2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Boise State Broncos Boise State "B" logo.svg 150 Mountain West Conference MW 20–12 11–7 Leon Rice 6th Jeff Linder(taking leave of absence) John Rillie Danny Henderson Isaac Williams(replacing Linder) Taco Bell Arena 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 arresthttp://www.ktvb.com/story/sports/ncaab/boise-state/2015/08/20/trent-arrested-dismissed-boise-state-mens-basketball-team/32072471/ Trent arrested, dismissed from Boise State men's basketball team 2015-08-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20150824023950/http://www.ktvb.com/story/sports/ncaab/boise-state/2015/08/20/trent-arrested-dismissed-boise-state-mens-basketball-team/32072471/ 2015-08-24 dead 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 no 2014 Paris Austin PG Oakland, CA Bishop O'Dowd High School 5 11 155 4 3 80 11/01/2014 Malek Harwell PG Pocatello, ID Century High School 6 3 175 3 3 75 09/14/2014 Robin Jorch F Berlin, Germany 6 10 270 08/24/2015 2015 Boise State Commit List for 2015 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – Boise State Broncos Basketball Recruiting 2015 – – 2014-04-24 yes Roster 2015 Boise State Broncos y yes Mikey Thompson 1 G 6 4 180 SR y North Las Vegas, NV Canyon Springs HS Anthony Drmic y 3 G/F 6 6 203 SR y Endeavour Hills, Australia Australian Institute of Sport Malek Harwell 5 G 6 4 190 FR Pocatello, ID Century HS y yes Robin Jorch 10 F 6 10 250 FR Berlin, Germany International Berlin Basketball Academy Zach Haney 11 F 6 11 230 FR y Humble, TX Atascocita HS Collin Landry 12 G 6 3 180 FR Portland, Oregon Jesuit HS W Nicholas Duncan 13 F 6 8 260 JR Sydney, AUS Australian Institute of Sport Chandler Hutchison 15 F 6 7 193 SO Mission Viejo, CA Mission Viejo HS y Cody Spjute 20 G 6 4 195 FR Boise, Idaho Borah HS W Montigo Alford 21 G 5 9 168 SR Bloomington, CA CSI James Webb III y 23 F 6 9 202 JR yes Augusta, GA North Idaho College Lonnie Jackson 25 G 6 4 178 SR yes Valencia, CA Boston College Paris Austin 30 G 5 11 180 FR Oakland, CA Bishop O'Dowd HS David Wacker 33 C 6 10 233 SO Converse, TX Judson HS yes James Reid 55 G 6 3 200 SR Bend, OR Arkansas–Little Rock I yes Leon Rice (Washington State) Jeff Linder (Western State) John Rillie (Gonzaga) Danny Henderson (Austin College) http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bosu-m-baskbl-mtt.html 300px|left|thumb|Mikey Thompson attempts a free throw vs. Colorado State on 1/2/16. Schedule http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/bosu-m-baskbl-sched.html Boise State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball 2015-04-25 2015-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150511122208/http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/bosu-m-baskbl-sched.html dead The Mountain West released their conference schedule on June 24. Games may be moved to accommodate TV.https://mwc-platform-secure.silverchalice.co/v3/images/contents/558ae136e4b0b12dec98dfdfMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Their full schedule was released on September 15.http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/bosu-m-baskbl-sched.html Boise State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball 2015-04-25 2015-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150511122208/http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/bosu-m-baskbl-sched.html dead yes no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#FF6600;"| Exhibition 11/06/2015 8:00 pm yes no Northwest Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 4,340 79–55 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#FF6600;"|Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Montana Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT 5,421 72–74 0–1 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes no Northern Arizona Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 4,489 RTNW 101–81 1–1 11/19/2015 6:30 pm yes yes no Arizona 12 McKale Center Tucson, AZ Wooden Legacy 14,644 P12N 76–88 1–2 11/23/2015 7:00 pm yes no Concordia (OR) Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 3,397 100–53 2–2 11/26/2015 2:00 pm yes yes no UC Irvine Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Wooden Legacy quarterfinals 2,341 ESPNU 71–64 3–2 11/27/2015 3:30 pm yes yes no Michigan State 3 Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Wooden Legacy semifinals 3,173 ESPN2 67–77 3–3 11/29/2015 3:00 pm yes yes no Arizona 11 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Wooden Legacy 3rd place game 4,393 ESPNU 59–68 3–4 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes no Willamette Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 3,426 100–36 4–4 12/05/2015 8:00 pm yes yes no Portland Chiles Center Portland, OR 2,282 theW.tv 81–71 5–4 12/09/2015 7:00 pm yes no Loyola Marymount Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 4,151 67–66 6–4 12/12/2015 5:00 pm yes no Oregonhttp://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/070215aaa.html Archived copy July 2, 2015 July 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703061624/http://www.broncosports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/070215aaa.html dead 24 Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 10,239 CBSSN 74–72 7–4 12/20/2015 12:00 pm yes no Bradley Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID MWC–MVC Challenge 4,405 RTNW 90–70 8–4 12/30/2015 7:00 pm yes no UC Davis Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 5,592 64–56 9–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#FF6600;"|Mountain West regular season 01/02/2016 5:00 pm no Colorado State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 6,749 ESPN3 84–80 10–4 1–0 01/05/2016 8:00 pm yes no Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 8,330 CBSSN 76–61 11–4 2–0 01/09/2016 4:00 pm no Fresno State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 8,140 RTNW 81–70 12–4 3–0 01/13/2016 8:00 pm yes no Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV 7,564 MWN 74–67 13–4 4–0 01/16/2016 8:00 pm no San Diego State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 10,421 ESPN2 53–56 13–5 4–1 01/20/2016 7:00 pm no San Jose State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 5,992 94–69 14–5 5–1 01/23/2016 2:00 pm yes no Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY 6,091 ESPN3 81–71 15–5 6–1 01/27/2016 9:00 pm yes no UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV 12,586 CBSSN 77–87 15–6 6–2 01/30/2016 3:00 pm no New Mexico Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 7,355 ESPN3 83–88 15–7 6–3 02/02/2016 7:00 pm no Utah State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 5,544 ESPN3 70–67 16–7 7–3 02/06/2016 12:00 pm yes no Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO 2,097 RTNW 53–61 16–8 7–4 02/10/2016 7:00 pm yes no Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO   ESPN3 93–97 2OT 16–9 7–5 02/13/2016 2:00 pm no Wyoming Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 7,334 CBSSN 94–71 17–9 8–5 02/17/2016 8:00 pm yes no New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, NM 12,434 CBSSN 78–80 17–10 8–6 02/23/2016 9:00 pm no UNLV Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 4,605 ESPNU 81–69 18–10 9–6 02/27/2016 4:00 pm yes no San Diego State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 12,414 CBSSN 66–63 19–10 10–6 03/02/2016 7:00 pm no Nevada Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID 8,495 MWN 76–57 20–10 11–6 03/05/2016 3:00 pm yes no San Jose State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,759 MWN 63–68 20–11 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#FF6600;"| Mountain West tournament 03/10/2016 9:30 pm yes no Colorado State Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Quarterfinals CBSSN 81–88 6,325 20–12 AP Poll Mountain Time References Category:Boise State Broncos men's basketball seasons Boise State Boise Boise Category:2010s in Boise, Idaho