2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball
NIT, First round
Conference Ivy League
2015–16 record 22–7 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach Mitch Henderson (5th year)
Assistant coach Brian Earl
Assistant coach Brett MacConnell
Assistant coach Donovan Williams
Home arena Jadwin Gymnasium
2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
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
† – NCAA Tournament participant

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.

Previous season

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

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

Name Home town 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 
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 
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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:

Recruiting class of 2016

Roster

2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Young, AaronAaron Young 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Virginia Episcopal School Falls Church, VA
G 3 Cannady, DevinDevin Cannady 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Marian Mishawaka, IN
G 5 Bell, AmirAmir Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So East Brunswick East Brunswick, NJ
F 10 Weisz, SpencerSpencer Weisz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Seton Hall Prep Florham Park, NJ
G 11 Berbari, EliasElias Berbari 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Harborfields Greenlawn, NY
G 12 Stephens, MylesMyles Stephens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Andrew's Lawrenceville, NJ
G 13 Washington, Jr., MikeMike Washington, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Oak Harbor Oak Harbor, WA
G 14 Rayner, KhyanKhyan Rayner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Jesuit Portland, OR
F 20 Forbes, JacksonJackson Forbes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So John Paul II Plano, TX
F 21 Caruso, HenryHenry Caruso 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Junípero Serra San Mateo, CA
F 23 LeBlanc, MikeMike LeBlanc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So New Hampton Dover, DE
F 25 Cook, StevenSteven Cook 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wauwatosa West Winnetka, IL
F 30 Brase, HansHans Brase  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Hill School Clover, SC
F 31 Miller, PetePete Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Northfield Mount Hermon Winchester, MA
F 35 Brennan, AlecAlec Brennan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Milton Academy Weston, MA
F 44 Bramlage, NoahNoah Bramlage 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Ottawa-Glandorf Glandorf, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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. #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 #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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