2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2015–16
|team=Holy Cross Crusaders
|image=Holy Cross Athletics logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Patriot League
|short_conf=Patriot
|record=15–20
|conf_record=5–13
|head_coach=Bill Carmody
|hc_year = 1st
|asst_coach1=Kevin Driscoll
|asst_coach2=Joe Kennedy
|asst_coach3=Freddie Owens
|stadium=Hart Center
|champion = Patriot League tournament champions
|bowl = NCAA tournament
|bowl_result = First Round
}}
{{2015–16 Patriot League men's basketball standings}}
The 2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by first year head coach Bill Carmody, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 15–20, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in ninth place. As the #9 seed, they defeated Loyola (MD), Bucknell, Army, and Lehigh to be champions of the Patriot League tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #16 seed in the First Four they defeated Southern to advance to the first round where they lost to Oregon.
Previous season
The Crusaders finished the 2014–15 season 14–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Bucknell.
Departures
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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||||||
| Justin Burrell | 3 | G | 5'9" | 165 | Senior | Dumfries, VA | Graduated |
| Chris Jayne | 4 | G | 5'11" | 160 | Senior | Newburyport, MA | Graduated |
| Malcolm Miller | 13 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Laytonsville, MD | Graduated |
| De'Vaughn Reid | 15 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Senior | West Orange, NJ | Graduated |
| Patrick Kerrigan | 40 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Fairfield, CT | Graduated |
| Taylor Abt | 43 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Darnestown, MD | Graduated |
| Mitchell Hahn | 44 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Freshman | Fremont, NE | Transferred to Nebraska–Omaha |
Incoming recruits
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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Marcellis Perkins
| position = SG
| hometown = Chesapeake, VA
| highschool = Fishburne Military School
| feet = 6
| inches = 4
| weight = 185
| 40 =
| commitdate = 05/13/2014
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = 72
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Jehyve Floyd
| position = #81 PF
| hometown = Parlin, NJ
| highschool = Sayreville War Memorial High
| feet = 6
| inches = 7
| weight = 180
| 40 =
| commitdate = 07/07/2014
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = 63
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Matt Zignorski
| position = #115 SG
| hometown = Oak Ridge, NJ
| highschool = Pope John XXIII High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 1
| weight = 165
| 40 =
| commitdate = 04/18/2015
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = 61
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Pat Benzan
| position = PG
| hometown = West Roxbury, MA
| highschool = Roxbury Latin School
| feet = 5
| inches = 11
| weight = 165
| 40 =
| commitdate = 06/13/2013
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Karl Charles
| position = SG
| hometown = Somerset, NJ
| highschool = Rutgers Prep High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| weight =
| 40 =
| commitdate = 04/10/2015
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
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= 2016 class recruits =
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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Jack Stevens
| position = #64 C
| hometown = Ithaca, NY
| highschool = Kent School
| feet = 6
| inches = 10
| weight =
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| commitdate = 08/04/2015
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = 63
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{{College Athlete Recruit End
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Roster
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- Bill Carmody ({{college|Union (NY)}})
|asst_coach=
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- Joe Kennedy ({{college|Northwestern}})
- Freddie Owens ({{college|Wisconsin}})
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Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660066; color:#FFFFFF;"|Exhibition
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| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf = yes
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| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Assumption
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 976
| tv =
| score = 85–79
| overtime = OT
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660066; color:#FFFFFF;"|Non-conference regular season
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| date = Nov 13
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Marist
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McCann Field House
| site_cityst = Poughkeepsie, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,707
| tv =
| score = 67–64
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 16
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Brown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pizzitola Sports Center
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| gamename =
| attend = 1,224
| tv =
| score = 55–71
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 19
| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Hampshire
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,794
| tv =
| score = 69–73
| overtime =
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 22
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Quinnipiac
| opprank =
| site_stadium = TD Bank Sports Center
| site_cityst = Hamden, CT
| gamename =
| attend = 1,381
| tv =
| score = 56–62
| overtime =
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 25
| time = 1:05 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,104
| tv =
| score = 69–60
| overtime =
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 29
| time = 1:05 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,796
| tv =
| score = 50-49
| overtime =
| record = 3-3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 2
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ryan Center
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| gamename =
| attend = 3,442
| tv =
| score = 56–74
| overtime =
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5
| time = 2:05 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Albany
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,494
| tv =
| score = 84–88
| overtime = OT
| record = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 9
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| attend = 16,300
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 59–92
| overtime =
| record = 3–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 12
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hartford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| attend = 1,072
| tv =
| score = 90–68
| overtime =
| record = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 21
| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,014
| tv =
| score = 76–75
| overtime =
| record = 5–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660066; color:#FFFFFF;"|Patriot League regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30
| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston University
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,345
| tv =
| score = 80–64
| overtime =
| record = 6–6
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Navy
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 2,677
| tv =
| score = 60–65
| overtime =
| record = 6–7
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 6
| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colgate
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,256
| tv =
| score = 65–63
| overtime =
| record = 7–7
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bucknell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,111
| tv =
| score = 71–98
| overtime =
| record = 7–8
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lafayette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kirby Sports Center
| site_cityst = Easton, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,335
| tv =
| score = 52–65
| overtime =
| record = 7–9
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16
| time = 1:05 pm
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| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lehigh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,301
| tv =
| score = 66–87
| overtime =
| record = 7–10
| conference = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 20
| time = 7:05 pm
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| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Army
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,359
| tv =
| score = 69–65
| overtime =
| record = 8–10
| conference = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 24
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colgate
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cotterell Court
| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY
| gamename = Moved up from 2/3/16
| attend = 674
| tv =
| score = 61–76
| overtime =
| record = 8–11
| conference = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 27
| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Loyola (MD)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,646
| tv =
| score = 54–71
| overtime =
| record = 8–12
| conference = 3–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 30
| time = 1:05 pm
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| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Navy
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,834
| tv =
| score = 87–80
| overtime = OT
| record = 9–12
| conference = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 1
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = American
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bender Arena
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename = Postponed from 1/24/16
| attend = 457
| tv =
| score = 45–58
| overtime =
| record = 9–13
| conference = 4–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6
| time = 1:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bucknell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,647
| tv =
| score = 52–77
| overtime =
| record = 9–14
| conference = 4–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10
| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lafayette
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,067
| tv =
| score = 67–53
| overtime =
| record = 10–14
| conference = 5–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 15
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lehigh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stabler Arena
| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 710
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 59–64
| overtime =
| record = 10–15
| conference = 5–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 17
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Army
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Christl Arena
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,086
| tv =
| score = 68–72
| overtime =
| record = 10–16
| conference = 5–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 21
| time = 12:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = American
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hart Center
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,909
| tv =
| score = 70–71
| overtime = OT
| record = 10–17
| conference = 5–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 24
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Loyola (MD)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 602
| tv =
| score = 63–78
| overtime =
| record = 10–18
| conference = 5–12
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston University
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Case Gym
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,237
| tv =
| score = 68–83
| overtime =
| record = 10–19
| conference = 5–13
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660066; color:#FFFFFF;"| Patriot League tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 1
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 9
| oppseed = 8
| opponent = Loyola (MD)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 408
| tv =
| score = 72–67
| overtime =
| record = 11–19
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 9
| oppseed = 1
| opponent = Bucknell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 2,700
| tv =
| score = 77–72
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 12–19
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 6
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 9
| oppseed = 4
| opponent = Army
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Christl Arena
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 1,107
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 60–38
| overtime =
| record = 13–19
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 9
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 9
| oppseed = 2
| opponent = Lehigh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stabler Arena
| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA
| gamename = Championship
| attend = 4,587
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 59–56
| overtime =
| record = 14–19
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#660066; color:#FFFFFF;"|NCAA tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 16
| time = 6:40 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| seed = 16 W
| oppseed = 16 W
| opponent = Southern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UD Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, OH
| gamename = First Four
| attend = 12,582
| tv = truTV
| score = 59–55
| overtime =
| record = 15–19
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 18
| time = 7:50 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| seed = 16 W
| opponent = Oregon
| oppseed = 1 W
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
| site_cityst = Spokane, WA
| gamename = First Round
| tv = truTV
| score = 52–91
| attend = 11,274
| record = 15–20
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time. | region = W
| regionname = West Region}}
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