The 2015–16
Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented
Houston Baptist University
Houston Christian University (HCU), formerly Houston Baptist University (HBU), is a private Baptist university in Houston, Texas. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Its Cultural Arts Center houses three museums: the ...
in the
2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first early-season tournaments to begin were the Puerto Rico Tip-Off and the Charleston Classic. The season ended with the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tour ...
. This season was head coach
Ron Cottrell
Ron Cottrell (born October 11, 1960) is an American basketball coach. He is most known for being the head men's basketball coach at Houston Christian University in Houston, Houston, Texas from 1990 to 2024. After beginning his career as a studen ...
's twenty-fifth season at HBU. The Huskies played their home games at the
Sharp Gymnasium
The Frank and Lucille Sharp Gymnasium is a 1,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Houston, Texas. It was built in 1963 and is home to the Houston Christian University Huskies basketball and volleyball teams.
Sharp Gymnasium served as the temporary ho ...
. They were members of the
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference (SLC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in ...
. They finished the season 17–17, 10–8 in
Southland play to finish in fifth place. They defeated
Southeastern Louisiana to advance to the semifinals of the
Southland tournament where they lost to
Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the
College Basketball Invitational
The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI sel ...
where they lost in the first round to
UNC Greensboro.
Media
All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast online live by the Legacy Sports Network (LSN). LSN will also provide online video for every non-televised Huskies home game. However HBU games can air on ESPN3 as part of the Southland Conference TV packages.
Preseason
The Huskies finished ninth in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Director's Poll.
Roster
Schedule and results
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CBI
See also
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2015–16 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team
References
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