2015–16_Conference_USA_men's_basketball_season
2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball season
Sports season
The 2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November.
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2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 14 |
TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Network, Fox Sports, American Sports Network |
2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
Regular season champions | UAB |
Runners-up | Middle Tennessee |
Season MVP | Alex Hamilton |
Tournament | |
Champions | Middle Tennessee |
Runners-up | Old Dominion |
Finals MVP | Reggie Upshaw |
Basketball seasons | |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
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UAB | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 13 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 25 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss* | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner |
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Preseason Polls
More information C-USA Coaches, 1. ...
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1. | UAB (11) |
2. | Old Dominion (3) |
3. | Middle Tennessee |
4. | UTEP |
5. | Louisiana Tech |
6. | WKU |
7. | Rice |
8. | North Texas |
9. | Marshall |
10. | FIU |
11. | Charlotte |
12. | Florida Atlantic |
13. | UTSA |
14. | Southern Miss |
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Preseason All-Conference Team
More information C-USA Coaches ...
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Adrian Diaz, F FIU Alex Hamilton, G Louisiana Tech Erik McCree, F Louisiana Tech Ryan Taylor, F Marshall Reggie Upshaw Jr.,G Middle Tennessee Trey Freeman, G Old Dominion Marcus Jackson, G Rice Robert Brown, G UAB William Lee, F UAB Earvin Morris, F UTEP |
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Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
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RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
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Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
More information Charlotte, FIU ...
Charlotte | FIU | FAU | LaTech | Marshall | MTSU | UNT | ODU | Rice | USM | UAB | UTEP | UTSA | WKU | |
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vs. Charlotte | – | 0–1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 2-0 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1–1 |
vs. FIU | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
vs. Florida Atlantic | 0-1 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
vs. Louisiana Tech | 0-1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
vs. Marshall | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
vs. Middle Tennessee | 0-1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
vs. North Texas | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
vs. Old Dominion | 0-2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
vs. Rice | 3-0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
vs. Southern Miss | 1-0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
vs. UAB | 0-1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
vs. UTEP | 1-0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 |
vs. UTSA | 1-0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 |
vs. WKU | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – |
Total | 10–9 | 7–12 | 6–14 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–12 | 13–6 | 7–12 | 6–12 | 16–2 | 11–8 | 3–16 | 9–10 |
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Players of the Week
Throughout the conference regular season, the C-USA offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.
More information Week, Player of the week ...
Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
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November 16, 2015 | Chris Cokley, UAB | Ja'Michael Brown, North Texas |
November 23, 2015 | Adrian Diaz, FIU | Andrien White, Charlotte |
November 30, 2015 | Earvin Morris, UTEP | C. J. Burks, Marshall |
Marcus Evans, Rice | ||
December 7, 2015 | Adrian Diaz (2), FIU | Marcus Evans (2), Rice |
December 14, 2015 | Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech | C. J. Burks (2), Marshall |
December 21, 2015 | Erik McCree, Louisiana Tech | Marcus Evans (3), Rice |
December 28, 2015 | James Kelly, Marshall | Marcus Evans (4), Rice |
January 4, 2016 | Adrian Diaz (3), FIU | Andrien White (2), Charlotte |
Alex Hamilton (2), Louisiana Tech | ||
January 11, 2016 | James Kelly (2), Marshall | Jon Davis, Charlotte |
January 18, 2016 | William Lee, UAB | Marquez Letcher-Ellis, Rice |
January 25, 2016 | Trey Freeman, Old Dominion | Jon Davis (2), Charlotte |
February 1, 2016 | Trey Freeman (2), Old Dominion | Marcus Evans (5), Rice |
February 8, 2016 | Trey Freeman (3), Old Dominion | Marcus Evans (6), Rice |
February 15, 2016 | Erik McCree (2), Louisiana Tech | Marcus Evans (7), Rice |
February 22, 2016 | James Kelly (3), Marshall | Marcus Evans (8), Rice |
February 29, 2016 | Alex Hamilton (3), Louisiana Tech | Marcus Evans (9), Rice |
March 7, 2016 | Alex Hamilton (4), Louisiana Tech | Marcus Evans (10), Rice |
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All-Conference USA Awards and Teams
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2016 Conference USA Men's Basketball Individual Awards | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | Team | ||||
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Player of the Year | Alex Hamilton | Louisiana Tech | ||||
Gene Bartow Coach of the Year | Jerod Haase | UAB | ||||
Defensive Player of the Year | William Lee | UAB | ||||
Freshman of the Year | Marcus Evans | Rice | ||||
Newcomer of the Year | James Kelly | Marshall | ||||
Sixth Man Award | Dirk Williams | UAB |
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More information First Team, Second Team ...
2016 Conference USA Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Third Team | All-Freshman Team | All-Defensive Team | All-Academic Team | |
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Alex Hamilton (La. Tech) James Kelly (Marshall) Trey Freeman (ODU) Marcus Evans (Rice) Robert Brown (UAB) |
Joseph Uchebo (Charlotte) Adrian Diaz (FIU) Erik McCree (La. Tech) Jeremy Combs (N. Texas) Chris Cokley (UAB) |
Giddy Potts (MTSU) Reggie Upshaw Jr. (MTSU) William Lee (UAB) Nick Norton (UAB) Lee Moore(UTEP) |
Jon Davis (Charlotte) Andrien White (Charlotte) Zoran Talley (ODU) Marcus Evans (Rice) Terry Winn (UTEP) |
Adrian Diaz (FIU) Alex Hamilton (La. Tech) Brandan Stith (ODU) Marcus Evans (Rice) William Lee (UAB) |
Jon Elmore (Marshall) Austin Loop (Marshall) Trey Freeman (ODU) Nick Norton (UAB) Dominic Artis (UTEP) | |
† - denotes unanimous selection |
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Conference USA Tournament
Main article: 2016 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
The conference tournament is scheduled for March 8–12 at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, AL.
NCAA tournament
Main article: 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
More information Seed, Region ...
Seed | Region | School | First Four | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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15 | Midwest | Middle Tennessee | W, 90–81 vs. #2 Michigan State – (St. Louis) | L, 50–75 vs. #10 Syracuse – (St. Louis) | |||||
W–L (%): | 0–0 – | 1–0 1.000 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 –Total: 1–1 .500 |
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National Invitation Tournament
Main article: 2016 National Invitation Tournament
Vegas 16 Tournament
Main article: 2016 Vegas 16 Tournament
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