2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.

2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
NIT, First round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	22–7 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Mitch Henderson (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Earl Brett MacConnell Donovan Williams
Captains	Mike Washington Jr. Spencer Weisz Steven Cook
Home arena	Jadwin Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
x-Yale †	13	–	1		.929			23	–	7		.767
Princeton	12	–	2		.857			22	–	7		.759
Columbia	10	–	4		.714			25	–	10		.714
Harvard	6	–	8		.429			14	–	16		.467
Penn	5	–	9		.357			11	–	17		.393
Dartmouth	4	–	10		.286			10	–	18		.357
Cornell	3	–	11		.214			10	–	18		.357
Brown	3	–	11		.214			8	–	20		.286
x – Ivy League champions † – NCAA Tournament participant

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 16–14, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in third place.

Awards and accomplishments

Spencer Weisz earned second-team All-Ivy League recognition in 2016.^[1][2] As a junior, he served as a tri-captain (along with Mike Washington, Jr. and Steven Cook) of the 2015–16 team, led the Ivy League in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.8), and was 2nd in the league in assists-per-game (3.9), 4th in assists (113), 6th in 3-point field goals (63), and 8th in defensive rebounds (129).^[3]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Clay Wilson	3	G	6'3"	170	Senior	Tulsa, OK	Graduated
Denton Koon	4	F	6'8"	210	RS Junior	Liberty, MO	Graduate transferred to Hofstra
Ben Hazel	12	G/F	6'5"	191	Senior	Bowie, MD	Graduated
Daniel Edwards	32	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
Bobby Garbade	40	C	6'11"	234	Senior	Binghamton, NY	Graduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Myles Stephens #92 SF	Middletown, DE	Saint Andrew's School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Mar 21, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Noah Bramlage PF	Ottawa, OH	Ottawa-Glandorf High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 13, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Devin Cannady PG	Mishawaka, IN	Marian High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 20, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    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 2015-10-06.

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jose Morales PG	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Cardinal Gibbons High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 22, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    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 2015-10-06.

Roster

2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Aaron Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Virginia Episcopal School Falls Church, VA G 3 Devin Cannady 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Marian Mishawaka, IN G 5 Amir Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So East Brunswick East Brunswick, NJ F 10 Spencer Weisz (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Seton Hall Prep Florham Park, NJ G 11 Elias Berbari 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Harborfields Greenlawn, NY G 12 Myles Stephens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Andrew's Lawrenceville, NJ G 13 Mike Washington, Jr. (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Oak Harbor Oak Harbor, WA G 14 Khyan Rayner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Jesuit Portland, OR F 20 Jackson Forbes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So John Paul II Plano, TX F 21 Henry Caruso 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Junípero Serra San Mateo, CA F 23 Mike LeBlanc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So New Hampton Dover, DE F 25 Steven Cook (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wauwatosa West Winnetka, IL F 30 Hans Brase   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Hill School Clover, SC F 31 Pete Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Northfield Mount Hermon Winchester, MA F 35 Alec Brennan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Milton Academy Weston, MA F 44 Noah Bramlage 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Ottawa-Glandorf Glandorf, OH	Head coach Mitch Henderson (Princeton) Assistant coach(es) Brian Earl (Princeton) Brett MacConnell (Rutgers) Donovan Williams (Park) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm		at Rider	W 64–56	1–0	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
11/21/2015* 9:00 pm		Saint Peter's	W 75–72	2–0	Dillon Gymnasium (1,306) Princeton, NJ
11/25/2015* 7:00 pm		Lafayette	W 104–52	3–0	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,578) Princeton, NJ
11/30/2015* 7:00 pm		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 91–61	4–0	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,232) Princeton, NJ
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm		at Stony Brook	L 77–91	4–1	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,187) Stony Brook, NY
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	L 50–62	4–2	Hagan Arena (3,451) Philadelphia, PA
12/12/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Lipscomb	W 78–64	5–2	Allen Arena (1,445) Nashville, TN
12/17/2015* 7:00 pm		Liberty	W 77–72	6–2	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,360) Princeton, NJ
12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, BTN		vs. No. 6 Maryland Baltimore Showcase	L 61–82	6–3	Royal Farms Arena (11,076) Baltimore, MD
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm		Bucknell	W 89–77	7–3	Jadwin Gymnasium (2.049) Princeton, NJ
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm		at No. 13 Miami (FL)	L 64–76	7–4	BankUnited Center (6,927) Coral Gables, FL
01/03/2016* 5:00 pm		at Hampton	W 89–59	8–4	Hampton Convocation Center (2,115) Hampton, VA
01/05/2016* 7:00 pm		at Norfolk State	W 83–74	9–4	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,011) Norfolk, VA
01/09/2016 4:30 pm, FS1		at Penn Rivalry	W 73–71 ^OT	10–4 (1–0)	The Palestra (5,029) Philadelphia, PA
01/24/2016* 2:00 pm		Bryn Athyn	W 100–44	11–4	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,072) Princeton, NJ
01/29/2016 6:00 pm, ASN		at Brown	W 83–59	12–4 (2–0)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,948) Providence, RI
01/30/2016 7:00 pm		at Yale	L 75–79	12–5 (2–1)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,187) New Haven, CT
02/05/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Harvard	W 83–62	13–5 (3–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (3,549) Princeton, NJ
02/06/2016 6:00 pm		Dartmouth	W 83–70	14–5 (4–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,553) Princeton, NJ
02/12/2016 6:00 pm, ASN		at Cornell	W 85–56	15–5 (5–1)	Newman Arena (1,344) Ithaca, NY
02/13/2016 7:00 pm		at Columbia	W 88–83 ^OT	16–5 (6–1)	Levien Gymnasium (2,633) New York City, NY
02/19/2016 7:00 pm		Yale	W 75–63	17–5 (7–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (4,211) Princeton, NJ
02/20/2016 6:00 pm		Brown	W 77–66	18–5 (8–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,772) Princeton, NJ
02/26/2016 6:00 pm, ASN		Columbia	W 88–83	19–5 (9–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (3,121) Princeton, NJ
02/27/2016 6:00 pm		Cornell	W 74–60	20–5 (10–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,992) Princeton, NJ
03/04/2016 7:00 pm		at Harvard	L 71–73	20–6 (10–2)	Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA
03/05/2016 7:00 pm		at Dartmouth	W 84–65	21–6 (11–2)	Leede Arena (930) Hanover, NH
03/08/2016 8:00 pm		Penn Rivalry	W 72–71	22–6 (12–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
National Invitation Tournament
03/16/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	(6)	at (3) Virginia Tech First round – St. Bonaventure Bracket	L 81–86 ^OT	22–7	Cassell Coliseum (8,241) Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

• 2015–16 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team

References

1. . IvyLeagueSports.com. March 11, 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-03-15. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
2. . IvyLeagueSports.com. March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
3. . Princeton University. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
4. 2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball schedule