2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 12–19, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. They defeated Boston University in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament to advance the semifinals where they lost to Lehigh.

2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
2015–16 record12–19 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Greenman
  • Matt Wolff
  • Eddie Jackson
Home arenaBender Arena
2015–16 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell144 .778  1714  .548
Lehigh135 .722  1715  .531
Boston University117 .611  1915  .559
Army99 .500  1914  .576
Navy99 .500  1914  .576
Colgate99 .500  1317  .433
American99 .500  1219  .387
Loyola (MD)810 .444  921  .300
Holy Cross513 .278  1520  .429
Lafayette315 .167  624  .200
2016 Patriot League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Lafayette.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Darius Gardner0G5'9"165RS SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Kyle Kager1F6'8"195SeniorFlower Mound, TXGraduated
George Langberg2G6'3"185FreshmanShort Hills, NJTransferred to New York
Justice Montgomery3G5'11"160SeniorOrlando, FLGraduated
Kevin Panzer13F6'9"225RS SeniorMission Viejo, CAGraduated
John Schoof22G6'5"205SeniorFairfax, VAGraduated
Langdon Neal25G6'0"165SophomoreChicago, ILTransferred to Trinity
Jonathan Davis35F6'7"220RS JuniorSimi Valley, CAGraduate transferred to Cal State Los Angeles

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Delante Jones
SF
Lynchburg, VA Virginia Episcopal School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
James Washington
PG
Norwalk, CA Price High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Lonnie Rivera
PG
Nanuet, NY Don Bosco High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 28, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 2015-08-08.

    Roster

    2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G/F 2 Delante Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrVirginia Episcopal Lynchburg, VA
    G 3 James Washington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrPrice Norwalk, CA
    G 4 Alex Paquin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)198 lb (90 kg) SoChamplain College Saint-Lambert Montreal, QE
    F 5 Marko Vasic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrAim High Prep Belgrade, Serbia
    F 12 Yilret Yiljep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SoWesttown Kaduna, Nigeria
    F 13 Leon Tolksdorf 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrLeibniz-Berschule Berlin Secondary
    Connecticut
    Berlin, Germany
    G 14 Jesse Reed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrKiski School Saltsburg, PA
    F 15 Lonnie Rivera 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrDon Bosco Prep Spring Valley, NY
    G/F 20 Charlie Jones (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMount St. Joseph Manchester, MD
    G 21 Jalen Rhea 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoNew Albany New Albany, OH
    G 25 Kevin Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrMontclair Kimberley Academy West Orange, NJ
    C 34 Gabe Brown 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoWard Melville Berlin, Germany
    C 35 Andrija Matić 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrGerman School of Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia
    F/C 42 Paris Maragkos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)243 lb (110 kg) RS JrBlue Ridge
    George Washington
    Marousi, Greece
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    [1]

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    8:00 pm
    at Rhode Island L 42–65  0–1
    Ryan Center (5,089)
    Kingston, RI
    11/17/2015*
    7:30 pm
    Hampton L 48–61  0–2
    Bender Arena (1,224)
    Washington, D.C.
    11/21/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Saint Francis (PA) L 48–68[2]  0–3
    DeGol Arena (1,072)
    Loretto, PA
    11/25/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at VCU L 44–72  0–4
    Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    11/28/2015*
    1:00 pm
    at New Hampshire W 68–50  1–4
    Lundholm Gym (473)
    Durham, NH
    12/01/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Mount St. Mary's L 56–81  1–5
    Knott Arena (1,504)
    Emmitsburg, MD
    12/04/2015*
    7:05 pm, ESPN3
    at Youngstown State W 60–56  2–5
    Beeghly Center (1,296)
    Youngstown, OH
    12/06/2015*
    2:00 pm
    at Wagner L 48–55  2–6
    Spiro Sports Center (1,192)
    Staten Island, NY
    12/17/2015*
    7:30 pm
    Stony Brook L 68–86  2–7
    Bender Arena (368)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/20/2015*
    1:30 pm, CSNMA
    Maryland Eastern Shore L 64–79  2–8
    Bender Arena (826)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/22/2015*
    8:00 pm, SECN
    at LSU L 51–79  2–9
    Maravich Center (9,902)
    Baron Rouge, LA
    Patriot League regular season
    12/30/2015
    7:38 pm, Patriot League Network
    at Loyola (MD) L 67–75  2–10
    (0–1)
    Reitz Arena (787)
    Baltimore, MD
    01/03/2016
    2:00 pm, Patriot League Network
    Colgate L 37–56  2–11
    (0–2)
    Bender Arena (489)
    Washington, D.C.
    01/06/2016
    7:00 pm, Patriot League Network
    at Bucknell L 54–72  2–12
    (0–3)
    Sojka Pavilion (2584)
    Lewisburg, PA
    01/09/2016
    2:00 pm, CSNMA
    Lehigh L 50–65  2–13
    (0–4)
    Bender Arena (645)
    Washington, D.C.
    01/13/2016
    7:00 pm
    Boston University L 50–61  2–14
    (0–5)
    Bender Arena (1,029)
    Washington, D.C.
    01/17/2016
    12:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Army L 45–65  2–15
    (0–6)
    Christl Arena (912)
    West Point, NY
    01/20/2016
    7:00 pm, WBPH
    at Lafayette W 81–73  3–15
    (1–6)
    Kirby Sports Center (1,507)
    Easton, PA
    01/27/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Navy W 63–58  4–15
    (2–6)
    Alumni Hall (1,642)
    Annapolis, MD
    01/30/2016
    2:00 pm
    at Colgate W 54–49  5–15
    (3–6)
    Cotterell Court (784)
    Hamilton, NY
    02/01/2016
    7:30 pm
    Holy Cross
    Postponed from 1/24/16
    W 58–45  6–15
    (4–6)
    Bender Arena (457)
    Washington, D.C.
    02/03/2016
    7:30 pm
    Bucknell W 69–55  7–15
    (5–6)
    Bender Arena (759)
    Washington, D.C.
    02/06/2016
    2:00 pm
    at Lehigh L 49–72  7–16
    (5–7)
    Stabler Arena (1,380)
    Bethlehem, PA
    02/10/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Boston University L 51–71  7–17
    (5–8)
    Case Gym (503)
    Boston, MA
    02/13/2016
    4:00 pm, CSNMA
    Army L 59–65  7–18
    (5–9)
    Bender Arena (1,342)
    Washington, D.C.
    02/17/2016
    7:30 pm, CSNMA
    Lafayette W 60–59 OT 8–18
    (6–9)
    Bender Arena (675)
    Washington, D.C.
    02/21/2016
    12:00 pm
    at Holy Cross W 71–70 OT 9–18
    (7–9)
    Hart Center (1,909)
    Worcester, MA
    02/24/2016
    7:30 pm
    Navy W 72–65  10–18
    (8–9)
    Bender Arena (653)
    Washington, D.C.
    02/27/2016
    12:00 pm
    Loyola (MD) W 67–66  11–18
    (9–9)
    Bender Arena (796)
    Washington, D.C.
    Patriot League Tournament
    03/03/2015
    7:00 pm
    at Boston University
    Quarterfinals
    W 69–64  12–18
    Case Gym (731)
    Boston, MA
    03/06/2015
    2:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Lehigh
    Semifinals
    L 62–78  12–19
    Stabler Arena (2,225)
    Bethlehem, PA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    See also

    2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball team

    References

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