# 2015–16 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Pioneers' 17th season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference. Third-year head coach Anthony Latina led the Pioneers and played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center. They finished the season 12–18, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost to LIU Brooklyn in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Jordan Allen | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Graduate | Bayshore, New York |
| 1 | Cane Broome | Guard | 6–0 | 150 | Sophomore | East Hartford, Connecticut |
| 3 | Cole Walton | Center | 6–11 | 215 | Junior | Bellevue, Washington |
| 5 | De'von Barnett | Forward | 6–5 | 193 | Junior | Waldorf, Maryland |
| 11 | Quincy McKnight | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Freshman | Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| 13 | Cavan LaRose | Forward | 6–3 | 185 | Junior | Ogdensburg, New York |
| 14 | Chris Robinson | Guard | 6–3 | 153 | Sophomore | The Bronx, New York |
| 15 | Jermaine Ukaegbu | Forward | 6–5 | 190 | Freshman | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 22 | Sean Hoehn | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Freshman | Morristown, New Jersey |
| 30 | Eyimofe Edukugho | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Senior | Warri, Nigeria |
| 31 | Mario Matasovic | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Junior | Gornja Vrba, Croatia |
| 32 | Travis Berry | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Junior | Elmont, New York |
| 33 | Filip Nowicki | Center | 6–10 | 260 | Sophomore | Wloclawek, Poland |
| 34 | Tevin Falzon | Forward | 6–7 | 229 | Senior | Newton, Massachusetts |
| 44 | Matej Buovac | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Zagreb, Croatia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31, 2015* 1:00 pm | | Bridgeport | W 101–94 | | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 5:30 pm | | Quinnipiac Connecticut 6 Classic | W 76–64 | 1–0 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| November 16, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Yale | L 77–99 | 1–1 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (778) New Haven, CT |
| November 18, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at UMass Lowell | L 84–87 | 1–2 | Tsongas Center (1,795) Lowell, MA |
| November 21, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Fairfield | L 79–83 | 1–3 | Webster Bank Arena (3,251) Bridgeport, CT |
| November 25, 2015* 1:05 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 60–69 | 1–4 | Hart Center (1,104) Worcester, MA |
| December 2, 2015* 7:00 pm, SNY | | at UConn | L 49–82 | 1–5 | XL Center (8,563) Hartford, CT |
| December 5, 2015* 2:00 pm | | at Towson | L 61–83 | 1–6 | SECU Arena (1,303) Towson, MD |
| December 12, 2015* 3:30 pm | | Lafayette | L 86–90 | 1–7 | William H. Pitt Center (619) Fairfield, CT |
| December 14, 2015* 8:30 pm | | at Hartford | L 71–80 | 1–8 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,822) Hartford, CT |
| December 21, 2015* 7:00 pm, BTN | | Northwestern | L 67–103 | 1–9 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,574) Evanston, IL |
| December 28, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 73–80 | 1–10 | Mack Sports Complex (1,313) Hempstead, NY |
| Northeast Conference regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2016 4:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 69–65 | 2–10 (1–0) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,334) Moon Township, PA |
| January 4, 2016 4:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 80–84 | 2–11 (1–1) | DeGol Arena (539) Loretto, PA |
| January 7, 2016 pm | | No. Fairleigh Dickinson | L 68–80 | 2–12 (1–2) | William H. Pitt Center (354) Fairfield, CT |
| January 9, 2016 pm | | Wagner | L 59–76 | 2–13 (1–3) | William H. Pitt Center (355) Fairfield, CT |
| January 14, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 80–78 $^{OT}$ | 3–13 (2–3) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,004) New Britain, CT |
| January 16, 2016 4:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 67–85 | 3–14 (2–4) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (325) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 21, 2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Mount St. Mary's | W 76–71 | 4–14 (3–4) | William H. Pitt Center (1,502) Fairfield, CT |
| January 24, 2016 4:00 pm | | at Wagner Postponed from 1/23/16 | W 67–58 | 5–14 (4–4) | Spiro Sports Center (731) Staten Island, NY |
| January 27, 2016 7:00 pm, MSG/FCS | | at LIU Brooklyn | L 84–92 | 5–15 (4–5) | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,176) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 30, 2016 3:30 pm | | Bryant | W 72–71 | 6–15 (5–5) | William H. Pitt Center (728) Fairfield, CT |
| February 4, 2016 7:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 74–70 | 7–15 (6–5) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| February 6, 2016 3:30 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | W 98–90 | 8–15 (7–5) | William H. Pitt Center (632) Fairfield, CT |
| February 11, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 61–66 | 8–16 (7–6) | Knott Arena (2,014) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 13, 2016 3:30 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 87–52 | 9–16 (8–6) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| February 18, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Bryant | W 74–57 | 10–16 (9–6) | Chace Athletic Center (431) Smithfield, RI |
| February 20, 2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 91–86 | 11–16 (10–6) | Rothman Center (1,228) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 25, 2016 7:00 pm | | Robert Morris | L 63–73 | 11–17 (10–7) | William H. Pitt Center (312) Fairfield, CT |
| February 27, 2016 3:30 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 88–78 | 12–17 (11–7) | William H. Pitt Center (711) Fairfield, CT |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2016 7:00 pm, MSG/FCS | (3) | (6) LIU Brooklyn Quarterfinals | L 76–84 | 12–18 | William H. Pitt Center (710) Fairfield, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. ||||||