2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record25–10 (13–5 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSave Mart Center
Seasons
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 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Rodney Terry's fifth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Save Mart Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They defeated UNLV, Colorado State and San Diego State to be champions of the Mountain West tournament. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Utah.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 15–17, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Colorado State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Emmanuel Owootoah 0 G 5'11" 175 Sophomore Toronto, ON Graduate transfer to Lynn
Darnell Taylor 1 G 6'3" 205 Junior Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Cal State San Marcos
Braeden Anderson 2 F 6'9" 225 RS Sophomore Okotoks, AB Graduate transfer to Seton Hall
Alex Davis 10 F 6'9" 205 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Blake Williams 13 G 6'2" 197 RS Sophomore Sacramento, CA Left the team for personal reasons
Isaiah Bailey 24 G 6'6" 190 Freshman Compton, CA Dismissed from team for violation of team rules
Eugene Artison 35 F 6'9" 235 Freshman Seattle, WA Transferred to College of Southern Idaho

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jaron Hopkins 1 G 6'6" 200 Junior Mesa, AZ Transferred from Colorado. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hopkins will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Jahmel Taylor 5 G 6'0" 170 Junior Los Angeles, CA Transferred from Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Taylor will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Cullen Russo 13 F 6'9" 220 Junior Bloomington, MN Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College
Lionel Ellison 15 G 6'1" 190 Junior New Orleans, LA Junior college transferred from Coffeyville Community College
Deshon Taylor 21 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred from UMKC. Under NCAA transfer rules, Taylor will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Torren Jones 24 F 6'9" 235 Junior Chandler, AZ Junior college transferred from Midland College

Recruiting Class of 2015

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nate Grimes
PF 		Las Vegas, NV Quality Education Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 27, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
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:

  • "Fresno State Commit List for 2015". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  • "ESPN – Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Recruiting 2015". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.

Recruiting Class of 2016

College recruiting information (2016)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bryson Williams
PF 		Fresno, CA Roosevelt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 10, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
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:

Roster

2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Julien Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr La Marque HS
Texas 		Galveston, TX
G 1 Jaron Hopkins (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Dobson HS
Colorado 		Mesa, AZ
G/F 3 Paul Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Paradise Valley HS Phoenix, AZ
F 4 Karachi Edo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Berkner HS Richardson, TX
G 5 Jahmel Taylor (I) Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Pacific Hills School
Washington 		Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Grant Shell (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Burlington HS Burlington, KS
G 12 Cezar Guerrero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr St. John Bosco HS
Oklahoma State 		Huntington Park, CA
F 13 Cullen Russo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Southern Tech Academy
New Mexico JC 		Bloomington, MN
G 15 Lionel Ellison III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Archbishop Shaw HS
Coffeyville CC 		New Orleans, LA
G 20 Sam Bittner (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Trinity International HS Las Vegas, NV
G 23 Marvelle Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Eisenhower HS Rialto, CA
F 24 Torren Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Basha HS
Midland College 		Chandler, AZ
F 32 Nate Grimes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Quality Education Academy Las Vegas, NV
C 34 Terrell Carter II 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) So Redondo Union HS Redondo Beach, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Source[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015*
7:00 pm 		Dominican (CA) W 77–55 
Save Mart Center (4,464)
Fresno, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm 		Pepperdine W 69–66  1–0
 Save Mart Center (7,827)
Fresno, CA
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm 		Lamar
Roundball Showcase 		W 80–72  2–0
 Save Mart Center (4,799)
Fresno, CA
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm 		San Francisco
Roundball Showcase 		W 78–71  3–0
 Save Mart Center (5,327)
Fresno, CA
11/22/2015*
3:00 pm 		at Rice
Roundball Showcase 		W 82–65  4–0
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,749)
Houston, TX
11/27/2015*
7:00 pm 		Delaware State
Roundball Showcase 		W 80–59  5–0
 Save Mart Center (5,959)
Fresno, CA
11/30/2015*
5:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 15 Oregon L 73–78  5–1
 Matthew Knight Arena (5,205)
Eugene, OR
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm 		The Master's W 84–72  6–1
 Save Mart Center (5,404)
Fresno, CA
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Cal Poly L 65–77  6–2
 Mott Gym (2,861)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/09/2015*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 13 Arizona L 72–85  6–3
 McKale Center (14,262)
Tucson, AZ
12/12/2015*
4:00 pm 		Pacific W 71–52  7–3
 Save Mart Center (5,434)
Fresno, CA
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm 		Cal State Bakersfield W 76–68  8–3
 Save Mart Center (5,105)
Fresno, CA
12/20/2015*
1:00 pm 		Evansville
MW–MVC Challenge 		L 77–85  8–4
 Save Mart Center (5,251)
Fresno, CA
12/27/2015*
1:00 pm 		Pacific Union W 89–46  9–4
 Save Mart Center (6,242)
Fresno, CA
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at UNLV W 69–66  10–4
(1–0) 		Thomas & Mack Center (12,220)
Paradise, NV
01/02/2016
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		New Mexico L 62–77  10–5
(1–1) 		Save Mart Center (6,881)
Fresno, CA
01/06/2016
7:00 pm 		Nevada W 85–63  11–5
(2–1) 		Save Mart Center (5,315)
Fresno, CA
01/09/2016
3:00 pm, RTRM 		at Boise State L 70–81  11–6
(2–2) 		Taco Bell Arena (8,140)
Boise, ID
01/16/2016
4:00 pm, MWN 		San Jose State W 81–74  12–6
(3–2) 		Save Mart Center (6,457)
Fresno, CA
01/19/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at San Diego State L 67–73 OT 12–7
(3–3) 		Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
01/23/2016
11:00 am, RTRM 		at Air Force W 56–55  13–7
(4–3) 		Clune Arena (2,083)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/26/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wyoming W 71–60  14–7
(5–3) 		Save Mart Center (5,802)
Fresno, CA
02/03/2016
7:00 pm 		at San Jose State L 53–65  14–8
(5–4) 		Event Center Arena (2,324)
San Jose, CA
02/06/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		UNLV W 111–104 2OT 15–8
(6–4) 		Save Mart Center (7,754)
Fresno, CA
02/10/2016
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		San Diego State W 58–57  16–8
(7–4) 		Save Mart Center (6,476)
Fresno, CA
02/13/2016
4:00 pm, MWN 		at Nevada L 72–77 OT 16–9
(7–5) 		Lawlor Events Center (6,750)
Reno, NV
02/17/2016
7:00 pm, RTRM 		at Wyoming W 79–75  17–9
(8–5) 		Arena-Auditorium (4,852)
Laramie, WY
02/20/2016
4:00 pm, RTRM 		Utah State W 75–68  18–9
(9–5) 		Save Mart Center (7,068)
Fresno, CA
02/24/2016
7:00 pm, MWN 		Air Force W 64–63  19–9
(10–5) 		Save Mart Center (6,284)
Fresno, CA
02/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at New Mexico W 92–82  20–9
(11–5) 		The Pit (13,546)
Albuquerque, NM
03/02/2016
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		Colorado State W 87–73  21–9
(12–5) 		Save Mart Center (9,948)
Fresno, CA
03/05/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Utah State W 86–85  22–9
(13–5) 		Smith Spectrum (9,870)
Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
03/10/2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		(2) vs. (7) UNLV
Quarterfinals 		W 95–82  23–9
 Thomas & Mack Center (6,325)
Paradise, NV
03/11/2016
8:30 pm, CBSSN 		(2) vs. (6) Colorado State
Semifinals 		W 64–56  24–9
 Thomas & Mack Center (8,036)
Paradise, NV
03/12/2016
3:00 pm, CBS 		(2) vs. (1) San Diego State
Championship 		W 68–63  25–9
 Thomas & Mack Center (8,132)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/17/2016*
5:27 pm, truTV 		(14 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 13 Utah
First Round 		L 69–80  25–10
 Pepsi Center (19,500)
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "2015-16 Schedule". Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.