2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
2015–16 record	8–25 (5–13 C-USA)
Head coach	Michael Curry (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Eric Snow
Assistant coach	Robbie Laing
Assistant coach	Charlemagne Gibbons
Home arena	FAU Arena

2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
Middle Tennessee †	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Marshall	12	–	6	.667	17	–	16	.515
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	25	–	13	.658
UTEP	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Charlotte	9	–	9	.500	14	–	19	.424
WKU	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
North Texas	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Rice	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
FIU	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Florida Atlantic	5	–	13	.278	8	–	25	.242
Southern Miss*	5	–	13	.278	8	–	21	.276
UTSA	3	–	15	.167	5	–	27	.156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second year head coach Michael Curry, played their home games at the FAU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–25, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They defeated UTSA in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Old Dominion.

Previous Season

The Owls finished the 2014–15 season 9–20, 2–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
D'Andre Johnson	1	G	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Texas–Permian Basin
Justin Massey	4	G	6'3"	185	Freshman	Cooper City, FL	Transferred to Brown
Justin Raffington	11	C	6'9"	255	RS Senior	Freiburg, Germany	Graduated
Maceo Baston	15	G	6'5"	185	Freshman	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Southeastern CC
Malcolm Laws	22	G	6'1"	195	Freshman	Orlando, FL	Walk-on; transferred to Nebraska
Brian Hornstein	24	F/C	7'0"	210	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
Anthony Graves	30	G	6'2"	205	Senior	Pembroke Pines, FL	Graduated
Kelvin Penn	44	F	6'6"	233	Senior	Steilacoom, WA	Graduated
Grant Pelchen	50	C	6'11"	235	Sophomore	Jupiter, FL	Left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Phillip Rankin		F	6'8"	230	Junior	Mobile, AL	Junior college transferred from Faulkner State Community College
Frank Booker	11	G	6'4"	193	Junior	Augusta, GA	Transferred from Oklahoma. Under NCAA transfer rules, Booker will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Ronald Delph	33	C	7'0"	240	RS Sophomore	Winter Haven, FL	Transferred from Auburn at the start of the second semester during the 2014–15 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Delph has to sit out for two semesters and will be eligible at the start of the second semester during the 2015–16 season. Delph have two and a half years of remaining eligibility.
Matthew Reed	50	F	6'9"	235	Junior	Tuscaloosa, AL	Junior college transferred from Shelton State Community College

Recruiting class of 2015

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jessie Hill PF	Point Pleasant Beach, NJ	Point Pleasant Beach High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Nov 2, 2014
Jessie Hill PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Connor Shorten PF	Gladstone, NJ	Saint Benedict's Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 3, 2014
Connor Shorten PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jeantal Cylla SF	Boynton Beach, FL	Lake Worth Christian High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 20, 2014
Jeantal Cylla SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Nick Rutherford PG	Allen, TX	Allen High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 8, 2014
Nick Rutherford PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2016

2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Devorious Brown SG	Madison, GA	Morgan County High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 1, 2014
Devorious Brown SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
5.0 !C	0	Turman, C. J.C. J. Turman	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	2.0 !So	Morgan County	Madison, GA
1.5 !G	1	Cylla, JeantalJeantal Cylla	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lake Worth	Lake Worth, TX
1.5 !G	2	Botley, MarquanMarquan Botley	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Prestonwood Christian	Plano, TX
1.5 !G	3	Filer, AdonisAdonis Filer	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Clemson	Chicago Heights, IL
3.5 !F	5	Lacunza, JavierJavier Lacunza	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sagrado Corazon	Pamplona, Spain
1.5 !G	10	Rutherford, NickNick Rutherford	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Allen	Allen, TX
1.5 !G	11	Booker, FrankFrank Booker (I)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Oklahoma	Augusta, GA
1.5 !G	12	Trapp, JacksonJackson Trapp	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Fishburne Military School	Orlando, FL
1.5 !G	22	Poole, SolomonSolomon Poole	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Georgia Tech	Jacksonville, FL
3.5 !F	24	Hill, JesseJesse Hill	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Point Pleasant Beach	Waretown, NJ
3.5 !F	30	Shorten, ConnorConnor Shorten	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Benedict's Prep	Gladstone, NJ
5.0 !C	33	Delph, RonaldRonald Delph	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Auburn	Winter Haven, FL
3.5 !F	50	Reed, MatthewMatthew Reed	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Shelton State CC	Cleveland, OH

Head coach

Michael Curry (Georgia Southern)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 5, 2015* 7:00 PM	St. Thomas	W 75–58		FAU Arena (1,218) Boca Raton, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at No. 13 Michigan State	L 55–82	0–1	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
November 17, 2015* 7:00 PM	Warner	L 72–75	0–2	FAU Arena (1,286) Boca Raton, FL
November 20, 2015* 5:00 PM	vs. Northeastern Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	L 58–60	0–3	Millett Hall (1,255) Oxford, OH
November 21, 2015* 3:30 PM	at Miami (OH) Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	W 75–69	1–3	Millett Hall (1,196) Oxford, OH
November 22, 2015* 12:00 PM	vs. Lipscomb Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	L 65–79	1–4	Millett Hall (1,224) Oxford, OH
December 1, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at East Carolina	L 48–74	1–5	Williams Arena (3,763) Greenville, NC
December 10, 2015* 7:00 PM	Ave Maria	W 72–59	2–5	FAU Arena (962) Boca Raton, FL
December 12, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at UCF	L 61–75	2–6	CFE Arena (4,130) Orlando, FL
December 15, 2015* 7:00 PM	at Eastern Kentucky	L 73–80	2–7	Alumni Coliseum (1,250) Richmond, KY
December 16, 2015* 7:00 PM	at Tennessee	L 62–81	2–8	Thompson–Boling Arena (12,309) Knoxville, TN
December 19, 2015* 5:00 PM, FSFL	vs. Florida State Orange Bowl Classic	L 59–64	2–9	BB&T Center (9,483) Sunrise, FL
December 22, 2015* 7:00 PM	at Hofstra	L 54–68	2–10	Hofstra Arena (961) Hempstead, NY
December 29, 2015* 12:00 PM	Tennessee–Martin	L 48–57	2–11	FAU Arena (837) Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA regular season
January 3, 2016 3:00 PM, FSN	at FIU	L 59–76	2–12 (0–1)	FIU Arena (1,007) Miami, FL
January 7, 2016 7:00 PM	at Marshall	L 67–90	2–13 (0–2)	Cam Henderson Center (4,577) Huntington, WV
January 9, 2016 8:00 PM	at WKU	L 82–86 ^OT	2–14 (0–3)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,607) Bowling Green, KY
January 14, 2016 7:00 PM, ASN	Southern Miss	W 58–51	3–14 (1–3)	FAU Arena (1,699) Boca Raton, FL
January 16, 2016 7:00 PM	Louisiana Tech	W 63–61	4–14 (2–3)	FAU Arena (1,198) Boca Raton, FL
January 21, 2016 9:00 PM	at UTEP	L 56–71	4–15 (2–4)	Don Haskins Center (6,054) El Paso, TX
January 23, 2016 3:00 PM	at UTSA	W 86–71	5–15 (3–4)	Convocation Center (1,128) San Antonio, TX
January 28, 2016 7:00 PM	Old Dominion	L 66–78	5–16 (3–5)	FAU Arena (1,517) Boca Raton, FL
January 30, 2016 2:00 PM, ASN	Charlotte	W 82–77	6–16 (4–5)	FAU Arena (936) Boca Raton, FL
February 4, 2016 7:30 PM	at Middle Tennessee	L 73–85	6–17 (4–6)	Murphy Center (5,411) Murfreesboro, TN
February 6, 2016 8:00 PM	at UAB	L 67–104	6–18 (4–7)	Bartow Arena (6,211) Birmingham, AL
February 11, 2016 7:00 PM	UTSA	W 79–73	7–18 (5–7)	FAU Arena (933) Boca Raton, FL
February 13, 2016 6:00 PM, ASN	UTEP	L 82–89	7–19 (5–8)	FAU Arena (1,254) Boca Raton, FL
February 18, 2016 8:00 PM	at Rice	L 85–90	7–20 (5–9)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,400) Houston, TX
February 20, 2016 8:00 PM	at North Texas	L 62–70	7–21 (5–10)	The Super Pit (1,466) Denton, TX
February 27, 2016 2:00 PM, ASN	FIU	L 63–71	7–22 (5–11)	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
March 3, 2016 7:00 PM	Middle Tennessee	L 59–76	7–23 (5–12)	FAU Arena (1,040) Boca Raton, FL
March 5, 2016 12:00 PM, ASN	UAB	L 70–73	7–24 (5–13)	FAU Arena (729) Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA Tournament
March 8, 2016 5:00 PM, ASN	vs. (13) UTSA First round	W 82–58	8–24	Bartow Arena (220) Birmingham, AL

March 9, 2016 3:30 PM, ASN	vs. (5) Old Dominion Second round	L 72–46	8–25	Legacy Arena (3,888) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". fausports.com.

Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball

Venues	FAU Arena (1988–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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