2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:Boise State Broncos
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:MW
Record:20–12
Conf Record:11–7
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Jeff Linder
(taking leave of absence)
Asst Coach3:Danny Henderson
Asst Coach4:Isaac Williams
(replacing Linder)

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 Dismissed following an arrest[1]
Derrick Marks 2 G 6'3" 204 Senior Graduated
Kevin Allen 4 F 6'11" 250 Junior Transferred to Emporia State
Joe Hanstad 5 G 6'4" 203 Senior Graduated
Igor Hadziomerovic 12 G 6'4" 214 Senior Graduated
Chris Nealey 14 G 6'2" 202 Sophomore Left team for personal reasons
Rob Heyer 22 G/F 6'3" 206 Senior Graduated
Jake Ness 34 F 6'8" 225 Senior Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Lonnie Jackson 25 G 6'4" 175 Senior Transferred from Boston College. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jackson graduated from Boston College.
James Reid 55 G 6'3" 200 Senior Transferred from Arkansas–Little Rock. Will sit out 2015–16 due to transfer rules and have one year of eligibility starting in 2016–17.

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] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#FF6600;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#FF6600;"|Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#FF6600;"|Mountain West regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#143D99; color:#FF6600;"| Mountain West tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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 .
  2. Web site: 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 .
  3. https://mwc-platform-secure.silverchalice.co/v3/images/contents/558ae136e4b0b12dec98dfdf{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  4. Web site: 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 .