2015–16 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by twenty-first year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost to Navy in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.

2015–16 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	6–24 (3–15 Patriot)
Head coach	Fran O'Hanlon (21st season)
Assistant coaches	Pat Doherty Matt Blue Jimmy Fenerty
Home arena	Kirby Sports Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Previous season

The Leopards finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Boston University, Bucknell, and American to become champions of the Patriot League tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Villanova.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Joey Ptasinsky	5	G	6'3"	177	Senior	Highlands Ranch, CO	Graduated
Seth Hinrichs	12	G	6'8"	223	Senior	Clara City, MN	Graduated
Dan Trist	20	F	6'9"	234	Senior	Sydney, Australia	Graduated
Alan Flannigan	22	F	6'7"	235	Senior	Dexter, MO	Graduated
Michael Hoffman	24	F	6'8"	192	Sophomore	Burleson, TX	Transferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Jake Newman	33	G	6'7"	196	Sophomore	Surrey, BC	Transferred to Carlton

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Paulius Zalys #116 PF	Kaunas, Lithuania	Perkiomen School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	May 24, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 57
Sam Dunkum C	Little Rock, AR	North Little Rock High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 1, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tyler Barlow PF	Corpus Christi, TX	Flour Bluff High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Sep 1, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Auston Evans SG	Dallas, TX	Greenhill School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Sep 30, 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 2015-09-29.

2016 class recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kyle Stout #90 SF	Allentown, PA	Parkland High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 5, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 60
Hunter Janacek SG	Houston, TX	Scarborough High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jul 29, 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 2015-09-29.

Roster

2015–16 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Jacob Orender (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Fletcher Jacksonville Beach, FL G 4 Eric Stafford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 162 lb (73 kg) So Pitman Pitman, NJ G 11 Nick Lindner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA G 12 Auston Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Greenhill McKinney, TX F 13 Matt Klinewski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) So Eastern Regional Voorhees, NJ G 14 Bryce Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Oak Ridge El Dorado Hills, CA G 21 Zach Rufer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Burke Catholic Bloomingburg, NY F 22 Sam Dunkum 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR F 24 Tyler Barlow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Flour Bluff Corpus Christi, TX G 32 Monty Boykins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lakota West West Chester, OH F 33 Paulius Zalys 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr The Perkiomen School Kaunas, Lithuania F 34 Ben Freeland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Montgomery/Suffield Academy Santa Rosa, CA F 44 Billy Murphy (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Brunswick School Greenwich, CT C 54 Nathaniel Musters 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 267 lb (121 kg) Sr Sydney Tech Sydney, Australia	Head coach Fran O'Hanlon (Villanova) Assistant coach(es) Pat Doherty (Lafayette) Matt Blue (St. Lawrence) Jimmy Fenerty (Dickinson State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM	at George Washington	L 76–85	0–1	Charles E. Smith Center (3,118) Washington, D.C.
11/15/2015* 2:00 PM, WBPH	Saint Peter's	W 87–86 ^OT	1–1	Kirby Sports Center (1,450) Easton, PA
11/21/2015* 4:00 PM	at NJIT	L 66–80	1–2	Fleisher Center  Newark, NJ
11/23/2015* 7:00 PM	at La Salle	L 75–83	1–3	Tom Gola Arena (1,678) Philadelphia, PA
11/25/2015* 7:00 PM	at Princeton	L 52–104	1–4	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,578) Princeton, NJ
11/29/2015* 2:00 PM, WBPH	Penn	W 92–86	2–4	Kirby Sports Center (1,573) Easton, PA
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM	St. Francis Brooklyn	L 62–69	2–5	Kirby Sports Center (1,132) Easton, PA
12/05/2015* 2:00 PM	at Cornell	L 67–85	2–6	Newman Arena (1,934) Ithaca, NY
12/09/2015* 7:00 PM	Fairleigh Dickson	L 89–91 ^OT	2–7	Kirby Sports Center (1,432) Easton, PA
12/12/2015* 3:30 PM	at Sacred Heart	W 90–86	3–7	William H. Pitt Center (619) Fairfield, CT
12/23/2015* 10:00 PM, P12N	at USC	L 64–100	3–8	Galen Center (3,215) Los Angeles, CA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 PM	at Colgate	L 70–77	3–9 (0–1)	Cotterell Court (722) Hamilton, NY
01/02/2016 2:00 PM, WBPH	Loyola (MD)	L 78–81	3–10 (0–2)	Kirby Sports Center (1,924) Easton, PA
01/06/2016 7:00 PM	at Army	W 76–73	4–10 (1–2)	Christl Arena (443) West Point, NY
01/09/2016 1:00 PM	at Boston University	L 47–68	4–11 (1–3)	Case Gym (556) Boston, MA
01/13/2016 7:00 PM, WBPH	Holy Cross	W 65–52	5–11 (2–3)	Kirby Sports Center (1,335) Easton, PA
01/16/2016 7:00 PM	at Navy	L 61–87	5–12 (2–4)	Alumni Hall (1,813) Annapolis, MD
01/20/2016 7:00 PM, WBPH	American	L 73–81	5–13 (2–5)	Kirby Sports Center (1,507) Easton, PA
01/25/2016 7:30 PM, CBSSN	at Bucknell	L 67–79	5–14 (2–6)	Sojka Pavilion (2,640) Lewisburg, PA
01/30/2016 7:00 PM	at Loyola (MD)	L 77–84	5–15 (2–7)	Reitz Arena (1,036) Baltimore, MD
02/03/2016 7:00 PM, WBPH	Army	L 81–84 ^OT	5–16 (2–8)	Kirby Sports Center (1,554) Easton, PA
02/06/2016 2:00 PM, WBPH	Boston University	L 82–89 ^2OT	5–17 (2–9)	Kirby Sports Center (1,771) Easton, PA
02/08/2016 7:00 PM	Lehigh Postponed from 1/23/16	L 72–87	5–18 (2–10)	Kirby Sports Center (1,844) Easton, PA
02/10/2016 7:05 PM	at Holy Cross	L 53–67	5–19 (2–11)	Hart Center (1,067) Winchester, MA
02/13/2016 2:00 PM, WBPH	Navy	L 68–74	5–20 (2–12)	Kirby Sports Center (1,932) Easton, PA
02/17/2016 7:30 PM	at American	L 59–60 ^OT	5–21 (2–13)	Bender Arena (675) Washington, D.C.
02/21/2016 12:00 PM	at Lehigh	L 61–73	5–22 (2–14)	Stabler Arena (1,949) Bethlehem, PA
02/24/2016 7:00 PM, WBPH	Bucknell	L 83–86	5–23 (2–15)	Kirby Sports Center (1,664) Easton, PA
02/27/2016 12:00 PM, WBPH	Colgate	W 79–77	6–23 (3–15)	Kirby Sports Center (1,729) Easton, PA
Patriot League tournament
03/01/2016 7:00 PM	at Navy First round	L 70–78	6–24	Alumni Hall (687) Annapolis, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

References

1. . goleopards.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-09-27.