2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Big Red, led by sixth year head coach Bill Courtney , played their home games at Newman Arena and were members of the Ivy League . They finished the season 10–18, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
On March 14, 2016, Cornell fired head coach Bill Courtney.[ 1] He finished at Cornell with a six-year record of 60–113. On April 18, the school hired Brian Earl as head coach.[ 2]
Previous season
The Big Red finished the season 13–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
Departures
Recruiting
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Stone Gettings #66 PF
Los Angeles, CA
Loyola High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Oct 26, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 66
Donovan Wright SG
Blairstown, NJ
Blair Academy
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
N/A
Jul 7, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Joel Davis SG
Goldsboro, NC
Wayne Country Day School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
N/A
Jul 8, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Troy Whiteside SG
Knoxville, TN
Webb School Of Knoxville
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Aug 31, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Matt Morgan PF
Concord, NC
Cox Mill High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
N/A
Sep 12, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Joseph Ritter PF
Dallas, TX
Woodrow Wilson High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
Oct 1, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Xavier Eaglin SF
Dayton, TX
Dayton High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Feb 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:
Recruiting class of 2016
College recruiting information (2016)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Josh Warren #114 PF
Downingtown, PA
Downingtown West High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sep 20, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 55
Jerry Ben PF
New Haven, MI
New Haven High School
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
N/A
Apr 1, 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:
Roster
2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
David Onuorah
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Marist HS
Lithonia, GA
G
1
Darryl Smith
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Blue Ridge School
Chesapeake, VA
F
3
Donovan Wright
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Blair Academy
Easton, PA
G
4
Troy Whiteside
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
The Webb School
Knoxville, TN
G
5
Robert Hatter
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Westside HS
Houston, TX
G
10
Matt Morgan
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Cox Mill HS
Concord, NC
G
11
Desmond Fleming
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
The Woodlands College Park HS
The Woodlands, TX
F
12
Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Gonzaga College HS
Rockville, MD
F
13
Stone Gettings
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Loyola HS
Calabasas, CA
C
15
Braxston Bunce
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Sr
Kelowna Secondary School
Kelowna, BC
G/F
20
Will Bathurst
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Olean HS
Olean, NY
G
21
Kyle Brown
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Newport HS
Bellevue, WA
G
22
Robert Mischler
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
Sr
Marian HS
Mishawaka, IN
G
23
Joel Davis
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Wayne Country Day School
Goldsboro, NC
G/F
24
Pat Smith
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Archbishop Wood Catholic HS
Chalfont, PA
G
25
JoJo Fallas
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Shalhevet HS
Los Angeles, CA
F
30
Joseph Bayless
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Woodrow Wilson HS
Dallas, TX
G
32
Jack Gordon
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
St. Mark's School
Dallas, TX
F
34
Xavier Eaglin
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Dayton HS
Raywood, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 3]
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia Tech
L 81–116
0–1
Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
11/16/2015 *7:00 pm
at Colgate
W 101–98 2OT[ 4]
1–1
Cotterell Court (814)Hamilton, NY
11/18/2015 *6:00 pm
Binghamton
W 76–59
2–1
Newman Arena (1,204)Ithaca, NY
11/21/2015 *3:15 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius
L 62–87
2–2
Koessler Athletic Center (1,310)Buffalo, NY
11/23/2015 *8:30 pm
Penn State Harrisburg
W 76–47
3–2
Newman Arena (991)Ithaca, NY
11/25/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Pittsburgh
L 49–93
3–3
Peterson Events Center (7,720)Pittsburgh, PA
11/29/2015 *2:00 pm
at UMass Lowell
L 77–80
3–4
Costello Athletic Center (407)Lowell, MA
12/01/2015 *7:00 pm
Siena
W 81–80
4–4
Newman Arena (1,017)Ithaca, NY
12/05/2015 *2:00 pm
Lafayette
W 85–69
5–4
Newman Arena (1,934)Ithaca, NY
12/19/2015 *12:00 pm, RSN
at Syracuse
L 46–67
5–5
Carrier Dome (18,295)Syracuse, NY
12/22/2015 *6:00 pm
Monmouth
L 69–78
5–6
Newman Arena (2,034)Ithaca, NY
12/28/2015 *7:00 pm
at Saint Peter's
W 65–62
6–6
Yanitelli Center (611)Jersey City, NJ
01/02/2016 *7:00 pm
Albany
L 70–75
6–7
Newman Arena (1,421)Ithaca, NY
01/06/2016 *7:00 pm
at Howard
W 84–81
7–7
Burr Gymnasium (305)Washington, D.C.
Ivy League regular season
01/16/2016 7:00 pm
at Columbia
L 70–74
7–8 (0–1)
Levien Gymnasium (2,236)New York City, NY
01/23/2016 4:00 pm
Columbia
L 68–79
7–9 (0–2)
Newman Arena (3,935)Ithaca, NY
01/29/2016 7:00 pm
at Harvard
W 77–65
8–9 (1–2)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,712)Cambridge, MA
01/30/2016 7:00 pm
at Dartmouth
W 77–73
9–9 (2–2)
Leede Arena (899)Hanover, NH
02/05/2016 7:00 pm
at Brown
L 80–86
9–10 (2–3)
Pizzitola Sports Center (738)Providence, RI
02/06/2016 7:00 pm
at Yale
L 52–83
9–11 (2–4)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,684)New Haven, CT
02/12/2016 6:00 pm, ASN
Princeton
L 56–85
9–12 (2–5)
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
02/13/2016 6:00 pm
Penn
L 84–92
9–13 (2–6)
Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
02/19/2016 7:00 pm
Dartmouth
L 66–78
9–14 (2–7)
Newman Arena (1,098)Ithaca, NY
02/20/2016 6:00 pm
Harvard
L 74–76
9–15 (2–8)
Newman Arena (1,938)Ithaca, NY
02/26/2016 7:00 pm
at Penn
L 67–79
9–16 (2–9)
The Palestra (2,058)Philadelphia, PA
02/27/2016 6:00 pm
at Princeton
L 60–74
9–17 (2–10)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,992)Princeton, NJ
03/04/2016 6:00 pm, ASN
Yale
L 64–88
9–18 (2–11)
Newman Arena (1,734)Ithaca, NY
03/05/2016 6:00 pm
Brown
W 75–71
10–18 (3–11)
Newman Arena (1,629)Ithaca, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References