2015–16 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

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2015–16 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record7–23 (2–16 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Rafferty
  • Chris Cheeks
  • Phil Martelli, Jr.
Home arenaBob Carpenter Center
Seasons
2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 4   .778 24 10   .706
UNC Wilmington 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Towson 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
James Madison 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
William & Mary 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Northeastern 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
College of Charleston 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
Elon 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Drexel 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
Delaware 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
2016 CAA tournament winner

The 2015–16 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by ninth year head coach Monté Ross, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–23, 2–16 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to the College of Charleston.

On March 18, head coach Monté Ross was fired.[1] He finished at Delaware with a ten-year record of 132–184.

Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the season 10–20, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Northeastern.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kyle Anderson 13 G 6'3" 200 Senior Newark, Illinois Graduated
Tom Allshouse 54 F 6'6" 235 Senior Middletown, Delaware Graduated

Recruiting

Delaware did not have any incoming players in the 2015 recruiting class.

Roster

2015–16 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Kory Holden (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Salisbury, Maryland
F 2 Barnett Harris (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Monroeville, Pennsylvania
G 3 Anthony Mosley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Wilmington, Delaware
G 4 Darian Bryant (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Bowie, Maryland
F 5 Eric Carter Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Jackson, New Jersey
G 10 Curtis McRoy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Annapolis, Maryland
F 11 Devonne Pinkard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Lancaster, Pennsylvania
G 12 Chivarsky Corbett Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tampa, Florida
G 14 Tyler Burns (I,W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Wilmington, Delaware
F 15 Maurice Jeffers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Washington, D.C.
F 21 Marvin King-Davis (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Richmond, Virginia
G 22 Cazmon Hayes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
F 23 Skye Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Lynchburg, Virginia
G 24 Sean Locke (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Newark, Delaware
G 25 Curtis Lochner (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

[2]

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
8:00 pm
at Delaware State W 62–56  1–0
Memorial Hall (1,584)
Dover, Delaware
November 20, 2015*
7:00 pm
at Iona L 77–92[4]  1–1
Hynes Athletic Center (2,200)
New Rochelle, New York
November 24, 2015*
7:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 73–72  2–1
Bob Carpenter Center (1,584)
Newark, Delaware
November 29, 2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Temple L 50–69  2–2
Liacouras Center (4,706)
Philadelphia
December 1, 2015*
7:00 pm
Bradley W 70–47  3–2
Bob Carpenter Center (1,361)
Newark, Delaware
December 3, 2015*
7:00 pm
South Florida W 67–58  4–2
Bob Carpenter Center (1,817)
Newark, Delaware
December 6, 2015*
2:00 pm
at Columbia L 69–82  4–3
Levien Gymnasium (989)
New York City
December 12, 2015*
7:00 pm
at Marist W 70–69  5–3
McCann Field House (1,477)
Poughkeepsie, New York
December 19, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Boston College L 61–69  5–4
Conte Forum (1,670)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
December 22, 2015*
7:00 pm, FS1
at No. 17 Villanova L 48–78  5–5
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
December 29, 2015*
7:00 pm
at Buffalo L 79–99  5–6
Alumni Arena (3,212)
Amherst, New York
CAA regular season
December 31, 2015
1:00 pm
at Hofstra L 80–90  5–7
(0–1)
Mack Sports Complex (1,293)
Hempstead, New York
January 2, 2016
12:00 pm, CSN
James Madison L 63–73  5–8
(0–2)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,886)
Newark, Delaware
January 7, 2016
7:00 pm
at Northeastern L 56–88  5–9
(0–3)
Matthews Arena (1,687)
Boston
January 9, 2016
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington L 67–85  5–10
(0–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,381)
Newark, Delaware
January 14, 2016
7:00 pm
Towson L 77–79  5–11
(0–5)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,727)
Newark, Delaware
January 16, 2016
2:00 pm
Northeastern L 60–69  5–12
(0–6)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,763)
Newark, Delaware
January 21, 2016
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 70–79  5–13
(0–7)
Trask Coliseum (4,037)
Wilmington, North Carolina
January 23, 2016
4:00 pm
at College of Charleston L 58–59  5–14
(0–8)
TD Arena (2,913)
Charleston, South Carolina
January 28, 2016
7:00 pm
William & Mary L 79–94  5–15
(0–9)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,311)
Newark, Delaware
January 30, 2016
2:00 pm, CSN
at Towson L 97–101 OT 5–16
(0–10)
SECU Arena (3,115)
Towson, Maryland
February 4, 2016
7:00 pm
at Elon L 56–83  5–17
(0–11)
Alumni Gym (1,336)
Elon, North Carolina
February 6, 2016
2:30 pm, NBCSN
at William & Mary L 64–90  5–18
(0–12)
Kaplan Arena (6,028)
Williamsburg, Virginia
February 11, 2016
7:00 pm
Drexel W 69–60  6–18
(1–12)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,946)
Newark, Delaware
February 13, 2016
5:00 pm, NBCSN
Hofstra L 66–77  6–19
(1–13)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,622)
Newark, Delaware
February 18, 2016
7:00 pm
College of Charleston W 62–59  7–19
(2–13)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,831)
Newark, Delaware
February 20, 2016
4:00 pm, CSN
at James Madison L 50–75  7–20
(2–14)
JMU Convocation Center (5,522)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
February 25, 2016
6:00 pm, CSN
at Drexel L 64–74  7–21
(2–15)
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia
February 27, 2016
2:00 pm
Elon L 59–77  7–22
(2–16)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,457)
Newark, Delaware
CAA tournament
March 4, 2016
8:30 pm
vs. College of Charleston
First round
L 64–67  7–23
Royal Farms Arena (2,170)
Baltimore
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Delaware fires men's basketball coach Monte Ross". USA Today.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball".
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball - 2015-16 Schedule". Archived from the original on October 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "Iona takes down Delaware 92-77 for first win of the season". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.