2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record8–22 (4–12 America East)
Head coach
  • Bob Walsh (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Matt O'Brien
  • Zak Boisvert
  • Antone Gray
Home arenaCross Insurance Center
Seasons
2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings
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 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 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaac Vann
SF 		Stratford, CT Coastal Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Mar 10, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 61
Vincent Eze
#90 PF 		Easton, PA Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A May 17, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 61
Devine Eke
PF 		Plainfield, NJ The Robinson School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 10, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 60
Lavar Harewood
SG 		Brooklyn, NY Brooks School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Oct 22, 2014 
Recruiting 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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Lavar Harewood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Brooks HS Brooklyn, NY
G 1 Aaron Calixte 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Stoughton HS/Lee Academy Stoughton, MA
G 2 Kevin Litte 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Our Savior New American/Coastal Academy Wyandanch, NY
G 3 Ryan Bernstein (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Archbishop Stepinac HS Bronx, NY
F 4 Marko Pirovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Robert F. Hall Secondary School Bolton, ON
F 5 Devine Eke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Union Catholic Regional HS Plainfield, NJ
G 10 Shaun Lawton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Putnam Science Academy/Long Island Lutheran Harlem, NY
F 11 Ilija Stojiljkovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pravno-Poslovna skola Nis Niš, Serbia
G 11 Walter King (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Archbishop Stepinac HS Peekskill, NY
G 22 Garvey Melmed (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Old Town HS Greenbush, ME
F 23 Issac Vann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bunnell HS Bridgeport, CT
F 25 Till Gloger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Paderborn Baskets Bochum, Germany
G 31 Troy Reid-Knight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Vaughan Secondary/Thornlea Secondary Vaughan, ON
G 32 Dennis Ashley (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr St. Monica Los Angeles, CA
F/C 50 Vincent Eze 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Notre Dame HS Putnam, CT
G/F 55 Garet Beal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Jonesport-Beals HS Beals, ME
G Wesley Myers (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Boys and Girls HS
Niagara 		Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Southern Maine W 104–58 
Warren G. Hill Gymnasium (393)
Portland, ME
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm 		Husson W 93–79 
Cross Insurance Center 
Bangor, ME
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, SNY 		at No. 20 UConn L 56–100  0–1
 Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm 		at LIU Brooklyn L 79–84[1]  0–2
 Steinberg Wellness Center (1,435)
Brooklyn, NY
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm 		at Wagner L 73–87[2]  0–3
 Spiro Sports Center (1,257)
Staten Island, NY
11/25/2015*
2:30 pm 		Longwood W 92–82  1–3
 Cross Insurance Center (2,631)
Bangor, ME
11/29/2015*
4:00 pm 		at Central Connecticut W 81–74  2–3
 William H. Detrick Gymnasium (776)
New Britain, CT
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm 		Army L 71–84  2–4
 Cross Insurance Center (1,192)
Bangor, ME
12/02/2015*
2:30 pm, FSN 		at Marquette L 67–104  2–5
 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,304)
Milwaukee, WI
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm 		Dartmouth L 69–79  2–6
 Cross Insurance Center (940)
Bangor, ME
12/13/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Boston College L 60–91  2–7
 Conte Forum (1,411)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/19/2015*
2:00 pm 		at Fordham L 53–70  2–8
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,032)
Bronx, NY
12/21/2015*
7:05 pm 		at Holy Cross L 75–76  2–9
 Hart Center (1,014)
Worcester, MA
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm 		Quinnipiac W 98–95 OT 3–9
 Cross Insurance Center (1,076)
Bangor, ME
01/02/2016*
2:00 pm 		Brown W 98–92  4–9
 Cross Insurance Center 
Bangor, ME
America East regular season
01/06/2016
7:00 pm 		at Vermont L 72–90  4–10
(0–1) 		Cross Insurance Center (1,024)
Bangor, ME
01/09/2016
7:00 pm 		at UMBC L 76–89  4–11
(0–2) 		Retriever Activities Center (751)
Catonsville, MD
01/13/2016
11:00 am 		at UMass Lowell W 95–81  5–11
(1–2) 		Costello Athletic Center (443)
Lowell, MA
01/15/2016
12:00 pm 		Albany W 81–79  6–11
(2–2) 		Cross Insurance Center (1,406)
Bangor, ME
01/18/2016
7:00 pm 		New Hampshire L 91–99  6–12
(2–3) 		Cross Insurance Center (1,783)
Bangor, ME
01/24/2016
2:00 pm 		at Stony Brook L 54–81  6–13
(2–4) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,940)
Stony Brook, NY
01/27/2016
7:00 pm 		at Hartford W 105–100 OT 7–13
(3–4) 		Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
Hartford, CT
01/30/2016
2:00 pm 		Binghamton W 74–63  8–13
(4–4) 		Cross Insurance Center 
Bangor, ME
02/03/2016
7:00 pm 		at Vermont L 68–85  8–14
(4–5) 		Patrick Gym (1,946)
Burlington, VT
02/06/2016
12:00 pm 		UMBC L 79–83  8–15
(4–6) 		Portland Exposition Building (1,342)
Portland, ME
02/08/2016
7:00 pm 		at New Hampshire L 75–88  8–16
(4–7) 		Lundholm Gym (365)
Durham, NH
02/11/2016
4:00 pm 		UMass Lowell L 95–108  8–17
(4–8) 		Cross Insurance Center (1,523)
Bangor, ME
02/14/2016
2:00 pm 		at Albany L 64–108  8–18
(4–9) 		SEFCU Arena (2,716)
Albany, NY
02/21/2016
2:00 pm 		Stony Brook L 56–75  8–19
(4–10) 		Cross Insurance Center (1,285)
Bangor, ME
02/24/2016
7:00 pm 		Hartford L 74–82  8–20
(4–11) 		Cross Insurance Center (1,145)
Bangor, ME
02/27/2016
2:00 pm 		at Binghamton L 66–78  8–21
(4–12) 		Binghamton University Events Center (2,426)
Vestal, NY
America East tournament
03/02/16
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		(6) at (3) Vermont
Quarterfinals 		L 82–99  8–22
 Patrick Gym (2,165)
Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ "Frink with 25 points, LIU Brooklyn beats Maine 84-79". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Henson's 24 points lead Wagner over Maine 87-73". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  3. ^ 2015–16 Maine Black Bears men's basketball schedule Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
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