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2015–16 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

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2015–16 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Sky Regular Season and tournament champions
Gulf Coast Showcase champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record26–9 (15–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Duft
  • Garrett Lever
  • Steve Smiley
Home arenaDee Events Center
Seasons
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Montana 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
Idaho 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Idaho State 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Eastern Washington 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
North Dakota 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Montana State 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Portland State 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Northern Colorado 7 11   .389 10 21   .323
Sacramento State 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Northern Arizona 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Southern Utah 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
Conference tournament winner

The 2015–16 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by tenth-year head coach Randy Rahe and played their home games at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. The Wilsdcats finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in Big Sky play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Portland State, North Dakota, and Montana in the Big Sky tournament. to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament, they lost to Xavier in the first round.

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2014–15 season 13–17, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Montana.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Golden 0 G 6'2" 160 Junior Milwaukee, Wisconsin Graduated & transferred to CSU Pueblo
Jaelyn Johnson-Coston 2 F 6'6" 210 Junior Bronx, New York Transferred
James Hajek 45 C 6'10" 250 Senior Omaha, Nebraska Graduated
Ryan Van Pelt 50 C 6'10" 220 RS Freshman Lindon, Utah Transferred to Colorado–Colorado Springs

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Dusty Baker 25 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Rancho Santa Margarita, California Junior college transferred Saddleback College

2015 incoming recruits

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Dallas
#68 PF
Long Beach, California Long Beach Polytechnic High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 27, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 65
Riley Court
#108 PF
Pleasant Grove, Utah Plesasant Grove High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 4, 2014 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 60
Juwan Williams
SF
Richmond, Texas Travis High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 20, 2014 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Emmanuel Nzekwesi
SF
Trophy Club, Texas Byron Nelson High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 20, 2014 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cody John
SF
Mississauga, ON Wasatch Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Mar 28, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 September 13, 2015.

2016 incoming recruits

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College recruiting information (2016)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Spencer Johnson
SF #90
American Fork, Utah American Fork High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 23, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 60
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:

Roster

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2015–16 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Kiko Stavrev 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Myerscough Sofia, Bulgaria
G/F 2 Juwan Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Travis Richmond, Texas
C 3 Jordan Dallas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Long Beach Poly Long Beach, California
G 5 Cody John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy Toronto, Ontario
G 11 Hayden Hunter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Richland North Richland, Texas
G 15 Jeremiah Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Triple A Academy Dallas, Texas
G/F 20 J. C. Kennedy (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Skyview Nampa, Idaho
F/C 21 Joel Bolomboy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Keller Fort Worth, Texas
G 22 Ryan Richardson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Dobson Mesa, Arizona
G 23 Richaud Gittens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Marcos de Niza Tempe, Arizona
G 24 McKay Cannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G/F 25 Dusty Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Saddleback College Rancho Santa Margarita, California
G 30 Jeremy Senglin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bowie Arlington, Texas
F 35 Kyndahl Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Humble Humble, Texas
F/C 44 Zach Braxton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Fr Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
7:00 pm
Southern Virginia W 83–57 
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Utah State
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 70–73  0–1
Dee Events Center (8,964)
Ogden, Utah
11/16/2015*
6:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 68–85  0–2
Frost Arena (1,639)
Brookings, South Dakota
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Antelope Valley
Gulf Coast Showcase opening round
W 90–47  1–2
Dee Events Center (5,876)
Ogden, Utah
11/23/2015*
6:30 pm
vs. Central Michigan
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 63–60  2–2
Germain Arena (523)
Estero, Florida
11/24/2015*
6:30 pm
vs. Drake
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 74–58  3–2
Germain Arena (1,053)
Estero, Florida
11/25/2015*
6:30 pm
vs. Murray State
Gulf Coast Showcase championship
W 75–59  4–2
Germain Arena (1,102)
Estero, Florida
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Pacific Union W 95–57  5–2
Dee Events Center (5,709)
Ogden, Utah
12/05/2015*
1:00 pm, BYUtv
vs. BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 68–73  5–3
Vivint Smart Home Arena (15,121)
Salt Lake City, Utah
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm
at Utah Valley
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 81–84 2OT 5–4
UCCU Center (2,860)
Salt Lake City, Utah
12/13/2015*
12:00 pm, RTUT
at Denver L 68–69  5–5
Magness Arena (1,103)
Denver, Colorado
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm
vs. Portland
Far West Classic
W 92–82 OT 6–5
Moda Center (3,036)
Portland, Oregon
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, KJZZ
South Dakota State W 99–95  7–5
Dee Events Center (6,053)
Ogden, Utah
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Multnomah W 114–47  8–5
Dee Events Center (5,906)
Ogden, Utah
Big Sky regular season
01/02/2016
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Idaho State W 77–56  9–5
(1–0)
Dee Events Center (6,478)
Ogden, Utah
01/07/2016
7:00 pm, KJZZ
North Dakota W 74–62  10–5
(2–0)
Dee Events Center (6,456)
Ogden, Utah
01/09/2016
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Northern Colorado W 85–68  11–5
(3–0)
Dee Events Center (6,518)
Ogden, Utah
01/14/2016
8:00 pm
at Portland State W 73–58  12–5
(4–0)
Peter Stott Center (838)
Portland, Oregon
01/16/2016
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State W 85–74  13–5
(5–0)
Hornets Nest (898)
Sacramento, California
01/23/2016
7:00 pm
at Idaho State L 68–69  13–6
(5–1)
Reed Gym (2,236)
Pocatello, Idaho
01/28/2016
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Northern Arizona W 76–66  14–6
(6–1)
Dee Events Center (6,381)
Ogden, Utah
01/30/2016
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Southern Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 77–50  15–6
(7–1)
Dee Events Center (7,052)
Ogden, Utah
02/04/2016
7:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 64–54  16–6
(8–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,110)
Greeley, Colorado
02/06/2016
1:00 pm
at North Dakota L 71–78  16–7
(8–2)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,148)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Sacramento State W 63–50  17–7
(9–2)
Dee Events Center (6,504)
Ogden, Utah
02/13/2016
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Portland State W 87–78  18–7
(10–2)
Dee Events Center (6,798)
Ogden, Utah
02/18/2016
7:00 pm
at Southern Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 87–83  19–7
(11–2)
Centrum Arena (2,028)
Cedar City, Utah
02/20/2016
4:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 77–74  20–7
(12–2)
Walkup Skydome (1,343)
Flagstaff, Arizona
02/25/2016
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Montana State W 68–60  21–7
(13–2)
Dee Events Center (7,340)
Ogden, Utah
02/27/2016
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Montana W 60–54  22–7
(14–2)
Dee Events Center (8,960)
Ogden, Utah
03/03/2016
8:00 pm
at Idaho L 58–62  22–8
(14–3)
Cowan Spectrum (1,472)
Moscow, Idaho
03/05/2016
3:00 pm
at Eastern Washington W 79–77  23–8
(15–3)
Reese Court (1,914)
Cheney, Washington
Big Sky tournament
03/10/2016
1:00 pm
(1) vs. (8) Portland State
Quarterfinals
W 78–74  24–8
Reno Events Center (1,206)
Reno, Nevada
03/11/2016
6:30 pm
(1) vs. (5) North Dakota
Semifinals
W 83–78 OT 25–8
Reno Events Center (2,362)
Reno, Nevada
03/12/2016
6:45 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (2) Montana
Championship
W 62–59  26–8
Reno Events Center (2,516)
Reno, Nevada
NCAA tournament
03/18/2016*
7:20 pm, truTV
(15 E) vs. (2 E) No. 9 Xavier
First Round
L 53–71  26–9
Scottrade Center (14,425)
St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2020.