2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Steve McClain, hired in the offseason to replace Howard Moore. The Flames played their home games at the UIC Pavilion and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 5–25, 3–15 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to Wright State.

2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
2015–16 record5–25 (3–15 Horizon)
Head coachSteve McClain (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUIC Pavilion
2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Valparaiso16–2 .889  30–7  .811
Oakland13–5 .722  23–12  .657
Wright State13–5 .722  22–13  .629
Green Bay †11–7 .611  23–13  .639
Milwaukee10–8 .556  20–13  .606
Detroit9–9 .500  16–15  .516
Youngstown State6–12 .333  11–21  .344
Northern Kentucky*5–13 .278  9–21  .300
Cleveland State4–14 .222  9–23  .281
UIC3–15 .167  5–25  .167
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2016 Horizon League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Flames finished towards the bottom of the Horizon League standings with a record of 4–12 (10–24). Following a semifinal exit in the conference tournament, head coach Howard Moore was let go. He was replaced by Indiana assistant and former Wyoming head coach Steve McClain.[1]

Roster
2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Dominique Matthews 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
G 1 Paris Burns 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
G 2 Gabe Snider 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
F 3 Hassan Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dallas, TX
G/F 4 Lance Whitaker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS So Bartlett, IL
G 5 Michael Kolawole 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Rowlett, TX
F 10 Dikembe Dixson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Freeport, IL
G 11 Josh Joiner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
F/C 15 Julian Torres 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)265 lb (120 kg) Fr Bolingbrook, IL
F/C 21 Tai Odiase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Glenwood, IL
G 22 Drew Hackett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Munster, IN
G/F 23 Najeal Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Milwaukee, WI
F 32 Hans-Christian Lauer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Klein-Winternheim, Germany
G 34 Markese McGuire 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Elkhart, IN
F 40 Jake Wiegand 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) Sr Herndon, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ron Coleman (Lamar)
  • Brendan Mullins (Saint Michael's)
  • Deon Thomas (Illinois)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015–11–06

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 7*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Lake Forest W 73–60   
  17 – Matthews  11 – Odiase  2 – Five Tied  UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 San Francisco L 75–78  0–1
  13 – Dixson  9 – Wiegand  3 – Three Tied  UIC Pavilion (4,033)
Chicago, IL
Nov 17*
7:00 pm		 at Western Illinois L 57–84  0–2
  16 – Odiase  8 – Odiase  2 – Burns  Western Hall (1,106)
Macomb, IL
Nov 24*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Roosevelt W 96–58  1–2
  23 – Odiase  15 – Dixson  5 – McGuire, Whitaker  UIC Pavilion (2,939)
Chicago, IL
Nov 28*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Drake L 62-83  1-3
  13 – Dixson  6 – Dixson  1 – Five Tied  Knapp Center (2.593)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 2*
7:00 pm, CSN+		 DePaul L 55–82  1–4
  17 – Matthews  6 – Young  4 – Burns  UIC Pavilion (4,417)
Chicago, IL
Dec 5*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Central Florida L 58–88  1–5
  22 – Dixson  8 – Dixson  3 – Hackett  CFE Arena (4,208)
Orlando, FL
Dec 12*
1:00 pm, BTN		 vs. Illinois L 79–83  1–6
  20 – Dixson  10 – Dixson  6 – Burns  United Center (5,151)
Chicago, IL
Dec 16*
8:00 pm, CSN		 Illinois State L 60–72  1–7
  20 – Matthews  10 – Dixson  4 – Three Tied  UIC Pavilion (4,499)
Chicago, IL
Dec 19*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Loyola Chicago L 47–64  1–8
  11 – Snider  6 – Dixson  3 – Whitaker  Gentile Arena (1,562)
Chicago, IL
Dec 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Purdue-Calumet W 91–74  2–8
  18 – Snider  9 – Dixson  7 – Burns  UIC Pavilion (1,814)
Chicago, IL
Dec 29*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northern Illinois L 65–70  2–9
  28 – Dixson  6 – Whitaker  7 – Whitaker  UIC Pavilion (2,349)
Chicago, IL
Horizon League regular season
Jan 2
1:00 pm, CSN		 at Valparaiso L 47–75  2–10
(0–1)		  8 – Whitaker  6 – Young  3 – Dixson, Whitaker  Athletics–Recreation Center (3,773)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 8
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Detroit L 69–87  2–11
(0–2)		  22 – Dixson  7 – Dixson, Young  2 – Whitaker  Calihan Hall (1,857)
Detroit, MI
Jan 10
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Oakland L 61–86  2–12
(0–3)		  28 – Dixson  8 – Young  4 – Whitaker  Athletics Center O'rena (2,473)
Rochester, MI
Jan 14
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Green Bay L 76–78  2–13
(0–4)		  19 – Dixson  9 – Odiase  9 – Whitaker  UIC Pavilion (2,552)
Chicago, IL
Jan 16
3:00 pm, CSN+		 Milwaukee L 62–87  2–14
(0–5)		  19 – Burns  7 – Dixson  3 – Whitaker  UIC Pavilion (2,989)
Chicago, IL
Jan 18
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Cleveland State L 53–70  2–15
(0–6)		  15 – Dixson  11 – Odiase  2 – Dixson & Burns  Wolstein Center (1,129)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 22
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Kentucky L 69–82 OT 2–16
(0–7)		  24 – Dixson  10 – Dixson, Young  1 – Three Tied  The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,755)
Highland Heights, KY
Jan 24
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Wright State L 66–80  2–17
(0–8)		  29 – Dixson  9 – Dixson  2 – Three Tied  Nutter Center (4,437)
Dayton, OH
Jan 28
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Youngstown State L 78–82  2–18
(0–9)		  32 – Dixson  16 – Young  5 – Kolawole  UIC Pavilion (2,178)
Chicago, IL
Jan 30
3:00 pm, CSN+		 Cleveland State W 72–70 OT 3–18
(1–9)		  24 – Dixson  15 – Young  6 – Whitaker  UIC Pavilion (2,980)
Chicago, IL
Feb 6
3:00 pm, CSN		 Valparaiso L 55–73  3–19
(1–10)		  18 – Dixson  7 – Dixson  5 – Whitaker  UIC Pavilion (4,445)
Chicago, IL
Feb 11
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Wright State W 64–59  4–19
(2–10)		  26 – Dixson  12 – Dixson  5 – Whitaker  UIC Pavilion (2,633)
Chicago, IL
Feb 13
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northern Kentucky W 79–77  5–19
(3–10)		  21 – Dixson  10 – Young  4 – Young  UIC Pavilion (2,666)
Chicago, IL
Feb 16
6:05 pm, ESPN3		 at Youngstown State L 91–92 2OT 5–20
(3–11)		  40 – Dixson  17 – Dixson  8 – Whitaker  Beeghly Center (1,162)
Youngstown, OH
Feb 19
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Detroit L 72–83  5–21
(3–12)		  26 – Dixson  10 – Odiase  5 – Kolawole  UIC Pavilion (4,110)
Chicago, IL
Feb 21
4:00 pm, CSN		 Oakland L 63–74  5–22
(3–13)		  24 – Dixon  10 – Young  10 – Felder  UIC Pavilion (2,888)
Chicago, IL
Feb 26
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Green Bay L 69–85  5–23
(3–14)		  22 – Dixson  12 – Odiase  2 – Three Tied  Resch Center (4,033)
Green Bay, WI
Feb 28
2:00 pm, CSN		 at Milwaukee L 85–98  5–24
(3–15)		  29 – Dixson  8 – Young  5 – Dixson  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,828)
Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League Tournament
Mar 5
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Wright State
First round		 L 43–74  5–25
  18 – Dixson  11 – Dixson  1 – Five Tied  Joe Louis Arena (5,247)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References
  1. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-steve-mcclain-uic-basketball-coach-20150323-story.html
  2. http://www.uicflames.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ilch-m-baskbl-sched.html
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