# 2015–16 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by first year head coach Michael Huger, played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They defeated Kent State and Central Michigan to advance to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron.

## Previous season

The Falcons finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the second round of the MAC tournament where they lost to Eastern Michigan. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Saint Francis (PA) in the first round before losing in the second round to Canisius.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Anthony Hernderson | 2 | G | 6'1" | 175 | RS Senior | Toledo, OH | Graduated |
| Delvin Dickerson | 5 | G | 6'5" | 232 | Junior | Houston, TX | Transferred to North Carolina Central |
| Damarkeo Lyshe | 11 | G | 5'11" | 160 | Senior | Westerville, OH | Graduated |
| Jovan Austin | 12 | G | 6'1" | 174 | Junior | Grand Prairie, TX | Transferred to Texas A&M–Commerce |
| Chauncey Orr | 21 | G/F | 6'4" | 195 | RS Junior | Bowling Green, OH | Graduated & transferred to Hawaii Pacific |
| Richaun Holmes | 22 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Senior | Lockport, IL | Graduated/2015 NBA draft |
| Jehvon Clarke | 23 | G | 6'1" | 183 | Senior | Canton, OH | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Wesley Alcegaire | 14 | F | 6'5" | 215 | Junior | Miami, FL | Junior college transferred from Daytona State College |
| Ismail Ali | 20 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Junior | South Hayward, CA | Junior college transferred from Antelope Valley College |

## Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Antwon Lillard SF | Cleveland, OH | Central Catholic High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jalone Friday PF | Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma City Storm Homeschool | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Aug 31, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Malik Hluchoweckyj PG | Bellevue, NE | Bellevue West High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 6, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Demajeo Wiggins PF | Toledo, OH | Springfield High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | Apr 21, 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 18, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Notre Dame College | W 74–65 | – | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Orleans | W 79–61 | 1–0 | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Cincinnati Bill Frack Challenge | L 50–83 | 1–1 | Stroh Center (3,411) Bowling Green, OH |
| 11/21/2015* 4:00 pm | | vs. North Dakota FGCU Classic | L 59–77 | 1–2 | Alico Arena (3,562) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/22/2015* 4:00 pm | | vs. Youngstown State FGCU Classic | W 79–72 | 2–2 | Alico Arena (3,412) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast FGCU Classic | W 82–77 | 3–2 | Alico Arena (3,854) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Urbana FGCU Classic | W 96–55 | 4–2 | Stroh Center (1,450) Bowling Green, OH |
| 12/02/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMBC | W 72–64 | 5–2 | Stroh Center (2,019) Bowling Green, OH |
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Drake | W 75-63 | 6-2 | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH |
| 12/08/2015* 8:00 pm | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 79-52 | 7-2 | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 12/12/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Detroit | W 95-80 | 7-3 | Calihan Hall (1,609) Detroit, MI |
| 12/20/2015* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State | L 47–83 | 7–4 | Nutter Center (3,772) Dayton, OH |
| 12/23/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | W 62–47 | 8–4 | Wolstein Center (1,725) Cleveland, OH |
| 01/02/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oakland City | W 87–56 | 9–4 | Stroh Center (1,916) Bowling Green, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | W 73–62 | 10–4 (1–0) | Stroh Center (1,611) Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | L 67–79 | 10–5 (1–1) | Stroh Center (2,432) Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/12/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3 | | at Ohio | W 91–75 | 11–5 (2–1) | Convocation Center (7,083) Athens, OH |
| 01/16/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | W 84-79 | 12–5 (3–1) | Convocation Center (1,280) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/19/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/ESPN3 | | Toledo | L 74–81 | 12–6 (3–2) | Stroh Center (3,304) Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/23/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kent State | L 59–62 | 12–7 (3–3) | Stroh Center (3,100) Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/26/2016 7:00 pm | | at Western Michigan | W 79–78 | 13–7 (4–3) | University Arena (2,245) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 01/30/2016 4:30 pm | | at Central Michigan | L 65–77 | 13–8 (4–4) | McGuirk Arena (3,758) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | L 64–72 | 13–9 (4–5) | Stroh Center (2,593) Bowling Green, OH |
| 02/06/2016 3:30 pm | | at Miami (OH) | L 51–55 | 13–10 (4–6) | Millett Hall (1,330) Oxford, OH |
| 02/09/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Akron | L 68–83 | 13–11 (4–7) | Stroh Center (1,554) Bowling Green, OH |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | L 68–74 | 13–12 (4–8) | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH |
| 02/16/2016 8:00 pm | | at Northern Illinois | L 60–71 | 13–13 (4–9) | Convocation Center (1,148) DeKalb, IL |
| 02/20/2016 3:30 pm | | at Buffalo | L 74–88 | 13–14 (4–10) | Alumni Arena (3,397) Amherst, NY |
| 02/23/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ohio | W 87–82 | 14–14 (5–10) | Stroh Center (2,332) Bowling Green, OH |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm | | at Akron | L 54–89 | 14–15 (5–11) | James A. Rhodes Arena (4,284) Akron, OH |
| 03/01/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3 | | at Kent State | L 54–70 | 14–16 (5–12) | MAC Center (3,531) Kent, OH |
| 03/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Buffalo | L 83–87 | 14–17 (5–13) | Stroh Center (2,189) Bowling Green, OH |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (12) | at (5) Kent State First round | W 70–69 | 15–17 | MAC Center (2,660) Kent, OH |
| 03/10/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | (12) | vs. (4) Central Michigan Quarterfinals | W 62–59 | 16–17 | Quicken Loans Arena (2,217) Cleveland, OH |
| 03/11/2016 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | (12) | vs. (1) Akron Semifinals | L 66–80 | 16–18 | Quicken Loans Arena (6,427) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||