2015–16 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

2015–16 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball

Conference	Patriot League
2015–16 record	6–24 (3–15 Patriot)
Head coach	Fran O'Hanlon (21st year)
Assistant coach	Pat Doherty
Assistant coach	Matt Blue
Assistant coach	Jimmy Fenerty
Home arena	Kirby Sports Center

2015–16 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bucknell	14	–	4	.778	17	–	13	.567
Lehigh	13	–	5	.722	17	–	15	.531
Boston University	11	–	7	.611	18	–	14	.563
Army	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
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	14	–	19	.424
Lafayette	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200


† 2016 Patriot League Tournament winner As of March 6, 2016;

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.

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

Name	Home town	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
Paulius Zalys #116 PF	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
Sam Dunkum C	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
Tyler Barlow PF	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
Auston Evans SG	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

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	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
Kyle Stout #90 SF	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
Hunter Janacek SG	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
1.5 !G	3	Orender, JacobJacob Orender (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Fletcher	Jacksonville Beach, FL
1.5 !G	4	Stafford, EricEric Stafford	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Pitman	Pitman, NJ
1.5 !G	11	Lindner, NickNick Lindner	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Germantown Academy	Doylestown, PA
1.5 !G	12	Evans, AustonAuston Evans	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Greenhill	McKinney, TX
3.5 !F	13	Klinewski, MattMatt Klinewski	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	2.0 !So	Eastern Regional	Voorhees, NJ
1.5 !G	14	Scott, BryceBryce Scott	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Oak Ridge	El Dorado Hills, CA
1.5 !G	21	Rufer, ZachZach Rufer	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Burke Catholic	Bloomingburg, NY
3.5 !F	22	Dunkum, SamSam Dunkum	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	North Little Rock	North Little Rock, AR
3.5 !F	24	Barlow, TylerTyler Barlow	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Flour Bluff	Corpus Christi, TX
1.5 !G	32	Boykins, MontyMonty Boykins	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lakota West	West Chester, OH
3.5 !F	33	Zalys, PauliusPaulius Zalys	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	The Perkiomen School	Kaunas, Lithuania
3.5 !F	34	Freeland, BenBen Freeland	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Montgomery/Suffield Academy	Santa Rosa, CA
3.5 !F	44	Murphy, BillyBilly Murphy (W)	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brunswick School	Greenwich, CT
5.0 !C	54	Musters, NathanielNathaniel Musters	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	267 lb (121 kg)	4.0 !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

^[1]

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.

References

↑ "goleopards.com - Lafayette Leopards Official Athletic Site Lafayette Leopards Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". goleopards.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.

Lafayette Leopards men's basketball

Venues	Kirby Sports Center (1973–present)

Culture & lore	"On, Lafayette!" Leopard Pride

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 02, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.

2015–16 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming recruits

2016 class recruits

Roster

Schedule

See also

References