The 2015–16 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by ninth year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Davidson. While the two other teams who tied with Saint Bonaventure for the A-10 title received at-large bids to the NCAA tournament, the Bonnies were one of the "First Four Out" and instead received a top seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Wagner.
Previous season The Bonnies finished the 2014–15 season 18–13, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Dayton. For the second consecutive year, the Bonnies accumulated a winning record but did not receive an invite the postseason; the team failed to receive a bid to the National Invitation Tournament and, in accordance with school policy, preemptively ruled out participating in either the College Basketball Invitational or CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Iakeem Alston 0 G 6'2" 180 Junior Baltimore, MD Graduate transferred to West Georgia Opeyemi Olomo 2 G 5'11" 175 Senior Brooklyn, NY Walk-on; graduated Jalen Adems 4 G 6'5" 185 RS Freshman Saginaw, MI Transferred to Mott Community College Jordan Gathers 5 G 6'3" 200 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduate transferred to Butler Xavier Smith 11 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Plano, TX Transferred to Tarleton State Chris Dees 15 F/C 6'8" 260 Senior Sylmar, CA Graduated Andell Cumberbatch 23 G 6'5" 195 Senior East Orange, NJ Graduated Quentin Weinerman 24 G 5'8" 160 Sophomore Westlake Village, CA Walk-on; didn't return Youssou Ndoye 35 C 7'0" 245 Senior Dakar, Senegal Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School David Andoh 0 F 6'7" 220 Senior Montreal, QC Transferred from Liberty. Under NCAA transfer rules, Andoh will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. Matt Mobley 2 G 6'1" 175 Junior Worcester, MA Transferred from Central Connecticut. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mobley will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Courtney Stockard 11 G 6'5" 185 Junior St. Louis, MO Junior college transferred from Allen Community College
Incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Atlantic 10 regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic 10 tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NIT
See also 2015–16 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team
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