2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Eagles, led by third year head coach Mike Brennan , played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League . They finished the season 12–19, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. They defeated Boston University in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to advance the semifinals where they lost to Lehigh .
Previous season
The Eagles finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Lafayette.
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Darius Gardner
0
G
5'9"
165
RS Senior
Houston ,Texas
Graduated
Kyle Kager
1
F
6'8"
195
Senior
Flower Mound , Texas
Graduated
George Langberg
2
G
6'3"
185
Freshman
Short Hills , New Jersey
Transferred to New York
Justice Montgomery
3
G
5'11"
160
Senior
Orlando , Florida
Graduated
Kevin Panzer
13
F
6'9"
225
RS Senior
Mission Viejo , California
Graduated
John Schoof
22
G
6'5"
205
Senior
Fairfax , Virginia
Graduated
Langdon Neal
25
G
6'0"
165
Sophomore
Chicago , Illinois
Transferred to Trinity
Jonathan Davis
35
F
6'7"
220
RS Junior
Simi Valley , California
Graduate transferred to Cal State Los Angeles
Incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Delante Jones SF
Lynchburg, VA
Virginia Episcopal School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Aug 7, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 75
James Washington PG
Norwalk, CA
Price High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 67
Lonnie Rivera PG
Nanuet, NY
Don Bosco High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sep 28, 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:
Roster
2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G/F
2
Delante Jones
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Virginia Episcopal
Lynchburg, VA
G
3
James Washington
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Price
Norwalk, CA
G
4
Alex Paquin
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
So
Champlain College Saint-Lambert
Montreal, QE
F
5
Marko Vasic
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Aim High Prep
Belgrade, Serbia
F
12
Yilret Yiljep
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS So
Westtown
Kaduna, Nigeria
F
13
Leon Tolksdorf
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Jr
Leibniz-Berschule Berlin SecondaryConnecticut
Berlin, Germany
G
14
Jesse Reed
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
The Kiski School
Saltsburg, PA
F
15
Lonnie Rivera
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Don Bosco Prep
Spring Valley, NY
G/F
20
Charlie Jones (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Mount St. Joseph
Manchester, MD
G
21
Jalen Rhea
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
New Albany
New Albany, OH
G
25
Kevin Brown
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Montclair Kimberley Academy
West Orange, NJ
C
34
Gabe Brown
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Ward Melville
Berlin, Germany
C
35
Andrija Matić
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
German School of Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia
F/C
42
Paris Maragkos
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
243 lb (110 kg)
RS Jr
Blue Ridge George Washington
Marousi, Greece
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *8:00 pm
at Rhode Island
L 42–65
0–1
Ryan Center (5,089)Kingston, RI
11/17/2015 *7:30 pm
Hampton
L 48–61
0–2
Bender Arena (1,224)Washington, D.C.
11/21/2015 *7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA)
L 48–68[ 2]
0–3
DeGol Arena (1,072)Loretto, PA
11/25/2015 *7:00 pm
at VCU
L 44–72
0–4
Siegel Center (7,637)Richmond, VA
11/28/2015 *1:00 pm
at New Hampshire
W 68–50
1–4
Lundholm Gym (473)Durham, NH
12/01/2015 *7:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's
L 56–81
1–5
Knott Arena (1,504)Emmitsburg, MD
12/04/2015 *7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State
W 60–56
2–5
Beeghly Center (1,296)Youngstown, OH
12/06/2015 *2:00 pm
at Wagner
L 48–55
2–6
Spiro Sports Center (1,192)Staten Island, NY
12/17/2015 *7:30 pm
Stony Brook
L 68–86
2–7
Bender Arena (368)Washington, D.C.
12/20/2015 *1:30 pm, CSNMA
Maryland Eastern Shore
L 64–79
2–8
Bender Arena (826)Washington, D.C.
12/22/2015 *8:00 pm, SECN
at LSU
L 51–79
2–9
Maravich Center (9,902)Baron Rouge, LA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015 7:38 pm, Patriot League Network
at Loyola (MD)
L 67–75
2–10 (0–1)
Reitz Arena (787)Baltimore, MD
01/03/2016 2:00 pm, Patriot League Network
Colgate
L 37–56
2–11 (0–2)
Bender Arena (489)Washington, D.C.
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, Patriot League Network
at Bucknell
L 54–72
2–12 (0–3)
Sojka Pavilion (2584)Lewisburg, PA
01/09/2016 2:00 pm, CSNMA
Lehigh
L 50–65
2–13 (0–4)
Bender Arena (645)Washington, D.C.
01/13/2016 7:00 pm
Boston University
L 50–61
2–14 (0–5)
Bender Arena (1,029)Washington, D.C.
01/17/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Army
L 45–65
2–15 (0–6)
Christl Arena (912)West Point, NY
01/20/2016 7:00 pm, WBPH
at Lafayette
W 81–73
3–15 (1–6)
Kirby Sports Center (1,507)Easton, PA
01/27/2016 7:00 pm
at Navy
W 63–58
4–15 (2–6)
Alumni Hall (1,642)Annapolis, MD
01/30/2016 2:00 pm
at Colgate
W 54–49
5–15 (3–6)
Cotterell Court (784)Hamilton, NY
02/01/2016 7:30 pm
Holy Cross Postponed from 1/24/16
W 58–45
6–15 (4–6)
Bender Arena (457)Washington, D.C.
02/03/2016 7:30 pm
Bucknell
W 69–55
7–15 (5–6)
Bender Arena (759)Washington, D.C.
02/06/2016 2:00 pm
at Lehigh
L 49–72
7–16 (5–7)
Stabler Arena (1,380)Bethlehem, PA
02/10/2016 7:00 pm
at Boston University
L 51–71
7–17 (5–8)
Case Gym (503)Boston, MA
02/13/2016 4:00 pm, CSNMA
Army
L 59–65
7–18 (5–9)
Bender Arena (1,342)Washington, D.C.
02/17/2016 7:30 pm, CSNMA
Lafayette
W 60–59 OT
8–18 (6–9)
Bender Arena (675)Washington, D.C.
02/21/2016 12:00 pm
at Holy Cross
W 71–70 OT
9–18 (7–9)
Hart Center (1,909)Worcester, MA
02/24/2016 7:30 pm
Navy
W 72–65
10–18 (8–9)
Bender Arena (653)Washington, D.C.
02/27/2016 12:00 pm
Loyola (MD)
W 67–66
11–18 (9–9)
Bender Arena (796)Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
03/03/2015 7:00 pm
at Boston University Quarterfinals
W 69–64
12–18
Case Gym (731)Boston, MA
03/06/2015 2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Lehigh Semifinals
L 62–78
12–19
Stabler Arena (2,225)Bethlehem, PA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
See also
2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball team
References