2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2015–16 Maine Black Bears Basketball Maine Black Bears script.svg 150 America East Conference America East 8–22 4–12 Bob Walsh 2nd Matt O'Brien Zak Boisvert Antone Gray Cross Insurance Center The 2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, were led by second year head coach Bob Walsh, played their home games at Cross Insurance Center and were members of the America East Conference. Maine finished the season with an 8–22 overall record and 4–12 in conference. They finished in a tie for seventh place in conference and lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont. Previous season 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 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 no no 2015 Isaac Vann SF Stratford, CT Coastal Academy 6 5 170 03/10/2015 0 0 61 Vincent Eze #90 PF Easton, PA Putnam Science Academy 6 8 05/17/2015 0 0 61 Devine Eke PF Plainfield, NJ The Robinson School 6 7 195 11/10/2014 0 0 60 Lavar Harewood SG Brooklyn, NY Brooks School 6 3 10/22/2014 0 0 NR 2015 Maine 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Maine Basketball Commits ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball 2015-10-06 yes Roster 2015 Maine Black Bears y y Lavar Harewood 0 G 6 3 200 FR Brooklyn, NY Brooks HS Aaron Calixte 1 G 5 11 175 SO Stoughton, MA Stoughton HS/Lee Academy Kevin Litte 2 G 6 0 160 SO Wyandanch, NY Our Savior New American/Coastal Academy Ryan Bernstein 3 G 6 0 175 FR Bronx, NY Archbishop Stepinac HS W Marko Pirovic 4 F 6 7 205 JR Bolton, ON Robert F. Hall Secondary School Devine Eke 5 F 6 7 195 FR Plainfield, NJ Union Catholic Regional HS Shaun Lawton 10 G 6 5 190 SR Harlem, NY Putnam Science Academy/Long Island Lutheran Ilija Stojiljkovic 11 F 6 7 210 FR Niš, Serbia Pravno-Poslovna skola Nis Walter King 11 G 6 0 195 FR Peekskill, NY Archbishop Stepinac HS W Garvey Melmed 22 G 6 1 175 SO Greenbush, ME Old Town HS W Issac Vann 23 F 6 6 190 FR Bridgeport, CT Bunnell HS Till Gloger y 25 F 6 8 220 FR Bochum, Germany Paderborn Baskets Troy Reid-Knight 31 G 6 0 190 JR Vaughan, ON Vaughan Secondary/Thornlea Secondary Dennis Ashley 32 G 6 1 165 FR Los Angeles, CA St. Monica W Vincent Eze 50 F/C 6 8 202 FR Putnam, CT Notre Dame HS Garet Beal 55 G/F 6 6 215 JR Beals, ME Jonesport-Beals HS Wesley Myers G 6 2 186 JR Brooklyn, NY Boys and Girls HSNiagara yes I Bob Walsh (Iona) Matt O'Brien (Maine) Zak Boisvert (Fordham) Antone Gray (Rhode Island College) http://goblackbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/roster Schedule 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000050; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 10/31/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Southern Maine Warren G. Hill Gymnasium Portland, ME 393 104–58 11/07/2015 2:00 pm yes Husson Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME   93–79 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000050; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes yes UConn 20 Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT 10,167 SNY 56–100 0–1 11/19/2015 7:00 pm yes yes LIU Brooklyn Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY 1,435 79–84Frink with 25 points, LIU Brooklyn beats Maine 84-79 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400823013 ESPN.com 20 November 2015 0–2 11/21/2015 2:00 pm yes yes Wagner Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 1,257 73–87Henson's 24 points lead Wagner over Maine 87-73 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400823014 ESPN.com 22 November 2015 0–3 11/25/2015 2:30 pm yes Longwood Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME 2,631 92–82 1–3 11/29/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Central Connecticut William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT 776 81–74 2–3 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes Army Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME 1,192 71–84 2–4 12/02/2015 2:30 pm yes yes Marquette BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI 12,304 FSN 67–104 2–5 12/09/2015 7:00 pm yes Dartmouth Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME 940 69–79 2–6 12/13/2015 5:00 pm yes yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 1,411 ESPN3 60–91 2–7 12/19/2015 2:00 pm yes yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY 2,032 53–70 2–8 12/21/2015 7:05 pm yes yes Holy Cross Hart Center Worcester, MA 1,014 75–76 2–9 12/29/2015 7:00 pm yes Quinnipiac Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME 1,076 98–95 OT 3–9 01/02/2016 2:00 pm yes Brown Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME   98–92 4–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000050; color:#FFFFFF;"| America East regular season 01/06/2016 7:00 pm no no Vermont Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME 1,024 72–90 4–10 0–1 01/09/2016 7:00 pm yes UMBC Retriever Activities Center Catonsville, MD 751 76–89 4–11 0–2 01/13/2016 11:00 am yes UMass Lowell Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA 443 95–81 5–11 1–2 01/15/2016 12:00 pm Albany Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME 1,406 81–79 6–11 2–2 01/18/2016 7:00 pm New Hampshire Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME 1,783 91–99 6–12 2–3 01/24/2016 2:00 pm yes Stony Brook Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY 2,940 54–81 6–13 2–4 01/27/2016 7:00 pm yes Hartford Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT   105–100 OT 7–13 3–4 01/30/2016 2:00 pm Binghamton Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME   74–63 8–13 4–4 02/03/2016 7:00 pm yes Vermont Patrick Gym Burlington, VT 1,946 68–85 8–14 4–5 02/06/2016 12:00 pm UMBC Portland Exposition Building Portland, ME 1,342 79–83 8–15 4–6 02/08/2016 7:00 pm yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 365 75–88 8–16 4–7 02/11/2016 4:00 pm UMass Lowell Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME 1,523 95–108 8–17 4–8 02/14/2016 2:00 pm yes Albany SEFCU Arena Albany, NY 2,716 64–108 8–18 4–9 02/21/2016 2:00 pm Stony Brook Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME 1,285 56–75 8–19 4–10 02/24/2016 7:00 pm Hartford Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME 1,145 74–82 8–20 4–11 02/27/2016 2:00 pm yes Binghamton Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 2,426 66–78 8–21 4–12 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000050; color:#FFFFFF;"| America East tournament 03/02/16 7:30 pm yes 6 Vermont 3 Patrick Gym Burlington, VT Quarterfinals 2,165 ESPN3 82–99 8–22 AP Poll Eastern Time 2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20151007110642/http://goblackbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/schedule 2015-10-07 References Maine Category:Maine Black Bears men's basketball seasons Maine Black Bears men's b Maine Black Bears men's b