2015–16 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represents Lehigh University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by ninth year head coach Brett Reed, play their home games at Stabler Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 17–15, 13–5 in Patriot League play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Holy Cross.

2015–16 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
2015–16 record17–15 (13–5 Patriot)
Head coachBrett Reed (9th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Antoni Wyche
  • Ryan Krueger
  • Kyle Griffin
Home arenaStabler 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 Mountain Hawks finished the season 16–14, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament to American.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Miles Simelton10G6'0"160SophomoreOswego, ILTransferred to Lewis
Cole Renninger13G6'3"185SophomoreLock Haven, PATransferred to Lock Haven
Corey Schaefer15G6'1"175SeniorJohnston, IAGraduated
Stefan Cvrkalj21G6'6"195SeniorKitchener, ONGraduated
Conroy Baltimore44F6'6"210SeniorBronx, NYGraduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Matt Holba
#36 SF
Noblesville, IN Saint Theodore Guerin Catholic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Kyle Leufroy
#93 SG
La Canada, CA Prolific Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 27, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Caleb Sedore
#96 PF
Pulaski, NY Pulaski Central School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 17, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
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 2015-09-29.

    2016 class recruits

    Roster

    2015–16 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Kahron Ross 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoJonesboro HS Jonesboro, AR
    G 4 Devon Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrJohn Hay HS Cleveland, OH
    G 5 Austin Price 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrDetroit Country Day HS Indianapolis, IN
    G 10 Kyle Leufroy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrProlific Prep Pasadena, CA
    G 11 Tyler Jenkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoHamilton Southeastern HS Fishers, IN
    F 13 Matt Holba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrGuerin Catholic HS Noblesville, IN
    G 15 Jay Jay Davis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) SoWilliam Allen HS Allentown, PA
    G/F 20 John Ross Glover 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrUniversity School of Jackson Hendersonville, TN
    G 23 Georgios Pilitsis (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrAnatolia College Thessaloniki, Greece
    F 31 Jesse Chuku 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrKimball Union Academy London, England
    F/C 32 Tim Kempton Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrBrophy College Prep Scottsdale, AZ
    F 40 Justin Goldsborough 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrSt. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Fort Washington, MD
    G 42 Brandon Alston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoHerndon HS Vienna, VA
    C 55 Caleb Sedore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrPulaski HS Pulaski, NY
    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
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 13*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Syracuse L 47–57  0–1
    Carrier Dome (21,286)
    Syracuse, NY
    Nov 16*
    7:00 pm
    at Canisius L 89–98  0–2
    Koessler Athletic Center (1,153)
    Buffalo, NY
    Nov 19*
    7:00 pm
    Yale L 67–79  0–3
    Stabler Arena (995)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Nov 22*
    4:00 pm
    at Columbia L 61–88  0–4
    Levien Gymnasium (1,011)
    New York City, NY
    Nov 25*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at No. 12 Virginia L 54–80  0–5
    John Paul Jones Arena (14,220)
    Charlottesville, VA
    Nov 28*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at No. 16 Purdue L 55–77  0–6
    Mackey Arena (12,660)
    West Lafayette, IN
    Dec 2*
    7:00 pm
    at Saint Francis (PA) L 73–84  0–7
    DeGol Arena (1,032)
    Loretto, PA
    Dec 5*
    2:00 pm
    Rochester College W 84–50  1–7
    Stabler Arena (576)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Dec 17*
    7:00 pm
    at Robert Morris L 67–69  1–8
    Charles L. Sewall Center (651)
    Moon Township, PA
    Dec 19*
    7:00 pm
    Mount St. Mary's W 76–73  2–8
    Stabler Arena (673)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Dec 22*
    7:00 pm
    Stony Brook L 62–75  2–9
    Stabler Arena (543)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Patriot League regular season
    Dec 30
    7:00 pm, SE2
    Army L 82–88  2–10
    (0–1)
    Stabler Arena (1,195)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Jan 2
    2:00 pm, SE2
    Boston University W 81–73  3–10
    (1–1)
    Stabler Arena (827)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Jan 6
    7:30 pm
    at Loyola (MD) L 50–51  3–11
    (1–2)
    Reitz Arena (341)
    Baltimore, MD
    Jan 9
    2:00 pm
    at American W 65–50  4–11
    (2–2)
    Bender Arena (645)
    Washington, D.C.
    Jan 11
    7:30 pm, CBSSN
    Bucknell L 76–82  4–12
    (2–3)
    Stabler Arena (1,042)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Jan 16
    1:00 pm
    at Holy Cross W 87–66  5–12
    (3–3)
    Hart Center (1,301)
    Worcester, MA
    Jan 20
    7:00 pm, SE2
    Navy L 64–69  5–13
    (3–4)
    Stabler Arena (979)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Jan 27
    7:00 pm, SE2
    Colgate W 79–70  6–13
    (4–4)
    Stabler Arena (872)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Jan 31
    12:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Boston University L 73–75  6–14
    (4–5)
    Case Gym (821)
    Boston, MA
    Feb 3
    7:00 pm, SE2
    Loyola (MD) W 71–66  7–14
    (5–5)
    Stabler Arena (636)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Feb 6
    7:00 pm, SE2
    American W 72–49  8–14
    (6–5)
    Stabler Arena (1,380)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Feb 8
    7:00 pm
    at Lafayette
    Postponed from Jan 23
    W 87–72  9–14
    (7–5)
    Kirby Sports Center (1,844)
    Easton, PA
    Feb 10
    7:00 pm, ASN
    at Bucknell W 80–65  10–14
    (8–5)
    Sojka Pavilion (2,523)
    Lewisburg, PA
    Feb 15
    7:30 pm, CBSSN
    Holy Cross W 64–59  11–14
    (9–5)
    Stabler Arena (710)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Feb 17
    7:00 pm
    at Navy W 77–74  12–14
    (10–5)
    Alumni Hall (1,068)
    Annapolis, MD
    Feb 21
    12:00 pm, SE2
    Lafayette W 73–61  13–14
    (11–5)
    Stabler Arena (1,949)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Feb 24
    7:00 pm
    at Colgate W 71–54  14–14
    (12–5)
    Cotterell Court (1,049)
    Hamilton, NY
    Feb 27
    12:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Army W 82–72  15–14
    (13–5)
    Christl Arena (2,233)
    West Point, NY
    Patriot League Tournament
    Mar 3
    7:00 pm
    (2) (7) Navy
    Quarterfinals
    W 65–63  16–14
    Stabler Arena (1,730)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Mar 6
    2:00 pm, CBSSN
    (2) (6) American
    Semifinals
    W 78–62  17–14
    Stabler Arena (2,225)
    Bethlehem, PA
    Mar 9
    7:30 pm, CBSSN
    (2) (9) Holy Cross
    Championship game
    L 56–59  17–15
    Stabler Arena (4,587)
    Bethlehem, PA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.
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    References

    1. "2015–2016 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lehigh Mountain Hawks. Lehigh University Athletics. 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
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