2015–16 Southern Jaguars basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2015–16
Team:Southern Jaguars
Conference:Southwestern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:SWAC
Record:22–13
Conf Record:11–7
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Morris Scott
Ac1 Year:5th
Asst Coach2:Rodney Kirschner
Ac2 Year:5th
Asst Coach3:Jethro Hillman
Ac3 Year:2nd
Champion:SWAC tournament champions
Bowl Result:First Four

The 2015–16 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by fifth year head coach Roman Banks, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 11–7 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Alabama State, Texas Southern, and Jackson State to be champions of the SWAC tournament. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Holy Cross.

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
0Christopher HyderGuard5–11170SeniorDallas, Texas
1Londell KingForward6–7185FreshmanTallahassee, Florida
2Adrian Rodgers Guard6–4205SeniorAtlanta, Georgia
3Trelun BanksGuard6–1170Junior
4Chris ThomasGuard6–4190SophomoreBaton Rouge, Louisiana
5Brendon GenawayGuard5–10160FreshmanHouston, Texas
10Shawn PrudhommeForward6–4215JuniorBeaumont, Texas
11Rashad Andrews Guard6–5190SophomoreBrooklyn, New York
12Jarred SamForward6–9210SophomoreBaton Rouge, Louisiana
12Grant EllisGuard6–4170JuniorNewark, New Jersey
20Thomas Pierre-LouisForward6–9210SeniorMiami, Florida
21Patrick SmithForward6–7195JuniorFarmerville, Louisiana
23LaQuentin Collins Guard6–2170SophomoreMonroe, Louisiana
30DeRias JohnsonGuard6–4170FreshmanDallas, Texas
32D'Andrian Allen Forward6–8225JuniorToronto, Ontario, Canada
50Tony NunnForward6–9220JuniorSalisbury, North Carolina

Schedule

[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#1560BD; color:#FFD700;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#1560BD; color:#FFD700;"| SWAC regular season|-|-!colspan=9 style="background:#1560BD; color:#FFD700;"| SWAC tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#1560BD; color:#FFD700;"| NCAA tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015–16 Men's Basketball Schedule. Southern University Athletics. GoJagSports.com. 11 December 2015.