2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	16–16 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Anderson (5th season)
Associate head coach	Melvin Watkins
Assistant coaches	T. J. Cleveland Matt Zimmerman
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Texas A&M	13	–	5	.722	28	–	9	.757
No. 10 Kentucky †	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
South Carolina	11	–	7	.611	25	–	9	.735
Vanderbilt	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
LSU	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Georgia	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Florida	9	–	9	.500	21	–	15	.583
Arkansas	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Mississippi State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Tennessee	6	–	12	.333	15	–	19	.441
Auburn	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Missouri^*	3	–	15	.167	10	–	21	.323

† 2016 SEC tournament winner ^*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban. Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2015–16 season. The team's head coach was Mike Anderson, who was in his fifth season. The team played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as a member of the SEC. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Florida.

Previous season

The Razorbacks achieved a 27–9 record during the 2014–15 season, where they finished runner-up to Kentucky both in the league and in the SEC tournament.

Arkansas earned its first NCAA tournament berth since 2008, defeating Wofford before falling to North Carolina in the round of 32.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Rashad Madden	00	G	6'5"	180	Senior	Lepanto, AR	Graduated
Alandise Harris	2	G	6'6"	237	RS Senior	Little Rock, AR	Graduated
Bobby Portis	10	F	6'11"	242	Sophomore	Little Rock, AR	Declared for 2015 NBA draft
Nick Babb	14	G	6'4"	185	Freshman	Arlington, TX	Transferred to Iowa State
JaCorey Williams	22	F	6'8"	218	Junior	Birmingham, AL	Transferred to Middle Tennessee State
Michael Qualls	24	G	6'6"	210	Junior	Shreveport, LA	Declared for 2015 NBA draft

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Dustin Thomas	13	G/F	6'7"	225	Junior	Texarkana, TX	Transferred from Colorado. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thomas will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Willy Kouassi	50	C	6'10"	230	Senior	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Transferred from Kennesaw State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Kouassi graduated from Kennesaw State.

Incoming class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jimmy Whitt G	Columbia, Missouri	Hickman High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 19, 2014
Jimmy Whitt G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lorenzo Jenkins F	Naples, Florida	First Baptist Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 8, 2015
Lorenzo Jenkins F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Arlando Cook F	St. Louis, Missouri	Connors State College	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 5, 2015
Arlando Cook F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Adrio Bailey F	Campti, Louisiana	Lakeview High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 18, 2015
Adrio Bailey F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Jaylen Barford G	Jackson, Tennessee	Motlow State Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 22, 2015
Jaylen Barford G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Daryl Macon G	Little Rock, Arkansas	Holmes Community College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 6, 2015
Daryl Macon G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
C.J. Jones G	Birmingham, Alabama	Central Park Christian High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 20, 2016
C.J. Jones G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Daniel Gafford F	El Dorado, Arkansas	El Dorado High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 1, 2015
Daniel Gafford F	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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Trey Thompson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Madison, Arkansas
G	2	Jake Mosiman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Lawrence, Kansas
G	3	Dusty Hannahs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	RS Jr	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	4	Jabril Durham	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	DeSoto, Texas
G	5	Anthlon Bell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Bartlett, Tennessee
F	13	Dustin Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Texarkana, Texas
G	14	Tristan Simmons	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	El Dorado, Arkansas
G	15	Lorenzo Jenkins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Naples, Florida
G	21	Manuale Watkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Fayetteville, Arkansas
G	24	Jimmy Whitt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Columbia, Missouri
G	31	Anton Beard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	North Little Rock, Arkansas
C	33	Moses Kingsley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Abuja, Nigeria
F	50	Willy Kouassi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
F	55	Keaton Miles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	RS Sr	Dallas, Texas

Head coach

Mike Anderson (Tulsa)

Assistant coach(es)

Melvin Watkins (Charlotte)
T. J. Cleveland (Arkansas)
Matt Zimmerman (Arkansas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-01-13

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference exhibition
November 5, 2015* 7:00 pm		Southwestern Oklahoma State	W 103–58	–	21 – Bell	10 – Kouassi	9 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (13,996) Fayetteville, AR
November 10, 2015* 7:00 pm		Delta State	W 74–40	–	16 – Kingsley	9 – Miles	7 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (13,970) Fayetteville, AR
Regular season
November 13, 2015* 7:00 pm		Southern	W 86–68	1–0	22 – Kingsley	12 – Kingsley	10 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (14,158) Fayetteville, AR
November 18, 2015* 7:00 pm		Akron NIT Season Tip-Off	L 80–88	1–1	23 – Bell	12 – Kingsley	4 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (14,041) Fayetteville, AR
November 20, 2015* 7:00 pm		Charleston Southern NIT Season Tip-Off	W 93–75	2–1	21 – Hannahs	6 – Tied	11 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (14,203) Fayetteville, AR
November 26, 2015* 1:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Georgia Tech NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals	L 73–83	2–2	14 – Bell	9 – Kingsley	6 – Durham	Barclays Center (1,283) Brooklyn, NY
November 27, 2015* 11:30 am, ESPNU		vs. Stanford NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game	L 66–69	2–3	17 – Bell	12 – Kingsley	7 – Durham	Barclays Center (4,156) Brooklyn, NY
December 1, 2015* 7:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 117–78	3–3	21 – Tied	10 – Kingsley	10 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (13,984) Fayetteville, AR
December 4, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wake Forest	L 85–88	3–4	15 – Tied	7 – Kingsley	8 – Durham	LJVM Coliseum (9,488) Winston-Salem, NC
December 8, 2015* 8:00 pm, SECN		Evansville	W 89–76	4–4	23 – Hannahs	9 – Durham	7 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (13,980) Fayetteville, AR
December 12, 2015* 7:00 pm, SECN		Tennessee Tech	W 83–57	5–4	21 – Tied	13 – Kingsley	10 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (14,336) Fayetteville, AR
December 19, 2015* 7:00 pm		vs. Mercer	L 66–69 ^OT	5–5	18 – Kingsley	14 – Kingsley	5 – Durham	Verizon Arena (9,120) North Little Rock, AR
December 22, 2015* 7:00 pm		North Florida	W 97–72	6–5	22 – Kingsley	10 – Kingsley	7 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (14,794) Fayetteville, AR
December 30, 2015* 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Dayton	L 81–85 ^OT	6–6	26 – Kingsley	11 – Kingsley	5 – Tied	UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, OH
January 2, 2016 3:30 pm, SECN		at No. 20 Texas A&M	L 69–92	6–7 (1–0)	16 – Bell	7 – Kingsley	5 – Durham	Reed Arena (11,332) College Station, TX
January 5, 2016 8:00 pm, SECN		Vanderbilt	W 90–85 ^OT	7–7 (1–1)	26 – Bell	8 – Kingsley	6 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (14,179) Fayetteville, AR
January 9, 2016 2:30 pm, SECN		Mississippi State	W 82–68	8–7 (2–1)	26 – Hannahs	8 – Kingsley	12 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (16,246) Fayetteville, AR
January 12, 2016 8:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	W 94–61	9–7 (3–1)	24 – Kingsley	5 – Kingsley	6 – Durham	Mizzou Arena (6,627) Columbia, MO
January 16, 2016 7:30 pm, SECN		at LSU	L 74–76	9–8 (3–2)	19 – Bell	8 – Kingsley	6 – Durham	Maravich Center (13,610) Baton Rouge, LA
January 21, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPN		No. 23 Kentucky	L 66–80	9–9 (3–3)	20 – Hannahs	6 – Kingsley	5 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (18,588) Fayetteville, AR
January 23, 2016 5:00 pm, SECN		at Georgia	L 73–76 ^OT	9–10 (3–4)	24 – Hannahs	11 – Kingsley	6 – Durham	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
January 27, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 5 Texas A&M	W 74–71	10–10 (4–4)	18 – Kingsley	11 – Kingsley	7 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (14,410) Fayetteville, AR
January 30, 2016* 3:00 pm, ESPNU		Texas Tech Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 75–68 ^OT	11–10	25 – Hannahs	11 – Kingsley	5 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (15,975) Fayetteville, AR
February 3, 2016 6:00 pm, SECN		at Florida	L 83–87	11–11 (4–5)	24 – Bell	9 – Kingsley	4 – Durham	O'Connell Center (9,013) Gainesville, FL
February 6, 2016 7:00 pm, SECN		Tennessee	W 85–67	12–11 (5–5)	17 – Kingsley	5 – Tied	4 – Durham, Beard	Bud Walton Arena (15,970) Fayetteville, AR
February 9, 2016 8:00 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State	L 46–78	12–12 (5–6)	11 – Whitt	8 – Miles	1 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (6,272) Starkville, MS
February 13, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at Ole Miss	L 60–76	12–13 (5–7)	19 – Kingsley	13 – Kingsley	3 – Durham, Beard	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500) Oxford, MS
February 17, 2016 6:00 pm, SECN		Auburn	L 86–90	12–14 (5–8)	21 – Bell	10 – Kingsley	10 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (14,351) Fayetteville, AR
February 20, 2016 6:30 pm, SECN		Missouri	W 84–72	13–14 (6–8)	22 – Hannahs	12 – Kingsley	6 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (16,617) Fayetteville, AR
February 23, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU		LSU	W 85–65	14–14 (7–8)	21 – Kingsley	12 – Kingsley	6 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (15,767) Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 2016 6:30 pm, SECN		at Tennessee	W 75–65	15–14 (8–8)	17 – Hannahs	8 – Kingsley	4 – Kingsley	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,413) Knoxville, TN
March 2, 2016 8:00 pm, SECN		at Alabama	W 62–61	16–14 (9–8)	19 – Kingsley	8 – Kingsley	3 – Durham, Miles	Coleman Coliseum (11,533) Tuscaloosa, AL
March 5, 2016 4:00 pm, SECN		South Carolina	L 61–76	16–15 (9–9)	16 – Bell, Hannahs	7 – Kingsley	11 – Durham	Bud Walton Arena (17,106) Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 10, 2016 12:00 pm, SECN	(9)	(8) Florida Second round	L 61–68	16–16	33 – Hannahs	14 – Kingsley	6 – Durham	Bridgestone Arena (12,270) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source: 2015–16 Schedule

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