2015–16 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by ninth year head coach Brett Reed, played their home games at Stabler Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 17–15, 13–5 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League tournament, where they lost to Holy Cross.

2015–16 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	17–15 (13–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Brett Reed (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Antoni Wyche Ryan Krueger Kyle Griffin
Home arena	Stabler Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell	14	–	4		.778			17	–	14		.548
Lehigh	13	–	5		.722			17	–	15		.531
Boston University	11	–	7		.611			19	–	15		.559
Army	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Navy	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Colgate	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
American	9	–	9		.500			12	–	19		.387
Loyola (MD)	8	–	10		.444			9	–	21		.300
Holy Cross †	5	–	13		.278			15	–	20		.429
Lafayette	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† 2016 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Mountain Hawks finished the season 16–14, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to American.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Miles Simelton	10	G	6'0"	160	Sophomore	Oswego, IL	Transferred to Lewis
Cole Renninger	13	G	6'3"	185	Sophomore	Lock Haven, PA	Transferred to Lock Haven
Corey Schaefer	15	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Johnston, IA	Graduated
Stefan Cvrkalj	21	G	6'6"	195	Senior	Kitchener, ON	Graduated
Conroy Baltimore	44	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Matt Holba #36 SF	Noblesville, IN	Saint Theodore Guerin Catholic	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 7, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Kyle Leufroy #93 SG	La Canada, CA	Prolific Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 27, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Caleb Sedore #96 PF	Pulaski, NY	Pulaski Central School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 17, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
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 September 29, 2015.

2016 class recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Pat Andree #60 PF	Colts Neck, NJ	Christian Brothers Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 30, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Jordan Cohen #68 PG	North Hollywood, CA	Campbell Hall High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Sep 15, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Kahron Ross 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Jonesboro HS Jonesboro, AR G 4 Devon Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr John Hay HS Cleveland, OH G 5 Austin Price 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Detroit Country Day HS Indianapolis, IN G 10 Kyle Leufroy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Prolific Prep Pasadena, CA G 11 Tyler Jenkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Hamilton Southeastern HS Fishers, IN F 13 Matt Holba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Guerin Catholic HS Noblesville, IN G 15 Jay Jay Davis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So William Allen HS Allentown, PA G/F 20 John Ross Glover 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr University School of Jackson Hendersonville, TN G 23 Georgios Pilitsis (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Anatolia College Thessaloniki, Greece F 31 Jesse Chuku 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Kimball Union Academy London, England F/C 32 Tim Kempton Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Brophy College Prep Scottsdale, AZ F 40 Justin Goldsborough 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Fort Washington, MD G 42 Brandon Alston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Herndon HS Vienna, VA C 55 Caleb Sedore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Pulaski HS Pulaski, NY	Head coach Brett Reed (Wayne State (MI)) Assistant coach(es) Antoni Wyche (Notre Dame) Ryan Krueger (Lehigh) Kyle Griffin (Siena) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Syracuse	L 47–57	0–1	Carrier Dome (21,286) Syracuse, NY
Nov 16* 7:00 pm		at Canisius	L 89–98	0–2	Koessler Athletic Center (1,153) Buffalo, NY
Nov 19* 7:00 pm		Yale	L 67–79	0–3	Stabler Arena (995) Bethlehem, PA
Nov 22* 4:00 pm		at Columbia	L 61–88	0–4	Levien Gymnasium (1,011) New York City, NY
Nov 25* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 12 Virginia	L 54–80	0–5	John Paul Jones Arena (14,220) Charlottesville, VA
Nov 28* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 16 Purdue	L 55–77	0–6	Mackey Arena (12,660) West Lafayette, IN
Dec 2* 7:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	L 73–84	0–7	DeGol Arena (1,032) Loretto, PA
Dec 5* 2:00 pm		Rochester College	W 84–50	1–7	Stabler Arena (576) Bethlehem, PA
Dec 17* 7:00 pm		at Robert Morris	L 67–69	1–8	Charles L. Sewall Center (651) Moon Township, PA
Dec 19* 7:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 76–73	2–8	Stabler Arena (673) Bethlehem, PA
Dec 22* 7:00 pm		Stony Brook	L 62–75	2–9	Stabler Arena (543) Bethlehem, PA
Patriot League regular season
Dec 30 7:00 pm, SE2		Army	L 82–88	2–10 (0–1)	Stabler Arena (1,195) Bethlehem, PA
Jan 2 2:00 pm, SE2		Boston University	W 81–73	3–10 (1–1)	Stabler Arena (827) Bethlehem, PA
Jan 6 7:30 pm		at Loyola (MD)	L 50–51	3–11 (1–2)	Reitz Arena (341) Baltimore, MD
Jan 9 2:00 pm		at American	W 65–50	4–11 (2–2)	Bender Arena (645) Washington, D.C.
Jan 11 7:30 pm, CBSSN		Bucknell	L 76–82	4–12 (2–3)	Stabler Arena (1,042) Bethlehem, PA
Jan 16 1:00 pm		at Holy Cross	W 87–66	5–12 (3–3)	Hart Center (1,301) Worcester, MA
Jan 20 7:00 pm, SE2		Navy	L 64–69	5–13 (3–4)	Stabler Arena (979) Bethlehem, PA
Jan 27 7:00 pm, SE2		Colgate	W 79–70	6–13 (4–4)	Stabler Arena (872) Bethlehem, PA
Jan 31 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Boston University	L 73–75	6–14 (4–5)	Case Gym (821) Boston, MA
Feb 3 7:00 pm, SE2		Loyola (MD)	W 71–66	7–14 (5–5)	Stabler Arena (636) Bethlehem, PA
Feb 6 7:00 pm, SE2		American	W 72–49	8–14 (6–5)	Stabler Arena (1,380) Bethlehem, PA
Feb 8 7:00 pm		at Lafayette Postponed from Jan 23	W 87–72	9–14 (7–5)	Kirby Sports Center (1,844) Easton, PA
Feb 10 7:00 pm, ASN		at Bucknell	W 80–65	10–14 (8–5)	Sojka Pavilion (2,523) Lewisburg, PA
Feb 15 7:30 pm, CBSSN		Holy Cross	W 64–59	11–14 (9–5)	Stabler Arena (710) Bethlehem, PA
Feb 17 7:00 pm		at Navy	W 77–74	12–14 (10–5)	Alumni Hall (1,068) Annapolis, MD
Feb 21 12:00 pm, SE2		Lafayette	W 73–61	13–14 (11–5)	Stabler Arena (1,949) Bethlehem, PA
Feb 24 7:00 pm		at Colgate	W 71–54	14–14 (12–5)	Cotterell Court (1,049) Hamilton, NY
Feb 27 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Army	W 82–72	15–14 (13–5)	Christl Arena (2,233) West Point, NY
Patriot League tournament
Mar 3 7:00 pm	(2)	(7) Navy Quarterfinals	W 65–63	16–14	Stabler Arena (1,730) Bethlehem, PA
Mar 6 2:00 pm, CBSSN	(2)	(6) American Semifinals	W 78–62	17–14	Stabler Arena (2,225) Bethlehem, PA
Mar 9 7:30 pm, CBSSN	(2)	(9) Holy Cross Championship game	L 56–59	17–15	Stabler Arena (4,587) Bethlehem, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "2015–2016 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lehigh Mountain Hawks. Lehigh University Athletics. 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.