2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Conference Big East
2015–16 record 15–18 (7–11 Big East)
Head coach John Thompson III (12th year)
Assistant coach Kevin Broadus (7th year)
Assistant coach Tavaras Hardy (3rd year)
Assistant coach Kevin Sutton (3rd year)
Home arena Verizon Center
2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Villanova 16 2   .889     35 5   .875
#9 Xavier 14 4   .778     28 5   .848
#20 Seton Hall 12 6   .667     25 9   .735
Providence 10 8   .556     24 11   .686
Butler 10 8   .556     22 11   .667
Creighton 9 9   .500     20 15   .571
Marquette 8 10   .444     20 13   .606
Georgetown 7 11   .389     15 18   .455
DePaul 3 15   .167     9 22   .290
St. John's 1 17   .056     8 24   .250
2016 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hoyas, led by twelfth-year head coach John Thompson III, played their home games at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 7–11 in Big East play to finish eighth place. They defeated DePaul in the first round of the Big East Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Villanova. For the first time in John Thompson III's twelve years as head coach, the Hoyas did not make a postseason tournament.

Previous season

The Hoyas finished the season with an overall record of 22–11, with a record of 12–6 in the Big East regular season for a second-place finish. In the 2015 Big East Tournament, the Hoyas were defeated by Xavier, 65–63 in the semifinals. They were invited to the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a #4 seed, where they defeated Eastern Washington in the second round before losing to Utah in the third round.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Bowen, AaronAaron Bowen 23 F 6'6" 205 Senior Jacksonville, FL Graduated
Hopkins, MikaelMikael Hopkins 3 F 6'9" 223 Senior Hyattsville, MD Graduated
Smith, JoshuaJoshua Smith 24 C 6'10" 350 Senior Kent, WA Graduated
Trawick, JabrilJabril Trawick 55 G 6'5" 210 Senior Jenkintown, PA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Akoy Agau 22 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore Omaha, NE Transferred from Louisville at the start of the second semester during the 2014–15 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Agau has to sit out for two semesters and will be eligible at the start of the second semester during the 2015–16 season. Agau has two and a half years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jessie Govan
C
Manhasse, NY Wings Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 263 lb (119 kg) May 13, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Marcus Derrickson
PF
Wolfeboro, NH Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Oct 26, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Kaleb Johnson
SF
Martinsville, VA Carlisle School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 28, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
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 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
SF 0 Peak, L. J.L. J. Peak 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Gaffney High School Gaffney, South Carolina
G 1 Campbell, TreTre Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. John's College High School Washington, D.C.
G 4 Smith-Rivera, D'VauntesD'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr North Central/Oak Hill Academy Indianapolis, Indiana
PF 5 Cameron, ReggieReggie Cameron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Hudson Catholic Hackensack, New Jersey
F 11 Copeland, IsaacIsaac Copeland 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Brewster Academy Raleigh, North Carolina
F 13 White, PaulPaul White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Whitney Young High School Chicago, Illinois
C 15 Govan, JessieJessie Govan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Wings Academy Queens Village, New York
G 21 Williams, RiyanRiyan Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Archbishop Carroll Dunkirk, Maryland
F 22 Agau, AkoyAkoy Agau   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Omaha Central High School Omaha, Nebraska
F 24 Derrickson, MarcusMarcus Derrickson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Bowie, Maryland
F 32 Johnson, KalebKaleb Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Carlisle School South Hill, Virginia
F 33 Mourning, TreyTrey Mourning 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Ransom Everglades School Miami, Florida
C 42 Hayes, BradleyBradley Hayes 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr Sandalwood High School Jacksonville, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2015

Schedule

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

Aug 16, 2015*
12:30 pm
vs. Haukar Basket (Iceland) W 74–64 
Arena Atletico Felicio 
Rome, Italy

Aug 18, 2015*
12:30 pm
vs. Dream Team Select (Italy) W 95–36 
Arena Atletico Felicio 
Rome, Italy

Aug 20, 2015*
12:30 pm
vs. BC Atletas (Lithuania) L 85–90 
Palaterme 
Florence, Italy

Aug 22, 2015*
12:30 pm
vs. SAM Basket Massagno (Switzerland) W 76–73 
Palamondo 
Lugano, Switzerland
Regular season

Nov 14, 2015*
Noon, FS2
Radford
2K Sports Classic Washington Regional
L 80–82 2OT 0–1
Verizon Center (8,187)
Washington, D.C.

Nov 17, 2015*
9 pm, ESPN2
at #3 Maryland
Gavitt Tipoff Games
L 71–75  0–2
Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD

Nov 20, 2015*
5 pm, ESPN2
vs. Wisconsin
2K Sports Classic Semifinal
W 71–61  1–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY

Nov 22, 2015*
1 pm, ESPN
vs. #5 Duke
2K Sports Classic Championship
L 84–86  1–3
Madison Square Garden (17,287)
New York, NY

Nov 28, 2015*
Noon, FS2
Bryant
2K Sports Classic Washington Regional
W 77–47  2–3
Verizon Center (7,876)
Washington, D.C.

Dec 1, 2015*
7 pm, FS1
Maryland Eastern Shore W 68–49  3–3
Verizon Center (4,062)
Washington, D.C.

Dec 5, 2015*
1:07 pm, FOX
#14 Syracuse W 79–72  4–3
Verizon Center (18,231)
Washington, D.C.

Dec 7, 2015*
7 pm, FS2
Brown W 74–57  5–3
Verizon Center (4,690)
Washington, D.C.

Dec 12, 2015*
2:30 pm, CBSSN
UNC Wilmington W 87–82  6–3
Verizon Center (8,132)
Washington, D.C.

Dec 15, 2015*
7:30 pm, FS1
Monmouth L 68–83  6–4
Verizon Center (5,258)
Washington, D.C.

Dec 19, 2015*
Noon, FSN
UNC Asheville L 73–79  6–5
Verizon Center (7,467)
Washington, D.C.

Dec 22, 2015*
7 pm, CBSSN
vs. Charlotte W 62–59  7–5
Time Warner Cable Arena (6,448)
Charlotte, NC

Dec 30, 2015
9:15 pm, FS1
at DePaul W 70–58  8–5
(1–0)
Allstate Arena (5,873)
Rosemont, IL

Jan 2, 2016
5:30 pm, FS1
Marquette
Big East New Year's Marathon
W 80–70  9–5
(2–0)
Verizon Center (10,253)
Washington, D.C.

Jan 5, 2016
9:15 pm, FS1
at Creighton L 66–79  9–6
(2–1)
CenturyLink Center (16,425)
Omaha, NE

Jan 9, 2016
Noon, FS1
DePaul W 74–63  10–6
(3–1)
Verizon Center (8,435)
Washington, D.C.

Jan 13, 2016
6:30 pm, FS1
at St. John's W 93–73  11–6
(4–1)
Madison Square Garden (7,837)
New York, NY

Jan 16, 2016
1 pm, CBS
#6 Villanova L 50–55  11–7
(4–2)
Verizon Center (15,535)
Washington, D.C.

Jan 19, 2016
8:45 pm, FS1
at #5 Xavier W 81–72  12–7
(5–2)
Cintas Center (9,906)
Cincinnati, OH

Jan 23, 2016*
Noon, CBS
at Connecticut L 62–68  12–8
XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT

Jan 26, 2016
6:30 pm, FS1
Creighton W 74–73  13–8
(6–2)
Verizon Center (6,897)
Washington, D.C.

Jan 30, 2016
8 pm, FS1
#10 Providence L 69–73  13–9
(6–3)
Verizon Center (14,481)
Washington, D.C.

Feb 2, 2016
7 pm, FS1
at Butler L 76–87  13–10
(6–4)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,080)
Indianapolis, IN

Feb 6, 2016
9:05 pm, CBSSN
at Seton Hall L 61–69  13–11
(6–5)
Prudential Center (9,167)
Newark, NJ

Feb 8, 2016
7 pm, FS1
St. John's W 92–67  14–11
(7–5)
Verizon Center (5,369)
Washington, D.C.

Feb 13, 2016
12:07 pm, FOX
at #20 Providence L 72–75  14–12
(7–6)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,582)
Providence, RI

Feb 17, 2016
9:15 pm, FS1
Seton Hall L 64–72  14–13
(7–7)
Verizon Center (5,278)
Washington, D.C.

Feb 20, 2016
12:07 pm, FOX
#8 Xavier L 70–88  14–14
(7–8)
Verizon Center (10,652)
Washington, D.C.

Feb 27, 2016
12:06 pm, CBS
Butler L 87–90 OT 14–15
(7–9)
Verizon Center (10,142)
Washington, D.C.

Mar 1, 2016
9:12 pm, FS1
at Marquette L 87–88  14–16
(7–10)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,957)
Milwaukee, WI

Mar 5, 2016
12:07 pm, FOX
at #3 Villanova L 71–84  14–17
(7–11)
Wells Fargo Center (20,173)
Philadelphia, PA
Big East Tournament

Mar 9, 2016
7:00 pm, FS1
(8) vs. (9) DePaul
First round
W 70–53  15–17
Madison Square Garden (12,604)
New York, NY

Mar 10, 2016
Noon, FS1
(8) vs. (1) #3 Villanova
Quarterfinals
L 67–81  15–18
Madison Square Garden (14,863)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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