2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by sixth year head coach Bill Courtney, played their home games at Newman Arena and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 10–18, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
2015–16 record10–18 (3–11 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaNewman Arena
2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-Yale131 .929  237  .767
Princeton122 .857  227  .759
Columbia104 .714  2510  .714
Harvard68 .429  1416  .467
Penn59 .357  1117  .393
Dartmouth410 .286  1018  .357
Cornell311 .214  1018  .357
Brown311 .214  820  .286
x – Ivy League champions
† – NCAA Tournament participant

On March 14, 2016, Cornell fired head coach Bill Courtney.[1] He finished at Cornell with a six-year record of 60–113. On April 18, the school hired Brian Earl as head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Big Red finished the season 13–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Galal Cancer3G6'2"180SeniorAlbany, NYGraduated
Dave LaMore4F/C6'9"225SeniorWhitmore, MIGraduated
Devin Cherry13G6'3"185SeniorMeridian, MSGraduated
Shonn Miller32F6'7"210SeniorEuclid, OHGraduated
Nenad Tomic35F6'7"220SeniorNorth Royalton, OHGraduated
Deion Giddens50F/C6'9"202SeniorBitburg, GermanyGraduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Stone Gettings
#66 PF
Los Angeles, CA Loyola High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 26, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
Donovan Wright
SG
Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Jul 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Joel Davis
SG
Goldsboro, NC Wayne Country Day School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Jul 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Troy Whiteside
SG
Knoxville, TN Webb School Of Knoxville 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 31, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Matt Morgan
PF
Concord, NC Cox Mill High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Sep 12, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Joseph Ritter
PF
Dallas, TX Woodrow Wilson High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Oct 1, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Xavier Eaglin
SF
Dayton, TX Dayton High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 10, 2015 
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 2015-10-05.

    Recruiting class of 2016

    Roster

    2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 David Onuorah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrMarist HS Lithonia, GA
    G 1 Darryl Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrBlue Ridge School Chesapeake, VA
    F 3 Donovan Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrBlair Academy Easton, PA
    G 4 Troy Whiteside 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrThe Webb School Knoxville, TN
    G 5 Robert Hatter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrWestside HS Houston, TX
    G 10 Matt Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCox Mill HS Concord, NC
    G 11 Desmond Fleming 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrThe Woodlands College Park HS The Woodlands, TX
    F 12 Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoGonzaga College HS Rockville, MD
    F 13 Stone Gettings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrLoyola HS Calabasas, CA
    C 15 Braxston Bunce 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrKelowna Secondary School Kelowna, BC
    G/F 20 Will Bathurst 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoOlean HS Olean, NY
    G 21 Kyle Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoNewport HS Bellevue, WA
    G 22 Robert Mischler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)183 lb (83 kg) SrMarian HS Mishawaka, IN
    G 23 Joel Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrWayne Country Day School Goldsboro, NC
    G/F 24 Pat Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrArchbishop Wood Catholic HS Chalfont, PA
    G 25 JoJo Fallas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrShalhevet HS Los Angeles, CA
    F 30 Joseph Bayless 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrWoodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX
    G 32 Jack Gordon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSt. Mark's School Dallas, TX
    F 34 Xavier Eaglin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrDayton HS Raywood, TX
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    [3]

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Georgia Tech L 81–116  0–1
    Hank McCamish Pavilion 
    Atlanta, GA
    11/16/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Colgate W 101–98 2OT[4] 1–1
    Cotterell Court (814)
    Hamilton, NY
    11/18/2015*
    6:00 pm
    Binghamton W 76–59  2–1
    Newman Arena (1,204)
    Ithaca, NY
    11/21/2015*
    3:15 pm, ESPN3
    at Canisius L 62–87  2–2
    Koessler Athletic Center (1,310)
    Buffalo, NY
    11/23/2015*
    8:30 pm
    Penn State Harrisburg W 76–47  3–2
    Newman Arena (991)
    Ithaca, NY
    11/25/2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Pittsburgh L 49–93  3–3
    Peterson Events Center (7,720)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    11/29/2015*
    2:00 pm
    at UMass Lowell L 77–80  3–4
    Costello Athletic Center (407)
    Lowell, MA
    12/01/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Siena W 81–80  4–4
    Newman Arena (1,017)
    Ithaca, NY
    12/05/2015*
    2:00 pm
    Lafayette W 85–69  5–4
    Newman Arena (1,934)
    Ithaca, NY
    12/19/2015*
    12:00 pm, RSN
    at Syracuse L 46–67  5–5
    Carrier Dome (18,295)
    Syracuse, NY
    12/22/2015*
    6:00 pm
    Monmouth L 69–78  5–6
    Newman Arena (2,034)
    Ithaca, NY
    12/28/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Saint Peter's W 65–62  6–6
    Yanitelli Center (611)
    Jersey City, NJ
    01/02/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Albany L 70–75  6–7
    Newman Arena (1,421)
    Ithaca, NY
    01/06/2016*
    7:00 pm
    at Howard W 84–81  7–7
    Burr Gymnasium (305)
    Washington, D.C.
    Ivy League regular season
    01/16/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Columbia L 70–74  7–8
    (0–1)
    Levien Gymnasium (2,236)
    New York City, NY
    01/23/2016
    4:00 pm
    Columbia L 68–79  7–9
    (0–2)
    Newman Arena (3,935)
    Ithaca, NY
    01/29/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Harvard W 77–65  8–9
    (1–2)
    Lavietes Pavilion (1,712)
    Cambridge, MA
    01/30/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Dartmouth W 77–73  9–9
    (2–2)
    Leede Arena (899)
    Hanover, NH
    02/05/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Brown L 80–86  9–10
    (2–3)
    Pizzitola Sports Center (738)
    Providence, RI
    02/06/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Yale L 52–83  9–11
    (2–4)
    John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,684)
    New Haven, CT
    02/12/2016
    6:00 pm, ASN
    Princeton L 56–85  9–12
    (2–5)
    Newman Arena 
    Ithaca, NY
    02/13/2016
    6:00 pm
    Penn L 84–92  9–13
    (2–6)
    Newman Arena 
    Ithaca, NY
    02/19/2016
    7:00 pm
    Dartmouth L 66–78  9–14
    (2–7)
    Newman Arena (1,098)
    Ithaca, NY
    02/20/2016
    6:00 pm
    Harvard L 74–76  9–15
    (2–8)
    Newman Arena (1,938)
    Ithaca, NY
    02/26/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Penn L 67–79  9–16
    (2–9)
    The Palestra (2,058)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/27/2016
    6:00 pm
    at Princeton L 60–74  9–17
    (2–10)
    Jadwin Gymnasium (2,992)
    Princeton, NJ
    03/04/2016
    6:00 pm, ASN
    Yale L 64–88  9–18
    (2–11)
    Newman Arena (1,734)
    Ithaca, NY
    03/05/2016
    6:00 pm
    Brown W 75–71  10–18
    (3–11)
    Newman Arena (1,629)
    Ithaca, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    References

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