2015-2016 UNC Asheville Bulldogs

2015-2016 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
3 Trae Bryant Fr PG 6-1 190 Mar 5, 1997 Wilmington (NC) United States John T. Hoggard High School
41 John Cannon Sr C 6-10 240 Nov 22, 1992 Burnsville (NC) United States Mountain Heritage High School
25 Jacob Casper Jr G 6-3 190 - Asheville (NC) United States Carolina Day School
4 Jack Costigan RS-Fr SG 6-3 200 - Cary (NC) United States Green Hope High School
31 Sam Hughes Sr G 6-4 210 - Battleboro (NC) United States Greenfield School
12 Raekwon Miller So G 6-3 175 Apr 18, 1996 Marion (NC) United States McDowell High School
13 David Robertson Jr G 6-3 195 - Cary (NC) United States Green Hope High School
24 Dylan Smith Fr SG 6-5 170 Jul 6, 1997 Birmingham (AL) United States Hoover High School
22 Dwayne Sutton Fr SG 6-5 220 Feb 26, 1997 Louisville (KY) United States duPont Manual High School
14 Ahmad Thomas So GF 6-3 220 Feb 8, 1995 Danville (VA) United States Hargrave Military Academy
10 Kevin Vannatta So G 6-2 200 Dec 18, 1995 Columbus (OH) United States Upper Arlington High School
32 Will Weeks Jr F 6-6 220 Sep 30, 1992 Charlotte (NC) United States Christ School
11 Isaiah White RS-Fr SG 6-5 195 Dec 4, 1997 Ellicott City (MD) United States Centennial High School
2 Alec Wnuk So F 6-7 205 Dec 18, 1995 Cary (NC) United States Christ School
21 Giacomo Zilli Jr PF 6-9 255 Apr 4, 1995 Cividale Del Friuli Italy Mt. Zion Christian Academy

Recent UNC Asheville Bulldogs History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 22-12 (12-4) 2nd (Big South) Runner Up N/A
2022-2023 27-8 (16-2) 1st (Big South) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 17-15 (8-8) 5th (Big South) 1st Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 10-10 (9-5) 6th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 15-16 (8-10) 5th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 4-27 (2-14) 10th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 21-13 (13-5) 1st (Big South) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2016-2017 23-10 (15-3) 1st (Big South) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2015-2016 22-12 (12-6) 3rd (Big South) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2014-2015 15-16 (10-8) 6th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 17-15 (10-6) 4th (Big South) 3rd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 16-16 (10-6) 4th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 24-10 (16-2) 1st (Big South) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2010-2011 20-14 (11-7) 3rd (Big South) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 15-16 (11-7) 4th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 15-16 (10-8) 4th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 23-10 (10-4) 1st (Big South) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2006-2007 12-19 (6-8) 5th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 9-19 (6-10) 7th (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 11-17 (8-8) 3rd (Big South) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 9-20 (6-10) 7th (Big South) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 15-17 (8-8) 3rd (Big South) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd

2015-2016 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Dylan Smith All-Big South Honorable Mention Team
Dwayne Sutton Big South Tournament MVP
Dwayne Sutton Big South All-Tournament Team
Ahmad Thomas Big South All-Tournament Team
Dylan Smith Big South All-Freshman Team
Dwayne Sutton Big South All-Freshman Team
Dylan Smith Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team

2015-2016 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Vannatta A. Thomas D. Smith S. Hughes D. Sutton
Rotation R. Miller D. Robertson W. Weeks    
Rotation T. Bryant        
Lim PT   I. White A. Wnuk G. Zilli J. Cannon

2015-2016 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Dylan Smith 34 27.3 13.5 2.6 1.9 1.0 0.3 2.6
Dwayne Sutton 34 30.5 12.0 7.7 1.3 1.6 0.7 1.7
Kevin Vannatta 34 34.0 11.5 4.2 2.7 1.2 0.1 1.7
Ahmad Thomas 34 27.9 11.1 6.6 1.9 2.1 0.1 2.0
Sam Hughes 34 26.4 10.9 4.5 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.8
Will Weeks 33 24.9 6.8 4.3 1.8 1.1 0.1 1.2
David Robertson 15 21.5 4.9 1.5 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.8
Raekwon Miller 18 11.9 4.8 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.7
John Cannon 17 6.4 3.4 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.4
Trae Bryant 22 10.6 2.4 1.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.9
Giacomo Zilli 14 5.0 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6
Alec Wnuk 19 5.6 1.4 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5
Isaiah White 1 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2015-2016 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Nick McDevitt Head Coach 2013-2014 Associate Head Coach (UNC Asheville, 2011 to 2013)
Brett Carey Assistant Coach 2008-2009 N/A
Logan Johnson Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Sean Dixon Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Janet Cone Athletic Director 2004-2005 N/A
Madison Davis Director of Basketball Operations 2013-2014 N/A
Sam Rardin Assistant Director of Basketball Operations 2015-2016 N/A
Omar Ahmad Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Tim White Director of Sports Medicine 2014-2015 N/A
Nick Phillips Director of Communications 2014-2015 N/A