2015–16 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by first year head coach Michael Huger, played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They defeated Kent State and Central Michigan to advance to the semifinals of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Akron.

2015–16 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2015–16 record16–18 (5–13 MAC)
Head coachMichael Huger (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStroh Center
2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Akron135 .722  269  .743
Ohio117 .611  2312  .657
Kent State108 .556  1913  .594
Buffalo108 .556  2015  .571
Miami (OH)612 .333  1320  .394
Bowling Green513 .278  1618  .471
West
Ball State108 .556  2114  .600
Central Michigan108 .556  1716  .515
Northern Illinois99 .500  2113  .618
Eastern Michigan99 .500  1815  .545
Toledo810 .444  1715  .531
Western Michigan711 .389  1319  .406
2016 MAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Falcons finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the second round of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Eastern Michigan. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Saint Francis (PA) in the first round before losing in the second round to Canisius.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Anthony Hernderson2G6'1"175RS SeniorToledo, OHGraduated
Delvin Dickerson5G6'5"232JuniorHouston, TXTransferred to North Carolina Central
Damarkeo Lyshe11G5'11"160SeniorWesterville, OHGraduated
Jovan Austin12G6'1"174JuniorGrand Prairie, TXTransferred to Texas A&M–Commerce
Chauncey Orr21G/F6'4"195RS JuniorBowling Green, OHGraduated & transferred to Hawaii Pacific
Richaun Holmes22F6'8"245SeniorLockport, ILGraduated/2015 NBA draft
Jehvon Clarke23G6'1"183SeniorCanton, OHGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Wesley Alcegaire14F6'5"215JuniorMiami, FLJunior college transferred from Daytona State College
Ismail Ali20G6'1"170JuniorSouth Hayward, CAJunior college transferred from Antelope Valley College

Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Antwon Lillard
SF
Cleveland, OH Central Catholic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jalone Friday
PF
Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma City Storm Homeschool 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 31, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Malik Hluchoweckyj
PG
Bellevue, NE Bellevue West High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 6, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Demajeo Wiggins
PF
Toledo, OH Springfield High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Apr 21, 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 September 18, 2015.

    Roster

    2015–16 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    C 0 Josh Gomez 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)226 lb (103 kg) RS SrRice HS
    Iona
    Bronx, NY
    F 1 Demajeo Wiggins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrSpringfield HS Toledo, OH
    G 2 Malik Hluchoweckyj 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBellevue West HS Bellevue, NE
    F 3 Spencer Parker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrWest Bloomfield HS West Bloomfield, MI
    G 4 Zack Denny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)184 lb (83 kg) JrValley View HS Germantown, OH
    G 5 JD Tisdale 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrSwartz Creek HS Flint, MI
    F 10 David Joseph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)187 lb (85 kg) SrWestlake Prep
    Howard JC
    Queens, NY
    G 14 Wes Alcegaire 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrArchbishop Curley-Notre Dame
    Daytona State College
    Miami, FL
    G 15 Brandon Busuttil 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrSt. John's-Kilmarnock Kitchener, ON
    G 20 Ismail Ail 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrSan Leandro HS
    Antelope Valley College
    South Hayward, CA
    G 24 Matt Fox (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoAnthony Wayne HS Maumee, OH
    F 32 Rasheed Worrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrSipsey Valley HS Coker, AL
    F 33 Garrett Mayleben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SoMilford HS Milford, OH
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    Source:

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/06/2015*
    6:00 PM, ESPN3
    Notre Dame College W 74–65 
    Stroh Center 
    Bowling Green, OH
    Non-conference regular season
    11/14/2015*
    2:00 PM, ESPN3
    New Orleans W 79–61  1–0
    Stroh Center 
    Bowling Green, OH
    11/18/2015*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Cincinnati
    Bill Frack Challenge
    L 50–83  1–1
    Stroh Center (3,411)
    Bowling Green, OH
    11/21/2015*
    4:00 PM
    vs. North Dakota
    FGCU Classic
    L 59–77  1–2
    Alico Arena (3,562)
    Fort Myers, FL
    11/22/2015*
    4:00 PM
    vs. Youngstown State
    FGCU Classic
    W 79–72  2–2
    Alico Arena (3,412)
    Fort Myers, FL
    11/23/2015*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Florida Gulf Coast
    FGCU Classic
    W 82–77  3–2
    Alico Arena (3,854)
    Fort Myers, FL
    11/29/2015*
    2:00 PM, ESPN3
    Urbana
    FGCU Classic
    W 96–55  4–2
    Stroh Center (1,450)
    Bowling Green, OH
    12/02/2015*
    8:00 PM, ESPN3
    UMBC W 72–64  5–2
    Stroh Center (2,019)
    Bowling Green, OH
    12/05/2015*
    4:00 PM, ESPN3
    Drake W 75-63  6-2
    Stroh Center 
    Bowling Green, OH
    12/08/2015*
    8:00 PM
    at Southeast Missouri State W 79-52  7-2
    Show Me Center 
    Cape Girardeau, MO
    12/12/2015*
    1:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Detroit W 95-80  7-3
    Calihan Hall (1,609)
    Detroit, MI
    12/20/2015*
    4:30 PM, ESPN3
    at Wright State L 47–83  7–4
    Nutter Center (3,772)
    Dayton, OH
    12/23/2015*
    1:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Cleveland State W 62–47  8–4
    Wolstein Center (1,725)
    Cleveland, OH
    01/02/2016*
    4:00 PM, ESPN3
    Oakland City W 87–56  9–4
    Stroh Center (1,916)
    Bowling Green, OH
    MAC regular season
    01/06/2016
    7:00 PM, BCSN/ESPN3
    Miami (OH) W 73–62  10–4
    (1–0)
    Stroh Center (1,611)
    Bowling Green, OH
    01/09/2016
    2:00 PM, ESPN3
    Central Michigan L 67–79  10–5
    (1–1)
    Stroh Center (2,432)
    Bowling Green, OH
    01/12/2016
    7:00 PM, TWCSC/ESPN3
    at Ohio W 91–75  11–5
    (2–1)
    Convocation Center (7,083)
    Athens, OH
    01/16/2016
    12:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Eastern Michigan W 84-79  12–5
    (3–1)
    Convocation Center (1,280)
    Ypsilanti, MI
    01/19/2016
    7:00 PM, BCSN/ESPN3
    Toledo L 74–81  12–6
    (3–2)
    Stroh Center (3,304)
    Bowling Green, OH
    01/23/2016
    4:00 PM, ESPN3
    Kent State L 59–62  12–7
    (3–3)
    Stroh Center (3,100)
    Bowling Green, OH
    01/26/2016
    7:00 PM
    at Western Michigan W 79–78  13–7
    (4–3)
    University Arena (2,245)
    Kalamazoo, MI
    01/30/2016
    4:30 PM
    at Central Michigan L 65–77  13–8
    (4–4)
    McGuirk Arena (3,758)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    02/02/2016
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Ball State L 64–72  13–9
    (4–5)
    Stroh Center (2,593)
    Bowling Green, OH
    02/06/2016
    3:30 PM
    at Miami (OH) L 51–55  13–10
    (4–6)
    Millett Hall (1,330)
    Oxford, OH
    02/09/2016
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Akron L 68–83  13–11
    (4–7)
    Stroh Center (1,554)
    Bowling Green, OH
    02/13/2016
    2:00 PM, ESPN3
    Western Michigan L 68–74  13–12
    (4–8)
    Stroh Center 
    Bowling Green, OH
    02/16/2016
    8:00 PM
    at Northern Illinois L 60–71  13–13
    (4–9)
    Convocation Center (1,148)
    DeKalb, IL
    02/20/2016
    3:30 PM
    at Buffalo L 74–88  13–14
    (4–10)
    Alumni Arena (3,397)
    Amherst, NY
    02/23/2016
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Ohio W 87–82  14–14
    (5–10)
    Stroh Center (2,332)
    Bowling Green, OH
    02/25/2016
    7:00 PM
    at Akron L 54–89  14–15
    (5–11)
    James A. Rhodes Arena (4,284)
    Akron, OH
    03/01/2016
    7:00 PM, TWCSC/ESPN3
    at Kent State L 54–70  14–16
    (5–12)
    MAC Center (3,531)
    Kent, OH
    03/04/2016
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Buffalo L 83–87  14–17
    (5–13)
    Stroh Center (2,189)
    Bowling Green, OH
    MAC Tournament
    03/07/2016
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    (12) at (5) Kent State
    First round
    W 70–69  15–17
    MAC Center (2,660)
    Kent, OH
    03/10/2016
    2:30 PM, ESPN3
    (12) vs. (4) Central Michigan
    Quarterfinals
    W 62–59  16–17
    Quicken Loans Arena (2,217)
    Cleveland, OH
    03/11/2016
    6:30 PM, ESPN3
    (12) vs. (1) Akron
    Semifinals
    L 66–80  16–18
    Quicken Loans Arena (6,427)
    Cleveland, OH
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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