Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2015 - 16 |
Team: | South Florida Bulls |
Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
Short Conf: | AAC |
Record: | 8–25 |
Conf Record: | 4–14 |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Asst Coach1: | Sergio Rouco Rod Strickland Oliver Antigua |
The 2015–16 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 45th basketball season for USF and the third as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls were coached by Orlando Antigua, who was in his second season. The Bulls played their home games at the USF Sun Dome on the university's Tampa, Florida campus. The Bulls finished the season with a record of 8–25, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place in conference. They beat East Carolina in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing to Temple in the quarterfinals.
The Bulls finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 9–23, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to UConn.[1]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
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Dre Clayton | 0 | F | 6'6" | 245 | RS Freshman | Transferred to NW Mississippi CC | ||
Corey Allen, Jr. | 4 | G | 6'1" | 152 | Senior | Graduated | ||
Anthony Collins | 11 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Graduated & transferred to Texas A&M | ||
Dino Mercurius | 30 | G | 6'4" | 165 | Freshman | Transferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
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Geno Thorpe | 2 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Transferred from Penn State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thorpe will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
Angel Nunez | 22 | F | 6'8" | 202 | Graduate Transfer | Transferred from Gonzaga. Under NCAA Transfer Rules, as a Graduate Transfer, Nunez is eligible to play for the 2015–16 season. | ||
Shawn Smith | G | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Junior college transferred from Lee College |
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