE Arena (2,342)
Houston, TX
02/29/2016
8:00 pm |  | Alabama State | W 98–86 | 16–12
(15–1)  | H&PE Arena
Houston, TX
03/03/2016
7:30 pm |  | at Southern | L 79–84 | 16–13
(15–2)  | F. G. Clark Center (2,795)
Baton Rouge, LA
03/05/2016
4:00 pm |  | at Alcorn State | W 76–66 | 17–13
(16–2)  | Davey Whitney Complex (1,921)
Lorman, MS
SWAC tournament
03/09/2016
8:30 pm | (1)  | vs. (8) Alabama A&M
Quarterfinals | W 77–69 | 18–13
| Toyota Center
Houston, TX
03/11/2016
8:30 pm | (1)  | vs. (4) Southern
Semifinals | L 73–81 | 18–14
| Toyota Center (2,008)
Houston, TX
NIT
3/15/16*
8:15 pm, ESPN3 | (8)  | at (1) Valparaiso
First round – Valparaiso Bracket | L 73–84 | 18–15
| Athletics–Recreation Center (2,912)
Valparaiso, IN

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time
Source[3].

## References

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1. ^ "2015-16 Texas Southern Tigers Roster and Stats".
2. ^ "2021-22 Texas Southern Tigers Stats".
3. ^ "2015-16 Texas Southern Tigers Schedule and Results".

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