2015–16 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Falcons, led by first year head coach Michael Huger , played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 16–18, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They defeated Kent State and Central Michigan to advance to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron .
Previous season
The Falcons finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the second round of the MAC tournament where they lost to Eastern Michigan.[ 1] They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Saint Francis (PA) in the first round before losing in the second round to Canisius.
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting class of 2015
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Antwon Lillard SF
Cleveland, OH
Central Catholic High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jalone Friday PF
Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma City Storm Homeschool
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Aug 31, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Malik Hluchoweckyj PG
Bellevue, NE
Bellevue West High School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Oct 6, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Demajeo Wiggins PF
Toledo, OH
Springfield High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
224 lb (102 kg)
Apr 21, 2015
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 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
C
0
Josh Gomez
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
226 lb (103 kg)
RS Sr
Rice HS Iona
Bronx, NY
F
1
Demajeo Wiggins
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Springfield HS
Toledo, OH
G
2
Malik Hluchoweckyj
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Bellevue West HS
Bellevue, NE
F
3
Spencer Parker
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
West Bloomfield HS
West Bloomfield, MI
G
4
Zack Denny
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
Jr
Valley View HS
Germantown, OH
G
5
JD Tisdale
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Swartz Creek HS
Flint, MI
F
10
David Joseph
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
Sr
Westlake PrepHoward JC
Queens, NY
G
14
Wes Alcegaire
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame Daytona State College
Miami, FL
G
15
Brandon Busuttil
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
St. John's-Kilmarnock
Kitchener, ON
G
20
Ismail Ail
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
San Leandro HS Antelope Valley College
South Hayward, CA
G
24
Matt Fox (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Anthony Wayne HS
Maumee, OH
F
32
Rasheed Worrell
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Fr
Sipsey Valley HS
Coker, AL
F
33
Garrett Mayleben
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
RS So
Milford HS
Milford, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Source: [1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
Notre Dame College
W 74–65
–
Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans
W 79–61
1–0
Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
11/18/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cincinnati Bill Frack Challenge
L 50–83
1–1
Stroh Center (3,411)Bowling Green, OH
11/21/2015 *4:00 pm
vs. North Dakota FGCU Classic
L 59–77
1–2
Alico Arena (3,562)Fort Myers, FL
11/22/2015 *4:00 pm
vs. Youngstown State FGCU Classic
W 79–72
2–2
Alico Arena (3,412)Fort Myers, FL
11/23/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Classic
W 82–77
3–2
Alico Arena (3,854)Fort Myers, FL
11/29/2015 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Urbana FGCU Classic
W 96–55
4–2
Stroh Center (1,450)Bowling Green, OH
12/02/2015 *8:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC
W 72–64
5–2
Stroh Center (2,019)Bowling Green, OH
12/05/2015 *4:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake
W 75-63
6-2
Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
12/08/2015 *8:00 pm
at Southeast Missouri State
W 79-52
7-2
Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
12/12/2015 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit
W 95-80
7-3
Calihan Hall (1,609)Detroit, MI
12/20/2015 *4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State
L 47–83
7–4
Nutter Center (3,772)Dayton, OH
12/23/2015 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State
W 62–47
8–4
Wolstein Center (1,725)Cleveland, OH
01/02/2016 *4:00 pm, ESPN3
Oakland City
W 87–56
9–4
Stroh Center (1,916)Bowling Green, OH
MAC regular season
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN /ESPN3
Miami (OH)
W 73–62
10–4 (1–0)
Stroh Center (1,611)Bowling Green, OH
01/09/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Michigan
L 67–79
10–5 (1–1)
Stroh Center (2,432 )Bowling Green, OH
01/12/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC /ESPN3
at Ohio
W 91–75
11–5 (2–1)
Convocation Center (7,083 )Athens, OH
01/16/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan
W 84-79
12–5 (3–1)
Convocation Center (1,280 )Ypsilanti, MI
01/19/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
Toledo
L 74–81
12–6 (3–2)
Stroh Center (3,304)Bowling Green, OH
01/23/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State
L 59–62
12–7 (3–3)
Stroh Center (3,100)Bowling Green, OH
01/26/2016 7:00 pm
at Western Michigan
W 79–78
13–7 (4–3)
University Arena (2,245)Kalamazoo, MI
01/30/2016 4:30 pm
at Central Michigan
L 65–77
13–8 (4–4)
McGuirk Arena (3,758)Mount Pleasant, MI
02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State
L 64–72
13–9 (4–5)
Stroh Center (2,593)Bowling Green, OH
02/06/2016 3:30 pm
at Miami (OH)
L 51–55
13–10 (4–6)
Millett Hall (1,330)Oxford, OH
02/09/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Akron
L 68–83
13–11 (4–7)
Stroh Center (1,554)Bowling Green, OH
02/13/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan
L 68–74
13–12 (4–8)
Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
02/16/2016 8:00 pm
at Northern Illinois
L 60–71
13–13 (4–9)
Convocation Center (1,148)DeKalb, IL
02/20/2016 3:30 pm
at Buffalo
L 74–88
13–14 (4–10)
Alumni Arena (3,397)Amherst, NY
02/23/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio
W 87–82
14–14 (5–10)
Stroh Center (2,332)Bowling Green, OH
02/25/2016 7:00 pm
at Akron
L 54–89
14–15 (5–11)
James A. Rhodes Arena (4,284)Akron, OH
03/01/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3
at Kent State
L 54–70
14–16 (5–12)
MAC Center (3,531)Kent, OH
03/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo
L 83–87
14–17 (5–13)
Stroh Center (2,189)Bowling Green, OH
MAC tournament
03/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
(12)
at (5) Kent State First round
W 70–69
15–17
MAC Center (2,660)Kent, OH
03/10/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3
(12)
vs. (4) Central Michigan Quarterfinals
W 62–59
16–17
Quicken Loans Arena (2,217)Cleveland, OH
03/11/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3
(12)
vs. (1) Akron Semifinals
L 66–80
16–18
Quicken Loans Arena (6,427)Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References