2015–16 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 UConn Huskies Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg 250 American Athletic Conference The American 25–11 11–7 Kevin Ollie 4th Glen Miller Karl Hobbs Ricky Moore Harry A. Gampel PavilionXL Center American Athletic tournament champions NCAA tournament Second Round The 2015–16 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by fourth-year head coach Kevin Ollie. The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–11, 11–7 in American Athletic play to finish in sixth place. UConn defeated Cincinnati, Temple, and Memphis to be champions of the American Athletic tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Colorado in the Round of 64 before losing to Kansas in the Round of 32. Previous season The Huskies finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the American Athletic tournament where they lost to SMU. UConn was invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Arizona State 68–61. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Terrence Samuel 3 G 6'4" 202 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Penn State Ryan Boatright 11 G 6'0" 175 Senior Aurora, IL Graduated/Went undrafted in 2015 NBA draft Rakim Lubin 14 F 6'8" 260 Freshman Miami, FL Transferred to Cal State Northridge Pat Lenehan 22 G 6'3" 190 Senior Cheshire, CT Graduated Dan Guest 24 G 6'2" 214 Senior West Hartford, CT Graduated Terrance Ditimi 33 F 6'2" 209 Senior Stamford, CT Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Sterling Gibbs 4 G 6'2" 185 Graduate Student Scotch Plains, NJ Transferred from Seton Hall. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gibbs will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2015–16 season. Gibbs has one year of remaining eligibility. Terry Larrier 22 G/F 6'8" 185 RS Freshman Bronx, NY Transferred from VCU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Larrier will sit out for one year and be eligible to start at the beginning the 2016–17 season. Larrier will have three years of remaining eligibility. Shonn Miller 32 F 6'7" 210 Graduate Student Euclid, OH Transferred from Cornell. Under NCAA transfer rules, Miller will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2015–16 season. Miller has one year of remaining eligibility. Recruits no no 2015 Jalen Adams PG Roxbury, MA Brewster Academy 6 2 160 6/30/14 5 5 89 4 Steven Enoch C Norwalk, CT St. Thomas More School 6 10 220 9/13/14 4 4 81 4 2015 2015 Connecticut Basketball Commitment List 2015 Connecticut Basketball Recruiting Prospects 2015 Connecticut Recruits connecticut 342 41 yes Roster 2015 UConn Huskies y y Phillip Nolan y basketball 0 PF 6 10 237 Sr Riverside University Milwaukee, WI Jalen Adams y 2 PG 6 2 170 Fr Brewster Academy Roxbury, MA Sterling Gibbs y 4 PG 6 2 185 GS Seton Hall University Scotch Plains, NJ Daniel Hamilton y basketball 5 SF 6 7 190 So St. John Bosco Los Angeles, CA Sam Cassell Jr. 10 PG 6 4 192 JR y Chipola College Baltimore, MD Kentan Facey y 12 PF 6 9 206 JR Long Island (NY) Lutheran Trelawny, Jamaica Steven Enoch y 13 C 6 10 245 Fr St. Thomas More Norwalk, CT Omar Calhoun 21 SG 6 5 205 SR Christ the King Brooklyn, NY Terry Larrier y 22 SF 6 8 185 Fr y Virginia Commonwealth University Bronx, NY I yes Nnamdi Amilo 23 PF 6 3 225 SR Avon Old Farms New Fairfield, CT Christian Foxen 24 PF 6 8 223 SO South Kent Prep Rocky Hill, CT W Michael Noyes 31 SG 5 11 185 Jr Granby Memorial Granby, CT W Shonn Miller y 32 PF 6 7 210 GS Cornell University Euclid, OH Amida Brimah y 35 C 7 0 230 JR Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll Accra, Ghana Rodney Purvis y 44 SG 6 4 205 JR y Upper Room Christian Academy Raleigh, NC Kevin Ollie Karl Hobbs Glen Miller Ricky Moore http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/conn-m-baskbl-mtt.html 3/19/16 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Exhibition 11/01/2015 2:00 pm yes 20 Tampa Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT HuskyVision Miller 18 Hamilton 8 Gibbs 5 88–72 7,153 – 11/07/2015 1:00 pm yes 20 New Haven XL Center Hartford, CT HuskyVision Tied 11 Brimah 7 Tied 4 83–43 7,518 – |- |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Regular season 11/13/2015 7:30 pm yes 20 Maine Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT SNY Gibbs 20 Miller 10 Hamilton 9 100–56 10,167 1–0 11/17/2015 7:00 pm yes 19 New Hampshire Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT SNY Gibbs 21 Hamilton 11 Hamilton 6 85–66 9,047 2–0 11/21/2015 12:00 pm yes 19 Furman Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland SNY Miller 18 Miller 7 Purvis 7 83–58 8,190 3–0 11/25/2015 9:30 pm yes yes 18 Michigan Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals AXS TV Hamilton 16 Hamilton 9 Hamilton 9 74–60 2,491 4–0 11/26/2015 3:30 pm yes yes 18 Syracuse Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals/Rivalry ESPN Hamilton 18 Hamilton 12 Hamilton 7 76–79 3,009 4–1 11/27/2015 12:30 pm yes yes 18 Gonzaga 10 Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis Third-place game ESPN Miller 19 Hamilton 7 4 tied 2 70–73 2,122 4–2 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes Sacred Heart XL Center Hartford, CT SNY Purvis 19 Hamilton 13 Hamilton 7 82–49 8,563 5–2 12/08/2015 9:00 pm yes yes Maryland 6 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Jimmy V Classic ESPN Hamilton 23 Brimah 7 3 tied 2 66–76 19,812 5–3 12/12/2015 12:00 pm yes Ohio State Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT CBS Calhoun 14 Miller 9 Tied 5 75–55 10,167 6–3 12/20/2015 4:00 pm yes 25 UMass Lowell XL Center Hartford, CT SNY Purvis 28 Hamilton 11 Hamilton 7 88–79 9,848 7–3 12/23/2015 12:30 pm yes Central Connecticut XL Center Hartford, CT ESPNU Miller 25 Facey 12 Hamilton 11 99–52 7,123 8–3 12/29/2015 9:00 pm yes yes Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN2 Purvis 16 Facey 8 Gibbs 4 71–66 13,931 9–3 01/02/2016 7:30 pm yes Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA CBSSN Purvis 20 Hamilton 9 Gibbs 7 75–67 10–3 1–0 2,243 01/05/2016 8:00 pm 23 Temple XL Center Hartford, CT CBSSN Miller 18 Hamilton 9 Tied 2 53–55 10–4 1–1 11,319 01/09/2016 7:00 pm 23 Memphis Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPN2 Gibbs 26 Hamilton 8 Hamilton 4 81–78 11–4 2–1 9,409 01/14/2016 7:00 pm yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK ESPN2 Gibbs 20 Hamilton 14 Hamilton 5 51–60 11–5 2–2 5,192 01/17/2016 2:00 pm yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX CBSSN Gibbs 20 Hamilton 9 3 tied 3 69–57 12–5 3–2 4,672 01/19/2016 7:00 pm Tulane XL Center Hartford, CT CBSSN Miller 18 Tied 7 Hamilton 3 60–42 13–5 4–2 9,516 01/23/2016 12:00 pm yes Georgetown XL Center Hartford, CT Rivalry CBS Purvis 17 Hamilton 8 Hamilton 3 68–62 15,564 14–5 01/28/2016 7:00 pm Cincinnati XL Center Hartford, CT ESPNU Gibbs 14 Tied 8 Hamilton 8 57–58 14–6 4–3 13,242 01/31/2016 4:00 pm yes UCF CFE Arena Orlando, FL CBSSN Miller 11 Miller 8 Adams 5 67–41 15–6 5–3 6,414 02/04/2016 9:00 pm yes Memphis FedEx Forum Memphis, TN ESPN2 Hamilton 16 Hamilton 13 Hamilton 8 77–57 16–6 6–3 13,323 02/07/2016 12:00 pm East Carolina Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT CBSSN Tied 16 Hamilton 16 Hamilton 5 85–67 17–6 7–3 9,307 02/11/2016 7:00 pm yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA ESPN2 Miller 15 Hamilton 10 Hamilton 6 58–63 17–7 7–4 8,316 02/13/2016 8:00 pm Tulsa Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPN2 Tied 14 Hamilton 10 Tied 5 75–73 18–7 8–4 10,167 02/18/2016 8:00 pm SMU 21 XL Center Hartford, CT ESPN2 Brimah 16 Brimah 8 Hamilton 4 68–62 19–7 9–4 15,564 02/20/2016 4:00 pm yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 Adams 19 Hamilton 8 Hamilton 5 60–65 19–8 9–5 13,176 02/25/2016 7:30 pm yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL CBSSN Purvis 18 Hamilton 8 Hamilton 9 81–51 20–8 10–5 4,668 02/28/2016 1:00 pm Houston Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT CBSSN Hamilton 20 Tied 7 Adams 6 68–75 20–9 10–6 9,667 03/03/2016 9:00 pm yes SMU 24 Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX ESPN2 Gibbs 20 Hamilton 5 4 tied 2 54–80 20–10 10–7 7,303 03/06/2016 2:00 pm UCF Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPNU Hamilton 12 Tied 7 Purvis 5 67–46 21–10 11–7 10,167 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| AAC Tournament 03/11/2016 2:00 pm yes 5 Cincinnati 4 Amway Center Orlando, FL Quarterfinals 7,475 ESPN2 Hamilton 32 Hamilton 12 Hamilton 8 104–97 4OT 22–10 03/12/2016 3:00 pm yes 5 Temple 1 Amway Center Orlando, FL Semifinals 7,465 ESPN2 Tied 19 Hamilton 11 Adams 8 77–62 23–10 03/13/2016 3:15 pm yes 5 Memphis 6 Amway Center Orlando, FL Championship 7,990 ESPN Tied 13 Hamilton 11 Hamilton 6 72–58 24–10 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| NCAA tournament 03/17/2016 yes 1:30 pm TNT 9 S yes 8 S Colorado First Round 74–67 25–10 Purvis 19 Hamilton 10 Adams 3 Wells Fargo Arena 16,628 Des Moines, IA 03/19/2016 yes 7:45 pm CBS 9 S yes 1 S 1 Kansas Second Round 61–73 25–11 Gibbs 20 Hamilton 8 Hamilton 6 Wells Fargo Arena 16,824 Des Moines, IA AP Poll Eastern Time S South http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/conn-m-baskbl-sched.html The Official Website of the University of Connecticut Huskies – Men's Basketball June 23, 2015 June 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160625122747/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/conn-m-baskbl-sched.html dead Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1 20 1 20 Pre APhttp://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings https://web.archive.org/web/20100306040632/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings dead March 6, 2010 2015–16 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings October 22, 2015 ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures 20 19 18 RV RV 25 RV RV 23 - - RV - RV - RV - - RV N/A Coaches т24 24 21 RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV RV RV - - - - - - RV RV References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Connecticut Category:2015 in sports in 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