2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference Patriot League
2015–16 record 15–20 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coach Bill Carmody (1st year)
Assistant coach Kevin Driscoll
Assistant coach Joe Kennedy
Assistant coach Freddie Owens
Home arena Hart Center
2015–16 Patriot League men's basketball standings
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

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 the 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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown 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

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marcellis Perkins
SG
Chesapeake, VA Fishburne Military School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 13, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Jehyve Floyd
#81 PF
Parlin, NJ Sayreville War Memorial High 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 7, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
Matt Zignorski
#115 SG
Oak Ridge, NJ Pope John XXIII High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 18, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 61
Pat Benzan
PG
West Roxbury, MA Roxbury Latin School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 13, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Karl Charles
SG
Somerset, NJ Rutgers Prep High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Apr 10, 2015 
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:

2016 class recruits

Roster

2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 1 Charles, KarlKarl Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Rutgers Prep Piscataway, New Jersey
G 2 Thompson, AnthonyAnthony Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Bullis Glenn Dale, Maryland
G 5 Hamilton, CullenCullen Hamilton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Potomac (VA) Washington, D.C.
G 10 Benzan, PatPat Benzan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Roxbury Latin Wellesley, Massachusetts
F 12 Morgan, ChristopherChristopher Morgan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Gloucester Gloucester, Virginia
G/F 14 Perkins, MarcellisMarcellis Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Deep Creek Chesapeake, Virginia
G 15 Rielly, PatrickPatrick Rielly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr North Catholic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 20 Floyd, JehyveJehyve Floyd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Sayreville War Memorial Sayreville, New Jersey
F 21 Alexander, MalachiMalachi Alexander 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Eleanor Roosevelt Bowie, Maryland
F 22 Champion, RobertRobert Champion 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Charlotte Christian Charlotte, North Carolina
G/F 24 Green, EricEric Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr St. Mark's (MA) Mountain House, California
F 25 Baker, IsaiahIsaiah Baker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Shipley Wyncote, Pennsylvania
F 30 Criswell, RileyRiley Criswell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Carrollton Carrollton, Georgia
G 31 Zignorski, MattMatt Zignorski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Pope John XXIII Sparta, New Jersey
F 40 Mountain, DerekDerek Mountain 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Haverford School Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
C 42 Husek, MattMatt Husek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Bethlehem Catholic (PA) Stewartsville, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov 5*
7:05 pm
Assumption W 85–79 OT
Hart Center (976)
Worcester, MA
Non-conference regular season

Nov 13*
7:00 pm
at Marist W 67–64  1–0
McCann Field House (1,707)
Poughkeepsie, NY

Nov 16*
7:00 pm
at Brown L 55–71  1–1
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,224)
Providence, RI

Nov 19*
7:05 pm
New Hampshire L 69–73  1–2
Hart Center (1,794)
Worcester, MA

Nov 22*
1:00 pm
at Quinnipiac L 56–62  1–3
TD Bank Sports Center (1,381)
Hamden, CT

Nov 25*
1:05 pm
Sacred Heart W 69–60  2–3
Hart Center (1,104)
Worcester, MA

Nov 29*
1:05 pm
Harvard W 50-49  3-3
Hart Center (1,796)
Worcester, MA

Dec 2*
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 56–74  3–4
Ryan Center (3,442)
Kingston, RI

Dec 5*
2:05 pm
Albany L 84–88 OT 3–5
Hart Center (1,494)
Worcester, MA

Dec 9*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 2 Kansas L 59–92  3–6
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS

Dec 12*
7:00 pm
at Hartford W 90–68  4–6
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,072)
Hartford, CT

Dec 21*
7:05 pm
Maine W 76–75  5–6
Hart Center (1,014)
Worcester, MA
Patriot League regular season

Dec 30
7:05 pm
Boston University W 80–64  6–6
(1–0)
Hart Center (2,345)
Worcester, MA

Jan 2
1:00 pm
at Navy L 60–65  6–7
(1–1)
Alumni Hall (2,677)
Annapolis, MD

Jan 6
7:05 pm
Colgate W 65–63  7–7
(2–1)
Hart Center (1,256)
Worcester, MA

Jan 9
2:00 pm
at Bucknell L 71–98  7–8
(2–2)
Sojka Pavilion (3,111)
Lewisburg, PA

Jan 13
7:00 pm
at Lafayette L 52–65  7–9
(2–3)
Kirby Sports Center (1,335)
Easton, PA

Jan 16
1:05 pm
Lehigh L 66–87  7–10
(2–4)
Hart Center (1,301)
Worcester, MA

Jan 20
7:05 pm
Army W 69–65  8–10
(3–4)
Hart Center (1,359)
Worcester, MA

Jan 24
7:00 pm
at Colgate
Moved up from 2/3/16
L 61–76  8–11
(3–5)
Cotterell Court (674)
Hamilton, NY

Jan 27
7:05 pm
Loyola (MD) L 54–71  8–12
(3–6)
Hart Center (1,646)
Worcester, MA

Jan 30
1:05 pm
Navy W 87–80 OT 9–12
(4–6)
Hart Center (1,834)
Worcester, MA

Feb 1
5:30 pm
at American
Postponed from 1/24/16
L 45–58  9–13
(4–7)
Bender Arena (457)
Washington, D.C.

Feb 6
1:05 pm
Bucknell L 52–77  9–14
(4–8)
Hart Center (2,647)
Worcester, MA

Feb 10
7:05 pm
Lafayette W 67–53  10–14
(5–8)
Hart Center (1,067)
Worcester, MA

Feb 15
7:30 pm, CBSSN
at Lehigh L 59–64  10–15
(5–9)
Stabler Arena (710)
Bethlehem, PA

Feb 17
7:00 pm
at Army L 68–72  10–16
(5–10)
Christl Arena (1,086)
West Point, NY

Feb 21
12:05 pm
American L 70–71 OT 10–17
(5–11)
Hart Center (1,909)
Worcester, MA

Feb 24
7:30 pm
at Loyola (MD) L 63–78  10–18
(5–12)
Reitz Arena (602)
Baltimore, MD

Feb 27
12:00 pm
at Boston University L 68–83  10–19
(5–13)
Case Gym (1,237)
Boston, MA
Patriot League Tournament

Mar 1
7:30 pm
(9) at (8) Loyola (MD)
First round
W 72–67  11–19
Reitz Arena (408)
Baltimore, MD

Mar 3
7:00 pm
(9) at (1) Bucknell
Quarterfinals
W 77–72 2OT 12–19
Sojka Pavilion (2,700)
Lewisburg, PA

Mar 6
2:00 pm, CBSSN
(9) at (4) Army
Semifinals
W 60–38  13–19
Christl Arena (1,107)
West Point, NY

Mar 9
7:30 pm, CBSSN
(9) at (2) Lehigh
Championship game
W 59–56  14–19
Stabler Arena (4,587)
Bethlehem, PA
NCAA Tournament

Mar 16*
6:40 pm, TruTV
(16 W) vs. (16 W) Southern
First Four
W 59–55  15–19
UD Arena (12,582)
Dayton, OH

Mar 18*
7:50 pm, TruTV
(16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 5 Oregon
First round
L 52-91  15-20
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,274)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
All times are in Eastern Time..

References

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