2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball
Conference America East Conference
2015–16 record 11–18 (7–9 America East)
Head coach Pat Duquette (3rd year)
Assistant coach Biko Paris
Assistant coach Nick Leonardelli
Assistant coach Louis Hinnant
Home arena Costello Athletic Center
Tsongas Center
2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 14 2   .875     26 6   .813
Albany 13 3   .813     24 8   .750
Vermont 11 5   .688     21 13   .618
New Hampshire 11 5   .688     19 12   .613
UMass Lowell* 7 9   .438     11 18   .379
Binghamton 5 11   .313     8 22   .267
Hartford 4 12   .250     10 23   .303
Maine 4 12   .250     8 22   .267
UMBC 3 13   .188     7 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 America East Tournament winner
As of March 10, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by third year head coach Pat Duquette and played most of their home games at Costello Athletic Center, with five home games at the Tsongas Center. They were a member of the America East Conference.

UMass Lowell was in the third year of a transition to Division I and thus ineligible for the postseason, including the America East Tournament.

They finished the season 11–18, 7–9 in America East play to finish in fifth place.

Previous season

The River Hawks finished the season 12–17, 6–10 in America East play to finish in sixth place.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Lance Crawford 0 G 5'10" 175 Freshman Davie, FL Transferred to South Alabama
Chad Holley 4 G 5'10" 170 Senior New York City, NY Graduated
Marco Banegas-Flores 13 G 6'1" 190 RS Senior Boston, MA Graduated
Kerry Weldon 23 G 6'5" 190 RS Senior New York City, NY Graduated
Jordan Rhodes 34 G/F 6'6" 177 Freshman Fountain, CO Transferred to Bemidji State
Brad Schaub 35 G/F 6'6" 180 Freshman Marlette, MI Transferred to Northwoood

2015 incoming recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ryan Jones
PG
Rio Rancho, NM Sue Cleveland High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Aug 21, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Keith Hayes
PG
Little Rock, AR John L. McClellan High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Aug 29, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Logan Primerano
SG
Peru, IN Peru High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Dec 29, 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:

2016 incoming recruits

Roster

2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Hayes II, KeithKeith Hayes II 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bryant, Arkansas
G 2 Shea, JordanJordan Shea 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Madison, Wisconsin
G 4 Jones, RyanRyan Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Fr Rio Rancho, New Mexico
F 5 Smith, DontaviousDontavious Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Springhill, Louisiana
G/F 10 Thomas, JahadJahad Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Williamsport, Pennsylvania
G 11 White, IsaacIsaac White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Ashland, Ohio
G/F 12 Gantz, JoshJosh Gantz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Grove City, Ohio
G 21 Mlachnik, D. J.D. J. Mlachnik 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Muskego, Wisconsin
G 22 Harris, MattMatt Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Erie, Pennsylvania
G/F 23 Primeramo, LoganLogan Primeramo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Peru, Indiana
F 24 Livingston, TylerTyler Livingston 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Hudson, New Hampshire
G 30 Cornelius, MarkMark Cornelius 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Westford, Massachusetts
F 33 Belcher III, DonnyDonny Belcher III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Irving, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Biko Paris
  • Nick Leonardelli
  • Louis Hinnant

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
8:00 PM

 

at Northwestern L 57–79  0–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,011)
Evanston, IL

11/18/2015*
7:00 PM

 

Sacred Heart W 87–84[1]  1–1
Tsongas Center (1,795)
Lowell, MA

11/21/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3

 

at #18 Notre Dame L 57–83  1–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,888)
South Bend, IN

11/24/2015*
4:00 PM

 

Wheelock W 104–76  2–2
Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA

11/29/2015*
2:00 PM

 

Cornell W 80–77  3–2
Costello Athletic Center (407)
Lowell, MA

12/03/2015*
7:00 PM

 

at LIU Brooklyn L 72–84  3–3
Steinberg Wellness Center (1,114)
Brooklyn, NY

12/05/2015*
2:00 PM

 

at NJIT L 77–90  3–4
Fleisher Center (1,011)
Newark, NJ

12/06/2015*
2:00 PM, ESPN3

 

at Boston College W 68–66  4–4
Conte Forum (1,327)
Chestnut Hill, MA

12/10/2015*
7:00 PM

 

Boston University L 60–80  4–5
Tsongas Center (1,438)
Lowell, MA

12/18/2015*
7:00 PM

 

at Central Connecticut L 79–83  4–6
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,207)
New Britain, CT

12/20/2015*
4:00 PM, SNY

 

at #25 Connecticut L 79–88  4–7
XL Center (9,848)
Hartford, CT

12/28/2015*
7:00 PM, BTN

 

at Rutgers L 66–89  4–8
The RAC (4,075)
Piscataway, NJ

12/30/2015*
7:00 PM

 

at Wagner L 62–76  4–9
Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
America East regular Season

01/06/2016
7:00 PM

 

Hartford W 80–76  5–9
(1–0)
Costello Athletic Center (341)
Lowell, MA

01/09/2016
2:00 PM

 

at Stony Brook L 59–86  5–10
(1–1)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,866)
Stony Brook, NY

01/13/2016
11:00 AM

 

Maine L 81–95  5–11
(1–2)
Costello Athletic Center (443)
Lowell, MA

01/16/2016
12:00 PM, AmericaEast.tv

 

at UMBC W 95–89  6–11
(2–2)
Retriever Activities Center (916)
Catonsville, MD

01/18/2016
7:00 PM

 

at Vermont W 93–82  7–11
(3–2)
Patrick Gym (1,939)
Burlington, VT

01/21/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3

 

New Hampshire L 76–78  7–12
(3–3)
Tsongas Center (1,580)
Lowell, MA

01/24/2016
2:00 PM

 

Binghamton L 57–64  7–13
(3–4)
Tsongas Center (1,276)
Lowell, MA

01/27/2016
7:00 PM

 

at Albany L 63–75  7–14
(3–5)
SEFCU Arena (2,452)
Albany, NY

02/03/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3

 

at Hartford W 85–83  8–14
(4–5)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,752)
Hartford, CT

02/06/2016
2:00 PM

 

Stony Brook L 73–91  8–15
(4–6)
Costello Athletic Center (611)
Lowell, MA

02/08/2016
7:00 PM

 

Vermont W 100–93  9–15
(5–6)
Costello Athletic Center (437)
Lowell, MA

02/11/2016
4:00 PM

 

at Maine W 108–95  10–15
(6–6)
Cross Insurance Center (1,523)
Bangor, ME

02/14/2016
12:00 PM

 

UMBC W 96–92  11–15
(7–6)
Costello Athletic Center (491)
Lowell, MA

02/17/2016
7:00 PM

 

at New Hampshire L 69–80  11–16
(7–7)
Lundholm Gym (882)
Durham, NH

02/20/2016
4:30 PM

 

at Binghamton L 77–81  11–17
(7–8)
Binghamton University Events Center (2,884)
Vestal, NY

02/24/2016
7:00 PM

 

Albany L 61–86  11–18
(7–9)
Tsongas Center (3,351)
Lowell, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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