2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville Bulldogs wordmark.png 250 Big South Conference Big South 22–12 12–6 Nick McDevitt 3rd Brett Carey Sean Dixon Logan Johnson Kimmel Arena Big South tournament champions NCAA tournament First Round The 2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Liberty, High Point, and Winthrop to become champions Big South tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were eliminated in the first round by Villanova. Previous season The Bulldogs finished the 2014–15 season 15–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Coastal Carolina in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 3 Trae Bryant Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Wilmington, North Carolina 4 Jack Costigan Forward 6–3 180 Freshman Cary, North Carolina 10 Kevin Vannatta Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Columbus, Ohio 11 Isaiah White Guard 6–5 180 Freshman Ellicott City, Maryland 12 Raekwon Miller Guard 6–3 160 Sophomore Marion, North Carolina 13 David Robertson Guard 6–3 195 Junior Cary, North Carolina 14 Ahmad Thomas Guard 6–3 205 Sophomore Danville, Virginia 21 Giacomo Zilli Forward 6–9 255 Junior Udine, Italy 22 Dwayne Sutton Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Louisville, Kentucky 24 Dylan Smith Guard 6–5 170 Freshman Mobile, Alabama 25 Jacob Casper Guard 6–3 190 Junior Asheville, North Carolina 31 Sam Hughes Forward 6–4 210 Senior Battleboro, North Carolina 32 Will Weeks Forward 6–6 220 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina 41 John Cannon Center 6–10 240 Senior Burnsville, North Carolina Schedule http://www.uncabulldogs.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=92359&SPID=11176&DB_OEM_ID=19200 Men's Basketball - Schedule/Results www.UNCABulldogs.com University of North Carolina at Asheville dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160504102244/http://www.uncabulldogs.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=92359&SPID=11176&DB_OEM_ID=19200 2016-05-04 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00438C; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 11/07/2015 2:00 pm yes Brevard Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 906 76–64 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00438C; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 11,564 SECN+ 78–82 0–1 11/15/2015 4:30 pm yes yes Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 1,113 81–90 0–2 11/18/2015 7:00 pm yes Mars Hill Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 936 84–51 1–2 11/21/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX 5,557 SECN+ 47–75 1–3 11/27/2015 12:00 am yes yes Drexel Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals 2,542 CBSSN 85–66 2–3 11/28/2015 12:00 am yes yes Middle Tennessee Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout semifinals 2,822 CBSSN 61–63 2–4 11/28/2015 9:30 pm yes yes Loyola–Chicago Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game 2,906 59–48 3–4 12/05/2015 4:30 pm yes Johnson & Wales–Charlotte Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,262 103–36 4–4 12/13/2015 2:00 pm Campbell Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,028 80–60 5–4 1–0 12/15/2015 7:00 pm yes East Tennessee State Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,327 84–64 6–4 12/19/2015 12:00 pm yes yes Georgetown Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 7,467 FSN 79–73 7–4 12/21/2015 7:00 pm yes Elon Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,611 81–86 7–5 12/29/2015 7:30 pm yes Furman Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 2,073 67–65 8–5 12/31/2015 7:00 pm yes Longwood Willett Hall Farmville, VA 516 70–61 9–5 2–0 01/02/2016 2:00 pm yes Liberty Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 1,310 76–69 10–5 3–0 01/06/2016 7:00 pm Winthrop Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,712 85–84 11–5 4–0 01/09/2016 5:30 pm yes Charleston Southern CSU Field House North Charleston, SC 775 83–73 12–5 5–0 01/14/2016 7:00 pm yes Radford Dedmon Center Radford, VA 1,412 91–86 OT 12-6 5–1 01/16/2016 4:30 pm Gardner–Webb Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 2,218 75–69 13–6 6–1 01/20/2016 7:00 pm yes High Point Millis Athletic Center High Point, NC 1,629 69–73 13–7 6–2 01/23/2016 4:30 pm Presbyterian Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,034 ESPN3 67–55 14–7 7–2 01/27/2016 7:00 pm yes Coastal Carolina HTC Center Conway, SC 2,165 68–66 OT 14–8 7–3 01/30/2016 2:00 pm Longwood Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,623 88–74 15–8 8–3 02/03/2016 7:00 pm Charleston Southern Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,927 63–55 16–8 9–3 02/06/2016 4:00 pm yes Campbell Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC 2,345 81–71 17–8 10–3 02/11/2016 9:00 pm Radford Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,547 ESPNU 59–60 17–9 10–4 02/18/2016 7:00 pm yes Presbyterian Templeton Center Clinton, SC 606 70–61 18–9 11–4 02/20/2016 4:00 pm yes Winthrop Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC 1,919 80–81 18–10 11–5 02/25/2016 7:00 pm Liberty Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,645 73–56 19–10 12–5 02/27/2016 4:30 pm Coastal Carolina Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 3,269 ESPN3 79–81 19–11 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00438C; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big South tournament 03/04/2016 2:00 pm yes 4 Liberty 5 Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC Quarterfinals 1,505 ESPN3 80–49 20–11 03/05/2016 1:00 pm yes 4 High Point 1 Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC Semifinals 2,580 ESPN3 80–69 21–11 03/06/2016 2:30 pm yes 4 Winthrop 2 Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC Championship 2,538 ESPN2 77–68 22–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00438C; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament 03/18/06 12:40 pm yes yes 15 S Villanova 6 2 S Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY First Round 17,333 truTV 56–86 22–12 AP Poll Eastern Time S South Region References Category:UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball seasons UNC Asheville UNC Asheville Asheville Asheville