2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record 15–17 (8–10 MVC)
Head coach Greg Lansing (6th year)
Assistant coach Lou Gudino
Assistant coach Marcus Belcher
Assistant coach Terry Parker
Home arena Hulman Center
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Wichita State 16 2   .889     26 9   .743
Evansville 12 6   .667     25 9   .735
Illinois State 12 6   .667     18 14   .563
Southern Illinois 11 7   .611     22 10   .688
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611     23 13   .639
Indiana State 8 10   .444     15 17   .469
Missouri State 8 10   .444     13 19   .406
Loyola–Chicago 7 11   .389     15 17   .469
Bradley 3 15   .167     5 27   .156
Drake 2 16   .111     7 24   .226
2016 MVC Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by sixth year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 8–10 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Evansville.

Previous Season

The Sycamores finished the season 15–16, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jake Kitchell 0 F/C 6'10" 233 Senior Union Mills, IN Graduated
Alex Etherington 2 G/F 6'5" 210 Sophomore Cicero, IN Transferred to Indianapolis
Justin Gant 5 F 6'9" 240 Senior Terre Haute, IN Graduated
Tre' Bennett 15 G 5'10" 183 Junior Houston, TX Transferred to Angelo State

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Everett Clemons 0 G 6'0" 185 Junior Springfield, IL Junior college transfer from Vincennes University.

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bronson Kessinger
SF
Corydon, IN Corydon Central High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 8, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Emondre Rickman
PF
Collinsville, IL Collinsville High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 13, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster

2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Clemons, EverettEverett Clemons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Vincennes
Lanphier HS
Springfield, IL
G/F 1 Smith, KristianKristian Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Pike HS Indianapolis, IN
G 4 Scott, BrentonBrenton Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS So Northrop HS Fort Wayne, IN
F 5 Kessinger, BronsonBronson Kessinger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Corydon Central HS Corydon, IN
G 10 Alexander, KalenKalen Alexander (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Jr Terre Haute North Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN
G 11 Brown, DevonteDevonte Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Ellison HS Killeen, TX
F 12 Bunschoten, NielsNiels Bunschoten 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Howard College Bussum, Netherlands
G 20 Prusator, GrantGrant Prusator 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Highland CC
Rochelle Township HS
Rochelle, IL
G 22 Burnett, BrandonBrandon Burnett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Cienega HS Tucson, AZ
G/F 24 Amor, NickNick Amor (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr LaVille HS Lakeville, IN
F 30 Van Scyoc, MattMatt Van Scyoc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr The Citadel
Green Lake HS
Green Lake, WI
G 32 Paige, LaquariousLaquarious Paige 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Stark HS West Orange, TX
F/C 34 Murphy, BrandonBrandon Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 290 lb (132 kg) So Carver HS Montgomery, AL
F/C 41 Rickman, EmondreEmondre Rickman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Collinsville HS Collinsville, IL
C 42 Bell, T. J.T. J. Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Jr Charleston HS Charleston, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/07/2015*
2:00 PM
DePauw W 91–71 
Hulman Center (3,431)
Terre Haute, IN
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
IUPUI L 70–72  0–1
Hulman Center (4,131)
Terre Haute, IN

11/16/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Wyoming
MW–MWC Challenge
W 70–55  1–1
Hulman Center (3,601)
Terre Haute, IN

11/20/2015*
8:30 PM
vs. Norfolk State
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
W 70-61  2–1
Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI

11/22/2015*
6:30 PM, CBSSN
vs. Tulsa
Paradise Jam semifinals
L 59–67  2–2
Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI

11/23/2015*
6:30 PM, CBSSN
vs. Hofstra
Paradise Jam 3rd place game
W 67–66  3–2
Sports and Fitness Center (2,002)
St. Thomas, VI

12/01/2015*
8:00 PM
at Eastern Illinois L 62–68  3–3
Lantz Arena (1,183)
Charleston, IL

12/05/2015*
12:00 PM, FS1
at Butler L 71–85  3–4
Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,142)
Indianapolis, IN

12/09/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Valparaiso L 63–69  3–5
Hulman Center (3,621)
Terre Haute, IN

12/13/2015*
1:00 PM, FCS
at WKU L 62–75  3–6
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,810)
Bowling Green, KY

12/16/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Illinois–Springfield W 75–60  4–6
Hulman Center (3,110)
Terre Haute, IN

12/19/2015*
8:00 PM, FSMW
at Saint Louis W 76–68  5–6
Chaifetz Arena (7,244)
St. Louis, MO

12/22/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Ball State W 73–61  6–6
Hulman Center (3,256)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference regular season

12/30/2015
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Evansville L 62–70  6–7
(0–1)
Ford Center (7,801)
Evansville, IN

01/02/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 73–58  7–7
(1–1)
Hulman Center (3,375)
Terre Haute, IN

01/06/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Drake W 79–69  8–7
(2–1)
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA

01/09/2016
2:00 PM, MVC TV/FSIND
Illinois State W 77–65  9–7
(3–1)
Hulman Center (3,801)
Terre Haute, IN

01/13/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Iowa W 74–60  10–7
(4–1)
Hulman Center (3,544)
Terre Haute, IN

01/17/2016
4:00 PM, ESPN3
at Wichita State L 62–82  10–8
(4–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS

01/20/2016
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 66–79  10–9
(4–3)
SIU Arena (5,036)
Carbondale, IL

01/24/2016
4:00 PM, ESPNU
Evansville W 82–65  11–9
(5–3)
Hulman Center (4,630)
Terre Haute, IN

01/27/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Missouri State W 68–59  12–9
(6–3)
Hulman Center (3,501)
Terre Haute, IN

01/30/2016
4:00 PM, MVC TV/FSIND
at Loyola–Chicago L 96–104 2OT 12–10
(6–4)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL

02/02/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Drake W 63–56  13–10
(7–4)
Hulman Center (3,409)
Terre Haute, IN

02/06/2016
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Bradley L 58–63  13–11
(7–5)
Carver Arena (6,028)
Peoria, IL

02/10/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 78–85  13–12
(7–6)
Hulman Center (3,221)
Terre Haute, IN

02/13/2016
3:00 PM, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 85–89 OT 13–13
(7–7)
JQH Arena (4,400)
Springfield, MO

02/17/2016
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Illinois State L 50–78  13–14
(7–8)
Redbird Arena (4,456)
Normal, IL

02/21/2016
4:00 PM, ESPNU
Wichita State L 51–84  13–15
(7–9)
Hulman Center (10,200)
Terre Haute, IN

02/24/2016
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 44-66  13-16
(7-10)
McLeod Center (5,911)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/27/2016
8:00 PM, ESPN3
Bradley W 77–58  14–16
(8–10)
Hulman Center (3,700)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Tournament

03/04/2016
8:30 PM, ESPN3
vs. Illinois State
Quarterfinals
W 65–57  15–16
Scottrade Center (8,468)
St. Louis, MO

03/05/2016
6:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. Evansville
Semifinals
L 42–68  15–17
Scottrade Center (14,299)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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