# 2015–16 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by twenty-first year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost to Navy in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.

## Previous season

The Leopards finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Boston University, Bucknell, and American to become champions of the Patriot League tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Villanova.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Joey Ptasinsky | 5 | G | 6'3" | 177 | Senior | Highlands Ranch, CO | Graduated |
| Seth Hinrichs | 12 | G | 6'8" | 223 | Senior | Clara City, MN | Graduated |
| Dan Trist | 20 | F | 6'9" | 234 | Senior | Sydney, Australia | Graduated |
| Alan Flannigan | 22 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | Dexter, MO | Graduated |
| Michael Hoffman | 24 | F | 6'8" | 192 | Sophomore | Burleson, TX | Transferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley |
| Jake Newman | 33 | G | 6'7" | 196 | Sophomore | Surrey, BC | Transferred to Carlton |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Paulius Zalys #116 PF | Kaunas, Lithuania | Perkiomen School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | May 24, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 57 ||||||
| Sam Dunkum C | Little Rock, AR | North Little Rock High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Tyler Barlow PF | Corpus Christi, TX | Flour Bluff High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | Sep 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Auston Evans SG | Dallas, TX | Greenhill School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Sep 30, 2014 |
| 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 29, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 class recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kyle Stout #90 SF | Allentown, PA | Parkland High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 5, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 |||||||
| Hunter Janacek SG | Houston, TX | Scarborough High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jul 29, 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 PM | at George Washington | L 76–85 | 0–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (3,118) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/15/2015* 2:00 PM, WBPH | Saint Peter's | W 87–86 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Kirby Sports Center (1,450) Easton, PA |
| 11/21/2015* 4:00 PM | at NJIT | L 66–80 | 1–2 | Fleisher Center Newark, NJ |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 PM | at La Salle | L 75–83 | 1–3 | Tom Gola Arena (1,678) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/25/2015* 7:00 PM | at Princeton | L 52–104 | 1–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,578) Princeton, NJ |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 PM, WBPH | Penn | W 92–86 | 2–4 | Kirby Sports Center (1,573) Easton, PA |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 PM | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 62–69 | 2–5 | Kirby Sports Center (1,132) Easton, PA |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 PM | at Cornell | L 67–85 | 2–6 | Newman Arena (1,934) Ithaca, NY |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 PM | Fairleigh Dickson | L 89–91 $^{OT}$ | 2–7 | Kirby Sports Center (1,432) Easton, PA |
| 12/12/2015* 3:30 PM | at Sacred Heart | W 90–86 | 3–7 | William H. Pitt Center (619) Fairfield, CT |
| 12/23/2015* 10:00 PM, P12N | at USC | L 64–100 | 3–8 | Galen Center (3,215) Los Angeles, CA |
| Patriot League regular season |||||
| 12/30/2015 7:00 PM | at Colgate | L 70–77 | 3–9 (0–1) | Cotterell Court (722) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/02/2016 2:00 PM, WBPH | Loyola (MD) | L 78–81 | 3–10 (0–2) | Kirby Sports Center (1,924) Easton, PA |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 PM | at Army | W 76–73 | 4–10 (1–2) | Christl Arena (443) West Point, NY |
| 01/09/2016 1:00 PM | at Boston University | L 47–68 | 4–11 (1–3) | Case Gym (556) Boston, MA |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 PM, WBPH | Holy Cross | W 65–52 | 5–11 (2–3) | Kirby Sports Center (1,335) Easton, PA |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 PM | at Navy | L 61–87 | 5–12 (2–4) | Alumni Hall (1,813) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 PM, WBPH | American | L 73–81 | 5–13 (2–5) | Kirby Sports Center (1,507) Easton, PA |
| 01/25/2016 7:30 PM, CBSSN | at Bucknell | L 67–79 | 5–14 (2–6) | Sojka Pavilion (2,640) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 PM | at Loyola (MD) | L 77–84 | 5–15 (2–7) | Reitz Arena (1,036) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 PM, WBPH | Army | L 81–84 $^{OT}$ | 5–16 (2–8) | Kirby Sports Center (1,554) Easton, PA |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 PM, WBPH | Boston University | L 82–89 $^{2OT}$ | 5–17 (2–9) | Kirby Sports Center (1,771) Easton, PA |
| 02/08/2016 7:00 PM | Lehigh Postponed from 1/23/16 | L 72–87 | 5–18 (2–10) | Kirby Sports Center (1,844) Easton, PA |
| 02/10/2016 7:05 PM | at Holy Cross | L 53–67 | 5–19 (2–11) | Hart Center (1,067) Winchester, MA |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 PM, WBPH | Navy | L 68–74 | 5–20 (2–12) | Kirby Sports Center (1,932) Easton, PA |
| 02/17/2016 7:30 PM | at American | L 59–60 $^{OT}$ | 5–21 (2–13) | Bender Arena (675) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/21/2016 12:00 PM | at Lehigh | L 61–73 | 5–22 (2–14) | Stabler Arena (1,949) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 PM, WBPH | Bucknell | L 83–86 | 5–23 (2–15) | Kirby Sports Center (1,664) Easton, PA |
| 02/27/2016 12:00 PM, WBPH | Colgate | W 79–77 | 6–23 (3–15) | Kirby Sports Center (1,729) Easton, PA |
| Patriot League tournament |||||
| 03/01/2016 7:00 PM | at Navy First round | L 70–78 | 6–24 | Alumni Hall (687) Annapolis, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||