2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Quakers, led by first year head coach Steve Donahue , played their home games at The Palestra and were members of the Ivy League . They finished the season 11–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.
Previous season
The Quakers finished the season 9–19, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Camyrn Crocker
15
G
6'3"
170
Senior
Cypress, CA Graduated
Greg Louis
23
F
6'7"
215
Senior
West Palm, Beach, FL Graduated
Patrick Lucas-Perry
30
G
5'11"
165
Senior
Grand Blanc, MI Graduated
Preston Troutt
32
G
5'11"
165
Sophomore
Dallas, TX Left the team for personal reasons
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Matt MacDonald
G
6'5"
200
Junior
Buffalo, NY Transferred from Fairleigh Dickinson . Under NCAA transfer rules, MacDonald will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jake Silpe #67 PG
Cherry Hill, NJ
Cherry Hill High School East
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jul 30, 2014
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 70
Jackson Donahue #99 SG
Pawcatuck, CT
Northfield-Mt. Hermon School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
N/A
May 15, 2014
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 65
Jule Brown #108 SF
Ardmore, PA
Lower Marion High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
N/A
May 8, 2014
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 60
Collin McManus #74 C
Bedford, NH
Northfield-Mt. Hermon School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
May 8, 2014
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 59
Morris Esformes PG
Miami Beach, FL
Hebrew Academy
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
N/A
Mar 3, 2014
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Tyler Hamilton SG
Norcross, GA
Cheshire Academy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Dec 15, 2014
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Recruiting class of 2016
College recruiting information (2016)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
A. J. Brodeur #47 PF
Northborough, MA
Northfield-Mt. Hermon School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
Ryan Betley #78 SG
Downingtown, PA
Downingtown West High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 62
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Recruiting class of 2017
College recruiting information (2017)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jordan Salzman PG
Locust Valley, NY
Locust Valley High School
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Mar 2, 2015
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Roster
2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F 0
Max Rothschild 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Fr New Hampton
Chicago, IL
G 1
Jake Silpe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr Cherry Hill East
Cherry Hill, NJ
G 2
Antonio Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So Summit Country Day
Cincinnati, OH
G 3
Darnell Foreman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So Pitman
Camden, NJ
G 4
Jamal Lewis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Sr Sidwell Friends
Springdale, MD
G 5
Jackson Donahue 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr Northfield Mount Hermon
Pawcatuck, CT
C 10
Darien Nelson-Henry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg)
Sr Lake Washington
Kirkland, WA
F 13
Dylan Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Jr The Village School
Houston, TX
F 14
Sam Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Jr Gilbert Christian
Gilbert, AZ
G 21
Matt Poplawski 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
Jr Lakeside School
Bellevue, WA
F 22
Mike Auger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
So New Hampton
Hopkinton, NH
G 23
Shawn Simmons 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
So Norfolk Academy
Virginia Beach, VA
G 24
Matt Howard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Jr A.C. Flora
Columbia, SC
G 25
Tyler Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Fr Cheshire Academy
Atlanta, GA
F 40
Dan Dwyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
So Fenwick
River Forest, IL
C 44
Collin McManus 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Fr Northfield Mount Hermon
Bedford, NH
G
Matt MacDonald (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Jr Canisius Fairleigh Dickinson
Eggertsville, NY
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
11/13/2015 *5:30 pm
Robert Morris W 76–75[ 1] 1–0
The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
11/15/2015 4:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 77–61[ 2] 2–0
The Palestra (1,246)Philadelphia, PA
11/17/2015 *7:00 pm
at Delaware State
W 60-54[ 3] 3–0
Memorial Hall Dover, DE
11/21/2015 *3:00 pm, P12N
at Washington
L 67–104 3–1
Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
11/25/2015 *7:00 pm
La Salle W 80–64 4–1
The Palestra (3,122)Philadelphia, PA
11/29/2015 *2:00 pm
at Lafayette
L 86–92 4–2
Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
12/02/2015 *7:00 pm
Navy L 59–65 4–3
The Palestra (1,377)Philadelphia, PA
12/05/2015 *6:00 pm
at George Mason
L 44–63 4–4
EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
12/09/2015 *7:00 pm
Temple L 73–77 4–5
The Palestra (4,378)Philadelphia, PA
12/19/2015 *2:30 pm
Ursinus W 73–66 5–5
The Palestra (1,407)Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2015 *7:00 pm
at Drexel Battle of 33rd Street L 52–53 OT
5–6
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
12/28/2015 *7:00 pm, FS1
at No. 16 Villanova
L 57–77 5–7
The Pavilion Villanova, PA
01/02/2016 *1:00 pm
Binghamton W 80–45 6–7
The Palestra (2,104)Philadelphia, PA
01/09/2016 4:30 pm, FS1
Princeton Rivalry L 71–73 6–8
The Palestra (5,029)Philadelphia, PA
01/20/2016 *9:00 pm
Saint Joseph's L 60–75 6–9
The Palestra (8,030)Philadelphia, PA
01/29/2016 7:00 pm
at Yale
L 58–81 6–10
John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
01/30/2016 8:00 pm, ASN
at Brown
L 83–89 6–11
Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
02/05/2016 6:00 pm, ASN
Dartmouth W 71–64 7–11
The Palestra (2,889)Philadelphia, PA
02/06/2016 7:00 pm
Harvard W 67–57 8–11
The Palestra (4,018)Philadelphia, PA
02/12/2016 7:00 pm
at Columbia
L 53–63 8–12
Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY
02/13/2016 6:00 pm
at Cornell
W 92–84 9–12
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
02/19/2016 7:00 pm
Brown W 79–74 10–12
The Palestra (3,335)Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2016 7:00 pm
Yale L 58–79 10–13
The Palestra (3,246)Philadelphia, PA
02/26/2016 7:00 pm
Cornell W 79–67 11–13
The Palestra (2,058)Philadelphia, PA
02/27/2016 7:00 pm
Columbia L 65–93 11–14
The Palestra (3,378)Philadelphia, PA
03/04/2016 7:00 pm
at Dartmouth
L 64–72 11–15
Leede Arena Hanover, NH
03/05/2016 7:00 pm
at Harvard
L 56–74 11–16
Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
03/08/2016 8:00 pm
at Princeton Rivalry L 71–72 11–17
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
[ 4]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics
Information related to 2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
