2015–16 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
	*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC Tournament and the 2016 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
	† 2016 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
2015–16 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2015–16 record	16–17 (5–13 ACC)
Head coach	Mark Gottfried (5th season)
Assistant coach	Orlando Early
Assistant coach	Bobby Lutz
Assistant coach	Rob Moxley
Home arena	PNC Arena

The 2015–16 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by fifth year head coach Mark Gottfried. The team played its home games at PNC Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 16–17, 5–13 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. They defeated Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Duke.

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the season 22–14, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they defeated LSU in the second round and Villanova in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to fellow ACC member Louisville.

Pre-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Trevor Lacey	1	G	6'4"	210	RS Junior	Huntsville, AL	Declared for 2015 NBA draft
Desmond Lee	5	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Norfolk, VA	Graduated
Patrick Wallace	20	G	6'1"	195	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	Walk-on; transferred to Charleston Southern
Ralston Turner	22	G	6'6"	205	RS Senior	Muscle Shoals, AL	Graduated
Staats Battle	30	G	6'6"	203	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Graduated
Kyle Washington	32	F/C	6'9"	230	Sophomore	Champlin, MN	Transferred to Cincinnati

Class of 2015 signees

In addition to freshman signees Shaun Kirk and Maverick Rowan, NC State also added University of Charlotte transfer Torin Dorn. Dorn, a sophomore guard who will redshirt the 2015–2016 season due to NCAA transfer rules, was the 2015 Conference USA Freshman of the Year.^[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shaun Kirk SF	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 27, 2015
Shaun Kirk SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Maverick Rowan SF	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Cardinal Gibbons HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 2, 2015
Maverick Rowan SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
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 NC State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Abdul-Malik Abu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Boston, Massachusetts
F	1	Lennard Freeman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
G	2	Torin Dorn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	Terry Henderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	4	Chris Brickhouse (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	12	Anthony Barber	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Newport News, Virginia
G	13	Chris Corchiani, Jr. (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Raleigh, North Carolina
G/F	14	Caleb Martin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Mocksville, North Carolina
G/F	15	Cody Martin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Mocksville, North Carolina
F	21	BeeJay Anya	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jr	Gaithersburg, Maryland
G/F	22	Shaun Kirk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Whiteville, North Carolina
G/F	24	Maverick Rowan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	25	Chase Cannon (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Morehead City, North Carolina

Head coach

Mark Gottfried (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 4, 2015

Season

Non-conference Play

NC State opened the season with a 85–68 loss at home to William & Mary. During the loss, guard Terry Henderson suffered torn ligaments in his right ankle and missed the entire season.^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 8, 2015* 2:00 PM		Cal State Los Angeles	W 71–54		21 – Barber	9 – Abu	6 – Barber	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 13, 2015* 8:00 PM, ESPN3		William & Mary	L 85–68	0–1	21 – Caleb Martin	6 – Tied	6 – Barber	PNC Arena (16,377) Raleigh, NC
Nov 15, 2015* 6:00 PM, ESPNU		South Alabama Legends Classic	W 88–70	1–1	19 – Caleb Martin	12 – Freeman	8 – Barber	PNC Arena (15,076) Raleigh, NC
Nov 18, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		IUPUI Legends Classic	W 79–56	2–1	19 – Barber	9 – Abu	4 – Cody Martin	PNC Arena (14,660) Raleigh, NC
Nov 23, 2015* 9:30 PM, ESPN3		vs. Arizona State Legends Classic semifinals	L 76–79	2–2	22 – Barber	6 – Tied	8 – Barber	Barclays Center (5,775) Brooklyn, NY
Nov 24, 2015* 5:30 PM, ESPNU		vs. No. 22 LSU Legends Classic 3rd place game	W 83–72	3–2	20 – Barber	12 – Abu	7 – Barber	Barclays Center (4,777) Brooklyn, NY
Nov 27, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Winthrop	W 87–79	4–2	37 – Barber	10 – Freeman	8 – Barber	PNC Arena (15,700) Raleigh, NC
Dec 1, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN2		Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 59–66	4–3	19 – Caleb Martin	7 – 3 Tied	4 – Barber	PNC Arena (17,645) Raleigh, NC
Dec 5, 2015* 12:00 PM, RSN (FS South)		Bucknell	W 99–86	5–3	27 – Rowan	13 – Freeman	4 – Tied	PNC Arena (16,378) Raleigh, NC
Dec 13, 2015* 4:00 PM, ESPNU		at South Florida	W 65–46	6–3	19 – Barber	14 – Abu	6 – Barber	USF Sun Dome (2,945) Tampa, FL
Dec 16, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		High Point	W 76–73	7–3	26 – Barber	9 – Abu	6 – Barber	PNC Arena (15,602) Raleigh, NC
Dec 19, 2015* 6:00 PM, SECN		at Missouri	W 73–59	8–3	33 – Barber	11 – Abu	4 – Barber	Mizzou Arena (8,087) Columbia, MO
Dec 22, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		UNC Greensboro	W 58–52	9–3	27 – Barber	11 – Abu	2 – 3 Tied	PNC Arena (15,716) Raleigh, NC
Dec 29, 2015* 7:00 PM, RSN		Northeastern	W 72–66	10–3	29 – Barber	12 – Abu	3 – Tied	PNC Arena (17,074) Raleigh, NC
ACC Regular season
Jan 2, 2016 2:30 PM, ACCN		at Virginia Tech	L 68–73	10–4 (0–1)	21 – Barber	12 – Anya	2 – 3 Tied	Cassell Coliseum (4,971) Blacksburg, VA
Jan 7, 2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2		No. 16 Louisville	L 72–77	10–5 (0–2)	20 – Barber	12 – Abu	4 – Barber	PNC Arena (17,762) Raleigh, NC
Jan 10, 2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU		at Wake Forest Tobacco Road Rivalry	L 74–77	10–6 (0–3)	26 – Barber	11 – Caleb Martin	7 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (11,865) Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 13, 2016 9:00 PM, ACCN		Florida State	L 78–85	10–7 (0–4)	22 – Rowan	13 – Abu	6 – Abu	PNC Arena (16,846) Raleigh, NC
Jan 16, 2016 12:00 PM, ESPN		at No. 5 North Carolina Carolina–State Game	L 55–67	10–8 (0–5)	12 – Abu	14 – Abu	3 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 19, 2016 8:00 PM, ACCN		at No. 21 Pittsburgh	W 78–61	11–8 (1–5)	31 – Barber	14 – Freeman	8 – Barber	Peterson Events Center (9,849) Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 23, 2016 2:00 PM, CBS		No. 20 Duke Tobacco Road Rivalry	L 78–88	11–9 (1–6)	19 – Barber	7 – Freeman	6 – Freeman	PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC
Jan 27, 2016 8:00 PM, ACCN		Georgia Tech	L 83–90	11–10 (1–7)	36 – Barber	11 – Abu	5 – Barber	PNC Arena (15,945) Raleigh, NC
Jan 30, 2016 3:00 PM, ACCN		No. 15 Miami (FL)	W 85–69	12–10 (2–7)	30 – Barber	7 – 4 Tied	4 – Tied	PNC Arena (18,103) Raleigh, NC
Feb 1, 2016 9:00 PM, ESPNU		at Florida State	L 73–77	12–11 (2–8)	31 – Barber	6 – Caleb Martin	4 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,375) Tallahassee, FL
Feb 6, 2016 2:00 PM, ESPN		at Duke Tobacco Road Rivalry	L 80–88	12–12 (2–9)	26 – Barber	17 – Abu	6 – Barber	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Feb 13, 2016 12:00 PM, RSN (FS South)		Wake Forest Tobacco Road Rivalry	W 99–88	13–12 (3–9)	38 – Barber	7 – Caleb Martin	3 – Barber	PNC Arena (17,074) Raleigh, NC
Feb 15, 2016 7:00 PM, ESPN		at No. 7 Virginia	L 53–73	13–13 (3–10)	14 – Barber	6 – Cody Martin	2 – Barber	John Paul Jones Arena (14,016) Charlottesville, VA
Feb 20, 2016 3:00 PM, ACCN		Clemson	W 77–74	14–13 (4–10)	20 – Rowan	16 – Abu	5 – Barber	PNC Arena (17,536) Raleigh, NC
Feb 24, 2016 8:00 PM, ACCN		No. 7 North Carolina Carolina–State Game	L 68–80	14-14 (4–11)	32 – Barber	6 – 4 Tied	3 – Barber	PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC
Feb 27, 2016 2:00 PM, ACCN		at Syracuse	L 66–75	14–15 (4–12)	18 – Martin	12 – Abu	4 – Freeman	Carrier Dome (27,141) Syracuse, NY
Mar 2, 2016 9:00 PM, RSN		Boston College	W 73–72	15–15 (5–12)	24 – Barber	8 – Anya	6 – Barber	PNC Arena (15,152) Raleigh, NC
Mar 5, 2016 12:00 PM, CBS		at Notre Dame	L 75–89	15–16 (5–13)	29 – Barber	12 – Abu	4 – Cody Martin	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,715) South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
March 8, 2016 12:00 PM	(12)	vs. (13) Wake Forest First round	W 75–72	16–16	24 – Rowan	9 – Tied	6 – Barber	Verizon Center (7,302) Washington, D.C.
March 9, 2016 2:00 PM	(12)	vs. (5) No. 19 Duke Second round	L 89–92	16–17	29 – Barber	9 – Abu	7 – Barber	Verizon Center (18,561) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Torin Dorn, Conference USA Freshman of the Year, transfers to NC State Wolfpack". Retrieved 2015-08-07.
↑ "NC State guard injures ankle, out 6-8 weeks". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.

^[1]

↑ "2015-2016 Schedule". Go Pack. Archived from the original on 2011-01-21.

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[1] "Torin Dorn, Conference USA Freshman of the Year, transfers to NC State Wolfpack". Retrieved 2015-08-07.

[2] "NC State guard injures ankle, out 6-8 weeks". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.

[3] "2015-2016 Schedule". Go Pack. Archived from the original on 2011-01-21.

NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Venues	Thompson Gym (1925–1949) Reynolds Coliseum (1949–1999) PNC Arena (1999–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina Wake Forest
Culture & lore	History Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road 2018 corruption scandal
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 North Carolina †	14	–	4	.778	33	–	7	.825
#4 Virginia	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
#10 Miami (FL)	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
#16 Louisville*	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
Notre Dame	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
#19 Duke	11	–	7	.611	25	–	11	.694
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Clemson	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Pittsburgh	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	23	–	14	.622
Georgia Tech	8	–	10	.444	21	–	15	.583
Florida State	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
NC State	5	–	13	.278	16	–	17	.485
Wake Forest	2	–	16	.111	11	–	20	.355
Boston College	0	–	18	.000	7	–	25	.219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC Tournament and the 2016 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll