The 2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.
2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball | |
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NIT, First round | |
Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 22–7 (12–2 Ivy) |
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Home arena | Jadwin Gymnasium |
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x-Yale † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x – Ivy League champions † – NCAA Tournament participant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Tigers finished the season 16–14, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in third place.
Awards and accomplishments
editSpencer Weisz earned second-team All-Ivy League recognition in 2016.[1][2] As a junior, he served as a tri-captain (along with Mike Washington, Jr. and Steven Cook) of the 2015–16 team, led the Ivy League in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.8), and was 2nd in the league in assists-per-game (3.9), 4th in assists (113), 6th in 3-point field goals (63), and 8th in defensive rebounds (129).[3]
Departures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Clay Wilson | 3 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Senior | Tulsa, OK | Graduated |
Denton Koon | 4 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Junior | Liberty, MO | Graduate transferred to Hofstra |
Ben Hazel | 12 | G/F | 6'5" | 191 | Senior | Bowie, MD | Graduated |
Daniel Edwards | 32 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
Bobby Garbade | 40 | C | 6'11" | 234 | Senior | Binghamton, NY | Graduated |
Recruiting
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Myles Stephens #92 SF |
Middletown, DE | Saint Andrew's School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 21, 2014 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65 | ||||||
Noah Bramlage PF |
Ottawa, OH | Ottawa-Glandorf High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 13, 2014 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Devin Cannady PG |
Mishawaka, IN | Marian High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 20, 2014 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2016
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Jose Morales PG |
Fort Lauderdale, FL | Cardinal Gibbons High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 22, 2014 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Rider | W 64–56 | 1–0 |
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
11/21/2015* 9:00 pm |
Saint Peter's | W 75–72 | 2–0 |
Dillon Gymnasium (1,306) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
11/25/2015* 7:00 pm |
Lafayette | W 104–52 | 3–0 |
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,578) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
11/30/2015* 7:00 pm |
Fairleigh Dickinson | W 91–61 | 4–0 |
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,232) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm |
at Stony Brook | L 77–91 | 4–1 |
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,187) Stony Brook, NY | |||||||
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Saint Joseph's | L 50–62 | 4–2 |
Hagan Arena (3,451) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
12/12/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Lipscomb | W 78–64 | 5–2 |
Allen Arena (1,445) Nashville, TN | |||||||
12/17/2015* 7:00 pm |
Liberty | W 77–72 | 6–2 |
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,360) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, BTN |
vs. No. 6 Maryland Baltimore Showcase |
L 61–82 | 6–3 |
Royal Farms Arena (11,076) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm |
Bucknell | W 89–77 | 7–3 |
Jadwin Gymnasium (2.049) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm |
at No. 13 Miami (FL) | L 64–76 | 7–4 |
BankUnited Center (6,927) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
01/03/2016* 5:00 pm |
at Hampton | W 89–59 | 8–4 |
Hampton Convocation Center (2,115) Hampton, VA | |||||||
01/05/2016* 7:00 pm |
at Norfolk State | W 83–74 | 9–4 |
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,011) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
01/09/2016 4:30 pm, FS1 |
at Penn Rivalry |
W 73–71 OT | 10–4 (1–0) |
The Palestra (5,029) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
01/24/2016* 2:00 pm |
Bryn Athyn | W 100–44 | 11–4 |
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,072) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
01/29/2016 6:00 pm, ASN |
at Brown | W 83–59 | 12–4 (2–0) |
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,948) Providence, RI | |||||||
01/30/2016 7:00 pm |
at Yale | L 75–79 | 12–5 (2–1) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,187) New Haven, CT | |||||||
02/05/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
Harvard | W 83–62 | 13–5 (3–1) |
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,549) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
02/06/2016 6:00 pm |
Dartmouth | W 83–70 | 14–5 (4–1) |
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,553) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
02/12/2016 6:00 pm, ASN |
at Cornell | W 85–56 | 15–5 (5–1) |
Newman Arena (1,344) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
02/13/2016 7:00 pm |
at Columbia | W 88–83 OT | 16–5 (6–1) |
Levien Gymnasium (2,633) New York City, NY | |||||||
02/19/2016 7:00 pm |
Yale | W 75–63 | 17–5 (7–1) |
Jadwin Gymnasium (4,211) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
02/20/2016 6:00 pm |
Brown | W 77–66 | 18–5 (8–1) |
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,772) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
02/26/2016 6:00 pm, ASN |
Columbia | W 88–83 | 19–5 (9–1) |
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,121) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
02/27/2016 6:00 pm |
Cornell | W 74–60 | 20–5 (10–1) |
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,992) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
03/04/2016 7:00 pm |
at Harvard | L 71–73 | 20–6 (10–2) |
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA | |||||||
03/05/2016 7:00 pm |
at Dartmouth | W 84–65 | 21–6 (11–2) |
Leede Arena (930) Hanover, NH | |||||||
03/08/2016 8:00 pm |
Penn Rivalry |
W 72–71 | 22–6 (12–2) |
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ | |||||||
National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
03/16/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
(6) | at (3) Virginia Tech First round – St. Bonaventure Bracket |
L 81–86 OT | 22–7 |
Cassell Coliseum (8,241) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Men's Basketball All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced". IvyLeagueSports.com. March 11, 2015. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "Men's Basketball All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced". IvyLeagueSports.com. March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Results". Princeton University. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ 2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball schedule