2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team

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2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Texas A&M	13	–	5	.722	28	–	9	.757
No. 10 Kentucky †	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
South Carolina	11	–	7	.611	25	–	9	.735
Vanderbilt	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
LSU	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Georgia	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Florida	9	–	9	.500	21	–	15	.583
Arkansas	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Mississippi State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Tennessee	6	–	12	.333	15	–	19	.441
Auburn	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Missouri^*	3	–	15	.167	10	–	21	.323

† 2016 SEC tournament winner ^*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban. Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Johnny Jones, who was in his fourth season at LSU. They played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center as members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season and offseason

LSU completed the 2014–15 season with an overall record of 22–11, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Auburn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to NC State.

Incoming transfers

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Antonio Robinson	13	G	6'1"	170	Senior	Bossier City, LA	Graduated
John Odo	31	F	6'10"	245	Senior	Laos, Nigeria	Graduated

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
{{{recruit}}} #1 PF	Melbourne, Australia	Montverde Academy (FL)	N/A	225 lb (102 kg)
{{{recruit}}} #1 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
{{{recruit}}} #3 SG	Orlando, Florida	Oak Ridge High School	N/A	170 lb (77 kg)
{{{recruit}}} #3 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
{{{recruit}}} #11 SG	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Madison Prep Academy	N/A	175 lb (79 kg)
{{{recruit}}} #11 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
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:

Roster

2015–16 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Ben Simmons	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Melbourne, Australia
G		Antonio Blankeney	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Orlando, Florida
G		Brandon Sampson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	1	Jarell Martin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
C	3	Elbert Robinson III	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	So	Garland, Texas
G	4	Keith Hornsby	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Williamsburg, Virginia
G	5	Josh Gray	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Lake Charles, Louisiana
G	10	Henry Shortess (W)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	Jr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	15	Jalyn Patterson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Alpharetta, Georgia
F	20	Brian Bridgewater	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	21	Aaron Epps	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	Ball, Louisiana
C	22	Darcy Malone	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Canberra, Australia
F	25	Jordan Mickey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Dallas, Texas
G	32	Carlton Speight (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	45	Brandon Eddlestone (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Slidell, Louisiana
G	55	Tim Quarterman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Savannah, Georgia

Head coach

Johnny Jones (LSU)

Assistant coach(es)

David Patrick (Louisiana-Lafayette)
TBA (TBA)
Charlie Leonard (Christian Brothers)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-11-13

Schedule and results

References

v t e LSU Tigers men's basketball
Venues	State Field (1908–1924) Gym/Armory (1930–1937) John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum (1937–1971) Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1972–present) LSU Basketball Practice Facility LSU Strength and Conditioning facility Martin J. Broussard Center for Athletic Training LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Culture & lore	Traditions Mike the Tiger Bengal Brass One & Done
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics