2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights were member of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 47th season of basketball, were led by sixth year head coach Donnie Jones and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season with a record of 12–18, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in seventh place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Tulane. After the season, Donnie Jones was fired as UCF's head coach.^[1]

2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	12–18 (6–12 AAC)
Head coach	Donnie Jones (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Shawn Finney Darren Tillis Christian Webster
Home arena	CFE Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Temple	14	–	4		.778			21	–	12		.636
No. 24 SMU*	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 from AP poll

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 12–18, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in ninth place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to East Carolina.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Isiah Thomas	2	G	5'11"	160	Freshman	Wesley Chapel, FL	Walk-on; didn't return
Brandon Goodwin	11	G	6'0"	180	Sophomore	Norcross, GA	Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Dylan Karell	15	C	6'11"	240	Junior	North Miami Beach, FL	Transferred to Florida Southern
Myles Davis	20	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Winter Haven, FL	Graduated
Marshall Holmes	25	G	6'3"	175	Freshman	Tampa, FL	Transferred
Kasey Wilson	32	F	6'7"	235	Senior	North Port, FL	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tanksley Efianayi	13	G	6'6"	210	Junior	Orlando, FL	Junior college transferred from Daytona State College

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tacko Fall C	Dakar, Sengal	Liberty Christian Prep	7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Oct 28, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (81)
Chance McSpadden SG	Winter Haven, FL	Winter Haven High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 1, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (78)
Chad Brown C	Deltona, FL	Deltona High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 26, 2013
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (77)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved August 1, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 00 Brendan Boyle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Rahway, NJ G 1 B. J. Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Orlando, FL G/F 3 A. J. Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Buford, GA G 4 Daiquan Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA G 5 Djordjije Mumin (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Podgorica, Montenegro G 10 Adonys Henriquez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Orlando, FL G 12 Matt Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Orlando, FL G/F 13 Tanksley Efianayi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Orlando, FL G/F 21 Brian Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Deltona, FL G 22 Chance McSpadden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Parris, FL C 24 Tacko Fall 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Fr Dakar, Sengal F 33 Shaheed Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Warren, OH C 34 Justin McBride 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 325 lb (147 kg) Jr Starke, FL F 52 Staphon Blair 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Fort Lauderdale, FL	Head coach Donnie Jones (Pikeville) Assistant coach(es) Shawn Finney (Fairmont) Darren Tillis (Paul Quinn) Christian Webster (Harvard) 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
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 7:30 pm		at Davidson	L 85–90	0–1	John M. Belk Arena (4,676) Davidson, NC
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UC Irvine	L 60–61 OT	0–2	CFE Arena (5,629) Orlando, FL
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UNC Greensboro	W 65–54	1–2	CFE Arena (3,607) Orlando, FL
11/28/2015* 1:30 pm		at Miami (OH)	L 63–64	1–3	Millett Hall (1,254) Oxford, OH
12/02/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stetson	W 94–85	2–3	Edmunds Center (2,150) DeLand, FL
12/05/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UIC	W 88–58	3–3	CFE Arena (4,208) Orlando, FL
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Massachusetts	W 67–63	4–3	CFE Arena (4,395) Orlando, FL
12/12/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Florida Atlantic	W 75–61	5–3	CFE Arena (4,130) Orlando, FL
12/19/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Detroit	L 89–95	5–4	Calihan Hall (2,055) Detroit, MI
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Bethune-Cookman	W 101–96	6–4	CFE Arena (3,734) Orlando, FL
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		George Washington	L 50–67	6–5	CFE Arena (3,889) Orlando, FL
American Regular Season
01/02/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at East Carolina	W 71–68	7–5 (1–0)	Williams Arena (4,605) Greenville, NC
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews		South Florida	W 75–64	8–5 (2–0)	CFE Arena (3,603) Orlando, FL
01/10/2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 15 SMU	L 73–88	8–6 (2–1)	Moody Coliseum (6,952) Dallas, TX
01/16/2016 4:30 pm, ESPNews		East Carolina	W 89–69	9–6 (3–1)	CFE Arena (5,411) Orlando, FL
01/20/2016 6:15 pm, ESPNews		at South Florida	W 64–54	10–6 (4–1)	USF Sun Dome (3,491) Tampa, FL
01/24/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulsa	L 60–75	10–7 (4–2)	Reynolds Center (4,270) Tulsa, OK
01/26/2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Memphis	L 86–97	10–8 (4–3)	CFE Arena (4,577) Orlando, FL
01/31/2016 4:00 pm, CBSSN		UConn	L 41–67	10–9 (4–4)	CFE Arena (6,414) Orlando, FL
02/04/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNews		at Tulane	W 70–62	11–9 (5–4)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,174) New Orleans, LA
02/06/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Temple	L 60–62	11–10 (5–5)	CFE Arena (3,674) Orlando, FL
02/09/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews		Cincinnati	L 51–69	11–11 (5–6)	CFE Arena (4,143) Orlando, FL
02/13/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNews		at Houston	L 58–82	11–12 (5–7)	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,126) Houston, TX
02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Memphis	L 56–73	11–13 (5–8)	FedEx Forum (12,492) Memphis, TN
02/21/2016 2:00 pm, CBSSN		Tulsa	L 67–75	11–14 (5–9)	CFE Arena (6,437) Orlando, FL
02/24/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Houston	L 61–88	11–15 (5–10)	CFE Arena (4,664) Orlando, FL
02/27/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNews		at Temple	L 61–63	11–16 (5–11)	Liacouras Center (7,569) Philadelphia, PA
03/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews		Tulane	W 73–65	12–16 (6–11)	CFE Arena (3,720) Orlando, FL
03/06/2016 2:00 pm, ESPNU		at UConn	L 46–67	12–17 (6–12)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
2016 American Athletic Conference tournament
03/10/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews		vs. Tulane First Round	L 63-65	12–18	Amway Center  Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.