2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They were led by first-year head coach Steve McClain , hired in the offseason to replace Howard Moore . The Flames played their home games at the UIC Pavilion and were members of the Horizon League . They finished the season 5–25, 3–15 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Wright State .
Previous season
The Flames finished towards the bottom of the Horizon League standings with a record of 4–12 (10–24). Following a semifinal exit in the conference tournament, head coach Howard Moore was let go. He was replaced by Indiana assistant and former Wyoming head coach Steve McClain .[ 1]
Roster
2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
Dominique Matthews
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Chicago, IL
G
1
Paris Burns
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Sr
Chicago, IL
G
2
Gabe Snider
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Chicago, IL
F
3
Hassan Thomas
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Dallas, TX
G/F
4
Lance Whitaker
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS So
Bartlett, IL
G
5
Michael Kolawole
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Rowlett, TX
F
10
Dikembe Dixson
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Freeport, IL
G
11
Josh Joiner
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Chicago, IL
F/C
15
Julian Torres
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
Fr
Bolingbrook, IL
F/C
21
Tai Odiase
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Glenwood, IL
G
22
Drew Hackett
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Munster, IN
G/F
23
Najeal Young
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Milwaukee, WI
F
32
Hans-Christian Lauer
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Klein-Winternheim , Germany
G
34
Markese McGuire
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Elkhart, IN
F
40
Jake Wiegand
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Sr
Herndon, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2015–11–06
Schedule
[ 2]
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 7 *3:00 pm, ESPN3
Lake Forest
W 73–60
17 – Matthews
11 – Odiase
2 – Five Tied
UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
San Francisco
L 75–78
0–1
13 – Dixson
9 – Wiegand
3 – Three Tied
UIC Pavilion (4,033)Chicago, IL
Nov 17 *7:00 pm
at Western Illinois
L 57–84
0–2
16 – Odiase
8 – Odiase
2 – Burns
Western Hall (1,106)Macomb, IL
Nov 24 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Roosevelt
W 96–58
1–2
23 – Odiase
15 – Dixson
5 – McGuire, Whitaker
UIC Pavilion (2,939)Chicago, IL
Nov 28 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake
L 62-83
1-3
13 – Dixson
6 – Dixson
1 – Five Tied
Knapp Center (2.593)Des Moines, IA
Dec 2 *7:00 pm, CSN+
DePaul
L 55–82
1–4
17 – Matthews
6 – Young
4 – Burns
UIC Pavilion (4,417)Chicago, IL
Dec 5 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Florida
L 58–88
1–5
22 – Dixson
8 – Dixson
3 – Hackett
CFE Arena (4,208)Orlando, FL
Dec 12 *1:00 pm, BTN
vs. Illinois
L 79–83
1–6
20 – Dixson
10 – Dixson
6 – Burns
United Center (5,151)Chicago, IL
Dec 16 *8:00 pm, CSN
Illinois State
L 60–72
1–7
20 – Matthews
10 – Dixson
4 – Three Tied
UIC Pavilion (4,499)Chicago, IL
Dec 19 *3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola Chicago
L 47–64
1–8
11 – Snider
6 – Dixson
3 – Whitaker
Gentile Arena (1,562)Chicago, IL
Dec 22 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Purdue-Calumet
W 91–74
2–8
18 – Snider
9 – Dixson
7 – Burns
UIC Pavilion (1,814)Chicago, IL
Dec 29 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois
L 65–70
2–9
28 – Dixson
6 – Whitaker
7 – Whitaker
UIC Pavilion (2,349)Chicago, IL
Horizon League regular season
Jan 2 1:00 pm, CSN
at Valparaiso
L 47–75
2–10 (0–1)
8 – Whitaker
6 – Young
3 – Dixson, Whitaker
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,773)Valparaiso, IN
Jan 8 8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Detroit
L 69–87
2–11 (0–2)
22 – Dixson
7 – Dixson, Young
2 – Whitaker
Calihan Hall (1,857)Detroit, MI
Jan 10 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland
L 61–86
2–12 (0–3)
28 – Dixson
8 – Young
4 – Whitaker
Athletics Center O'rena (2,473)Rochester, MI
Jan 14 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Green Bay
L 76–78
2–13 (0–4)
19 – Dixson
9 – Odiase
9 – Whitaker
UIC Pavilion (2,552)Chicago, IL
Jan 16 3:00 pm, CSN+
Milwaukee
L 62–87
2–14 (0–5)
19 – Burns
7 – Dixson
3 – Whitaker
UIC Pavilion (2,989)Chicago, IL
Jan 18 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State
L 53–70
2–15 (0–6)
15 – Dixson
11 – Odiase
2 – Dixson & Burns
Wolstein Center (1,129)Cleveland, OH
Jan 22 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky
L 69–82 OT
2–16 (0–7)
24 – Dixson
10 – Dixson, Young
1 – Three Tied
The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,755)Highland Heights, KY
Jan 24 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State
L 66–80
2–17 (0–8)
29 – Dixson
9 – Dixson
2 – Three Tied
Nutter Center (4,437)Dayton, OH
Jan 28 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State
L 78–82
2–18 (0–9)
32 – Dixson
16 – Young
5 – Kolawole
UIC Pavilion (2,178)Chicago, IL
Jan 30 3:00 pm, CSN+
Cleveland State
W 72–70 OT
3–18 (1–9)
24 – Dixson
15 – Young
6 – Whitaker
UIC Pavilion (2,980)Chicago, IL
Feb 6 3:00 pm, CSN
Valparaiso
L 55–73
3–19 (1–10)
18 – Dixson
7 – Dixson
5 – Whitaker
UIC Pavilion (4,445)Chicago, IL
Feb 11 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State
W 64–59
4–19 (2–10)
26 – Dixson
12 – Dixson
5 – Whitaker
UIC Pavilion (2,633)Chicago, IL
Feb 13 3:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky
W 79–77
5–19 (3–10)
21 – Dixson
10 – Young
4 – Young
UIC Pavilion (2,666)Chicago, IL
Feb 16 6:05 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State
L 91–92 2OT
5–20 (3–11)
40 – Dixson
17 – Dixson
8 – Whitaker
Beeghly Center (1,162)Youngstown, OH
Feb 19 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit
L 72–83
5–21 (3–12)
26 – Dixson
10 – Odiase
5 – Kolawole
UIC Pavilion (4,110)Chicago, IL
Feb 21 4:00 pm, CSN
Oakland
L 63–74
5–22 (3–13)
24 – Dixon
10 – Young
10 – Felder
UIC Pavilion (2,888)Chicago, IL
Feb 26 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay
L 69–85
5–23 (3–14)
22 – Dixson
12 – Odiase
2 – Three Tied
Resch Center (4,033)Green Bay, WI
Feb 28 2:00 pm, CSN
at Milwaukee
L 85–98
5–24 (3–15)
29 – Dixson
8 – Young
5 – Dixson
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,828)Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League tournament
Mar 5 4:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Wright State First round
L 43–74
5–25
18 – Dixson
11 – Dixson
1 – Five Tied
Joe Louis Arena (5,247)Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
Venues
Men's Gymnasium (1947–1965)
UIC Physical Education Building (1965–1982)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1982–present)
Culture & lore People Seasons