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2015–16 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

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2015–16 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record12–18 (11–7 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Johnny Kidd
  • Kevin Papacs
  • Kyle Steinway
Home arenaWilliam H. Pitt Center
Seasons
2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wagner 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Sacred Heart 11 7   .611 12 18   .400
St. Francis Brooklyn 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Mount St. Mary's 10 8   .556 14 19   .424
LIU Brooklyn 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Saint Francis 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Robert Morris 8 10   .444 10 22   .313
Bryant 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Central Connecticut 3 15   .167 4 25   .138
2016 NEC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Pioneers' 17th season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference. Third-year head coach Anthony Latina led the Pioneers and played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center. They finished the season 12–18, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost to LIU Brooklyn in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Jordan Allen Forward 6–6 210 Graduate Bayshore, New York
1 Cane Broome Guard 6–0 150 Sophomore East Hartford, Connecticut
3 Cole Walton Center 6–11 215 Junior Bellevue, Washington
5 De'von Barnett Forward 6–5 193 Junior Waldorf, Maryland
11 Quincy McKnight Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Bridgeport, Connecticut
13 Cavan LaRose Forward 6–3 185 Junior Ogdensburg, New York
14 Chris Robinson Guard 6–3 153 Sophomore The Bronx, New York
15 Jermaine Ukaegbu Forward 6–5 190 Freshman Silver Spring, Maryland
22 Sean Hoehn Guard 6–2 175 Freshman Morristown, New Jersey
30 Eyimofe Edukugho Forward 6–6 210 Senior Warri, Nigeria
31 Mario Matasovic Forward 6–8 215 Junior Gornja Vrba, Croatia
32 Travis Berry Guard 6–4 175 Junior Elmont, New York
33 Filip Nowicki Center 6–10 260 Sophomore Wloclawek, Poland
34 Tevin Falzon Forward 6–7 229 Senior Newton, Massachusetts
44 Matej Buovac Forward 6–7 215 Senior Zagreb, Croatia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2015*
1:00 pm
Bridgeport W 101–94 
William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
5:30 pm
Quinnipiac
Connecticut 6 Classic
W 76–64  1–0
William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, CT
November 16, 2015*
7:00 pm
at Yale L 77–99[3]  1–1
John J. Lee Amphitheater (778)
New Haven, CT
November 18, 2015*
7:00 pm
at UMass Lowell L 84–87[4]  1–2
Tsongas Center (1,795)
Lowell, MA
November 21, 2015*
7:00 pm
at Fairfield L 79–83 OT[5] 1–3
Webster Bank Arena (3,251)
Bridgeport, CT
November 25, 2015*
1:05 pm
at Holy Cross L 60–69  1–4
Hart Center (1,104)
Worcester, MA
December 2, 2015*
7:00 pm, SNY
at UConn L 49–82  1–5
XL Center (8,563)
Hartford, CT
December 5, 2015*
2:00 pm
at Towson L 61–83  1–6
SECU Arena (1,303)
Towson, MD
December 12, 2015*
3:30 pm
Lafayette L 86–90  1–7
William H. Pitt Center (619)
Fairfield, CT
December 14, 2015*
8:30 pm
at Hartford L 71–80  1–8
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,822)
Hartford, CT
December 21, 2015*
7:00 pm, BTN
Northwestern L 67–103  1–9
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,574)
Evanston, IL
December 28, 2015*
7:00 pm
at Hofstra L 73–80  1–10
Mack Sports Complex (1,313)
Hempstead, NY
Northeast Conference regular season
January 2, 2016
4:00 pm
at Robert Morris W 69–65  2–10
(1–0)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,334)
Moon Township, PA
January 4, 2016
4:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) L 80–84  2–11
(1–1)
DeGol Arena (539)
Loretto, PA
January 7, 2016
 pm
No. Fairleigh Dickinson  L 68–80  2–12
(1–2)
William H. Pitt Center (354)
Fairfield, CT
January 9, 2016
 pm
Wagner L 59–76  2–13
(1–3)
William H. Pitt Center (355)
Fairfield, CT
January 14, 2016
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut W 80–78 OT 3–13
(2–3)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,004)
New Britain, CT
January 16, 2016
4:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 67–85  3–14
(2–4)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (325)
Brooklyn, NY
January 21, 2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Mount St. Mary's W 76–71  4–14
(3–4)
William H. Pitt Center (1,502)
Fairfield, CT
January 24, 2016
4:00 pm
at Wagner
Postponed from 1/23/16
W 67–58  5–14
(4–4)
Spiro Sports Center (731)
Staten Island, NY
January 27, 2016
7:00 pm, MSG/FCS
at LIU Brooklyn L 84–92  5–15
(4–5)
Steinberg Wellness Center (1,176)
Brooklyn, NY
January 30, 2016
3:30 pm
Bryant W 72–71  6–15
(5–5)
William H. Pitt Center (728)
Fairfield, CT
February 4, 2016
7:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 74–70  7–15
(6–5)
William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
February 6, 2016
3:30 pm
LIU Brooklyn W 98–90  8–15
(7–5)
William H. Pitt Center (632)
Fairfield, CT
February 11, 2016
7:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's L 61–66  8–16
(7–6)
Knott Arena (2,014)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 13, 2016
3:30 pm
Central Connecticut W 87–52  9–16
(8–6)
William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
February 18, 2016
7:00 pm
at Bryant W 74–57  10–16
(9–6)
Chace Athletic Center (431)
Smithfield, RI
February 20, 2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 91–86  11–16
(10–6)
Rothman Center (1,228)
Hackensack, NJ
February 25, 2016
7:00 pm
Robert Morris L 63–73  11–17
(10–7)
William H. Pitt Center (312)
Fairfield, CT
February 27, 2016
3:30 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 88–78  12–17
(11–7)
William H. Pitt Center (711)
Fairfield, CT
NEC tournament
March 2, 2016
7:00 pm, MSG/FCS
(3) (6) LIU Brooklyn
Quarterfinals
L 76–84  12–18
William H. Pitt Center (710)
Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

References

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  1. ^ "2015–16 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball roster". Sacred Heart Pionners. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015–16 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball schedule". Sacred Heart Pionners. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "Yale sweeps Fairfield, Conn., knocks off Sacred Heart, 99-77". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "White with 3-point play, UMass beats Sacred Heart 87-84". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  5. ^ "Fairfield needs overtime to hold off Sacred Heart, 83-79". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.