| 2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAADivision I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November, 2015 - March, 2016 |
| Teams | 13 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN,[1][2]ASN[3] |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Stephen F. Austin |
| Runners-up | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| SeasonMVP | Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin) |
| Top scorer | Zeek Woodley (Northwestern State) |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Stephen F. Austin |
| Runners-up | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| Finals MVP | Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin) |
| Southland Conference men's basketball seasons | |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–CC | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word* | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian* | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas** | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 23 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2016 Southland tournament winner * Ineligible for postseason duringtransition to Division I ** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2015–16 SLC men's basketball season was the 53rd season ofSouthland Conference basketball, taking place between November 2015 and March 2016. Practices began in October 2015, and the season ended with the2016 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament.
| Rank | Team[4] |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen F. Austin |
| 2 | Northwestern State |
| 3 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| 4 | Sam Houston State |
| 5 | Incarnate Word |
| 6 | Lamar |
| 7 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 8 | McNeese State |
| 9 | Houston Baptist |
| 10 | New Orleans |
| 11 | Nicholls State |
| 12 | Central Arkansas |
| 13 | Abilene Christian |
Source:[5]
| Award | Recipients |
|---|---|
| First Team | Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin) Jalen West (Northwestern State) |
| Second Team | Ty Charles (Stephen F. Austin) Zay Jackson (Southeastern Louisiana) |
Southland Conference Preseason Player of the Year: Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SLC records are from time at current school.
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school | Overall record | SLC record | NCAA Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | Joe Golding | Arkansas–Little Rock | 5th | 45–71 | 6–26 | 0 |
| Central Arkansas | Russ Pennell | Grand Canyon | 2nd | 0–2 | 2–16 | 0 |
| Houston Baptist | Ron Cottrell | Arkansas | 25th | 18–41 | 9–27 | 0 |
| Incarnate Word | Ken Burmeister | Trinity | 10th | 39–17 | 19–13 | 1 |
| Lamar | Tic Price | North Texas | 2nd | 16–19 | 10–13 | 2 |
| McNeese State | Dave Simmons | Northwestern State | 10th | 127–152 | 80–79 | 0 |
| New Orleans | Mark Slessinger | Northwestern State | 5th | 22–33 | 14–22 | 0 |
| Nicholls State | J. P. Piper | Nicholls (assistant) | 12th | 121–201 | 76–106 | 0 |
| Northwestern State | Mike McConathy | Bossier Parish CC | 17th | 259–240 | 157–117 | 3 |
| Sam Houston State | Jason Hooten | Tarleton State | 6th | 99–69 | 53–33 | 0 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Jay Ladner | Jones County JC | 2nd | 9–23 | 6–12 | 0 |
| Stephen F. Austin | Brad Underwood | South Carolina | 3rd | 61–8 | 35–1 | 2 |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Willis Wilson | Memphis | 5th | 50–77 | 36–34 | 0 |
| Award | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Coach of the Year | Brad Underwood (Stephen F. Austin) |
| Player of the Year | Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Rashawn Thomas (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) |
| Freshman of the Year | Jaylen Franklin (Abilene Christian) |
| Newcomer of the Year | Derreck Brooks (Central Arkansas) |
| First Team | Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin) Rashawn Thomas (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) Zeek Woodley (Northwestern State) Anthony Odunsi (Houston Baptist) Jordan Howard (Central Arkansas) |
| Second Team | Kyle Hittle (Incarnate Word) Jaylen Franklin (Abilene Christian) Demetrious Floyd (Stephen F. Austin) Aurimas Majauskas (Sam Houston State) Dakarai Henderson (Sam Houston State) |
| Third Team | Zay Jackson (Southeastern Louisiana) Jamaya Burr (McNeese State) Glide Geffrard (Stephen F. Austin) Hameed Ali (Texas A&M Corpus Christi) Christavious Gill (New Orleans) |
| All-Defensive Team | Rashawn Thomas (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin) Hameed Ali (Texas A&M Corpus Christi) Liam Thomas (Nicholls State) Trey Pinkney (Stephen F. Austin) |
| First Team All-Academic | Kyle Hittle (Incarnate Word) Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin) Jordan Howard (Central Arkansas) Aurimas Majauskas (Sam Houston State) Parker Wentz (Abilene Christian) |
| Second Team All-Academic | Bryce Douvier (Texas A&M Corpus Christi) Sabri Thompson (Northwestern State) Mitchell Badillo (Incarnate Word) Reveal Chukwujekwu (Houston Baptist) Kevin Hill (New Orleans) |
| All-Tournament Team | Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin) Jared Johnson (Stephen F. Austin) Michael Holyfield (Sam Houston State) Jabari Peters (Sam Houston State) Zeek Woodley (Northwestern State) |
| Tournament MVP | Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin) |