2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record22–12 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brett Carey
  • Sean Dixon
  • Logan Johnson
Home arenaKimmel Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
High Point 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
UNC Asheville † 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Coastal Carolina 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Gardner–Webb 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Liberty 10 – 8   .556 13 – 19   .406
Radford 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Campbell 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400
Presbyterian 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Longwood 5 – 13   .278 10 – 23   .303
Charleston Southern 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
† 2016 Big South tournament winner

The 2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Liberty, High Point, and Winthrop to become champions Big South tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were eliminated in the first round by Villanova.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2014–15 season 15–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Coastal Carolina in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
3 Trae Bryant Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Wilmington, North Carolina
4 Jack Costigan Forward 6–3 180 Freshman Cary, North Carolina
10 Kevin Vannatta Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Columbus, Ohio
11 Isaiah White Guard 6–5 180 Freshman Ellicott City, Maryland
12 Raekwon Miller Guard 6–3 160 Sophomore Marion, North Carolina
13 David Robertson Guard 6–3 195 Junior Cary, North Carolina
14 Ahmad Thomas Guard 6–3 205 Sophomore Danville, Virginia
21 Giacomo Zilli Forward 6–9 255 Junior Udine, Italy
22 Dwayne Sutton Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Louisville, Kentucky
24 Dylan Smith Guard 6–5 170 Freshman Mobile, Alabama
25 Jacob Casper Guard 6–3 190 Junior Asheville, North Carolina
31 Sam Hughes Forward 6–4 210 Senior Battleboro, North Carolina
32 Will Weeks Forward 6–6 220 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina
41 John Cannon Center 6–10 240 Senior Burnsville, North Carolina

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm 		Brevard W 76–64 
Kimmel Arena (906)
Asheville, NC
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Tennessee L 78–82  0–1
 Thompson–Boling Arena (11,564)
Knoxville, TN
11/15/2015*
4:30 pm 		at Western Carolina L 81–90  0–2
 Ramsey Center (1,113)
Cullowhee, NC
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm 		Mars Hill W 84–51  1–2
 Kimmel Arena (936)
Asheville, NC
11/21/2015*
4:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Texas A&M L 47–75  1–3
 Reed Arena (5,557)
College Station, TX
11/27/2015*
12:00 am, CBSSN 		vs. Drexel
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals 		W 85–66  2–3
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,542)
Anchorage, AK
11/28/2015*
12:00 am, CBSSN 		vs. Middle Tennessee
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals 		L 61–63  2–4
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,822)
Anchorage, AK
11/28/2015*
9:30 pm 		vs. Loyola–Chicago
Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game 		W 59–48  3–4
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,906)
Anchorage, AK
12/05/2015*
4:30 pm 		Johnson & Wales–Charlotte W 103–36  4–4
 Kimmel Arena (1,262)
Asheville, NC
12/13/2015
2:00 pm 		Campbell W 80–60  5–4
(1–0) 		Kimmel Arena (1,028)
Asheville, NC
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm 		East Tennessee State W 84–64  6–4
 Kimmel Arena (1,327)
Asheville, NC
12/19/2015*
12:00 pm, FSN 		at Georgetown W 79–73  7–4
 Verizon Center (7,467)
Washington, D.C.
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm 		Elon L 81–86  7–5
 Kimmel Arena (1,611)
Asheville, NC
12/29/2015*
7:30 pm 		Furman W 67–65  8–5
 Kimmel Arena (2,073)
Asheville, NC
12/31/2015
7:00 pm 		at Longwood W 70–61  9–5
(2–0) 		Willett Hall (516)
Farmville, VA
01/02/2016
2:00 pm 		at Liberty W 76–69  10–5
(3–0) 		Vines Center (1,310)
Lynchburg, VA
01/06/2016
7:00 pm 		Winthrop W 85–84  11–5
(4–0) 		Kimmel Arena (1,712)
Asheville, NC
01/09/2016
5:30 pm 		at Charleston Southern W 83–73  12–5
(5–0) 		CSU Field House (775)
North Charleston, SC
01/14/2016
7:00 pm 		at Radford W 91–86 OT 12-6
(5–1) 		Dedmon Center (1,412)
Radford, VA
01/16/2016
4:30 pm 		Gardner–Webb W 75–69  13–6
(6–1) 		Kimmel Arena (2,218)
Asheville, NC
01/20/2016
7:00 pm 		at High Point L 69–73  13–7
(6–2) 		Millis Athletic Center (1,629)
High Point, NC
01/23/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Presbyterian W 67–55  14–7
(7–2) 		Kimmel Arena (1,034)
Asheville, NC
01/27/2016
7:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina W 68–66 OT 14–8
(7–3) 		HTC Center (2,165)
Conway, SC
01/30/2016
2:00 pm 		Longwood W 88–74  15–8
(8–3) 		Kimmel Arena (1,623)
Asheville, NC
02/03/2016
7:00 pm 		Charleston Southern W 63–55  16–8
(9–3) 		Kimmel Arena (1,927)
Asheville, NC
02/06/2016
4:00 pm 		at Campbell W 81–71  17–8
(10–3) 		Gore Arena (2,345)
Buies Creek, NC
02/11/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		Radford L 59–60  17–9
(10–4) 		Kimmel Arena (1,547)
Asheville, NC
02/18/2016
7:00 pm 		at Presbyterian W 70–61  18–9
(11–4) 		Templeton Center (606)
Clinton, SC
02/20/2016
4:00 pm 		at Winthrop L 80–81  18–10
(11–5) 		Winthrop Coliseum (1,919)
Rock Hill, SC
02/25/2016
7:00 pm 		Liberty W 73–56  19–10
(12–5) 		Kimmel Arena (1,645)
Asheville, NC
02/27/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Coastal Carolina L 79–81  19–11
(12–6) 		Kimmel Arena (3,269)
Asheville, NC
Big South tournament
03/04/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		(4) vs. (5) Liberty
Quarterfinals 		W 80–49  20–11
 Gore Arena (1,505)
Buies Creek, NC
03/05/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		(4) vs. (1) High Point
Semifinals 		W 80–69  21–11
 Gore Arena (2,580)
Buies Creek, NC
03/06/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN2 		(4) vs. (2) Winthrop
Championship 		W 77–68  22–11
 Gore Arena (2,538)
Buies Creek, NC
NCAA tournament
03/18/06*
12:40 pm, truTV 		(15 S) vs. (2 S) No. 6 Villanova
First Round 		L 56–86  22–12
 Barclays Center (17,333)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule/Results". www.UNCABulldogs.com. University of North Carolina at Asheville. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016.