2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–21 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach	Russ Pennell (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Anthony Boone (2nd season); Matt Scherbenske; Josh Lowery;
Home arena	Farris Center; (Capacity: 6,000)
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin †	18	–	0	1.000	28	–	6	.824
Texas A&M–CC	15	–	3	.833	25	–	8	.758
Sam Houston State	12	–	6	.667	18	–	16	.529
Incarnate Word*	12	–	6	.667	17	–	12	.586
Houston Baptist	10	–	8	.556	17	–	17	.500
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	9	.500	12	–	21	.364
Abilene Christian*	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
McNeese State	7	–	11	.389	9	–	20	.310
Central Arkansas**	6	–	12	.333	7	–	21	.250
New Orleans	6	–	12	.333	10	–	20	.333
Nicholls State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	23	.324
Northwestern State	5	–	13	.278	8	–	20	.286
Lamar	3	–	15	.167	11	–	19	.367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I ** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2016 Southland tournament winner

The 2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by head coach Russ Pennell and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. Due to APR penalties, they were not eligible for postseason play, including the Southland tournament.^[1]

Preseason

The Bears were picked to finish 12th in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Director's Poll.^[2]

Roster

2015–16 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Boo Milligan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Future College Prep	Los Angeles, CA
G	1	Jordan Howard	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Perry HS	Chandler, AZ
F	2	Ethan Lee	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Camden Fairview	Camden, AR
G	3	Tyler Simmons	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Greenbrier	Greenbrier, AR
F/C	4	Albert Christensson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	South Kent Prep (Conn.)	Lund Sweden
F	5	Justin Foreman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Grand Canyon University	Bellaire, TX
G	10	Mathieu Kamba	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Bishop McNally	Calgary Alberta Canada
G	11	Jeff Lowery	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Grand Canyon University	Phoenix, AZ
F	13	Otas Iyekekpolor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Lillian Osborne HS	Edmonton, AB, Canada
F/C	22	Tanner Schmit	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Fr	Nicholls School	Buffalo, NY
G	25	Thatch Unruh	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Quakerdale Prep	Branson, MO
G	30	Mike Martin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Coffeyville CC	Wichita, KS
G	32	Derreck Brooks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Phoenix College	Portland, OR
C	52	Jake Zuilhof	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Grand Canyon University	Azle, TX

Head coach

Russ Pennell

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Boone (Mississippi)
Matt Scherbenske
Josh Lowery

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-12-05

Schedule and results

Source:^[3]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2015* 3:00 pm	Lyon College	W 77–69		Farris Center (N/A) Conway, AR
11/07/2015* 7:00 pm	Central Baptist College	W 83–80		Farris Center (N/A) Conway, AR
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2015* 4:00 pm	at Tulsa	L 81–98	0–1	Reynolds Center (3,839) Tulsa, OK
11/19/2015* 6:00 pm	at UMass Men Who Speak Up Main Event	L 62–89	0–2	William D. Mullins Memorial Center (3,158) Amherst, MA
11/21/2015* 4:00 pm	at Rutgers Men Who Speak Up Main Event	L 84–87	0–3	Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,113) Piscataway, NJ
11/23/2016* 12:30 pm	vs. UTSA Men Who Speak Up Main Event Middleweight semifinals	W 94–84	1–3	MGM Grand Garden Arena (323) Paradise, NV
11/25/2015* 3:30 pm	vs. Howard Men Who Speak Up Main Event Middleweight championship	L 54–73	1–4	MGM Grand Garden Arena (217) Paradise, NV
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm	at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 73–79	1–5	Jack Stephens Center (3,638) Little Rock, AR
12/03/2015* 8:00 pm	at Oklahoma	L 68–111	1–6	Lloyd Noble Center (7,109) Norman, OK
12/06/2015* 11:00 am, ESPN3	at Pittsburgh	L 47–100	1–7	Petersen Events Center (7,049) Pittsburgh, PA
12/16/2015* 7:00 pm	at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 54–77	1–8	Farris Center (3,055) Conway, AR
12/22/2015* 7:05 pm	at Arkansas State	L 67–77	1–9	Convocation Center (1,040) Jonesboro, AR
Conference Games
01/02/2016> 4:00 pm	Abilene Christian	L 61–62	1–10 (0–1)	Farris Center (512) Conway, AR
01/05/2016 7:30 pm	at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	L 82–94	1–11 (0–2)	American Bank Center (837) Corpus Christi, TX
01/09/2016 4:00 pm	Lamar	W 93–76	2–11 (1–2)	Farris Center (1,225) Conway, AR
01/12/2016 7:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	L 64–85	2–12 (1–3)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,142) Nacogdoches, TX
01/19/2016 7:00 pm	Houston Baptist	L 61–72	2–13 (1–4)	Farris Center Conway, AR
01/23/2016 3:00 pm	at Nicholls State	W 94–83	3–13 (2–4)	Stopher Gym (1,567) Thibodaux, LA
01/25/2016 7:00 pm	at New Orleans	L 83–94	3–14 (2–5)	Lakefront Arena (414) New Orleans, LA
02/02/2016 6:30 pm	at Northwestern State	L 75–91	3–15 (2–6)	Prather Coliseum (1,423) Natchitoches, LA
02/06/2016 4:00 pm	New Orleans	W 112–77	4–15 (3–6)	Farris Center (2,192) Conway, AR
02/09/2016 7:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	W 88–72	5–15 (4–6)	Farris Center (513) Conway, AR
02/12/2016 7:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	L 69–71	5–16 (4–7)	McDermott Center (827) San Antonio, TX
02/15/2016 7:00 pm	Northwestern State	W 107–94	6–16 (5–7)	Farris Center (715) Conway, AR
02/20/2016 4:30 pm	at Sam Houston State	L 75–105	6–17 (5–8)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,139) Huntsville, TX
02/22/2016 7:00 pm	at McNeese State	W 88–82	7–17 (6–8)	Burton Coliseum (331) Lake Charles, LA
02/27/2016 4:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 56–75	7–18 (6–9)	University Center (831) Hammond, LA
02/29/2016 7:00 pm	Sam Houston State	L 73–83	7–19 (6–10)	Farris Center (748) Conway, AR
03/03/2016 7:00 pm	Nicholls State	L 64–68	7–20 (6–11)	Farris Center (948) Conway, AR
03/05/2016 4:00 pm	McNeese State	L 77–85	7–21 (6–12)	Farris Center (823) Conway, AR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Four schools given postseason ban for poor APR scores in NCAA report". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
^ "Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Southland Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

[1] "Four schools given postseason ban for poor APR scores in NCAA report". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.

[2] "Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Southland Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[3] "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References