# 2015–16 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by fourth year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the College's Staten Island campus and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in NEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Robert Morris and LIU Brooklyn to advance to the championship game of the NEC tournament where they lost to Fairleigh Dickinson. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the first round before losing in the second round to Creighton.

## Roster

Official 2015–16 Wagner Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Corey Henson | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Sophomore | Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
| 1 | Aaren Edmead | Guard | 5–10 | 165 | Sophomore | Deer Park, New York |
| 2 | Dwaun Anderson | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Senior-RS | Suttons Bay, Michigan |
| 3 | Henry Brooks | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Graduate | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 4 | AJ Sumbry | Forward | 6–8 | 227 | Sophomore-RS | East Windsor, New Jersey |
| 5 | Jojo Cooper | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Sophomore | Wilmington, Delaware |
| 10 | Marquis Salmon | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Sophomore-RS | Lancaster, California |
| 11 | Romone Saunders | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Sophomore | Temple Hills, Maryland |
| 21 | Japhet Kadji | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Sophomore | Douala, Cameroon |
| 23 | Michael Carey | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Junior | Nassau, Bahamas |
| 24 | Devin Liggeons | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 34 | Mike Aaman | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Senior-RS | Hazlet, New Jersey |
| 35 | Greg Senat | Guard | 6–8 | 240 | Junior | Elmont, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's | L 57–66 | 0–1 | Carnesecca Arena (4,677) Queens, NY |
| November 15, 2015* 1:30 pm, FS1 | | at Seton Hall | L 59–69 | 0–2 | Prudential Center (1,800) South Orange, NJ |
| November 21, 2015* 2:00 pm | | Maine | W 87–73 | 1–2 | Spiro Sports Center (1,257) Staten Island, NY |
| November 28, 2015* 4:00 pm | | Staten Island | W 83–59 | 2–2 | Spiro Sports Center (1,275) Staten Island, NY |
| December 2, 2015* 7:30 pm | | Morgan State | W 62–61 | 3–2 | Spiro Sports Center (1,143) Staten Island, NY |
| December 6, 2015* 2:00 pm | | American | W 55–48 | 4–2 | Spiro Sports Center (1,192) Staten Island, NY |
| December 8, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Rider | W 65–64 | 5–2 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,508) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 13, 2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 54–73 | 5–3 | Multipurpose Activity Center (3,901) West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 18, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Fairfield | W 76–64 | 6–3 | Webster Bank Arena (843) Fairfield, CT |
| December 22, 2015* 12:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 60–71 | 6–4 | EagleBank Arena (5,039) Fairfax, VA |
| December 30, 2015* 7:00 pm | | UMass Lowell | W 76–62 | 7–4 | Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2016 4:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 65–73 | 7–5 (0–1) | DeGol Arena (662) Loretto, PA |
| January 4, 2016 7:30 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 72–69 | 8–5 (1–1) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,226) Moon Township, PA |
| January 7, 2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Bryant | W 65–56 | 9–5 (2–1) | Spiro Sports Center (2,023) Staten Island, NY |
| January 9, 2016 pm | | at Sacred Heart | W 76–59 | 10–5 (3–1) | William H. Pitt Center (355) Fairfield, CT |
| January 14, 2016 7:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | L 70–71 | 10–6 (3–2) | Spiro Sports Center (1,304) Staten Island, NY |
| January 16, 2016 4:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 70–48 | 11–6 (4–2) | Spiro Sports Center (1,632) Staten Island, NY |
| January 21, 2016 7:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 83–59 | 12–6 (5–2) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (405) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 24, 2016 4:00 pm | | Sacred Heart Postponed from 1/23/16 | L 58–67 | 12–7 (5–3) | Spiro Sports Center (731) Staten Island, NY |
| January 28, 2016 7:00 pm, MSG | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 64–61 | 13–7 (6–3) | Spiro Sports Center (1,708) Staten Island, NY |
| January 30, 2016 3:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 73–63 | 14–7 (7–3) | Knott Arena (3,121) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 4, 2016 7:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 79–82 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (7–4) | Spiro Sports Center (1,722) Staten Island, NY |
| February 6, 2016 4:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 72–51 | 15–8 (8–4) | Spiro Sports Center (2,082) Staten Island, NY |
| February 11, 2016 7:00 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | L 69–82 | 15–9 (8–5) | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,475) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 13, 2016 4:00 pm | | at Bryant | W 79–55 | 16–9 (9–5) | Chace Athletic Center (427) Smithfield, RI |
| February 18, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 94–74 | 17–9 (10–5) | Rothman Center (1,116) Teaneck, NJ |
| February 20, 2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Connecticut | W 83–57 | 18–9 (11–5) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| February 25, 2016 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 69–54 | 19–9 (12–5) | Spiro Sports Center (1,817) Staten Island, NY |
| February 27, 2016 4:00 pm | | Robert Morris | W 62–54 | 20–9 (13–5) | Spiro Sports Center (1,988) Staten Island, NY |
| Northeast Conference tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2016 7:00 pm | (1) | (8) Robert Morris Quarterfinals | W 59–50 | 21–9 | Spiro Sports Center (1,012) Staten Island, NY |
| March 5, 2016 4:00 pm, MSG+, FCS | (1) | (6) LIU Brooklyn Semifinals | W 81–65 | 22–9 | Spiro Sports Center (1,814) Staten Island, NY |
| March 8, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | (2) Fairleigh Dickinson Championship | L 79–87 | 22–10 | Spiro Sports Center (2,358) Staten Island, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| March 16, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | at (1) St. Bonaventure First Round – St. Bonaventure Bracket | W 79–75 | 23–10 | Reilly Center (4,793) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| March 19, 2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN | (8) | at (4) Creighton Second Round – St. Bonaventure Bracket | L 54–87 | 23–11 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (6,471) Omaha, NE |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||