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2015–16 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

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2015–16 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record12–20 (4–14 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
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
No. 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
UConn 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 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were led by sixth year head coach Jeff Lebo and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as second year members of the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates finished the season with a record of 12–20, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place in conference. They lost to South Florida in the first round of the AAC tournament.

Previous season

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The Pirates finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 14–19, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place in conference. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament where they lost to SMU.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Terry Whisnant 0 G 6'3" 180 RS Junior Cherryville, NC Signed to professional team
Francis Edosomwan 10 G 6'3" 220 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated
Antonio Robinson 11 G 6'4" 175 Senior Winston-Salem, NC Graduated
Paris Roberts-Campbell 22 G 6'3" 185 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated
Keith Armstrong 24 F 6'7" 240 Junior Raleigh, NC Transferred to Winston-Salem State
Greg Alexander 31 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Hampton, VA Transferred to Mount St. Mary's

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Charles Foster 3 G 6'2" 175 Junior Louisville, KY Vincennes University
Clarence Williams 10 F 6'8" 200 Junior Decatur, GA Trinity Valley CC

Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Deng Riak
C
Bradenton, FL Victory Rock Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Mar 14, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Kentrell Barkley
SF
Durham, NC Northern High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 1, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 August 14, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Deng Riak 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Victory Rock Prep Melbourne, Australia
F 1 Grant Bryant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Kell Kennesaw, GA
G 2 Caleb White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Virginia Episcopal Buckingham, VA
G 3 Charles Foster 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Vincennes Louisville, KY
G 4 Prince Williams (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Broughton Raleigh, NC
G 5 Lance Tejada 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Blanche Ely Pompano Beach, FL
F 10 Clarence Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Trinity Valley CC Tallahassee, FL
F 13 Michel Nzege 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Winston-Salem State Geneva, Switzerland
G/F 15 Kentrell Barkley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Northern Durham Durham, NC
G 21 B. J. Tyson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Anson Wadesboro, NC
G 24 Drew Bost (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Wake Tech CC Raleigh, NC
G 31 Peyton Robbins (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr St. David's Raleigh, NC
G 32 Justice Obasohan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr NC School of Science and Math Wallace, NC
F 34 Michael Zangari 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Red Land Etters, PA
F 41 Marshall Guimette 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Harrison Kennesaw, GA
F 44 Kanu Aja 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr City College of San Francisco Baltimore, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Grambling State W 61–53  1–0
Williams Arena (5,083)
Greenville, NC
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Charlotte W 88–74  2–0
Williams Arena (4,276)
Greenville, NC
11/20/2015*
11:00 pm, P12N
at No. 15 California
Las Vegas Invitational
L 62–70  2–1
Haas Pavilion (8,658)
Berkeley, CA
11/23/2015*
10:00 pm, ESPN3
at San Diego State
Las Vegas Invitational
L 54–79  2–2
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
11/26/2015*
2:00 pm
vs. Arkansas–Little Rock
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals
L 46–54  2–3
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
11/27/2015*
5:00 pm
vs. Stetson
Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game
W 93–73  3–3
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Atlantic W 74–48  4–3
Williams Arena (3,763)
Greenville, NC
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 82–71  5–3
Williams Arena (4,464)
Greenville, NC
12/07/2015*
7:00 pm
at College of Charleston L 73–77  5–4
TD Arena (2,357)
Charleston, SC
12/13/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
North Carolina A&T W 71–60  6–4
Williams Arena (4,151)
Greenville, NC
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Wilmington W 78–73  7–4
Williams Arena (4,038)
Greenville, NC
12/20/2015*
2:00 pm
at James Madison L 61–67  7–5
JMU Convocation Center (2,510)
Harrisonburg, VA
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina State W 98–71  8–5
Williams Arena (4,145)
Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
01/02/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
UCF L 68–71  8–6
(0–1)
Williams Arena (4,605)
Greenville, NC
01/05/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNews
at Tulsa L 43–55  8–7
(0–2)
Reynolds Center (4,244)
Tulsa, OK
01/09/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNews
at Temple L 60–78  8–8
(0–3)
Liacouras Center (4,524)
Philadelphia, PA
01/13/2016
6:15 pm, ESPNews
No. 10 SMU L 55–79  8–9
(0–4)
Williams Arena (6,022)
Greenville, NC
01/16/2016
4:30 pm, ESPNews
at UCF L 69–89  8–10
(0–5)
CFE Arena (5,411)
Orlando, FL
01/19/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Tulsa L 69–84  8–11
(0–6)
Williams Arena (3,878)
Greenville, NC
01/24/2016
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Memphis W 84–83  9–11
(1–6)
FedEx Forum (11,165)
Memphis, TN
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Temple W 64–61  10–11
(2–6)
Williams Arena (4,196)
Greenville, NC
01/30/2016
12:00 pm, ESPNews
Houston L 93–97 2OT 10–12
(2–7)
Williams Arena (5,212)
Greenville, NC
02/07/2016
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at UConn L 67–85  10–13
(2–8)
Gampel Pavilion (9,307)
Storrs, CT
02/10/2016
6:15 pm, ESPNews
Tulane L 92–100 3OT 10–14
(2–9)
Williams Arena (3,656)
Greenville, NC
02/13/2016
4:00 pm, ESPNU
at Cincinnati L 60–75  10–15
(2–10)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
02/16/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Florida L 52–69  10–16
(2–11)
Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
02/21/2016
2:00 pm, ESPNews
at No. 21 SMU L 63–74  10–17
(2–12)
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
02/24/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNews
at Tulane W 79–73  11–17
(3–12)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,638)
New Orleans, LA
02/27/2016
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Cincinnati L 56–65  11–18
(3–13)
Williams Arena (4,841)
Greenville, NC
03/02/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at South Florida W 52–39  12–18
(4–13)
USF Sun Dome (2,957)
Tampa, FL
03/06/2016
4:00 pm, CBSSN
Memphis L 53–83  12–19
(4–14)
Williams Arena (4,487)
Greenville, NC
American Athletic Conference tournament
03/10/2016
 ESPNU
vs. South Florida
First Round
L 66–71  12–20
Amway Center 
Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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