2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by first year head coach Steve Donahue, played their home games at The Palestra and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 11–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.

2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
2015–16 record11–17 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coachSteve Donahue (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Palestra
2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-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
x – Ivy League champions
† – NCAA Tournament participant

Previous season

The Quakers finished the season 9–19, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Camyrn Crocker15G6'3"170SeniorCypress, CAGraduated
Greg Louis23F6'7"215SeniorWest Palm, Beach, FLGraduated
Patrick Lucas-Perry30G5'11"165SeniorGrand Blanc, MIGraduated
Preston Troutt32G5'11"165SophomoreDallas, TXLeft the team due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Matt MacDonaldG6'5"200JuniorBuffalo, NYTransferred from Fairleigh Dickinson. Under NCAA transfer rules, MacDonald will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jake Silpe
#67 PG		 Cherry Hill, NJ Cherry Hill High School East 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 30, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Jackson Donahue
#99 SG		 Pawcatuck, CT Northfield-Mt. Hermon School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A May 15, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Jule Brown
#108 SF		 Ardmore, PA Lower Marion High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A May 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 60
Collin McManus
#74 C		 Bedford, NH Northfield-Mt. Hermon School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) May 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Morris Esformes
PG		 Miami Beach, FL Hebrew Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Mar 3, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tyler Hamilton
SG		 Norcross, GA Cheshire Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 15, 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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-10-02.

    Recruiting class of 2016

    Recruiting class of 2017

    Roster
    2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Max Rothschild 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrNew Hampton Chicago, IL
    G 1 Jake Silpe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCherry Hill East Cherry Hill, NJ
    G 2 Antonio Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoSummit Country Day Cincinnati, OH
    G 3 Darnell Foreman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoPitman Camden, NJ
    G 4 Jamal Lewis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrSidwell Friends Springdale, MD
    G 5 Jackson Donahue 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrNorthfield Mount Hermon Pawcatuck, CT
    C 10 Darien Nelson-Henry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)265 lb (120 kg) SrLake Washington Kirkland, WA
    F 13 Dylan Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrThe Village School Houston, TX
    F 14 Sam Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrGilbert Christian Gilbert, AZ
    G 21 Matt Poplawski 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrLakeside School Bellevue, WA
    F 22 Mike Auger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoNew Hampton Hopkinton, NH
    G 23 Shawn Simmons 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoNorfolk Academy Virginia Beach, VA
    G 24 Matt Howard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrA.C. Flora Columbia, SC
    G 25 Tyler Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrCheshire Academy Atlanta, GA
    F 40 Dan Dwyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoFenwick River Forest, IL
    C 44 Collin McManus 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrNorthfield Mount Hermon Bedford, NH
    G Matt MacDonald (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCanisius
    Fairleigh Dickinson    		 Eggertsville, NY
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule
    Date
    time, TV    		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    11/13/2015*
    5:30 PM    		 Robert Morris W 76–75[1]  1–0
    		 The Palestra (2,587)
    Philadelphia, PA
    11/15/2015
    4:00 PM    		 Central Connecticut W 77–61[2]  2–0
    		 The Palestra (1,246)
    Philadelphia, PA
    11/17/2015*
    7:00 PM    		 at Delaware State W 60-54[3]  3–0
    		 Memorial Hall (1,058)
    Dover, DE
    11/21/2015*
    3:00 PM, P12N    		 at Washington L 67–104  3–1
    		 Alaska Airlines Arena (6,495)
    Seattle, WA
    11/25/2015*
    7:00 PM    		 La Salle W 80–64  4–1
    		 The Palestra (3,122)
    Philadelphia, PA
    11/29/2015*
    2:00 PM    		 at Lafayette L 86–92  4–2
    		 Kirby Sports Center (1,573)
    Easton, PA
    12/02/2015*
    7:00 PM    		 Navy L 59–65  4–3
    		 The Palestra (1,377)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/05/2015*
    6:00 PM    		 at George Mason L 44–63  4–4
    		 EagleBank Arena (3,838)
    Fairfax, VA
    12/09/2015*
    7:00 PM    		 Temple L 73–77  4–5
    		 The Palestra (4,378)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/19/2015*
    2:30 PM    		 Ursinus W 73–66  5–5
    		 The Palestra (1,407)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/22/2015*
    7:00 PM    		 at Drexel
    Battle of 33rd Street    		 L 52–53 OT 5–6
    		 Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,334)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/28/2015*
    7:00 PM, FS1    		 at No. 16 Villanova L 57–77  5–7
    		 The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    01/02/2016*
    1:00 PM    		 Binghamton W 80–45  6–7
    		 The Palestra (2,104)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/09/2016
    4:30 PM, FS1    		 Princeton
    Rivalry    		 L 71–73  6–8
    (0–1)    		 The Palestra (5,029)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/20/2016*
    9:00 PM    		 Saint Joseph's L 60–75  6–9
    		 The Palestra (8,030)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/29/2016
    7:00 PM    		 at Yale L 58–81  6–10
    (0–2)    		 John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,666)
    New Haven, CT
    01/30/2016
    8:00 PM, ASN    		 at Brown L 83–89  6–11
    (0–3)    		 Pizzitola Sports Center (2,165)
    Providence, RI
    02/05/2016
    6:00 PM, ASN    		 Dartmouth W 71–64  7–11
    (1–3)    		 The Palestra (2,889)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/06/2016
    7:00 PM    		 Harvard W 67–57  8–11
    (2–3)    		 The Palestra (4,018)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/12/2016
    7:00 PM    		 at Columbia L 53–63  8–12
    (2–4)    		 Levien Gymnasium (2,505)
    New York City, NY
    02/13/2016
    6:00 PM    		 at Cornell W 92–84  9–12
    (3–4)    		 Newman Arena (1,237)
    Ithaca, NY
    02/19/2016
    7:00 PM    		 Brown W 79–74  10–12
    (4–4)    		 The Palestra (3,335)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/20/2016
    7:00 PM    		 Yale L 58–79  10–13
    (4–5)    		 The Palestra (3,246)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/26/2016
    7:00 PM    		 Cornell W 79–67  11–13
    (5–5)    		 The Palestra (2,058)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/27/2016
    7:00 PM    		 Columbia L 65–93  11–14
    (5–6)    		 The Palestra (3,378)
    Philadelphia, PA
    03/04/2016
    7:00 PM    		 at Dartmouth L 64–72  11–15
    (5–7)    		 Leede Arena (922)
    Hanover, NH
    03/05/2016
    7:00 PM    		 at Harvard L 56–74  11–16
    (5–8)    		 Lavietes Pavilion (2,195)
    Cambridge, MA
    03/08/2016
    8:00 PM    		 at Princeton
    Rivalry    		 L 71–72  11–17
    (5–9)    		 Jadwin Gymnasium 
    Princeton, NJ
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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    References
    1. "Penn holds on to beat Robert Morris 76-75". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
    2. "Men's Basketball Runs Past CCSU, 77-61". Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
    3. "Men's Basketball Holds On to Beat Del State, 60-54". Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
    4. 2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball schedule
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