2015–16 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

2015–16 Elon Phoenix men's basketball

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record	16–16 (7–11 CAA)
Head coach	Matt Matheny (7th year)
Assistant coach	Jack Wooten
Assistant coach	Monty Sanders
Assistant coach	Chris Long
Home arena	Alumni Gym

2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hofstra	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
UNC Wilmington †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
Towson	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
James Madison	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
William & Mary	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
College of Charleston	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Elon	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Drexel	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
Delaware	2	–	16	.111	7	–	23	.233

† 2016 CAA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by seventh year head coach Matt Matheny, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were second year members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 16–16, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to Drexel.

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the season 15–18, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to William & Mary.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Austin Hamilton	10	G	5'10"	190	Senior	Herndon, Virginia	Graduated
Kevin Blake	11	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Toronto	Graduated
Ryan Winters	32	F	6'7"	218	Senior	Denver	Graduated
Elijah Bryant	33	G	6'4"	205	Freshman	Gwinnett, Georgia	Transferred to BYU

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Steven Santa Ana SG	Charlotte, North Carolina	Ardrey Kell High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 1, 2014
Steven Santa Ana SG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 70
Tyler Sebring PF	Normal, Illinois	Normal Community High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Jul 29, 2014
Tyler Sebring PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Karolis Kundrotas PF	Kaunas, Lithuania	Barking Abbey School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jun 5, 2015
Karolis Kundrotas PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "Elon". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	00	Dawkins, BrianBrian Dawkins	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Bishop Kenny	Jacksonville, Florida
1.5 !G	1	Eddy, LukeLuke Eddy	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	George Washington	Charleston, West Virginia
1.5 !G	2	Thompson, DmitriDmitri Thompson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Orlando Christian Prep	Orlando, Florida
1.5 !G	3	Samson, TannerTanner Samson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Regis Jesuit	Littleton, Colorado
3.5 !F	4	Luther, CollinCollin Luther	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Hampton	Pittsburgh
1.5 !G	5	Hershberger, SamSam Hershberger (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Butler	Vandalia, Ohio
3.5 !F	10	Kundrotas, KarolisKarolis Kundrotas	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Barking Abbey School	Kaunas, Lithuania
2.5 !G/F	12	Hairston, ChristianChristian Hairston	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Greensboro Day School	Greensboro, North Carolina
1.5 !G	13	Swoope, DainanDainan Swoope (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Kansas City, Kansas
3.5 !F	14	Anton, JackJack Anton	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Archbishop Moeller	Mason, Ohio
5.0 !C	15	Sabato, TonyTony Sabato	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Archbishop Moeller	Cincinnati
1.5 !G	20	Eberhardt, SheldonSheldon Eberhardt	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Middle Creek	Apex, North Carolina
3.5 !F	21	George, JackJack George	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Carmel Catholic	Libertyville, Illinois
1.5 !G	22	Santa Ana, StevenSteven Santa Ana	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ardrey Kell	Charlotte, North Carolina
1.5 !G	25	Bowline, RyderRyder Bowline (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Forsyth Central	Cumming, Georgia
3.5 !F	30	Brewer, WesWes Brewer (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Walter Williams	Burlington, North Carolina
3.5 !F	41	Seibring, TylerTyler Seibring	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Normal Community	Normal, Illinois
1.5 !G	42	Ryan, PatrickPatrick Ryan (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Greens Farms Academy	Darien, Connecticut

Head coach

Matt Matheny (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Wooten (North Carolina)
Monty Sanders (Elon)
Chris Long (Elon)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 3, 2014

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2015* 7:00 pm	William Peace	W 90–73		Alumni Gym Elon, North Carolina
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2015* 8:00 pm, ASN	at Charlotte	W 86–74	1–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,390) Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 16, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at No. 24 Michigan Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland	L 68–88	1–1	Crisler Center (9,716) Ann Arbor, Michigan
Nov 18, 2015* 7:00 pm	Belmont Abbey	W 84–57	2–1	Alumni Gym (1,030) Elon, North Carolina
Nov 21, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Syracuse Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland	L 55–66	2–2	Carrier Dome (16,529) Syracuse, New York
Nov 26, 2015* 2:00 pm	Mount St. Mary's Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland	W 79–74	3–2	Alumni Gym (611) Elon, North Carolina
Nov 27, 2015* 7:00 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland	L 81–85	3–3	Alumni Gym (847) Elon, North Carolina
Nov 30, 2015* 7:00 pm	Kennesaw State	W 103–93 ^OT	4–3	Alumni Gym (963) Elon, North Carolina
Dec 4, 2015* 7:00 pm	at Florida International	W 77–71	5–3	FIU Arena (949) Miami
Dec 13, 2015* 2:00 pm	Wesley	W 106–77	6–3	Alumni Gym (1,171) Elon, North Carolina
Dec 16, 2015* 7:00 pm	Alabama State	W 91–74	7–3	Alumni Gym (903) Elon, North Carolina
Dec 19, 2015* 1:00 pm	UNC Greensboro	W 79–69	8–3	Alumni Gym (1,000) Elon, North Carolina
Dec 21, 2015* 7:00 pm	at UNC Asheville	W 86–81	9–3	Kimmel Arena (1,611) Asheville, North Carolina
Dec 28, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 15 Duke	L 66–105	9–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
CAA regular season
Dec 31, 2015 2:00 pm	Northeastern	L 79–86	9–5 (0–1)	Alumni Gym (1,087) Elon, North Carolina
Jan 2, 2016 4:00 pm	Drexel	W 83–78	10–5 (1–1)	Alumni Gym (1,134) Elon, North Carolina
Jan 7, 2016 7:00 pm	at James Madison	W 79–73	11–5 (2–1)	JMU Convocation Center (2,300) Harrisonburg, Virginia
Jan 9, 2016 6:00 pm, ASN	Hofstra	L 76–80	11–6 (2–2)	Alumni Gym (1,419) Elon, North Carolina
Jan 14, 2016 7:00 pm	UNC Wilmington	L 82–91	11–7 (2–3)	Alumni Gym (1,357) Elon, North Carolina
Jan 16, 2016 4:00 pm, WCIV	at College of Charleston	W 65–64	12–7 (3–3)	TD Arena (2,874) Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 21, 2016 7:00 pm	at William & Mary	L 67–89	12–8 (3–4)	Kaplan Arena (3,278) Williamsburg, Virginia
Jan 23, 2016 7:00 pm	James Madison	L 64–82	12–9 (3–5)	Alumni Gym (1,248) Elon, North Carolina
Jan 28, 2016 7:00 pm	at Hofstra	L 64–66	12–10 (3–6)	Hofstra Arena (1,125) Hempstead, New York
Jan 30, 2016 7:00 pm	at Northeastern	W 71–66	13–10 (4–6)	Matthews Arena (1,259) Boston
Feb 4, 2016 7:00 pm	Delaware	W 83–56	14–10 (5–6)	Alumni Gym (1,336) Elon, North Carolina
Feb 6, 2016 6:00 pm, ASN	Towson	L 77–81	14–11 (5–7)	Alumni Gym (1,479) Elon, North Carolina
Feb 11, 2016 7:00 pm	at UNC Wilmington	L 82–86	14–12 (5–8)	Trask Coliseum (4,136) Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 13, 2016 7:00 pm	College of Charleston	L 62–66	14–13 (5–9)	Alumni Gym (1,688) Elon, North Carolina
Feb 18, 2016 7:00 pm	at Drexel	W 81–76	15–13 (6–9)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (976) Philadelphia
Feb 20, 2016 Noon, CSN	at Towson	L 56–67	15–14 (6–10)	SECU Arena (2,736) Towson, Maryland
Feb 25, 2016 7:00 pm	William & Mary	L 65–75	15–15 (6–11)	Alumni Gym (1,632) Elon, North Carolina
Feb 27, 2016 2:00 pm	at Delaware	W 77–59	16–15 (7–11)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,457) Newark, Delaware
CAA Tournament

Mar 4, 2016 6:00 pm	vs. (9) Drexel First round	L 56–57	16–16	Royal Farms Arena (2,170) Baltimore
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.elonphoenix.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Elon Phoenix men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Gym (1949–present)

People	Head coaches

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2015–16 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule

See also

References