2015–16 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	16–16 (7–11 CAA)
Head coach	Matt Matheny (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jack Wooten Monty Sanders Chris Long
Home arena	Alumni Gym
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    ESPN:    (70)
Tyler Sebring PF	Normal, Illinois	Normal Community High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Jul 29, 2014
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Karolis Kundrotas PF	Kaunas, Lithuania	Barking Abbey School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jun 5, 2015
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved July 15, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Brian Dawkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Bishop Kenny Jacksonville, Florida G 1 Luke Eddy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr George Washington Charleston, West Virginia G 2 Dmitri Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Orlando Christian Prep Orlando, Florida G 3 Tanner Samson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Regis Jesuit Littleton, Colorado F 4 Collin Luther 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Hampton Pittsburgh G 5 Sam Hershberger (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Butler Vandalia, Ohio F 10 Karolis Kundrotas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Barking Abbey School Kaunas, Lithuania G/F 12 Christian Hairston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Greensboro Day School Greensboro, North Carolina G 13 Dainan Swoope (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Kansas City, Kansas F 14 Jack Anton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Archbishop Moeller Mason, Ohio C 15 Tony Sabato 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Archbishop Moeller Cincinnati G 20 Sheldon Eberhardt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Middle Creek Apex, North Carolina F 21 Jack George 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Carmel Catholic Libertyville, Illinois G 22 Steven Santa Ana 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Ardrey Kell Charlotte, North Carolina G 25 Ryder Bowline (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Forsyth Central Cumming, Georgia F 30 Wes Brewer (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Walter Williams Burlington, North Carolina F 41 Tyler Seibring 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Normal Community Normal, Illinois G 42 Patrick Ryan (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 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)	Mack Sports Complex (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.

See also

2015–16 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team