2015–16 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second year head coach Brian Fish, played their home games at Worthington Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament to Sacramento State.

2015–16 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2015–16 record14–17 (9–9 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kenya Crandell
  • Chris Haslam
  • Brandon Lincoln
Home arenaWorthington Arena
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Weber State153 .833  269  .743
Montana144 .778  2112  .636
Idaho126 .667  2113  .618
Idaho State117 .611  1615  .516
Eastern Washington108 .556  1816  .529
North Dakota108 .556  1716  .515
Montana State99 .500  1417  .452
Portland State810 .444  1318  .419
Northern Colorado711 .389  1021  .323
Sacramento State612 .333  1417  .452
Northern Arizona315 .167  525  .167
Southern Utah315 .167  524  .172
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Big Sky Tournament.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Blake Brumwell2C6'7"250RS SeniorBig Sandy, MTGraduated
Michael Dison3G5'9"160SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Joseph Frenchwood IV4G6'1"175FreshmanNewark, CATransferred to Hill College
Terrell Brown13F6'4"200RS JuniorColorado Springs, COTransferred
Ryan Shannon20F6'8"225RS SophomoreMarysville, WALeft the team due to personal reasons
Eric Norman24F6'9"220SeniorSan Diego, CAGraduated
Bradley Fisher41C7'0"245FreshmanChorley, EnglandTransferred to Emporia State

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Nahjee Matlock10G5'11"180JuniorLas Vegas, NVJunior college transferred from Tohono O'odham Community College
Tyson Kanseyo11F6'8"215SophomoreMalden, NetherlandsJunior college transferred from Laramie County Community College
Sarp Gobeloglu13F6'10"210JuniorIstanbul, TurkeyJunior college transferred from Gillette College
Quinton Everett24G6'2"195JuniorLakeland, FLJunior college transferred from Gillette College
Shikei Blake25F6'7"240JuniorWilmington, DEJunior college transferred from Northeastern Junior College

2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyler Hall
#51 SG
Rock Island, IL Rock Island High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 15, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Mandrell Worthy
#80 SG
Sammamish, WA Eastside Catholic School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 30, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Sam Neumann
SF
Saint Paul, MN Cretin-Derham Hall High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 27, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
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 2015-09-13.

    Roster

    2015–16 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Zach Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoMesquite Gilbert, AZ
    G 1 Stephan Holm 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrRiverton Riverton, UT
    G 3 Tyler Hall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrRock Island Rock Island, IL
    F 4 Sam Neumann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrCretin-Durham Hall Saint Paul, MN
    G 10 Nahjee Mathlock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrPalo Verde
    Tohono O'odham CC
    Las Vegas, NV
    F 11 Tyson Kanseyo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) So22 Feet Academy
    Laramie County CC
    Malden, Netherlands
    F 13 Sarp Gobeloglu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrFMV Igile
    Gillette College
    Ankara, Turkey
    G 15 Mandrell Worthy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrEastside Catholic Federal Way, WA
    G 22 Marcus Colbert 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrPost Falls Post Falls, ID
    G 24 Quinton Everett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrLakeland
    Gillette College
    Lakeland, FL
    C 25 Shikei Blake 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrNewark
    Northeastern JC
    Wilmington, DE
    F 33 Quinn Price 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoVista Grande Casa Grande, AZ
    F 34 Danny Robison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrBillings West Billings, MT
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    [1]

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/03/2015*
    7:05 pm
    Northwest Indian W 114–57 
    Worthington Arena 
    Bozeman, MT
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    10:35 pm
    at Hawaii
    Rainbow Classic
    L 76–87  0–1
    Stan Sheriff Center (6,259)
    Honolulu, HI
    11/14/2015*
    5:00 pm
    vs. Hawaii–Hilo
    Rainbow Classic
    W 90–85  1–1
    Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    11/15/2015*
    5:00 pm
    vs. Nevada
    Rainbow Classic
    L 62–83  1–2
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,271)
    Honolulu, HI
    11/20/2015*
    8:05 pm
    San Jose State W 81–69  2–2
    Worthington Arena (1,806)
    Bozeman, MT
    11/22/2015*
    2:05 pm
    vs. Wyoming
    Billings Showcase
    W 83–82  3–2
    Rimrock Auto Arena (4,207)
    Billings, MT
    11/28/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Wyoming L 68–82  3–3
    Arena-Auditorium (5,022)
    Laramie, WY
    12/01/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Utah Valley W 76–72  4–3
    UCCU Center (1,135)
    Orem, UT
    12/06/2015*
    1:05 pm
    Nebraska–Omaha L 97–100  4–4
    Worthington Arena (1,533)
    Bozeman, MT
    12/13/2015*
    3:00 pm
    at San Jose State W 91–83  5–4
    Event Center Arena (1,116)
    San Jose, CA
    12/16/2015*
    6:00 pm
    at North Dakota State L 97–100  5–5
    Scheels Arena (1,533)
    Fargo, ND
    12/19/2015*
    12:00 pm
    at Buffalo L 73–80  5–6
    Alumni Arena (2,384)
    Amherst, NY
    12/22/2015*
    5:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Syracuse L 60–82  5–7
    Carrier Dome (17,202)
    Syracuse, NY
    Big Sky regular season
    12/31/2015
    7:05 pm
    at Southern Utah L 82–93  5–8
    (0–1)
    Centrum Arena (941)
    Cedar City, UT
    01/02/2016
    12:05 pm
    at Northern Arizona W 74–72 OT 6–8
    (1–1)
    Walkup Skydome (1,007)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    01/07/2016
    7:05 pm
    Sacramento State W 71–64  7–8
    (2–1)
    Worthington Arena (2,036)
    Bozeman, MT
    01/09/2016
    2:05 pm
    Portland State L 70–77  7–9
    (2–2)
    Worthington Arena (2,233)
    Bozeman, MT
    01/14/2016
    6:05 pm
    at North Dakota L 68–85  7–10
    (2–3)
    Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,608)
    Grand Forks, ND
    01/16/2016
    5:05 pm
    at Northern Colorado L 76–78  7–11
    (2–4)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,120)
    Greeley, CO
    01/21/2016
    7:05 pm
    Eastern Washington W 85–71  8–11
    (3–4)
    Worthington Arena (2,362)
    Bozeman, MT
    01/23/2016
    2:05 pm
    Idaho W 70–68  9–11
    (4–4)
    Worthington Arena (2,435)
    Bozeman, MT
    01/30/2016
    7:05 pm
    Montana L 72–80  9–12
    (4–5)
    Worthington Arena (5,407)
    Bozeman, MT
    02/04/2016
    8:05 pm
    at Portland State L 68–83  9–13
    (4–6)
    Peter Stott Center (623)
    Portland, OR
    02/06/2016
    8:05 pm
    at Sacramento State W 79–76  10–13
    (5–6)
    Colberg Court (929)
    Sacramento, CA
    02/11/2016
    7:05 pm
    Northern Arizona W 101–58  11–13
    (6–6)
    Worthington Arena (2,275)
    Bozeman, MT
    02/13/2016
    2:05 pm
    Southern Utah W 80–73  12–13
    (7–6)
    Worthington Arena (2,624)
    Bozeman, MT
    02/20/2016
    7:05 pm
    at Montana L 78–87  12–14
    (7–7)
    Dahlberg Arena (6,522)
    Missoula, MT
    02/25/2016
    7:05 pm
    at Weber State L 60–68  12–15
    (7–8)
    Dee Events Center (7,340)
    Ogden, UT
    02/27/2016
    7:05 pm
    at Idaho State L 69–76  12–16
    (7–9)
    Reed Gym (2,566)
    Pocatello, ID
    03/03/2016
    7:05 pm
    Northern Colorado W 81–63  13–16
    (8–9)
    Worthington Arena (2,227)
    Bozeman, MT
    03/05/2016
    2:05 pm
    North Dakota W 89–82  14–16
    (9–9)
    Worthington Arena (2,585)
    Bozeman, MT
    Big Sky Tournament
    03/08/2016
    6:30 pm
    vs. Sacramento State L 75–79  14–17
    Reno Events Center (1,723)
    Reno, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    See also

    2015–16 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team

    References

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