2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by seventh year head coach Tyler Geving, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Northern Colorado in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Weber State.

2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2015–16 record13–18 (8–10 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Hironaka
  • Jase Coburn
  • Michael Plank
Home arenaPeter Stott Center
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Weber State153 .833  269  .743
Montana144 .778  2112  .636
Idaho126 .667  2113  .618
Idaho State117 .611  1615  .516
Eastern Washington108 .556  1816  .529
North Dakota108 .556  1716  .515
Montana State99 .500  1417  .452
Portland State810 .444  1318  .419
Northern Colorado711 .389  1021  .323
Sacramento State612 .333  1417  .452
Northern Arizona315 .167  525  .167
Southern Utah315 .167  524  .172
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Vikings finished the season 15–14, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament to Sacramento State.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Gary Winston0G6'0"190SeniorWalla Walla, WashingtonGraduated
Iziahiah Sweeney10G6'3"170FreshmanCompton, CaliforniaTransferred to Panola College
Tim Douglas11G5'10"160RS SeniorCerritos, CaliforniaGraduated
Kyler Shula12G5'10"170JuniorPuyallup, WashingtonGraduated
Tiegbe Bamba13F6'10"205SeniorSarcelles, FranceGraduated
Dorian Cason21C6'7"250JuniorFontana, CaliforniaTransferred
DaShaun Wiggins23G6'2"190SeniorBronx, New YorkGraduated
Sebastian Suarez30G6'4"210SeniorAncud, ChileGraduated
Joel King34G6'3"185SeniorLacey, WashingtonGraduated
Brandon Cataldo44C6'10"285SeniorRainier, OregonGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Isaiah Pineiro0F6'6"185SophomoreAuburn, CaliforniaJunior college transferred from Sierra College
Cameron Forte5F6'7"220SeniorTempe, ArizonaTransferred from Georgia. Forte will be eligible to play immediately since Forte graduated from Georgia.
DeSean Parsons13G6'7"190JuniorSacramento, CaliforniaJunior college transferred from Salt Lake Community College
Evan Garrison14G5'10"JuniorTigard, OregonJunior college transferred from Clark College.
Donivine Stewart20G6'0"195RS SeniorPeoria, IllinoisTransferred from SIU Edwardsville. Stewart will be eligible to play immediately since Stewart graduated from SIU Edwardsville.
Namdi Okonkwo21C7'0"202JuniorDallas, TexasJunior college transferred Western Wyoming Community College
Khari Holloway23G6'2"JuniorJackson, MississippiJunior college transferred from Mesa Community College

2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Armani Collins
SG
San Francisco Stuart Hall High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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 2015-09-13.

    2016 incoming recruits

    Roster

    2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Isaiah Pineiro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoPlacer
    Sierra College
    Auburn, California
    G 1 Zach Gengler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrSilverton Silverton, Oregon
    C 2 Collin Spickerman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrJesuit
    Clark College
    Portland, Oregon
    G 3 Armani Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrStuart Hall San Francisco, California
    F 5 Cameron Forte 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrMcClintock
    Georgia
    Tempe, Arizona
    G 10 Daniel Davydov (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSeattle Academy Bellevue, Washington
    G 11 Calaen Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrCorona del Sol
    Arizona State
    Tempe, Arizona
    G 12 Bryce White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBenson Tech
    Chemeketa CC
    Portland, Oregon
    G/F 13 De'Sean Parsons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrGrant Union
    Salt Lake CC
    Sacramento, California
    G 14 Evan Garrison 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrTigard
    Clark College
    Tigard, Oregon
    F 15 Braxton Tucker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSpanaway Lake
    North Idaho College
    Tacoma, Washington
    G 20 Donivine Stewart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrLimestone
    SIU Edwardsville
    Peoria, Illinois
    C 21 Namdi Okonkwo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrWestwind Prep
    Western Wyoming CC
    Dallas, Texas
    G 23 Khari Holloway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMountain Pointe
    Mesa CC
    Jackson, Mississippi
    F 30 Austin Bryant (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrMurrieta Valley Murrieta, California
    F 34 Montie Leunen (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrWestview
    Shasta College
    Portland, Oregon
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule

    [1]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/06/2015*
    7:05 pm
    Lewis & Clark W 101–85 
    Peter Stott Center (403)
    Portland, Oregon
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    6:00 pm
    at Grand Canyon L 72–82  0–1
    GCU Arena (7,249)
    Phoenix, Arizona
    11/13/2015*
    7:05 pm
    Pacific Lutheran W 105–60  1–1
    Peter Stott Center (536)
    Portland, Oregon
    11/22/2015*
    12:00 pm
    at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 79–61  2–1
    UTRGV Fieldhouse (523)
    Edinburg, Texas
    11/25/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Nevada L 73–76  2–2
    Lawlor Events Center (5,890)
    Reno, Nevada
    11/28/2015*
    7:05 pm
    Multnomah W 100–82  3–2
    Peter Stott Center (512)
    Portland, Oregon
    12/02/2015*
    7:05 pm
    Portland L 72–78  3–3
    Peter Stott Center (785)
    Portland, Oregon
    12/05/2015*
    1:00 pm, P12N
    at Washington State L 67–91  3–4
    Beasley Coliseum (1,806)
    Pullman, Washington
    12/12/2015*
    5:00 pm
    at SIU Edwardsville L 64–74  3–5
    Vadalabene Center (1,268)
    Edwardsville, Illinois
    12/17/2015*
    7:05 pm
    Cal State Northridge L 71–77  3–6
    Peter Stott Center (412)
    Portland, Oregon
    12/22/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Cal State Bakersfield L 66–78  3–7
    Icardo Center (1,006)
    Bakersfield, California
    12/29/2015*
    7:05 pm
    Cal State Fullerton W 89–82  4–7
    Peter Stott Center (426)
    Portland, Oregon
    Big Sky regular season
    01/02/2016
    7:05 pm
    Sacramento State W 76–68  5–7
    (1–0)
    Peter Stott Center (485)
    Portland, Oregon
    01/07/2016
    1:05 pm
    at Montana L 66–79  5–8
    (1–1)
    Dahlberg Arena (3,451)
    Missoula, Montana
    01/09/2016
    6:00 pm
    at Montana State W 77–70  6–8
    (2–1)
    Worthington Arena (2,233)
    Bozeman, Montana
    01/14/2016
    7:05 pm
    Weber State L 58–73  6–9
    (2–2)
    Peter Stott Center (838)
    Portland, Oregon
    01/16/2016
    7:05 pm
    Idaho State L 70–73  6–10
    (2–3)
    Peter Stott Center (739)
    Portland, Oregon
    01/23/2016
    7:05 pm
    at Sacramento State W 81–63  7–10
    (3–3)
    Colberg Court (1,058)
    Sacramento, California
    01/28/2016
    6:05 pm
    at Eastern Washington L 83–112  7–11
    (3–4)
    Reese Court (1,617)
    Cheney, Washington
    01/30/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Idaho L 55–56  7–12
    (3–5)
    Cowan Spectrum (1,546)
    Moscow, Idaho
    02/04/2016
    7:05 pm
    Montana State W 83–68  7–13
    (3–6)
    Peter Stott Center (623)
    Portland, Oregon
    02/06/2016
    7:05 pm
    Montana L 80–82  7–14
    (3–7)
    Peter Stott Center (1,045)
    Portland, Oregon
    02/11/2016
    6:00 pm
    at Idaho State L 71–88  8–14
    (4–7)
    Holt Arena (2,602)
    Pocatello, Idaho
    02/13/2016
    6:00 pm
    at Weber State L 78–87  8–15
    (4–8)
    Dee Events Center (6,798)
    Ogden, Utah
    02/18/2016
    7:05 pm
    Idaho L 74–80  8–16
    (4–9)
    Peter Stott Center (920)
    Portland, Oregon
    02/20/2016
    7:05 pm
    Eastern Washington W 107–91  9–16
    (5–9)
    Peter Stott Center (633)
    Portland, Oregon
    02/25/2016
    5:00 pm
    at North Dakota L 77–80  9–17
    (5–10)
    Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,734)
    Grand Forks, North Dakota
    02/27/2016
    6:00 pm
    at Northern Colorado W 89–86  10–17
    (6–10)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,290)
    Greeley, Colorado
    03/03/2016
    7:05 pm
    Northern Arizona W 89–81  11–17
    (7–10)
    Peter Stott Center (705)
    Portland, Oregon
    03/05/2016
    7:05 pm
    Southern Utah W 88–86  12–17
    (8–10)
    Peter Stott Center (622)
    Portland, Oregon
    Big Sky Tournament
    03/08/2016
    12:05 pm
    (8) vs. (9) Northern Colorado
    First Round
    W 74–67  13–17
    Reno Events Center (1,311)
    Reno, Nevada
    03/10/2016
    12:05 pm
    (8) vs. (1) Weber State
    Quarterfinals
    L 74–78  13–18
    Reno Events Center (1,206)
    Reno, Nevada
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    See also

    2015–16 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

    References

    1. "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Go Viks. Portland State University. 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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