2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The RedHawks, led by fourth year head coach John Cooper , played their home games at Millett Hall , as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 13–20, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Buffalo .
Previous season
The RedHawks finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Eastern Michigan.
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Will Sullivan
3
G
6'3"
190
Senior
Elmhurst, IL
Graduated
Joshua Oswald
4
F
6'7"
225
Sophomore
Melbourne, Australia
Transferred to Emporia State
Jaryd Eustance
5
G
6'7"
201
Sophomore
Brisbane, Australia
Left the team for personal reasons
Tre Hawkins
20
G
5'10"
155
Freshman
Cincinnati, OH
Left the team for personal reasons
John Hawkins
40
C
7'0"
252
RS Junior
Troy, MI
Left the team for personal reasons
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Jake Wright
13
G/F
6'4"
195
Sophomore
Hopkins, MN
Transferred from The Citadel . Under NCAA transfer rules, Wright will have to sit out from the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Jere Vučica
14
F
6'8"
210
RS Senior
Split, Croatia
Transferred from North Alabama . Will be eligible to play immediately since Vučica graduated from North Alabama .
Abdoulaye Harouna
30
G
6'4"
185
Sophomore
Niamey, Niger
Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho .
Recruiting class of 2015
Note: There were no recruiting class of 2015 for Miami (OH).
Recruiting class of 2016
College recruiting information (2016)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Braxton Beverly PG
Hazard, KY
Perry County Central High School
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Sep 14, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 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:
Roster
2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Geovonie McKnight
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Middletown HS
Middletown, OH
G
1
Zach McCormick
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
So
Turpin HS
Cincinnati, OH
F
2
Rod Mills
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
So
St. Xavier HS
Cincinnati, OH
F
11
Logan McLane
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Greenfield School
Winterville, NC
F/C
12
L. J. Livingston, Jr.
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Patterson Mill HS Pensacola State
Upper Marlboro, MD
G/F
13
Jake Wright (I)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Hopkins HS The Citadel
Hopkins, MN
F
14
Jere Vučica
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
PASS Marko AntunNorth Alabama
Split, Croatia
G
15
Ali Barnes (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
RS So
Lakota West HS Concord
West Chester, OH
G
20
Dion Wade
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS So
Findlay Prep Auburn
Antwerp, Belgium
F
21
Kalif Wright
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Oak Hill HS Kilgore
Oak Hill, WV
G
22
Willie Moore
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Aiken HS Oregon
Cincinnati, OH
F
24
Chris Bryant
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Rickards, HS College of Central Florida
Tallahassee, FL
G
25
Jake Bischoff (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Jr
Olentangy Liberty HS Concord /Otterbein
Powell, OH
G
30
Abdoulaye Harouna
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
So
South Kent College of Southern Idaho
Niamey, Niger
G
33
Eric Washington
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
RS Sr
KeenanPresbyterian
Columbia, SC
F
35
Brian Oddo
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Providence Catholic HS
New Lenox, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Source: [1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2015 *7:00 pm
Ohio Midwestern
W 90–24
Millett Hall Oxford, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *7:00 pm, FCS
at Xavier
L 72–81
0–1
Cintas Center (10,372)Cincinnati, OH
11/17/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kenyon
W 68–47
1–1
Millett Hall (541)Oxford, OH
11/20/2015 *7:00 pm
Lipscomb Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge
W 70–68
2–1
Millett Hall (1,255)Oxford, OH
11/21/2015 *3:30 pm
Florida Atlantic Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge
L 69–75
2–2
Millett Hall (1,196)Oxford, OH
11/22/2015 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Northeastern Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge
W 67–61
3–2
Millett Hall (1,174)Oxford, OH
11/24/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
IPFW
L 53–57
3–3
Millett Hall (1,224)Oxford, OH
11/28/2015 *1:30 pm, ESPN3
UCF
W 64–63
4–3
Millett Hall (1,254)Oxford, OH
12/05/2015 *1:00 pm
at IUPUI
L 64–78
4–4
Fairgrounds Coliseum (1,079)Indianapolis, IN
12/13/2015 *1:30 pm, ESPN3
Wright State
W 72–67
5–4
Millett Hall (1,397)Oxford, OH
12/15/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jackson State
W 64–53
6–4
Millett Hall (1,119)Oxford, OH
12/18/2015 *8:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech
L 64–77
6–5
Eblen Center (1,378)Cookeville, TN
12/22/2015 *7:00 pm, TWCSC
at Dayton
L 63–64
6–6
UD Arena (13,206)Dayton, OH
01/02/2016 *3:30 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina State
L 67–71
6–7
Millett Hall (1,392)Oxford, OH
MAC regular season
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN /TWCSC/ESPN3
at Bowling Green
L 62–73
6–8 (0–1)
Stroh Center (1,611)Bowling Green, OH
01/09/2016 3:30 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3
Toledo
L 76–84
6–9 (0–2)
Millett Hall (1,224 )Oxford, OH
01/12/2016 7:00 pm
at Kent State
L 68–76
6–10 (0–3)
MAC Center (2,588 )Kent, OH
01/16/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State
L 46–48
6–11 (0–4)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,218 )Muncie, IN
01/19/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo
L 60–77
6–12 (0–5)
Millett Hall (1,221)Oxford, OH
01/23/2016 7:00 pm
at Akron
L 46–75
6–13 (0–6)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,686)Akron, OH
01/26/2016 7:00 pm, ASN /ESPN3
Central Michigan
L 51–68
6–14 (0–7)
Millett Hall (1,431)Oxford, OH
01/30/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois
W 72–59
7–14 (1–7)
Millett Hall (1,297)Oxford, OH
02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan
L 69–94
7–15 (1–8)
Convocation Center (779)Ypsilanti, MI
02/06/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green
W 55–51
8–15 (2–8)
Millett Hall (1,330)Oxford, OH
02/09/2016 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
at Western Michigan
W 45–44
9–15 (3–8)
University Arena (2,014)Kalamazoo, MI
02/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo
L 49–93
9–16 (3–9)
Savage Arena (5,029)Toledo, OH
02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State
L 56–73
9–17 (3–10)
Millett Hall (1,706)Oxford, OH
02/20/2016 2:00 pm
at Ohio
W 76–64
9–18 (3–11)
Convocation Center (9,018)Athens, OH
02/23/2016 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
Akron
W 77–64
10–18 (4–11)
Millett Hall (1,371)Oxford, OH
02/27/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3
Kent State
W 74–65
11–18 (5–11)
Millett Hall (1,330)Oxford, OH
03/01/2016 7:00 pm
at Buffalo
W 67–59
12–18 (6–11)
Alumni Arena (4,798)Amherst, NY
03/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio
L 65–67
12–19 (6–12)
Millett Hall (4,208)Oxford, OH
MAC tournament
03/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
(11)
at (6) Ball State First round
W 49–47
13–19
John E. Worthen Arena (2,245)Muncie, IN
03/10/2016 9:00 pm, ESPN3
(11)
vs. (3) Buffalo Quarterfinals
L 81–94
13–20
Quicken Loans Arena (2,311)Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References