2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball

Conference	Patriot League
2015–16 record	9–14 (4–8 Patriot)
Head coach	Bill Carmody (1st year)
Assistant coach	Kevin Driscoll
Assistant coach	Joe Kennedy
Assistant coach	Freddie Owens
Home arena	Hart Center

2015–16 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bucknell	10	–	2	.833	13	–	10	.565
Navy	7	–	5	.583	16	–	9	.640
Boston University	7	–	5	.583	14	–	11	.560
Colgate	7	–	5	.583	11	–	12	.478
Loyola (MD)	7	–	5	.583	8	–	15	.348
Lehigh	6	–	5	.545	8	–	14	.364
American	5	–	7	.417	7	–	16	.304
Army	4	–	8	.333	13	–	11	.542
Holy Cross	4	–	8	.333	9	–	14	.391
Lafayette	2	–	9	.182	5	–	17	.227


† 2016 Patriot League Tournament winner As of February 7, 2016;

The 2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represents the College of the Holy Cross during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by first year head coach Bill Carmody, play their home games at the Hart Center and are members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Crusaders finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Bucknell.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Justin Burrell	3	G	5'9"	165	Senior	Dumfries, VA	Graduated
Chris Jayne	4	G	5'11"	160	Senior	Newburyport, MA	Graduated
Malcolm Miller	13	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Laytonsville, MD	Graduated
De'Vaughn Reid	15	G	6'0"	165	Senior	West Orange, NJ	Graduated
Patrick Kerrigan	40	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Fairfield, CT	Graduated
Taylor Abt	43	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Darnestown, MD	Graduated
Mitchell Hahn	44	F	6'8"	205	Freshman	Fremont, NE	Transferred to Nebraska–Omaha

Incoming recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marcellis Perkins SG	Chesapeake, VA	Fishburne Military School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 13, 2014
Marcellis Perkins SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Jehyve Floyd #81 PF	Parlin, NJ	Sayreville War Memorial High	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 7, 2014
Jehyve Floyd #81 PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63
Matt Zignorski #115 SG	Oak Ridge, NJ	Pope John XXIII High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 18, 2015
Matt Zignorski #115 SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 61
Pat Benzan PG	West Roxbury, MA	Roxbury Latin School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 13, 2013
Pat Benzan PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Karl Charles SG	Somerset, NJ	Rutgers Prep High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Apr 10, 2015
Karl Charles SG	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 2015-09-28.

2016 class recruits

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jack Stevens #64 C	Ithaca, NY	Kent School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	Aug 4, 2015
Jack Stevens #64 C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63
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 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.

Roster

2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	1	Charles, KarlKarl Charles	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Rutgers Prep	Piscataway, New Jersey
1.5 !G	2	Thompson, AnthonyAnthony Thompson	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bullis	Glenn Dale, Maryland
1.5 !G	5	Hamilton, CullenCullen Hamilton	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Potomac (VA)	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	10	Benzan, PatPat Benzan	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Roxbury Latin	Wellesley, Massachusetts
3.5 !F	12	Morgan, ChristopherChristopher Morgan	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Gloucester	Gloucester, Virginia
2.5 !G/F	14	Perkins, MarcellisMarcellis Perkins	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Deep Creek	Chesapeake, Virginia
3.5 !F	20	Floyd, JehyveJehyve Floyd	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sayreville War Memorial	Sayreville, New Jersey
3.5 !F	21	Alexander, MalachiMalachi Alexander	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Eleanor Roosevelt	Bowie, Maryland
3.5 !F	22	Champion, RobertRobert Champion	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Charlotte Christian	Charlotte, North Carolina
2.5 !G/F	24	Green, EricEric Green	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. Mark's (MA)	Mountain House, California
3.5 !F	25	Baker, IsaiahIsaiah Baker	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Shipley	Wyncote, Pennsylvania
3.5 !F	30	Criswell, RileyRiley Criswell	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Carrollton	Carrollton, Georgia
1.5 !G	31	Zignorski, MattMatt Zignorski	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pope John XXIII	Sparta, New Jersey
5.0 !C	42	Husek, MattMatt Husek	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bethlehem Catholic (PA)	Stewartsville, New Jersey

Head coach

Bill Carmody (Union)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Driscoll (Misericordia)
Joe Kennedy (Northwestern)
Freddie Owens (Wisconsin)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2015* 7:05 PM	Assumption	W 85–79 ^OT		Hart Center (976) Worcester, MA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM	at Marist	W 67–64	1–0	McCann Field House (1,707) Poughkeepsie, NY
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM	at Brown	L 55–71	1–1	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,224) Providence, RI
11/19/2015* 7:05 PM	New Hampshire	L 69–73	1–2	Hart Center (1,794) Worcester, MA
11/22/2015* 1:00 PM	at Quinnipiac	L 56–62	1–3	TD Bank Sports Center (1,381) Hamden, CT
11/25/2015* 1:05 PM	Sacred Heart	W 69–60	2–3	Hart Center (1,104) Worcester, MA
11/29/2015* 1:05 PM	Harvard	W 50-49	3-3	Hart Center (1,796) Worcester, MA
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm	at Rhode Island	L 56–74	3–4	Ryan Center (3,442) Kingston, RI
12/05/2015* 2:05 PM	Albany	L 84–88 ^OT	3–5	Hart Center (1,494) Worcester, MA
12/09/2015* 8:00 PM, ESPN3	at #2 Kansas	L 59–92	3–6	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/12/2015* 7:00 PM	at Hartford	W 90–68	4–6	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,072) Hartford, CT
12/21/2015* 7:05 PM	Maine	W 76–75	5–6	Hart Center (1,014) Worcester, MA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2015 7:05 PM	Boston University	W 80–64	6–6 (1–0)	Hart Center (2,345) Worcester, MA
01/02/2016 1:00 PM	at Navy	L 60–65	6–7 (1–1)	Alumni Hall (2,677) Annapolis, MD
01/06/2016 7:05 PM	Colgate	W 65–63	7–7 (2–1)	Hart Center (1,256) Worcester, MA
01/09/2016 2:00 PM	at Bucknell	L 71–98	7–8 (2–2)	Sojka Pavilion (3,111) Lewisburg, PA
01/13/2016 7:00 PM	at Lafayette	L 52–65	7–9 (2–3)	Kirby Sports Center (1,335) Easton, PA
01/16/2016 1:05 PM	Lehigh	L 66–87	7–10 (2–4)	Hart Center (1,301) Worcester, MA
01/20/2016 7:05 PM	Army	W 69–65	8–10 (3–4)	Hart Center (1,359) Worcester, MA
01/24/2015 7:00 PM	at Colgate Moved up from 2/3/16	L 61–76	8–11 (3–5)	Cotterell Court (674) Hamilton, NY
01/27/2016 7:05 PM	Loyola (MD)	L 54–71	8–12 (3–6)	Hart Center (1,646) Worcester, MA
01/30/2016 1:05 PM	Navy	W 87–80 ^OT	9–12 (4–6)	Hart Center (1,834) Worcester, MA
02/01/2016 5:30 PM	at American Postponed from 1/24/16	L 45–58	9–13 (4–7)	Bender Arena (457) Washington, D.C.
02/06/2015 1:05 PM	Bucknell	L 52–77	9–14 (4–8)	Hart Center (2,647) Worcester, MA
02/10/2015 7:05 PM	Lafayette			Hart Center Worcester, MA
02/15/2015 7:30 PM, CBSSN	at Lehigh			Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
02/17/2015 7:00 PM	at Army			Christl Arena West Point, NY
02/21/2015 12:05 PM	American			Hart Center Worcester, MA
02/24/2015 7:30 PM	at Loyola (MD)			Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
02/27/2015 12:00 PM	at Boston University			Case Gym Boston, MA
Patriot League Tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Men's Basketball - Schedule - Holy Cross Crusaders - College of the Holy Cross Official Athletic Site". goholycross.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.

Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball

Venues	Hart Center (1975–present)

Culture & lore	History The Crusader "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!" Crusader Pep Band

People	Head coaches Notable players

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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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