2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by first year head coach Bill Carmody, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 15–20, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in ninth place. As the #9 seed, they defeated Loyola (MD), Bucknell, Army, and Lehigh to be champions of the Patriot League Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #16 seed in the First Four they defeated Southern to advance to the first round where they lost to Oregon.

2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferencePatriot League
2015–16 record15–20 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHart Center
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 Crusaders finished the 2014–15 season 14–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Bucknell.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Justin Burrell3G5'9"165SeniorDumfries, VAGraduated
Chris Jayne4G5'11"160SeniorNewburyport, MAGraduated
Malcolm Miller13F6'7"210SeniorLaytonsville, MDGraduated
De'Vaughn Reid15G6'0"165SeniorWest Orange, NJGraduated
Patrick Kerrigan40F6'8"215SeniorFairfield, CTGraduated
Taylor Abt43F6'8"225SeniorDarnestown, MDGraduated
Mitchell Hahn44F6'8"205FreshmanFremont, NETransferred to Nebraska–Omaha

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marcellis Perkins
SG
Chesapeake, VA Fishburne Military School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Jehyve Floyd
#81 PF
Parlin, NJ Sayreville War Memorial High 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
Matt Zignorski
#115 SG
Oak Ridge, NJ Pope John XXIII High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 18, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 61
Pat Benzan
PG
West Roxbury, MA Roxbury Latin School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 13, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Karl Charles
SG
Somerset, NJ Rutgers Prep High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Apr 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 2015-09-28.

    2016 class recruits

    Roster

    2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 1 Karl Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrRutgers Prep Piscataway, New Jersey
    G 2 Anthony Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) JrBullis Glenn Dale, Maryland
    G 5 Cullen Hamilton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrPotomac (VA) Washington, D.C.
    G 10 Pat Benzan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrRoxbury Latin Wellesley, Massachusetts
    F 12 Christopher Morgan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrGloucester Gloucester, Virginia
    G/F 14 Marcellis Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrDeep Creek Chesapeake, Virginia
    G 15 Patrick Rielly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrNorth Catholic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    F 20 Jehyve Floyd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)212 lb (96 kg) FrSayreville War Memorial Sayreville, New Jersey
    F 21 Malachi Alexander 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)217 lb (98 kg) JrEleanor Roosevelt Bowie, Maryland
    F 22 Robert Champion 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)203 lb (92 kg) JrCharlotte Christian Charlotte, North Carolina
    G/F 24 Eric Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)191 lb (87 kg) SrSt. Mark's (MA) Mountain House, California
    F 25 Isaiah Baker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrShipley Wyncote, Pennsylvania
    F 30 Riley Criswell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrCarrollton Carrollton, Georgia
    G 31 Matt Zignorski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrPope John XXIII Sparta, New Jersey
    F 40 Derek Mountain 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrHaverford School Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
    C 42 Matt Husek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrBethlehem Catholic (PA) Stewartsville, New Jersey
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    [1]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 5*
    7:05 pm
    Assumption W 85–79 OT
    Hart Center (976)
    Worcester, MA
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 13*
    7:00 pm
    at Marist W 67–64  1–0
    McCann Field House (1,707)
    Poughkeepsie, NY
    Nov 16*
    7:00 pm
    at Brown L 55–71  1–1
    Pizzitola Sports Center (1,224)
    Providence, RI
    Nov 19*
    7:05 pm
    New Hampshire L 69–73  1–2
    Hart Center (1,794)
    Worcester, MA
    Nov 22*
    1:00 pm
    at Quinnipiac L 56–62  1–3
    TD Bank Sports Center (1,381)
    Hamden, CT
    Nov 25*
    1:05 pm
    Sacred Heart W 69–60  2–3
    Hart Center (1,104)
    Worcester, MA
    Nov 29*
    1:05 pm
    Harvard W 50-49  3-3
    Hart Center (1,796)
    Worcester, MA
    Dec 2*
    7:00 pm
    at Rhode Island L 56–74  3–4
    Ryan Center (3,442)
    Kingston, RI
    Dec 5*
    2:05 pm
    Albany L 84–88 OT 3–5
    Hart Center (1,494)
    Worcester, MA
    Dec 9*
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at No. 2 Kansas L 59–92  3–6
    Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, KS
    Dec 12*
    7:00 pm
    at Hartford W 90–68  4–6
    Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,072)
    Hartford, CT
    Dec 21*
    7:05 pm
    Maine W 76–75  5–6
    Hart Center (1,014)
    Worcester, MA
    Patriot League regular season
    Dec 30
    7:05 pm
    Boston University W 80–64  6–6
    (1–0)
    Hart Center (2,345)
    Worcester, MA
    Jan 2
    1:00 pm
    at Navy L 60–65  6–7
    (1–1)
    Alumni Hall (2,677)
    Annapolis, MD
    Jan 6
    7:05 pm
    Colgate W 65–63  7–7
    (2–1)
    Hart Center (1,256)
    Worcester, MA
    Jan 9
    2:00 pm
    at Bucknell L 71–98  7–8
    (2–2)
    Sojka Pavilion (3,111)
    Lewisburg, PA
    Jan 13
    7:00 pm
    at Lafayette L 52–65  7–9
    (2–3)
    Kirby Sports Center (1,335)
    Easton, PA
    Jan 16
    1:05 pm
    Lehigh L 66–87  7–10
    (2–4)
    Hart Center (1,301)
    Worcester, MA
    Jan 20
    7:05 pm
    Army W 69–65  8–10
    (3–4)
    Hart Center (1,359)
    Worcester, MA
    Jan 24
    7:00 pm
    at Colgate
    Moved up from 2/3/16
    L 61–76  8–11
    (3–5)
    Cotterell Court (674)
    Hamilton, NY
    Jan 27
    7:05 pm
    Loyola (MD) L 54–71  8–12
    (3–6)
    Hart Center (1,646)
    Worcester, MA
    Jan 30
    1:05 pm
    Navy W 87–80 OT 9–12
    (4–6)
    Hart Center (1,834)
    Worcester, MA
    Feb 1
    5:30 pm
    at American
    Postponed from 1/24/16
    L 45–58  9–13
    (4–7)
    Bender Arena (457)
    Washington, D.C.
    Feb 6
    1:05 pm
    Bucknell L 52–77  9–14
    (4–8)
    Hart Center (2,647)
    Worcester, MA
    Feb 10
    7:05 pm
    Lafayette W 67–53  10–14
    (5–8)
    Hart Center (1,067)
    Worcester, MA
    Feb 15
    7:30 pm, CBSSN
    at Lehigh L 59–64  10–15
    (5–9)
    Stabler Arena (710)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Feb 17
    7:00 pm
    at Army L 68–72  10–16
    (5–10)
    Christl Arena (1,086)
    West Point, NY
    Feb 21
    12:05 pm
    American L 70–71 OT 10–17
    (5–11)
    Hart Center (1,909)
    Worcester, MA
    Feb 24
    7:30 pm
    at Loyola (MD) L 63–78  10–18
    (5–12)
    Reitz Arena (602)
    Baltimore, MD
    Feb 27
    12:00 pm
    at Boston University L 68–83  10–19
    (5–13)
    Case Gym (1,237)
    Boston, MA
    Patriot League Tournament
    Mar 1
    7:30 pm
    (9) at (8) Loyola (MD)
    First round
    W 72–67  11–19
    Reitz Arena (408)
    Baltimore, MD
    Mar 3
    7:00 pm
    (9) at (1) Bucknell
    Quarterfinals
    W 77–72 2OT 12–19
    Sojka Pavilion (2,700)
    Lewisburg, PA
    Mar 6
    2:00 pm, CBSSN
    (9) at (4) Army
    Semifinals
    W 60–38  13–19
    Christl Arena (1,107)
    West Point, NY
    Mar 9
    7:30 pm, CBSSN
    (9) at (2) Lehigh
    Championship game
    W 59–56  14–19
    Stabler Arena (4,587)
    Bethlehem, PA
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 16*
    6:40 pm, truTV
    (16 W) vs. (16 W) Southern
    First Four
    W 59–55  15–19
    UD Arena (12,582)
    Dayton, OH
    Mar 18*
    7:50 pm, truTV
    (16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 5 Oregon
    First round
    L 52–91  15–20
    Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,274)
    Spokane, WA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
    All times are in Eastern Time..

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