2015–16 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Louisville's 102nd season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in their second season in the Atlantic Coast Conference and were coached by Rick Pitino, in his 15th season at U of L. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville. They finished the season 23–8, 12–6 in ACC play to finish in fourth place.

2015–16 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
2015–16 record23–8 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 North Carolina144 .778  337  .825
No. 4 Virginia135 .722  298  .784
No. 10 Miami (FL)135 .722  278  .771
No. 16 Louisville*126 .667  238  .742
Notre Dame117 .611  2412  .667
No. 19 Duke117 .611  2511  .694
Virginia Tech108 .556  2015  .571
Clemson108 .556  1714  .548
Pittsburgh99 .500  2112  .636
Syracuse99 .500  2314  .622
Georgia Tech810 .444  2115  .583
Florida State810 .444  2014  .588
NC State513 .278  1617  .485
Wake Forest216 .111  1120  .355
Boston College018 .000  725  .219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC Tournament and the 2016 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The University of Louisville self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2015–16 season amid an ongoing NCAA investigation over an escort sex scandal involving recruits between 2010 and 2014. None of the players on this team were involved in the allegations. The ban included both the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament.[1][2]

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 27–9, 12-6 to finish in fourth place in ACC play. Louisville lost its first ever ACC Tournament game to North Carolina, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Louisville defeated UC Irvine, Northern Iowa, and NC State to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Michigan State.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Terry Rozier0G6'1"190SophomoreCleveland, OHDeclared for 2015 NBA draft
Anton Gill1G6'4"190SophomoreRaleigh, NCTransferred to Nebraska
Chris Jones3G5'10"175SeniorMemphis, TNDismissed from the team
Trent Gilbert15G6'0"180FreshmanGeorgetown, KYWalk-on; transferred to Gulf Coast State College
Shaqquan Aaron21G6'7"170FreshmanSeattle, WATransferred to USC
Akoy Agau22F6'8"230SophomoreOmaha, NETransferred to Georgetown
Montrezl Harrell24F6'8"240JuniorTarboro, NCDeclared for 2015 NBA draft
Wayne Blackshear25G/F6'5"215SeniorChicago, ILGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Damion Lee0G/F6'6"200RS SeniorBaltimore, MDDrexel
Trey Lewis3G6'2"190RS SeniorGarfield Heights, OHCleveland State
Jay Henderson11G6'4"180RS FreshmanOrlando, FloridaSt. John's

Class of 2015 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Deng Adel
SF
Melbourne, Australia Victory Rock Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 14, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Donovan Mitchell
SG
Greenwich, CT Brewster Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ray Spalding
PF
Louisville, KY Trinity High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 20, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ryan McMahon
SG
Sarasota, FL Cardinal Mooney High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jul 20, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8   Rivals: 7  ESPN: 8
  • 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:

  • "Louisville Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "2015 Louisville Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Class of 2016 signees

    Roster

    2015–16 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Damion Lee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrCalvert Hall / Drexel Baltimore, Maryland
    G 2 Quentin Snider 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoBallard Louisville, Kentucky
    G 3 Trey Lewis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrGarfield Heights / Cleveland State Garfield Heights, Ohio
    G 4 Dillon Avare (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) RS SoLexington Catholic Lexington, Kentucky
    F/C 5 Matz Stockman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoCanarias (BAH) Oslo, Norway
    F 10 Jaylen Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoYpsilanti Ypsilanti, Michigan
    G 11 Jay Henderson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrLake Highland Prep Orlando, Florida
    F/C 12 Mangok Mathiang (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrIMG Academy (FL) Melbourne, Australia
    F 13 Ray Spalding 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrTrinity Louisville, Kentucky
    F 14 Anas Mahmoud 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoWest Oaks (FL) Cairo, Egypt
    F 22 Deng Adel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrVictory Rock Prep Melbourne, Australia
    F 23 David Levtich (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrNorth Oldham Goshen, Kentucky
    G 30 Ryan McMahon  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrCardinal Mooney Sarasota, Florida
    F/C 32 Chinanu Onuaku 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoRiverdale Baptist Lanham, Maryland
    G 45 Donovan Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrBrewster Academy Greenwich, Connecticut
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 1, 2015*
    1:30 pm, WAVE-TV
    Bellarmine W 71–55 
     14  Johnson  10  Tied  8  Snider  KFC Yum! Center (18,612)
    Louisville, KY
    Nov 9, 2015*
    7:00 pm, WAVE-TV
    Kentucky Wesleyan W 77–68 
     19  Lee  8  Mathiang  4  Snider  KFC Yum! Center (15,794)
    Louisville, KY
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 13, 2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Samford W 86–45  1–0
     14  Tied  7  Mathiang  6  Lewis  KFC Yum! Center (20,347)
    Louisville, KY
    Nov 17, 2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Hartford
    Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
    W 87–52  2–0
     18  Tied  9  Onuaku  6  Snider  KFC Yum! Center (18,910)
    Louisville, KY
    Nov 21, 2015*
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    North Florida
    Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
    W 89–61  3–0
     24  Lee  12  Spalding  6  Snider  KFC Yum! Center (20,413)
    Louisville, KY
    Nov 24, 2015*
    7:00 pm, RSN
    St. Francis Brooklyn
    Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
    W 85–41  4–0
     21  Lee  12  Onuaku  7  Lewis  KFC Yum! Center (19,112)
    Louisville, KY
    Nov 28, 2015*
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    vs. Saint Louis
    Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
    W 77–57  5–0
     22  Lewis  13  Mathiang  4  Snider  Barclays Center 
    Brooklyn, NY
    Dec 2, 2015*
    7:15 pm, ESPN
    No. 24 at No. 3 Michigan State
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge
    L 67–71  5–1
     23  Lee  6  Tied  5  Lee  Breslin Center (14,797)
    East Lansing, MI
    Dec 5, 2015*
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    No. 24 Grand Canyon W 111–63  6–1
     24  Lee  7  Tied  8  Snider  KFC Yum! Center (20,380)
    Louisville, KY
    Dec 12, 2015*
    2:00 pm, RSN
    No. 22 Eastern Michigan W 86–53  7–1
     16  Lee  7  Tied  7  Mitchell  KFC Yum! Center (20,649)
    Louisville, KY
    Dec 16, 2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 19 Kennesaw State W 94–57  8–1
     18  Lee  7  Tied  8  Snider  KFC Yum! Center (19,288)
    Louisville, KY
    Dec 19, 2015*
    12:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 19 WKU W 78–56  9–1
     16  Snider  12  Onuaku  4  Snider  KFC Yum! Center (21,606)
    Louisville, KY
    Dec 22, 2015*
    9:00 pm, RSN
    No. 16 UMKC
    Billy Minardi Classic
    W 75–47  10–1
     17  Lewis  9  Tied  3  Mitchell  KFC Yum! Center (19,419)
    Louisville, KY
    Dec 23, 2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 16 Utah Valley
    Billy Minardi Classic
    W 98–86  11–1
     21  Lewis  7  Lewis  4  Tied  KFC Yum! Center (19,147)
    Louisville, KY
    Dec 26, 2015*
    12:00 pm, CBS
    No. 16 at No. 12 Kentucky
    Battle for the Bluegrass
    L 73–75  11–2
     27  Lee  10  Onuaku  3  Mitchell  Rupp Arena (24,412)
    Lexington, KY
    ACC regular season
    Jan 3, 2016
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 18 Wake Forest W 65–57  12–2
    (1–0)
     18  Mitchell  15  Onuaku  2  Tied  KFC Yum! Center (21,302)
    Louisville, KY
    Jan 7, 2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 16 at NC State W 77–72  13–2
    (2–0)
     21  Snider  14  Onuaku  4  Mitchell  PNC Arena (17,762)
    Raleigh, NC
    Jan 10, 2016
    12:00 pm, RSN
    No. 16 at Clemson L 62–66  13–3
    (2–1)
     14  Onuaku  10  Tied  3  Lewis  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (9,562)
    Greenville, SC
    Jan 14, 2016
    9:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 21 No. 20 Pittsburgh W 59–41  14–3
    (3–1)
     18  Tied  10  Onuaku  4  Lewis  KFC Yum! Center (21,632)
    Louisville, KY
    Jan 20, 2016
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 17 Florida State W 84–65  15–3
    (4–1)
     20  Snider  14  Onuaku  5  Lewis  KFC Yum! Center (21,349)
    Louisville, KY
    Jan 23, 2016
    4:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 17 at Georgia Tech W 75–71  16–3
    (5–1)
     17  Lee  11  Onuaku  4  Onuaku  Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,829)
    Atlanta, GA
    Jan 27, 2016
    8:00 pm, ACCN/WAVE-TV
    No. 16 at Virginia Tech W 91–83  17–3
    (6–1)
     29  Lee  9  Johnson  6  Lee  Cassell Coliseum 
    Blacksburg, VA
    Jan 30, 2016
    1:00 pm, CBS
    No. 16 No. 11 Virginia L 47–63  17–4
    (6–2)
     12  Tied  7  Spalding  2  Tied  KFC Yum! Center (21,714)
    Louisville, KY
    Feb 1, 2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 19 No. 2 North Carolina
    Big Monday
    W 71–65  18–4
    (7–2)
     24  Lee  10  Onuaku  7  Snider  KFC Yum! Center (22,781)
    Louisville, KY
    Feb 6, 2016
    12:00 pm, ACCN/WHAS-TV
    No. 19 Boston College W 79–47  19–4
    (8–2)
     16  Lewis  13  Onuaku  4  Adel  KFC Yum! Center (21,803)
    Louisville, KY
    Feb 8, 2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 13 at Duke
    Big Monday
    L 65–72  19–5
    (8–3)
     17  Mitchell  6  tied  4  Lee  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    Feb 13, 2016
    4:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 13 at Notre Dame L 66–71  19–6
    (8–4)
     13  Lee  5  Spalding  4  Snider  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
    South Bend, IN
    Feb 17, 2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 13 Syracuse W 72–58  20–6
    (9–4)
     15  Lee  15  Onuaku  6  Snider  KFC Yum! Center (21,654)
    Louisville, KY
    Feb 20, 2016
    12:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 18 No. 20 Duke W 71–64  21–6
    (10–4)
     24  Lee  11  Onuaku  5  Lewis  KFC Yum! Center (22,785)
    Louisville, KY
    Feb 24, 2016
    8:00 pm, ACCN/WAVE-TV
    No. 11 at Pittsburgh W 67–60  22–6
    (11–4)
     14  Snider  7  Adel  7  Snider  Petersen Events Center (10,425)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Feb 27, 2016
    2:00 pm, ACCN/WHAS-TV
    No. 11 at No. 12 Miami (FL) L 65–73  22–7
    (11–5)
     14  Snider  8  Onuaku  6  Onuaku  BankUnited Center (7,342)
    Coral Gables, FL
    Mar 1, 2016
    8:00 pm, ACCN/WAVE-TV
    No. 11 Georgia Tech W 56–53  23–7
    (12–5)
     17  Onuaku  11  Onuaku  4  Snider  KFC Yum! Center (22,043)
    Louisville, KY
    Mar 5, 2016
    8:30 pm, ESPN
    No. 11 at No. 4 Virginia L 46–68  23–8
    (12–6)
     11  Mitchell  6  Mitchell  2  tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,088)
    Charlottesville, VA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18PostFinal
    AP RV RV RV 24 22 19 16 18 16 21 17 16 19 13 18 11 11 14 16 N/A
    Coaches RV RV RV 22 19 16 15 18 16 20 16 14 18 RV NR* NR NR NR NR NR

    * Following the announcement of their self-imposed postseason ban, they were no longer eligible for ranking in the coaches poll.

    References

    1. "Louisville self-imposes postseason ban for men's hoops in 2016". ESPN. February 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
    2. Jeff Greer (February 5, 2016). "U of L imposing postseason hoops ban". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
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