2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Crusaders, led by first year head coach Bill Carmody , played their home games at the Hart Center and were members of the Patriot League . They finished the season 15–20, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in ninth place. As the #9 seed, they defeated Loyola (MD) , Bucknell , Army , and Lehigh to be champions of the Patriot League tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . As a #16 seed in the First Four they defeated Southern to advance to the first round where they lost to Oregon .
Previous season
The Crusaders finished the 2014–15 season 14–16, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Bucknell.
Departures
Incoming recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Marcellis Perkins SG
Chesapeake, VA
Fishburne Military School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
May 13, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 72
Jehyve Floyd #81 PF
Parlin, NJ
Sayreville War Memorial High
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jul 7, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 63
Matt Zignorski #115 SG
Oak Ridge, NJ
Pope John XXIII High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Apr 18, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 61
Pat Benzan PG
West Roxbury, MA
Roxbury Latin School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jun 13, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Karl Charles SG
Somerset, NJ
Rutgers Prep High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
N/A
Apr 10, 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:
2016 class recruits
College recruiting information (2016)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jack Stevens #64 C
Ithaca, NY
Kent School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
N/A
Aug 4, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 63
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 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
1
Karl Charles
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Rutgers Prep
Piscataway, New Jersey
G
2
Anthony Thompson
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Jr
Bullis
Glenn Dale, Maryland
G
5
Cullen Hamilton
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Potomac (VA)
Washington, D.C.
G
10
Pat Benzan
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Roxbury Latin
Wellesley, Massachusetts
F
12
Christopher Morgan
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Gloucester
Gloucester, Virginia
G/F
14
Marcellis Perkins
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Deep Creek
Chesapeake, Virginia
G
15
Patrick Rielly
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
North Catholic
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F
20
Jehyve Floyd
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
Fr
Sayreville War Memorial
Sayreville, New Jersey
F
21
Malachi Alexander
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bowie, Maryland
F
22
Robert Champion
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
Jr
Charlotte Christian
Charlotte, North Carolina
G/F
24
Eric Green
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
Sr
St. Mark's (MA)
Mountain House, California
F
25
Isaiah Baker
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Shipley
Wyncote, Pennsylvania
F
30
Riley Criswell
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Carrollton
Carrollton, Georgia
G
31
Matt Zignorski
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Pope John XXIII
Sparta, New Jersey
F
40
Derek Mountain
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Haverford School
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
C
42
Matt Husek
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Bethlehem Catholic (PA)
Stewartsville, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5 *7:05 pm
Assumption
W 85–79 OT
Hart Center (976)Worcester, MA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13 *7:00 pm
at Marist
W 67–64
1–0
McCann Field House (1,707)Poughkeepsie, NY
Nov 16 *7:00 pm
at Brown
L 55–71
1–1
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,224)Providence, RI
Nov 19 *7:05 pm
New Hampshire
L 69–73
1–2
Hart Center (1,794)Worcester, MA
Nov 22 *1:00 pm
at Quinnipiac
L 56–62
1–3
TD Bank Sports Center (1,381)Hamden, CT
Nov 25 *1:05 pm
Sacred Heart
W 69–60
2–3
Hart Center (1,104)Worcester, MA
Nov 29 *1:05 pm
Harvard
W 50-49
3-3
Hart Center (1,796)Worcester, MA
Dec 2 *7:00 pm
at Rhode Island
L 56–74
3–4
Ryan Center (3,442)Kingston, RI
Dec 5 *2:05 pm
Albany
L 84–88 OT
3–5
Hart Center (1,494)Worcester, MA
Dec 9 *8:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 2 Kansas
L 59–92
3–6
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
Dec 12 *7:00 pm
at Hartford
W 90–68
4–6
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,072)Hartford, CT
Dec 21 *7:05 pm
Maine
W 76–75
5–6
Hart Center (1,014)Worcester, MA
Patriot League regular season
Dec 30 7:05 pm
Boston University
W 80–64
6–6 (1–0)
Hart Center (2,345)Worcester, MA
Jan 2 1:00 pm
at Navy
L 60–65
6–7 (1–1)
Alumni Hall (2,677)Annapolis, MD
Jan 6 7:05 pm
Colgate
W 65–63
7–7 (2–1)
Hart Center (1,256)Worcester, MA
Jan 9 2:00 pm
at Bucknell
L 71–98
7–8 (2–2)
Sojka Pavilion (3,111)Lewisburg, PA
Jan 13 7:00 pm
at Lafayette
L 52–65
7–9 (2–3)
Kirby Sports Center (1,335)Easton, PA
Jan 16 1:05 pm
Lehigh
L 66–87
7–10 (2–4)
Hart Center (1,301)Worcester, MA
Jan 20 7:05 pm
Army
W 69–65
8–10 (3–4)
Hart Center (1,359)Worcester, MA
Jan 24 7:00 pm
at Colgate Moved up from 2/3/16
L 61–76
8–11 (3–5)
Cotterell Court (674)Hamilton, NY
Jan 27 7:05 pm
Loyola (MD)
L 54–71
8–12 (3–6)
Hart Center (1,646)Worcester, MA
Jan 30 1:05 pm
Navy
W 87–80 OT
9–12 (4–6)
Hart Center (1,834)Worcester, MA
Feb 1 5:30 pm
at American Postponed from 1/24/16
L 45–58
9–13 (4–7)
Bender Arena (457)Washington, D.C.
Feb 6 1:05 pm
Bucknell
L 52–77
9–14 (4–8)
Hart Center (2,647)Worcester, MA
Feb 10 7:05 pm
Lafayette
W 67–53
10–14 (5–8)
Hart Center (1,067)Worcester, MA
Feb 15 7:30 pm, CBSSN
at Lehigh
L 59–64
10–15 (5–9)
Stabler Arena (710)Bethlehem, PA
Feb 17 7:00 pm
at Army
L 68–72
10–16 (5–10)
Christl Arena (1,086)West Point, NY
Feb 21 12:05 pm
American
L 70–71 OT
10–17 (5–11)
Hart Center (1,909)Worcester, MA
Feb 24 7:30 pm
at Loyola (MD)
L 63–78
10–18 (5–12)
Reitz Arena (602)Baltimore, MD
Feb 27 12:00 pm
at Boston University
L 68–83
10–19 (5–13)
Case Gym (1,237)Boston, MA
Patriot League tournament
Mar 1 7:30 pm
(9)
at (8) Loyola (MD) First Round
W 72–67
11–19
Reitz Arena (408)Baltimore, MD
Mar 3 7:00 pm
(9)
at (1) Bucknell Quarterfinals
W 77–72 2OT
12–19
Sojka Pavilion (2,700)Lewisburg, PA
Mar 6 2:00 pm, CBSSN
(9)
at (4) Army Semifinals
W 60–38
13–19
Christl Arena (1,107)West Point, NY
Mar 9 7:30 pm, CBSSN
(9)
at (2) Lehigh Championship
W 59–56
14–19
Stabler Arena (4,587)Bethlehem, PA
NCAA tournament
Mar 16 *6:40 pm, truTV
(16 W)
vs. (16 W) Southern First Four
W 59–55
15–19
UD Arena (12,582)Dayton, OH
Mar 18 *7:50 pm, truTV
(16 W)
vs. (1 W) No. 5 Oregon First Round
L 52–91
15–20
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,274)Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in
Eastern Time ..
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics