2015–16 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

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2015–16 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
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Conference Northeast Conference
2015–16 record 14–19 (10–8 NEC)
Head coach Jamion Christian (4th year)
Assistant coach Ben Wilkins
Assistant coach Darryl Bruce
Assistant coach Donny Lind
Home arena Knott Arena
Seasons
« 2014–15 2016–17 »
2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Wagner 13 – 5   .722     23 – 11   .676
Fairleigh Dickinson † 11 – 7   .611     18 – 15   .545
Sacred Heart 11 – 7   .611     12 – 18   .400
St. Francis Brooklyn 11 – 7   .611     15 – 17   .469
Mount St. Mary's 10 – 8   .556     14 – 19   .424
LIU Brooklyn 9 – 9   .500     16 – 15   .516
Saint Francis (PA) 9 – 9   .500     13 – 17   .433
Robert Morris 8 – 10   .444     10 – 22   .313
Bryant 5 – 13   .278     8 – 23   .258
Central Connecticut 3 – 15   .167     4 – 25   .138
† 2016 NEC Tournament winner
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Chris Wray leaps for a layup during the January 2 game against LIU Brooklyn at Knott Arena.

The 2015–16 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Jamion Christian, played their home games at Knott Arena and were members of the Northeast Conference.

Newcomers to the team included incoming freshmen Bryce Thurston[1] and Elijah Long, the latter of whom committed to the Mountaineers after originally planning to play for Florida Gulf Coast.[2] Guard Marcell Haskett signed with the Mountaineers, but later re-opened his recruiting and enrolled in a prep school instead.[3]

Returning players included Byron "BK" Ashe and Gregory Graves, who were both members of the NEC's All-Conference Third Team the previous season.[4] Lamont "Junior" Robinson, now a sophomore, was named to the All-Conference Rookie Team in his freshman year.[4]

They finished the season 14–19, 10–8 in NEC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the first round of the NEC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Fairleigh Dickinson.

Previous season

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Main article: 2014–15 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Mountaineers finished the regular season with a record of 15–14 (11–7 in the Northeast Conference) and qualified for the conference tournament as the #4 seed. They were knocked off by #5 seed Saint Francis (PA) at home in the first game of the tournament, finishing the season at 15–15.[5]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Martin 0 G 6'0" 185 Junior Upper Marlboro, MD Transferred to Savannah State University[6]
Kristijan Krajina 13 F 6'11" 245 Graduate Student Osijek, Croatia Graduated, signed with GKK Šibenik in Croatia[7]
Maalik Howard 21 G 6'0" 170 Junior Woodbridge, VA Left team for personal reasons[8]
Andrew Smeathers 30 F 6'8" 205 Junior Bargersville, IN Left school for personal reasons[9]
Aaron Brown 34 F 6'7" 220 Senior Fort Worth, TX Graduated

Roster

2015–16 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
C 50 Taylor Danaher 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Fredericksburg Christian School Fredericksburg, Virginia
G 5 Liam MacManimon (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Holy Spirit High School Galloway, New Jersey
F 15 Gregory Graves 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Potomac Falls High School Sterling, Virginia
G 2 Byron "BK" Ashe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Friendship Collegiate Washington, D.C.
G 4 Khalid Nwandu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Northeastern High School York, Pennsylvania
F 11 Will Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Highland Park High School Dallas, Texas
G 12 Charles Glover 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Gonzaga College High School Bowie, Maryland
G 3 Lamont "Junior" Robinson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Eastern Alamance High School Mebane, North Carolina
F 35 Chris Wray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Fishburne Military School Shelby, North Carolina
C 1 Mawdo Sallah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Broadfording Christian Academy Latri Kunda, Gambia
F 22 Troy Henderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Gaston Day School Gastonia, North Carolina
F 14 Chris Manning 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Randallstown High School Randallstown, Maryland
G 25 Bryce Thurston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Baltimore, Maryland
G 13 Elijah Long 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr The John Carroll School Mississauga, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ben Wilkins
  • Darryl Bruce
  • Donny Lind
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 08/25/2015

Pre-season

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Byron "BK" Ashe, seen here completing a slam dunk during the January 2 game against LIU Brooklyn, was named to the NEC's All-Conference First Team prior to the season.

Greg Alexander, a shooting guard who played two seasons at East Carolina, transferred to Mount St. Mary's in June 2015. Due to NCAA transfer rules, Alexander will sit out the 2015–16 season and will join the Mountaineers in 2016–17 with two seasons of eligibility remaining.[10]

In June 2015, the website Big Apple Buckets, which covers college basketball in the Northeast, named guard Byron "BK" Ashe and forward Gregory Graves as prospective members of its NEC All-Conference First Team. Ashe was described as a "stud ... as evident from his fantastic 119.1 offensive rating in league play (in the 2014–15 season)," while Graves "edge(d) out a group of impressive power forwards thanks to his athleticism, tenacity and efficiency around the rim."[11]

In October, Northeast Conference head coaches voted the Mountaineers as the league's favorite prior to the season.[12] This marked the fifth time in the team's history it was voted preseason favorites, with the most recent being 2009–10.[13]

Ashe and Graves were voted to the official 2015–16 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team.[14]

Schedule

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Lamont "Junior" Robinson takes a contested shot during the January 2 game against LIU Brooklyn at Knott Arena.

Prior to the regular season, the Mountaineers won two exhibition games at Knott Arena: 64–44 over Hood College[15] and 79–63 over Randolph–Macon College.[16]

The Mountaineers opened the regular season with an 80–56 loss against the #3-ranked team in the nation, Maryland.[17] Mount St. Mary's also lost its second game, 76–54 to Ohio State.[18]

The Mountaineers fell to 0–3 with a 100–67 loss to Washington,[19] then to 0–4 with a 101–56 loss to #10 Gonzaga.[20] Both games were part of the Battle 4 Atlantis mainland bracket. Also as part of the tournament, the Mountaineers fell to 0–5 with a 79–74 Thanksgiving Day loss to Elon.[21] The Mountaineers finished last place in the tournament, and fell to 0–6 on the season, with a 69–60 loss to Furman.[22]

In its first non-conference home games, the Mountaineers defeated Patriot League opponents American, 81–56,[23] Loyola (MD), 85–68,[24] and Bucknell, 81–73.[25] The Mountaineers also visited Patriot League opponent Lehigh, losing 76–73.[26]

In an intrastate road game, the Mountaineers lost to UMBC, 75–63.[27] They also dropped road games to James Madison (73–53)[28] and Binghamton (62–53).[29]

Mount St. Mary's finished out-of-conference play with a 3–10 record, winning all three of their home games while going 0–10 on the road.[30]

The Mountaineers opened conference play on January 2 with a 79–63 win at Knott Arena over LIU Brooklyn, the team's first win in a conference home opener since the 2007–08 season.[31] They improved to 2–0 in-conference two days later with a 44–40 overtime win over St. Francis Brooklyn.[32] The Mountaineers got to 3–0 on the NEC season with a home win over Central Connecticut, 73–62,[33] before blowing a 20–point lead and dropping a home game to Bryant, 82–79 in double overtime.[34]

In its first conference road game, Mount St. Mary's jumped out to a 30–point halftime lead and beat Robert Morris 76–52.[35] The Mountaineers moved to 5–1 in conference play with another road victory, 82–72 over Saint Francis (PA).[36] A loss to Sacred Heart, 76–71, dropped the Mountaineers to 5–2 on the conference season.[37]

The Mountaineers' game against Fairleigh Dickinson, originally scheduled for January 23, was postponed by one day due to the January 2016 United States winter storm.[38] When the game was played, Mount St. Mary's won 87–72 to improve to 6–2 in-conference and take over first place.[39]

Mount St. Mary's improved to 7–2 in-conference and completed a season sweep of Robert Morris on January 28 with a 70–49 victory.[40] In their next game, however, the Mountaineers fell behind by 22 points by halftime against Wagner and ultimately lost 73–63.[41] The Mount lost a second consecutive game on February 4, falling 77–74 to LIU Brooklyn.[42] The team's losing streak extended to three two days later, when Wagner blew out the Mountaineers, 72–51, to complete a season sweep.[43]

On February 11, the Mountaineers snapped their losing streak with a 66–61 win over Sacred Heart.[44] The Mountaineers won again by a 66–61 score two days later, completing a season sweep of Saint Francis (PA).[45] The Mount was then upset on the road by Central Connecticut, 76–72.[46]

The Mountaineers were able to hand Bryant its 11th-straight loss, with a 71–53 victory February 20.[47] On February 25, in their final regular-season home game, the Mount fell 67–54 to Fairleigh Dickinson.[48]

Mount St. Mary's finished the regular-season with a 55–49 loss to St. Francis Brooklyn, finishing fifth in the conference with a 10–8 record.[49]

Post-season

The Mountaineers earned the #5 seed in the 2016 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and visited #4 seed St. Francis Brooklyn in the quarterfinal round on March 2.[49] In that game, the Mountaineers came back from a 14–point second-half deficit and defeated the Terriers, 60–51.[50]

Mount St. Mary's will play at Fairleigh Dickinson in the conference semifinals on March 5.[50]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2015*
7:00 pm		 Hood W 64–44[15]  –
  13 – Graves   8 – Graves   3 – Robinson, Wray  Knott Arena (925)
Emmitsburg, MD
Nov 7, 2015*
5:00 pm		 Randolph–Macon W 79–63[16]  –
  22 – Robinson   4 – Ashe, Glover, Graves, Long   3 – Long, Robinson  Knott Arena (900)
Emmitsburg, MD
Regular season
Nov 13, 2015*
7:00 pm, BTN		 at #3 Maryland L 56–80[17]  0–1
  18 – Ashe   7 – Ashe   5 – Robinson  Xfinity Center (17,590)
College Park, MD
Nov 15, 2015*
12:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Ohio State L 56–74[18]  0–2
  16 – Robinson   4 – Danaher, Glover   2 – Ashe, Glover  Value City Arena (11,590)
Columbus, OH
Nov 19, 2015*
10:30 pm, P12N		 at Washington
Battle 4 Atlantis		 L 67–100[19]  0–3
  16 – Robinson   6 – Ashe   2 – Danaher, Long  Hec Edmundson Pavilion (5,381)
Seattle, WA
Nov 21, 2015*
9:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		 at #10 Gonzaga
Battle 4 Atlantis		 L 56–101[20]  0–4
  16 – Ashe   5 – Graves, Long, Nwandu   2 – Nwandu  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Nov 26, 2015*
2:00 pm		 at Elon
Battle 4 Atlantis		 L 74–79[21]  0–5
  25 – Ashe   8 – Danaher   4 – Robinson  Alumni Gym (611)
Elon, NC
Nov 27, 2015*
4:30 pm		 vs. Furman
Battle 4 Atlantis		 L 60–69[22]  0–6
  11 – Ashe, Graves   6 – Graves   6 – Robinson  Alumni Gym (847)
Elon, NC
Dec 1, 2015*
7:00 pm		 American W 81–56[23]  1–6
  19 – Danaher   7 – Glover   7 – Robinson  Knott Arena (1,504)
Emmitsburg, MD
Dec 5, 2015*
2:00 pm, MASN		 Loyola (MD)
Catholic Clash		 W 85–68[24]  2–6
  22 – Ashe   10 – Graves   6 – Robinson  Knott Arena (2,418)
Emmitsburg, MD
Dec 8, 2015*
7:00 pm		 Bucknell W 81–73[25]  3–6
  19 – Robinson   5 – Glover, Graves   9 – Robinson  Knott Arena (1,789)
Emmitsburg, MD
Dec 12, 2015*
1:00 pm		 at UMBC L 63–75[27]  3–7
  23 – Ashe   6 – Danaher   7 – Robinson  Retriever Activities Center (826)
Catonsville, MD
Dec 19, 2015*
7:00 pm		 at Lehigh L 73–76[26]  3–8
  22 – Glover   5 – Danaher, Wray   7 – Glover  Stabler Arena (673)
Bethlehem, PA
Dec 22, 2015*
7:00 pm		 at James Madison L 53–73[28]  3–9
  17 – Glover   7 – Graves   5 – Long  Convocation Center (2,291)
Harrisonburg, VA
Dec 29, 2015*
7:00 pm		 at Binghamton L 53–62[29]  3–10
  10 – Ashe   7 – Danaher   3 – Graves, Robinson  Binghamton University Events Center (3,721)
Binghamton, NY
NEC regular season
Jan 2, 2016
2:00 pm		 LIU Brooklyn W 79–61[31]  4–10
(1–0)		  16 – Ashe   5 – Graves, Wray   4 – Long, Robinson  Knott Arena (2,315)
Emmitsburg, MD
Jan 4, 2016
7:00 pm		 St. Francis Brooklyn W 44–40 OT[32] 5–10
(2–0)		  13 – Robinson   9 – Graves   2 – Ashe  Knott Arena (1,120)
Emmitsburg, MD
Jan 7, 2016
7:00 pm		 Central Connecticut W 73–62[33]  6–10
(3–0)		  17 – Robinson   6 – Glover   2 – Graves, Long, Robinson  Knott Arena (2,315)
Emmitsburg, MD
Jan 9, 2016
2:00 pm		 Bryant L 79–82 2OT[34] 6–11
(3–1)		  20 – Robinson   9 – Graves   3 – Ashe, Long, Robinson  Knott Arena (2,190)
Emmitsburg, MD
Jan 14, 2016
7:00 pm		 at Robert Morris W 76–52[35]  7–11
(4–1)		  17 – Ashe   10 – Ashe   4 – Long, Robinson  Charles L. Sewall Center (1,547)
Moon Township, PA
Jan 16, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3/MASN		 at Saint Francis (PA) W 82–72[36]  8–11
(5–1)		  18 – Graves   6 – Danaher   5 – Robinson  DeGol Arena (1,128)
Loretto, PA
Jan 21, 2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Sacred Heart L 71–76[37]  8–12
(5–2)		  20 – Long   7 – Ashe   3 – Long, Robinson  William H. Pitt Center (1,502)
Fairfield, CT
Jan 24, 2016
2:00 pm		 at Fairleigh Dickinson
Postponed from Jan 23		 W 87–72[39]  9–12
(6–2)		  22 – Graves   9 – Danaher   6 – Long  Rothman Center 
Hackensack, NJ
Jan 28, 2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 Robert Morris W 70–49[40]  10–12
(7–2)		  19 – Ashe   7 – Danaher   4 – Long  Knott Arena (2,421)
Emmitsburg, MD
Jan 30, 2016
3:00 pm		 Wagner L 63–73[41]  10–13
(7–3)		  21 – Ashe   6 – Wray   3 – Robinson  Knott Arena (3,121)
Emmitsburg, MD
Feb 4, 2016
7:00 pm		 at LIU Brooklyn L 74–77[42]  10–14
(7–4)		  21 – Ashe   7 – Danaher   4 – Graves  Steinberg Wellness Center (1,143)
Brooklyn, NY
Feb 6, 2016
4:00 pm		 at Wagner L 51–72[43]  10–15
(7–5)		  14 – Robinson   9 – Graves   2 – Ashe, Nwandu, Robinson  Spiro Sports Center (2,082)
Staten Island, NY
Feb 11, 2016
7:00 pm		 Sacred Heart W 66–61[44]  11–15
(8–5)		  26 – Robinson   9 – Wray   3 – Nwandu, Robinson  Knott Arena (2,014)
Emmitsburg, MD
Feb 13, 2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Saint Francis (PA) W 66–61[45]  12–15
(9–5)		  21 – Robinson   11 – Graves   4 – Robinson  Knott Arena (3,121)
Emmitsburg, MD
Feb 18, 2016
7:00 pm		 at Central Connecticut L 72–76[46]  12–16
(9–6)		  18 – Robinson   7 – Ashe   3 – Long  William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,215)
New Britain, CT
Feb 20, 2016
4:00 pm		 at Bryant W 71–53[47]  13–16
(10–6)		  17 – Robinson   10 – Ashe   3 – Ashe, Long, Robinson  Chace Athletic Center (580)
Smithfield, RI
Feb 25, 2016
7:00 pm		 Fairleigh Dickinson L 54–67[48]  13–17
(10–7)		  16 – Robinson   7 – Ashe, Graves   2 – Glover, Graves, Robinson  Knott Arena (2,260)
Emmitsburg, MD
Feb 27, 2016
4:00 pm		 at St. Francis Brooklyn L 49–55[49]  13–18
(10–8)		  16 – Long   9 – Wray   1 – Glover, Graves, Long, Nwandu, Robinson  Pope Physical Education Center (675)
Brooklyn, NY
NEC Tournament
March 2, 2016
9:00 pm		 (5) at (4) St. Francis Brooklyn
Quarterfinals		 W 60–51[50]  14–18
  18 – Ashe   7 – Ashe, Graves   4 – Ashe  Pope Physical Education Center (675)
Brooklyn, NY
March 5, 2016
2:00 pm, MSG/FCS		 (5) at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson
Semifinals		 L 75–80  14–19
  21 – Robinson   7 – Ashe   2 – Ashe, Long, Robinson  Rothman Center (1,562)
Hackensack, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.


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