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2015–16 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

2015–16 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record6–24 (3–15 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Doherty
  • Matt Blue
  • Jimmy Fenerty
Home arenaKirby Sports Center
Seasons
2015–16 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 14 4   .778 17 14   .548
Lehigh 13 5   .722 17 15   .531
Boston University 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
Army 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Navy 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Colgate 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
American 9 9   .500 12 19   .387
Loyola (MD) 8 10   .444 9 21   .300
Holy Cross 5 13   .278 15 20   .429
Lafayette 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
2016 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2015–16 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by twenty-first year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost to Navy in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.

Previous season

The Leopards finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Boston University, Bucknell, and American to become champions of the Patriot League tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Villanova.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Joey Ptasinsky 5 G 6'3" 177 Senior Highlands Ranch, CO Graduated
Seth Hinrichs 12 G 6'8" 223 Senior Clara City, MN Graduated
Dan Trist 20 F 6'9" 234 Senior Sydney, Australia Graduated
Alan Flannigan 22 F 6'7" 235 Senior Dexter, MO Graduated
Michael Hoffman 24 F 6'8" 192 Sophomore Burleson, TX Transferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Jake Newman 33 G 6'7" 196 Sophomore Surrey, BC Transferred to Carlton

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Paulius Zalys
#116 PF
Kaunas, Lithuania Perkiomen School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A May 24, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 57
Sam Dunkum
C
Little Rock, AR North Little Rock High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 1, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tyler Barlow
PF
Corpus Christi, TX Flour Bluff High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sep 1, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Auston Evans
SG
Dallas, TX Greenhill School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Sep 30, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

2016 class recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kyle Stout
#90 SF
Allentown, PA Parkland High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 60
Hunter Janacek
SG
Houston, TX Scarborough High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jul 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

2015–16 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Jacob Orender (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Fletcher Jacksonville Beach, FL
G 4 Eric Stafford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 162 lb (73 kg) So Pitman Pitman, NJ
G 11 Nick Lindner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA
G 12 Auston Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Greenhill McKinney, TX
F 13 Matt Klinewski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) So Eastern Regional Voorhees, NJ
G 14 Bryce Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Oak Ridge El Dorado Hills, CA
G 21 Zach Rufer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Burke Catholic Bloomingburg, NY
F 22 Sam Dunkum 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR
F 24 Tyler Barlow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Flour Bluff Corpus Christi, TX
G 32 Monty Boykins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lakota West West Chester, OH
F 33 Paulius Zalys 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr The Perkiomen School Kaunas, Lithuania
F 34 Ben Freeland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Montgomery/Suffield Academy Santa Rosa, CA
F 44 Billy Murphy (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Brunswick School Greenwich, CT
C 54 Nathaniel Musters 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 267 lb (121 kg) Sr Sydney Tech Sydney, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 PM
at George Washington L 76–85  0–1
Charles E. Smith Center (3,118)
Washington, D.C.
11/15/2015*
2:00 PM, WBPH
Saint Peter's W 87–86 OT 1–1
Kirby Sports Center (1,450)
Easton, PA
11/21/2015*
4:00 PM
at NJIT L 66–80  1–2
Fleisher Center 
Newark, NJ
11/23/2015*
7:00 PM
at La Salle L 75–83  1–3
Tom Gola Arena (1,678)
Philadelphia, PA
11/25/2015*
7:00 PM
at Princeton L 52–104  1–4
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,578)
Princeton, NJ
11/29/2015*
2:00 PM, WBPH
Penn W 92–86  2–4
Kirby Sports Center (1,573)
Easton, PA
12/02/2015*
7:00 PM
St. Francis Brooklyn L 62–69  2–5
Kirby Sports Center (1,132)
Easton, PA
12/05/2015*
2:00 PM
at Cornell L 67–85  2–6
Newman Arena (1,934)
Ithaca, NY
12/09/2015*
7:00 PM
Fairleigh Dickson L 89–91 OT 2–7
Kirby Sports Center (1,432)
Easton, PA
12/12/2015*
3:30 PM
at Sacred Heart W 90–86  3–7
William H. Pitt Center (619)
Fairfield, CT
12/23/2015*
10:00 PM, P12N
at USC L 64–100  3–8
Galen Center (3,215)
Los Angeles, CA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015
7:00 PM
at Colgate L 70–77  3–9
(0–1)
Cotterell Court (722)
Hamilton, NY
01/02/2016
2:00 PM, WBPH
Loyola (MD) L 78–81  3–10
(0–2)
Kirby Sports Center (1,924)
Easton, PA
01/06/2016
7:00 PM
at Army W 76–73  4–10
(1–2)
Christl Arena (443)
West Point, NY
01/09/2016
1:00 PM
at Boston University L 47–68  4–11
(1–3)
Case Gym (556)
Boston, MA
01/13/2016
7:00 PM, WBPH
Holy Cross W 65–52  5–11
(2–3)
Kirby Sports Center (1,335)
Easton, PA
01/16/2016
7:00 PM
at Navy L 61–87  5–12
(2–4)
Alumni Hall (1,813)
Annapolis, MD
01/20/2016
7:00 PM, WBPH
American L 73–81  5–13
(2–5)
Kirby Sports Center (1,507)
Easton, PA
01/25/2016
7:30 PM, CBSSN
at Bucknell L 67–79  5–14
(2–6)
Sojka Pavilion (2,640)
Lewisburg, PA
01/30/2016
7:00 PM
at Loyola (MD) L 77–84  5–15
(2–7)
Reitz Arena (1,036)
Baltimore, MD
02/03/2016
7:00 PM, WBPH
Army L 81–84 OT 5–16
(2–8)
Kirby Sports Center (1,554)
Easton, PA
02/06/2016
2:00 PM, WBPH
Boston University L 82–89 2OT 5–17
(2–9)
Kirby Sports Center (1,771)
Easton, PA
02/08/2016
7:00 PM
Lehigh
Postponed from 1/23/16
L 72–87  5–18
(2–10)
Kirby Sports Center (1,844)
Easton, PA
02/10/2016
7:05 PM
at Holy Cross L 53–67  5–19
(2–11)
Hart Center (1,067)
Winchester, MA
02/13/2016
2:00 PM, WBPH
Navy L 68–74  5–20
(2–12)
Kirby Sports Center (1,932)
Easton, PA
02/17/2016
7:30 PM
at American L 59–60 OT 5–21
(2–13)
Bender Arena (675)
Washington, D.C.
02/21/2016
12:00 PM
at Lehigh L 61–73  5–22
(2–14)
Stabler Arena (1,949)
Bethlehem, PA
02/24/2016
7:00 PM, WBPH
Bucknell L 83–86  5–23
(2–15)
Kirby Sports Center (1,664)
Easton, PA
02/27/2016
12:00 PM, WBPH
Colgate W 79–77  6–23
(3–15)
Kirby Sports Center (1,729)
Easton, PA
Patriot League tournament
03/01/2016
7:00 PM
at Navy
First round
L 70–78  6–24
Alumni Hall (687)
Annapolis, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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