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

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 year)
Assistant coach	Mike Lepore
Assistant coach	Rodney Tention
Assistant coach	Tyler Ojanen
Home arena	Event Center Arena

2015–16 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	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

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. They failed to defeat a Division I opponent. Due to APR penalties, San Jose State were 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

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	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	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	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	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	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	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Hillsman, JayceeJaycee Hillsman	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Simeon Career Academy	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	2	Williams, Jr., GaryGary Williams, Jr. (C)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Castlemont HS Indian Hills CC	Oakland, CA
3.5 !F	4	Mitchell, BrandonBrandon Mitchell	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Ridgeway HS	Memphis, TN
5.0 !C	10	Basor, IvoIvo Basor (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Watsonville HS Monterey Peninsula CC	Watsonville, CA
1.5 !G	11	Mahoney, DannyDanny Mahoney (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Serra HS	San Mateo, CA
3.5 !F	14	Rogers, FrankFrank Rogers	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Salinas HS Cabrillo CC San Francisco	Salinas, CA
1.5 !G	15	Clarke, BrandonBrandon Clarke	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Desert Vista HS	Phoenix, AZ
1.5 !G	21	James, JalenJalen James (C)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.5 !RS So	La Lumiere School	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	23	Onwas, PrincetonPrinceton Onwas (C)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Seven Lakes HS Navarro JC Utah	Houston, TX
3.5 !F	24	Singer, RyanRyan Singer	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Heritage HS Massanutten Military Academy	Littleton, CO
5.0 !C	25	Bahner, LeonLeon Bahner	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	CJD Königswinter	Bonn, Germany
3.5 !F	32	Welage, RyanRyan Welage	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Greensburg HS	Greensburg, IN
3.5 !F	33	Schwartz, CodyCody Schwartz	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	West De Pere HS	West De Pere, WI
5.0 !C	41	Chastain, AshtinAshtin Chastain	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !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 Alaska Anchorage 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.

References

San Jose State Spartans men's basketball

Venues	Spartan Gym (1933–1976) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1961–1976) Independence High School (1976–1979) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1979–1989) Event Center Arena (1989–present)

Culture & lore	History Sammy Spartan

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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