2015–16 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Wagner Seahawks Wagner Seahawks wordmark.png 250 Northeast Conference NEC 23–11 13–5 Bashir Mason 4th Mike Babul Marquis Webb Scott Smith Spiro Sports Center NEC regular season champions NIT Second Round The 2015–16 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by fourth year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the College's Staten Island campus and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in NEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Robert Morris and LIU Brooklyn to advance to the championship game of the NEC tournament where they lost to Fairleigh Dickinson. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the first round before losing in the second round to Creighton. Roster Official 2015–16 Wagner Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 0 Corey Henson Guard 6–3 175 Sophomore Upper Marlboro, Maryland 1 Aaren Edmead Guard 5–10 165 Sophomore Deer Park, New York 2 Dwaun Anderson Guard 6–4 200 Senior-RS Suttons Bay, Michigan 3 Henry Brooks Forward 6–8 215 Graduate New Orleans, Louisiana 4 AJ Sumbry Forward 6–8 227 Sophomore-RS East Windsor, New Jersey 5 Jojo Cooper Guard 6–1 190 Sophomore Wilmington, Delaware 10 Marquis Salmon Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore-RS Lancaster, California 11 Romone Saunders Guard 6–3 200 Sophomore Temple Hills, Maryland 21 Japhet Kadji Forward 6–7 205 Sophomore Douala, Cameroon 23 Michael Carey Guard 6–5 190 Junior Nassau, Bahamas 24 Devin Liggeons Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 34 Mike Aaman Forward 6–8 210 Senior-RS Hazlet, New Jersey 35 Greg Senat Guard 6–8 240 Junior Elmont, New York Schedule yes 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004236; color:#CCCCCC;"| Non-conference regular season November 13, 2015 6:00 pm yes yes St. John's Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY FS1 57–66Mullin wins 1st game with St. John's, 66-57 over Wagner https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400840317 ESPN.com 14 November 2015 0–1 4,677 November 15, 2015 1:30 pm yes yes Seton Hall Prudential Center South Orange, NJ FS1 59–69 0–2 1,800 November 21, 2015 2:00 pm yes Maine Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 87–73Henson's 24 points lead Wagner over Maine 87-73 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400823014 ESPN.com 22 November 2015 1–2 1,257 November 28, 2015 4:00 pm yes Staten Island Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 83–59 2–2 1,275 December 2, 2015 7:30 pm yes Morgan State Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 62–61 3–2 1,143 December 6, 2015 2:00 pm yes American Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 55–48 4–2 1,192 December 8, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Rider Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 65–64 5–2 1,508 December 13, 2015 2:00 pm yes yes Monmouth Multipurpose Activity Center West Long Branch, NJ ESPN3 54–73 5–3 3,901 December 18, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Fairfield Webster Bank Arena Fairfield, CT 76–64 6–3 843 December 22, 2015 12:00 pm yes yes George Mason EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA 60–71 6–4 5,039 December 30, 2015 7:00 pm yes UMass Lowell Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 76–62 7–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004236; color:#CCCCCC;"| NEC regular season January 2, 2016 4:00 pm yes Saint Francis (PA) DeGol Arena Loretto, PA 65–73 7–5 0–1 662 January 4, 2016 7:30 pm yes Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA 72–69 8–5 1–1 1,226 January 7, 2016 7:00 pm Bryant Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY CBSSN 65–56 9–5 2–1 2,023 January 9, 2016  pm yes Sacred Heart William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT 76–59 10–5 3–1 355 January 14, 2016 7:00 pm LIU Brooklyn Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 70–71 10–6 3–2 1,304 January 16, 2016 4:00 pm Central Connecticut Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 70–48 11–6 4–2 1,632 January 21, 2016 7:00 pm yes St. Francis Brooklyn Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 83–59 12–6 5–2 405 January 24, 2016 4:00 pm Sacred Heart Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY Postponed from 1/23/16 58–67 12–7 5–3 731 January 28, 2016 7:00 pm St. Francis Brooklyn Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY MSG 64–61 13–7 6–3 1,708 January 30, 2016 3:00 pm yes Mount St. Mary's Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD 73–63 14–7 7–3 3,121 February 4, 2016 7:00 pm Fairleigh Dickinson Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 79–82 OT 14–8 7–4 1,722 February 6, 2016 4:00 pm Mount St. Mary's Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 72–51 15–8 8–4 2,082 February 11, 2016 7:00 pm yes LIU Brooklyn Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY 69–82 15–9 8–5 1,475 February 13, 2016 4:00 pm yes Bryant Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI 79–55 16–9 9–5 427 February 18, 2016 7:00 pm yes Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center Teaneck, NJ 94–74 17–9 10–5 1,116 February 20, 2016 3:30 pm yes Central Connecticut William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT ESPN3 83–57 18–9 11–5 February 25, 2016 7:00 pm Saint Francis (PA) Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 69–54 19–9 12–5 1,817 February 27, 2016 4:00 pm Robert Morris Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 62–54 20–9 13–5 1,988 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004236; color:#CCCCCC;"| Northeast Conference tournament March 2, 2016 7:00 pm 1 Robert Morris 8 Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY Quarterfinals 1,012 59–50 21–9 March 5, 2016 4:00 pm 1 LIU Brooklyn 6 Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY Semifinals MSG+, FCS 81–65 22–9 1,814 March 8, 2016 7:00 pm 1 Fairleigh Dickinson 2 Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY Championship ESPN2 79–87 22–10 2,358 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004236; color:#CCCCCC;"| NIT March 16, 2016 7:00 pm yes yes 8 St. Bonaventure 1 Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY First Round – St. Bonaventure Bracket 4,793 ESPN3 79–75 23–10 March 19, 2016 12:00 pm yes yes 8 Creighton 4 CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE Second Round – St. Bonaventure Bracket 6,471 ESPN 54–87 23–11 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Wagner Seahawks men's basketball seasons Wagner Wagner Wagner Wagner