2015–16 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks were led by sixth year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 15–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They defeated Texas–Arlington in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament to advance to the championship game where they lost to Little Rock. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Furman.

2015–16 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2015–16 record20–14 (15–5 Sun Belt)
Head coachKeith Richard (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Cross
  • Lonnie Cooper
  • J.A. Anglin
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock173 .850  305  .857
Louisiana–Monroe155 .750  2014  .588
Texas–Arlington137 .650  2411  .686
Louisiana–Lafayette128 .600  1915  .559
Georgia Southern1010 .500  1417  .452
Georgia State911 .450  1614  .533
Texas State812 .400  1516  .484
South Alabama812 .400  1419  .424
Arkansas State713 .350  1120  .355
Appalachian State713 .350  922  .290
Troy416 .200  922  .290
2016 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Ramses Sandifer Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Arcola, Mississippi
1 Travis Munnings Forward 6–6 195 Freshman Freeport, Bahamas
2 DeMondre Harvey Forward 6–7 210 Senior Minden, Louisiana
3 Marcus Washington Guard 6–2 185 Junior Clinton, Mississippi
4 Mack Foster Guard 6–2 190 Senior Beulah, Mississippi
5 Jamaal Samuel Forward 6–9 195 Senior New Orleans, Louisiana
11 Nick Coppola Guard 5–11 195 Junior Richmond, Virginia
13 Majok Deng Forward 6–10 185 Senior Adelaide, Australia
14 Prince Cooper Guard 6–4 205 Junior Freeport, Bahamas
22 Lance Richard Guard 5–10 185 Sophomore Monroe, Louisiana
24 Roderick Taylor Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Harker Heights, Texas
25 Wade Martin Guard 6–5 185 Freshman Point Pleasant, West Virginia
32 Justin Roberson Guard 6–1 190 Senior Natchitoches, Louisiana

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2015*
7:00 pm
North American W 107–51 
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,174)
Monroe, Louisiana
Regular season
11/13/2015*
1:00 pm
McMurry W 88–43  1–0
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,344)
Monroe, Louisiana
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 56–67  1–1
Williams Arena (9,915)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
11/19/2015*
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State L 56–67  2–1
Prather Coliseum (1,917)
Natchitoches, Louisiana
11/28/2015*
7:00 pm
at Houston L 64–76  2–2
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,332)
Houston, Texas
11/30/2015*
7:00 pm
Chattanooga W 64–54  3–2
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,604)
Monroe, Louisiana
12/03/2015
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 81–70  4–2
(1–0)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,310)
Monroe, Louisiana
12/10/2015*
6:00 pm
at Kent State
Las Vegas Classic
L 62–73  4–3
MAC Center (2,689)
Kent, Ohio
12/12/2015*
1:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State
Las Vegas Classic
L 50–54  4–4
Rec Hall (4,824)
University Park, Pennsylvania
12/13/2015*
4:00 pm, RTPT
at No. 14 West Virginia L 58–100  4–5
WVU Coliseum (8,323)
Morgantown, West Virginia
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Central Baptist W 101–76  5–5
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,065)
Monroe, Louisiana
12/22/2015*
4:30 pm
vs. Canisius
Las Vegas Classic
L 96–108 3OT 5–6
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, Nevada
12/23/2015*
12:30 pm
vs. Hampton
Las Vegas Classic
L 64–75  5–7
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, Nevada
12/31/2015
2:00 pm
Appalachian State W 72–56  6–7
(2–0)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,278)
Monroe, Louisiana
01/07/2016
7:30 pm
at Arkansas State L 65–68 OT 6–8
(2–1)
Convocation Center (1,385)
Jonesboro, Arkansas
01/09/2016
6:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 57–58  6–9
(2–2)
Jack Stephens Center (3,629)
Little Rock, Arkansas
01/14/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State L 51–65  6–10
(2–3)
GSU Sports Arena (1,789)
Atlanta, Georgia
01/16/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia Southern L 51–66  6–11
(2–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,206)
Statesboro, Georgia
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
Troy W 85–74  7–11
(3–4)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,284)
Monroe, Louisiana
01/23/2016
4:00 pm
South Alabama W 100–68  8–11
(4–4)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,556)
Monroe, Louisiana
01/28/2016
7:00 pm
UT Arlington W 99–88  9–11
(5–4)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,857)
Monroe, Louisiana
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
Texas State W 72–59  10–11
(6–4)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,319)
Monroe, Louisiana
02/02/2016
7:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 65–72 OT 10–12
(6–5)
Cajundome (3,749)
Lafayette, Louisiana
02/06/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State W 91–90  11–12
(7–5)
Holmes Center (1,509)
Boone, North Carolina
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock W 86–82  12–12
(8–5)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,761)
Monroe, Louisiana
02/13/2016
4:00 pm
Arkansas State W 78–73 OT 13–12
(9–5)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,792)
Monroe, Louisiana
02/18/2015
7:30 pm
at Texas State W 76–57  14–12
(10–5)
Strahan Coliseum (2,452)
San Marcos, Texas
02/20/2016
7:15 pm, ESPN3
at UT Arlington W 64–61  15–12
(11–5)
College Park Center (3,314)
Arlington, Texas
02/25/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Alabama W 66–59  16–12
(12–5)
Mitchell Center (1,877)
Mobile, Alabama
02/27/2016
4:15 pm
at Troy W 66–51  17–12
(13–5)
Trojan Arena (1,414)
Troy, Alabama
03/03/2016
7:00 pm
Georgia Southern W 83–76  18–12
(14–5)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,483)
Monroe, Louisiana
03/05/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State W 91–78  19–12
(15–5)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,470)
Monroe, Louisiana
Sun Belt Tournament
03/12/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Texas–Arlington
Semifinals
W 82–71  20–12
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
03/12/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Arkansas–Little Rock
Championship game
L 50–70  20–13
Lakefront Arena (1,665)
New Orleans, Louisiana
CIT
03/15/2016*
6:00 pm
at Furman
First round
L 57–58  20–14
Timmons Arena (806)
Greenville, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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