2015–16 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record22–10 (12–6 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Temple144 .7782112  .636
No. 24 SMU*135 .722255  .833
Houston126 .6672210  .688
Cincinnati126 .6672211  .667
Tulsa126 .6672012  .625
UConn117 .6112511  .694
Memphis810 .4441915  .559
UCF612 .3331218  .400
East Carolina414 .2221220  .375
South Florida414 .222825  .242
Tulane315 .1671222  .353
* Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
American Athletic Conference tournament Champions
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by second year head coach Kelvin Sampson and were members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion. They finished the season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to Tulane. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Georgia Tech in the first round.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 13–19, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in tenth place in conference. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament where they lost to Tulsa.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Mikhail McLean1F6'6"210SeniorNassau, BahamasGraduated
Cavon Baker3G6'1"175JuniorQueens, NYTransferred to St. Peter's
J. C. Washington11F6'6"225FreshmanHouston, TXTransferred to Trinity Valley Community College
Adam Drexler20F6'5"205JuniorHouston, TXWalk-on; didn't return
Jherrod Stiggers21G6'4"215JuniorTerrell, TXPlay professionally overseas

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Xavier Dupree1F6'9"210JuniorHouston, TXJunior college transferred from Paris Junior College
Rob Gray2G6'2"190SophomoreForest City, NCJunior college transferred from Howard College
Damyean Dotson21G6'6"JuniorHouston, TXJunior college transferred from Houston Community College
Kyle Meyer33C6'10"222JuniorAlpharetta, GAJunior college transferred from Eastern Florida State College

Class of 2015 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Harris
C
Houston, TX Madison High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar 13, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Galen Robinson
PG
Houston, TX Westbury Christian School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Nov 20, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: NR
  • 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:

  • "Houston Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  • "2015 Houston Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 13, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Danrad Knowles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Nassau, Bahamas
F 1 Xavier Dupree 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Houston, TX
G 2 Rob Gray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Forest City, NC
G 3 Ronnie Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Indianapolis, IN
G 4 LeRon Barnes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Stonewall, LA
G 5 L. J. Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Houston, TX
G 12 Wes VanBeck (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Houston, TX
F 13 Bertrand Nkali 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Bertoua, Cameroon
G 21 Damyean Dotson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Houston, TX
G 23 Eric Weary Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr New Orleans, LA
F 24 Devonta Pollard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Porterville, MS
G 25 Galen Robinson Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Houston, TX
C 33 Kyle Meyer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Atlanta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Montana Tech W 96–65 
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Prairie View A&M W 110–59  1–0
Hofheinz Pavilion (1,223)
Houston, TX
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida A&M W 97–52  2–0
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,163)
Houston, TX
11/28/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 76–64  3–0
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,332)
Houston, TX
11/30/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 78–65  4–0
Hofheinz Pavilion (1,974)
Houston, TX
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Murray State W 93–78  5–0
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,089)
Houston, TX
12/08/2015*
6:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 57–67  5–1
Ryan Center (3,633)
Kingston, RI
12/13/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
LSU W 105–98 OT 6–1
Hofheinz Pavilion (7,918)
Houston, TX
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Carolina Central
Global Basketball Classic
W 73–65  7–1
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,342)
Houston, TX
12/19/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Illinois
Global Basketball Classic
W 81–65  8–1
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,428)
Houston, TX
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm
vs. Grand Canyon
Global Basketball Classic semifinals
L 69–78  8–2
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm
at Wyoming
Global Basketball Classic 3rd place game
W 94–89 OT 9–2
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
12/28/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Nicholls State W 76–49  10–2
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,403)
Houston, TX
AAC regular season
12/30/2015
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at South Florida W 73–67  11–2
(1–0)
USF Sun Dome (2,754)
Tampa, FL
01/02/2016
11:00 am, ESPNews
at Temple W 77–50  12–2
(2–0)
Liacouras Center (5,374)
Philadelphia, PA
01/05/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Tulane W 63–45  13–2
(3–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,235)
Houston, TX
01/13/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Cincinnati L 59–70  13–3
(3–1)
Fifth Third Arena (9,345)
Cincinnati, OH
01/17/2016
1:00 pm, CBSSN
UConn L 57–69  13–4
(3–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion (4,672)
Houston, TX
01/19/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 8 SMU L 73–77  13–5
(3–3)
Moody Coliseum (7,059)
Dallas, TX
01/23/2016
3:00 pm, CBSSN
South Florida L 62–71  13–6
(3–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,724)
Houston, TX
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Tulsa W 81–66  14–6
(4–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,185)
Houston, TX
01/30/2016
11:00 am, ESPNews
at East Carolina W 97–93 2OT 15–6
(5–4)
Williams Arena (5,212)
Greenville, NC
02/01/2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 12 SMU W 71–68  16–6
(6–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion (6,195)
Houston, TX
02/07/2016
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at Tulsa L 63–77  16–7
(6–5)
Reynolds Center (4,321)
Tulsa, OK
02/10/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Memphis W 98–90  17–7
(7–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion (4,060)
Houston, TX
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, ESPNews
UCF W 82–58  18–7
(8–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion (4,126)
Houston, TX
02/17/2016
8:30 pm, ESPNews
at Tulane W 82–69  19–7
(9–5)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,593)
New Orleans, LA
02/21/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNews
Temple L 66–69  19–8
(9–6)
Hofheinz Pavilion (4,466)
Houston, TX
02/24/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at UCF W 88–61  20–8
(10–6)
CFE Arena (4,664)
Orlando, FL
02/28/2016
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at UConn W 75–68  21–8
(11–6)
Gampel Pavilion (9,667)
Storrs, CT
03/03/2016
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Cincinnati W 69–56  22–8
(12–6)
Hofheinz Pavilion (4,171)
Houston, TX
American Athletic Conference tournament
03/11/2016
6:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) vs. (10) Tulane
Quarterfinals
L 69–72  22–9
Amway Center 
Orlando, FL
NIT
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(5) at (4) Georgia Tech
First round
L 62–81  22–10
Hank McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes.
Week
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APRVNot released
Coaches'RVRV

References

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