2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball | |
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 10–18 (3–11 Ivy) |
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Home arena | Newman Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
x-Yale † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by sixth year head coach Bill Courtney, played their home games at Newman Arena and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 10–18, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
On March 14, 2016, Cornell fired head coach Bill Courtney.[1] He finished at Cornell with a six-year record of 60–113. On April 18, the school hired Brian Earl as head coach.[2]
Previous season
The Big Red finished the season 13–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Galal Cancer | 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Albany, NY | Graduated |
Dave LaMore | 4 | F/C | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Whitmore, MI | Graduated |
Devin Cherry | 13 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Meridian, MS | Graduated |
Shonn Miller | 32 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Euclid, OH | Graduated |
Nenad Tomic | 35 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | North Royalton, OH | Graduated |
Deion Giddens | 50 | F/C | 6'9" | 202 | Senior | Bitburg, Germany | Graduated |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Stone Gettings #66 PF | Los Angeles, CA | Loyola High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 26, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66 | ||||||
Donovan Wright SG | Blairstown, NJ | Blair Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Jul 7, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Joel Davis SG | Goldsboro, NC | Wayne Country Day School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Jul 8, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Troy Whiteside SG | Knoxville, TN | Webb School Of Knoxville | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 31, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Matt Morgan PF | Concord, NC | Cox Mill High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Sep 12, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Joseph Ritter PF | Dallas, TX | Woodrow Wilson High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 1, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Xavier Eaglin SF | Dayton, TX | Dayton High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Feb 10, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2016
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Josh Warren #114 PF | Downingtown, PA | Downingtown West High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 20, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 55 | ||||||
Jerry Ben PF | New Haven, MI | New Haven High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | N/A | Apr 1, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Georgia Tech | L 81–116 | 0–1 | Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA | |||||||
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | at Colgate | W 101–98 2OT[4] | 1–1 | Cotterell Court (814) Hamilton, NY | |||||||
11/18/2015* 6:00 pm | Binghamton | W 76–59 | 2–1 | Newman Arena (1,204) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
11/21/2015* 3:15 pm, ESPN3 | at Canisius | L 62–87 | 2–2 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,310) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
11/23/2015* 8:30 pm | Penn State Harrisburg | W 76–47 | 3–2 | Newman Arena (991) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
11/25/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Pittsburgh | L 49–93 | 3–3 | Peterson Events Center (7,720) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm | at UMass Lowell | L 77–80 | 3–4 | Costello Athletic Center (407) Lowell, MA | |||||||
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm | Siena | W 81–80 | 4–4 | Newman Arena (1,017) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | Lafayette | W 85–69 | 5–4 | Newman Arena (1,934) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
12/19/2015* 12:00 pm, RSN | at Syracuse | L 46–67 | 5–5 | Carrier Dome (18,295) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
12/22/2015* 6:00 pm | Monmouth | L 69–78 | 5–6 | Newman Arena (2,034) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | W 65–62 | 6–6 | Yanitelli Center (611) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
01/02/2016* 7:00 pm | Albany | L 70–75 | 6–7 | Newman Arena (1,421) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
01/06/2016* 7:00 pm | at Howard | W 84–81 | 7–7 | Burr Gymnasium (305) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Ivy League regular season | |||||||||||
01/16/2016 7:00 pm | at Columbia | L 70–74 | 7–8 (0–1) | Levien Gymnasium (2,236) New York City, NY | |||||||
01/23/2016 4:00 pm | Columbia | L 68–79 | 7–9 (0–2) | Newman Arena (3,935) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
01/29/2016 7:00 pm | at Harvard | W 77–65 | 8–9 (1–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,712) Cambridge, MA | |||||||
01/30/2016 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | W 77–73 | 9–9 (2–2) | Leede Arena (899) Hanover, NH | |||||||
02/05/2016 7:00 pm | at Brown | L 80–86 | 9–10 (2–3) | Pizzitola Sports Center (738) Providence, RI | |||||||
02/06/2016 7:00 pm | at Yale | L 52–83 | 9–11 (2–4) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,684) New Haven, CT | |||||||
02/12/2016 6:00 pm, ASN | Princeton | L 56–85 | 9–12 (2–5) | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY | |||||||
02/13/2016 6:00 pm | Penn | L 84–92 | 9–13 (2–6) | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY | |||||||
02/19/2016 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | L 66–78 | 9–14 (2–7) | Newman Arena (1,098) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
02/20/2016 6:00 pm | Harvard | L 74–76 | 9–15 (2–8) | Newman Arena (1,938) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
02/26/2016 7:00 pm | at Penn | L 67–79 | 9–16 (2–9) | The Palestra (2,058) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
02/27/2016 6:00 pm | at Princeton | L 60–74 | 9–17 (2–10) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,992) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
03/04/2016 6:00 pm, ASN | Yale | L 64–88 | 9–18 (2–11) | Newman Arena (1,734) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
03/05/2016 6:00 pm | Brown | W 75–71 | 10–18 (3–11) | Newman Arena (1,629) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- ^ "Cornell fires coach Bill Courtney after 5 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ "Cornell hires Princeton assistant Earl as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ 2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball schedule
- ^ "Cornell beats Colgate 101–98 in 2OT". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.