# 2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by third year head coach Pat Duquette and played most of their home games at Costello Athletic Center, with five home games at the Tsongas Center. They were a member of the America East Conference.
UMass Lowell was in the third year of a transition to Division I and thus ineligible for the postseason, including the America East tournament.
They finished the season 11–18, 7–9 in America East play to finish in fifth place.

## Previous season

The River Hawks finished the season 12–17, 6–10 in America East play to finish in sixth place.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Lance Crawford | 0 | G | 5'10" | 175 | Freshman | Davie, FL | Transferred to South Alabama |
| Chad Holley | 4 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | New York City, NY | Graduated |
| Marco Banegas-Flores | 13 | G | 6'1" | 190 | RS Senior | Boston, MA | Graduated |
| Kerry Weldon | 23 | G | 6'5" | 190 | RS Senior | New York City, NY | Graduated |
| Jordan Rhodes | 34 | G/F | 6'6" | 177 | Freshman | Fountain, CO | Transferred to Bemidji State |
| Brad Schaub | 35 | G/F | 6'6" | 180 | Freshman | Marlette, MI | Transferred to Northwoood |

## 2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ryan Jones PG | Rio Rancho, NM | Sue Cleveland High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Aug 21, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Keith Hayes PG | Little Rock, AR | John L. McClellan High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Aug 29, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Logan Primerano SG | Peru, IN | Peru High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Dec 29, 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 October 12, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cameron Wolter PF | Fishers, IN | Fishers High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Sep 23, 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 October 12, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm | at Northwestern | L 57–79 | 0–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,011) Evanston, IL |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | W 87–84 | 1–1 | Tsongas Center (1,795) Lowell, MA |
| 11/21/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 18 Notre Dame | L 57–83 | 1–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,888) South Bend, IN |
| 11/24/2015* 4:00 pm | Wheelock | W 104–76 | 2–2 | Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm | Cornell | W 80–77 | 3–2 | Costello Athletic Center (407) Lowell, MA |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm | at LIU Brooklyn | L 72–84 | 3–3 | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,114) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | at NJIT | L 77–90 | 3–4 | Fleisher Center (1,011) Newark, NJ |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Boston College | W 68–66 | 4–4 | Conte Forum (1,327) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/10/2015* 7:00 pm | Boston University | L 60–80 | 4–5 | Tsongas Center (1,438) Lowell, MA |
| 12/18/2015* 7:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | L 79–83 | 4–6 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,207) New Britain, CT |
| 12/20/2015* 4:00 pm, SNY | at No. 25 UConn | L 79–88 | 4–7 | XL Center (9,848) Hartford, CT |
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm, BTN | at Rutgers | L 66–89 | 4–8 | The RAC (4,075) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | at Wagner | L 62–76 | 4–9 | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| America East regular Season |||||
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | Hartford | W 80–76 | 5–9 (1–0) | Costello Athletic Center (341) Lowell, MA |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | at Stony Brook | L 59–86 | 5–10 (1–1) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,866) Stony Brook, NY |
| 01/13/2016 11:00 am | Maine | L 81–95 | 5–11 (1–2) | Costello Athletic Center (443) Lowell, MA |
| 01/16/2016 12:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv | at UMBC | W 95–89 | 6–11 (2–2) | Retriever Activities Center (916) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/18/2016 7:00 pm | at Vermont | W 93–82 | 7–11 (3–2) | Patrick Gym (1,939) Burlington, VT |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | New Hampshire | L 76–78 | 7–12 (3–3) | Tsongas Center (1,580) Lowell, MA |
| 01/24/2016 2:00 pm | Binghamton | L 57–64 | 7–13 (3–4) | Tsongas Center (1,276) Lowell, MA |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | at Albany | L 63–75 | 7–14 (3–5) | SEFCU Arena (2,452) Albany, NY |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Hartford | W 85–83 | 8–14 (4–5) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,752) Hartford, CT |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm | Stony Brook | L 73–91 | 8–15 (4–6) | Costello Athletic Center (611) Lowell, MA |
| 02/08/2016 7:00 pm | Vermont | W 100–93 | 9–15 (5–6) | Costello Athletic Center (437) Lowell, MA |
| 02/11/2016 4:00 pm | at Maine | W 108–95 | 10–15 (6–6) | Cross Insurance Center (1,523) Bangor, ME |
| 02/14/2016 12:00 pm | UMBC | W 96–92 | 11–15 (7–6) | Costello Athletic Center (491) Lowell, MA |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | L 69–80 | 11–16 (7–7) | Lundholm Gym (882) Durham, NH |
| 02/20/2016 4:30 pm | at Binghamton | L 77–81 | 11–17 (7–8) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,884) Vestal, NY |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | Albany | L 61–86 | 11–18 (7–9) | Tsongas Center (3,351) Lowell, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||