# 2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, were led by second year head coach Bob Walsh, played their home games at Cross Insurance Center and were members of the America East Conference. Maine finished the season with an 8–22 overall record and 4–12 in conference. They finished in a tie for seventh place in conference and lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.

## Previous season

The Black Bears finished the season 3–27, 2–14 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Albany.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Christian Ejiga | 3 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Sophomore | Lagos, Nigeria | Transferred to Caldwell |
| Erik Nissen | 11 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Sophomore | Quispamsis, NB | Transferred to Acadia |
| Stefan Micovic | 13 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Junior | Pondov, Serbia | Retired from basketball due to health conditions |
| Ethan Mackay | 33 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Junior | Voorheesville, NY | Graduate transferred to Armstrong State |
| Peter Westra | 54 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Senior | New Gloucester, ME | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Wesley Myers | | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred from Niagara. Under NCAA transfer rules, Meyers will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

## 2015 incoming recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaac Vann SF | Stratford, CT | Coastal Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 61 ||||||
| Vincent Eze #90 PF | Easton, PA | Putnam Science Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | May 17, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 61 ||||||
| Devine Eke PF | Plainfield, NJ | The Robinson School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 10, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| Lavar Harewood SG | Brooklyn, NY | Brooks School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Oct 22, 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 October 6, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/31/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Southern Maine | W 104–58 | | Warren G. Hill Gymnasium (393) Portland, ME |
| 11/07/2015* 2:00 pm | | Husson | W 93–79 | | Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, SNY | | at No. 20 UConn | L 56–100 | 0–1 | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | L 79–84 | 0–2 | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,435) Brooklyn, NY |
| 11/21/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Wagner | L 73–87 | 0–3 | Spiro Sports Center (1,257) Staten Island, NY |
| 11/25/2015* 2:30 pm | | Longwood | W 92–82 | 1–3 | Cross Insurance Center (2,631) Bangor, ME |
| 11/29/2015* 4:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 81–74 | 2–3 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (776) New Britain, CT |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | | Army | L 71–84 | 2–4 | Cross Insurance Center (1,192) Bangor, ME |
| 12/02/2015* 2:30 pm, FSN | | at Marquette | L 67–104 | 2–5 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,304) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | | Dartmouth | L 69–79 | 2–6 | Cross Insurance Center (940) Bangor, ME |
| 12/13/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Boston College | L 60–91 | 2–7 | Conte Forum (1,411) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/19/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 53–70 | 2–8 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,032) Bronx, NY |
| 12/21/2015* 7:05 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 75–76 | 2–9 | Hart Center (1,014) Worcester, MA |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 98–95 $^{OT}$ | 3–9 | Cross Insurance Center (1,076) Bangor, ME |
| 01/02/2016* 2:00 pm | | Brown | W 98–92 | 4–9 | Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME |
| America East regular season ||||||
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | | at Vermont | L 72–90 | 4–10 (0–1) | Cross Insurance Center (1,024) Bangor, ME |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | | at UMBC | L 76–89 | 4–11 (0–2) | Retriever Activities Center (751) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/13/2016 11:00 am | | at UMass Lowell | W 95–81 | 5–11 (1–2) | Costello Athletic Center (443) Lowell, MA |
| 01/15/2016 12:00 pm | | Albany | W 81–79 | 6–11 (2–2) | Cross Insurance Center (1,406) Bangor, ME |
| 01/18/2016 7:00 pm | | New Hampshire | L 91–99 | 6–12 (2–3) | Cross Insurance Center (1,783) Bangor, ME |
| 01/24/2016 2:00 pm | | at Stony Brook | L 54–81 | 6–13 (2–4) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,940) Stony Brook, NY |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 105–100 $^{OT}$ | 7–13 (3–4) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm | | Binghamton | W 74–63 | 8–13 (4–4) | Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | | at Vermont | L 68–85 | 8–14 (4–5) | Patrick Gym (1,946) Burlington, VT |
| 02/06/2016 12:00 pm | | UMBC | L 79–83 | 8–15 (4–6) | Portland Exposition Building (1,342) Portland, ME |
| 02/08/2016 7:00 pm | | at New Hampshire | L 75–88 | 8–16 (4–7) | Lundholm Gym (365) Durham, NH |
| 02/11/2016 4:00 pm | | UMass Lowell | L 95–108 | 8–17 (4–8) | Cross Insurance Center (1,523) Bangor, ME |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm | | at Albany | L 64–108 | 8–18 (4–9) | SEFCU Arena (2,716) Albany, NY |
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm | | Stony Brook | L 56–75 | 8–19 (4–10) | Cross Insurance Center (1,285) Bangor, ME |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | | Hartford | L 74–82 | 8–20 (4–11) | Cross Insurance Center (1,145) Bangor, ME |
| 02/27/2016 2:00 pm | | at Binghamton | L 66–78 | 8–21 (4–12) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,426) Vestal, NY |
| America East tournament ||||||
| 03/02/16 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | at (3) Vermont Quarterfinals | L 82–99 | 8–22 | Patrick Gym (2,165) Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||