# 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.

## 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,Texas | Graduated |
| Kyle Kager | 1 | F | 6'8" | 195 | Senior | Flower Mound, Texas | Graduated |
| George Langberg | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Short Hills, New Jersey | Transferred to New York |
| Justice Montgomery | 3 | G | 5'11" | 160 | Senior | Orlando, Florida | Graduated |
| Kevin Panzer | 13 | F | 6'9" | 225 | RS Senior | Mission Viejo, California | Graduated |
| John Schoof | 22 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Fairfax, Virginia | Graduated |
| Langdon Neal | 25 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois | Transferred to Trinity |
| Jonathan Davis | 35 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Junior | Simi Valley, California | Graduate transferred to Cal State Los Angeles |

## Incoming recruits

College recruiting information :
| 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 |
| 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) | |
| 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 |
| 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 August 8, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| 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 | 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. |||||