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2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

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2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferencePatriot League
Record15–20 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHart Center
Seasons
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 they defeated Southern to advance to the first round where they lost to Oregon.

Previous season

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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

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 September 28, 2015.

2016 class recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jack Stevens
#64 C
Ithaca, NY Kent School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) N/A Aug 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 63
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:

Roster

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2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Karl Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Rutgers Prep Piscataway, New Jersey
G 2 Anthony Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Bullis Glenn Dale, Maryland
G 5 Cullen Hamilton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Potomac (VA) Washington, D.C.
G 10 Pat Benzan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Roxbury Latin Wellesley, Massachusetts
F 12 Christopher Morgan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Gloucester Gloucester, Virginia
G/F 14 Marcellis Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Deep Creek Chesapeake, Virginia
G 15 Patrick Rielly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr North Catholic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 20 Jehyve Floyd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Sayreville War Memorial Sayreville, New Jersey
F 21 Malachi Alexander 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Eleanor Roosevelt Bowie, Maryland
F 22 Robert Champion 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Charlotte Christian Charlotte, North Carolina
G/F 24 Eric Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr St. Mark's (MA) Mountain House, California
F 25 Isaiah Baker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Shipley Wyncote, Pennsylvania
F 30 Riley Criswell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Carrollton Carrollton, Georgia
G 31 Matt Zignorski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Pope John XXIII Sparta, New Jersey
F 40 Derek Mountain 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Haverford School Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
C 42 Matt 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
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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