2015–16 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by 15th year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 13–3 in America East play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Hartford. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Ohio.

2015–16 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2015–16 record24–9 (13–3 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chad O'Donnell
  • Jon Iati
  • Josh Pelletier
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stony Brook142 .875  267  .788
Albany133 .813  249  .727
Vermont115 .688  2314  .622
New Hampshire115 .688  2013  .606
UMass Lowell*79 .438  1118  .379
Binghamton511 .313  822  .267
Hartford412 .250  1023  .303
Maine412 .250  822  .267
UMBC313 .188  725  .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 America East Tournament winner

Roster

2015–16 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Evan Singletary 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrMoberly Area CC Baltimore, Maryland
G/F 1 Ray Sanders 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrPensacola State College Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G 2 Jamir Andrews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSheridan College Livermore, CA
G 3 Joe Cremo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrScotia-Glenville Scotia, New York
F 10 Mike Rowley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrKnox Grammar School Sydney, Australia
F 11 Chas Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrBaltimore City College Baltimore, Maryland
G 12 Peter Hooley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrConcordia College (South Australia) Hahndorf, South Australia
G 13 Reece Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrWoodlands White Plains, New York
G 21 David Nichols 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMidwest Elite Prep South Holland, Illinois
C 22 Richard Peters 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)275 lb (125 kg) JrTallahassee CC Pickering, Ontario
F 24 Dallas Ennema 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrSheldon Sheldon, IA
F 30 Travis Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrHoward College Brooklyn, New York
F/C 34 Kyle McKinley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrStillwater Stillwater, Minnesota
F 43 Greig Stire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoChristian Brothers Academy Schenectady, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2015

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 2 Kentucky
Hoophall Miami Invitational
L 65–78  0–1
 18  Hooley  4  Stire  4  Rowley  Rupp Arena (22,080)
Lexington, KY
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at Boston University
Hoophall Miami Invitational
L 64–69  0–2
 15  Tied  9  Sanders  5  Singletary  Case Gym (502)
Boston, MA
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Colgate W 88–67  1–2
 24  Sanders  6  Tied  3  4 Tied  SEFCU Arena (3,711)
Albany, NY
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
SUNY Oneonta W 92–49  2–2
 13  Rowley  10  Peters  5  Sanders  SEFCU Arena (3,562)
Albany, NY
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida
Hoophall Miami Invitational
L 61–63  2–3
 14  Singletary  8  Tied  3  Tied  USF Sun Dome (2,712)
Tampa, FL
11/27/2015*
7:00 pm
NJIT
Hoophall Miami Invitational
W 74–73  3–3
 18  Cremo  10  Rowley  5  Rowley  SEFCU Arena (3,253)
Albany, NY
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm
Yale W 88–54  4–3
 21  Singletary  8  Hooley  8  Hooley  SEFCU Arena (2,418)
Albany, NY
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
at Quinnipiac W 58–54  5–3
 12  Sanders  9  Stire  3  Hooley  TD Bank Sports Center (1,377)
Hamden, CT
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 88–84 OT 6–3
 20  Hooley  9  Rowley  5  Singletary  Hart Center (1,494)
Worcester, MA
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm
at Marist W 75–53  7–3
 18  Sanders  14  Stire  6  Hooley  McCann Field House (1,210)
Poughkeepsie, NY
12/12/2015*
7:30 pm, TWCSC
at Siena L 70–78  7–4
 20  Hooley  9  Rowley  2  Tied  Times Union Center (10,790)
Albany, NY
12/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 65–58  8–4
 14  Hooley  1  Hooley  5  Hooley  SEFCU Arena (2,762)
Albany, NY
12/23/2015*
7:00 pm
Niagara W 65–56  9–4
 25  Cremo  2  Cremo  2  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (3,182)
Albany, NY
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 71–66  10–4
 19  Hooley  3  Hooley  4  Hooley  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (708)
Brooklyn, NY
01/02/2016*
7:00 pm
at Cornell W 75–70  11–4
 18  Sanders  4  Sanders  3  Sanders  Newman Arena (1,421)
Ithaca, NY
American East regular season
01/06/2016
7:00 pm
at UMBC W 73–59  12–4
(1–0)
 16  Sanders  8  Rowley  6  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (3,415)
Albany, NY
01/09/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont W 69–57  13–4
(2–0)
 18  Rowley  11  Rowley  3  Hooley  Patrick Gym (2,392)
Burlington, VT
01/12/2016
7:00 pm
New Hampshire W 80–75 OT 14–4
(3–0)
 21  Singletary  9  Cremo  4  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (2,363)
Albany, NY
01/15/2016
12:00 pm
at Maine L 79–81  14–5
(3–1)
 29  Hooley  7  Rowley  3  Hooley  Cross Insurance Center (1,406)
Bangor, ME
01/18/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
Binghamton W 80–59  15–5
(4–1)
 18  Hooley  6  Cremo  5  Hooley  SEFCU Arena (2,418)
Albany, NY
01/22/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Stony Brook L 63–69  15–6
(4–2)
 13  Tied  7  Hooley  4  Singletary  Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
UMass Lowell W 75–63  16–6
(5–5)
 22  Singletary  6  Rowley  5  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (2,452)
Albany, NY
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
at Hartford W 86–60  17–6
(6–2)
 27  Hooley  13  Hooley  5  Singletary  Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,341)
Hartford, CT
02/03/2016
7:00 pm
at UMBC W 79–73  18–6
(7–2)
 21  Sanders  9  Rowley  7  Sanders  Retriever Activities Center (1,068)
Catonsville, MD
02/06/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
Vermont W 75–71  19–6
(8–2)
 20  Tied  8  Cremo  3  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
02/08/2016
7:00 pm
at Binghamton W 69–56  20–6
(9–2)
 19  Singletary  10  Rowley  6  Hooley  Binghamton University Events Center (4,923)
Vestal, NY
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 68–69  20–7
(9–3)
 23  Sanders  6  Stire  4  Hooley  Lundholm Gym (843)
Durham, NH
02/14/2016
2:00 pm, TWCSC
Maine W 108–64  21–7
(10–3)
 22  Sanders  8  Cremo  8  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (2,716)
Albany, NY
02/17/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook W 82–70  22–7
(11–3)
 16  Cremo  12  Hooley  2  5 tied  SEFCU Arena (4,578)
Albany, NY
02/24/2016
7:00 pm
at UMass Lowell W 86–61  23–7
(12–3)
 16  Stire  15  Stire  4  Sanders  Tsongas Center (3,351)
Lowell, MA
02/27/2016
7:00 pm
Hartford W 75–59  24–7
(13–3)
 19  Singletary  10  Stire  5  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (4,408)
Albany, NY
America East Tournament
03/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) (7) Hartford
Quarterfinals
L 59–68  24–8
 13  Sanders  8  Stire  6  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (2,535)
Albany, NY
CBI
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at Ohio
First round
L 90–94 OT 24–9
 19  Singletary  9  Rowley  4  Rowley  Convocation Center (3,034)
Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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