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| 2015–16South Florida Bulls men's basketball | |
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| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–25 (4–14 AAC) |
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| Assistant coach | Sergio Rouco Rod Strickland Oliver Antigua |
| Home arena | USF Sun Dome |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24SMU* | 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 fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2015–16 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented theUniversity of South Florida during the2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 45th basketball season for USF and the third as a member of theAmerican Athletic Conference. The Bulls were coached byOrlando Antigua, who was in his second season. The Bulls played their home games at theUSF Sun Dome on the university'sTampa, Florida campus. The Bulls finished the season with a record of 8–25, 4–14 inAAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place in conference. They beatEast Carolina in the first round of theAAC tournament before losing toTemple in the quarterfinals.
TheBulls finished the2014–15 season with a record of 9–23, 3–15 inAAC play to finish in last place in conference. They lost in the first round of theAAC tournament toUConn.[1]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Dre Clayton | 0 | F | 6'6" | 245 | RS Freshman | Orlando, FL | Transferred toNW Mississippi CC |
| Corey Allen, Jr. | 4 | G | 6'1" | 152 | Senior | St. Louis, MO | Graduated |
| Anthony Collins | 11 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated & transferred toTexas A&M |
| Dino Mercurius | 30 | G | 6'4" | 165 | Freshman | Bronx, NY | Transferred toTexas–Rio Grande Valley |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Geno Thorpe | 2 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Pittsburgh, PA | Transferred fromPenn State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thorpe will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Angel Nunez | 22 | F | 6'8" | 202 | Graduate Transfer | Bronx, NY | Transferred fromGonzaga. Under NCAA Transfer Rules, as a Graduate Transfer, Nunez is eligible to play for the 2015–16 season. |
| Shawn Smith | G | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, FL | Junior college transferred fromLee College |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Tulio Da Silva PF | Jacksonville, FL | Arlington Country Day School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 12, 2014 | |
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| Luis Santos C | Bronx, NY | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Aug 5, 2014 | |
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| Jahmal McMurray SG | Topeka, KS | Sunrise Christian Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 13, 2014 | |
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| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Troy Baxter Jr. SF | The Rock School | Gainesville, FL | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 1, 2015 | |
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 11/09/2015* 7:00 pm | Eckerd | W 78–64 | USF Sun Dome (3,099) Tampa, FL | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | Troy | L 77–82 | 0–1 | USF Sun Dome (4,859) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | NJIT Hoophall Miami Invitational | L 57–60 | 0–2 | USF Sun Dome (2,672) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | George Washington | L 67–73 | 0–3 | USF Sun Dome (2,790) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Boston University Hoophall Miami Invitational | L 66–78 | 0–4 | USF Sun Dome (2,903) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Albany Hoophall Miami Invitational | W 63–61 | 1–4 | USF Sun Dome (2,712) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 11/27/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 1 Kentucky Hoophall Miami Invitational | L 63–84 | 1–5 | American Airlines Arena (10,023) Miami, FL | |||||||
| 11/29/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Savannah State | W 67–57 | 2–5 | USF Sun Dome (2,429) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm | at Delaware | L 58–67 | 2–6 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,817) Newark, DE | |||||||
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm, SECN | at South Carolina | L 63–81 | 2–7 | Colonial Life Arena (10,721) Columbia, SC | |||||||
| 12/13/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | NC State | L 46–65 | 2–8 | USF Sun Dome (2,945) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Jacksonville | W 88–75 | 3–8 | USF Sun Dome (2,628) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UAB | L 68–79 | 3–9 | USF Sun Dome (2,671) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 12/22/2015* 6:30 pm, FS2 | at Seton Hall | L 49–66 | 3–10 | Prudential Center (5,700) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 12/30/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU | Houston | L 67–73 | 3–11 (0–1) | USF Sun Dome (2,754) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 01/02/2016 7:30 pm, ESPNews | at SMU | L 58–72 | 3–12 (0–2) | Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX | |||||||
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews | at UCF | L 64–75 | 3–13 (0–3) | CFE Arena (3,603) Orlando, FL | |||||||
| 01/10/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU | Cincinnati | L 51–54 | 3–14 (0–4) | USF Sun Dome (3,062) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 01/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews | Tulane | L 70–81 | 3–15 (0–5) | USF Sun Dome (2,657) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 01/16/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN | at Memphis | L 56–71 | 3–16 (0–6) | FedEx Forum (11,681) Memphis, TN | |||||||
| 01/20/2016 6:15 pm, ESPNews | UCF | L 54–64 | 3–17 (0–7) | USF Sun Dome (3,491) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 01/23/2016 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at Houston | W 71–62 | 4–17 (1–7) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,724) Houston, TX | |||||||
| 01/27/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulane | W 73–60 | 5–17 (2–7) | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,429) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
| 01/31/2016 2:00 pm, CBSSN | Temple | L 63–70 | 5–18 (2–8) | USF Sun Dome (2,875) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 02/04/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at Cincinnati | L 57–88 | 5–19 (2–9) | Fifth Third Arena (9,116) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
| 02/07/2016 2:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 12 SMU | L 58–92 | 5–20 (2–10) | USF Sun Dome (2,857) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 02/14/2016 3:00 pm, CBSSN | at Temple | L 65–77 | 5–21 (2–11) | Liacouras Center (7,560) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at East Carolina | W 69–52 | 6–21 (3–11) | Williams Arena (4,299) Greenville, NC | |||||||
| 02/20/2016 11:00 am, ESPNU | Memphis | W 80–71 | 7–21 (4–11) | USF Sun Dome (3,840) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 02/25/2016 7:30 pm, CBSSN | UConn | L 51–81 | 7–22 (4–12) | USF Sun Dome (4,668) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 03/02/2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU | East Carolina | L 39–52 | 7–23 (4–13) | USF Sun Dome (2,957) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 03/05/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNews | at Tulsa | L 74–84 | 7–24 (4–14) | Reynolds Center (6,524) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| American Athletic Conference tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/10/2016 3:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. East Carolina First Round | W 71–66 | 8–24 | Amway Center Orlando, FL | |||||||
| 03/11/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Temple Quarterfinals | L 62–79 | 8–25 | Amway Center Orlando, FL | |||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||