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
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	24–9 (11–3 WAC)
Head coach	Rod Barnes (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Conarroe James Alford Marc Hsu
Home arena	Icardo Center

2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

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 Rod Barnes (Mississippi) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Conarroe (Colorado College) James Alford (Arizona) Marc Hsu (Cabrini College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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.