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

American college basketball season

2015–16 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball

CIT, First round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	20–14 (15–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Keith Richard (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Cross Lonnie Cooper J.A. Anglin
Home arena	Fant–Ewing Coliseum
Seasons← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Little Rock †	17	–	3	.850	30	–	5	.857
Louisiana–Monroe	15	–	5	.750	20	–	14	.588
Texas–Arlington	13	–	7	.650	24	–	11	.686
Louisiana–Lafayette	12	–	8	.600	19	–	15	.559
Georgia Southern	10	–	10	.500	14	–	17	.452
Georgia State	9	–	11	.450	16	–	14	.533
Texas State	8	–	12	.400	15	–	16	.484
South Alabama	8	–	12	.400	14	–	19	.424
Arkansas State	7	–	13	.350	11	–	20	.355
Appalachian State	7	–	13	.350	9	–	22	.290
Troy	4	–	16	.200	9	–	22	.290

† 2016 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

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.

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

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	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	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	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	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.

References

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Culture & lore	Ace the Warhawk
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