2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks 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 = UMass Lowell River Hawks

|image = UMass Lowell Athletics wordmark.png

|image_size = 200

|conference = America East Conference

|division =

|short_conf = America East

|CoachRank =

|APRank =

|record = 11–18

|conf_record = 7–9

|head_coach = Pat Duquette

|hc_year = 3rd

|asst_coach1 = Biko Paris

|asst_coach2 = Nick Leonardelli

|asst_coach3 = Louis Hinnant

|stadium = Costello Athletic Center
Tsongas Center

|champion =

|bowl =

|bowl_result =

}}

{{2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings}}

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

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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Notes

Lance Crawford0G5'10"175FreshmanDavie, FLTransferred to South Alabama
Chad Holley4G5'10"170SeniorNew York City, NYGraduated
Marco Banegas-Flores13G6'1"190RS SeniorBoston, MAGraduated
Kerry Weldon23G6'5"190RS SeniorNew York City, NYGraduated
Jordan Rhodes34G/F6'6"177FreshmanFountain, COTransferred to Bemidji State
Brad Schaub35G/F6'6"180FreshmanMarlette, MITransferred to Northwoood

2015 incoming recruits

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Ryan Jones

| position = PG

| hometown = Rio Rancho, NM

| highschool = Sue Cleveland High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 160

| 40 =

| commitdate = 08/21/2014

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Keith Hayes

| position = PG

| hometown = Little Rock, AR

| highschool = John L. McClellan High School

| feet = 5

| inches = 11

| weight =

| 40 =

| commitdate = 08/29/2014

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Logan Primerano

| position = SG

| hometown = Peru, IN

| highschool = Peru High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight =

| 40 =

| commitdate = 12/29/2014

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit End

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=2016 incoming recruits=

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Cameron Wolter

| position = PF

| hometown = Fishers, IN

| highschool = Fishers High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 7

| weight =

| 40 =

| commitdate = 09/23/2015

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit End

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| scout ref title = 2016 UMass Lowell Basketball Commits

| espn ref title = ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball

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Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Keith|last=Hayes II|num=1|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=170|class=FR|rs=|home=Bryant, Arkansas}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jordan|last=Shea|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=195|class=FR|rs=y|home=Madison, Wisconsin}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ryan|last=Jones|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=163|class=FR|rs=|home=Rio Rancho, New Mexico}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dontavious|last=Smith|num=5|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=195|class=FR|rs=y|home=Springhill, Louisiana}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jahad|last=Thomas|num=10|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=2|lbs=220|class=SO|rs=y|home=Williamsport, Pennsylvania}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isaac|last=White|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=165|class=FR|rs=|home=Ashland, Ohio}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Josh|last=Gantz|num=12|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=210|class=FR|rs=y|home=Grove City, Ohio}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=D. J.|last=Mlachnik|link=|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=180|class=SR|rs=|home=Muskego, Wisconsin}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Matt|last=Harris|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=205|class=SO|rs=|home=Erie, Pennsylvania}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Logan|last=Primeramo|num=23|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=180|class=FR|rs=|home=Peru, Indiana}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tyler|last=Livingston|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=210|class=JR|rs=|home=Hudson, New Hampshire}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mark|last=Cornelius|num=30|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=195|class=SR|rs=|home=Westford, Massachusetts}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Donny|last=Belcher III|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|lbs=225|class=FR|rs=|home=Irving, Texas}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

|asst_coach=

  • Biko Paris
  • Nick Leonardelli
  • Louis Hinnant

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|accessdate=

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Schedule

{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=no|ranklink=2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2015|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#CC3333; color:#333399;"| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/13/2015

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Northwestern

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename =

| attend = 6,011

| tv =

| score = 57–79

| overtime =

| record = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/18/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Sacred Heart

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tsongas Center

| site_cityst = Lowell, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,795

| tv =

| score = 87–84{{cite web|title=White with 3-point play, UMass beats Sacred Heart 87-84|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400840033|publisher=ESPN.com|access-date=19 November 2015}}

| overtime =

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/21/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| gamename =

| attend = 8,888

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 57–83

| overtime =

| record = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/24/2015

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Wheelock

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Costello Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Lowell, MA

| gamename =

| attend =  

| tv =

| score = 104–76

| overtime =

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/29/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Cornell

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Costello Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Lowell, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 407

| tv =

| score = 80–77

| overtime =

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/03/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = LIU Brooklyn

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Steinberg Wellness Center

| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 1,114

| tv =

| score = 72–84

| overtime =

| record = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/05/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = NJIT

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Fleisher Center

| site_cityst = Newark, NJ

| gamename =

| attend = 1,011

| tv =

| score = 77–90

| overtime =

| record = 3–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/06/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Boston College

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Conte Forum

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,327

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 68–66

| overtime =

| record = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/10/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Boston University

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tsongas Center

| site_cityst = Lowell, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,438

| tv =

| score = 60–80

| overtime =

| record = 4–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/18/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Central Connecticut

| opprank =

| site_stadium = William H. Detrick Gymnasium

| site_cityst = New Britain, CT

| gamename =

| attend = 1,207

| tv =

| score = 79–83

| overtime =

| record = 4–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/20/2015

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = UConn

| opprank = 25

| site_stadium = XL Center

| site_cityst = Hartford, CT

| gamename =

| attend = 9,848

| tv = SNY

| score = 79–88

| overtime =

| record = 4–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/28/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Rutgers

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The RAC

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| gamename =

| attend = 4,075

| tv = BTN

| score = 66–89

| overtime =

| record = 4–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/30/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Wagner

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center

| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY

| gamename =

| attend =

| tv =

| score = 62–76

| overtime =

| record = 4–9

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#CC3333; color:#333399;"| America East regular Season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/06/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Hartford

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Costello Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Lowell, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 341

| tv =

| score = 80–76

| overtime =

| record = 5–9

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/09/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Stony Brook

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Island Federal Credit Union Arena

| site_cityst = Stony Brook, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 2,866

| tv =

| score = 59–86

| overtime =

| record = 5–10

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/13/2016

| time = 11:00 am

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Maine

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Costello Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Lowell, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 443

| tv =

| score = 81–95

| overtime =

| record = 5–11

| conference = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/16/2016

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = UMBC

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Retriever Activities Center

| site_cityst = Catonsville, MD

| gamename =

| attend = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400840042 916]

| tv = AmericaEast.tv

| score = 95–89

| overtime =

| record = 6–11

| conference = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/18/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Vermont

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Patrick Gym

| site_cityst = Burlington, VT

| gamename =

| attend = 1,939

| tv =

| score = 93–82

| overtime =

| record = 7–11

| conference = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/21/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = New Hampshire

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tsongas Center

| site_cityst = Lowell, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,580

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 76–78

| overtime =

| record = 7–12

| conference = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/24/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Binghamton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tsongas Center

| site_cityst = Lowell, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 1,276

| tv =

| score = 57–64

| overtime =

| record = 7–13

| conference = 3–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/27/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Albany

| opprank =

| site_stadium = SEFCU Arena

| site_cityst = Albany, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 2,452

| tv =

| score = 63–75

| overtime =

| record = 7–14

| conference = 3–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/03/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Hartford

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion

| site_cityst = Hartford, CT

| gamename =

| attend = 1,752

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 85–83

| overtime =

| record = 8–14

| conference = 4–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/06/2016

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Stony Brook

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Costello Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Lowell, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 611

| tv =

| score = 73–91

| overtime =

| record = 8–15

| conference = 4–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/08/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Vermont

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Costello Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Lowell, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 437

| tv =

| score = 100–93

| overtime =

| record = 9–15

| conference = 5–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/11/2016

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Maine

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Cross Insurance Center

| site_cityst = Bangor, ME

| gamename =

| attend = 1,523

| tv =

| score = 108–95

| overtime =

| record = 10–15

| conference = 6–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/14/2016

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = UMBC

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Costello Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Lowell, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 491

| tv =

| score = 96–92

| overtime =

| record = 11–15

| conference = 7–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/17/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = New Hampshire

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lundholm Gym

| site_cityst = Durham, NH

| gamename =

| attend = 882

| tv =

| score = 69–80

| overtime =

| record = 11–16

| conference = 7–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/20/2016

| time = 4:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Binghamton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Binghamton University Events Center

| site_cityst = Vestal, NY

| gamename =

| attend = 2,884

| tv =

| score = 77–81

| overtime =

| record = 11–17

| conference = 7–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/24/2016

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Albany

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tsongas Center

| site_cityst = Lowell, MA

| gamename =

| attend = 3,351

| tv =

| score = 61–86

| overtime =

| record = 11–18

| conference = 7–9

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}

[http://www.goriverhawks.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball& 2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball schedule]

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