# 2015–16 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by seventh year head coach Cameron Dollar, played their home games at KeyArena, with two home games at the Showare Center and CBI games at the Connolly Center, and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Cal State Bakersfield. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Idaho in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Vermont.

## Previous season

The Redhawks finished the season 18–16, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Pepperdine in the first round and Colorado in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Loyola–Chicago.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Isiah Umipig | 1 | G | 6'0" | 195 | RS Senior | Federal Way, WA | Graduated |
| Emerson Murray | 2 | G | 6'3" | 195 | RS Senior | Vancouver, BC | Graduated |
| Theo Turner | 10 | C | 7'0" | 245 | RS Freshman | Middlesbrough, England | Transferred to Berry |
| Shore Adenekan | 15 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Senior | London, England | Graduated |
| David Trimble | 25 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | Yakima, WA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Luis Bidart | 33 | G | 6'0" | 195 | RS Junior | São Paulo, Brazil | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Jarrell Flora | 35 | G | 6'3" | 200 | RS Senior | Bremerton, WA | Graduated |

## 2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jake Spurgeon SF | Sherwood, OR | Lakeridge High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 28, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Malik Montoya SG | Seattle, WA | Federal Way High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 31, 2014 |
| 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 August 28, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:30 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 56–58 | 0–1 | KeyArena (3,450) Seattle, WA |
| 11/15/2015* 2:00 pm | | Sacramento State | L 65–77 | 0–2 | KeyArena (1,754) Seattle, WA |
| 11/17/2015* 6:05 pm | | at Eastern Washington | L 70–76 | 0–3 | Reese Court (2,177) Cheney, WA |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 58–52 | 1–3 | KeyArena (3,129) Seattle, WA |
| 11/25/2015* 6:00 pm | | Great Falls | W 58–48 | 2–3 | Showare Center (575) Kent, WA |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 52–66 | 2–4 | Haas Pavilion (9,423) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/04/2015* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | L 61–70 | 2–5 | KeyArena (1,213) Seattle, WA |
| 12/06/2015* 6:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 84–72 | 3–5 | KeyArena (1,276) Seattle, WA |
| 12/13/2015* 5:00 pm | | at UAB | L 73–79 | 3–6 | Bartow Arena (3,587) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/17/2015* 6:00 pm | | Northwest Indian | W 98–36 | 4–6 | Showare Center (468) Kent, WA |
| 12/20/2015* 6:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 67–64 | 5–6 | KeyArena (1,275) Seattle, WA |
| 12/22/2015* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 68–79 | 5–7 | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,921) Seattle, WA |
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm | | UC Davis | W 80–75 | 6–7 | KeyArena (1,370) Seattle, WA |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | L 50–88 | 6–8 | KeyArena (1,383) Seattle, WA |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| 01/07/2016 5:05 pm | | at UMKC | L 69–84 | 6–9 (1–0) | Municipal Auditorium (1,147) Kansas City, MO |
| 01/09/2016 12:05 pm | | at Chicago State | W 66–50 | 7–9 (1–1) | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (560) Chicago, IL |
| 01/16/2016 7:30 pm, ASN | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 52–79 | 7–10 (1–2) | KeyArena (1,622) Seattle, WA |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | | New Mexico State | L 60–68 | 7–11 (1–3) | KeyArena (1,365) Seattle, WA |
| 01/23/2016 7:00 pm | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 70–59 | 8–11 (2–3) | KeyArena (1,752) Seattle, WA |
| 01/28/2016 6:00 pm | | at Utah Valley | W 73–62 | 9–11 (3–3) | UCCU Center (2,629) Orem, UT |
| 01/30/2016 6:00 pm | | at Grand Canyon | W 59–57 | 10–11 (4–3) | GCU Arena (6,987) Phoenix, AZ |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | Chicago State | W 59–56 | 11–11 (5–3) | KeyArena (1,527) Seattle, WA |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | UMKC | W 65–55 | 12–11 (6–3) | KeyArena (2,260) Seattle, WA |
| 02/12/2016 7:00 pm | | Grand Canyon | L 60–71 | 12–12 (6–4) | KeyArena (2,546) Seattle, WA |
| 02/18/2016 5:00 pm | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 57–67 | 12–13 (6–5) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,435) Edinburg, TX |
| 02/20/2016 6:00 pm | | at New Mexico State | L 57–70 | 12–14 (6–6) | Pan American Center (4,669) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm | | Utah Valley | W 72–69 | 13–14 (7–6) | KeyArena (2,767) Seattle, WA |
| 03/05/2016 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 71–93 | 13–15 (7–7) | Icardo Center (1,661) Bakersfield, CA |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 7:00 pm | (3) | vs. (6) Texas–Rio Grande Valley Quarterfinals | W 75–52 | 14–15 | Orleans Arena (1,472) Paradise, NV |
| 03/11/2016 8:30 pm | (3) | vs. (2) Cal State Bakersfield Semifinals | L 47–72 | 14–16 | Orleans Arena (1,729) Paradise, NV |
| CBI ||||||
| 03/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Idaho First round | W 68–63 | 15–16 | Connolly Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| 03/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Vermont Quarterfinals | L 54–73 | 15–17 | Connolly Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||