2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by sixth year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 8–10 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Evansville.

2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	15–17 (8–10 MVC)
Head coach	Greg Lansing (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Lou Gudino Marcus Belcher Terry Parker
Home arena	Hulman Center

2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wichita State	16	–	2		.889			26	–	9		.743
Evansville	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
Illinois State	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Southern Illinois	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
Northern Iowa †	11	–	7		.611			23	–	13		.639
Indiana State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Missouri State	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Loyola Chicago	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Bradley	3	–	15		.167			5	–	27		.156
Drake	2	–	16		.111			7	–	24		.226
† 2016 MVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Sycamores finished the season 15–16, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jake Kitchell	0	F/C	6'10"	233	Senior	Union Mills, IN	Graduated
Alex Etherington	2	G/F	6'5"	210	Sophomore	Cicero, IN	Transferred to Indianapolis
Justin Gant	5	F	6'9"	240	Senior	Terre Haute, IN	Graduated
Tre' Bennett	15	G	5'10"	183	Junior	Houston, TX	Transferred to Angelo State

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Everett Clemons	0	G	6'0"	185	Junior	Springfield, IL	Junior college transfer from Vincennes University.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bronson Kessinger SF	Corydon, IN	Corydon Central High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 8, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Emondre Rickman PF	Collinsville, IL	Collinsville High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 13, 2014
	Recruiting 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Everett Clemons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Vincennes Lanphier HS Springfield, IL G/F 1 Kristian Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Pike HS Indianapolis, IN G 4 Brenton Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS So Northrop HS Fort Wayne, IN F 5 Bronson Kessinger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Corydon Central HS Corydon, IN G 10 Kalen Alexander (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Jr Terre Haute North Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN G 11 Devonte Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Ellison HS Killeen, TX F 12 Niels Bunschoten 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Howard College Bussum, Netherlands G 20 Grant Prusator 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Highland CC Rochelle Township HS Rochelle, IL G 22 Brandon Burnett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Cienega HS Tucson, AZ G/F 24 Nick Amor (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr LaVille HS Lakeville, IN F 30 Matt Van Scyoc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr The Citadel Green Lake HS Green Lake, WI G 32 Laquarious Paige 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Stark HS West Orange, TX F/C 34 Brandon Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 290 lb (132 kg) So Carver HS Montgomery, AL F/C 41 Emondre Rickman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Collinsville HS Collinsville, IL C 42 T. J. Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Jr Charleston HS Charleston, IL	Head coach Greg Lansing (South Dakota) Assistant coach(es) Lou Gudino (Indiana) Marcus Belcher (Southern Illinois) Terry Parker (Louisiana Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 2:00 pm	DePauw	W 91–71		Hulman Center (3,431) Terre Haute, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	IUPUI	L 70–72	0–1	Hulman Center (4,131) Terre Haute, IN
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Wyoming MW–MWC Challenge	W 70–55	1–1	Hulman Center (3,601) Terre Haute, IN
11/20/2015* 8:30 pm	vs. Norfolk State Paradise Jam quarterfinals	W 70-61	2–1	Sports and Fitness Center  St. Thomas, VI
11/22/2015* 6:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Tulsa Paradise Jam semifinals	L 59–67	2–2	Sports and Fitness Center  St. Thomas, VI
11/23/2015* 6:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Hofstra Paradise Jam 3rd place game	W 67–66	3–2	Sports and Fitness Center (2,002) St. Thomas, VI
12/01/2015* 8:00 pm	at Eastern Illinois	L 62–68	3–3	Lantz Arena (1,183) Charleston, IL
12/05/2015* 12:00 pm, FS1	at Butler	L 71–85	3–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,142) Indianapolis, IN
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Valparaiso	L 63–69	3–5	Hulman Center (3,621) Terre Haute, IN
12/13/2015* 1:00 pm, FCS	at WKU	L 62–75	3–6	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,810) Bowling Green, KY
12/16/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Illinois–Springfield	W 75–60	4–6	Hulman Center (3,110) Terre Haute, IN
12/19/2015* 8:00 pm, FSMW	at Saint Louis	W 76–68	5–6	Chaifetz Arena (7,244) St. Louis, MO
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Ball State	W 73–61	6–6	Hulman Center (3,256) Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Evansville	L 62–70	6–7 (0–1)	Ford Center (7,801) Evansville, IN
01/02/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Loyola–Chicago	W 73–58	7–7 (1–1)	Hulman Center (3,375) Terre Haute, IN
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Drake	W 79–69	8–7 (2–1)	Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
01/09/2016 2:00 pm, MVC TV/FSIND	Illinois State	W 77–65	9–7 (3–1)	Hulman Center (3,801) Terre Haute, IN
01/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Northern Iowa	W 74–60	10–7 (4–1)	Hulman Center (3,544) Terre Haute, IN
01/17/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Wichita State	L 62–82	10–8 (4–2)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
01/20/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois	L 66–79	10–9 (4–3)	SIU Arena (5,036) Carbondale, IL
01/24/2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU	Evansville	W 82–65	11–9 (5–3)	Hulman Center (4,630) Terre Haute, IN
01/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Missouri State	W 68–59	12–9 (6–3)	Hulman Center (3,501) Terre Haute, IN
01/30/2016 4:00 pm, MVC TV/FSIND	at Loyola–Chicago	L 96–104 2OT	12–10 (6–4)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena  Chicago, IL
02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Drake	W 63–56	13–10 (7–4)	Hulman Center (3,409) Terre Haute, IN
02/06/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Bradley	L 58–63	13–11 (7–5)	Carver Arena (6,028) Peoria, IL
02/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Southern Illinois	L 78–85	13–12 (7–6)	Hulman Center (3,221) Terre Haute, IN
02/13/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at Missouri State	L 85–89 OT	13–13 (7–7)	JQH Arena (4,400) Springfield, MO
02/17/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Illinois State	L 50–78	13–14 (7–8)	Redbird Arena (4,456) Normal, IL
02/21/2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU	Wichita State	L 51–84	13–15 (7–9)	Hulman Center (10,200) Terre Haute, IN
02/24/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Northern Iowa	L 44-66	13-16 (7-10)	McLeod Center (5,911) Cedar Falls, IA
02/27/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3	Bradley	W 77–58	14–16 (8–10)	Hulman Center (3,700) Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley tournament
03/04/2016 8:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Illinois State Quarterfinals	W 65–57	15–16	Scottrade Center (8,468) St. Louis, MO
03/05/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Evansville Semifinals	L 42–68	15–17	Scottrade Center (14,299) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.