2015–16 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

2015–16 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record 7–23 (2–16 CAA)
Head coach Monté Ross (10th year)
Assistant coach Jeff Rafferty
Assistant coach Chris Cheeks
Assistant coach Phil Martelli, Jr.
Home arena Bob Carpenter Center
2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 4   .778     24 10   .706
UNC Wilmington 14 4   .778     25 8   .758
Towson 11 7   .611     20 13   .606
James Madison 11 7   .611     21 11   .656
William & Mary 11 7   .611     20 11   .645
Northeastern 9 9   .500     18 15   .545
College of Charleston 8 10   .444     17 14   .548
Elon 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
Drexel 3 15   .167     6 25   .194
Delaware 2 16   .111     7 23   .233
2016 CAA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by ninth year head coach Monté Ross, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–23, 2–16 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to the College of Charleston.

On March 18, head coach Monté Ross was fired.[1] He finished at Delaware with a ten-year record of 132–184.

Previous Season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the season 10–20, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to Northeastern.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kyle Anderson 13 G 6'3" 200 Senior Newark, Illinois Graduated
Tom Allshouse 54 F 6'6" 235 Senior Middletown, Delaware Graduated

Recruiting

Delaware did not have any incoming players in the 2015 recruiting class.

Roster

2015–16 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 Holden, KoryKory Holden (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Salisbury, Maryland
F 2 Harris, BarnettBarnett Harris (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Monroeville, Pennsylvania
G 3 Mosley, AnthonyAnthony Mosley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Wilmington, Delaware
G 4 Bryant, DarianDarian Bryant (I) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Bowie, Maryland
F 5 Carter, EricEric Carter  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Jackson, New Jersey
G 10 McRoy, CurtisCurtis McRoy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Annapolis, Maryland
F 11 Pinkard, DevonneDevonne Pinkard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Lancaster, Pennsylvania
G 12 Corbett, ChivarskyChivarsky Corbett  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tampa, Florida
G 14 Burns, TylerTyler Burns (I,W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Wilmington, Delaware
F 15 Jeffers, MauriceMaurice Jeffers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Washington, D.C.
F 21 King-Davis, MarvinMarvin King-Davis (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Richmond, Virginia
G 22 Hayes, CazmonCazmon Hayes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
F 23 Johnson, SkyeSkye Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Lynchburg, Virginia
G 24 Locke, SeanSean Locke (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Newark, Delaware
G 25 Lochner, CurtisCurtis Lochner (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

[2]

Schedule

[3]

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

November 13, 2015*
8:00 PM
at Delaware State W 62–56  1–0
Memorial Hall (1,584)
Dover, Delaware

November 20, 2015*
7:00 PM
at Iona L 77–92[4]  1–1
Hynes Athletic Center (2,200)
New Rochelle, New York

November 24, 2015*
7:00 PM
Fairleigh Dickinson W 73–72  2–1
Bob Carpenter Center (1,584)
Newark, Delaware

November 29, 2015*
5:00 PM, ESPN3
at Temple L 50–69  2–2
Liacouras Center (4,706)
Philadelphia

December 1, 2015*
7:00 PM
Bradley W 70–47  3–2
Bob Carpenter Center (1,361)
Newark, Delaware

December 3, 2015*
7:00 PM
South Florida W 67–58  4–2
Bob Carpenter Center (1,817)
Newark, Delaware

December 6, 2015*
2:00 PM
at Columbia L 69–82  4–3
Levien Gymnasium (989)
New York City

December 12, 2015*
7:00 PM
at Marist W 70–69  5–3
McCann Field House (1,477)
Poughkeepsie, New York

December 19, 2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Boston College L 61–69  5–4
Conte Forum (1,670)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

December 22, 2015*
7:00 PM, FS1
at No. 17 Villanova L 48–78  5–5
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania

December 29, 2015*
7:00 PM
at Buffalo L 79–99  5–6
Alumni Arena (3,212)
Amherst, New York
CAA regular season

December 31, 2015
1:00 PM
at Hofstra L 80–90  5–7
(0–1)
Hofstra Arena (1,293)
Hempstead, New York

January 2, 2016
12:00 PM, CSN
James Madison L 63–73  5–8
(0–2)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,886)
Newark, Delaware

January 7, 2016
7:00 PM
at Northeastern L 56–88  5–9
(0–3)
Matthews Arena (1,687)
Boston

January 9, 2016
7:00 PM
UNC Wilmington L 67–85  5–10
(0–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,381)
Newark, Delaware

January 14, 2016
7:00 PM
Towson L 77–79  5–11
(0–5)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,727)
Newark, Delaware

January 16, 2016
2:00 PM
Northeastern L 60–69  5–12
(0–6)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,763)
Newark, Delaware

January 21, 2016
7:00 PM
at UNC Wilmington L 70–79  5–13
(0–7)
Trask Coliseum (4,037)
Wilmington, North Carolina

January 23, 2016
4:00 PM
at College of Charleston L 58–59  5–14
(0–8)
TD Arena (2,913)
Charleston, South Carolina

January 28, 2016
7:00 PM
William & Mary L 79–94  5–15
(0–9)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,311)
Newark, Delaware

January 30, 2016
2:00 PM, CSN
at Towson L 97–101 OT 5–16
(0–10)
SECU Arena (3,115)
Towson, Maryland

February 4, 2016
7:00 PM
at Elon L 56–83  5–17
(0–11)
Alumni Gym (1,336)
Elon, North Carolina

February 6, 2016
2:30 PM, NBCSN
at William & Mary L 64–90  5–18
(0–12)
Kaplan Arena (6,028)
Williamsburg, Virginia

February 11, 2016
7:00 PM
Drexel W 69–60  6–18
(1–12)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,946)
Newark, Delaware

February 13, 2016
5:00 PM, NBCSN
Hofstra L 66–77  6–19
(1–13)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,622)
Newark, Delaware

February 18, 2016
7:00 PM
College of Charleston W 62–59  7–19
(2–13)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,831)
Newark, Delaware

February 20, 2016
4:00 PM, CSN
at James Madison L 50–75  7–20
(2–14)
JMU Convocation Center (5,522)
Harrisonburg, Virginia

February 25, 2016
6:00 PM, CSN
at Drexel L 64–74  7–21
(2–15)
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia

February 27, 2016
2:00 PM
Elon L 59–77  7–22
(2–16)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,457)
Newark, Delaware
CAA Tournament

March 4, 2016
8:30 PM
vs. College of Charleston
First round
L 64–67  7–23
Royal Farms Arena (2,170)
Baltimore
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

References

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