2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferenceIvy League
Record22–7 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaJadwin Gymnasium
Seasons
2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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

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.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 16–14, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in third place.

Awards and accomplishments

Spencer 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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
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

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2016

College recruiting information (2016)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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:3/5 stars   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 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Aaron Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Virginia Episcopal School Falls Church, VA
G 3 Devin Cannady 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Marian Mishawaka, IN
G 5 Amir Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So East Brunswick East Brunswick, NJ
F 10 Spencer Weisz (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Seton Hall Prep Florham Park, NJ
G 11 Elias Berbari 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Harborfields Greenlawn, NY
G 12 Myles Stephens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Andrew's Lawrenceville, NJ
G 13 Mike Washington, Jr. (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Oak Harbor Oak Harbor, WA
G 14 Khyan Rayner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Jesuit Portland, OR
F 20 Jackson Forbes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So John Paul II Plano, TX
F 21 Henry Caruso 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Junípero Serra San Mateo, CA
F 23 Mike LeBlanc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So New Hampton Dover, DE
F 25 Steven Cook (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wauwatosa West Winnetka, IL
F 30 Hans Brase Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Hill School Clover, SC
F 31 Pete Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Northfield Mount Hermon Winchester, MA
F 35 Alec Brennan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Milton Academy Weston, MA
F 44 Noah Bramlage 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Ottawa-Glandorf Glandorf, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Results". Princeton University. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  4. ^ 2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball schedule