2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record11–18 (7–9 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Biko Paris
  • Nick Leonardelli
  • Louis Hinnant
Home arenaCostello Athletic Center
Tsongas Center
Seasons
2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stony Brook † 14 – 2   .875 26 – 7   .788
Albany 13 – 3   .813 24 – 9   .727
Vermont 11 – 5   .688 23 – 14   .622
New Hampshire 11 – 5   .688 20 – 13   .606
UMass Lowell* 7 – 9   .438 11 – 18   .379
Binghamton 5 – 11   .313 8 – 22   .267
Hartford 4 – 12   .250 10 – 23   .303
Maine 4 – 12   .250 8 – 22   .267
UMBC 3 – 13   .188 7 – 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2016 America East tournament winner

The 2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by third year head coach Pat Duquette and played most of their home games at Costello Athletic Center, with five home games at the Tsongas Center. They were a member of the America East Conference.

UMass Lowell was in the third year of a transition to Division I and thus ineligible for the postseason, including the America East tournament.

They finished the season 11–18, 7–9 in America East play to finish in fifth place.

Previous season

The River Hawks finished the season 12–17, 6–10 in America East play to finish in sixth place.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Lance Crawford 0 G 5'10" 175 Freshman Davie, FL Transferred to South Alabama
Chad Holley 4 G 5'10" 170 Senior New York City, NY Graduated
Marco Banegas-Flores 13 G 6'1" 190 RS Senior Boston, MA Graduated
Kerry Weldon 23 G 6'5" 190 RS Senior New York City, NY Graduated
Jordan Rhodes 34 G/F 6'6" 177 Freshman Fountain, CO Transferred to Bemidji State
Brad Schaub 35 G/F 6'6" 180 Freshman Marlette, MI Transferred to Northwoood

2015 incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ryan Jones
PG 		Rio Rancho, NM Sue Cleveland High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Aug 21, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Keith Hayes
PG 		Little Rock, AR John L. McClellan High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Aug 29, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Logan Primerano
SG 		Peru, IN Peru High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Dec 29, 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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2015.

2016 incoming recruits

College recruiting information (2016)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cameron Wolter
PF 		Fishers, IN Fishers High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Sep 23, 2015 
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 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Keith Hayes II 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bryant, Arkansas
G 2 Jordan Shea 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Madison, Wisconsin
G 4 Ryan Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Fr Rio Rancho, New Mexico
F 5 Dontavious Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Springhill, Louisiana
G/F 10 Jahad Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Williamsport, Pennsylvania
G 11 Isaac White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Ashland, Ohio
G/F 12 Josh Gantz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Grove City, Ohio
G 21 D. J. Mlachnik 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Muskego, Wisconsin
G 22 Matt Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Erie, Pennsylvania
G/F 23 Logan Primeramo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Peru, Indiana
F 24 Tyler Livingston 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Hudson, New Hampshire
G 30 Mark Cornelius 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Westford, Massachusetts
F 33 Donny Belcher III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Irving, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Biko Paris
  • Nick Leonardelli
  • Louis Hinnant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm 		at Northwestern L 57–79  0–1
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,011)
Evanston, IL
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm 		Sacred Heart W 87–84[1]  1–1
 Tsongas Center (1,795)
Lowell, MA
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 18 Notre Dame L 57–83  1–2
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,888)
South Bend, IN
11/24/2015*
4:00 pm 		Wheelock W 104–76  2–2
 Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm 		Cornell W 80–77  3–2
 Costello Athletic Center (407)
Lowell, MA
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm 		at LIU Brooklyn L 72–84  3–3
 Steinberg Wellness Center (1,114)
Brooklyn, NY
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm 		at NJIT L 77–90  3–4
 Fleisher Center (1,011)
Newark, NJ
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Boston College W 68–66  4–4
 Conte Forum (1,327)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/10/2015*
7:00 pm 		Boston University L 60–80  4–5
 Tsongas Center (1,438)
Lowell, MA
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Central Connecticut L 79–83  4–6
 William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,207)
New Britain, CT
12/20/2015*
4:00 pm, SNY 		at No. 25 UConn L 79–88  4–7
 XL Center (9,848)
Hartford, CT
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Rutgers L 66–89  4–8
 The RAC (4,075)
Piscataway, NJ
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Wagner L 62–76  4–9
 Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
America East regular Season
01/06/2016
7:00 pm 		Hartford W 80–76  5–9
(1–0) 		Costello Athletic Center (341)
Lowell, MA
01/09/2016
2:00 pm 		at Stony Brook L 59–86  5–10
(1–1) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,866)
Stony Brook, NY
01/13/2016
11:00 am 		Maine L 81–95  5–11
(1–2) 		Costello Athletic Center (443)
Lowell, MA
01/16/2016
12:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv 		at UMBC W 95–89  6–11
(2–2) 		Retriever Activities Center (916)
Catonsville, MD
01/18/2016
7:00 pm 		at Vermont W 93–82  7–11
(3–2) 		Patrick Gym (1,939)
Burlington, VT
01/21/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		New Hampshire L 76–78  7–12
(3–3) 		Tsongas Center (1,580)
Lowell, MA
01/24/2016
2:00 pm 		Binghamton L 57–64  7–13
(3–4) 		Tsongas Center (1,276)
Lowell, MA
01/27/2016
7:00 pm 		at Albany L 63–75  7–14
(3–5) 		SEFCU Arena (2,452)
Albany, NY
02/03/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Hartford W 85–83  8–14
(4–5) 		Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,752)
Hartford, CT
02/06/2016
2:00 pm 		Stony Brook L 73–91  8–15
(4–6) 		Costello Athletic Center (611)
Lowell, MA
02/08/2016
7:00 pm 		Vermont W 100–93  9–15
(5–6) 		Costello Athletic Center (437)
Lowell, MA
02/11/2016
4:00 pm 		at Maine W 108–95  10–15
(6–6) 		Cross Insurance Center (1,523)
Bangor, ME
02/14/2016
12:00 pm 		UMBC W 96–92  11–15
(7–6) 		Costello Athletic Center (491)
Lowell, MA
02/17/2016
7:00 pm 		at New Hampshire L 69–80  11–16
(7–7) 		Lundholm Gym (882)
Durham, NH
02/20/2016
4:30 pm 		at Binghamton L 77–81  11–17
(7–8) 		Binghamton University Events Center (2,884)
Vestal, NY
02/24/2016
7:00 pm 		Albany L 61–86  11–18
(7–9) 		Tsongas Center (3,351)
Lowell, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ "White with 3-point play, UMass beats Sacred Heart 87-84". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  2. ^ 2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball schedule