# 2015–16 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by fifth year head coach Joe Jones, played their home games at Case Gym and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 19–15, 11–7 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to American. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fordham in the first round before losing in the second round to NJIT.

## Previous season

The Terriers finished the season 13–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Lafayette.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Dylan Brossman | 25 | G | 5'9" | 160 | Senior | Reamstown, PA | Walk-on; graduated |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kyle Foreman #74 PG | Clyde Hill, WA | Bellevue High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Oct 5, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| 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 27, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 class recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyler Scanlon #77 PF | Chantilly, VA | Westfield High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 17, 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 27, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 84–87 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Case Gym (1,256) Boston, MA |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | | Albany Hoophall Miami Invitational | W 69–64 | 1–1 | Case Gym (502) Boston, MA |
| 11/19/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT Hoophall Miami Invitational | L 76–90 | 1–2 | Fleisher Center (1,488) Newark, NJ |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Florida Hoophall Miami Invitational | W 78–66 | 2–2 | USF Sun Dome (2,903) Tampa, FL |
| 11/24/2015* 9:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 1 Kentucky Hoophall Miami Invitational | L 62–82 | 2–3 | Rupp Arena (22,623) Lexington, KY |
| 11/28/2015* 4:00 pm | | at Binghamton | W 75–65 | 3–3 | Binghamton University Events Center (3,528) Vestal, NY |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Massachusetts | L 69–99 | 3–4 | Mullins Center (3,818) Amherst, MA |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | | Harvard | L 69–75 | 3–5 | Case Gym (832) Boston, MA |
| 12/10/2015* 7:00 pm | | at UMass Lowell | W 80–60 | 4–5 | Tsongas Center (1,438) Lowell, MA |
| 12/13/2015* 1:00 pm | | at Quinnipiac | W 64–57 | 5–5 | TD Bank Sports Center (1,091) Hamden, CT |
| 12/19/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 68–84 | 5–6 | Koessler Athletic Center (926) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm | | New Hampshire | W 78–74 | 6–6 | Case Gym (377) Boston, MA |
| 12/28/2015* 3:00 pm | | Kean | W 86–53 | 7–6 | Case Gym (333) Boston, MA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 64–80 | 7–7 (0–1) | Hart Center (2,345) Worcester, MA |
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 73–81 | 7–8 (0–2) | Stabler Arena (827) Bethlehem, PA |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | | Navy | L 67–83 | 7–9 (0–3) | Case Gym (346) Boston, MA |
| 01/09/2016 1:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 68–47 | 8–9 (1–3) | Case Gym (589) Boston, MA |
| 01/13/2016 7:30 pm | | at American | W 61–50 | 9–9 (2–3) | Bender Arena (1,029) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/18/2016 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | Loyola (MD) | W 87–84 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (3–3) | Case Gym (590) Boston, MA |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 78–85 | 10–10 (3–4) | Cotterell Court (795) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/23/2016 1:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 71–74 | 10–11 (3–5) | Case Gym (791) Boston, MA |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | | Army | W 76–67 | 11–11 (4–5) | Case Gym (621) Boston, MA |
| 01/31/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Lehigh | W 75–73 | 12–11 (5–5) | Case Gym (821) Boston, MA |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | | at Navy | W 83–72 | 13–11 (6–5) | Alumni Hall (1,264) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 89–82 $^{OT}$ | 14–11 (7–5) | Kirby Sports Center (1,771) Easton, PA |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | | American | W 71–51 | 15–11 (8–5) | Case Gym (503) Boston, MA |
| 02/13/2016 1:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 73–65 | 16–11 (9–5) | Reitz Arena (647) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | | Colgate | W 71–68 | 17–11 (10–5) | Case Gym (705) Boston, MA |
| 02/21/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Bucknell | L 59–80 | 17–12 (10–6) | Sojka Pavilion (3,044) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/23/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Army | L 71–80 | 17–13 (10–7) | Christl Arena (504) West Point, NY |
| 02/27/2015 12:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 83–68 | 18–13 (11–7) | Case Gym (1,237) Boston, MA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2015 7:00 pm | (3) | (6) American Quarterfinals | L 64–69 | 18–14 | Case Gym (731) Boston, MA |
| CIT ||||||
| 03/16/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Fordham First round | W 69–66 | 19–14 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,264) Bronx, NY |
| 03/21/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT Second round | L 72–83 | 19–15 | Fleisher Center (1,134) Newark, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||