2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record20–12 (11–7 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Linder
    (taking leave of absence)
  • John Rillie
  • Danny Henderson
  • Isaac Williams
    (replacing Linder)
Home arenaTaco Bell Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Diego State 16 – 2   .889 28 – 10   .737
Fresno State † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714
Boise State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Nevada 10 – 8   .556 24 – 14   .632
New Mexico 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531
Colorado State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
UNLV 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
Utah State 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
Wyoming 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Air Force 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438
San Jose State 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
† Conference tournament winner

The 2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by sixth year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Colorado State. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament after declining an invitation from the inaugural Vegas 16.

Previous season

The Broncos finished the season 25–9, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win a share of the Mountain West regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Wyoming. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Dayton.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dezmyn Trent 0 G 6'4" 206 Junior Tacoma, WA Dismissed following an arrest[1]
Derrick Marks 2 G 6'3" 204 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Kevin Allen 4 F 6'11" 250 Junior Ecorse, MI Transferred to Emporia State
Joe Hanstad 5 G 6'4" 203 Senior Dickinson, ND Graduated
Igor Hadziomerovic 12 G 6'4" 214 Senior Melbourne, Australia Graduated
Chris Nealey 14 G 6'2" 202 Sophomore Santa Ana, CA Left team for personal reasons
Rob Heyer 22 G/F 6'3" 206 Senior Worland, WY Graduated
Jake Ness 34 F 6'8" 225 Senior Coeur d'Alene, ID Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Lonnie Jackson 25 G 6'4" 175 Senior Valencia, CA Transferred from Boston College. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jackson graduated from Boston College.
James Reid 55 G 6'3" 200 Senior Bend, OR Transferred from Arkansas–Little Rock. Will sit out 2015–16 due to transfer rules and have one year of eligibility starting in 2016–17.

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Paris Austin
PG 		Oakland, CA Bishop O'Dowd High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Nov 1, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Malek Harwell
PG 		Pocatello, ID Century High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 14, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Robin Jorch
F 		Berlin, Germany 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Aug 24, 2015 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • 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 April 24, 2014.

Roster

2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Mikey Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Canyon Springs HS North Las Vegas, NV
G/F 3 Anthony Drmic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Sr Australian Institute of Sport Endeavour Hills, Australia
G 5 Malek Harwell Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Century HS Pocatello, ID
F 10 Robin Jorch 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr International Berlin Basketball Academy Berlin, Germany
F 11 Zach Haney 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Atascocita HS Humble, TX
G 12 Collin Landry (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Jesuit HS Portland, Oregon
F 13 Nicholas Duncan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Australian Institute of Sport Sydney, AUS
F 15 Chandler Hutchison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Mission Viejo HS Mission Viejo, CA
G 20 Cody Spjute (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Borah HS Boise, Idaho
G 21 Montigo Alford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Sr CSI Bloomington, CA
F 23 James Webb III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Jr North Idaho College Augusta, GA
G 25 Lonnie Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Sr Boston College Valencia, CA
G 30 Paris Austin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
C 33 David Wacker Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 233 lb (106 kg) So Judson HS Converse, TX
G 55 James Reid (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Arkansas–Little Rock Bend, OR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Mikey Thompson attempts a free throw vs. Colorado State on 1/2/16.

Schedule

[2] The Mountain West released their conference schedule on June 24. Games may be moved to accommodate TV.[3] Their full schedule was released on September 15.[4]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015*
8:00 pm 		Northwest W 79–55 
Taco Bell Arena (4,340)
Boise, ID
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Montana L 72–74  0–1
 Dahlberg Arena (5,421)
Missoula, MT
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, RTNW 		Northern Arizona W 101–81  1–1
 Taco Bell Arena (4,489)
Boise, ID
11/19/2015*
6:30 pm, P12N 		at No. 12 Arizona
Wooden Legacy 		L 76–88  1–2
 McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm 		Concordia (OR) W 100–53  2–2
 Taco Bell Arena (3,397)
Boise, ID
11/26/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. UC Irvine
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals 		W 71–64  3–2
 Titan Gym (2,341)
Fullerton, CA
11/27/2015*
3:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 3 Michigan State
Wooden Legacy semifinals 		L 67–77  3–3
 Titan Gym (3,173)
Fullerton, CA
11/29/2015*
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. No. 11 Arizona
Wooden Legacy 3rd place game 		L 59–68  3–4
 Honda Center (4,393)
Anaheim, CA
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm 		Willamette W 100–36  4–4
 Taco Bell Arena (3,426)
Boise, ID
12/05/2015*
8:00 pm, theW.tv 		at Portland W 81–71  5–4
 Chiles Center (2,282)
Portland, OR
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm 		Loyola Marymount W 67–66  6–4
 Taco Bell Arena (4,151)
Boise, ID
12/12/2015*
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 24 Oregon[5] W 74–72  7–4
 Taco Bell Arena (10,239)
Boise, ID
12/20/2015*
12:00 pm, RTNW 		Bradley
MWC–MVC Challenge 		W 90–70  8–4
 Taco Bell Arena (4,405)
Boise, ID
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm 		UC Davis W 64–56  9–4
 Taco Bell Arena (5,592)
Boise, ID
Mountain West regular season
01/02/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Colorado State W 84–80  10–4
(1–0) 		Taco Bell Arena (6,749)
Boise, ID
01/05/2016
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Utah State W 76–61  11–4
(2–0) 		Smith Spectrum (8,330)
Logan, UT
01/09/2016
4:00 pm, RTNW 		Fresno State W 81–70  12–4
(3–0) 		Taco Bell Arena (8,140)
Boise, ID
01/13/2016
8:00 pm, MWN 		at Nevada W 74–67  13–4
(4–0) 		Lawlor Events Center (7,564)
Reno, NV
01/16/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		San Diego State L 53–56  13–5
(4–1) 		Taco Bell Arena (10,421)
Boise, ID
01/20/2016
7:00 pm 		San Jose State W 94–69  14–5
(5–1) 		Taco Bell Arena (5,992)
Boise, ID
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Wyoming W 81–71  15–5
(6–1) 		Arena-Auditorium (6,091)
Laramie, WY
01/27/2016
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UNLV L 77–87  15–6
(6–2) 		Thomas & Mack Center (12,586)
Paradise, NV
01/30/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		New Mexico L 83–88  15–7
(6–3) 		Taco Bell Arena (7,355)
Boise, ID
02/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Utah State W 70–67  16–7
(7–3) 		Taco Bell Arena (5,544)
Boise, ID
02/06/2016
12:00 pm, RTNW 		at Air Force L 53–61  16–8
(7–4) 		Clune Arena (2,097)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/10/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Colorado State L 93–97 2OT 16–9
(7–5) 		Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		Wyoming W 94–71  17–9
(8–5) 		Taco Bell Arena (7,334)
Boise, ID
02/17/2016
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at New Mexico L 78–80  17–10
(8–6) 		The Pit (12,434)
Albuquerque, NM
02/23/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		UNLV W 81–69  18–10
(9–6) 		Taco Bell Arena (4,605)
Boise, ID
02/27/2016
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		at San Diego State W 66–63  19–10
(10–6) 		Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
03/02/2016
7:00 pm, MWN 		Nevada W 76–57  20–10
(11–6) 		Taco Bell Arena (8,495)
Boise, ID
03/05/2016
3:00 pm, MWN 		at San Jose State L 63–68  20–11
(11–7) 		Event Center Arena (1,759)
San Jose, CA
Mountain West tournament
03/10/2016
9:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Colorado State
Quarterfinals 		L 81–88  20–12
 Thomas & Mack Center (6,325)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

  1. ^ "Trent arrested, dismissed from Boise State men's basketball team". Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Boise State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. ^ https://mwc-platform-secure.silverchalice.co/v3/images/contents/558ae136e4b0b12dec98dfdf[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Boise State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  5. ^ http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/070215aaa.html [dead link‍]