2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–19, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA Tournament to UTEP.

2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2015–16 record	13–19 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Anthony Evans (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Capko Mike Gillian Spencer Wright
Home arena	FIU Arena

2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
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
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4 way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to UTEP.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dominique Williams	12	G	6'7"	205	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.	Transferred
Larry Dennis	21	F	6'9"	205	Freshman	Wichita, KS	Transferred to Hutchinson CC
Dennis Marvin	22	G	6'3"	183	RS Senior	Gainesville, FL	Graduated
Marco Porcher Jimenez	23	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Málaga, Spain	Graduated
Kris Gulley	45	G/F	6'7"	195	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Donte' McGill	2	G	6'3"	185	Junior	Newark, DE	Junior college transferred from Vincennes
Elmo Stephen	5	F	6'7"	200	Junior	Auburndale, FL	Junior college transferred from Tallahassee CC
Cameron Smith	24	F	6'7"	210	Sophomore	Tallahassee, FL	Junior college transferred from Tallahassee CC

Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Eric Turner SF	The Villages, FL	The Villages Charter High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Michael Douglas PF	Sachse, TX	Sachse High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Sep 23, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kimar Williams PG	Philadelphia, PA	Constitution High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Mar 29, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.

Roster

2015–16 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Anthony Boswell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Patrick School Bronx, NY G 2 Donte McGill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mont Clare Academy Vincennes Newark, DE G 3 Tashwan Desir 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr NIA Prep Monroe CC Brooklyn, NY G 4 Kimar Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Constitution Philadelphia, PA F 5 Elmo Stephen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Auburndale Tallahassee CC Auburndale, FL F 10 Hassan Hussein 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Mt. Zion Prep Lorton, VA G 11 Ray Rodriquez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Hialeah Gardens North Florida Miami, FL G 12 Eric Nottage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Miami Northwestern Tallahassee CC Miami, FL F 20 Adrian Diaz 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Hialeah-Miami Lakes Kansas State Miami, FL F 24 Cameron Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Leon Tallahassee CC Tallahassee, FL F 31 Michael Douglas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sachse Sachse, TX F 32 Daviyon Draper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Locke Antelope Valley College Los Angeles, CA C 34 Nate Brown Bull 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Little Wound Kyle, SD	Head coach Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas) Assistant coach(es) Chris Capko (South Florida) Mike Gillian (Adams State) Spencer Wright (Oklahoma Baptist) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM		Trinity Baptist	W 71–39	1–0	FIU Arena (1,090) Miami, FL
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM		Florida Memorial	W 67–51	2–0	FIU Arena (1,178) Miami, FL
11/20/2015* 3:30 PM		at James Madison Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	L 61–64	2–1	JMU Convocation Center (2,457) Harrisonburg, VA
11/21/2015* 5:00 PM		vs. Tennessee–Martin Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	W 69–62	3–1	JMU Convocation Center (2,628) Harrisonburg, VA
11/22/2015* 1:00 PM		vs. Oral Roberts Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	L 70–76 ^OT	3–2	JMU Convocation Center (2,292) Harrisonburg, VA
11/25/2015* 7:00 PM, ASN		LIU Brooklyn	W 80–72	4–2	FIU Arena (869) Miami, FL
11/30/2015* 7:00 PM, ASN		Stetson	L 75–81	4–3	FIU Arena (820) Miami, FL
12/04/2015* 7:00 PM		Elon	L 71–77	4–4	FIU Arena (949) Miami, FL
12/06/2015* 3:30 PM, ASN		Florida Gulf Coast	L 76–84 ^OT	4–5	FIU Arena (1,156) Miami, FL
12/14/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at North Florida	L 72–94	4–6	UNF Arena (1,448) Jacksonville, FL
12/19/2015* 3:00 PM		at Northern Illinois	L 75–78 ^2OT	4–7	Convocation Center (959) DeKalb, IL
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM		at Binghamton	W 66–49	5–7	Binghamton University Events Center (1,602) Vestal, NY
12/29/2015* 7:00 PM, ASN		Florida A&M	W 65–45	6–7	FIU Arena (923) Miami, FL
Conference USA regular season
01/03/2016 3:00 PM, FSN		Florida Atlantic	W 76–59	7–7 (1–0)	FIU Arena (1,007) Miami, FL
01/07/2016 8:00 PM		at WKU	W 75–72	8–7 (2–0)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,394) Bowling Green, KY
01/09/2016 7:00 PM		at Marshall	L 81–99	8–8 (2–1)	Cam Henderson Center (5,127) Huntington, WV
01/14/2016 7:00 PM		Louisiana Tech	W 88–74	9–8 (3–1)	FIU Arena (1,240) Miami, FL
01/16/2016 7:00 PM		Southern Miss	L 60–66	9–9 (3–2)	FIU Arena (1,258) Miami, FL
01/21/2016 8:00 PM		at UTSA	W 72–56	10–9 (4–2)	Convocation Center (966) San Antonio, TX
01/23/2016 9:05 PM		at UTEP	W 79–69	11–9 (5–2)	Don Haskins Center (7,688) El Paso, TX
01/28/2016 7:00 PM, ASN		Charlotte	L 69–72	11–10 (5–3)	FIU Arena  Miami, FL
01/30/2016 7:00 PM		Old Dominion	L 60–64	11–11 (5–4)	FIU Arena (1,209) Miami, FL
02/04/2016 6:00 PM, ASN		at UAB	L 69–74	11–12 (5–5)	Bartow Arena (6,664) Birmingham, AL
02/06/2016 7:00 PM		at Middle Tennessee	L 66–67	11–13 (5–6)	Murphy Center (2,598) Murfreesboro, TN
02/11/2016 7:00 PM		UTEP	L 74–84	11–14 (5–7)	FIU Arena (936) Miami, FL
02/13/2016 7:00 PM		UTSA	W 79–65	12–14 (6–7)	FIU Arena (1,062) Miami, FL
02/18/2016 8:00 PM		at North Texas	L 75–77	12–15 (6–8)	The Super Pit (2,156) Denton, TX
02/20/2016 2:00 PM, ASN		at Rice	L 70–86	12–16 (6–9)	Tudor Fieldhouse (3,859) Houston, TX
02/27/2016 2:00 PM, ASN		at Florida Atlantic	W 71–63	13–16 (7–9)	FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
03/03/2016 7:00 PM		UAB	L 60–77	13–17 (7–10)	FIU Arena (1,166) Miami, FL
03/05/2016 7:00 PM		Middle Tennessee	L 58–61	13–18 (7–11)	FIU Arena (2,422) Miami, FL
Conference USA Tournament
03/09/2016 9:30 PM, ASN	(11)	vs. (6) UTEP Second round	L 77–85	13–19	Legacy Arena (3,905) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. Florida International University Panthers - 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule