2015–16 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

2015–16 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball

WAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	24–9 (11–3 WAC)
Head coach	Rod Barnes (5th year)
Assistant coach	Jeff Conarroe
Assistant coach	James Alford
Assistant coach	Marc Hsu
Home arena	Icardo Center

2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Mexico State	13	–	1	.929	23	–	11	.676
Grand Canyon*	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
Cal State Bakersfield †	11	–	3	.786	24	–	9	.727
Seattle	7	–	7	.500	15	–	17	.469
Utah Valley	6	–	8	.429	12	–	18	.400
UMKC	4	–	10	.286	12	–	19	.387
UT Rio Grande Valley	4	–	10	.286	8	–	22	.267
Chicago State	0	–	14	.000	4	–	28	.125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

† 2016 WAC Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners were led by fifth year head coach Rod Barnes and played their home games at the Icardo Center. The Roadrunners competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 11–3 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Chicago State, Seattle, and New Mexico State to be champions of the WAC Tournament. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, their first ever appearance, where they lost in the first round to Oklahoma.

Previous Season

The Roadrunners finished the season 14–19, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC Tournament where they lost to New Mexico State.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tyrell Corbin	2	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Salt Lake City, UT	Graduated
Javonte Maynor	3	G	6'0"	180	RS Senior	Snellville, GA	Graduated
Dashawn Richmond	5	G	6'3"	200	Junior	Staten Island, NY	Transferred to Iona
Kregg Jones	15	F	6'8"	235	RS Senior	Saint George, Barbados	Graduated
Abdul Ahmed	23	C	6'10"	240	RS Senior	London, England	Graduated
Dee Wallace	25	G	5'10"	150	RS Senior	Oxford, MS	Graduated
J. J. Thomas	30	F	6'5"	215	RS Senior	Opelousas, LA	Graduated
Brandon Morris	31	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Lithonia, GA	Left the team due to personal reasons

2015 incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
RaVonn Posey C	Milwaukee, WI	Sheridan College	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Sep 27, 2014
RaVonn Posey C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
Dedrick Basile PG	Houston, TX	Trinity Valley Community College	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Oct 4, 2014
Dedrick Basile PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
Justin Pride PG	Huntsville, AL	Columbia State Community College	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 22, 2014
Justin Pride PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
Justin Hollins PF	Cypress, TX	San Jacinto Community College	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 22, 2014
Justin Hollins PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
Bradley Christian PF	Palm Bay, FL	Paris Junior College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 19, 2015
Bradley Christian PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
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 2015-09-11.

2016 incoming recruits

2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justin Davis SF	San Diego, CA	Morse High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 8, 2015
Justin Davis SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68
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 2015-09-11.

Roster

2015–16 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Smith, MattMatt Smith	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Columbia State CC Liberty Tech HS	Jackson, MS
1.5 !G	1	Wrapp, BrentBrent Wrapp	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Fairview HS	Boulder, CO
1.5 !G	2	Ferreira, KyleKyle Ferreira (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Liberty HS	Bakersfield, CA
1.5 !G	3	Geyen, DarrylDarryl Geyen	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	The Village School	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	5	Basile, DedrickDedrick Basile	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Trinity CC Madison HS	Houston, TX
3.5 !F	10	Mays, KevinKevin Mays	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Odessa College St. John's Military Academy	Queens, NY
3.5 !F	11	Airington, JaylinJaylin Airington	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Ventura College Bowman Leadership Academy	East Chicago, IN
3.5 !F	12	Posey, RavonnRavonn Posey	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sherdian CC Riverside HS	Milwaukee, WI
1.5 !G	23	Durham, DamiyneDamiyne Durham	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Oakwood HS	Houston, TX
3.5 !F	24	Barnes, BrayBray Barnes (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Liberty HS	Bakersfield, CA
3.5 !F	33	Hollins, JustinJustin Hollins	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	San Jacinto College Trent International	Cypress, TX
5.0 !C	42	Ahmed, AlyAly Ahmed	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Midland College Trent International	Alexandria, Egypt
1.5 !G	51	Pride, JustinJustin Pride	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Columbia State CC Butler HS	Huntsville, AL

Head coach

Rod Barnes (Mississippi)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Conarroe (Colorado College)
James Alford (Arizona)
Marc Hsu (Cabrini College)

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		Bristol	W 108–63		Icardo Center (818) Bakersfield, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 7:00 PM		San Diego Christian	W 93–69	1–0	Icardo Center (901) Bakersfield, CA
11/17/2015* 7:00 PM		Idaho	W 68–45	2–0	Icardo Center (1,480) Bakersfield, CA
11/20/2015* 12:00 PM		Fresno Pacific	W 81–68	3–0	Icardo Center (1,946) Bakersfield, CA
11/25/2015* 6:00 PM		at Wyoming	L 64–68	3–1	Arena-Auditorium (4,387) Laramie, WY
11/29/2015* 5:00 PM, CHN		at Saint Mary's	L 59–94	3–2	McKeon Pavilion (2,340) Moraga, CA
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM		at Idaho	L 63–67	3–3	Memorial Gym (563) Moscow, ID
12/05/2015* 7:00 PM		Northern Arizona	W 72–55	4–3	Icardo Center (1,001) Bakersfield, CA
12/12/2015* 3:30 PM		at South Dakota	W 77–67	5–3	DakotaDome (2,006) Vermillion, SD
12/14/2015* 7:00 PM		Dartmouth	W 69–62	6–3	Icardo Center (975) Bakersfield, CA
12/16/2015* 7:00 PM		at Fresno State	L 68–76	6–4	Save Mart Center (5,105) Fresno, CA
12/19/2015* 4:00 PM		Menlo	W 82–50	7–4	Icardo Center (976) Bakersfield, CA
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM		Portland State	W 78–66	8–4	Icardo Center (1,006) Bakersfield, CA
12/28/2015* 6:00 PM, P12N		at Arizona State	L 59–75	8–5	Wells Fargo Arena (6,625) Tempe, AZ
12/31/2015* 1:00 PM		Morgan State	W 80–68	9–5	Icardo Center (776) Bakersfield, CA
01/02/2016* 5:00 PM		at UC Riverside	W 67–48	10–5	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (321) Riverside, CA
WAC regular season
01/09/2016 4:05 PM		at UMKC	W 83–72	11–5 (1–0)	Municipal Auditorium (1,786) Kansas City, MO
01/11/2016 5:05 PM		at Chicago State	W 67–56	12–5 (2–0)	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (450) Chicago, IL
01/16/2016 7:30 PM, ASN		at Seattle	W 72–52	13–5 (3–0)	KeyArena (1,622) Seattle, WA
01/21/2016 6:00 PM, ASN		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 77–58	14–5 (4–0)	Icardo Center (1,501) Bakersfield, CA
01/23/2016 7:00 PM		New Mexico State	L 67–68 ^2OT	14–6 (4–1)	Icardo Center (3,880) Bakersfield, CA
01/28/2016 6:00 PM		at Grand Canyon	L 64–70	14–7 (4–2)	GCU Arena (7,119) Phoenix, AZ
01/30/2016 6:00 PM		at Utah Valley	W 78–74	15–7 (5–2)	UCCU Center (2,952) Orem, UT
02/04/2016 7:00 PM		UMKC	W 77–66	16–7 (6–2)	Icardo Center (1,498) Bakersfield, CA
02/06/2016 7:00 PM		Chicago State	W 71–48	17–7 (7–2)	Icardo Center (1,901) Bakersfield, CA
02/13/2016 7:00 PM, ASN		Utah Valley	W 91–69	18–7 (8–2)	Icardo Center (1,765) Bakersfield, CA
02/18/2016 6:00 PM		at New Mexico State	L 55–63	18–8 (8–3)	Pan American Center (4,550) Las Cruces, NM
02/20/2016 5:00 PM		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 70–57	19–8 (9–3)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,299) Edinburg, TX
02/27/2016 7:00 PM		Grand Canyon	W 77–62	20–8 (10–3)	Icardo Center (3,596) Bakersfield, CA
03/05/2016 7:00 PM		Seattle	W 93–71	21–8 (11–3)	Icardo Center (1,661) Bakersfield, CA
WAC Tournament
03/10/2016 4:30 PM		vs. Chicago State Quarterfinals	W 79–57	22–8	Orleans Arena (1,472) Paradise, NV
03/11/2016 8:30 PM		vs. Seattle Semifinals	W 72–47	23–8	Orleans Arena (1,729) Paradise, NV
03/12/2016 12:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. New Mexico State Championship game	W 57–54	24–8	Orleans Arena (1,673) Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
03/18/2016* 1:00 PM, TNT	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 7 Oklahoma First round	L 68–82	24–9	Chesapeake Energy Arena (15,662) Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West region. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

↑ "Men's Basketball - 2015-16 Schedule". CSU Bakersfield. 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball

Venues	Rabobank Arena (1998–present) Icardo Center (alternate; 1989–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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

NCAA national championships in bold

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