2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Black Bears, were led by second year head coach Bob Walsh , played their home games at Cross Insurance Center and were members of the America East Conference . Maine finished the season with an 8–22 overall record and 4–12 in conference. They finished in a tie for seventh place in conference and lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont .
Previous season
The Black Bears finished the season 3–27, 2–14 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Albany.
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Wesley Myers
G
6'2"
180
Junior
Brooklyn, NY
Transferred from Niagara . Under NCAA transfer rules, Meyers will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
2015 incoming recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Isaac Vann SF
Stratford, CT
Coastal Academy
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Mar 10, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 61
Vincent Eze #90 PF
Easton, PA
Putnam Science Academy
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
N/A
May 17, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 61
Devine Eke PF
Plainfield, NJ
The Robinson School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Nov 10, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 60
Lavar Harewood SG
Brooklyn, NY
Brooks School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
N/A
Oct 22, 2014
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:
Roster
2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Lavar Harewood
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Brooks HS
Brooklyn, NY
G
1
Aaron Calixte
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Stoughton HS /Lee Academy
Stoughton, MA
G
2
Kevin Litte
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Our Savior New American/Coastal Academy
Wyandanch, NY
G
3
Ryan Bernstein (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Archbishop Stepinac HS
Bronx, NY
F
4
Marko Pirovic
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Robert F. Hall Secondary School
Bolton, ON
F
5
Devine Eke
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Union Catholic Regional HS
Plainfield, NJ
G
10
Shaun Lawton
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Putnam Science Academy/Long Island Lutheran
Harlem, NY
F
11
Ilija Stojiljkovic
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Pravno-Poslovna skola Nis
Niš, Serbia
G
11
Walter King (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Archbishop Stepinac HS
Peekskill, NY
G
22
Garvey Melmed (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Old Town HS
Greenbush, ME
F
23
Issac Vann
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Bunnell HS
Bridgeport, CT
F
25
Till Gloger
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Paderborn Baskets
Bochum, Germany
G
31
Troy Reid-Knight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Vaughan Secondary /Thornlea Secondary
Vaughan, ON
G
32
Dennis Ashley (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
St. Monica
Los Angeles, CA
F/C
50
Vincent Eze
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
Fr
Notre Dame HS
Putnam, CT
G/F
55
Garet Beal
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Jonesport-Beals HS
Beals, ME
G
Wesley Myers (I)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Boys and Girls HS Niagara
Brooklyn, NY
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
Exhibition
10/31/2015 *7:00 pm
at Southern Maine
W 104–58
Warren G. Hill Gymnasium (393)Portland, ME
11/07/2015 *2:00 pm
Husson
W 93–79
Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *7:00 pm, SNY
at No. 20 UConn
L 56–100
0–1
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
11/19/2015 *7:00 pm
at LIU Brooklyn
L 79–84[ 1]
0–2
Steinberg Wellness Center (1,435)Brooklyn, NY
11/21/2015 *2:00 pm
at Wagner
L 73–87[ 2]
0–3
Spiro Sports Center (1,257)Staten Island, NY
11/25/2015 *2:30 pm
Longwood
W 92–82
1–3
Cross Insurance Center (2,631)Bangor, ME
11/29/2015 *4:00 pm
at Central Connecticut
W 81–74
2–3
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (776)New Britain, CT
12/02/2015 *7:00 pm
Army
L 71–84
2–4
Cross Insurance Center (1,192)Bangor, ME
12/02/2015 *2:30 pm, FSN
at Marquette
L 67–104
2–5
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,304)Milwaukee, WI
12/09/2015 *7:00 pm
Dartmouth
L 69–79
2–6
Cross Insurance Center (940)Bangor, ME
12/13/2015 *5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Boston College
L 60–91
2–7
Conte Forum (1,411)Chestnut Hill, MA
12/19/2015 *2:00 pm
at Fordham
L 53–70
2–8
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,032)Bronx, NY
12/21/2015 *7:05 pm
at Holy Cross
L 75–76
2–9
Hart Center (1,014)Worcester, MA
12/29/2015 *7:00 pm
Quinnipiac
W 98–95 OT
3–9
Cross Insurance Center (1,076)Bangor, ME
01/02/2016 *2:00 pm
Brown
W 98–92
4–9
Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
America East regular season
01/06/2016 7:00 pm
at Vermont
L 72–90
4–10 (0–1)
Cross Insurance Center (1,024)Bangor, ME
01/09/2016 7:00 pm
at UMBC
L 76–89
4–11 (0–2)
Retriever Activities Center (751)Catonsville, MD
01/13/2016 11:00 am
at UMass Lowell
W 95–81
5–11 (1–2)
Costello Athletic Center (443)Lowell, MA
01/15/2016 12:00 pm
Albany
W 81–79
6–11 (2–2)
Cross Insurance Center (1,406)Bangor, ME
01/18/2016 7:00 pm
New Hampshire
L 91–99
6–12 (2–3)
Cross Insurance Center (1,783)Bangor, ME
01/24/2016 2:00 pm
at Stony Brook
L 54–81
6–13 (2–4)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,940)Stony Brook, NY
01/27/2016 7:00 pm
at Hartford
W 105–100 OT
7–13 (3–4)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT
01/30/2016 2:00 pm
Binghamton
W 74–63
8–13 (4–4)
Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
02/03/2016 7:00 pm
at Vermont
L 68–85
8–14 (4–5)
Patrick Gym (1,946)Burlington, VT
02/06/2016 12:00 pm
UMBC
L 79–83
8–15 (4–6)
Portland Exposition Building (1,342)Portland, ME
02/08/2016 7:00 pm
at New Hampshire
L 75–88
8–16 (4–7)
Lundholm Gym (365)Durham, NH
02/11/2016 4:00 pm
UMass Lowell
L 95–108
8–17 (4–8)
Cross Insurance Center (1,523)Bangor, ME
02/14/2016 2:00 pm
at Albany
L 64–108
8–18 (4–9)
SEFCU Arena (2,716)Albany, NY
02/21/2016 2:00 pm
Stony Brook
L 56–75
8–19 (4–10)
Cross Insurance Center (1,285)Bangor, ME
02/24/2016 7:00 pm
Hartford
L 74–82
8–20 (4–11)
Cross Insurance Center (1,145)Bangor, ME
02/27/2016 2:00 pm
at Binghamton
L 66–78
8–21 (4–12)
Binghamton University Events Center (2,426)Vestal, NY
America East tournament
03/02/16 7:30 pm, ESPN3
(6)
at (3) Vermont Quarterfinals
L 82–99
8–22
Patrick Gym (2,165)Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
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References