# 2015–16 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by ninth year head coach Monté Ross, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–23, 2–16 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to the College of Charleston.
On March 18, head coach Monté Ross was fired. He finished at Delaware with a ten-year record of 132–184.

## Previous season

The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the season 10–20, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Northeastern.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kyle Anderson | 13 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Newark, Illinois | Graduated |
| Tom Allshouse | 54 | F | 6'6" | 235 | Senior | Middletown, Delaware | Graduated |

## Recruiting

Delaware did not have any incoming players in the 2015 recruiting class.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 13, 2015* 8:00 pm | at Delaware State | W 62–56 | 1–0 | Memorial Hall (1,584) Dover, Delaware |
| November 20, 2015* 7:00 pm | at Iona | L 77–92 | 1–1 | Hynes Athletic Center (2,200) New Rochelle, New York |
| November 24, 2015* 7:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 73–72 | 2–1 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,584) Newark, Delaware |
| November 29, 2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Temple | L 50–69 | 2–2 | Liacouras Center (4,706) Philadelphia |
| December 1, 2015* 7:00 pm | Bradley | W 70–47 | 3–2 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,361) Newark, Delaware |
| December 3, 2015* 7:00 pm | South Florida | W 67–58 | 4–2 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,817) Newark, Delaware |
| December 6, 2015* 2:00 pm | at Columbia | L 69–82 | 4–3 | Levien Gymnasium (989) New York City |
| December 12, 2015* 7:00 pm | at Marist | W 70–69 | 5–3 | McCann Field House (1,477) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| December 19, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Boston College | L 61–69 | 5–4 | Conte Forum (1,670) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| December 22, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS1 | at No. 17 Villanova | L 48–78 | 5–5 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| December 29, 2015* 7:00 pm | at Buffalo | L 79–99 | 5–6 | Alumni Arena (3,212) Amherst, New York |
| CAA regular season |||||
| December 31, 2015 1:00 pm | at Hofstra | L 80–90 | 5–7 (0–1) | Mack Sports Complex (1,293) Hempstead, New York |
| January 2, 2016 12:00 pm, CSN | James Madison | L 63–73 | 5–8 (0–2) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,886) Newark, Delaware |
| January 7, 2016 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | L 56–88 | 5–9 (0–3) | Matthews Arena (1,687) Boston |
| January 9, 2016 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | L 67–85 | 5–10 (0–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,381) Newark, Delaware |
| January 14, 2016 7:00 pm | Towson | L 77–79 | 5–11 (0–5) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,727) Newark, Delaware |
| January 16, 2016 2:00 pm | Northeastern | L 60–69 | 5–12 (0–6) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,763) Newark, Delaware |
| January 21, 2016 7:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | L 70–79 | 5–13 (0–7) | Trask Coliseum (4,037) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| January 23, 2016 4:00 pm | at College of Charleston | L 58–59 | 5–14 (0–8) | TD Arena (2,913) Charleston, South Carolina |
| January 28, 2016 7:00 pm | William & Mary | L 79–94 | 5–15 (0–9) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,311) Newark, Delaware |
| January 30, 2016 2:00 pm, CSN | at Towson | L 97–101 $^{OT}$ | 5–16 (0–10) | SECU Arena (3,115) Towson, Maryland |
| February 4, 2016 7:00 pm | at Elon | L 56–83 | 5–17 (0–11) | Alumni Gym (1,336) Elon, North Carolina |
| February 6, 2016 2:30 pm, NBCSN | at William & Mary | L 64–90 | 5–18 (0–12) | Kaplan Arena (6,028) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| February 11, 2016 7:00 pm | Drexel | W 69–60 | 6–18 (1–12) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,946) Newark, Delaware |
| February 13, 2016 5:00 pm, NBCSN | Hofstra | L 66–77 | 6–19 (1–13) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,622) Newark, Delaware |
| February 18, 2016 7:00 pm | College of Charleston | W 62–59 | 7–19 (2–13) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,831) Newark, Delaware |
| February 20, 2016 4:00 pm, CSN | at James Madison | L 50–75 | 7–20 (2–14) | JMU Convocation Center (5,522) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| February 25, 2016 6:00 pm, CSN | at Drexel | L 64–74 | 7–21 (2–15) | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia |
| February 27, 2016 2:00 pm | Elon | L 59–77 | 7–22 (2–16) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,457) Newark, Delaware |
| CAA tournament |||||
| March 4, 2016 8:30 pm | vs. College of Charleston First round | L 64–67 | 7–23 | Royal Farms Arena (2,170) Baltimore |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||