2015–16 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Byron Rimm II , played their home games at the William Nicks Building and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference . They finished the season 7–24, 7–11 in SWAC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to Jackson State .
On January 27, 2016, following a 1–16 start to the season, head coach Byron Rimm II resigned.[ 1] Assistant coach Byron Smith was named interim coach.[ 1] On March 14, Prairie View A&M removed the interim coach tag and named Byron Smith head coach.[ 2]
Roster
Number
Name
Position
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
0
Jacoby Green
Guard
6–4
175
Senior
Houston, Texas
1
Jayrn Johnson
Guard
6–3
180
Junior
Dallas, Texas
2
Avery Lomax
Guard
5–9
160
Senior
Desoto, Texas
3
Jordan Giddings
Guard
6–0
180
R-Junior
Dallas, Texas
4
Dominique Shaw
Guard
6–4
220
Junior
Lufkin, Texas
5
Tevin Bellinger
Guard
6–0
180
Junior
Hutto, Texas
10
Lavonne Davis
Forward
6–8
215
Freshman
Cleveland, Ohio
12
Malik Amos
Guard
6–2
170
Freshman
Katy, Texas
13
Xavion Turnage
Guard
6–2
170
Freshman
Dallas, Texas
14
Zachary Hamilton
Forward
6–4
200
Sophomore
Houston, Texas
15
Noah Wilson
Forward
6–6
230
R-Sophomore
Laredo, Texas
21
Tyler Miller
Forward
6–6
220
Freshman
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
22
Charleston Dobbs
Forward
6–8
210
Senior
Dumas, Arkansas
23
Admassu Williams
Forward
6–8
240
Junior
Santa Monica, California
24
Jordan Lumpkins
Forward
6–4
215
Junior
New Orleans, Louisiana
25
Ja'Donta Blakely
Guard
6–2
180
Junior
Lake Charles, Louisiana
30
Karim York
Forward
6–9
225
Senior
Austin, Texas
31
Austin Allen
Forward
6–6
180
Freshman
Desoto, Texas
33
Travis Barnes
Forward
6–8
220
Junior
Wilson, North Carolina
Recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Xavion Turnage PG
Dallas, TX
Kimball School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Nov 9, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 54
Malik Amos SG
Katy, TX
Cinco Rancho High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Nov 11, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Lavonne Davis PF
Phoenix, AZ
Hillcrest Academy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Apr 20, 2015
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:
Schedule
[ 3]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/13/15 *8:00 pm, WTVR 6.3
at VCU 2K Sports Classic
L 50–75
0–1
Siegel Center (7,637)Richmond, VA
11/18/15 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Houston 2K Sports Classic
L 69–110
0–2
Hofheinz Pavilion (1,223)Houston, TX
11/20/15 *6:00 pm
at Bryant 2K Sports Classic
L 58–71
0–3
Chace Athletic Center (545)Smithfield, RI
11/21/15 *3:00 pm
vs. Radford 2K Sports Classic
L 56–64
0–4
Chace Athletic Center (114)Smithfield, RI
11/25/15 *7:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin
L 67–85
0–5
Kohl Center (17,287)Madison, WI
11/28/15 *9:00 pm
at UNLV
L 62–80
0–6
Thomas & Mack Center (10,858)Las Vegas, NV
12/02/15 *8:30 pm, FSSW+
at No. 25 Baylor
L 41–80
0–7
Ferrell Center (4,572)Waco, TX
12/11/15 *7:00 pm, FSSW+
at TCU
L 55–73
0–8
Schollmaier Arena (4,658)Fort Worth, TX
12/14/15 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulane
L 49–63
0–9
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,999)New Orleans, LA
12/16/15 *7:00 pm
Texas State
L 44–62
0–10
William J. Nicks Building (268)Prairie View, TX
12/22/15 *7:00 pm, BTN+
at Nebraska
L 50–81
0–11
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,754)Lincoln, NE
12/28/15 *6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech
L 58–77
0–12
Thomas Assembly Center (2,528)Ruston, LA
01/02/16 7:30 pm
Alcorn State
L 70–73
0–13 (0–1)
William J. Nicks Building (322)Prairie View, TX
01/04/16 7:30 pm
Southern
W 71–65
1–13 (1–1)
William J. Nicks Building (331)Prairie View, TX
01/09/16 7:30 pm
at Texas Southern
L 38–64
1–14 (1–2)
H&PE Arena (5,287)Houston, TX
01/16/16 5:00 pm
at Grambling State
L 63–66
1–15 (1–3)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (743)Grambling, LA
01/18/16 7:30 pm
at Jackson State
L 57–60
1–16 (1–4)
Williams Assembly Center (1,523)Jackson, MS
01/23/16 5:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 44–45
1–17 (1–5)
William J. Nicks Building (718)Prairie View, TX
01/25/16 7:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State
L 73–76
1–18 (1–6)
William J. Nicks Building (958)Prairie View, TX
01/30/16 6:00 pm
at Alabama A&M
L 69–83
1–19 (1–7)
Elmore Gymnasium (574)Huntsville, AL
02/01/16 7:30 pm
at Alabama State
L 77–83
1–20 (1–8)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,546)Montgomery, AL
02/06/16 7:00 pm
Texas Southern
W 59–55
2–20 (2–8)
William J. Nicks Building (3,527)Prairie View, TX
02/13/16 5:00 pm
Grambling State
W 60–56
3–20 (3–8)
William J. Nicks Building (313)Prairie View, TX
02/15/16 7:30 pm
Jackson State
L 66–80
3–21 (3–9)
William J. Nicks Building (687)Prairie View, TX
02/20/16 7:30 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 57–55
4–21 (4–9)
K. L. Johnson Complex (798)Pine Bluff, AR
02/22/16 7:30 pm
at Mississippi Valley State
W 63–61
5–21 (5–9)
Leflore County Civic Center (549)Greenwood, MS
02/27/16 5:00 pm
Alabama State
L 68–73
5–22 (5–10)
William J. Nicks Building (439)Prairie View, TX
02/29/16 7:30 pm
Alabama A&M
W 85–65
6–22 (6–10)
William J. Nicks Building (683)Prairie View, TX
03/03/16 7:30 pm
at Alcorn State
L 64–81
6–23 (6–11)
Davey Whitney Complex (1,295)Lorman, MS
03/05/16 5:00 pm
at Southern
W 79–71
7–23 (7–11)
F. G. Clark Center (2,933)Baton Rouge, LA
SWAC tournament
03/10/16 2:30 pm
(6)
vs. (3) Jackson State Quarterfinals
L 51–69
7–24
Toyota Center (1,217)Houston, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
Venues People Seasons NAIA national championship in bold