2015–16 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by seventh year head coach Cameron Dollar, played their home games at KeyArena, with two home games at the Showare Center and CBI games at the Connolly Center, and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Cal State Bakersfield. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Idaho in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Vermont.

2015–16 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2015–16 record15–17 (7–7 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jones
  • Lance LaVetter
  • Darren Talley
Home arenaKeyArena
Showare Center
Connolly Center
2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State131 .929  2311  .676
Grand Canyon*113 .786  277  .794
Cal State Bakersfield113 .786  249  .727
Seattle77 .500  1517  .469
Utah Valley68 .429  1218  .400
UMKC410 .286  1219  .387
UT Rio Grande Valley410 .286  822  .267
Chicago State014 .000  428  .125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 WAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Redhawks finished the season 18–16, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the WAC Tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Pepperdine in the first round and Colorado in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Loyola–Chicago.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Isiah Umipig1G6'0"195RS SeniorFederal Way, WAGraduated
Emerson Murray2G6'3"195RS SeniorVancouver, BCGraduated
Theo Turner10C7'0"245RS FreshmanMiddlesbrough, EnglandTransferred to Berry
Shore Adenekan15F6'9"240SeniorLondon, EnglandGraduated
David Trimble25G6'1"185JuniorYakima, WALeft the team due to personal reasons
Luis Bidart33G6'0"195RS JuniorSão Paulo, BrazilLeft the team due to personal reasons
Jarrell Flora35G6'3"200RS SeniorBremerton, WAGraduated

2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jake Spurgeon
SF
Sherwood, OR Lakeridge High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 28, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Malik Montoya
SG
Seattle, WA Federal Way High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 31, 2014 
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 2015-08-28.

    Roster

    2015–16 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Brandan Westendorf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrKentridge HS
    Big Bend CC
    Auburn, WA
    G 2 Malik Montoya 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrFederal Way HS Federal Way, WA
    G 5 Matej Kavas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrGimnazija Bezigrad HS Ljubljana, Slovenia
    F 11 Deshaun Sunderhaus 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrRockdale County HS Conyers, GA
    G 12 Jadon Cohee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)182 lb (83 kg) SoWalnut Grove Secondary Langley, BC
    G 13 Emmanuel Chibuogwu (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrShorecrest HS Shoreline, WA
    G 14 Jack Shaughnessy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoEtowah HS Woodstock, GA
    G 15 Jake Spurgeon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrLakeridge HS Lake Oswego, OR
    F 21 William Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrIMG Acad.
    Huntsville HS
    Huntsville, AL
    G 23 Manroop Clair 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrHawaii
    Huntington Prep
    Vancouver, BC
    C 24 Jack Crook 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrLoreto College Manchester, England
    F 30 Zack Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBellevue HS Bellevue, WA
    C 41 Aaron Menzies 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)260 lb (118 kg) SoLoreto Academy Manchester, England
    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
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    7:30 pm
    Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 56–58  0–1
    KeyArena (3,450)
    Seattle, WA
    11/15/2015*
    2:00 pm
    Sacramento State L 65–77  0–2
    KeyArena (1,754)
    Seattle, WA
    11/17/2015*
    6:05 pm
    at Eastern Washington L 70–76  0–3
    Reese Court (2,177)
    Cheney, WA
    11/23/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Eastern Washington W 58–52  1–3
    KeyArena (3,129)
    Seattle, WA
    11/25/2015*
    6:00 pm
    Great Falls W 58–48  2–3
    Showare Center (575)
    Kent, WA
    12/01/2015*
    7:00 pm, P12N
    at California L 52–66  2–4
    Haas Pavilion (9,423)
    Berkeley, CA
    12/04/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Cal State Fullerton L 61–70  2–5
    KeyArena (1,213)
    Seattle, WA
    12/06/2015*
    6:00 pm
    Mississippi Valley State W 84–72  3–5
    KeyArena (1,276)
    Seattle, WA
    12/13/2015*
    5:00 pm
    at UAB L 73–79  3–6
    Bartow Arena (3,587)
    Birmingham, AL
    12/17/2015*
    6:00 pm
    Northwest Indian W 98–36  4–6
    Showare Center (468)
    Kent, WA
    12/20/2015*
    6:00 pm
    San Jose State W 67–64  5–6
    KeyArena (1,275)
    Seattle, WA
    12/22/2015*
    8:00 pm, P12N
    at Washington L 68–79  5–7
    Alaska Airlines Arena (6,921)
    Seattle, WA
    12/28/2015*
    7:00 pm
    UC Davis W 80–75  6–7
    KeyArena (1,370)
    Seattle, WA
    12/30/2015*
    7:00 pm
    UC Santa Barbara L 50–88  6–8
    KeyArena (1,383)
    Seattle, WA
    WAC regular season
    01/07/2016
    5:05 pm
    at UMKC L 69–84  6–9
    (1–0)
    Municipal Auditorium (1,147)
    Kansas City, MO
    01/09/2016
    12:05 pm
    at Chicago State W 66–50  7–9
    (1–1)
    Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (560)
    Chicago, IL
    01/16/2016
    7:30 pm, ASN
    Cal State Bakersfield L 52–79  7–10
    (1–2)
    KeyArena (1,622)
    Seattle, WA
    01/21/2016
    7:00 pm
    New Mexico State L 60–68  7–11
    (1–3)
    KeyArena (1,365)
    Seattle, WA
    01/23/2016
    7:00 pm
    Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 70–59  8–11
    (2–3)
    KeyArena (1,752)
    Seattle, WA
    01/28/2016
    6:00 pm
    at Utah Valley W 73–62  9–11
    (3–3)
    UCCU Center (2,629)
    Orem, UT
    01/30/2016
    6:00 pm
    at Grand Canyon W 59–57  10–11
    (4–3)
    GCU Arena (6,987)
    Phoenix, AZ
    02/04/2016
    7:00 pm, ASN
    Chicago State W 59–56  11–11
    (5–3)
    KeyArena (1,527)
    Seattle, WA
    02/06/2016
    7:00 pm, ASN
    UMKC W 65–55  12–11
    (6–3)
    KeyArena (2,260)
    Seattle, WA
    02/12/2016
    7:00 pm
    Grand Canyon L 60–71  12–12
    (6–4)
    KeyArena (2,546)
    Seattle, WA
    02/18/2016
    5:00 pm
    at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 57–67  12–13
    (6–5)
    UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,435)
    Edinburg, TX
    02/20/2016
    6:00 pm
    at New Mexico State L 57–70  12–14
    (6–6)
    Pan American Center (4,669)
    Las Cruces, NM
    02/27/2016
    7:00 pm
    Utah Valley W 72–69  13–14
    (7–6)
    KeyArena (2,767)
    Seattle, WA
    03/05/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Cal State Bakersfield L 71–93  13–15
    (7–7)
    Icardo Center (1,661)
    Bakersfield, CA
    WAC Tournament
    03/10/2016
    7:00 pm
    (3) vs. (6) Texas–Rio Grande Valley
    Quarterfinals
    W 75–52  14–15
    Orleans Arena (1,472)
    Paradise, NV
    03/11/2016
    8:30 pm
    (3) vs. (2) Cal State Bakersfield
    Semifinals
    L 47–72  14–16
    Orleans Arena (1,729)
    Paradise, NV
    CBI
    03/16/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Idaho
    First round
    W 68–63  15–16
    Connolly Center[2] (999)
    Seattle, WA
    03/21/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Vermont
    Quarterfinals
    L 54–73  15–17
    Connolly Center (999)
    Seattle, WA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    References

    1. "M. Basketball – 2015–16 Schedule". GoSeattleU.
    2. Allen, Percy (March 16, 2016). "Seattle U gets past Idaho in CBI opener". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
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