2015–16 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

2015–16 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
CBI, First round
Conference America East Conference
2015–16 record 24–9 (13–3 America East)
Head coach Will Brown (15th year)
Assistant coach Chad O'Donnell
Assistant coach Jon Iati
Assistant coach Josh Pelletier
Home arena SEFCU Arena
2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 14 2   .875     26 7   .788
Albany 13 3   .813     24 9   .727
Vermont 11 5   .688     23 14   .622
New Hampshire 11 5   .688     20 13   .606
UMass Lowell* 7 9   .438     11 18   .379
Binghamton 5 11   .313     8 22   .267
Hartford 4 12   .250     10 23   .303
Maine 4 12   .250     8 22   .267
UMBC 3 13   .188     7 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 America East Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by 15th year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 13–3 in America East play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Hartford. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Ohio.

Roster

2015–16 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Singletary, EvanEvan Singletary 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Moberly Area CC Baltimore, Maryland
G/F 1 Sanders, RayRay Sanders 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Pensacola State College Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G 2 Andrews, JamirJamir Andrews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Sheridan College Livermore, CA
G 3 Cremo, JoeJoe Cremo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Scotia-Glenville Scotia, New York
F 10 Rowley, MikeMike Rowley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Knox Grammar School Sydney, Australia
F 11 Brown, ChasChas Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Baltimore City College Baltimore, Maryland
G 12 Hooley, PeterPeter Hooley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Concordia College (South Australia) Hahndorf, South Australia
G 13 Williams, ReeceReece Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Woodlands White Plains, New York
G 21 Nichols, DavidDavid Nichols 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Midwest Elite Prep South Holland, Illinois
C 22 Peters, RichardRichard Peters 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Tallahassee CC Pickering, Ontario
F 24 Ennema, DallasDallas Ennema 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Sheldon Sheldon, IA
F 30 Charles, TravisTravis Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Howard College Brooklyn, New York
F/C 34 McKinley, KyleKyle McKinley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Stillwater Stillwater, Minnesota
F 43 Stire, GreigGreig Stire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Christian Brothers Academy Schenectady, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2015

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 2 Kentucky
Hoophall Miami Invitational
L 65–78  0–1
 18  Hooley  4  Stire  4  Rowley  Rupp Arena (22,080)
Lexington, KY

11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at Boston University
Hoophall Miami Invitational
L 64–69  0–2
 15  Tied  9  Sanders  5  Singletary  Case Gym (502)
Boston, MA

11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Colgate W 88–67  1–2
 24  Sanders  6  Tied  3  4 Tied  SEFCU Arena (3,711)
Albany, NY

11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
SUNY Oneonta W 92–49  2–2
 13  Rowley  10  Peters  5  Sanders  SEFCU Arena (3,562)
Albany, NY

11/24/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida
Hoophall Miami Invitational
L 61–63  2–3
 14  Singletary  8  Tied  3  Tied  USF Sun Dome (2,712)
Tampa, FL

11/27/2015*
7:00 pm
NJIT
Hoophall Miami Invitational
W 74–73  3–3
 18  Cremo  10  Rowley  5  Rowley  SEFCU Arena (3,253)
Albany, NY

11/29/2015*
2:00 pm
Yale W 88–54  4–3
 21  Singletary  8  Hooley  8  Hooley  SEFCU Arena (2,418)
Albany, NY

12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
at Quinnipiac W 58–54  5–3
 12  Sanders  9  Stire  3  Hooley  TD Bank Sports Center (1,377)
Hamden, CT

12/05/2015*
2:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 88–84 OT 6–3
 20  Hooley  9  Rowley  5  Singletary  Hart Center (1,494)
Worcester, MA

12/09/2015*
7:00 pm
at Marist W 75–53  7–3
 18  Sanders  14  Stire  6  Hooley  McCann Field House (1,210)
Poughkeepsie, NY

12/12/2015*
7:30 pm, TWCSC
at Siena L 70–78  7–4
 20  Hooley  9  Rowley  2  Tied  Times Union Center (10,790)
Albany, NY

12/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 65–58  8–4
 14  Hooley  1  Hooley  5  Hooley  SEFCU Arena (2,762)
Albany, NY

12/23/2015*
7:00 pm
Niagara W 65–56  9–4
 25  Cremo  2  Cremo  2  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (3,182)
Albany, NY

12/29/2015*
7:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 71–66  10–4
 19  Hooley  3  Hooley  4  Hooley  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (708)
Brooklyn, NY

01/02/2016*
7:00 pm
at Cornell W 75–70  11–4
 18  Sanders  4  Sanders  3  Sanders  Newman Arena (1,421)
Ithaca, NY
American East regular season

01/06/2016
7:00 pm
at UMBC W 73–59  12–4
(1–0)
 16  Sanders  8  Rowley  6  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (3,415)
Albany, NY

01/09/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont W 69–57  13–4
(2–0)
 18  Rowley  11  Rowley  3  Hooley  Patrick Gym (2,392)
Burlington, VT

01/12/2016
7:00 pm
New Hampshire W 80–75 OT 14–4
(3–0)
 21  Singletary  9  Cremo  4  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (2,363)
Albany, NY

01/15/2016
12:00 pm
at Maine L 79–81  14–5
(3–1)
 29  Hooley  7  Rowley  3  Hooley  Cross Insurance Center (1,406)
Bangor, ME

01/18/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
Binghamton W 80–59  15–5
(4–1)
 18  Hooley  6  Cremo  5  Hooley  SEFCU Arena (2,418)
Albany, NY

01/22/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Stony Brook L 63–69  15–6
(4–2)
 13  Tied  7  Hooley  4  Singletary  Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY

01/27/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
UMass Lowell W 75–63  16–6
(5–5)
 22  Singletary  6  Rowley  5  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (2,452)
Albany, NY

01/30/2016
7:00 pm
at Hartford W 86–60  17–6
(6–2)
 27  Hooley  13  Hooley  5  Singletary  Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,341)
Hartford, CT

02/03/2016
7:00 pm
at UMBC W 79–73  18–6
(7–2)
 21  Sanders  9  Rowley  7  Sanders  Retriever Activities Center (1,068)
Catonsville, MD

02/06/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
Vermont W 75–71  19–6
(8–2)
 20  Tied  8  Cremo  3  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY

02/08/2016
7:00 pm
at Binghamton W 69–56  20–6
(9–2)
 19  Singletary  10  Rowley  6  Hooley  Binghamton University Events Center (4,923)
Vestal, NY

02/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 68–69  20–7
(9–3)
 23  Sanders  6  Stire  4  Hooley  Lundholm Gym (843)
Durham, NH

02/14/2016
2:00 pm, TWCSC
Maine W 108–64  21–7
(10–3)
 22  Sanders  8  Cremo  8  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (2,716)
Albany, NY

02/17/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook W 82–70  22–7
(11–3)
 16  Cremo  12  Hooley  2  5 tied  SEFCU Arena (4,578)
Albany, NY

02/24/2016
7:00 pm
at UMass Lowell W 86–61  23–7
(12–3)
 16  Stire  15  Stire  4  Sanders  Tsongas Center (3,351)
Lowell, MA

02/27/2016
7:00 pm
Hartford W 75–59  24–7
(13–3)
 19  Singletary  10  Stire  5  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (4,408)
Albany, NY
America East Tournament

03/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) (7) Hartford
Quarterfinals
L 59–68  24–8
 13  Sanders  8  Stire  6  Singletary  SEFCU Arena (2,535)
Albany, NY
CBI

03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at Ohio
First round
L 90–94 OT 24–9
 19  Singletary  9  Rowley  4  Rowley  Convocation Center (3,034)
Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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