2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball

Conference	America East Conference
2015–16 record	8–17 (4–8 America East)
Head coach	Bob Walsh (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Matt O'Brien
Assistant coach	Zak Boisvert
Assistant coach	Antone Gray
Home arena	Cross Insurance Center

2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stony Brook	12	–	0	1.000	21	–	4	.840
Albany	9	–	3	.750	20	–	7	.741
New Hampshire	8	–	3	.727	15	–	9	.625
Vermont	6	–	5	.545	14	–	12	.538
UMass Lowell*	6	–	6	.500	10	–	15	.400
Maine	4	–	8	.333	8	–	17	.320
Binghamton	3	–	9	.250	6	–	19	.240
Hartford	2	–	9	.182	7	–	19	.269
UMBC	2	–	9	.182	6	–	20	.231
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

† 2016 America East Tournament winner As of February 11, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represents the University of Maine during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by second year head coach Bob Walsh, play their home games at Cross Insurance Center and are members of the America East Conference.

Previous seson

The Black Bears finished the season 3–27, 2–14 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Albany.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Christian Ejiga	3	F	6'8"	225	Sophomore	Lagos, Nigeria	Transferred to Caldwell
Erik Nissen	11	F	6'9"	215	Sophomore	Quispamsis, NB	Transferred to Acadia
C. J. Ward	12	G	5'11"	170	Sophomore	Plymouth, MA	Walk-on; didn't return
Stefan Micovic	13	F	6'9"	210	Junior	Pondov, Serbia	Retired from basketball due to health conditions
Ethan Mackay	33	F	6'7"	220	RS Junior	Voorheesville, NY	Graduate transferred to Armstrong State
Peter Westra	54	G	6'5"	180	Senior	New Gloucester, ME	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Wesley Myers		G	6'2"	180	Junior	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred from Niagara. Under NCAA transfer rules, Meyers will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2015 incoming recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaac Vann SF	Stratford, CT	Coastal Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Mar 10, 2015
Isaac Vann SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 61
Vincent Eze #90 PF	Easton, PA	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	May 17, 2015
Vincent Eze #90 PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 61
Devine Eke PF	Plainfield, NJ	The Robinson School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 10, 2014
Devine Eke PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60
Lavar Harewood SG	Brooklyn, NY	Brooks School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Oct 22, 2014
Lavar Harewood 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 2015-10-06.

Roster

2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Harewood, LavarLavar Harewood	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brooks HS	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	1	Calixte, AaronAaron Calixte	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Stoughton HS/Lee Academy	Stoughton, MA
1.5 !G	2	Calixte, KevinKevin Calixte	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Our Savior New American/Coastal Academy	Wyandanch, NY
1.5 !G	3	Bernstein, RyanRyan Bernstein (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Archbishop Stepinac HS	Bronx, NY
3.5 !F	4	Pirovic, MarkoMarko Pirovic	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Robert F. Hall Secondary School	Bolton, ON
3.5 !F	5	Eke, DevineDevine Eke	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Union Catholic Regional HS	Plainfield, NJ
1.5 !G	10	Lawton, ShaunShaun Lawton	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Putnam Science Academy/Long Island Lutheran	Harlem, NY
3.5 !F	11	Stojiljkovic, IlijaIlija Stojiljkovic	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pravno-Poslovna skola Nis	Niš, Serbia
1.5 !G	11	King, WalterWalter King (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Archbishop Stepinac HS	Peekskill, NY
1.5 !G	22	Melmed, GarveyGarvey Melmed (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Old Town HS	Greenbush, ME
3.5 !F	23	Vann, IssacIssac Vann	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bunnell HS	Bridgeport, CT
3.5 !F	25	Gloger, TillTill Gloger	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Paderborn Baskets	Bochum, Germany
1.5 !G	31	Reid-Knight, TroyTroy Reid-Knight	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Vaughan Secondary/Thornlea Secondary	Vaughan, ON
1.5 !G	32	Ashley, DennisDennis Ashley (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Monica	Los Angeles, CA
4.5 !F/C	50	Eze, VincentVincent Eze	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Notre Dame HS	Putnam, CT
2.5 !G/F	55	Beal, GaretGaret Beal	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Jonesport-Beals HS	Beal's Island, ME
1.5 !G		Myers, WesleyWesley Myers (I)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Boys and Girls HS Niagara	Brooklyn, NY

Head coach

Bob Walsh (Iona)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt O'Brien (Maine)
Zak Boisvert (Fordham)
Antone Gray (Rhode Island College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
10/31/2015* 7:00 PM	at Southern Maine	W 104–58		Warren G. Hill Gymnasium (393) Portland, ME
11/07/2015* 2:00 PM	Husson	W 93–79		Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM, SNY	at #20 Connecticut	L 56–100	0–1	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM	at LIU Brooklyn	L 79–84^[1]	0–2	Steinberg Wellness Center (1,435) Brooklyn, NY
11/21/2015* 2:00 PM	at Wagner	L 73–87^[2]	0–3	Spiro Sports Center (1,257) Staten Island, NY
11/25/2015* 2:30 PM	Longwood	W 92–82	1–3	Cross Insurance Center (2,631) Bangor, ME
11/29/2015* 4:00 PM	at Central Connecticut	W 81–74	2–3	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (776) New Britain, CT
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM	Army	L 71–84	2–4	Cross Insurance Center (1,192) Bangor, ME
12/02/2015* 2:30 PM, FSN	at Marquette	L 67–104	2–5	BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,304) Milwaukee, WI
12/09/2015* 7:00 PM	Dartmouth	L 69–79	2–6	Cross Insurance Center (940) Bangor, ME
12/13/2015* 5:00 PM, ESPN3	at Boston College	L 60–91	2–7	Conte Forum (1,411) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/19/2015* 2:00 PM	at Fordham	L 53–70	2–8	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,032) Bronx, NY
12/21/2015* 7:05 PM	at Holy Cross	L 75–76	2–9	Hart Center (1,014) Worcester, MA
12/29/2015* 7:00 PM	Quinnipiac	W 98–95 ^OT	3–9	Cross Insurance Center (1,076) Bangor, ME
01/02/2016* 2:00 PM	Brown	W 98–92	4–9	Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
America East regular season
01/06/2016 7:00 PM	at Vermont	L 72–90	4–10 (0–1)	Cross Insurance Center (1,024) Bangor, ME
01/09/2016 7:00 PM	at UMBC	L 76–89	4–11 (0–2)	Retriever Activities Center (751) Catonsville, MD
01/13/2016 11:00 AM	at UMass Lowell	W 95–81	5–11 (1–2)	Costello Athletic Center (443) Lowell, MA
01/15/2016 12:00 PM	Albany	W 81–79	6–11 (2–2)	Cross Insurance Center (1,406) Bangor, ME
01/18/2016 7:00 PM	New Hampshire	L 91–99	6–12 (2–3)	Cross Insurance Center (1,783) Bangor, ME
01/24/2016 2:00 PM	at Stony Brook	L 54–81	6–13 (2–4)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,940) Stony Brook, NY
01/27/2016 7:00 PM	at Hartford	W 105–100 ^OT	7–13 (3–4)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT
01/30/2016 2:00 PM	Binghamton	W 74–63	8–13 (4–4)	Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
02/03/2016 7:00 PM	at Vermont	L 68–85	8–14 (4–5)	Patrick Gym (1,946) Burlington, VT
02/06/2016 12:00 PM	UMBC	L 79–83	8–15 (4–6)	Portland Exposition Building (1,342) Portland, ME
02/08/2016 7:00 PM	at New Hampshire	L 75–88	8–16 (4–7)	Lundholm Gym (365) Durham, NH
02/11/2016 4:00 PM	UMass Lowell	L 95–108	8–17 (4–8)	Cross Insurance Center (1,523) Bangor, ME
02/14/2016 2:00 PM	at Albany			SEFCU Arena Albany, NY
02/21/2016 2:00 PM	Stony Brook			Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
02/24/2016 7:00 PM	Hartford			Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
02/27/2016 2:00 PM	at Binghamton			Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
America East Tournament

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

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References

↑ "Frink with 25 points, LIU Brooklyn beats Maine 84-79". ESPN.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
↑ "Henson's 24 points lead Wagner over Maine 87-73". ESPN.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
↑ 2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball schedule

Maine Black Bears men's basketball

Venues	The Pit (1935–1989; alternate, 2011–present) Bangor Auditorium (1989–1992) Alfond Arena (1992–2013) Cross Insurance Center (2013–present)

People	Head coaches

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