2015–16 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg 100 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 16–17 5–13 Mark Gottfried 5th Orlando Early Bobby Lutz Rob Moxley PNC Arena The 2015–16 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by fifth-year head coach Mark Gottfried. The team played its home games at PNC Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 16–17, 5–13 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. They defeated Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC tournament to advance to the second round, where they lost to Duke. Previous season The Wolfpack finished the season 22–14, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament, where they lost to Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated LSU in the second round and Villanova in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to fellow ACC member Louisville. Pre-season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Trevor Lacey 1 G 6'4" 210 RS junior Huntsville, AL Declared for 2015 NBA draft Desmond Lee 5 G 6'4" 200 Senior Norfolk, VA Graduated Patrick Wallace 20 G 6'1" 195 Sophomore Charlotte, NC Walk-on; transferred to Charleston Southern Ralston Turner 22 G 6'6" 205 RS senior Muscle Shoals, AL Graduated Staats Battle 30 G 6'6" 203 Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated Kyle Washington 32 F/C 6'9" 230 Sophomore Champlin, MN Transferred to Cincinnati Class of 2015 signees In addition to freshman signees Shaun Kirk and Maverick Rowan, NC State also added University of Charlotte transfer Torin Dorn. Dorn, a sophomore guard who would redshirt the 2015–2016 season due to NCAA transfer rules, was the 2015 Conference USA Freshman of the Year. Torin Dorn, Conference USA Freshman of the Year, transfers to NC State Wolfpack https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/13036746/torin-dorn-conference-usa-freshman-year-transfers-nc-state-wolfpack 2015-08-07no no 2014 Shaun Kirk SF Whiteville, NC Whiteville HS 6 7 185 04/27/2015 3 3 3 3 Maverick Rowan SF Fort Lauderdale, FL Cardinal Gibbons HS 6 7 180 08/02/2015 4 4 4 86 4 2015 NC State Basketball Commitment List 2015 NC State Basketball Commits ESPN 178 152 August 5, 2015 yes Roster 2015 NC State Wolfpack y Abdul-Malik Abu y 0 F 6 8 240 SO Boston, Massachusetts Lennard Freeman y 1 F 6 8 250 JR Washington, D.C. Torin Dorn 2 G 6 6 205 SO Charlotte, North Carolina yes Terry Henderson y 3 G 6 4 195 JR y Raleigh, North Carolina Chris Brickhouse 4 F 6 5 205 JR Raleigh, North Carolina W Cat Barber y 12 G 6 2 190 JR Newport News, Virginia Chris Jr. Corchiani 13 G 6 0 180 SO Raleigh, North Carolina W Caleb Martin basketball y 14 G/F 6 7 215 SO Mocksville, North Carolina Cody Martin basketball y 15 G/F 6 7 210 SO Mocksville, North Carolina BeeJay Anya y 21 F 6 9 285 JR Gaithersburg, Maryland Shaun Kirk 22 G/F 6 8 195 FR Whiteville, North Carolina Maverick Rowan y 24 G/F 6 7 215 FR Fort Lauderdale, Florida Chase Cannon 25 G 6 5 200 SR Morehead City, North Carolina W Mark Gottfried (Alabama) Orlando Early (Gardner-Webb) Bobby Lutz (UNC-Charlotte) Rob Moxley (Pfeiffer) http://www.gopack.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball October 4, 2015 Season Non-conference play NC State opened the season with an 85–68 win at home to William & Mary. During the loss, guard Terry Henderson suffered torn ligaments in his right ankle and missed the entire season. NC State guard injures ankle, out 6-8 weeks https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14128307/terry-henderson-nc-state-wolfpack-six-eight-weeks-torn-ankle-ligaments ESPN.com 2015-11-15 Conference play Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"| Exhibition Nov 8, 2015 2:00 pm yes Cal State Los Angeles PNC Arena Raleigh, NC Barber 21 Abu 9 Barber 6 71–54   |- !colspan=12 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 13, 2015 8:00 pm yes William & Mary PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPN3 Caleb Martin 21 Tied 6 Barber 6 68–85 16,377 0–1 Nov 15, 2015 6:00 pm yes South Alabama PNC Arena Raleigh, NC Legends Classic ESPNU Caleb Martin 19 Freeman 12 Barber 8 88–70 15,076 1–1 Nov 18, 2015 7:00 pm yes IUPUI PNC Arena Raleigh, NC Legends Classic ESPN3 Barber 19 Abu 9 Cody Martin 4 79–56 14,660 2–1 Nov 23, 2015 9:30 pm yes yes Arizona State Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Legends Classic semifinals ESPN3 Barber 22 Tied 6 Barber 8 76–79 5,775 2–2 Nov 24, 2015 5:30 pm yes yes LSU 22 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Legends Classic 3rd place game ESPNU Barber 20 Abu 12 Barber 7 83–72 4,777 3–2 Nov 27, 2015 7:00 pm yes Winthrop PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPN3 Barber 37 Freeman 10 Barber 8 87–79 15,700 4–2 Dec 1, 2015 7:00 pm yes Michigan PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 Caleb Martin 19 3 Tied 7 Barber 4 59–66 17,645 4–3 Dec 5, 2015 12:00 pm yes Bucknell PNC Arena Raleigh, NC RSN (FS South) Rowan 27 Freeman 13 Tied 4 99–86 16,378 5–3 Dec 13, 2015 4:00 pm yes yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPNU Barber 19 Abu 14 Barber 6 65–46 2,945 6–3 Dec 16, 2015 7:00 pm yes High Point PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPN3 Barber 26 Abu 9 Barber 6 76–73 15,602 7–3 Dec 19, 2015 6:00 pm yes yes Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO SECN Barber 33 Abu 11 Barber 4 73–59 8,087 8–3 Dec 22, 2015 7:00 pm yes UNC Greensboro PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPN3 Barber 27 Abu 11 3 Tied 2 58–52 15,716 9–3 Dec 29, 2015 7:00 pm yes Northeastern PNC Arena Raleigh, NC RSN Barber 29 Abu 12 Tied 3 72–66 17,074 10–3 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"| ACC regular season Jan 2, 2016 2:30 pm yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ACCN Barber 21 Anya 12 3 Tied 2 68–73 4,971 10–4 0–1 Jan 7, 2016 7:00 pm Louisville 16 PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPN2 Barber 20 Abu 12 Barber 4 72–77 17,762 10–5 0–2 Jan 10, 2016 8:00 pm yes Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC Tobacco Road Rivalry ESPNU Barber 26 Caleb Martin 11 Tied 7 74–77 11,865 10–6 0–3 Jan 13, 2016 9:00 pm Florida State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ACCN Rowan 22 Abu 13 Abu 6 78–85 16,846 10–7 0–4 Jan 16, 2016 12:00 pm yes North Carolina 5 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Carolina–State Game ESPN Abu 12 Abu 14 Tied 3 55–67 21,750 10–8 0–5 Jan 19, 2016 8:00 pm yes Pittsburgh 21 Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCN Barber 31 Freeman 14 Barber 8 78–61 9,849 11–8 1–5 Jan 23, 2016 2:00 pm Duke 20 PNC Arena Raleigh, NC Tobacco Road Rivalry CBS Barber 19 Freeman 7 Freeman 6 78–88 19,500 11–9 1–6 Jan 27, 2016 8:00 pm Georgia Tech PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ACCN Barber 36 Abu 11 Barber 5 83–90 15,945 11–10 1–7 Jan 30, 2016 3:00 pm Miami (FL) 15 PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ACCN Barber 30 4 Tied 7 Tied 4 85–69 18,103 12–10 2–7 Feb 1, 2016 9:00 pm yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL ESPNU Barber 31 Caleb Martin 6 Tied 4 73–77 6,375 12–11 2–8 Feb 6, 2016 2:00 pm yes Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Tobacco Road Rivalry ESPN Barber 26 Abu 17 Barber 6 80–88 9,314 12–12 2–9 Feb 13, 2016 12:00 pm Wake Forest PNC Arena Raleigh, NC Tobacco Road Rivalry RSN (FS South) Barber 38 Caleb Martin 7 Barber 3 99–88 17,074 13–12 3–9 Feb 15, 2016 7:00 pm yes Virginia 7 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPN Barber 14 Cody Martin 6 Barber 2 53–73 14,016 13–13 3–10 Feb 20, 2016 3:00 pm Clemson PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ACCN Rowan 20 Abu 16 Barber 5 77–74 17,536 14–13 4–10 Feb 24, 2016 8:00 pm North Carolina 7 PNC Arena Raleigh, NC Carolina–State Game ACCN Barber 32 4 Tied 6 Barber 3 68–80 19,500 14-14 4–11 Feb 27, 2016 2:00 pm yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ACCN Martin 18 Abu 12 Freeman 4 66–75 27,141 14–15 4–12 Mar 2, 2016 9:00 pm Boston College PNC Arena Raleigh, NC RSN Barber 24 Anya 8 Barber 6 73–72 15,152 15–15 5–12 Mar 5, 2016 12:00 pm yes Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN CBS Barber 29 Abu 12 Cody Martin 4 75–89 8,715 15–16 5–13 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"| ACC tournament March 8, 2016 12:00 pm yes 12 Wake Forest 13 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. First round Rowan 24 Tied 9 Barber 6 75–72 7,302 16–16 March 9, 2016 2:00 pm yes 12 Duke 19 5 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Second round Barber 29 Abu 9 Barber 7 89–92 18,561 16–17 AP Poll Eastern Time References <* 2015-2016 Schedule http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ncst-m-baskbl-sched.html Go Pack https://web.archive.org/web/20110121125211/http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ncst-m-baskbl-sched.html 2011-01-21 dead Category:NC State Wolfpack men's basketball seasons NC State Category:2015 in sports in North Carolina Category:2016 in sports in North Carolina