2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:Harvard Crimson
Conference:Ivy League
Short Conf:Ivy
Record:14–16
Conf Record:6–8
Hc Year:9th
Asst Coach1:Brian DeStefano
Asst Coach2:Brian Eskildsen
Asst Coach3:Christian Webster

The 2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by ninth year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at Lavietes Pavilion and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 14–16, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place.

Previous season

The Crimson finished the season 22–8, 11–3 in Ivy League play to share to the regular season Ivy League title with Yale. They earned the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Yale in a One-game playoff, the ninth one-game playoff tie breaker in Ivy League history. In the NCAA Tournament, the Crimson lost to North Carolina in the second round.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
1 G 6'0" 170 Junior Left the team for personal reasons
Alex Nesbitt 2 G 6'1" 175 Senior Graduated
Matt Brown 3 G 6'3" 205 Senior Graduated
Steve Moundou-Missi 14 F 6'7" 225 Senior Graduated
23 G/F 6'5" 215 Senior Graduated
Jonah Travis 24 F 6'6" 225 Senior Graduated
Kenyatta Smith 25 C 6'8" 245 Senior Graduated
Charlie Anastasi 32 F 6'6" 225 Senior Graduated

Recruiting class of 2015

Class of 2016

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style="background:#991111; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#991111; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular seasonSource: [1]

Notes and References

  1. http://gocrimson.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/schedule 2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball schedule