# 2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by first year head coach Bill Carmody, played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 15–20, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in ninth place. As the #9 seed, they defeated Loyola (MD), Bucknell, Army, and Lehigh to be champions of the Patriot League tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #16 seed in the First Four they defeated Southern to advance to the first round where they lost to Oregon.

## Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2014–15 season 14–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Bucknell.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Justin Burrell | 3 | G | 5'9" | 165 | Senior | Dumfries, VA | Graduated |
| Chris Jayne | 4 | G | 5'11" | 160 | Senior | Newburyport, MA | Graduated |
| Malcolm Miller | 13 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Laytonsville, MD | Graduated |
| De'Vaughn Reid | 15 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Senior | West Orange, NJ | Graduated |
| Patrick Kerrigan | 40 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Fairfield, CT | Graduated |
| Taylor Abt | 43 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Darnestown, MD | Graduated |
| Mitchell Hahn | 44 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Freshman | Fremont, NE | Transferred to Nebraska–Omaha |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Marcellis Perkins SG | Chesapeake, VA | Fishburne Military School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 13, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72 ||||||
| Jehyve Floyd #81 PF | Parlin, NJ | Sayreville War Memorial High | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 7, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 ||||||
| Matt Zignorski #115 SG | Oak Ridge, NJ | Pope John XXIII High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Apr 18, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 61 ||||||
| Pat Benzan PG | West Roxbury, MA | Roxbury Latin School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jun 13, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Karl Charles SG | Somerset, NJ | Rutgers Prep High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Apr 10, 2015 |
| Recruiting 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 September 28, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 class recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jack Stevens #64 C | Ithaca, NY | Kent School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | N/A | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 |||||||
| 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 September 28, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 5* 7:05 pm | | Assumption | W 85–79 $^{OT}$ | | Hart Center (976) Worcester, MA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 13* 7:00 pm | | at Marist | W 67–64 | 1–0 | McCann Field House (1,707) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Nov 16* 7:00 pm | | at Brown | L 55–71 | 1–1 | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,224) Providence, RI |
| Nov 19* 7:05 pm | | New Hampshire | L 69–73 | 1–2 | Hart Center (1,794) Worcester, MA |
| Nov 22* 1:00 pm | | at Quinnipiac | L 56–62 | 1–3 | TD Bank Sports Center (1,381) Hamden, CT |
| Nov 25* 1:05 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 69–60 | 2–3 | Hart Center (1,104) Worcester, MA |
| Nov 29* 1:05 pm | | Harvard | W 50-49 | 3-3 | Hart Center (1,796) Worcester, MA |
| Dec 2* 7:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | L 56–74 | 3–4 | Ryan Center (3,442) Kingston, RI |
| Dec 5* 2:05 pm | | Albany | L 84–88 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 | Hart Center (1,494) Worcester, MA |
| Dec 9* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 2 Kansas | L 59–92 | 3–6 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| Dec 12* 7:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 90–68 | 4–6 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,072) Hartford, CT |
| Dec 21* 7:05 pm | | Maine | W 76–75 | 5–6 | Hart Center (1,014) Worcester, MA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Dec 30 7:05 pm | | Boston University | W 80–64 | 6–6 (1–0) | Hart Center (2,345) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 2 1:00 pm | | at Navy | L 60–65 | 6–7 (1–1) | Alumni Hall (2,677) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 6 7:05 pm | | Colgate | W 65–63 | 7–7 (2–1) | Hart Center (1,256) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 9 2:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 71–98 | 7–8 (2–2) | Sojka Pavilion (3,111) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 13 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 52–65 | 7–9 (2–3) | Kirby Sports Center (1,335) Easton, PA |
| Jan 16 1:05 pm | | Lehigh | L 66–87 | 7–10 (2–4) | Hart Center (1,301) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 20 7:05 pm | | Army | W 69–65 | 8–10 (3–4) | Hart Center (1,359) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 24 7:00 pm | | at Colgate Moved up from 2/3/16 | L 61–76 | 8–11 (3–5) | Cotterell Court (674) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 27 7:05 pm | | Loyola (MD) | L 54–71 | 8–12 (3–6) | Hart Center (1,646) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 30 1:05 pm | | Navy | W 87–80 $^{OT}$ | 9–12 (4–6) | Hart Center (1,834) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 1 5:30 pm | | at American Postponed from 1/24/16 | L 45–58 | 9–13 (4–7) | Bender Arena (457) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 6 1:05 pm | | Bucknell | L 52–77 | 9–14 (4–8) | Hart Center (2,647) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 10 7:05 pm | | Lafayette | W 67–53 | 10–14 (5–8) | Hart Center (1,067) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 15 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Lehigh | L 59–64 | 10–15 (5–9) | Stabler Arena (710) Bethlehem, PA |
| Feb 17 7:00 pm | | at Army | L 68–72 | 10–16 (5–10) | Christl Arena (1,086) West Point, NY |
| Feb 21 12:05 pm | | American | L 70–71 $^{OT}$ | 10–17 (5–11) | Hart Center (1,909) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 24 7:30 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 63–78 | 10–18 (5–12) | Reitz Arena (602) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 27 12:00 pm | | at Boston University | L 68–83 | 10–19 (5–13) | Case Gym (1,237) Boston, MA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 1 7:30 pm | (9) | at (8) Loyola (MD) First Round | W 72–67 | 11–19 | Reitz Arena (408) Baltimore, MD |
| Mar 3 7:00 pm | (9) | at (1) Bucknell Quarterfinals | W 77–72 $^{2OT}$ | 12–19 | Sojka Pavilion (2,700) Lewisburg, PA |
| Mar 6 2:00 pm, CBSSN | (9) | at (4) Army Semifinals | W 60–38 | 13–19 | Christl Arena (1,107) West Point, NY |
| Mar 9 7:30 pm, CBSSN | (9) | at (2) Lehigh Championship | W 59–56 | 14–19 | Stabler Arena (4,587) Bethlehem, PA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16* 6:40 pm, truTV | (16 W) | vs. (16 W) Southern First Four | W 59–55 | 15–19 | UD Arena (12,582) Dayton, OH |
| Mar 18* 7:50 pm, truTV | (16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 5 Oregon First Round | L 52–91 | 15–20 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,274) Spokane, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Eastern Time.. ||||||