2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:Portland State Vikings
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:13–18
Conf Record:8–10
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach2:Jase Coburn
Asst Coach3:Michael Plank

The 2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by seventh year head coach Tyler Geving, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Northern Colorado in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Weber State.

Previous season

The Vikings finished the season 15–14, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Sacramento State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Gary Winston 0 G 6'0" 190 Senior Graduated
Iziahiah Sweeney 10 G 6'3" 170 Freshman Transferred to Panola College
Tim Douglas 11 G 5'10" 160 RS Senior Graduated
Kyler Shula 12 G 5'10" 170 Junior Graduated
Tiegbe Bamba 13 F 6'10" 205 Senior Graduated
Dorian Cason 21 C 6'7" 250 Junior Transferred
DaShaun Wiggins 23 G 6'2" 190 Senior Graduated
Sebastian Suarez 30 G 6'4" 210 Senior Graduated
Joel King 34 G 6'3" 185 Senior Graduated
Brandon Cataldo 44 C 6'10" 285 Senior Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Isaiah Pineiro 0 F 6'6" 185 Sophomore Junior college transferred from Sierra College
Cameron Forte 5 F 6'7" 220 Senior Transferred from Georgia. Forte will be eligible to play immediately since Forte graduated from Georgia.
DeSean Parsons 13 G 6'7" 190 Junior Junior college transferred from Salt Lake Community College
Evan Garrison 14 G 5'10" Junior Junior college transferred from Clark College.
Donivine Stewart 20 G 6'0" 195 RS Senior Transferred from SIU Edwardsville. Stewart will be eligible to play immediately since Stewart graduated from SIU Edwardsville.
Namdi Okonkwo 21 C 7'0" 202 Junior Junior college transferred Western Wyoming Community College
Khari Holloway 23 G 6'2" Junior Junior college transferred from Mesa Community College

2015 incoming recruits

2016 incoming recruits

Schedule

[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#02461D; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#02461D; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#02461D; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Sky regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#02461D; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Sky tournament

See also

2015–16 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule . 2015 . Go Viks . Portland State University . September 14, 2015.