2015–16 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Weber State Wildcats Weber State Wildcats wordmark.svg 250 Big Sky Conference Big Sky 26–9 15–3 Randy Rahe 10th Eric Duft Garrett Lever Steve Smiley Dee Events Center Big Sky Regular Season and tournament championsGulf Coast Showcase champions NCAA tournament First Round 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 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 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 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 no no 2015 Jordan Dallas #68 PF Long Beach, California Long Beach Polytechnic High School 6 9 200 10/27/2014 2 3 65 Riley Court #108 PF Pleasant Grove, Utah Plesasant Grove High School 6 4 200 09/04/2014 0 0 60 Juwan Williams SF Richmond, Texas Travis High School 6 5 190 09/20/2014 0 0 NR Emmanuel Nzekwesi SF Trophy Club, Texas Byron Nelson High School 6 7 215 09/20/2014 0 0 NR Cody John SF Mississauga, ON Wasatch Academy 6 3 03/28/2015 0 0 NR 2015 Weber State 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Weber State Basketball Commits ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball 2015-09-13 yes 2016 incoming recruits no yes 2016 Spencer Johnson SF #90 American Fork, Utah American Fork High School 6 4 170 09/23/2015 0 0 60 2016 Weber State 2016 Basketball Commitments 2016 Weber State Basketball Commits ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball 2015-09-13 yes Roster 2015 Weber State Wildcats y yes Kiko Stavrev 0 F 6 8 210 FR Sofia, Bulgaria Myerscough Juwan Williams 2 G/F 6 5 190 FR Richmond, Texas Travis Jordan Dallas 3 C 6 10 220 FR Long Beach, California Long Beach Poly Cody John 5 G 6 3 190 FR Toronto, Ontario Wasatch Academy Hayden Hunter 11 G 5 11 170 SO North Richland, Texas Richland Jeremiah Jefferson 15 G 6 2 185 FR y Dallas, Texas Triple A Academy J. 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Kennedy 20 F/G 6 4 175 SO Nampa, Idaho Skyview W Joel Bolomboy y 21 F/C 6 9 235 SR Fort Worth, Texas Keller Ryan Richardson 22 G 6 4 185 SO Mesa, Arizona Dobson Richaud Gittens 23 G 6 4 200 JR Tempe, Arizona Marcos de Niza McKay Cannon 24 G 6 1 185 FR Highlands Ranch, Colorado Highlands Ranch Dusty Baker 25 G/F 6 4 195 SO Rancho Santa Margarita, California Saddleback College Jeremy Senglin y 30 G 6 2 195 JR Arlington, Texas Bowie Kyndahl Hill 35 F 6 7 225 JR Humble, Texas Humble Zach Braxton 44 F/C 6 9 250 FR y Highlands Ranch, Colorado Highlands Ranch Randy Rahe (Buena Vista) Eric Duft (Sterling (KS)) Garrett Lever (Seattle) Steve Smiley (Northern State) http://www.weberstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=8600&SPID=3470&SPSID=39379 Schedule Men's Basketball https://weberstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball 2020-10-12 Weber State University Athletics en2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Weber State Wildcats|Exhibition 11/07/2015 7:00 pm yes Southern Virginia Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah   83–57 |- !colspan=9 style=Weber State Wildcats| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes Utah State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket 8,964 KJZZ 70–73 0–1 11/16/2015 6:00 pm yes yes South Dakota State Frost Arena Brookings, South Dakota 1,639 68–85 0–2 11/19/2015 7:00 pm yes Antelope Valley Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah Gulf Coast Showcase opening round 5,876 KJZZ 90–47 1–2 11/23/2015 6:30 pm yes yes Central Michigan Germain Arena Estero, Florida Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals 523 63–60 2–2 11/24/2015 6:30 pm yes yes Drake Germain Arena Estero, Florida Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals 1,053 74–58 3–2 11/25/2015 6:30 pm yes yes Murray State Germain Arena Estero, Florida Gulf Coast Showcase championship 1,102 75–59 4–2 12/01/2015 7:00 pm yes Pacific Union Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 5,709 KJZZ 95–57 5–2 12/05/2015 1:00 pm yes yes BYU Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket 15,121 BYUtv 68–73 5–3 12/09/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Utah Valley UCCU Center Salt Lake City, Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket 2,860 81–84 2OT 5–4 12/13/2015 12:00 pm yes yes Denver Magness Arena Denver, Colorado 1,103 RTUT 68–69 5–5 12/18/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Portland Moda Center Portland, Oregon Far West Classic 3,036 92–82 OT 6–5 12/22/2015 7:00 pm yes South Dakota State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 6,053 KJZZ 99–95 7–5 12/28/2015 7:00 pm yes Multnomah Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 5,906 KJZZ 114–47 8–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Weber State Wildcats|Big Sky regular season 01/02/2016 7:00 pm Idaho State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 6,478 KJZZ 77–56 9–5 1–0 01/07/2016 7:00 pm North Dakota Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 6,456 KJZZ 74–62 10–5 2–0 01/09/2016 7:00 pm Northern Colorado Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 6,518 KJZZ 85–68 11–5 3–0 01/14/2016 8:00 pm yes Portland State Peter Stott Center Portland, Oregon 838 73–58 12–5 4–0 01/16/2016 8:00 pm yes Sacramento State Hornets Nest Sacramento, California 898 85–74 13–5 5–0 01/23/2016 7:00 pm yes Idaho State Reed Gym Pocatello, Idaho 2,236 68–69 13–6 5–1 01/28/2016 7:00 pm Northern Arizona Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 6,381 KJZZ 76–66 14–6 6–1 01/30/2016 7:00 pm Southern Utah Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket 7,052 KJZZ 77–50 15–6 7–1 02/04/2016 7:00 pm yes Northern Colorado Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, Colorado 1,110 64–54 16–6 8–1 02/06/2016 1:00 pm yes North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 2,148 71–78 16–7 8–2 02/11/2016 7:00 pm Sacramento State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 6,504 KJZZ 63–50 17–7 9–2 02/13/2016 7:00 pm Portland State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 6,798 KJZZ 87–78 18–7 10–2 02/18/2016 7:00 pm yes Southern Utah Centrum Arena Cedar City, Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket 2,028 87–83 19–7 11–2 02/20/2016 4:00 pm yes Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona 1,343 77–74 20–7 12–2 02/25/2016 7:00 pm Montana State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 7,340 KJZZ 68–60 21–7 13–2 02/27/2016 7:00 pm Montana Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 8,960 KJZZ 60–54 22–7 14–2 03/03/2016 8:00 pm yes Idaho Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho 1,472 58–62 22–8 14–3 03/05/2016 3:00 pm yes Eastern Washington Reese Court Cheney, Washington 1,914 79–77 23–8 15–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Weber State Wildcats| Big Sky tournament 03/10/2016 1:00 pm yes 1 Portland State 8 Reno Events Center Reno, Nevada Quarterfinals 1,206 78–74 24–8 03/11/2016 6:30 pm yes 1 North Dakota 5 Reno Events Center Reno, Nevada Semifinals 2,362 83–78 OT 25–8 03/12/2016 6:45 pm yes 1 Montana 2 Reno Events Center Reno, Nevada Championship 2,516 ESPNU 62–59 26–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Weber State Wildcats|NCAA tournament 03/18/2016 7:20 pm yes yes 15 E Xavier 2 E 9 Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri First Round 14,425 truTV 53–71 26–9 AP Poll Mountain Time E East Region References Category:Weber State Wildcats men's basketball seasons Weber State Weber State Weber State Wildcats men's basketball Weber State Wildcats men's 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