2015–16 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bobcats, led by second year head coach Brian Fish , played their home games at Worthington Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the season 14–17, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Sacramento State .
Previous season
The Bobcats finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Big Sky tournament .
Departures
Incoming Transfers
2015 incoming recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Tyler Hall #51 SG
Rock Island, IL
Rock Island High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sep 15, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Mandrell Worthy #80 SG
Sammamish, WA
Eastside Catholic School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sep 30, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 73
Sam Neumann SF
Saint Paul, MN
Cretin-Derham Hall High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sep 27, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 73
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 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Zach Green
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Mesquite
Gilbert, AZ
G
1
Stephan Holm
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Riverton
Riverton, UT
G
3
Tyler Hall
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Rock Island
Rock Island, IL
F
4
Sam Neumann
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Cretin-Durham Hall
Saint Paul, MN
G
10
Nahjee Mathlock
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Palo Verde Tohono O'odham CC
Las Vegas, NV
F
11
Tyson Kanseyo
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
22 Feet AcademyLaramie County CC
Malden, Netherlands
F
13
Sarp Gobeloglu
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
FMV IgileGillette College
Ankara, Turkey
G
15
Mandrell Worthy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Eastside Catholic
Federal Way, WA
G
22
Marcus Colbert
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Post Falls
Post Falls, ID
G
24
Quinton Everett
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Lakeland Gillette College
Lakeland, FL
C
25
Shikei Blake
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Newark Northeastern JC
Wilmington, DE
F
33
Quinn Price
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Vista Grande
Casa Grande, AZ
F
34
Danny Robison
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Billings West
Billings, MT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015 *7:05 pm
Northwest Indian
W 114–57
Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015 *10:35 pm
at Hawaii Rainbow Classic
L 76–87
0–1
Stan Sheriff Center (6,259)Honolulu, HI
11/14/2015 *5:00 pm
vs. Hawaii–Hilo Rainbow Classic
W 90–85
1–1
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
11/15/2015 *5:00 pm
vs. Nevada Rainbow Classic
L 62–83
1–2
Stan Sheriff Center (5,271)Honolulu, HI
11/20/2015 *8:05 pm
San Jose State
W 81–69
2–2
Worthington Arena (1,806)Bozeman, MT
11/22/2015 *2:05 pm
vs. Wyoming Billings Showcase
W 83–82
3–2
Rimrock Auto Arena (4,207)Billings, MT
11/28/2015 *7:00 pm
at Wyoming
L 68–82
3–3
Arena-Auditorium (5,022)Laramie, WY
12/01/2015 *7:00 pm
at Utah Valley
W 76–72
4–3
UCCU Center (1,135)Orem, UT
12/06/2015 *1:05 pm
Nebraska–Omaha
L 97–100
4–4
Worthington Arena (1,533)Bozeman, MT
12/13/2015 *3:00 pm
at San Jose State
W 91–83
5–4
Event Center Arena (1,116)San Jose, CA
12/16/2015 *6:00 pm
at North Dakota State
L 97–100
5–5
Scheels Arena (1,533)Fargo, ND
12/19/2015 *12:00 pm
at Buffalo
L 73–80
5–6
Alumni Arena (2,384)Amherst, NY
12/22/2015 *5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Syracuse
L 60–82
5–7
Carrier Dome (17,202)Syracuse, NY
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015 7:05 pm
at Southern Utah
L 82–93
5–8 (0–1)
Centrum Arena (941)Cedar City, UT
01/02/2016 12:05 pm
at Northern Arizona
W 74–72 OT
6–8 (1–1)
Walkup Skydome (1,007)Flagstaff, AZ
01/07/2016 7:05 pm
Sacramento State
W 71–64
7–8 (2–1)
Worthington Arena (2,036)Bozeman, MT
01/09/2016 2:05 pm
Portland State
L 70–77
7–9 (2–2)
Worthington Arena (2,233)Bozeman, MT
01/14/2016 6:05 pm
at North Dakota
L 68–85
7–10 (2–3)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,608)Grand Forks, ND
01/16/2016 5:05 pm
at Northern Colorado
L 76–78
7–11 (2–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,120)Greeley, CO
01/21/2016 7:05 pm
Eastern Washington
W 85–71
8–11 (3–4)
Worthington Arena (2,362)Bozeman, MT
01/23/2016 2:05 pm
Idaho
W 70–68
9–11 (4–4)
Worthington Arena (2,435)Bozeman, MT
01/30/2016 7:05 pm
Montana
L 72–80
9–12 (4–5)
Worthington Arena (5,407)Bozeman, MT
02/04/2016 8:05 pm
at Portland State
L 68–83
9–13 (4–6)
Peter Stott Center (623)Portland, OR
02/06/2016 8:05 pm
at Sacramento State
W 79–76
10–13 (5–6)
Colberg Court (929)Sacramento, CA
02/11/2016 7:05 pm
Northern Arizona
W 101–58
11–13 (6–6)
Worthington Arena (2,275)Bozeman, MT
02/13/2016 2:05 pm
Southern Utah
W 80–73
12–13 (7–6)
Worthington Arena (2,624)Bozeman, MT
02/20/2016 7:05 pm
at Montana
L 78–87
12–14 (7–7)
Dahlberg Arena (6,522)Missoula, MT
02/25/2016 7:05 pm
at Weber State
L 60–68
12–15 (7–8)
Dee Events Center (7,340)Ogden, UT
02/27/2016 7:05 pm
at Idaho State
L 69–76
12–16 (7–9)
Reed Gym (2,566)Pocatello, ID
03/03/2016 7:05 pm
Northern Colorado
W 81–63
13–16 (8–9)
Worthington Arena (2,227)Bozeman, MT
03/05/2016 2:05 pm
North Dakota
W 89–82
14–16 (9–9)
Worthington Arena (2,585)Bozeman, MT
Big Sky tournament
03/08/2016 6:30 pm
vs. Sacramento State
L 75–79
14–17
Reno Events Center (1,723)Reno, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time .
See also
2015–16 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team
References
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