2015–16_SIU_Edwardsville_Cougars_men's_basketball_team

2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2015–16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by first year head coach Jon Harris, played their home games at the Vadalabene Center as members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).[1] They finished the season 6–22, 3–13 in OVC play to finish in fifth place in the west division. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

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Off-season

A nationwide search for a new head coach began in March, 2015, and on April 3, Edwardsville native Jon Harris, an assistant coach for the California Golden Bears was introduced as the new Cougars head coach.[2] Harris announced the addition of assistant coaches Kent Williams and Tarrence Crump on April 24.[3] On May 28, Charles "Bubba" Wells was also added to the staff.[4]

Preseason

Six players, all of whom saw major playing time, return from the 12–16 team of 2014–15.[5][6] One recruit from high school signed by previous coach Lennox Forrester joined the team in addition to others recruited by new coach Harris and his staff,[7] including three transfers from Southern Illinois junior colleges (one from local Lewis & Clark), a transferring graduate student with remaining eligibility, and a transfer who will be eligible after the semester break.[8][9] Missing from the mix is Donovine Stewart, last season's leader in minutes played, assists, and steals and #2 in scoring and rebounding, who graduated with a year of eligibility remaining and was said to have been contacted about transferring by Illinois, Minnesota, USC, and others, with Illinois having requested his transcripts;[10] Stewart eventually transferred to Portland State but sat out the PSU @ SIUE game on December 12.[11]

Season

The 2015–16 season will begin in mid-November, 2015.

Although the final schedule was not released until August 2, SIUE's non-conference opponents for the upcoming campaign were announced in May. The Cougars will host Saint Louis (11–21 in 2014-15), Portland State (15–14), Campbell (10–22), and Grand Canyon (17–15) at the Vadalabene Center. They will take road trips to play at USC (12–20), Butler (23–11), Northwestern (15–17), SIU Carbondale (12–21), Milwaukee (14–16), and IPFW (16–15).[12]

Most games will be streamed online. Fox Sports Midwest will carry a package of SIUE games for the fourth consecutive season. Fox's broadcast/cablecasts of Cougars games began with five games in the 2012-2013 season, increasing to eight games in 2013-14 and nine games last season.[13] The OVC is also has conference cablecast packages with American Sports Network and CBS Sports Network that will include Cougar games.

Postseason

The Ohio Valley Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments will again return to Nashville, Tennessee and the Nashville Municipal Auditorium on March 2–5, 2016.[14]

The 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament is scheduled to begin on March 15, 2016, and will conclude with the championship game on April 4 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.[15]

Roster

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Schedule

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References

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    "OVC Member Institutions". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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    "SIU-Edwardsville hires Cal assistant Jon Harris to be new head coach". NBCSports.com. April 4, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
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    "SIUE roundup: Harris begins filling coaching staff". Edwardsville Intelligencer. April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
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    "Wells Joins Coaching Staff at SIUE". Clarksville Now. May 28, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
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    "2015-16 SIUE Men's Basketball Roster". SIUE Cougars. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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    "2014-2015 SIUE Men's Basketball Statistics". SIUE Cougars. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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    "Men's basketball introduces new head coach". The Alestle. April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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    "Men's Basketball Adds Two". SIUE Cougars. April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
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    "Tre Harris transferring from K-State to SIU-Edwardsville". Topeka Capital-Journal. May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
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    "Illinois Basketball pursing [sic] 5th year transfers to fill void at point guard". Vox Media, Inc./SB Nation/The Champaign Room. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
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    "Viking Basketball Adds Transfer Donivine Stewart". Portland State Vikings. August 5, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
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    "Men's Basketball Reveals Nonconference Opponents". SIUE Cougars. May 12, 2015. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
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    "SIUE Basketball Announces FOX Sports Midwest Schedule". SIUE Cougars. December 1, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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    "OVC to Hold Basketball Championship at Nashville Municipal Auditorium Through 2017". Ohio Valley Conference. November 13, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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    "NCAA announces all men's tourney sites for 2016, 2017, 2018". CBS Sports.com. November 17, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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    "2015–16 SIUE Men's Basketball Schedule". SIUE Cougars. Retrieved August 4, 2015.[permanent dead link]
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