2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference Big South Conference
2015–16 record 22–12 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach Nick McDevitt (3rd year)
Assistant coach Brett Carey
Assistant coach Sean Dixon
Assistant coach Logan Johnson
Home arena Kimmel Arena
2015–16 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Winthrop 13 5   .722     23 9   .719
High Point 13 5   .722     21 11   .656
UNC Asheville 12 6   .667     22 12   .647
Coastal Carolina 12 6   .667     21 12   .636
Gardner–Webb 10 8   .556     17 16   .515
Liberty 10 8   .556     13 19   .406
Radford 9 9   .500     16 15   .516
Campbell 5 13   .278     12 18   .400
Presbyterian 5 13   .278     11 20   .355
Longwood 5 13   .278     10 23   .303
Charleston Southern 5 13   .278     9 21   .300
2016 Big South Tournament winner

The 2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Liberty, High Point, and Winthrop to become champions Big South Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were eliminated in the first round by Villanova.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2014–15 season 15–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Coastal Carolina in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
3 Trae Bryant Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Wilmington, North Carolina
4 Jack Costigan Forward 6–3 180 Freshman Cary, North Carolina
10 Kevin Vannatta Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Columbus, Ohio
11 Isaiah White Guard 6–5 180 Freshman Ellicott City, Maryland
12 Raekwon Miller Guard 6–3 160 Sophomore Marion, North Carolina
13 David Robertson Guard 6–3 195 Junior Cary, North Carolina
14 Ahmad Thomas Guard 6–3 205 Sophomore Danville, Virginia
21 Giacomo Zilli Forward 6–9 255 Junior Udine, Italy
22 Dwayne Sutton Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Louisville, Kentucky
24 Dylan Smith Guard 6–5 170 Freshman Mobile, Alabama
25 Jacob Casper Guard 6–3 190 Junior Asheville, North Carolina
31 Sam Hughes Forward 6–4 210 Senior Battleboro, North Carolina
32 Will Weeks Forward 6–6 220 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina
41 John Cannon Center 6–10 240 Senior Burnsville, North Carolina

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/07/2015*
2:00 pm
Brevard W 76–64 
Kimmel Arena (906)
Asheville, NC
Regular season

11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Tennessee L 78–82  0–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,564)
Knoxville, TN

11/15/2015*
4:30 pm
at Western Carolina L 81–90  0–2
Ramsey Center (1,113)
Cullowhee, NC

11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Mars Hill W 84–51  1–2
Kimmel Arena (936)
Asheville, NC

11/21/2015*
4:00 pm, SECN+
at Texas A&M L 47–75  1–3
Reed Arena (5,557)
College Station, TX

11/27/2015*
12:00 am, CBSSN
vs. Drexel
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
W 85–66  2–3
Alaska Airlines Center (2,542)
Anchorage, AK

11/28/2015*
12:00 am, CBSSN
vs. Middle Tennessee
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
L 61–63  2–4
Alaska Airlines Center (2,822)
Anchorage, AK

11/28/2015*
9:30 pm
vs. Loyola–Chicago
Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game
W 59–48  3–4
Alaska Airlines Center (2,906)
Anchorage, AK

12/05/2015*
4:30 pm
Johnson & Wales–Charlotte W 103–36  4–4
Kimmel Arena (1,262)
Asheville, NC

12/13/2015
2:00 pm
Campbell W 80–60  5–4
(1–0)
Kimmel Arena (1,028)
Asheville, NC

12/15/2015*
7:00 pm
East Tennessee State W 84–64  6–4
Kimmel Arena (1,327)
Asheville, NC

12/19/2015*
12:00 pm, FSN
at Georgetown W 79–73  7–4
Verizon Center (7,467)
Washington, D.C.

12/21/2015*
7:00 pm
Elon L 81–86  7–5
Kimmel Arena (1,611)
Asheville, NC

12/29/2015*
7:30 pm
Furman W 67–65  8–5
Kimmel Arena (2,073)
Asheville, NC

12/31/2015
7:00 pm
at Longwood W 70–61  9–5
(2–0)
Willett Hall (516)
Farmville, VA

01/02/2016
2:00 pm
at Liberty W 76–69  10–5
(3–0)
Vines Center (1,310)
Lynchburg, VA

01/06/2016
7:00 pm
Winthrop W 85–84  11–5
(4–0)
Kimmel Arena (1,712)
Asheville, NC

01/09/2016
5:30 pm
at Charleston Southern W 83–73  12–5
(5–0)
CSU Field House (775)
North Charleston, SC

01/14/2016
7:00 pm
at Radford L 91–86 OT 12-6
(5–1)
Dedmon Center (1,412)
Radford, VA

01/16/2016
4:30 pm
Gardner–Webb W 75–69  13–6
(6–1)
Kimmel Arena (2,218)
Asheville, NC

01/20/2016
7:00 pm
at High Point L 69–73  13–7
(6–2)
Millis Athletic Center (1,629)
High Point, NC

01/23/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Presbyterian W 67–55  14–7
(7–2)
Kimmel Arena (1,034)
Asheville, NC

01/27/2016
7:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 68–66 OT 14–8
(7–3)
HTC Center (2,165)
Conway, SC

01/30/2016
2:00 pm
Longwood W 88–74  15–8
(8–3)
Kimmel Arena (1,623)
Asheville, NC

02/03/2016
7:00 pm
Charleston Southern W 63–55  16–8
(9–3)
Kimmel Arena (1,927)
Asheville, NC

02/06/2016
4:00 pm
at Campbell W 81–71  17–8
(10–3)
Gore Arena (2,345)
Buies Creek, NC

02/11/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Radford L 59–60  17–9
(10–4)
Kimmel Arena (1,547)
Asheville, NC

02/18/2016
7:00 pm
at Presbyterian W 70–61  18–9
(11–4)
Templeton Center (606)
Clinton, SC

02/20/2016
4:00 pm
at Winthrop L 80–81  18–10
(11–5)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,919)
Rock Hill, SC

02/25/2016
7:00 pm
Liberty W 73–56  19–10
(12–5)
Kimmel Arena (1,645)
Asheville, NC

02/27/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina L 79–81  19–11
(12–6)
Kimmel Arena (3,269)
Asheville, NC
Big South Tournament

03/04/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) Liberty
Quarterfinals
W 80–49  20–11
Gore Arena (1,505)
Buies Creek, NC

03/05/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (1) High Point
Semifinals
W 80–69  21–11
Gore Arena (2,580)
Buies Creek, NC

03/06/2016
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(4) vs. (2) Winthrop
Championship Game
W 77–68  22–11
Gore Arena (2,538)
Buies Creek, NC
NCAA Tournament

03/18/06*
12:40 pm, TruTV
(15 S) vs. (2 S) No. 6 Villanova
First round
L 56–86  22–12
Barclays Center (17,333)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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