2015–16 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	9	.743
Montana	14	–	4	.778	21	–	12	.636
Idaho	12	–	6	.667	21	–	13	.618
Idaho State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	15	.516
Eastern Washington	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
North Dakota	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Montana State	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Portland State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Northern Colorado	7	–	11	.389	10	–	21	.323
Sacramento State	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Northern Arizona	3	–	15	.167	5	–	25	.167
Southern Utah	3	–	15	.167	5	–	24	.172


† Conference tournament winner

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. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They 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 to become champions of the Big Sky Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Xavier.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 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, WI	Graduated & transferred to CSU Pueblo
Jaelyn Johnson-Coston	2	F	6'6"	210	Junior	Bronx, NY	Transferred
James Hajek	45	C	6'10"	250	Senior	Omaha, NE	Graduated
Ryan Van Pelt	50	C	6'10"	220	RS Freshman	Lindon, UT	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, CA	Junior college transferred Saddleback College

2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Dallas #68 PF	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Polytechnic High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 27, 2014
Jordan Dallas #68 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65
Riley Court #108 PF	Pleasant Grove, UT	Plesasant Grove High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 4, 2014
Riley Court #108 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60
Juwan Williams SF	Richmond, TX	Travis High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 20, 2014
Juwan Williams SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Emmanuel Nzekwesi SF	Trophy Club, TX	Byron Nelson High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 20, 2014
Emmanuel Nzekwesi SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Cody John SF	Mississauga, ON	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Mar 28, 2015
Cody John SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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.

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Spencer Johnson SF #90	American Fork, UT	American Fork High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 23, 2015
Spencer Johnson SF #90	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.

Roster

2015–16 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Kiko Stavrev	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Myerscough	Sofia, Bulgaria
G/F	2	Juwan Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Travis	Richmond, TX
C	3	Jordan Dallas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Long Beach Poly	Long Beach, CA
G	5	Cody John	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Wasatch Academy	Toronto, ON
G	11	Hayden Hunter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Richland	North Richland, TX
G	15	Jeremiah Jefferson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Triple A Academy	Dallas, TX
G/F	20	J. C. Kennedy (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Skyview	Nampa, ID
F/C	21	Joel Bolomboy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Keller	Fort Worth, TX
G	22	Ryan Richardson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Dobson	Mesa, AZ
G	23	Richaud Gittens	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Marcos de Niza	Tempe, AZ
G	24	McKay Cannon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Highlands Ranch	Highlands Ranch, CO
G/F	25	Dusty Baker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Saddleback College	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
G	30	Jeremy Senglin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Bowie	Arlington, TX
F	35	Kyndahl Hill	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Humble	Humble, TX
F/C	44	Zach Braxton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Fr	Highlands Ranch	Highlands Ranch, CO

Head coach

Randy Rahe (Buena Vista College)

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Duft (Sterling College)
Garrett Lever (Seattle)
Steve Smiley (Northern State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 7:00 PM		Southern Virginia	W 83–57		Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM, KJZZ		Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 70–73	0–1	Dee Events Center (8,964) Ogden, UT
11/16/2015* 6:00 PM		at South Dakota State	L 68–85	0–2	Frost Arena (1,639) Brookings, SD
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM, KJZZ		Antelope Valley Gulf Coast Showcase opening round	W 90–47	1–2	Dee Events Center (5,876) Ogden, UT
11/23/2015* 6:30 PM		vs. Central Michigan Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	W 63–60	2–2	Germain Arena (523) Estero, FL
11/24/2015* 6:30 PM		vs. Drake Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals	W 74-58	3-2	Germain Arena (1,053) Estero, FL
11/25/2015* 6:30 PM		vs. Murray State Gulf Coast Showcase championship	W 75–59	4–2	Germain Arena (1,102) Estero, FL
12/01/2015* 7:00 PM, KJZZ		Pacific Union	W 95–57	5–2	Dee Events Center (5,709) Ogden, UT
12/05/2015* 1:00 PM, BYUtv		vs. BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 68–73	5–3	Vivint Smart Home Arena (15,121) Salt Lake City, UT
12/09/2015* 7:00 PM		at Utah Valley Old Oquirrh Bucket	L 81–84 ^2OT	5–4	UCCU Center (2,860) Salt Lake City, UT
12/13/2015* 12:00 PM, RTUT		at Denver	L 68–69	5–5	Magness Arena (1,103) Denver, CO
12/18/2015* 7:00 PM		vs. Portland Far West Classic	W 92–82 ^OT	6–5	Moda Center (3,036) Portland, OR
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM, KJZZ		South Dakota State	W 99–95	7–5	Dee Events Center (6,053) Ogden, UT
12/28/2015* 7:00 PM, KJZZ		Multnomah	W 114–47	8–5	Dee Events Center (5,906) Ogden, UT
Big Sky regular season
01/02/2016 7:00 PM, KJZZ		Idaho State	W 77–56	9–5 (1–0)	Dee Events Center (6,478) Ogden, UT
01/07/2016 7:00 PM, KJZZ		North Dakota	W 74–62	10–5 (2–0)	Dee Events Center (6,456) Ogden, UT
01/09/2016 7:00 PM, KJZZ		Northern Colorado	W 85–68	11–5 (3–0)	Dee Events Center (6,518) Ogden, UT
01/14/2016 8:00 PM		at Portland State	W 73–58	12–5 (4–0)	Peter Stott Center (838) Portland, OR
01/16/2016 8:00 PM		at Sacramento State	W 85–74	13–5 (5–0)	Hornets Nest (898) Sacramento, CA
01/23/2016 7:00 PM		at Idaho State	L 68–69	13–6 (5–1)	Reed Gym (2,236) Pocatello, ID
01/28/2016 7:00 PM, KJZZ		Northern Arizona	W 76–66	14–6 (6–1)	Dee Events Center (6,381) Ogden, UT
01/30/2016 7:00 PM, KJZZ		Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 77–50	15–6 (7–1)	Dee Events Center (7,052) Ogden, UT
02/04/2016 7:00 PM		at Northern Colorado	W 64–54	16–6 (8–1)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,110) Greeley, CO
02/06/2016 1:00 PM		at North Dakota	L 71–78	16–7 (8–2)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,148) Grand Forks, ND
02/11/2016 7:00 PM, KJZZ		Sacramento State	W 63–50	17–7 (9–2)	Dee Events Center (6,504) Ogden, UT
02/13/2016 7:00 PM, KJZZ		Portland State	W 87–78	18–7 (10–2)	Dee Events Center (6,798) Ogden, UT
02/18/2016 7:00 PM		at Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket	W 87–83	19–7 (11–2)	Centrum Arena (2,028) Cedar City, UT
02/20/2016 4:00 PM		at Northern Arizona	W 77–74	20–7 (12–2)	Walkup Skydome (1,343) Flagstaff, AZ
02/25/2016 7:00 PM, KJZZ		Montana State	W 68–60	21–7 (13–2)	Dee Events Center (7,340) Ogden, UT
02/27/2016 7:00 PM, KJZZ		Montana	W 60–54	22–7 (14–2)	Dee Events Center (8,960) Ogden, UT
03/03/2016 8:00 PM		at Idaho	L 58–62	22–8 (14–3)	Cowan Spectrum (1,472) Moscow, ID
03/05/2016 3:00 PM		at Eastern Washington	W 79–77	23–8 (15–3)	Reese Court (1,914) Cheney, WA
Big Sky Tournament
03/10/2016 1:00 PM	(1)	vs. (8) Portland State Quarterfinals	W 78–74	24–8	Reno Events Center (1,206) Reno, NV
03/11/2016 6:30 PM	(1)	vs. (5) North Dakota Semifinals	W 83–78 ^OT	25–8	Reno Events Center (2,362) Reno, NV
03/12/2016 6:45 PM, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (2) Montana Championship game	W 62–59	26–8	Reno Events Center (2,516) Reno, NV
NCAA Tournament
3/18/2016* 7:20 PM, TruTV	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 9 Xavier First round	L 53–71	26–9	Scottrade Center (14,425) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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