2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 12–19, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. They defeated Boston University in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament to advance the semifinals where they lost to Lehigh.

2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
2015–16 record	12–19 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach	Mike Brennan (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Greenman Matt Wolff Eddie Jackson
Home arena	Bender Arena

2015–16 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell	14	–	4		.778			17	–	14		.548
Lehigh	13	–	5		.722			17	–	15		.531
Boston University	11	–	7		.611			19	–	15		.559
Army	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Navy	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Colgate	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
American	9	–	9		.500			12	–	19		.387
Loyola (MD)	8	–	10		.444			9	–	21		.300
Holy Cross †	5	–	13		.278			15	–	20		.429
Lafayette	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† 2016 Patriot League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Lafayette.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Darius Gardner	0	G	5'9"	165	RS Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Kyle Kager	1	F	6'8"	195	Senior	Flower Mound, TX	Graduated
George Langberg	2	G	6'3"	185	Freshman	Short Hills, NJ	Transferred to New York
Justice Montgomery	3	G	5'11"	160	Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated
Kevin Panzer	13	F	6'9"	225	RS Senior	Mission Viejo, CA	Graduated
John Schoof	22	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Fairfax, VA	Graduated
Langdon Neal	25	G	6'0"	165	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Trinity
Jonathan Davis	35	F	6'7"	220	RS Junior	Simi Valley, CA	Graduate transferred to Cal State Los Angeles

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Delante Jones SF	Lynchburg, VA	Virginia Episcopal School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 7, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
James Washington PG	Norwalk, CA	Price High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	155 lb (70 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Lonnie Rivera PG	Nanuet, NY	Don Bosco High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 28, 2014
	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 2015-08-08.

Roster

2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 2 Delante Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Virginia Episcopal Lynchburg, VA G 3 James Washington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Price Norwalk, CA G 4 Alex Paquin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Champlain College Saint-Lambert Montreal, QE F 5 Marko Vasic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Aim High Prep Belgrade, Serbia F 12 Yilret Yiljep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Westtown Kaduna, Nigeria F 13 Leon Tolksdorf 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Leibniz-Berschule Berlin Secondary Connecticut Berlin, Germany G 14 Jesse Reed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Kiski School Saltsburg, PA F 15 Lonnie Rivera 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Don Bosco Prep Spring Valley, NY G/F 20 Charlie Jones (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mount St. Joseph Manchester, MD G 21 Jalen Rhea 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So New Albany New Albany, OH G 25 Kevin Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Montclair Kimberley Academy West Orange, NJ C 34 Gabe Brown 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Ward Melville Berlin, Germany C 35 Andrija Matić 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr German School of Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia F/C 42 Paris Maragkos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) RS Jr Blue Ridge George Washington Marousi, Greece	Head coach Mike Brennan (Princeton) Assistant coach(es) Scott Greenman (Princeton) Matt Wolff (Boston University) Eddie Jackson Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 8:00 pm	at Rhode Island	L 42–65	0–1	Ryan Center (5,089) Kingston, RI
11/17/2015* 7:30 pm	Hampton	L 48–61	0–2	Bender Arena (1,224) Washington, D.C.
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm	at Saint Francis (PA)	L 48–68[2]	0–3	DeGol Arena (1,072) Loretto, PA
11/25/2015* 7:00 pm	at VCU	L 44–72	0–4	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
11/28/2015* 1:00 pm	at New Hampshire	W 68–50	1–4	Lundholm Gym (473) Durham, NH
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm	at Mount St. Mary's	L 56–81	1–5	Knott Arena (1,504) Emmitsburg, MD
12/04/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3	at Youngstown State	W 60–56	2–5	Beeghly Center (1,296) Youngstown, OH
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm	at Wagner	L 48–55	2–6	Spiro Sports Center (1,192) Staten Island, NY
12/17/2015* 7:30 pm	Stony Brook	L 68–86	2–7	Bender Arena (368) Washington, D.C.
12/20/2015* 1:30 pm, CSNMA	Maryland Eastern Shore	L 64–79	2–8	Bender Arena (826) Washington, D.C.
12/22/2015* 8:00 pm, SECN	at LSU	L 51–79	2–9	Maravich Center (9,902) Baron Rouge, LA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015 7:38 pm, Patriot League Network	at Loyola (MD)	L 67–75	2–10 (0–1)	Reitz Arena (787) Baltimore, MD
01/03/2016 2:00 pm, Patriot League Network	Colgate	L 37–56	2–11 (0–2)	Bender Arena (489) Washington, D.C.
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, Patriot League Network	at Bucknell	L 54–72	2–12 (0–3)	Sojka Pavilion (2584) Lewisburg, PA
01/09/2016 2:00 pm, CSNMA	Lehigh	L 50–65	2–13 (0–4)	Bender Arena (645) Washington, D.C.
01/13/2016 7:00 pm	Boston University	L 50–61	2–14 (0–5)	Bender Arena (1,029) Washington, D.C.
01/17/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN	at Army	L 45–65	2–15 (0–6)	Christl Arena (912) West Point, NY
01/20/2016 7:00 pm, WBPH	at Lafayette	W 81–73	3–15 (1–6)	Kirby Sports Center (1,507) Easton, PA
01/27/2016 7:00 pm	at Navy	W 63–58	4–15 (2–6)	Alumni Hall (1,642) Annapolis, MD
01/30/2016 2:00 pm	at Colgate	W 54–49	5–15 (3–6)	Cotterell Court (784) Hamilton, NY
02/01/2016 7:30 pm	Holy Cross Postponed from 1/24/16	W 58–45	6–15 (4–6)	Bender Arena (457) Washington, D.C.
02/03/2016 7:30 pm	Bucknell	W 69–55	7–15 (5–6)	Bender Arena (759) Washington, D.C.
02/06/2016 2:00 pm	at Lehigh	L 49–72	7–16 (5–7)	Stabler Arena (1,380) Bethlehem, PA
02/10/2016 7:00 pm	at Boston University	L 51–71	7–17 (5–8)	Case Gym (503) Boston, MA
02/13/2016 4:00 pm, CSNMA	Army	L 59–65	7–18 (5–9)	Bender Arena (1,342) Washington, D.C.
02/17/2016 7:30 pm, CSNMA	Lafayette	W 60–59 ^OT	8–18 (6–9)	Bender Arena (675) Washington, D.C.
02/21/2016 12:00 pm	at Holy Cross	W 71–70 ^OT	9–18 (7–9)	Hart Center (1,909) Worcester, MA
02/24/2016 7:30 pm	Navy	W 72–65	10–18 (8–9)	Bender Arena (653) Washington, D.C.
02/27/2016 12:00 pm	Loyola (MD)	W 67–66	11–18 (9–9)	Bender Arena (796) Washington, D.C.
Patriot League Tournament
03/03/2015 7:00 pm	at Boston University Quarterfinals	W 69–64	12–18	Case Gym (731) Boston, MA
03/06/2015 2:00 pm, CBSSN	at Lehigh Semifinals	L 62–78	12–19	Stabler Arena (2,225) Bethlehem, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball team

References

1. http://www.aueagles.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/schedule
2. "St. Francis jumps on American 68-48". ESPN.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.