# 2015–16 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Eagles finished the season with a record of 7–25, 0–18 to finish in last place in ACC play. This was the first time a team went winless in the ACC during a season. They lost to Florida State in the first round of the ACC tournament.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 13–19, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC tournament where they lost to North Carolina.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Dimitri Batten | 1 | G | 6'3" | 205 | RS Senior | Newport News, VA | Graduated |
| Eddie Odio | 4 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Senior | Miami, FL | Graduated |
| K. C. Caudill | 5 | C | 6'11" | 300 | Senior | Brea, CA | Graduate transferred to Nicholls State |
| Will Magarity | 11 | F | 6'11" | 240 | Sophomore | Stockholm, Sweden | Transferred to Davidson |
| John Cain Carney | 13 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
| Sam Donahue | 15 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | Pawacatuck, CT | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Lonnie Jackson | 20 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Senior | Valencia, CA | Graduate transferred to Boise State |
| Olivier Hanlan | 21 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Aylmer, QE | Declare for the 2015 NBA draft |
| Aaron Brown | 22 | G | 6'5" | 215 | RS Senior | Hackensack, NJ | Graduated |
| Alex Dragicevich | 23 | G | 6'8" | 222 | Senior | Northbrook, IL | Graduated |
| Patrick Heckmann | 33 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Mainz, Germany | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Eli Carter | 3 | G | 6'2" | 200 | RS Senior | Paterson, NJ | Transferred from Florida. Will be eligible to play immediately since Carter graduated from Florida. |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| A. J. Turner SF | Warren, MI | New Hampton School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 13, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Matt Milon SG | Oviedo, FL | Oviedo High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 7, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Sammy Barnes-Thompkins SG | Phoenix, AZ | Sunnyslope High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 20, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ||||||
| Jerome Robinson SG | Raleigh, NC | Needham Broughton High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Ervins Meznieks SF | Latvia | Get Better Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| John Carlos Reyes SF | LaGrange, GA | Sound Doctrine High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 18, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| 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. ||||||

### Recruiting Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ty Graves PG | Greensboro, NC | Page High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Dec 17, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| 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. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Nov 5, 2015* 6:00 pm | Bentley | W 85–75 | | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 14, 2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 75–49 | 1–0 | Conte Forum (3,074) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Nov 19, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Central Connecticut | W 82–57 | 2–0 | Conte Forum (1,853) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Nov 22, 2015* 12:30 pm, ESPNU | Harvard Rivalry | W 69–56 | 3–0 | Conte Forum (2,765) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Nov 26, 2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 3 Michigan State The Wooden Legacy quarterfinals | L 68–99 | 3–1 | Titan Gym (2,341) Fullerton, CA |
| Nov 27, 2015* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. UC Irvine The Wooden Legacy consolation round | L 67–80 | 3–2 | Titan Gym (3,173) Fullerton, CA |
| Nov 29, 2015* 7:30 pm | vs. Santa Clara The Wooden Legacy 7th place game | L 45–62 | 3–3 | Honda Center (4,393) Anaheim, CA |
| Dec 2, 2015* 7:15 pm, ESPNU | Penn State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 58–67 | 3–4 | Conte Forum (2,165) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Dec 6, 2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | UMass Lowell | L 66–68 | 3–5 | Conte Forum (1,327) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Dec 9, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS1 | at No. 15 Providence | L 51–66 | 3–6 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,425) Providence, RI |
| Dec 13, 2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Maine | W 91–60 | 4–6 | Conte Forum (1,411) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Dec 19, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Delaware | W 69–61 | 5–6 | Conte Forum (1,670) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Dec 22, 2015* 3:30 pm | vs. Fordham Atlantic 10/ACC Showcase | W 64–55 | 6–6 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| Dec 30, 2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | New Hampshire | W 72–67 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 | Conte Forum (3,274) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC regular season |||||
| Jan 2, 2016 4:30 pm, RSN | No. 15 Duke | L 64–81 | 7–7 (0–1) | Conte Forum (7,963) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Jan 7, 2016 7:00 pm, RSN | Notre Dame | L 54–82 | 7–8 (0–2) | Conte Forum (4,165) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Jan 13, 2016 7:00 pm, RSN | at Syracuse | L 40–62 | 7–9 (0–3) | Carrier Dome (16,701) Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 16, 2016 2:00 pm, RSN | at No. 20 Pittsburgh | L 61–84 | 7–10 (0–4) | Peterson Events Center (10,260) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jan 20, 2016 9:00 pm, RSN | No. 15 Miami (FL) | L 53–67 | 7–11 (0–5) | Conte Forum (3,286) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Jan 23, 2016 12:00 pm, ACCN | at Notre Dame | L 49–76 | 7–12 (0–6) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| Jan 26, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Florida State | L 62–72 | 7–13 (0–7) | Conte Forum (2,074) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Jan 30, 2016 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 2 North Carolina | L 62–89 | 7–14 (0–8) | Dean Smith Center (20,208) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 3, 2016 7:00 pm, RSN | at No. 9 Virginia | L 47–61 | 7–15 (0–9) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,310) Charlottesville, VA |
| Feb 6, 2016 12:00 pm, ACCN | at No. 19 Louisville | L 47–79 | 7–16 (0–10) | KFC Yum! Center (21,803) Louisville, KY |
| Feb 9, 2016 8:00 pm, ACCN | No. 9 North Carolina | L 65–68 | 7–17 (0–11) | Conte Forum (5,126) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Feb 14, 2016 1:00 pm, ACCN | Syracuse | L 61–75 | 7–18 (0–12) | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Feb 17, 2016 7:00 pm, RSN | at Clemson | L 54–65 | 7–19 (0–13) | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,101) Greenville, SC |
| Feb 21, 2016 6:30 pm, ESPNU | at Wake Forest | L 48–74 | 7–20 (0–14) | LJVM Coliseum (8,542) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Feb 23, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Virginia Tech | L 56–71 | 7–21 (0–15) | Conte Forum (1,018) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Feb 27, 2016 12:00 pm, RSN | Georgia Tech | L 71–76 | 7–22 (0–16) | Conte Forum (4,148) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Mar 2, 2016 9:00 pm, RSN | at NC State | L 72–73 | 7–23 (0–17) | PNC Arena (15,152) Raleigh, NC |
| Mar 5, 2016 12:00 pm, RSN | Clemson | L 50–66 | 7–24 (0–18) | Conte Forum (4,073) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC tournament |||||
| 03/08/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Florida State First round | L 66–88 | 7–25 | Verizon Center (7,302) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||