# 2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by sixth year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Colorado State. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament after declining an invitation from the inaugural Vegas 16.

## Previous season

The Broncos finished the season 25–9, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win a share of the Mountain West regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Wyoming. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Dayton.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Dezmyn Trent | 0 | G | 6'4" | 206 | Junior | Tacoma, WA | Dismissed following an arrest |
| Derrick Marks | 2 | G | 6'3" | 204 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Kevin Allen | 4 | F | 6'11" | 250 | Junior | Ecorse, MI | Transferred to Emporia State |
| Joe Hanstad | 5 | G | 6'4" | 203 | Senior | Dickinson, ND | Graduated |
| Igor Hadziomerovic | 12 | G | 6'4" | 214 | Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Graduated |
| Chris Nealey | 14 | G | 6'2" | 202 | Sophomore | Santa Ana, CA | Left team for personal reasons |
| Rob Heyer | 22 | G/F | 6'3" | 206 | Senior | Worland, WY | Graduated |
| Jake Ness | 34 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Coeur d'Alene, ID | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Lonnie Jackson | 25 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Senior | Valencia, CA | Transferred from Boston College. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jackson graduated from Boston College. |
| James Reid | 55 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Bend, OR | Transferred from Arkansas–Little Rock. Will sit out 2015–16 due to transfer rules and have one year of eligibility starting in 2016–17. |

## Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Paris Austin PG | Oakland, CA | Bishop O'Dowd High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Nov 1, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Malek Harwell PG | Pocatello, ID | Century High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 14, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Robin Jorch F | Berlin, Germany | | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Aug 24, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

The Mountain West released their conference schedule on June 24. Games may be moved to accommodate TV. Their full schedule was released on September 15.
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/06/2015* 8:00 pm | Northwest | W 79–55 | | Taco Bell Arena (4,340) Boise, ID |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | at Montana | L 72–74 | 0–1 | Dahlberg Arena (5,421) Missoula, MT |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, RTNW | Northern Arizona | W 101–81 | 1–1 | Taco Bell Arena (4,489) Boise, ID |
| 11/19/2015* 6:30 pm, P12N | at No. 12 Arizona Wooden Legacy | L 76–88 | 1–2 | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm | Concordia (OR) | W 100–53 | 2–2 | Taco Bell Arena (3,397) Boise, ID |
| 11/26/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. UC Irvine Wooden Legacy quarterfinals | W 71–64 | 3–2 | Titan Gym (2,341) Fullerton, CA |
| 11/27/2015* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 3 Michigan State Wooden Legacy semifinals | L 67–77 | 3–3 | Titan Gym (3,173) Fullerton, CA |
| 11/29/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. No. 11 Arizona Wooden Legacy 3rd place game | L 59–68 | 3–4 | Honda Center (4,393) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | Willamette | W 100–36 | 4–4 | Taco Bell Arena (3,426) Boise, ID |
| 12/05/2015* 8:00 pm, theW.tv | at Portland | W 81–71 | 5–4 | Chiles Center (2,282) Portland, OR |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | Loyola Marymount | W 67–66 | 6–4 | Taco Bell Arena (4,151) Boise, ID |
| 12/12/2015* 5:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 24 Oregon | W 74–72 | 7–4 | Taco Bell Arena (10,239) Boise, ID |
| 12/20/2015* 12:00 pm, RTNW | Bradley MWC–MVC Challenge | W 90–70 | 8–4 | Taco Bell Arena (4,405) Boise, ID |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | UC Davis | W 64–56 | 9–4 | Taco Bell Arena (5,592) Boise, ID |
| Mountain West regular season |||||
| 01/02/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Colorado State | W 84–80 | 10–4 (1–0) | Taco Bell Arena (6,749) Boise, ID |
| 01/05/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at Utah State | W 76–61 | 11–4 (2–0) | Smith Spectrum (8,330) Logan, UT |
| 01/09/2016 4:00 pm, RTNW | Fresno State | W 81–70 | 12–4 (3–0) | Taco Bell Arena (8,140) Boise, ID |
| 01/13/2016 8:00 pm, MWN | at Nevada | W 74–67 | 13–4 (4–0) | Lawlor Events Center (7,564) Reno, NV |
| 01/16/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | San Diego State | L 53–56 | 13–5 (4–1) | Taco Bell Arena (10,421) Boise, ID |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | San Jose State | W 94–69 | 14–5 (5–1) | Taco Bell Arena (5,992) Boise, ID |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wyoming | W 81–71 | 15–5 (6–1) | Arena-Auditorium (6,091) Laramie, WY |
| 01/27/2016 9:00 pm, CBSSN | at UNLV | L 77–87 | 15–6 (6–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,586) Paradise, NV |
| 01/30/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | New Mexico | L 83–88 | 15–7 (6–3) | Taco Bell Arena (7,355) Boise, ID |
| 02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Utah State | W 70–67 | 16–7 (7–3) | Taco Bell Arena (5,544) Boise, ID |
| 02/06/2016 12:00 pm, RTNW | at Air Force | L 53–61 | 16–8 (7–4) | Clune Arena (2,097) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Colorado State | L 93–97 $^{2OT}$ | 16–9 (7–5) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm, CBSSN | Wyoming | W 94–71 | 17–9 (8–5) | Taco Bell Arena (7,334) Boise, ID |
| 02/17/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at New Mexico | L 78–80 | 17–10 (8–6) | The Pit (12,434) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/23/2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU | UNLV | W 81–69 | 18–10 (9–6) | Taco Bell Arena (4,605) Boise, ID |
| 02/27/2016 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at San Diego State | W 66–63 | 19–10 (10–6) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm, MWN | Nevada | W 76–57 | 20–10 (11–6) | Taco Bell Arena (8,495) Boise, ID |
| 03/05/2016 3:00 pm, MWN | at San Jose State | L 63–68 | 20–11 (11–7) | Event Center Arena (1,759) San Jose, CA |
| Mountain West tournament |||||
| 03/10/2016 9:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Colorado State Quarterfinals | L 81–88 | 20–12 | Thomas & Mack Center (6,325) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||