2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2015–16 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
2015–16 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
San Diego State16–2 .889  28–10  .737
Fresno State †13–5 .722  25–10  .714
Boise State11–7 .611  20–12  .625
Nevada10–8 .556  24–14  .632
New Mexico10–8 .556  17–15  .531
Colorado State8–10 .444  18–16  .529
UNLV8–10 .444  18–15  .545
Utah State7–11 .389  16–15  .516
Wyoming7–11 .389  14–18  .438
Air Force5–13 .278  14–18  .438
San Jose State4–14 .222  9–22  .290
† 2016 MWC Tournament winner

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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dezmyn Trent0G6'4"206JuniorTacoma, WADismissed following an arrest[1]
Derrick Marks2G6'3"204SeniorChicago, ILGraduated
Kevin Allen4F6'11"250JuniorEcorse, MITransferred to Emporia State
Joe Hanstad5G6'4"203SeniorDickinson, NDGraduated
Igor Hadziomerovic12G6'4"214SeniorMelbourne, AustraliaGraduated
Chris Nealey14G6'2"202SophomoreSanta Ana, CALeft team for personal reasons
Rob Heyer22G/F6'3"206SeniorWorland, WYGraduated
Jake Ness34F6'8"225SeniorCoeur d'Alene, IDGraduated

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Lonnie Jackson25G6'4"175SeniorValencia, CATransferred from Boston College. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jackson graduated from Boston College.
James Reid55G6'3"200SeniorBend, ORTransferred 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: Scout: N/A   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 2014-04-24.

    Roster
    2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Mikey Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrCanyon Springs HS North Las Vegas, NV
    G/F 3 Anthony Drmic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)203 lb (92 kg) RS SrAustralian Institute of Sport Endeavour Hills, Australia
    G 5 Malek Harwell   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrCentury HS Pocatello, ID
    F 10 Robin Jorch 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrInternational Berlin Basketball Academy Berlin, Germany
    F 11 Zach Haney 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrAtascocita HS Humble, TX
    G 12 Collin Landry (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrJesuit HS Portland, Oregon
    F 13 Nicholas Duncan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) JrAustralian Institute of Sport Sydney, AUS
    F 15 Chandler Hutchison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)193 lb (88 kg) SoMission Viejo HS Mission Viejo, CA
    G 20 Cody Spjute (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrBorah HS Boise, Idaho
    G 21 Montigo Alford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)168 lb (76 kg) SrCSI Bloomington, CA
    F 23 James Webb III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)202 lb (92 kg) RS JrNorth Idaho College Augusta, GA
    G 25 Lonnie Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)178 lb (81 kg) RS SrBoston College Valencia, CA
    G 30 Paris Austin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrBishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
    C 33 David Wacker  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)233 lb (106 kg) SoJudson HS Converse, TX
    G 55 James Reid (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrArkansas–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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    2. http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/bosu-m-baskbl-sched.html
    3. https://mwc-platform-secure.silverchalice.co/v3/images/contents/558ae136e4b0b12dec98dfdf%5B%5D
    4. http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/bosu-m-baskbl-sched.html
    5. http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/070215aaa.html
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