2015–16 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 North Carolina †	14	–	4	.778	33	–	7	.825
No. 4 Virginia	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 10 Miami (FL)	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
No. 16 Louisville*	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
Notre Dame	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
No. 19 Duke	11	–	7	.611	25	–	11	.694
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Clemson	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Pittsburgh	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	23	–	14	.622
Georgia Tech	8	–	10	.444	21	–	15	.583
Florida State	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
NC State	5	–	13	.278	16	–	17	.485
Wake Forest	2	–	16	.111	11	–	20	.355
Boston College	0	–	18	.000	7	–	25	.219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC tournament and the 2016 NCAA tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack are led by fifth year head coach Mark Gottfried. The team will play its home games at PNC Arena and will remain members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the season 22–14, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they defeated LSU in the second round and Villanova in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to fellow ACC member Louisville.

Pre-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Trevor Lacey	1	G	6'4"	210	RS Junior	Huntsville, AL	Declared for 2015 NBA draft
Patrick Wallace	20	G	6'1"	195	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	Walk-on; transferred to Charleston Southern
Ralston Turner	22	G	6'6"	205	RS Senior	Muscle Shoals, AL	Graduated
Staats Battle	30	G	6'6"	203	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Graduated
Kyle Washington	32	F/C	6'9"	230	Sophomore	Champlin, MN	Transferred to Cincinnati

Class of 2015 signees

In addition to freshman signees Shaun Kirk and Maverick Rowan, NC State also added University of Charlotte transfer Torin Dorn. Dorn, a sophomore guard who will redshirt the 2015–2016 season due to NCAA transfer rules, was the 2015 Conference USA Freshman of the Year.^[1]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shaun Kirk SF	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 27, 2015
Shaun Kirk SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Maverick Rowan SF	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Cardinal Gibbons HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 2, 2015
Maverick Rowan SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
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 NC State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.

Note: Maverick Rowan attended Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, not to be confused with Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Roster

2015–16 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Abdul-Malik Abu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Boston, Massachusetts
F	1	Lennard Freeman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
G	2	Torin Dorn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	Terry Henderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	4	Chris Brickhouse (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	12	Anthony Barber	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Newport News, Virginia
G	13	Chris Corchiani, Jr. (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Raleigh, North Carolina
G/F	14	Caleb Martin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Mocksville, North Carolina
G/F	15	Cody Martin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Mocksville, North Carolina
F	21	BeeJay Anya	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jr	Gaithersburg, Maryland
G/F	22	Shaun Kirk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Whiteville, North Carolina
G/F	24	Maverick Rowan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	25	Chase Cannon (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Morehead City, North Carolina

Head coach

Mark Gottfried (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 4 2015

Season

Non-conference Play

NC State opened the season with a 85–68 loss at home to William & Mary. During the loss, guard Terry Henderson suffered torn ligaments in his right ankle and is expected to miss 6–8 weeks.^[2]

Conference Play

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 8, 2015* 2:00 PM	Cal State Los Angeles	W 71–54		21 – Barber	9 – Abu	6 – Barber	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 13, 2015* 8:00 PM, ESPN3	William & Mary	W 85–68	0–1	21 – Caleb Martin	6 – Abu, Anya	6 – Barber	PNC Arena (16,377) Raleigh, NC
Nov 15, 2015* 6:00 PM, ESPNU	South Alabama Legends Classic						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Nov 18, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	IUPUI Legends Classic						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Nov 23, 2015* 9:30 PM, ESPN3	vs. Arizona State Legends Classic semifinals						Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Nov 24, 2015* 5:30 PM or 8:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN2	vs. Marquette or LSU Legends Classic						Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Nov 27, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Winthrop						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Dec 1, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Dec 5, 2015* 12:00 PM, RSN (FS South)	Bucknell						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Dec 13, 2015* 4:00 PM, ESPNU	at South Florida						USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
Dec 16, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	High Point						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Dec 19, 2015* 6:00 PM, SECN	at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
Dec 22, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	UNC Greensboro						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Dec 29, 2015* 7:00 PM, RSN	Northeastern						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
ACC Regular season
Jan 2, 2016 2:30 PM, ACCN	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Jan 7, 2016 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	Louisville						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Jan 10, 2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Wake Forest Tobacco Road Rivalry						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 13, 2016 9:00 PM, ACCN	Florida State						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Jan 16, 2016 12:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	at North Carolina Carolina–State Game						Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 19, 2016 8:00 PM, ACCN	at Pittsburgh						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 23, 2016 2:00 PM, CBS	Duke Tobacco Road Rivalry						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Jan 27, 2016 8:00 PM, ACCN	Georgia Tech						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Jan 30, 2016 3:00 PM, ACCN	Miami (FL)						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 1, 2016 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Feb 6, 2016 2:00 PM or 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	at Duke Tobacco Road Rivalry						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Feb 13, 2016 12:00 PM, RSN (FS South)	Wake Forest Tobacco Road Rivalry						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 15, 2016 7:00 PM, ESPN	at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Feb 20, 2016 3:00 PM, ACCN	Clemson						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 24, 2016 8:00 PM, ACCN	North Carolina Carolina–State Game						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 27, 2016 2:00 PM, ACCN	at Syracuse						Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Mar 2, 2016 9:00 PM, RSN	Boston College						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Mar 5, 2016 12:00 PM, CBS	at Notre Dame						Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
March 8–12, 2016	vs.						Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Torin Dorn, Conference USA Freshman of the Year, transfers to NC State Wolfpack". Retrieved 2015-08-07.
^ "NC State guard injures ankle, out 6-8 weeks". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.

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^ "2015-2016 Schedule". Go Pack.

[1] "Torin Dorn, Conference USA Freshman of the Year, transfers to NC State Wolfpack". Retrieved 2015-08-07.

[2] "NC State guard injures ankle, out 6-8 weeks". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.

[3] "2015-2016 Schedule". Go Pack.

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