2015–16 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

2015–16 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball
NEC regular season champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record23–11 (13–5 NEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMike Babul
Assistant coaches
  • Marquis Webb
  • Scott Smith
Home arenaSpiro Sports Center
Seasons
2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wagner 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Fairleigh Dickinson † 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545
Sacred Heart 11 – 7   .611 12 – 18   .400
St. Francis Brooklyn 11 – 7   .611 15 – 17   .469
Mount St. Mary's 10 – 8   .556 14 – 19   .424
LIU Brooklyn 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Saint Francis 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
Robert Morris 8 – 10   .444 10 – 22   .313
Bryant 5 – 13   .278 8 – 23   .258
Central Connecticut 3 – 15   .167 4 – 25   .138
† 2016 NEC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by fourth year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the College's Staten Island campus and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in NEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Robert Morris and LIU Brooklyn to advance to the championship game of the NEC tournament where they lost to Fairleigh Dickinson. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the first round before losing in the second round to Creighton.

Roster

Official 2015–16 Wagner Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Corey Henson Guard 6–3 175 Sophomore Upper Marlboro, Maryland
1 Aaren Edmead Guard 5–10 165 Sophomore Deer Park, New York
2 Dwaun Anderson Guard 6–4 200 Senior-RS Suttons Bay, Michigan
3 Henry Brooks Forward 6–8 215 Graduate New Orleans, Louisiana
4 AJ Sumbry Forward 6–8 227 Sophomore-RS East Windsor, New Jersey
5 Jojo Cooper Guard 6–1 190 Sophomore Wilmington, Delaware
10 Marquis Salmon Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore-RS Lancaster, California
11 Romone Saunders Guard 6–3 200 Sophomore Temple Hills, Maryland
21 Japhet Kadji Forward 6–7 205 Sophomore Douala, Cameroon
23 Michael Carey Guard 6–5 190 Junior Nassau, Bahamas
24 Devin Liggeons Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
34 Mike Aaman Forward 6–8 210 Senior-RS Hazlet, New Jersey
35 Greg Senat Guard 6–8 240 Junior Elmont, New York

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
6:00 pm, FS1 		at St. John's L 57–66[1]  0–1
 Carnesecca Arena (4,677)
Queens, NY
November 15, 2015*
1:30 pm, FS1 		at Seton Hall L 59–69  0–2
 Prudential Center (1,800)
South Orange, NJ
November 21, 2015*
2:00 pm 		Maine W 87–73[2]  1–2
 Spiro Sports Center (1,257)
Staten Island, NY
November 28, 2015*
4:00 pm 		Staten Island W 83–59  2–2
 Spiro Sports Center (1,275)
Staten Island, NY
December 2, 2015*
7:30 pm 		Morgan State W 62–61  3–2
 Spiro Sports Center (1,143)
Staten Island, NY
December 6, 2015*
2:00 pm 		American W 55–48  4–2
 Spiro Sports Center (1,192)
Staten Island, NY
December 8, 2015*
7:00 pm 		at Rider W 65–64  5–2
 Alumni Gymnasium (1,508)
Lawrenceville, NJ
December 13, 2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Monmouth L 54–73  5–3
 Multipurpose Activity Center (3,901)
West Long Branch, NJ
December 18, 2015*
7:00 pm 		at Fairfield W 76–64  6–3
 Webster Bank Arena (843)
Fairfield, CT
December 22, 2015*
12:00 pm 		at George Mason L 60–71  6–4
 EagleBank Arena (5,039)
Fairfax, VA
December 30, 2015*
7:00 pm 		UMass Lowell W 76–62  7–4
 Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
NEC regular season
January 2, 2016
4:00 pm 		at Saint Francis (PA) L 65–73  7–5
(0–1) 		DeGol Arena (662)
Loretto, PA
January 4, 2016
7:30 pm 		at Robert Morris W 72–69  8–5
(1–1) 		Charles L. Sewall Center (1,226)
Moon Township, PA
January 7, 2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Bryant W 65–56  9–5
(2–1) 		Spiro Sports Center (2,023)
Staten Island, NY
January 9, 2016
 pm 		at Sacred Heart W 76–59  10–5
(3–1) 		William H. Pitt Center (355)
Fairfield, CT
January 14, 2016
7:00 pm 		LIU Brooklyn L 70–71  10–6
(3–2) 		Spiro Sports Center (1,304)
Staten Island, NY
January 16, 2016
4:00 pm 		Central Connecticut W 70–48  11–6
(4–2) 		Spiro Sports Center (1,632)
Staten Island, NY
January 21, 2016
7:00 pm 		at St. Francis Brooklyn W 83–59  12–6
(5–2) 		Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (405)
Brooklyn, NY
January 24, 2016
4:00 pm 		Sacred Heart
Postponed from 1/23/16 		L 58–67  12–7
(5–3) 		Spiro Sports Center (731)
Staten Island, NY
January 28, 2016
7:00 pm, MSG 		St. Francis Brooklyn W 64–61  13–7
(6–3) 		Spiro Sports Center (1,708)
Staten Island, NY
January 30, 2016
3:00 pm 		at Mount St. Mary's W 73–63  14–7
(7–3) 		Knott Arena (3,121)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 4, 2016
7:00 pm 		Fairleigh Dickinson L 79–82 OT 14–8
(7–4) 		Spiro Sports Center (1,722)
Staten Island, NY
February 6, 2016
4:00 pm 		Mount St. Mary's W 72–51  15–8
(8–4) 		Spiro Sports Center (2,082)
Staten Island, NY
February 11, 2016
7:00 pm 		at LIU Brooklyn L 69–82  15–9
(8–5) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (1,475)
Brooklyn, NY
February 13, 2016
4:00 pm 		at Bryant W 79–55  16–9
(9–5) 		Chace Athletic Center (427)
Smithfield, RI
February 18, 2016
7:00 pm 		at Fairleigh Dickinson W 94–74  17–9
(10–5) 		Rothman Center (1,116)
Teaneck, NJ
February 20, 2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Central Connecticut W 83–57  18–9
(11–5) 		William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, CT
February 25, 2016
7:00 pm 		Saint Francis (PA) W 69–54  19–9
(12–5) 		Spiro Sports Center (1,817)
Staten Island, NY
February 27, 2016
4:00 pm 		Robert Morris W 62–54  20–9
(13–5) 		Spiro Sports Center (1,988)
Staten Island, NY
Northeast Conference tournament
March 2, 2016
7:00 pm 		(1) (8) Robert Morris
Quarterfinals 		W 59–50  21–9
 Spiro Sports Center (1,012)
Staten Island, NY
March 5, 2016
4:00 pm, MSG+, FCS 		(1) (6) LIU Brooklyn
Semifinals 		W 81–65  22–9
 Spiro Sports Center (1,814)
Staten Island, NY
March 8, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		(1) (2) Fairleigh Dickinson
Championship 		L 79–87  22–10
 Spiro Sports Center (2,358)
Staten Island, NY
NIT
March 16, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(8) at (1) St. Bonaventure
First Round – St. Bonaventure Bracket 		W 79–75  23–10
 Reilly Center (4,793)
St. Bonaventure, NY
March 19, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN 		(8) at (4) Creighton
Second Round – St. Bonaventure Bracket 		L 54–87  23–11
 CenturyLink Center Omaha (6,471)
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Mullin wins 1st game with St. John's, 66-57 over Wagner". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Henson's 24 points lead Wagner over Maine 87-73". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.