2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Owls, led by second year head coach Michael Curry , played their home games at the FAU Arena , and were members of Conference USA . They finished the season 8–25, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They defeated UTSA in the first round of the C-USA tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Old Dominion .
Previous season
The Owls finished the 2014–15 season 9–20, 2–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament .
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting class of 2015
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jessie Hill PF
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Point Pleasant Beach High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
N/A
Nov 2, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Connor Shorten PF
Gladstone, NJ
Saint Benedict's Prep
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
Nov 3, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jeantal Cylla SF
Boynton Beach, FL
Lake Worth Christian High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Nov 20, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Nick Rutherford PG
Allen, TX
Allen High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Aug 8, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 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:
Recruiting class of 2016
College recruiting information (2016)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Devorious Brown SG
Madison, GA
Morgan County High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Oct 1, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 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 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
C
0
C. J. Turman
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
So
Morgan County
Madison, GA
G
1
Jeantal Cylla
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Lake Worth
Lake Worth, TX
G
2
Marquan Botley
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jr
Prestonwood Christian
Plano, TX
G
3
Adonis Filer
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Jr
Clemson
Chicago Heights, IL
F
5
Javier Lacunza
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Sagrado Corazon
Pamplona, Spain
G
10
Nick Rutherford
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Allen
Allen, TX
G
11
Frank Booker Jr. (I)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Oklahoma
Augusta, GA
G
12
Jackson Trapp
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Fishburne Military School
Orlando, FL
G
22
Solomon Poole
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Georgia Tech
Jacksonville, FL
F
24
Jesse Hill
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
Fr
Point Pleasant Beach
Waretown, NJ
F
30
Connor Shorten
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
St. Benedict's Prep
Gladstone, NJ
C
33
Ronald Delph
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS So
Auburn
Winter Haven, FL
F
50
Matthew Reed
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Shelton State CC
Cleveland, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2015 *7:00 pm
St. Thomas
W 75–58
FAU Arena (1,218)Boca Raton, Florida
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 13 Michigan State
L 55–82
0–1
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
November 17, 2015 *7:00 pm
Warner
L 72–75
0–2
FAU Arena (1,286)Boca Raton, Florida
November 20, 2015 *5:00 pm
vs. Northeastern Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
L 58–60
0–3
Millett Hall (1,255)Oxford, OH
November 21, 2015 *3:30 pm
at Miami (OH) Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 75–69
1–3
Millett Hall (1,196)Oxford, OH
November 22, 2015 *12:00 pm
vs. Lipscomb Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
L 65–79
1–4
Millett Hall (1,224)Oxford, OH
December 1, 2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Carolina
L 48–74
1–5
Williams Arena (3,763)Greenville, NC
December 10, 2015 *7:00 pm
Ave Maria
W 72–59
2–5
FAU Arena (962)Boca Raton, Florida
December 12, 2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UCF
L 61–75
2–6
CFE Arena (4,130)Orlando, FL
December 15, 2015 *7:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky
L 73–80
2–7
Alumni Coliseum (1,250)Richmond, KY
December 16, 2015 *7:00 pm
at Tennessee
L 62–81
2–8
Thompson–Boling Arena (12,309)Knoxville, TN
December 19, 2015 *5:00 pm, FSFL
vs. Florida State Orange Bowl Classic
L 59–64
2–9
BB&T Center (9,483)Sunrise, FL
December 22, 2015 *7:00 pm
at Hofstra
L 54–68
2–10
Mack Sports Complex (961)Hempstead, NY
December 29, 2015 *12:00 pm
Tennessee–Martin
L 48–57
2–11
FAU Arena (837)Boca Raton, Florida
Conference USA regular season
January 3, 2016 3:00 pm, FSN
at FIU
L 59–76
2–12 (0–1)
FIU Arena (1,007)Miami, Florida
January 7, 2016 7:00 pm
at Marshall
L 67–90
2–13 (0–2)
Cam Henderson Center (4,577)Huntington, WV
January 9, 2016 8:00 pm
at WKU
L 82–86 OT
2–14 (0–3)
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,607)Bowling Green, KY
January 14, 2016 7:00 pm, ASN
Southern Miss
W 58–51
3–14 (1–3)
FAU Arena (1,699)Boca Raton, Florida
January 16, 2016 7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech
W 63–61
4–14 (2–3)
FAU Arena (1,198)Boca Raton, Florida
January 21, 2016 9:00 pm
at UTEP
L 56–71
4–15 (2–4)
Don Haskins Center (6,054)El Paso, TX
January 23, 2016 3:00 pm
at UTSA
W 86–71
5–15 (3–4)
Convocation Center (1,128)San Antonio, TX
January 28, 2016 7:00 pm
Old Dominion
L 66–78
5–16 (3–5)
FAU Arena (1,517)Boca Raton, Florida
January 30, 2016 2:00 pm, ASN
Charlotte
W 82–77
6–16 (4–5)
FAU Arena (936)Boca Raton, Florida
February 4, 2016 7:30 pm
at Middle Tennessee
L 73–85
6–17 (4–6)
Murphy Center (5,411)Murfreesboro, TN
February 6, 2016 8:00 pm
at UAB
L 67–104
6–18 (4–7)
Bartow Arena (6,211)Birmingham, AL
February 11, 2016 7:00 pm
UTSA
W 79–73
7–18 (5–7)
FAU Arena (933)Boca Raton, Florida
February 13, 2016 6:00 pm, ASN
UTEP
L 82–89
7–19 (5–8)
FAU Arena (1,254)Boca Raton, Florida
February 18, 2016 8:00 pm
at Rice
L 85–90
7–20 (5–9)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,400)Houston, TX
February 20, 2016 8:00 pm
at North Texas
L 62–70
7–21 (5–10)
The Super Pit (1,466)Denton, TX
February 27, 2016 2:00 pm, ASN
FIU
L 63–71
7–22 (5–11)
FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
March 3, 2016 7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee
L 59–76
7–23 (5–12)
FAU Arena (1,040)Boca Raton, Florida
March 5, 2016 12:00 pm, ASN
UAB
L 70–73
7–24 (5–13)
FAU Arena (729)Boca Raton, Florida
Conference USA tournament
March 8, 2016 5:00 pm, ASN
(12)
vs. (13) UTSA First round
W 82–58
8–24
Bartow Arena (220)Birmingham, AL
March 9, 2016 3:30 pm, ASN
(12)
vs. (5) Old Dominion Second round
W 72–46
8–25
Legacy Arena (3,888)Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References
Venues People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics