2015–16_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men's_basketball_team

2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball
Legends Classic champions
Conference	Big East Conference\|Big East
Record	20–13 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach	Steve Wojciechowski (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Carrawell; Stan Johnson; Brett Nelson;
Home arena	BMO Harris Bradley Center
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by second-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski, played their home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in seventh place. They defeated St. John's in the first round of the Big East tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Xavier. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 9, 2015* 7:00 pm		Valley City State	W 97–58		BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,156) Milwaukee, WI
Regular season
Nov 13, 2015* 8:00 pm, FSN		Belmont Legends Classic	L 80–83	0–1	BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,628) Milwaukee, WI
Nov 16, 2015* 8:00 pm, FS1		IUPUI Legends Classic	W 75–71 ^OT	1–1	BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,597) Milwaukee, WI
Nov 19, 2015* 8:00 pm, FS1		Iowa Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 61–89	1–2	BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,297) Milwaukee, WI
Nov 23, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 22 LSU Legends Classic Semifinal	W 81–80	2–2	Barclays Center (5,775) Brooklyn, NY
Nov 24, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Arizona State Legends Classic Championship	W 78–73 ^OT	3–2	Barclays Center (4,777) Brooklyn, NY
Nov 29, 2015* 12:30 pm, FS1		Jackson State	W 80–61	4–2	BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,764) Milwaukee, WI
Dec 2, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS2		Grambling State	W 95–49	5–2	BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,618) Milwaukee, WI
Dec 5, 2015* 1:30 pm, FSN		Maine	W 104–67	6–2	BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,304) Milwaukee, WI
Dec 8, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS2		San Jose State	W 80–62	7–2	BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,696) Milwaukee, WI
Dec 12, 2015* 12:30 pm, ESPN2		at Wisconsin Rivalry	W 57–55	8–2	Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI
Dec 22, 2015* 6:00 pm, FS1		Chicago State	W 91–74	9–2	BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,937) Milwaukee, WI
Dec 27, 2015* 1:30 pm, FS1		Presbyterian	W 84–66	10–2	BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,226) Milwaukee, WI
Dec 30, 2015 6:00 pm, FS1		Seton Hall	L 63–83	10–3 (0–1)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,314) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 2, 2016 4:30 pm, FS1		at Georgetown Big East New Year's Marathon	L 70–80	10–4 (0–2)	Verizon Center (10,253) Washington, D.C.
Jan 5, 2016 6:00 pm, FS1		at No. 8 Providence	W 65–64	11–4 (1–2)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,446) Providence, RI
Jan 9, 2016 1:00 pm, FSN		St. John's	W 81–75	12–4 (2–2)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,468) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 13, 2016 7:30 pm, FS1		at No. 6 Villanova	L 68–83	15–5 (2–3)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
Jan 16, 2016 1:30 pm, FS1		No. 7 Xavier	L 66–74	12–6 (2–4)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,864) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 20, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1		DePaul	L 56–57	12–7 (2–5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,695) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 23, 2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at St. John's	W 78–73	13–7 (3–5)	Carnesecca Arena (1,032) Queens, NY
Jan 27, 2016* 8:00 pm, FS1		Stetson	W 74–60	14–7	BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,756) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 30, 2016 11 am, FS1		Butler	W 75–69	15–7 (4–5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,234) Milwaukee, WI
Feb 3, 2016 7:30 pm, FS1		at Seton Hall	L 62–79	15–8 (4–6)	Prudential Center (6,008) Newark, NJ
Feb 6, 2016 11 am, FS1		at No. 6 Xavier	L 82–90	15–9 (4–7)	Cintas Center (10,509) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 10, 2016 6:00 pm, FS1		No. 20 Providence	W 96–91 ^2OT	16–9 (5–7)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,616) Milwaukee, WI
Feb 13, 2016 7:00 pm, FSN		Creighton	L 62–65	16–10 (5–8)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,844) Milwaukee, WI
Feb 20, 2016 1:00 pm, FSN		at DePaul	W 73–60	17–10 (6–8)	Allstate Arena (8,524) Rosemont, IL
Feb 24, 2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Creighton	W 66–61	18–10 (7–8)	CenturyLink Center (17,412) Omaha, NE
Feb 27, 2016 12:30 pm, FOX		No. 1 Villanova	L 79–89	18–11 (7–9)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (19,043) Milwaukee, WI
Mar 1, 2016 8:12 pm, FS1		Georgetown	W 88–87	19–11 (8–9)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,957) Milwaukee, WI
Mar 5, 2016 1:30 pm, FSN		at Butler	L 74–95	19–12 (8–10)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,244) Indianapolis, IN
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 2016 9:30 pm, FS1	(7)	vs. (10) St. John's First round	W 101–93	20–12	Madison Square Garden (12,604) New York City, NY
Mar 10, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1	(7)	vs. (2) No. 5 Xavier Quarterfinals	L 72–90	20–13	Madison Square Garden (13,813) New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Juan Anderson	10	F	6'6"	215	Senior	Oakland, CA	Graduated
Matt Carlino	13	G	6'2"	175	RS Senior	Arcadia, AZ	Graduated
John Dawson	2	G	6'2"	205	Sophomore	Clovis, NM	Transferred to Liberty
Matthew Mache	54	F	6'5"	215	Sophomore	Glen Ellyn, IL	Walk-on didn't return
Steve Taylor Jr	25	F	6'7"	240	Junior	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Toledo
Derrick Wilson	12	G	6'1"	210	Senior	Anchorage, AK	Graduated

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Henry Ellenson PF	Rice Lake, WI	Rice Lake High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 9, 2014
Henry Ellenson PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Haanif Cheatham SG	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Pembroke Pines Charter High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 5, 2014
Haanif Cheatham SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83
Matt Heldt C	Neenah, WI	Neenah High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 1, 2014
Matt Heldt C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Sacar Anim SG	Minneapolis, MN	De La Salle Collegiate High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 23, 2015
Sacar Anim SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Traci Carter PG	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Life Center Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Mar 10, 2015
Traci Carter PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 25, 2015.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Villanova	16	–	2	.889	35	–	5	.875
No. 9 Xavier	14	–	4	.778	28	–	5	.848
No. 20 Seton Hall †	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Providence	10	–	8	.556	24	–	11	.686
Butler	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Creighton	9	–	9	.500	20	–	15	.571
Marquette	8	–	10	.444	20	–	13	.606
Georgetown	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
DePaul	3	–	15	.167	9	–	22	.290
St. John's	1	–	17	.056	8	–	24	.250

† 2016 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll