2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by third year head coach Pat Duquette and played most of their home games at Costello Athletic Center, with five home games at the Tsongas Center. They were a member of the America East Conference.

2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	11–18 (7–9 America East)
Head coach	Pat Duquette (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Biko Paris Nick Leonardelli Louis Hinnant
Home arena	Costello Athletic Center Tsongas Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stony Brook †	14	–	2		.875			26	–	7		.788
Albany	13	–	3		.813			24	–	9		.727
Vermont	11	–	5		.688			23	–	14		.622
New Hampshire	11	–	5		.688			20	–	13		.606
UMass Lowell*	7	–	9		.438			11	–	18		.379
Binghamton	5	–	11		.313			8	–	22		.267
Hartford	4	–	12		.250			10	–	23		.303
Maine	4	–	12		.250			8	–	22		.267
UMBC	3	–	13		.188			7	–	25		.219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2016 America East tournament winner

UMass Lowell was in the third year of a transition to Division I and thus ineligible for the postseason, including the America East tournament.

They finished the season 11–18, 7–9 in America East play to finish in fifth place.

Previous season

The River Hawks finished the season 12–17, 6–10 in America East play to finish in sixth place.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Lance Crawford	0	G	5'10"	175	Freshman	Davie, FL	Transferred to South Alabama
Chad Holley	4	G	5'10"	170	Senior	New York City, NY	Graduated
Marco Banegas-Flores	13	G	6'1"	190	RS Senior	Boston, MA	Graduated
Kerry Weldon	23	G	6'5"	190	RS Senior	New York City, NY	Graduated
Jordan Rhodes	34	G/F	6'6"	177	Freshman	Fountain, CO	Transferred to Bemidji State
Brad Schaub	35	G/F	6'6"	180	Freshman	Marlette, MI	Transferred to Northwoood

2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ryan Jones PG	Rio Rancho, NM	Sue Cleveland High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Aug 21, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Keith Hayes PG	Little Rock, AR	John L. McClellan High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Aug 29, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Logan Primerano SG	Peru, IN	Peru High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Dec 29, 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 2015-10-12.

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cameron Wolter PF	Fishers, IN	Fishers High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Sep 23, 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.

Roster

2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Keith Hayes II 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bryant, Arkansas G 2 Jordan Shea 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Madison, Wisconsin G 4 Ryan Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Fr Rio Rancho, New Mexico F 5 Dontavious Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Springhill, Louisiana G/F 10 Jahad Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Williamsport, Pennsylvania G 11 Isaac White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Ashland, Ohio G/F 12 Josh Gantz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Grove City, Ohio G 21 D. J. Mlachnik 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Muskego, Wisconsin G 22 Matt Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Erie, Pennsylvania G/F 23 Logan Primeramo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Peru, Indiana F 24 Tyler Livingston 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Hudson, New Hampshire G 30 Mark Cornelius 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Westford, Massachusetts F 33 Donny Belcher III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Irving, Texas	Head coach Pat Duquette Assistant coach(es) Biko Paris Nick Leonardelli Louis Hinnant 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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 8:00 pm	at Northwestern	L 57–79	0–1	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,011) Evanston, IL
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm	Sacred Heart	W 87–84^[1]	1–1	Tsongas Center (1,795) Lowell, MA
11/21/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at No. 18 Notre Dame	L 57–83	1–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,888) South Bend, IN
11/24/2015* 4:00 pm	Wheelock	W 104–76	2–2	Costello Athletic Center  Lowell, MA
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm	Cornell	W 80–77	3–2	Costello Athletic Center (407) Lowell, MA
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm	at LIU Brooklyn	L 72–84	3–3	Steinberg Wellness Center (1,114) Brooklyn, NY
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm	at NJIT	L 77–90	3–4	Fleisher Center (1,011) Newark, NJ
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Boston College	W 68–66	4–4	Conte Forum (1,327) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/10/2015* 7:00 pm	Boston University	L 60–80	4–5	Tsongas Center (1,438) Lowell, MA
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm	at Central Connecticut	L 79–83	4–6	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,207) New Britain, CT
12/20/2015* 4:00 pm, SNY	at No. 25 UConn	L 79–88	4–7	XL Center (9,848) Hartford, CT
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm, BTN	at Rutgers	L 66–89	4–8	The RAC (4,075) Piscataway, NJ
12/30/2015* 7:00 pm	at Wagner	L 62–76	4–9	Spiro Sports Center  Staten Island, NY
America East regular Season
01/06/2016 7:00 pm	Hartford	W 80–76	5–9 (1–0)	Costello Athletic Center (341) Lowell, MA
01/09/2016 2:00 pm	at Stony Brook	L 59–86	5–10 (1–1)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,866) Stony Brook, NY
01/13/2016 11:00 am	Maine	L 81–95	5–11 (1–2)	Costello Athletic Center (443) Lowell, MA
01/16/2016 12:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv	at UMBC	W 95–89	6–11 (2–2)	Retriever Activities Center (916) Catonsville, MD
01/18/2016 7:00 pm	at Vermont	W 93–82	7–11 (3–2)	Patrick Gym (1,939) Burlington, VT
01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	New Hampshire	L 76–78	7–12 (3–3)	Tsongas Center (1,580) Lowell, MA
01/24/2016 2:00 pm	Binghamton	L 57–64	7–13 (3–4)	Tsongas Center (1,276) Lowell, MA
01/27/2016 7:00 pm	at Albany	L 63–75	7–14 (3–5)	SEFCU Arena (2,452) Albany, NY
02/03/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Hartford	W 85–83	8–14 (4–5)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,752) Hartford, CT
02/06/2016 2:00 pm	Stony Brook	L 73–91	8–15 (4–6)	Costello Athletic Center (611) Lowell, MA
02/08/2016 7:00 pm	Vermont	W 100–93	9–15 (5–6)	Costello Athletic Center (437) Lowell, MA
02/11/2016 4:00 pm	at Maine	W 108–95	10–15 (6–6)	Cross Insurance Center (1,523) Bangor, ME
02/14/2016 12:00 pm	UMBC	W 96–92	11–15 (7–6)	Costello Athletic Center (491) Lowell, MA
02/17/2016 7:00 pm	at New Hampshire	L 69–80	11–16 (7–7)	Lundholm Gym (882) Durham, NH
02/20/2016 4:30 pm	at Binghamton	L 77–81	11–17 (7–8)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,884) Vestal, NY
02/24/2016 7:00 pm	Albany	L 61–86	11–18 (7–9)	Tsongas Center (3,351) Lowell, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. "White with 3-point play, UMass beats Sacred Heart 87-84". ESPN.com. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
2. 2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball schedule