2015–16 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by fifth year head coach Joe Jones, played their home games at Case Gym and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 19–15, 11–7 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to American. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fordham in the first round before losing in the second round to NJIT.

2015–16 Boston University Terriers men's basketball
CIT, Second round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	19–15 (11–7 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Jones (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Shaun Morris Curtis Wilson Walt Corbean
Home arena	Case Gym
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 Terriers finished the season 13–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Lafayette.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dylan Brossman	25	G	5'9"	160	Senior	Reamstown, PA	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kyle Foreman #74 PG	Clyde Hill, WA	Bellevue High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Oct 5, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
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 27, 2015.

2016 class recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Scanlon #77 PF	Chantilly, VA	Westfield High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 17, 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 27, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Eric Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Martinsville, Virginia F 1 Nick Havener 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Sarasota, Florida G 2 John Papale (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Wallingford, Connecticut G 3 Eric Fanning 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Trenton, New Jersey G 5 Blaise Mbargorba 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Hightstown, New Jersey G 13 Will Goff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Scottsdale, Arizona F 14 Braiten Madrigal (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Downey, California G 15 Cheddi Mosely 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Oceanport, New Jersey G 20 Cameron Curry (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr West Covina, California G 21 Cedric Hankerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Miami, Florida F 22 Nathan Dieudonne (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Louisville, Kentucky G 24 Kamali Chambers (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Golden Valley, Minnesota G 25 Kyle Foreman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Bellevue, Washington F 32 Justin Alston (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Washington, D.C. G 34 Brandon Johnson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mount Vernon, New York F 41 Dylan Haines 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Liverpool, New York	Head coach Joe Jones (SUNY–Oswego) Assistant coach(es) Shaun Morris (Lycoming) Curtis Wilson (Adelphi) Walt Corbean (Northern Kentucky) 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
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm		Northeastern	L 84–87 OT	0–1	Case Gym (1,256) Boston, MA
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm		Albany Hoophall Miami Invitational	W 69–64	1–1	Case Gym (502) Boston, MA
11/19/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at NJIT Hoophall Miami Invitational	L 76–90	1–2	Fleisher Center (1,488) Newark, NJ
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Florida Hoophall Miami Invitational	W 78–66	2–2	USF Sun Dome (2,903) Tampa, FL
11/24/2015* 9:00 pm, SECN		at No. 1 Kentucky Hoophall Miami Invitational	L 62–82	2–3	Rupp Arena (22,623) Lexington, KY
11/28/2015* 4:00 pm		at Binghamton	W 75–65	3–3	Binghamton University Events Center (3,528) Vestal, NY
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm		at Massachusetts	L 69–99	3–4	Mullins Center (3,818) Amherst, MA
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm		Harvard	L 69–75	3–5	Case Gym (832) Boston, MA
12/10/2015* 7:00 pm		at UMass Lowell	W 80–60	4–5	Tsongas Center (1,438) Lowell, MA
12/13/2015* 1:00 pm		at Quinnipiac	W 64–57	5–5	TD Bank Sports Center (1,091) Hamden, CT
12/19/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Canisius	L 68–84	5–6	Koessler Athletic Center (926) Buffalo, NY
12/21/2015* 7:00 pm		New Hampshire	W 78–74	6–6	Case Gym (377) Boston, MA
12/28/2015* 3:00 pm		Kean	W 86–53	7–6	Case Gym (333) Boston, MA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm		at Holy Cross	L 64–80	7–7 (0–1)	Hart Center (2,345) Worcester, MA
01/02/2016 2:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 73–81	7–8 (0–2)	Stabler Arena (827) Bethlehem, PA
01/06/2016 7:00 pm		Navy	L 67–83	7–9 (0–3)	Case Gym (346) Boston, MA
01/09/2016 1:00 pm		Lafayette	W 68–47	8–9 (1–3)	Case Gym (589) Boston, MA
01/13/2016 7:30 pm		at American	W 61–50	9–9 (2–3)	Bender Arena (1,029) Washington, D.C.
01/18/2016 7:30 pm, CBSSN		Loyola (MD)	W 87–84 OT	10–9 (3–3)	Case Gym (590) Boston, MA
01/20/2016 7:00 pm		at Colgate	L 78–85	10–10 (3–4)	Cotterell Court (795) Hamilton, NY
01/23/2016 1:00 pm		Bucknell	L 71–74	10–11 (3–5)	Case Gym (791) Boston, MA
01/27/2016 7:00 pm		Army	W 76–67	11–11 (4–5)	Case Gym (621) Boston, MA
01/31/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN		Lehigh	W 75–73	12–11 (5–5)	Case Gym (821) Boston, MA
02/03/2016 7:00 pm		at Navy	W 83–72	13–11 (6–5)	Alumni Hall (1,264) Annapolis, MD
02/06/2016 2:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 89–82 OT	14–11 (7–5)	Kirby Sports Center (1,771) Easton, PA
02/10/2016 7:00 pm		American	W 71–51	15–11 (8–5)	Case Gym (503) Boston, MA
02/13/2016 1:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 73–65	16–11 (9–5)	Reitz Arena (647) Baltimore, MD
02/17/2016 7:00 pm		Colgate	W 71–68	17–11 (10–5)	Case Gym (705) Boston, MA
02/21/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Bucknell	L 59–80	17–12 (10–6)	Sojka Pavilion (3,044) Lewisburg, PA
02/23/2016 7:00 pm, ASN		at Army	L 71–80	17–13 (10–7)	Christl Arena (504) West Point, NY
02/27/2015 12:00 pm		Holy Cross	W 83–68	18–13 (11–7)	Case Gym (1,237) Boston, MA
Patriot League tournament
03/03/2015 7:00 pm	(3)	(6) American Quarterfinals	L 64–69	18–14	Case Gym (731) Boston, MA
CIT
03/16/2015* 7:00 pm		at Fordham First round	W 69–66	19–14	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,264) Bronx, NY
03/21/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at NJIT Second round	L 72–83	19–15	Fleisher Center (1,134) Newark, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "2015–2016 Schedule". Goterriers.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.