2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 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
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 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
Recruiting 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:
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
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
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
233 lb (106 kg)
So
Judson HS
Converse, TX
G
55
James Reid (I)
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