2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team

2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball
Conference Patriot League
2015–16 record 12–19 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach Mike Brennan (3rd year)
Assistant coach Scott Greenman
Assistant coach Matt Wolff
Assistant coach Eddie Jackson
Home arena Bender Arena
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 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 12–19, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. They defeated Boston University in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament to advance the semifinals where they lost to Lehigh.

Previous Season

The Eagles finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Lafayette.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Darius Gardner 0 G 5'9" 165 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Kyle Kager 1 F 6'8" 195 Senior Flower Mound, TX Graduated
George Langberg 2 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Short Hills, NJ Transferred to New York
Justice Montgomery 3 G 5'11" 160 Senior Orlando, FL Graduated
Kevin Panzer 13 F 6'9" 225 RS Senior Mission Viejo, CA Graduated
John Schoof 22 G 6'5" 205 Senior Fairfax, VA Graduated
Langdon Neal 25 G 6'0" 165 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to Trinity
Jonathan Davis 35 F 6'7" 220 RS Junior Simi Valley, CA Graduate transferred to Cal State Los Angeles

Incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Delante Jones
SF
Lynchburg, VA Virginia Episcopal School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 7, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
James Washington
PG
Norwalk, CA Price High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Lonnie Rivera
PG
Nanuet, NY Don Bosco High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 28, 2014 
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:

Roster

2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G/F 2 Jones, DelanteDelante Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Virginia Episcopal Lynchburg, VA
G 3 Washington, JamesJames Washington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Price Norwalk, CA
G 4 Paquin, AlexAlex Paquin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Champlain College Saint-Lambert Montreal, QE
F 5 Vasic, MarkoMarko Vasic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Aim High Prep Belgrade, Serbia
F 12 Yiljep, YilretYilret Yiljep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Westtown Kaduna, Nigeria
F 13 Tolksdorf, LeonLeon Tolksdorf 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Leibniz-Berschule Berlin Secondary
Connecticut
Berlin, Germany
G 14 Reed, JesseJesse Reed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Kiski School Saltsburg, PA
F 15 Rivera, LonnieLonnie Rivera 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Don Bosco Prep Spring Valley, NY
G/F 20 Jones, CharlieCharlie Jones (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mount St. Joseph Manchester, MD
G 21 Rhea, JalenJalen Rhea 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So New Albany New Albany, OH
G 25 Brown, KevinKevin Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Montclair Kimberley Academy West Orange, NJ
C 34 Brown, GabeGabe Brown 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Ward Melville Berlin, Germany
C 35 Matic, AndrijaAndrija Matic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr German School of Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia
F/C 42 Maragkos, ParisParis Maragkos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) RS Jr Blue Ridge
George Washington
Marousi, Greece
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
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
8:00 PM
at Rhode Island L 42–65  0–1
Ryan Center (5,089)
Kingston, RI

11/17/2015*
7:30 PM
Hampton L 48–61  0–2
Bender Arena (1,224)
Washington, D.C.

11/21/2015*
7:00 PM
at Saint Francis (PA) L 48–68[2]  0–3
DeGol Arena (1,072)
Loretto, PA

11/25/2015*
7:00 PM
at VCU L 44–72  0–4
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA

11/28/2015*
1:00 PM
at New Hampshire W 68–50  1–4
Lundholm Gym (473)
Durham, NH

12/01/2015*
7:00 PM
at Mount St. Mary's L 56–81  1–5
Knott Arena (1,504)
Emmitsburg, MD

12/04/2015*
7:05 PM, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 60–56  2–5
Beeghly Center (1,296)
Youngstown, OH

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM
at Wagner L 48–55  2–6
Spiro Sports Center (1,192)
Staten Island, NY

12/17/2015*
7:30 PM
Stony Brook L 68–86  2–7
Bender Arena (368)
Washington, D.C.

12/20/2015*
1:30 PM, CSNMA
Maryland Eastern Shore L 64–79  2–8
Bender Arena (826)
Washington, D.C.

12/22/2015*
8:00 PM, SECN
at LSU L 51–79  2–9
Maravich Center (9,902)
Baron Rouge, LA
Patriot League regular season

12/30/2015
7:38 PM, Patriot League Network
at Loyola (MD) L 67–75  2–10
(0–1)
Reitz Arena (787)
Baltimore, MD

01/03/2016
2:00 PM, Patriot League Network
Colgate L 37–56  2–11
(0–2)
Bender Arena (489)
Washington, D.C.

01/06/2016
7:00 PM, Patriot League Network
at Bucknell L 54–72  2–12
(0–3)
Sojka Pavilion (2584)
Lewisburg, PA

01/09/2016
2:00 PM, CSNMA
Lehigh L 50–65  2–13
(0–4)
Bender Arena (645)
Washington, D.C.

01/13/2016
7:00 PM
Boston University L 50–61  2–14
(0–5)
Bender Arena (1,029)
Washington, D.C.

01/17/2016
12:00 PM, CBSSN
at Army L 45–65  2–15
(0–6)
Christl Arena (912)
West Point, NY

01/20/2016
7:00 PM, WBPH
at Lafayette W 81–73  3–15
(1–6)
Kirby Sports Center (1,507)
Easton, PA

01/27/2016
7:00 PM
at Navy W 63–58  4–15
(2–6)
Alumni Hall (1,642)
Annapolis, MD

01/30/2016
2:00 PM
at Colgate W 54–49  5–15
(3–6)
Cotterell Court (784)
Hamilton, NY

02/01/2016
7:30 PM
Holy Cross
Postponed from 1/24/16
W 58–45  6–15
(4–6)
Bender Arena (457)
Washington, D.C.

02/03/2016
7:30 PM
Bucknell W 69–55  7–15
(5–6)
Bender Arena (759)
Washington, D.C.

02/06/2016
2:00 PM
at Lehigh L 49–72  7–16
(5–7)
Stabler Arena (1,380)
Bethlehem, PA

02/10/2016
7:00 PM
at Boston University L 51–71  7–17
(5–8)
Case Gym (503)
Boston, MA

02/13/2016
4:00 PM, CSNMA
Army L 59–65  7–18
(5–9)
Bender Arena (1,342)
Washington, D.C.

02/17/2016
7:30 PM, CSNMA
Lafayette W 60–59 OT 8–18
(6–9)
Bender Arena (675)
Washington, D.C.

02/21/2016
12:00 PM
at Holy Cross W 71–70 OT 9–18
(7–9)
Hart Center (1,909)
Worcester, MA

02/24/2016
7:30 PM
Navy W 72–65  10–18
(8–9)
Bender Arena (653)
Washington, D.C.

02/27/2016
12:00 PM
Loyola (MD) W 67–66  11–18
(9–9)
Bender Arena (796)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League Tournament

03/03/2015
7:00 PM
at Boston University
Quarterfinals
W 69–64  12–18
Case Gym (731)
Boston, MA

03/06/2015
2:00 PM, CBSSN
at Lehigh
Semifinals
L 62–78  12–19
Stabler Arena (2,225)
Bethlehem, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball team

References

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