2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's eighth and final season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 12–20, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas State.

2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	12–20 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach	Travis Ford (8th season)
Assistant coaches	James Dickey Butch Pierre Bill Grier
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kansas †	15	–	3		.833			33	–	5		.868
No. 8 West Virginia	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
No. 7 Oklahoma	12	–	6		.667			29	–	8		.784
Texas	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
No. 21 Baylor	10	–	8		.556			22	–	12		.647
No. 22 Iowa State	10	–	8		.556			23	–	12		.657
Texas Tech	9	–	9		.500			19	–	13		.594
Kansas State	5	–	13		.278			17	–	16		.515
Oklahoma State	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
TCU	2	–	16		.111			12	–	21		.364
† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

On March 18, Oklahoma State and Travis Ford mutually parted ways.^[2] He finished at OSU with an eight-year record of 155–111.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Oklahoma. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in second round to Oregon.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Le'Bryan Nash	2	G/F	6'7"	235	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
Anthony Hickey	12	G	5'11"	185	Senior	Hopkinsville, KY	Graduated
Marek Souček	14	F/C	7'0"	240	Senior	Brno, Czech Republic	Graduated
Christien Sager	15	G/F	6'4"	205	Senior	Wichita Falls, TX	Graduated
Michael Cobbins	20	F	6'8"	230	RS Senior	Amarillo, TX	Graduated
Alex Budke	24	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Stillwater, OK	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Igor Ibaka	14	F	6'9"	220	Sophomore	Republic of the Congo	Junior college transferred from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Chris Olivier	31	F	6'8"	245	RS Senior	Chicago, IL	Transferred from Eastern Illinois. Will be eligible to play immediately since Olivier graduated from Eastern Illinois.

Recruits

 

Jawun Evans at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jawun Evans PG	Dallas, TX	Justin F. Kimball High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 1, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Davon Dillard SF	Gary, IN	Our Savior New American School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 1, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tre Evans PG	Oklahoma City, OK	Putnam City West High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 21, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ford Stuen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Henderson County IMG Academy (Fla.) Henderson, KY G 1 Jawun Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Kimball Dallas, TX G 2 Tyree Griffin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So O. Perry Walker New Orleans, LA G/F 4 Joe Burton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Atascocita Houston, TX F 5 Tavarius Shine 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So MacArthur FUMA Irving, TX G 13 Phil Forte III 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Marcus Flower Mound, TX F 14 Igor Ibaka 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Jariat de Manresa Northeastern Oklahoma Republic of the Congo F 21 Codey McElroy (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Chattanooga (Texas/Cameron) Chattanooga, OK G 22 Jeff Newberry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Westlake NMJC Atlanta, GA G/F 23 Leyton Hammonds 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Richland North Richland Hills, TX G/F 24 Davon Dillard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Our Savior New American School Gary, IN G/F 30 Jeffrey Carroll 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Rowlett Rowlett, TX F 31 Chris Olivier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Quakerdale Prep Eastern Illinois Chicago, IL C 32 Anthony Allen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Bassick Lamar State Port Arthur Kingston, Jamaica C 41 Mitchell Solomon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Bixby Bixby, OK	Head coach Travis Ford (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Butch Pierre (Mississippi State) James Dickey (Central Arkansas) Bill Grier (Oregon) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 7:00 pm, FSOK+		East Central Oklahoma	W 94–66		Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,198) Stillwater, OK
Regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, FSOK+		Tennessee–Martin	W 91–57	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,972) Stillwater, OK
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, FSOK+		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 86–72	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,556) Stillwater, OK
11/19/2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Towson Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 69–52	3–0	TD Arena (1,760) Charleston, SC
11/20/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. George Mason Charleston Classic semifinals	L 68–71	3–1	TD Arena (1,220) Charleston, SC
11/22/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Long Beach State Charleston Classic 3rd place game	W 82–77	4–1	TD Arena (2,710) Charleston, SC
11/27/2015* 7:30 pm, FSOK+		Long Beach State Charleston Classic	W 79–73	5–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,192) Stillwater, OK
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, FSOK		Tulsa	L 56–66	5–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,422) Stillwater, OK
12/05/2015* 2:30 pm, FSOK		Missouri State	L 63–64	5–3	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,651) Stillwater, OK
12/12/2015* 7:30 pm, BTN		vs. Minnesota Sioux Falls Showcase	W 62–60	6–3	Sanford Pentagon (3,250) Sioux Falls, SD
12/15/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Longwood	W 73–55	7–3	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,323) Stillwater, OK
12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, FS1		vs. Florida Orange Bowl Classic	L 70–72	7–4	BB&T Center (9,483) Sunrise, FL
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, FSOK+		UMKC	W 61–43	8–4	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,150) Stillwater, OK
01/02/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNews		TCU	W 69–48	9–4 (1–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,191) Stillwater, OK
01/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Baylor	L 62–79	9–5 (1–1)	Ferrell Center (5,665) Waco, TX
01/09/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 17 West Virginia	L 60–77	9–6 (1–2)	WVU Coliseum (11,219) Morgantown, WV
01/13/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 2 Oklahoma Bedlam Series	L 72–74	9–7 (1–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,380) Stillwater, OK
01/16/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN2		at Texas	L 69–74	9–8 (1–4)	Frank Erwin Center (13,241) Austin, TX
01/19/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 3 Kansas	W 86–67	10–8 (2–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,383) Stillwater, OK
01/23/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at Kansas State	L 73–89	10–9 (2–5)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,298) Manhattan, KS
01/27/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 17 Baylor	L 65–69	10–10 (2–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,148) Stillwater, OK
01/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Auburn Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 74–63	11–10	Auburn Arena (8,867) Auburn, AL
02/03/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNews		at Texas Tech	L 61–63 ^OT	11–11 (2–7)	United Supermarkets Arena (10,032) Lubbock, TX
02/06/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 13 Iowa State	L 59–64	11–12 (2–8)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,561) Stillwater, OK
02/08/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at TCU	L 56–63	11–13 (2–9)	Schollmaier Arena (4,957) Fort Worth, TX
02/13/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNews		Kansas State	W 58–55 ^OT	12–13 (3–9)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,407) Stillwater, OK
02/15/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 2 Kansas	L 67–94	12–14 (3–10)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/20/2016 8:30 pm, ESPNU		Texas Tech	L 61–71	12–15 (3–11)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,679) Stillwater, OK
02/24/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 3 Oklahoma Bedlam Series	L 49–71	12–16 (3–12)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,470) Norman, OK
02/27/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 14 West Virginia	L 56–70	12–17 (3–13)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,539) Stillwater, OK
02/29/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 21 Iowa State	L 50–58	12–18 (3–14)	Hilton Coliseum (14,348) Ames, IA
03/04/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 23 Texas	L 50–62	12–19 (3–15)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,023) Stillwater, OK
Big 12 tournament
03/09/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU	(9)	vs. (8) Kansas State First round	L 71–75	12–20	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

CSN = Cowboy Sports Network. The Cowboy Sports Network is affiliated with Fox Sports Net. Games could air on Fox Sports Oklahoma, Fox Sports Oklahoma Plus, Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Southwest Plus, or Fox College Sports.

References

1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "Oklahoma State, basketball coach Travis Ford part ways". March 18, 2016.