2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
NIT, First round
Conference Ivy League
2015–16 record 22–7 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach Mitch Henderson (5th season)
Assistant coach Brian Earl
Assistant coach Brett MacConnell
Assistant coach Donovan Williams
Captain Mike Washington Jr.
Captain Spencer Weisz
Captain Steven Cook
Home arena Jadwin Gymnasium
2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Yale †13–1 .929  23–7  .767
Princeton12–2 .857  22–7  .759
Columbia10–4 .714  25–10  .714
Harvard6–8 .429  14–16  .467
Penn5–9 .357  11–17  .393
Dartmouth4–10 .286  10–18  .357
Cornell3–11 .214  10–18  .357
Brown3–11 .214  8–20  .286
† – 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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Clay Wilson3G6'3"170SeniorTulsa, OKGraduated
Denton Koon4F6'8"210RS JuniorLiberty, MOGraduate transferred to Hofstra
Ben Hazel12G/F6'5"191SeniorBowie, MDGraduated
Daniel Edwards32F6'8"225SeniorDallas, TXGraduated
Bobby Garbade40C6'11"234SeniorBinghamton, NYGraduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 2015-10-06.

    Recruiting class of 2016

    Roster

    2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Aaron Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoVirginia Episcopal School Falls Church, VA
    G 3 Devin Cannady 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMarian Mishawaka, IN
    G 5 Amir Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoEast Brunswick East Brunswick, NJ
    F 10 Spencer Weisz (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrSeton Hall Prep Florham Park, NJ
    G 11 Elias Berbari 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrHarborfields Greenlawn, NY
    G 12 Myles Stephens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrSt. Andrew's Lawrenceville, NJ
    G 13 Mike Washington, Jr. (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrOak Harbor Oak Harbor, WA
    G 14 Khyan Rayner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrJesuit Portland, OR
    F 20 Jackson Forbes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoJohn Paul II Plano, TX
    F 21 Henry Caruso 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoJunípero Serra San Mateo, CA
    F 23 Mike LeBlanc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoNew Hampton Dover, DE
    F 25 Steven Cook (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrWauwatosa West Winnetka, IL
    F 30 Hans Brase  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)231 lb (105 kg) SrHill School Clover, SC
    F 31 Pete Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrNorthfield Mount Hermon Winchester, MA
    F 35 Alec Brennan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoMilton Academy Weston, MA
    F 44 Noah Bramlage 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrOttawa-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 2017-03-15. 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. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
    4. ↑ 2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball schedule
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