# 2015–16 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2015–2016 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Bryant University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth year head coach Tim O'Shea and played their home games at the Chace Athletic Center. They were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 in NEC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Zach Chionuma | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | RS–Senior | Jamesville, New York |
| 1 | Hunter Ware | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Sophomore | Powder Springs, Georgia |
| 2 | Nisre Zouzoua | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Freshman | Brockton, Massachusetts |
| 3 | Bosko Kostur | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 215 | RS–Sophomore | Melbourne, Australia |
| 4 | Shane McLaughlin | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Senior | Old Tappan, New Jersey |
| 5 | Terrill Toe | Guard | 6–0 | 165 | Junior | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 10 | Taylor McHugh | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Freshman | Centreville, Virginia |
| 11 | Justin Brickman | Guard | 5–9 | 155 | Junior | San Antonio, Texas |
| 12 | Marcel Pettway | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 250 | Freshman | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 15 | Ellis Williams | Forward | 6–8 | 250 | Junior | Columbus, Ohio |
| 20 | Gus Riley | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 225 | Sophomore | Nelson, New Zealand |
| 22 | Dan Garvin | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Junior | Bethel, Connecticut |
| 24 | Dennis Levene | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | RS–Senior | Weston, Connecticut |
| 34 | Curtis Oakley | Forward | 6–4 | 215 | Senior | South Euclid, Ohio |
| 44 | Andrew Scocca | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | RS–Junior | Melrose, Massachusetts |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 14, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 5 Duke 2K Sports Classic Durham Regional | L 75–113 | 0–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 18, 2015* 7:00 pm | Emerson | W 82–69 | 1–1 | Chace Athletic Center (476) Smithfield, RI |
| November 20, 2015* 7:00 pm | Prairie View A&M 2K Sports Classic Subregional Semifinal | W 71–58 | 2–1 | Chace Athletic Center (545) Smithfield, RI |
| November 21, 2015* 7:00 pm | Siena 2K Sports Classic Subregional Championship | L 59–78 | 2–2 | Chace Athletic Center (568) Smithfield, RI |
| November 25, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Harvard | L 45–80 | 2–3 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,314) Cambridge, MA |
| November 28, 2015* 12:00 pm, FS2 | at Georgetown 2K Sports Classic Washington Regional | L 47–77 | 2–4 | Verizon Center (7,876) Washington, D.C. |
| November 30, 2015* 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | L 67–75 | 2–5 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| December 2, 2015* 7:00 pm | at Yale | L 40–79 | 2–6 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (696) New Haven, CT |
| December 5, 2015* 4:00 pm | Brown Ocean State Cup | L 68–76 | 2–7 | Chace Athletic Center (536) Smithfield, RI |
| December 8, 2015* 7:00 pm | Army | L 55–77 | 2–8 | Chace Athletic Center (294) Smithfield, RI |
| December 12, 2015* 12:00 pm, FS1 | at No. 15 Providence Ocean State Cup | L 67–74 | 2–9 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,369) Providence, RI |
| December 23, 2015* 7:00 pm, BTN | at Michigan | L 60-96 | 2–10 | Crisler Center (11,491) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 31, 2015* 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | W 62–60 | 3–10 | Leede Arena (873) Hanover, NH |
| NEC regular season |||||
| January 2, 2016 4:00 pm | Central Connecticut | W 88–72 | 4–10 (1–0) | Chace Athletic Center (360) Smithfield, RI |
| January 4, 2016 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 85–80 | 5–10 (2–0) | Rothman Center (468) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 7, 2016 pm, CBSSN | at Wagner | L 56–65 | 5–11 (2–1) | Spiro Sports Center (2,023) Staten Island, NY |
| January 9, 2016 2:00 pm | at Mount St. Mary's | W 82–79 $^{2OT}$ | 6–11 (3–1) | Knott Arena (2,190) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 14, 2016 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 61–59 | 7–11 (4–1) | Chace Athletic Center (423) Smithfield, RI |
| January 16, 2016 4:00 pm | LIU Brooklyn | L 61–79 | 7–12 (4–2) | Chace Athletic Center (82) Smithfield, RI |
| January 21, 2016 7:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | L 65–71 | 7–13 (4–3) | Chace Athletic Center (365) Smithfield, RI |
| January 23, 2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Robert Morris | L 54–65 | 7–14 (4–4) | Chace Athletic Center (323) Smithfield, RI |
| January 28, 2016 7:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | L 67–78 | 7–15 (4–5) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,012) New Britain, CT |
| January 30, 2016 3:30 pm | at Sacred Heart | L 71–72 | 7–16 (4–6) | William H. Pitt Center (728) Fairfield, CT |
| February 4, 2016 7:00 pm | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 57–63 | 7–17 (4–7) | DeGol Arena (1,062) Loretto, PA |
| February 6, 2016 4:00 pm | at Robert Morris | L 71–89 | 7–18 (4–8) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,709) Moon Township, PA |
| February 11, 2016 7:00 pm, MSG/FCS | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 77–91 | 7–19 (4–9) | Chace Athletic Center (689) Smithfield, RI |
| February 13, 2016 4:00 pm | Wagner | L 55–79 | 7–20 (4–10) | Chace Athletic Center (427) Smithfield, RI |
| February 18, 2016 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | L 57–74 | 7–21 (4–11) | Chace Athletic Center (431) Smithfield, RI |
| February 20, 2016 4:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | L 53–71 | 7–22 (4–12) | Chace Athletic Center (580) Smithfield, RI |
| February 25, 2016 7:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 72–79 | 7–23 (4–13) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (465) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 27, 2016 4:30 pm | at LIU Brooklyn | W 88–83 | 8–23 (5–13) | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,572) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. |||||