2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	20–12 (11–7 MW)
Head coach	Leon Rice (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Linder; (taking leave of absence); John Rillie; Danny Henderson; Isaac Williams; (replacing Linder);
Home arena	Taco Bell Arena
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Diego State	16	–	2	.889	28	–	10	.737
Fresno State †	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Boise State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Nevada	10	–	8	.556	24	–	14	.632
New Mexico	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
Colorado State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
UNLV	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Utah State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
Wyoming	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Air Force	5	–	13	.278	14	–	18	.438
San Jose State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290

† Conference tournament winner

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.

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dezmyn Trent	0	G	6'4"	206	Junior	Tacoma, WA	Dismissed following an arrest^[1]
Derrick Marks	2	G	6'3"	204	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Kevin Allen	4	F	6'11"	250	Junior	Ecorse, MI	Transferred to Emporia State
Joe Hanstad	5	G	6'4"	203	Senior	Dickinson, ND	Graduated
Igor Hadziomerovic	12	G	6'4"	214	Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduated
Chris Nealey	14	G	6'2"	202	Sophomore	Santa Ana, CA	Left team for personal reasons
Rob Heyer	22	G/F	6'3"	206	Senior	Worland, WY	Graduated
Jake Ness	34	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Coeur d'Alene, ID	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Lonnie Jackson	25	G	6'4"	175	Senior	Valencia, CA	Transferred from Boston College. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jackson graduated from Boston College.
James Reid	55	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Bend, OR	Transferred 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
Paris Austin PG	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
Malek Harwell PG	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
Robin Jorch F	Recruiting star ratings: 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 April 24, 2014.

Roster

2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Mikey Thompson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Canyon Springs HS	North Las Vegas, NV
G/F	3	Anthony Drmic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	RS Sr	Australian Institute of Sport	Endeavour Hills, Australia
G	5	Malek Harwell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Century HS	Pocatello, ID
F	10	Robin Jorch	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	International Berlin Basketball Academy	Berlin, Germany
F	11	Zach Haney	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Atascocita HS	Humble, TX
G	12	Collin Landry (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Jesuit HS	Portland, Oregon
F	13	Nicholas Duncan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Australian Institute of Sport	Sydney, AUS
F	15	Chandler Hutchison	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	So	Mission Viejo HS	Mission Viejo, CA
G	20	Cody Spjute (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Borah HS	Boise, Idaho
G	21	Montigo Alford	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Sr	CSI	Bloomington, CA
F	23	James Webb III	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	RS Jr	North Idaho College	Augusta, GA
G	25	Lonnie Jackson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	RS Sr	Boston College	Valencia, CA
G	30	Paris Austin	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bishop O'Dowd HS	Oakland, CA
C	33	David Wacker	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	So	Judson HS	Converse, TX
G	55	James Reid (I)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Arkansas–Little Rock	Bend, OR

Head coach

Leon Rice (Washington State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Linder (Western State)
John Rillie (Gonzaga)
Danny Henderson (Austin College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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

^ "Trent arrested, dismissed from Boise State men's basketball team". Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
^ "Boise State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
^ https://mwc-platform-secure.silverchalice.co/v3/images/contents/558ae136e4b0b12dec98dfdf^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Boise State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
^ http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/070215aaa.html ^{[dead link‍]}

[1] "Trent arrested, dismissed from Boise State men's basketball team". Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.

[2] "Boise State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.

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[4] "Boise State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.

[5] ttp://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/070215aaa.html ^{[dead link‍]}

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