2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by first year head coach Steve Donahue, played their home games at The Palestra and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 11–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.

2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	11–17 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Donahue (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Nat Graham Ira Bowman Joe Mihalich, Jr.
Home arena	The Palestra
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
x-Yale †	13	–	1		.929			23	–	7		.767
Princeton	12	–	2		.857			22	–	7		.759
Columbia	10	–	4		.714			25	–	10		.714
Harvard	6	–	8		.429			14	–	16		.467
Penn	5	–	9		.357			11	–	17		.393
Dartmouth	4	–	10		.286			10	–	18		.357
Cornell	3	–	11		.214			10	–	18		.357
Brown	3	–	11		.214			8	–	20		.286
x – Ivy League champions † – NCAA Tournament participant

Previous season

The Quakers finished the season 9–19, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Camyrn Crocker	15	G	6'3"	170	Senior	Cypress, CA	Graduated
Greg Louis	23	F	6'7"	215	Senior	West Palm, Beach, FL	Graduated
Patrick Lucas-Perry	30	G	5'11"	165	Senior	Grand Blanc, MI	Graduated
Preston Troutt	32	G	5'11"	165	Sophomore	Dallas, TX	Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Matt MacDonald		G	6'5"	200	Junior	Buffalo, NY	Transferred from Fairleigh Dickinson. Under NCAA transfer rules, MacDonald will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jake Silpe #67 PG	Cherry Hill, NJ	Cherry Hill High School East	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 30, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Jackson Donahue #99 SG	Pawcatuck, CT	Northfield-Mt. Hermon School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	May 15, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Jule Brown #108 SF	Ardmore, PA	Lower Marion High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	May 8, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 60
Collin McManus #74 C	Bedford, NH	Northfield-Mt. Hermon School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 8, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Morris Esformes PG	Miami Beach, FL	Hebrew Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Mar 3, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tyler Hamilton SG	Norcross, GA	Cheshire Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 15, 2014
	Recruiting 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 2, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
A. J. Brodeur #47 PF	Northborough, MA	Northfield-Mt. Hermon School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Ryan Betley #78 SG	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown West High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 62
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 October 2, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Salzman PG	Locust Valley, NY	Locust Valley High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Mar 2, 2015
	Recruiting 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Max Rothschild 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr New Hampton Chicago, IL G 1 Jake Silpe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cherry Hill East Cherry Hill, NJ G 2 Antonio Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Summit Country Day Cincinnati, OH G 3 Darnell Foreman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Pitman Camden, NJ G 4 Jamal Lewis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Sidwell Friends Springdale, MD G 5 Jackson Donahue 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon Pawcatuck, CT C 10 Darien Nelson-Henry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Lake Washington Kirkland, WA F 13 Dylan Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr The Village School Houston, TX F 14 Sam Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Gilbert Christian Gilbert, AZ G 21 Matt Poplawski 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Lakeside School Bellevue, WA F 22 Mike Auger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So New Hampton Hopkinton, NH G 23 Shawn Simmons 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Norfolk Academy Virginia Beach, VA G 24 Matt Howard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr A.C. Flora Columbia, SC G 25 Tyler Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cheshire Academy Atlanta, GA F 40 Dan Dwyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Fenwick River Forest, IL C 44 Collin McManus 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon Bedford, NH G Matt MacDonald (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Canisius Fairleigh Dickinson Eggertsville, NY	Head coach Steve Donahue (Ursinus) Assistant coach(es) Nat Graham (Penn) Ira Bowman (Penn) Joe Mihalich, Jr. (Nazareth) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/13/2015* 5:30 pm	Robert Morris	W 76–75[1]	1–0	The Palestra (2,587) Philadelphia, PA
11/15/2015 4:00 pm	Central Connecticut	W 77–61[2]	2–0	The Palestra (1,246) Philadelphia, PA
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm	at Delaware State	W 60-54[3]	3–0	Memorial Hall (1,058) Dover, DE
11/21/2015* 3:00 pm, P12N	at Washington	L 67–104	3–1	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,495) Seattle, WA
11/25/2015* 7:00 pm	La Salle	W 80–64	4–1	The Palestra (3,122) Philadelphia, PA
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm	at Lafayette	L 86–92	4–2	Kirby Sports Center (1,573) Easton, PA
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm	Navy	L 59–65	4–3	The Palestra (1,377) Philadelphia, PA
12/05/2015* 6:00 pm	at George Mason	L 44–63	4–4	EagleBank Arena (3,838) Fairfax, VA
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm	Temple	L 73–77	4–5	The Palestra (4,378) Philadelphia, PA
12/19/2015* 2:30 pm	Ursinus	W 73–66	5–5	The Palestra (1,407) Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm	at Drexel Battle of 33rd Street	L 52–53 OT	5–6	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,334) Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm, FS1	at No. 16 Villanova	L 57–77	5–7	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/02/2016* 1:00 pm	Binghamton	W 80–45	6–7	The Palestra (2,104) Philadelphia, PA
01/09/2016 4:30 pm, FS1	Princeton Rivalry	L 71–73	6–8 (0–1)	The Palestra (5,029) Philadelphia, PA
01/20/2016* 9:00 pm	Saint Joseph's	L 60–75	6–9	The Palestra (8,030) Philadelphia, PA
01/29/2016 7:00 pm	at Yale	L 58–81	6–10 (0–2)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,666) New Haven, CT
01/30/2016 8:00 pm, ASN	at Brown	L 83–89	6–11 (0–3)	Pizzitola Sports Center (2,165) Providence, RI
02/05/2016 6:00 pm, ASN	Dartmouth	W 71–64	7–11 (1–3)	The Palestra (2,889) Philadelphia, PA
02/06/2016 7:00 pm	Harvard	W 67–57	8–11 (2–3)	The Palestra (4,018) Philadelphia, PA
02/12/2016 7:00 pm	at Columbia	L 53–63	8–12 (2–4)	Levien Gymnasium (2,505) New York City, NY
02/13/2016 6:00 pm	at Cornell	W 92–84	9–12 (3–4)	Newman Arena (1,237) Ithaca, NY
02/19/2016 7:00 pm	Brown	W 79–74	10–12 (4–4)	The Palestra (3,335) Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2016 7:00 pm	Yale	L 58–79	10–13 (4–5)	The Palestra (3,246) Philadelphia, PA
02/26/2016 7:00 pm	Cornell	W 79–67	11–13 (5–5)	The Palestra (2,058) Philadelphia, PA
02/27/2016 7:00 pm	Columbia	L 65–93	11–14 (5–6)	The Palestra (3,378) Philadelphia, PA
03/04/2016 7:00 pm	at Dartmouth	L 64–72	11–15 (5–7)	Leede Arena (922) Hanover, NH
03/05/2016 7:00 pm	at Harvard	L 56–74	11–16 (5–8)	Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA
03/08/2016 8:00 pm	at Princeton Rivalry	L 71–72	11–17 (5–9)	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. "Penn holds on to beat Robert Morris 76-75". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
2. "Men's Basketball Runs Past CCSU, 77-61". Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
3. "Men's Basketball Holds On to Beat Del State, 60-54". Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
4. 2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball schedule