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The 2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2015–16 season. The team's head coach was Mike Anderson, who was in his fifth season. The team played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as a member of the SEC. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Florida.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–16 (9–9 SEC)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachMelvin Watkins
Quick facts Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball, Conference ...
2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–16 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMelvin Watkins
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBud Walton Arena
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2015–16 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Texas A&M13–5 .72228–9  .757
No. 10 Kentucky †13–5 .72227–9  .750
South Carolina11–7 .61125–9  .735
Vanderbilt11–7 .61119–14  .576
LSU11–7 .61119–14  .576
Ole Miss10–8 .55620–12  .625
Georgia10–8 .55620–14  .588
Florida9–9 .50021–15  .583
Arkansas9–9 .50016–16  .500
Alabama8–10 .44418–15  .545
Mississippi State7–11 .38914–17  .452
Tennessee6–12 .33315–19  .441
Auburn5–13 .27811–20  .355
Missouri*3–15 .16710–21  .323
† 2016 SEC tournament winner
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Razorbacks achieved a 27–9 record during the 2014–15 season, where they finished runner-up to Kentucky both in the league and in the SEC tournament.

Arkansas earned its first NCAA tournament berth since 2008, defeating Wofford before falling to North Carolina in the round of 32.

Departures

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Rashad Madden00G6'5"180SeniorLepanto, ARGraduated
Alandise Harris2G6'6"237RS SeniorLittle Rock, ARGraduated
Bobby Portis10F6'11"242SophomoreLittle Rock, ARDeclared for 2015 NBA draft
Nick Babb14G6'4"185FreshmanArlington, TXTransferred to Iowa State
JaCorey Williams22F6'8"218JuniorBirmingham, ALTransferred to Middle Tennessee State
Michael Qualls24G6'6"210JuniorShreveport, LADeclared for 2015 NBA draft
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Incoming transfers

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Dustin Thomas13G/F6'7"225JuniorTexarkana, TXTransferred from Colorado. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thomas will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Willy Kouassi50C6'10"230SeniorAbidjan, Ivory CoastTransferred from Kennesaw State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Kouassi graduated from Kennesaw State.
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Incoming class

More information Name, Hometown ...
College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jimmy Whitt
G		 Columbia, Missouri Hickman High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 19, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Lorenzo Jenkins
F		 Naples, Florida First Baptist Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 8, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals:    247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
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Recruiting class of 2016

More information College recruiting (2016), Name ...
College recruiting (2016)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Arlando Cook
F		 St. Louis, Missouri Connors State College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 5, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN:    
Adrio Bailey
F		 Campti, Louisiana Lakeview High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 18, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    
Jaylen Barford
G		 Jackson, Tennessee Motlow State Community College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 22, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN:    
Daryl Macon
G		 Little Rock, Arkansas Holmes Community College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 6, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN:    
C.J. Jones
G		 Birmingham, Alabama Central Park Christian High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 20, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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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Recruiting class of 2017

More information College recruiting (2017), Name ...
College recruiting (2017)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Daniel Gafford
F		 El Dorado, Arkansas El Dorado High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 1, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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

Dusty Hannahs
More information Players, Coaches ...
2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 1 Trey Thompson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) So Madison, Arkansas
G 2 Jake Mosiman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lawrence, Kansas
G 3 Dusty Hannahs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)203 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 4 Jabril Durham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr DeSoto, Texas
G 5 Anthlon Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bartlett, Tennessee
F 13 Dustin Thomas Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Texarkana, Texas
G 14 Tristan Simmons 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr El Dorado, Arkansas
G 15 Lorenzo Jenkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Naples, Florida
G 21 Manuale Watkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)208 lb (94 kg) Jr Fayetteville, Arkansas
G 24 Jimmy Whitt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)173 lb (78 kg) Fr Columbia, Missouri
G 31 Anton Beard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) So North Little Rock, Arkansas
C 33 Moses Kingsley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Abuja, Nigeria
F 50 Willy Kouassi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Abidjan, Ivory Coast
F 55 Keaton Miles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)212 lb (96 kg) RS Sr Dallas, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-01-13

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference exhibition
November 5, 2015*
7:00 pm		 Southwestern Oklahoma State W 103–58  –
  21 – Bell  10 – Kouassi  9 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (13,996)
Fayetteville, AR
November 10, 2015*
7:00 pm		 Delta State W 74–40  –
  16 – Kingsley  9 – Miles  7 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (13,970)
Fayetteville, AR
Regular season
November 13, 2015*
7:00 pm		 Southern W 86–68  1–0
  22 – Kingsley  12 – Kingsley  10 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,158)
Fayetteville, AR
November 18, 2015*
7:00 pm		 Akron
NIT Season Tip-Off		 L 80–88  1–1
  23 – Bell  12 – Kingsley  4 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,041)
Fayetteville, AR
November 20, 2015*
7:00 pm		 Charleston Southern
NIT Season Tip-Off		 W 93–75  2–1
  21 – Hannahs  6 – Tied  11 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,203)
Fayetteville, AR
November 26, 2015*
1:00 pm, ESPNU		 vs. Georgia Tech
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals		 L 73–83  2–2
  14 – Bell  9 – Kingsley  6 – Durham  Barclays Center (1,283)
Brooklyn, NY
November 27, 2015*
11:30 am, ESPNU		 vs. Stanford
NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game		 L 66–69  2–3
  17 – Bell  12 – Kingsley  7 – Durham  Barclays Center (4,156)
Brooklyn, NY
December 1, 2015*
7:00 pm		 Northwestern State W 117–78  3–3
  21 – Tied  10 – Kingsley  10 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (13,984)
Fayetteville, AR
December 4, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Wake Forest L 85–88  3–4
  15 – Tied  7 – Kingsley  8 – Durham  LJVM Coliseum (9,488)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 8, 2015*
8:00 pm, SECN		 Evansville W 89–76  4–4
  23 – Hannahs  9 – Durham  7 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (13,980)
Fayetteville, AR
December 12, 2015*
7:00 pm, SECN		 Tennessee Tech W 83–57  5–4
  21 – Tied  13 – Kingsley  10 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,336)
Fayetteville, AR
December 19, 2015*
7:00 pm		 vs. Mercer L 66–69 OT 5–5
  18 – Kingsley  14 – Kingsley  5 – Durham  Verizon Arena (9,120)
North Little Rock, AR
December 22, 2015*
7:00 pm		 North Florida W 97–72  6–5
  22 – Kingsley  10 – Kingsley  7 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,794)
Fayetteville, AR
December 30, 2015*
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Dayton L 81–85 OT 6–6
  26 – Kingsley  11 – Kingsley  5 – Tied  UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH
January 2, 2016
3:30 pm, SECN		 at No. 20 Texas A&M L 69–92  6–7 (1–0)
  16 – Bell  7 – Kingsley  5 – Durham  Reed Arena (11,332)
College Station, TX
January 5, 2016
8:00 pm, SECN		 Vanderbilt W 90–85 OT 7–7 (1–1)
  26 – Bell  8 – Kingsley  6 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,179)
Fayetteville, AR
January 9, 2016
2:30 pm, SECN		 Mississippi State W 82–68  8–7 (2–1)
  26 – Hannahs  8 – Kingsley  12 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (16,246)
Fayetteville, AR
January 12, 2016
8:00 pm, SECN		 at Missouri W 94–61  9–7 (3–1)
  24 – Kingsley  5 – Kingsley  6 – Durham  Mizzou Arena (6,627)
Columbia, MO
January 16, 2016
7:30 pm, SECN		 at LSU L 74–76  9–8 (3–2)
  19 – Bell  8 – Kingsley  6 – Durham  Maravich Center (13,610)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 21, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 23 Kentucky L 66–80  9–9 (3–3)
  20 – Hannahs  6 – Kingsley  5 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (18,588)
Fayetteville, AR
January 23, 2016
5:00 pm, SECN		 at Georgia L 73–76 OT 9–10 (3–4)
  24 – Hannahs  11 – Kingsley  6 – Durham  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
January 27, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 5 Texas A&M W 74–71  10–10 (4–4)
  18 – Kingsley  11 – Kingsley  7 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,410)
Fayetteville, AR
January 30, 2016*
3:00 pm, ESPNU		 Texas Tech
Big 12/SEC Challenge		 W 75–68 OT 11–10
  25 – Hannahs  11 – Kingsley  5 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (15,975)
Fayetteville, AR
February 3, 2016
6:00 pm, SECN		 at Florida L 83–87  11–11 (4–5)
  24 – Bell  9 – Kingsley  4 – Durham  O'Connell Center (9,013)
Gainesville, FL
February 6, 2016
7:00 pm, SECN		 Tennessee W 85–67  12–11 (5–5)
  17 – Kingsley  5 – Tied  4 – Durham, Beard  Bud Walton Arena (15,970)
Fayetteville, AR
February 9, 2016
8:00 pm, SECN		 at Mississippi State L 46–78  12–12 (5–6)
  11 – Whitt  8 – Miles  1 – Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (6,272)
Starkville, MS
February 13, 2016
1:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Ole Miss L 60–76  12–13 (5–7)
  19 – Kingsley  13 – Kingsley  3 – Durham, Beard  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
Oxford, MS
February 17, 2016
6:00 pm, SECN		 Auburn L 86–90  12–14 (5–8)
  21 – Bell  10 – Kingsley  10 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (14,351)
Fayetteville, AR
February 20, 2016
6:30 pm, SECN		 Missouri W 84–72  13–14 (6–8)
  22 – Hannahs  12 – Kingsley  6 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (16,617)
Fayetteville, AR
February 23, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 LSU W 85–65  14–14 (7–8)
  21 – Kingsley  12 – Kingsley  6 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (15,767)
Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 2016
6:30 pm, SECN		 at Tennessee W 75–65  15–14 (8–8)
  17 – Hannahs  8 – Kingsley  4 – Kingsley  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,413)
Knoxville, TN
March 2, 2016
8:00 pm, SECN		 at Alabama W 62–61  16–14 (9–8)
  19 – Kingsley  8 – Kingsley  3 – Durham, Miles  Coleman Coliseum (11,533)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 5, 2016
4:00 pm, SECN		 South Carolina L 61–76  16–15 (9–9)
  16 – Bell, Hannahs  7 – Kingsley  11 – Durham  Bud Walton Arena (17,106)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 10, 2016
12:00 pm, SECN		 (9) (8) Florida
Second round		 L 61–68  16–16
  33 – Hannahs  14 – Kingsley  6 – Durham  Bridgestone Arena (12,270)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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Source: 2015–16 Schedule

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