2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record12–19 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Greenman
  • Matt Wolff
  • Eddie Jackson
Home arenaBender Arena
2015–16 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bucknell144 .7781714  .548
Lehigh135 .7221715  .531
Boston University117 .6111915  .559
Army99 .5001914  .576
Navy99 .5001914  .576
Colgate99 .5001317  .433
American99 .5001219  .387
Loyola (MD)810 .444921  .300
Holy Cross513 .2781520  .429
Lafayette315 .167624  .200
2016 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 12–19, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. They defeated Boston University in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to advance the semifinals where they lost to Lehigh.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Lafayette.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Darius Gardner0G5'9"165RS SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Kyle Kager1F6'8"195SeniorFlower Mound, TXGraduated
George Langberg2G6'3"185FreshmanShort Hills, NJTransferred to New York
Justice Montgomery3G5'11"160SeniorOrlando, FLGraduated
Kevin Panzer13F6'9"225RS SeniorMission Viejo, CAGraduated
John Schoof22G6'5"205SeniorFairfax, VAGraduated
Langdon Neal25G6'0"165SophomoreChicago, ILTransferred to Trinity
Jonathan Davis35F6'7"220RS JuniorSimi Valley, CAGraduate transferred to Cal State Los Angeles

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Delante Jones
SF
Lynchburg, VA Virginia Episcopal School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
James Washington
PG
Norwalk, CA Price High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Lonnie Rivera
PG
Nanuet, NY Don Bosco High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 28, 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 August 8, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 American Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 2 Delante Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrVirginia Episcopal Lynchburg, VA
G 3 James Washington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrPrice Norwalk, CA
G 4 Alex Paquin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)198 lb (90 kg) SoChamplain College Saint-Lambert Montreal, QE
F 5 Marko Vasic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrAim High Prep Belgrade, Serbia
F 12 Yilret Yiljep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SoWesttown Kaduna, Nigeria
F 13 Leon Tolksdorf 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrLeibniz-Berschule Berlin Secondary
Connecticut
Berlin, Germany
G 14 Jesse Reed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrThe Kiski School Saltsburg, PA
F 15 Lonnie Rivera 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrDon Bosco Prep Spring Valley, NY
G/F 20 Charlie Jones (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMount St. Joseph Manchester, MD
G 21 Jalen Rhea 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoNew Albany New Albany, OH
G 25 Kevin Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrMontclair Kimberley Academy West Orange, NJ
C 34 Gabe Brown 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoWard Melville Berlin, Germany
C 35 Andrija Matić 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrGerman School of Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia
F/C 42 Paris Maragkos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)243 lb (110 kg) RS JrBlue Ridge
George Washington
Marousi, Greece
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 42–65  0–1
Ryan Center (5,089)
Kingston, RI
11/17/2015*
7:30 pm
Hampton L 48–61  0–2
Bender Arena (1,224)
Washington, D.C.
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) L 48–68[2]  0–3
DeGol Arena (1,072)
Loretto, PA
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm
at VCU L 44–72  0–4
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
11/28/2015*
1:00 pm
at New Hampshire W 68–50  1–4
Lundholm Gym (473)
Durham, NH
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's L 56–81  1–5
Knott Arena (1,504)
Emmitsburg, MD
12/04/2015*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 60–56  2–5
Beeghly Center (1,296)
Youngstown, OH
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm
at Wagner L 48–55  2–6
Spiro Sports Center (1,192)
Staten Island, NY
12/17/2015*
7:30 pm
Stony Brook L 68–86  2–7
Bender Arena (368)
Washington, D.C.
12/20/2015*
1:30 pm, CSNMA
Maryland Eastern Shore L 64–79  2–8
Bender Arena (826)
Washington, D.C.
12/22/2015*
8:00 pm, SECN
at LSU L 51–79  2–9
Maravich Center (9,902)
Baron Rouge, LA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015
7:38 pm, Patriot League Network
at Loyola (MD) L 67–75  2–10
(0–1)
Reitz Arena (787)
Baltimore, MD
01/03/2016
2:00 pm, Patriot League Network
Colgate L 37–56  2–11
(0–2)
Bender Arena (489)
Washington, D.C.
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, Patriot League Network
at Bucknell L 54–72  2–12
(0–3)
Sojka Pavilion (2584)
Lewisburg, PA
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, CSNMA
Lehigh L 50–65  2–13
(0–4)
Bender Arena (645)
Washington, D.C.
01/13/2016
7:00 pm
Boston University L 50–61  2–14
(0–5)
Bender Arena (1,029)
Washington, D.C.
01/17/2016
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Army L 45–65  2–15
(0–6)
Christl Arena (912)
West Point, NY
01/20/2016
7:00 pm, WBPH
at Lafayette W 81–73  3–15
(1–6)
Kirby Sports Center (1,507)
Easton, PA
01/27/2016
7:00 pm
at Navy W 63–58  4–15
(2–6)
Alumni Hall (1,642)
Annapolis, MD
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
at Colgate W 54–49  5–15
(3–6)
Cotterell Court (784)
Hamilton, NY
02/01/2016
7:30 pm
Holy Cross
Postponed from 1/24/16
W 58–45  6–15
(4–6)
Bender Arena (457)
Washington, D.C.
02/03/2016
7:30 pm
Bucknell W 69–55  7–15
(5–6)
Bender Arena (759)
Washington, D.C.
02/06/2016
2:00 pm
at Lehigh L 49–72  7–16
(5–7)
Stabler Arena (1,380)
Bethlehem, PA
02/10/2016
7:00 pm
at Boston University L 51–71  7–17
(5–8)
Case Gym (503)
Boston, MA
02/13/2016
4:00 pm, CSNMA
Army L 59–65  7–18
(5–9)
Bender Arena (1,342)
Washington, D.C.
02/17/2016
7:30 pm, CSNMA
Lafayette W 60–59 OT 8–18
(6–9)
Bender Arena (675)
Washington, D.C.
02/21/2016
12:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 71–70 OT 9–18
(7–9)
Hart Center (1,909)
Worcester, MA
02/24/2016
7:30 pm
Navy W 72–65  10–18
(8–9)
Bender Arena (653)
Washington, D.C.
02/27/2016
12:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 67–66  11–18
(9–9)
Bender Arena (796)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
03/03/2015
7:00 pm
at Boston University
Quarterfinals
W 69–64  12–18
Case Gym (731)
Boston, MA
03/06/2015
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Lehigh
Semifinals
L 62–78  12–19
Stabler Arena (2,225)
Bethlehem, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 American Eagles women's basketball team

References

  1. "2015-16 Schedule". www.AUEagles.com. American University. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016.
  2. "St. Francis jumps on American 68-48". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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