2015–16 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

2015–16 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2016 MWC Tournament winner ;

2015–16 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
2015–16 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2015–16 record	9–22 (4–14 Mountain West)
Head coach	Dave Wojcik (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Lepore; Rodney Tention; Tyler Ojanen;
Home arena	Event Center Arena
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by third year head coach Dave Wojcik, played their home games at the Event Center Arena and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to Colorado State.

Previous season[]

The Spartans finished the season 2–28, 0–18 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. During the season, the Spartans were invited and participated in the Wooden Legacy in Anaheim, California. They earned last place from not defeating any team they were against in the tournament. They failed to defeat a Division I opponent. Due to APR penalties, San Jose State was ineligible for postseason tournament play, including the Mountain West Tournament.

Departures[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Rashad Muhammad	0	G	6'6"	170	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Miami (FL)
Jordan Baker	1	G	6'4"	195	RS Junior	Phoenix, AZ	Dismissed from team
Jaleel Williams	2	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Killen, TX	Graduated
Darryl Gaynor II	5	G	6'2"	165	Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to the College of Southern Idaho
Devante Wilson	22	G	6'4"	220	Senior	Muskogee, OK	Graduated
Matt Pollard	35	C	7'0"	260	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Transferred to Midwestern State

Incoming transfers[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Gary Williams, Jr.	2	G	6'5"	215	Junior	Oakland, CA	Junior college transfer from Indian Hills.

Recruits[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brandon Clarke PF	Phoenix, AZ	Desert Vista HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 29, 2014
Brandon Clarke PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Cody Schwartz PF	De Pere, WI	West De Pere HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 7, 2014
Cody Schwartz PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Ryan Welage SG	Greensburg, IN	Greensburg Community HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jan 1, 2015
Ryan Welage SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Gary Williams, Jr. PG	Oakland, CA	Indian Hills CC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 21, 2015
Gary Williams, Jr. PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jaycee Hillsman SF	Chicago, IL	Don Bosco Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 6, 2015
Jaycee Hillsman SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: –
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 San Jose State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-02-21. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-02-21. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-02-21.

Roster[]

2015–16 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jaycee Hillsman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Simeon Career Academy	Chicago, IL
G	2	Gary Williams, Jr. (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Castlemont HS Indian Hills CC	Oakland, CA
F	4	Brandon Mitchell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Ridgeway HS	Memphis, TN
C	10	Ivo Basor (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Watsonville HS Monterey Peninsula CC	Watsonville, CA
G	11	Danny Mahoney (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Serra HS	San Mateo, CA
F	14	Frank Rogers	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Salinas HS Cabrillo CC San Francisco	Salinas, CA
G	15	Brandon Clarke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Desert Vista HS	Phoenix, AZ
G	21	Jalen James (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	La Lumiere School	Chicago, IL
G	23	Princeton Onwas (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Seven Lakes HS Navarro JC Utah	Houston, TX
F	24	Ryan Singer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Heritage HS Massanutten Military Academy	Littleton, CO
C	25	Leon Bahner	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	CJD Königswinter	Bonn, Germany
F	32	Ryan Welage	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Greensburg HS	Greensburg, IN
F	33	Cody Schwartz	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	West De Pere HS	West De Pere, WI
C	41	Ashtin Chastain	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Norco HS	Norco, CA

Head coach

Dave Wojcik (Loyola)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 7:00 pm	Pacific Union	W 112–59		Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 7:00 pm	Idaho	L 54–74	0–1	Event Center Arena (1,327) San Jose, CA
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm	Montana	W 64–61	1–1	Event Center Arena (1,231) San Jose, CA
11/20/2015* 7:05 pm	at Montana State	L 69–81	1–2	Worthington Arena (1,806) Bozeman, MT
11/25/2015* 8:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Toledo Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals	L 74–89	1–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,340) Anchorage, AK
11/27/2015* 1:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. San Diego Great Alaska Shootout consolation round	W 76–67	2–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,379) Anchorage, AK
11/28/2015* 3:00 pm	at Great Alaska Shootout 5th place game	W 91–87	3–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,419) Anchorage, AK
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm	Antelope Valley	W 90–60	4–3	Event Center Arena (1,105) San Jose, CA
12/05/2015* 7:00 pm	at Santa Clara	L 75–78	4–4	Leavey Center (1,676) Santa Clara, CA
12/08/2015* 5:00 pm, FS2	at Marquette	L 62–80	4–5	BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,696) Milwaukee, WI
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm	Montana State	L 83–91	4–6	Event Center Arena (1,116) San Jose, CA
12/20/2015* 6:00 pm	at Seattle	L 64–67	4–7	KeyArena (1,275) Seattle, WA
12/22/2015* 12:00 pm	Life Pacific	W 128–66	5–7	Event Center Arena (1,236) San Jose, CA
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm	Utah State	L 71–80	5–8 (0–1)	Event Center Arena (1,417) San Jose, CA
01/02/2016 11:00 am	at Air Force	L 57–64	5–9 (0–2)	Clune Arena (1,131) Colorado Springs, CO
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at San Diego State	L 62–77	5–10 (0–3)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
01/09/2016 2:00 pm	Colorado State	L 84–85 ^OT	5–11 (0–4)	Event Center Arena (1,470) San Jose, CA
01/13/2016 7:00 pm	Wyoming	W 62–55	6–11 (1–4)	Event Center Arena (1,395) San Jose, CA
01/16/2016 4:00 pm, MWN	at Fresno State	L 74–81	6–12 (1–5)	Save Mart Center (6,457) Fresno, CA
01/20/2016 6:00 pm	at Boise State	L 69–94	6–13 (1–6)	Taco Bell Arena (5,992) Boise, ID
01/23/2016 2:00 pm, MWN	New Mexico	L 64–83	6–14 (1–7)	Event Center Arena (1,633) San Jose, CA
01/27/2016 6:00 pm	at Colorado State	L 66–74	6–15 (1–8)	Moby Arena (3,582) Fort Collins, CO
01/30/2016 2:00 pm	Air Force	W 75–54	7–15 (2–8)	Event Center Arena (2,169) San Jose, CA
02/03/2016 7:00 pm	Fresno State	W 65–53	8–15 (3–8)	Event Center Arena (2,324) San Jose, CA
02/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at UNLV	L 61–64	8–16 (3–9)	Thomas & Mack Center (11,647) Paradise, NV
02/13/2016 4:00 pm, RTRM	at New Mexico	L 58–74	8–17 (3–10)	The Pit (13,411) Albuquerque, NM
02/17/2016 7:00 pm	Nevada	L 55–61	8–18 (3–11)	Event Center Arena (1,560) San Jose, CA
02/21/2016 1:00 pm, CBSSN	San Diego State	L 56–78	8–19 (3–12)	Event Center Arena (3,317) San Jose, CA
02/27/2016 6:00 pm	at Utah State	L 70–88	8–20 (3–13)	Smith Spectrum (9,437) Logan, UT
03/02/2016 6:00 pm	at Wyoming	L 78–81	8–21 (3–14)	Arena-Auditorium (6,617) Laramie, WY
03/05/2016 2:00 pm, MWN	Boise State	W 68–63	9–21 (4–14)	Event Center Arena (1,759) San Jose, CA
Mountain West Tournament
03/09/2016 4:00 pm, MWN	vs. Colorado State First round	L 60–81	9–22	Thomas & Mack Center (5,970) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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2015–16 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season[]

Departures[]

Incoming transfers[]

Recruits[]

Roster[]

Schedule[]

References[]

2015–16 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Diego State	16	–	2	.889	28	–	10	.737
Fresno State †	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Boise State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Nevada	10	–	8	.556	24	–	14	.632
New Mexico	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
Colorado State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
UNLV	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Utah State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
Wyoming	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Air Force	5	–	13	.278	14	–	18	.438
San Jose State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290

† 2016 MWC Tournament winner