# 2015–16 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball team represented Lehigh University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountain Hawks, led by ninth year head coach Brett Reed, played 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.

## 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

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Miles Simelton | 10 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Sophomore | Oswego, IL | Transferred to Lewis |
| Cole Renninger | 13 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Lock Haven, PA | Transferred to Lock Haven |
| Corey Schaefer | 15 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Johnston, IA | Graduated |
| Stefan Cvrkalj | 21 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Senior | Kitchener, ON | Graduated |
| Conroy Baltimore | 44 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Bronx, NY | Graduated |

## 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 September 29, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 class recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Pat Andree #60 PF | Colts Neck, NJ | Christian Brothers Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 30, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 |||||||
| Jordan Cohen #68 PG | North Hollywood, CA | Campbell Hall High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66 |||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| 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. ||||||