2015–16 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2015–16 Hofstra Pride Hofstra Pride wordmark.svg 250 Colonial Athletic Association CAA 24–10 14–4 Joe Mihalich 3rd Mike Farrelly Speedy Claxton Akbar Waheed Colin Curtin Mack Sports Complex CAA regular season co–champions NIT First Round The 2015–16 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by third year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at Mack Sports Complex and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the CAA championship with UNC Wilmington. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA tournament, where they lost to UNC Wilmington.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2016/03/07/unc-wilmington-beats-hofstra-80-73-in-overtime-to-win-caa/81497870/ UNC Wilmington beats Hofstra 80-73 in overtime to win CAA USA Today March 7, 2016 February 29, 2024 As a regular season champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to George Washington. Previous season The Pride finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA tournament where they lost to William & Mary. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Vermont. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Daryl Fowlkes 3 G 6'1" 170 Junior Fort Washington, Maryland Walk-on; didn't returnEliel Gonzalez 30 G 6'3" 200 Freshman Cayey, Puerto Rico Transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Incoming transfers no no 2015 Denton Koon F Liberty, Missouri Princeton University 6 8 210 April 28, 2015 N/A N/A N/A N/A Hunter Sabety F Oceanside, New York Tufts 6 8 250 June 2, 2015 N/A N/A N/A N/A Deron Powers G Williamsburg, Virginia Hampton University 5 11 165 August 14, 2015 N/A N/A N/A N/A no 2014 Hofstra 2015 Basketball Commitments Hofstra Pride yes 2015 recruiting class no no 2015 Justin Wright-Foreman G Laurelton, New York High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture 6 1 170 October 1, 2014 N/A N/A N/A 70 3 Desure Buie G Bronx, New York Wings Academy 6 0 155 October 24, 2014 N/A 3 N/A 68 2 no 2014 Hofstra 2015 Basketball Commitments Hofstra Pride yes Roster 2015 Hofstra Pride y Malik Nichols 0 G/F 6 6 210 SR Queens, New York Juan'ya Green y 1 G 6 2 195 SR yes Philadelphia Ameen Tanksley 2 G/F 6 5 230 SR yes Philadelphia Justin Wright-Foreman y 3 G 6 0 181 FR Laurelton, New York Desure Buie y 4 G 6 0 155 FR Bronx, New York Rokas Gustys y 11 F 6 9 260 SO Kaunas, Lithuania Denton Koon 12 F 6 8 210 SR yes Liberty, Missouri Brian Bernardi 14 G 6 2 195 JR yes Staten Island, New York Deron Powers 15 G 6 0 165 SR Williamsburg, Virginia yes Jamall Robinson 20 G/F 6 5 205 JR Cheltenham, Maryland Hunter Sabety 33 F 6 8 250 JR Oceanside, New York yes Ibrahim Djambo 42 F/C 6 10 215 SR yes Bamako, Mali Andre Walker 44 F/C 6 10 230 SO Clarksburg, Maryland Joe Mihalich (La Salle) Mike Farrelly (Saint Joseph's) Speedy Claxton (Hofstra) Akbar Waheed (Niagara) Colin Curtin (Niagara) http://www.gohofstra.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball# Schedule yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#16007C; color:#FFAD00;"| Non-conference regular season |- November 13 yes 7:00pm Canisius 96–85 1–0 Bernardi 26 Gustys 10 Green 11 Mack Sports Complex 2,106 Hempstead, New York November 16 yes 7:00pm Molloy 96–64 2–0 Tied 17 Gustys 17 Green 8 Mack Sports Complex 897 Hempstead, New York November 20 yes 6:30pm CBSSN yes Florida State Paradise Jam Quarterfinals 82–77 3–0 Bernardi 24 Gustys 11 Green 7 Sports and Fitness Center 1,522 St. Thomas, VI November 22 yes 9:00pm CBSSN yes South Carolina Paradise Jam semifinals 84–94 3–1 Green 28 Gustys 6 Green 7 Sports and Fitness Center 1,715 St. Thomas, VI November 23 yes 6:30pm CBSSN yes Indiana State Paradise Jam 3rd place game 66–67 3–2 Green 18 Nichols 12 Tied 3 Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI November 28 yes 4:00pm yes St. Bonaventure 89–83 4–2 Tanksley 24 Nichols 11 Green 9 Reilly Center 3,229 Olean, New York December 2 yes 7:00pm yes La Salle 84–80 5–2 Bernardi 22 Koon 10 Green 8 Tom Gola Arena 1,712 Philadelphia December 6 yes 1:25pm yes Appalachian State MSG Holiday Festival 86–80 6–2 Bernardi 23 Gustys 12 Green 6 Madison Square Garden 7,196 New York City December 9 yes 7:00pm ESPN3 yes Siena 68–81 6–3 Tanksley 22 Tied 8 Green 4 Times Union Center 5,099 Albany, New York December 20 yes 7:00pm yes Stony Brook 68–71 6–4 Tanksley 23 Gustys 13 Koon 4 Island Federal Credit Union Arena 3,334 Stony Brook, New York December 22 yes 7:00pm Florida Atlantic 68–54 7–4 Tanksley 20 Tied 11 Green 4 Mack Sports Complex 961 Hempstead, New York December 28 yes 7:00pm Sacred Heart 80–73 8–4 Green 22 Gustys 10 Green 6 Mack Sports Complex 1,313 Hempstead, New York |- !colspan=12 style="background:#16007C; color:#FFAD00;"| CAA regular season December 31 no 1:00pm Delaware 90–80 9–4 1–0 Green 19 Gustys 9 Green 11 Mack Sports Complex 1,293 Hempstead, New York January 2 no 7:00pm yes Towson 90–58 10–4 2–0 Bernardi 21 Gustys 11 Green 7 SECU Arena 2,331 Towson, Maryland January 7 no 7:00pm yes College of Charleston 61–72 10–5 2–1 Tanksley 16 Gustys 10 Green 5 TD Arena 3,407 Charleston, South Carolina January 9 no 6:00pm ASN yes Elon 80–76 11–5 3–1 Gustys 19 Gustys 12 Green 7 Alumni Gym 1,419 Elon, North Carolina January 14 no 7:00pm Drexel 69–61 12–5 4–1 Green 25 Koon 13 Green 5 Mack Sports Complex 1,102 Hempstead, New York January 16 no 4:00pm James Madison 82–86 OT 12–6 4–2 Gustys 25 Gustys 20 Green 9 Mack Sports Complex 1,687 Hempstead, New York January 21 no 8:00pm SNY yes Northeastern 96–92 3OT 13–6 5–2 Tied 23 Gustys 20 Green 14 Matthews Arena 1,359 Boston January 24 no 12:00pm SNY William & Mary 91–63 14–6 6–2 Green 30 Gustys 11 Green 7 Mack Sports Complex 894 Hempstead, New York January 28 no 7:00pm Elon 66–64 15–6 7–2 Gustys 23 Gustys 19 Green 6 Mack Sports Complex 1,125 Hempstead, New York January 30 no 4:00pm SNY yes Drexel 70–64 16–6 8–2 Tied 15 Gustys 12 Green 5 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,510 Philadelphia February 4 no 7:00pm UNC Wilmington 67–70 16–7 8–3 Green 21 Gustys 21 Green 5 Mack Sports Complex 2,057 Hempstead, New York February 7 no 3:00pm SNY yes James Madison 95–98 16–8 8–4 Bernardi 22 Gustys 18 Green 8 JMU Convocation Center 3,047 Harrisonburg, Virginia February 11 no 7:00pm yes William & Mary 86–80 17–8 9–4 Gustys 25 Gustys 15 Green 12 Kaplan Arena 3,259 Williamsburg, Virginia February 13 no 5:00 pm NBCSN yes Delaware 77–66 18–8 10–4 Green 19 Gustys 21 Green 12 Bob Carpenter Center 2,622 Newark, Delaware February 18 no 7:00pm Towson 84–82 19–8 11–4 Green 21 Gustys 12 Green 10 Mack Sports Complex 1,958 Hempstead, New York February 21 no 2:00 pm NBCSN Northeastern 65–60 20–8 12–4 Koon 19 Gustys 16 Green 8 Mack Sports Complex 3,030 Hempstead, New York February 25 no 7:00pm yes UNC Wilmington 70–69 21–8 13–4 Tied 18 Gustys 21 Bernardi 2 Trask Coliseum 4,752 Wilmington, North Carolina February 27 no 4:00pm ASN College of Charleston 72–63 22–8 14–4 Green 17 Gustys 14 Green 10 Mack Sports Complex 3,478 Hempstead, New York |- !colspan=12 style="background:#16007C; color:#FFAD00;"| CAA tournament March 5 no 12:00pm CSN 1 yes 9 Drexel Quarterfinals 80–67 23–8 Green 22 Gustys 11 Green 4 Royal Farms Arena 3,904 Baltimore March 6 no 1:00pm NBCSN 1 yes 5 William & Mary Semifinals 70–67 24–8 Tanksley 23 Gustys 13 Green 5 Royal Farms Arena 3,643 Baltimore March 7 no 12:00pm NBCSN 1 yes 2 UNC Wilmington Championship game 73–80 OT 24–9 Tanksley 24 Gustys 23 Green 8 Royal Farms Arena 3,031 Baltimore |- !colspan=12 style="background:#16007C; color:#FFAD00;"| NIT March 16 yes 12:00pm ESPN3 5 yes 4 George Washington First round – Monmouth Bracket 80–82 24–10 Green 26 Gustys 13 Green 10 Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 1,083 yes AP Eastern Time See also 2015–16 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team References Category:Hofstra Pride men's basketball seasons Hofstra Hofstra