2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team





































2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball
UCF Knights logo.svg
Conference American Athletic Conference
2015–16 record 12–18 (6–12 AAC)
Head coach
Donnie Jones (6th season)
Assistant coach Shawn Finney
Assistant coach Darren Tillis
Assistant coach Christian Webster
Home arena CFE Arena

Seasons


← 2014–15


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2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L  
PCT
Temple 14 4   .778     21 12
  .636
#24 SMU* 13 5   .722     25 5
  .833
Houston 12 6   .667     22 10
  .688
Cincinnati 12 6   .667     22 11
  .667
Tulsa 12 6   .667     20 12
  .625

Connecticut †
11 7   .611     25 11
  .694
Memphis 8 10   .444     19 15
  .559
UCF 6 12   .333     12 18
  .400
East Carolina 4 14   .222     12 20
  .375
South Florida 4 14   .222     8 25
  .242
Tulane 3 15   .167     12 22
  .353
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
† American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights were member of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 47th season of basketball, were led by sixth year head coach Donnie Jones and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season with a record of 12–18, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in seventh place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to Tulane. After the season, Donnie Jones was fired as UCF's head coach.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Previous season


  • 2 Departures


    • 2.1 Incoming Transfers




  • 3 Incoming recruits


  • 4 Roster


  • 5 Schedule and results


  • 6 References





Previous season


The Knights finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 12–18, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in ninth place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to East Carolina.



Departures









































































Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Isiah Thomas 2 G 5'11" 160 Freshman Wesley Chapel, FL Walk-on; didn't return
Brandon Goodwin 11 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Norcross, GA Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Dylan Karell 15 C 6'11" 240 Junior North Miami Beach, FL Transferred to Florida Southern
Myles Davis 20 G 6'3" 185 Senior Winter Haven, FL Graduated
Marshall Holmes 25 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Tampa, FL Transferred
Kasey Wilson 32 F 6'7" 235 Senior North Port, FL Graduated


Incoming Transfers























Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tanksley Efianayi 13 G 6'6" 210 Junior Orlando, FL Junior college transferred from Daytona State College


Incoming recruits











































US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date

Tacko Fall
C
Dakar, Sengal
Liberty Christian Prep
7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
270 lb (120 kg)
Oct 28, 2014 

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81

Chance McSpadden
SG
Winter Haven, FL
Winter Haven High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
May 1, 2014 

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78

Chad Brown
C
Deltona, FL
Deltona High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sep 26, 2013 

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77

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:












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Roster












2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches









































































































































Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown

G
00

Brendan Boyle

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)

Fr

Rahway, NJ

G
1

B. J. Taylor

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)

So

Orlando, FL

G/F
3

A. J. Davis

6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)

RS So

Buford, GA

G
4

Daiquan Walker

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)

Sr

Philadelphia, PA

G
5

Djordjije Mumin (W)

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)

So

Podgorica, Montenegro

G
10

Adonys Henriquez

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)

So

Orlando, FL

G
12

Matt Williams

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)

RS Jr

Orlando, FL

G/F
13

Tanksley Efianayi

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)

Jr

Orlando, FL

F
21

Chad Brown

6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)

Fr

Deltona, FL

G
22

Chance McSpadden

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)

Fr

Winter Haven, FL

C
24

Tacko Fall

7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
300 lb (136 kg)

Fr

Dakar, Sengal

F
33

Shaheed Davis

6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)

Sr

Warren, OH

C
34

Justin McBride

6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
325 lb (147 kg)

Jr

Starke, FL

F
52

Staphon Blair

6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
255 lb (116 kg)

Sr

Fort Lauderdale, FL


Head coach


  • Donnie Jones (Pikeville)

Assistant coach(es)


  • Shawn Finney (Fairmont)


  • Darren Tillis (Paul Quinn)

  • Christian Webster (Harvard)




Legend



  • (C) Team captain


  • (S) Suspended


  • (I) Ineligible


  • (W) Walk-on




  • Injured Injured


  • Redshirt Current redshirt




Roster




Schedule and results































































































































































































































































Date
time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season

11/14/2015*
7:30 PM



at Davidson

L 85–90 
0–1


John M. Belk Arena (4,676)
Davidson, NC

11/18/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3



UC Irvine

L 60–61 OT
0–2


CFE Arena (5,629)
Orlando, FL

11/21/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3



UNC Greensboro

W 65–54 
1–2


CFE Arena (3,607)
Orlando, FL

11/28/2015*
1:30 PM



at Miami (OH)

L 63–64 
1–3


Millett Hall (1,254)
Oxford, OH

12/02/2015*
8:00 PM, ESPN3



at Stetson

W 94–85 
2–3


Edmunds Center (2,150)
DeLand, FL

12/05/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3



UIC

W 88–58 
3–3


CFE Arena (4,208)
Orlando, FL

12/08/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3



Massachusetts

W 67–63 
4–3


CFE Arena (4,395)
Orlando, FL

12/12/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3



Florida Atlantic

W 75–61 
5–3


CFE Arena (4,130)
Orlando, FL

12/19/2015*
1:00 PM, ESPN3



at Detroit

L 89–95 
5–4


Calihan Hall (2,055)
Detroit, MI

12/22/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3



Bethune-Cookman

W 101–96 
6–4


CFE Arena (3,734)
Orlando, FL

12/29/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3



George Washington

L 50–67 
6–5


CFE Arena (3,889)
Orlando, FL
American Regular Season

01/02/2016
6:00 PM, ESPN3



at East Carolina

W 71–68 
7–5
(1–0)

Williams Arena (4,605)
Greenville, NC

01/06/2016
7:00 PM, ESPNews



South Florida

W 75–64 
8–5
(2–0)

CFE Arena (3,603)
Orlando, FL

01/10/2016
4:00 PM, ESPNU



at No. 15 SMU

L 73–88 
8–6
(2–1)

Moody Coliseum (6,952)
Dallas, TX

01/16/2016
4:30 PM, ESPNews



East Carolina

W 89–69 
9–6
(3–1)

CFE Arena (5,411)
Orlando, FL

01/20/2016
6:15 PM, ESPNews



at South Florida

W 64–54 
10–6
(4–1)

USF Sun Dome (3,491)
Tampa, FL

01/24/2016
3:00 PM, ESPN3



at Tulsa

L 60–75 
10–7
(4–2)

Reynolds Center (4,270)
Tulsa, OK

01/26/2016
7:00 PM, CBSSN



Memphis

L 86–97 
10–8
(4–3)

CFE Arena (4,577)
Orlando, FL

01/31/2016
4:00 PM, CBSSN



Connecticut

L 41–67 
10–9
(4–4)

CFE Arena (6,414)
Orlando, FL

02/04/2016
8:00 PM, ESPNews



at Tulane

W 70–62 
11–9
(5–4)

Devlin Fieldhouse (1,174)
New Orleans, LA

02/06/2016
12:00 PM, ESPNU



Temple

L 60–62 
11–10
(5–5)

CFE Arena (3,674)
Orlando, FL

02/09/2016
7:00 PM, ESPNews



Cincinnati

L 51–69 
11–11
(5–6)

CFE Arena (4,143)
Orlando, FL

02/13/2016
3:00 PM, ESPNews



at Houston

L 58–82 
11–12
(5–7)

Hofheinz Pavilion (4,126)
Houston, TX

02/17/2016
7:00 PM, ESPNU



at Memphis

L 56–73 
11–13
(5–8)

FedEx Forum (12,492)
Memphis, TN

02/21/2016
2:00 PM, CBSSN



Tulsa

L 67–75 
11–14
(5–9)

CFE Arena (6,437)
Orlando, FL

02/24/2016
7:00 PM, ESPNU



Houston

L 61–88 
11–15
(5–10)

CFE Arena (4,664)
Orlando, FL

02/27/2016
12:00 PM, ESPNews



at Temple

L 61–63 
11–16
(5–11)

Liacouras Center (7,569)
Philadelphia, PA

03/02/2016
7:00 PM, ESPNews



Tulane

W 73–65 
12–16
(6–11)

CFE Arena (3,720)
Orlando, FL

03/06/2016
2:00 PM, ESPNU



at Connecticut

L 46–67 
12–17
(6–12)

Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT

2016 American Athletic Conference Tournament

03/10/2016
6:00 PM, ESPNews



vs. Tulane
First Round

L 65–63 
12–18


Amway Center 
Orlando, FL

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.



References





  1. ^ "UCF ousts Jones after six seasons, 100-88 mark". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.










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