# 2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 16–14, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in third place.

## Awards and accomplishments

Spencer Weisz earned second-team All-Ivy League recognition in 2016. As a junior, he served as a tri-captain (along with Mike Washington, Jr. and Steven Cook) of the 2015–16 team, led the Ivy League in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.8), and was 2nd in the league in assists-per-game (3.9), 4th in assists (113), 6th in 3-point field goals (63), and 8th in defensive rebounds (129).

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Clay Wilson | 3 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Senior | Tulsa, OK | Graduated |
| Denton Koon | 4 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Junior | Liberty, MO | Graduate transferred to Hofstra |
| Ben Hazel | 12 | G/F | 6'5" | 191 | Senior | Bowie, MD | Graduated |
| Daniel Edwards | 32 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
| Bobby Garbade | 40 | C | 6'11" | 234 | Senior | Binghamton, NY | Graduated |

## Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Myles Stephens #92 SF | Middletown, DE | Saint Andrew's School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 21, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65 ||||||
| Noah Bramlage PF | Ottawa, OH | Ottawa-Glandorf High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 13, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Devin Cannady PG | Mishawaka, IN | Marian High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 20, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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 October 6, 2015. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2016

College recruiting information (2016) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jose Morales PG | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Cardinal Gibbons High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 22, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Rider | W 64–56 | 1–0 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 11/21/2015* 9:00 pm | | Saint Peter's | W 75–72 | 2–0 | Dillon Gymnasium (1,306) Princeton, NJ |
| 11/25/2015* 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 104–52 | 3–0 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,578) Princeton, NJ |
| 11/30/2015* 7:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 91–61 | 4–0 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,232) Princeton, NJ |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Stony Brook | L 77–91 | 4–1 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,187) Stony Brook, NY |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | L 50–62 | 4–2 | Hagan Arena (3,451) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/12/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | W 78–64 | 5–2 | Allen Arena (1,445) Nashville, TN |
| 12/17/2015* 7:00 pm | | Liberty | W 77–72 | 6–2 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,360) Princeton, NJ |
| 12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, BTN | | vs. No. 6 Maryland Baltimore Showcase | L 61–82 | 6–3 | Royal Farms Arena (11,076) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 89–77 | 7–3 | Jadwin Gymnasium (2.049) Princeton, NJ |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm | | at No. 13 Miami (FL) | L 64–76 | 7–4 | BankUnited Center (6,927) Coral Gables, FL |
| 01/03/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Hampton | W 89–59 | 8–4 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,115) Hampton, VA |
| 01/05/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | W 83–74 | 9–4 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,011) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/09/2016 4:30 pm, FS1 | | at Penn Rivalry | W 73–71 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (1–0) | The Palestra (5,029) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/24/2016* 2:00 pm | | Bryn Athyn | W 100–44 | 11–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,072) Princeton, NJ |
| 01/29/2016 6:00 pm, ASN | | at Brown | W 83–59 | 12–4 (2–0) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,948) Providence, RI |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm | | at Yale | L 75–79 | 12–5 (2–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,187) New Haven, CT |
| 02/05/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Harvard | W 83–62 | 13–5 (3–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (3,549) Princeton, NJ |
| 02/06/2016 6:00 pm | | Dartmouth | W 83–70 | 14–5 (4–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,553) Princeton, NJ |
| 02/12/2016 6:00 pm, ASN | | at Cornell | W 85–56 | 15–5 (5–1) | Newman Arena (1,344) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/13/2016 7:00 pm | | at Columbia | W 88–83 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (6–1) | Levien Gymnasium (2,633) New York City, NY |
| 02/19/2016 7:00 pm | | Yale | W 75–63 | 17–5 (7–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (4,211) Princeton, NJ |
| 02/20/2016 6:00 pm | | Brown | W 77–66 | 18–5 (8–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,772) Princeton, NJ |
| 02/26/2016 6:00 pm, ASN | | Columbia | W 88–83 | 19–5 (9–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (3,121) Princeton, NJ |
| 02/27/2016 6:00 pm | | Cornell | W 74–60 | 20–5 (10–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,992) Princeton, NJ |
| 03/04/2016 7:00 pm | | at Harvard | L 71–73 | 20–6 (10–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA |
| 03/05/2016 7:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | W 84–65 | 21–6 (11–2) | Leede Arena (930) Hanover, NH |
| 03/08/2016 8:00 pm | | Penn Rivalry | W 72–71 | 22–6 (12–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | (6) | at (3) Virginia Tech First round – St. Bonaventure Bracket | L 81–86 $^{OT}$ | 22–7 | Cassell Coliseum (8,241) Blacksburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||