2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team

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2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball
University of Central Florida UCF vertical text logo.svg
Conference American Athletic Conference
2015–16 record 12–18 (6–12 The American)
Head coach Donnie Jones (6th year)
Assistant coach Shawn Finney
Assistant coach Darren Tillis
Assistant coach Christian Webster
Home arena CFE Arena
Seasons
« 2014–15 2016–17 »


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 represents the University of Central Florida during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 47th season of basketball, are led by sixth-year head coach Donnie Jones, and play their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season 12–18, 6–12 in The American to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to Tulane. After the loss, Donnie Jones was fired as UCF's head coach.

Previous season

In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 12–18, 5–13 in The American to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first 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

Name Home town 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 
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 
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 
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 Home town
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) 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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 #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.

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