2015–16 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

2015–16 UConn Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record25–11 (11–7 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center
Seasons
2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Temple 14 – 4   .778 21 – 12   .636
No. 24 SMU* 13 – 5   .722 25 – 5   .833
Houston 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
Cincinnati 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
Tulsa 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
UConn † 11 – 7   .611 25 – 11   .694
Memphis 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
UCF 6 – 12   .333 12 – 18   .400
East Carolina 4 – 14   .222 12 – 20   .375
South Florida 4 – 14   .222 8 – 25   .242
Tulane 3 – 15   .167 12 – 22   .353
* Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
† American Athletic Conference tournament Champions
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by fourth-year head coach Kevin Ollie. The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–11, 11–7 in American Athletic play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Cincinnati, Temple, and Memphis to be champions of the American Athletic tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Colorado in the Round of 64 before losing to Kansas in the Round of 32.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the season 21–10, 11-7 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the American Athletic tournament where they defeated Memphis. They advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament where they lost to Kansas.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Terrence Samuel 3 G 6'4" 202 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Penn State
Ryan Boatright 11 G 6'0" 175 Senior Aurora, IL Graduated/Went undrafted in 2015 NBA draft
Rakim Lubin 14 F 6'8" 260 Freshman Miami, FL Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Pat Lenehan 22 G 6'3" 190 Senior Cheshire, CT Graduated
Dan Guest 24 G 6'2" 214 Senior West Hartford, CT Graduated
Terrance Ditimi 33 F 6'2" 209 Senior Stamford, CT Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Sterling Gibbs 4 G 6'2" 185 Graduate Student Scotch Plains, NJ Transferred from Seton Hall. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gibbs will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2015–16 season. Gibbs has one year of remaining eligibility.
Terry Larrier 22 G/F 6'8" 185 RS Freshman Bronx, NY Transferred from VCU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Larrier will sit out for one year and be eligible to start at the beginning the 2016–17 season. Larrier will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Shonn Miller 32 F 6'7" 210 Graduate Student Euclid, OH Transferred from Cornell. Under NCAA transfer rules, Miller will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2015–16 season. Miller has one year of remaining eligibility.

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalen Adams
PG 		Roxbury, MA Brewster Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 30, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Steven Enoch
C 		Norwalk, CT St. Thomas More School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 13, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
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 Connecticut Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "2015 Connecticut Basketball Recruiting Prospects". Scout.com.
  • "2015 Connecticut Recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2015–16 UConn Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
PF 0 Phillip Nolan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr Riverside University Milwaukee, WI
PG 2 Jalen Adams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Roxbury, MA
PG 4 Sterling Gibbs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Seton Hall University Scotch Plains, NJ
SF 5 Daniel Hamilton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. John Bosco Los Angeles, CA
PG 10 Sam Cassell Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Chipola College Baltimore, MD
PF 12 Kentan Facey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Long Island (NY) Lutheran Trelawny, Jamaica
C 13 Steven Enoch 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr St. Thomas More Norwalk, CT
SG 21 Omar Calhoun 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Christ the King Brooklyn, NY
SF 22 Terry Larrier (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Virginia Commonwealth University Bronx, NY
PF 23 Nnamdi Amilo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Avon Old Farms New Fairfield, CT
PF 24 Christian Foxen (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So South Kent Prep Rocky Hill, CT
SG 31 Michael Noyes (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Granby Memorial Granby, CT
PF 32 Shonn Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Cornell University Euclid, OH
C 35 Amida Brimah 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll Accra, Ghana
SG 44 Rodney Purvis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Upper Room Christian Academy Raleigh, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 3/19/16

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2015*
2:00 pm, HuskyVision 		No. 20 Tampa W 88–72  –
  18 – Miller   8 – Hamilton   5 – Gibbs  Gampel Pavilion (7,153)
Storrs, CT
11/07/2015*
1:00 pm, HuskyVision 		No. 20 New Haven W 83–43  –
  11 – Tied   7 – Brimah   4 – Tied  XL Center (7,518)
Hartford, CT
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:30 pm, SNY 		No. 20 Maine W 100–56  1–0
  20 – Gibbs   10 – Miller   9 – Hamilton  Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, SNY 		No. 19 New Hampshire W 85–66  2–0
  21 – Gibbs   11 – Hamilton   6 – Hamilton  Gampel Pavilion (9,047)
Storrs, CT
11/21/2015*
12:00 pm, SNY 		No. 19 Furman
Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland 		W 83–58  3–0
  18 – Miller   7 – Miller   7 – Purvis  Gampel Pavilion (8,190)
Storrs, CT
11/25/2015*
9:30 pm, AXS TV 		No. 18 vs. Michigan
Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals 		W 74–60  4–0
  16 – Hamilton   9 – Hamilton   9 – Hamilton  Imperial Arena (2,491)
Nassau, Bahamas
11/26/2015*
3:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 18 vs. Syracuse
Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals/Rivalry 		L 76–79  4–1
  18 – Hamilton   12 – Hamilton   7 – Hamilton  Imperial Arena (3,009)
Nassau, Bahamas
11/27/2015*
12:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 18 vs. No. 10 Gonzaga
Battle 4 Atlantis Third-place game 		L 70–73  4–2
  19 – Miller   7 – Hamilton   2 – 4 tied  Imperial Arena (2,122)
Nassau, Bahamas
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, SNY 		Sacred Heart W 82–49  5–2
  19 – Purvis   13 – Hamilton   7 – Hamilton  XL Center (8,563)
Hartford, CT
12/08/2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		vs. No. 6 Maryland
Jimmy V Classic 		L 66–76  5–3
  23 – Hamilton   7 – Brimah   2 – 3 tied  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York City, NY
12/12/2015*
12:00 pm, CBS 		Ohio State W 75–55  6–3
  14 – Calhoun   9 – Miller   5 – Tied  Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
12/20/2015*
4:00 pm, SNY 		No. 25 UMass Lowell W 88–79  7–3
  28 – Purvis   11 – Hamilton   7 – Hamilton  XL Center (9,848)
Hartford, CT
12/23/2015*
12:30 pm, ESPNU 		Central Connecticut W 99–52  8–3
  25 – Miller   12 – Facey   11 – Hamilton  XL Center (7,123)
Hartford, CT
12/29/2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Texas W 71–66  9–3
  16 – Purvis   8 – Facey   4 – Gibbs  Frank Erwin Center (13,931)
Austin, TX
01/02/2016
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Tulane W 75–67  10–3
(1–0) 		 20 – Purvis   9 – Hamilton   7 – Gibbs  Devlin Fieldhouse (2,243)
New Orleans, LA
01/05/2016
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 23 Temple L 53–55  10–4
(1–1) 		 18 – Miller   9 – Hamilton   2 – Tied  XL Center (11,319)
Hartford, CT
01/09/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 23 Memphis W 81–78  11–4
(2–1) 		 26 – Gibbs   8 – Hamilton   4 – Hamilton  Gampel Pavilion (9,409)
Storrs, CT
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Tulsa L 51–60  11–5
(2–2) 		 20 – Gibbs   14 – Hamilton   5 – Hamilton  Reynolds Center (5,192)
Tulsa, OK
01/17/2016
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Houston W 69–57  12–5
(3–2) 		 20 – Gibbs   9 – Hamilton   3 – 3 tied  Hofheinz Pavilion (4,672)
Houston, TX
01/19/2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Tulane W 60–42  13–5
(4–2) 		 18 – Miller   7 – Tied   3 – Hamilton  XL Center (9,516)
Hartford, CT
01/23/2016*
12:00 pm, CBS 		Georgetown
Rivalry 		W 68–62  14–5
  17 – Purvis   8 – Hamilton   3 – Hamilton  XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
01/28/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Cincinnati L 57–58  14–6
(4–3) 		 14 – Gibbs   8 – Tied   8 – Hamilton  XL Center (13,242)
Hartford, CT
01/31/2016
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UCF W 67–41  15–6
(5–3) 		 11 – Miller   8 – Miller   5 – Adams  CFE Arena (6,414)
Orlando, FL
02/04/2016
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Memphis W 77–57  16–6
(6–3) 		 16 – Hamilton   13 – Hamilton   8 – Hamilton  FedEx Forum (13,323)
Memphis, TN
02/07/2016
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		East Carolina W 85–67  17–6
(7–3) 		 16 – Tied   16 – Hamilton   5 – Hamilton  Gampel Pavilion (9,307)
Storrs, CT
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Temple L 58–63  17–7
(7–4) 		 15 – Miller   10 – Hamilton   6 – Hamilton  Liacouras Center (8,316)
Philadelphia, PA
02/13/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		Tulsa W 75–73  18–7
(8–4) 		 14 – Tied   10 – Hamilton   5 – Tied  Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
02/18/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 21 SMU W 68–62  19–7
(9–4) 		 16 – Brimah   8 – Brimah   4 – Hamilton  XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
02/20/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Cincinnati L 60–65  19–8
(9–5) 		 19 – Adams   8 – Hamilton   5 – Hamilton  Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
02/25/2016
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		at South Florida W 81–51  20–8
(10–5) 		 18 – Purvis   8 – Hamilton   9 – Hamilton  USF Sun Dome (4,668)
Tampa, FL
02/28/2016
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		Houston L 68–75  20–9
(10–6) 		 20 – Hamilton   7 – Tied   6 – Adams  Gampel Pavilion (9,667)
Storrs, CT
03/03/2016
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 24 SMU L 54–80  20–10
(10–7) 		 20 – Gibbs   5 – Hamilton   2 – 4 tied  Moody Coliseum (7,303)
Dallas, TX
03/06/2016
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		UCF W 67–46  21–10
(11–7) 		 12 – Hamilton   7 – Tied   5 – Purvis  Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
AAC Tournament
03/11/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		(5) vs. (4) Cincinnati
Quarterfinals 		W 104–97 4OT 22–10
  32 – Hamilton   12 – Hamilton   8 – Hamilton  Amway Center (7,475)
Orlando, FL
03/12/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		(5) vs. (1) Temple
Semifinals 		W 77–62  23–10
  19 – Tied   11 – Hamilton   8 – Adams  Amway Center (7,465)
Orlando, FL
03/13/2016
3:15 pm, ESPN 		(5) vs. (6) Memphis
Championship 		W 72–58  24–10
  13 – Tied   11 – Hamilton   6 – Hamilton  Amway Center (7,990)
Orlando, FL
NCAA tournament
03/17/2016*
1:30 pm, TNT 		(9 S) vs. (8 S) Colorado
First Round 		W 74–67  25–10
  19 – Purvis   10 – Hamilton   3 – Adams  Wells Fargo Arena (16,628)
Des Moines, IA
03/19/2016*
7:45 pm, CBS 		(9 S) vs. (1 S) No. 1 Kansas
Second Round 		L 61–73  25–11
  20 – Gibbs   8 – Hamilton   6 – Hamilton  Wells Fargo Arena (16,824)
Des Moines, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre2345678910111213141516171819Final
AP[2]201918RVRV25RVRV23——RV—RV—RV——RVN/A
Coaches[2]т242421RVRVRVRVRV24RVRVRV——————RVRV

References

  1. ^ The Official Website of the University of Connecticut Huskies – Men's Basketball
  2. ^ a b "2015–16 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2015.