2015–16 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

2015–16 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
WAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record24–9 (11–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Conarroe
  • James Alford
  • Marc Hsu
Home arenaIcardo Center
Seasons
2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 13 – 1   .929 23 – 11   .676
Grand Canyon* 11 – 3   .786 27 – 7   .794
Cal State Bakersfield † 11 – 3   .786 24 – 9   .727
Seattle 7 – 7   .500 15 – 17   .469
Utah Valley 6 – 8   .429 12 – 18   .400
UMKC 4 – 10   .286 12 – 19   .387
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 4 – 10   .286 8 – 22   .267
Chicago State 0 – 14   .000 4 – 28   .125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2016 WAC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners were led by fifth year head coach Rod Barnes and played their home games at the Icardo Center. The Roadrunners competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 11–3 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Chicago State, Seattle, and New Mexico State to be champions of the WAC tournament. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their first ever appearance, where they lost in the first round to Oklahoma.

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the season 14–19, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tyrell Corbin 2 G 6'0" 185 Senior Salt Lake City, UT Graduated
Javonte Maynor 3 G 6'0" 180 RS Senior Snellville, GA Graduated
Dashawn Richmond 5 G 6'3" 200 Junior Staten Island, NY Transferred to Iona
Kregg Jones 15 F 6'8" 235 RS Senior Saint George, Barbados Graduated
Abdul Ahmed 23 C 6'10" 240 RS Senior London, England Graduated
Dee Wallace 25 G 5'10" 150 RS Senior Oxford, MS Graduated
J. J. Thomas 30 F 6'5" 215 RS Senior Opelousas, LA Graduated
Brandon Morris 31 F 6'7" 215 Junior Lithonia, GA Left the team for personal reasons

2015 incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
RaVonn Posey
C 		Milwaukee, WI Sheridan College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Sep 27, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Dedrick Basile
PG 		Houston, TX Trinity Valley Community College 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 4, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Justin Pride
PG 		Huntsville, AL Columbia State Community College 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 22, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Justin Hollins
PF 		Cypress, TX San Jacinto Community College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 22, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Bradley Christian
PF 		Palm Bay, FL Paris Junior College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 19, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
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 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

2016 incoming recruits

College recruiting information (2016)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Justin Davis
SF 		San Diego, CA Morse High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 8, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 68
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:

Roster

2015–16 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Matt Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Columbia State CC
Liberty Tech HS 		Jackson, MS
G 1 Brent Wrapp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Fairview HS Boulder, CO
G 2 Kyle Ferreira (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Liberty HS Bakersfield, CA
G 3 Darryl Geyen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr The Village School Houston, TX
G 5 Dedrick Basile 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Trinity CC
Madison HS 		Houston, TX
F 10 Kevin Mays 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Odessa College
St. John's Military Academy 		Queens, NY
F 11 Jaylin Airington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Ventura College
Bowman Leadership Academy 		East Chicago, IN
F 12 Ravonn Posey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Jr Sherdian CC
Riverside HS 		Milwaukee, WI
G 23 Damiyne Durham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Oakwood HS Houston, TX
F 24 Bray Barnes (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Liberty HS Bakersfield, CA
F 33 Justin Hollins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr San Jacinto College
Trent International 		Cypress, TX
C 42 Aly Ahmed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Midland College
Trent International 		Alexandria, Egypt
G 51 Justin Pride 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Columbia State CC
Butler HS 		Huntsville, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
7:00 pm 		Bristol W 108–63 
Icardo Center (818)
Bakersfield, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
7:00 pm 		San Diego Christian W 93–69  1–0
 Icardo Center (901)
Bakersfield, CA
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm 		Idaho W 68–45  2–0
 Icardo Center (1,480)
Bakersfield, CA
11/20/2015*
12:00 pm 		Fresno Pacific W 81–68  3–0
 Icardo Center (1,946)
Bakersfield, CA
11/25/2015*
6:00 pm 		at Wyoming L 64–68  3–1
 Arena-Auditorium (4,387)
Laramie, WY
11/29/2015*
5:00 pm, CHN 		at Saint Mary's L 59–94  3–2
 McKeon Pavilion (2,340)
Moraga, CA
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Idaho L 63–67  3–3
 Memorial Gym (563)
Moscow, ID
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm 		Northern Arizona W 72–55  4–3
 Icardo Center (1,001)
Bakersfield, CA
12/12/2015*
3:30 pm 		at South Dakota W 77–67  5–3
 DakotaDome (2,006)
Vermillion, SD
12/14/2015*
7:00 pm 		Dartmouth W 69–62  6–3
 Icardo Center (975)
Bakersfield, CA
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Fresno State L 68–76  6–4
 Save Mart Center (5,105)
Fresno, CA
12/19/2015*
4:00 pm 		Menlo W 82–50  7–4
 Icardo Center (976)
Bakersfield, CA
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm 		Portland State W 78–66  8–4
 Icardo Center (1,006)
Bakersfield, CA
12/28/2015*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Arizona State L 59–75  8–5
 Wells Fargo Arena (6,625)
Tempe, AZ
12/31/2015*
1:00 pm 		Morgan State W 80–68  9–5
 Icardo Center (776)
Bakersfield, CA
01/02/2016*
5:00 pm 		at UC Riverside W 67–48  10–5
 UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (321)
Riverside, CA
WAC regular season
01/09/2016
4:05 pm 		at UMKC W 83–72  11–5
(1–0) 		Municipal Auditorium (1,786)
Kansas City, MO
01/11/2016
5:05 pm 		at Chicago State W 67–56  12–5
(2–0) 		Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (450)
Chicago, IL
01/16/2016
7:30 pm, ASN 		at Seattle W 72–52  13–5
(3–0) 		KeyArena (1,622)
Seattle, WA
01/21/2016
6:00 pm, ASN 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 77–58  14–5
(4–0) 		Icardo Center (1,501)
Bakersfield, CA
01/23/2016
7:00 pm 		New Mexico State L 67–68 2OT 14–6
(4–1) 		Icardo Center (3,880)
Bakersfield, CA
01/28/2016
6:00 pm 		at Grand Canyon L 64–70  14–7
(4–2) 		GCU Arena (7,119)
Phoenix, AZ
01/30/2016
6:00 pm 		at Utah Valley W 78–74  15–7
(5–2) 		UCCU Center (2,952)
Orem, UT
02/04/2016
7:00 pm 		UMKC W 77–66  16–7
(6–2) 		Icardo Center (1,498)
Bakersfield, CA
02/06/2016
7:00 pm 		Chicago State W 71–48  17–7
(7–2) 		Icardo Center (1,901)
Bakersfield, CA
02/13/2016
7:00 pm, ASN 		Utah Valley W 91–69  18–7
(8–2) 		Icardo Center (1,765)
Bakersfield, CA
02/18/2016
6:00 pm 		at New Mexico State L 55–63  18–8
(8–3) 		Pan American Center (4,550)
Las Cruces, NM
02/20/2016
5:00 pm 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 70–57  19–8
(9–3) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,299)
Edinburg, TX
02/27/2016
7:00 pm 		Grand Canyon W 77–62  20–8
(10–3) 		Icardo Center (3,596)
Bakersfield, CA
03/05/2016
7:00 pm 		Seattle W 93–71  21–8
(11–3) 		Icardo Center (1,661)
Bakersfield, CA
WAC tournament
03/10/2016
4:30 pm 		(2) vs. (7) Chicago State
Quarterfinals 		W 79–57  22–8
 Orleans Arena (1,472)
Paradise, NV
03/11/2016
8:30 pm 		(2) vs. (3) Seattle
Semifinals 		W 72–47  23–8
 Orleans Arena (1,729)
Paradise, NV
03/12/2016
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		(2) vs. (1) New Mexico State
Championship 		W 57–54  24–8
 Orleans Arena (1,673)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/18/2016*
1:00 pm, TNT 		(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 7 Oklahoma
First Round 		L 68–82  24–9
 Chesapeake Energy Arena (15,662)
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball - 2015-16 Schedule". CSU Bakersfield. 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.