# 2015–16 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Larry Eustachy in his fourth season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated San Jose State and Boise State to advance to the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Fresno State. They did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Previous season

The Rams finished the season 27–7, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to San Diego State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to South Dakota State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Daniel Bejarano | 2 | G | 6'5" | 210 | RS Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
| Stanton Kidd | 11 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
| Carlton Hurst | 12 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Aurora, CO | Transferred to South Dakota |
| Daniel Mulamba | 23 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Junior | Terrell, TX | Not cleared by NCAA, transferred to Langston University |
| Marcus Holt | 30 | F/C | 6'10" | 204 | Senior | Aurora, CO | Graduated |
| J. J. Avila | 31 | F | 6'8" | 250 | RS Senior | McAllen, TX | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Kimani Jackson | 0 | F | 6'8" | 230 | RS Sophomore | Arlington, TX | Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College. |
| Emmanuel Omogbo | 2 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Hyttesville, MD | Junior college transferred from South Plains College. |

## 2015 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Prentiss Nixon PG | Bolingbrook, IL | Bolingbrook High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 15, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Anthony Bonner SG | Lawrence, KS | Lawrence High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 2, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Nico Carvacho PF | Frisco, Texas | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 19, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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: "Colorado State Commit List for 2015". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015. "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2015". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| C.J. Keyser SG | Bel Air, MD | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 15, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| 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: "Colorado State Commit List for 2016". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015. "ESPN – Colorado State Rams Basketball Recruiting 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/07/2015* 2:00 pm | CSU–Pueblo | W 89–65 | | Moby Arena (3,506) Fort Collins, CO |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/14/2015* 10:00 am | at Northern Iowa MW–MVC Challenge | W 84–78 | 1–0 | McLeod Center (4,455) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm | Loyola Marymount | W 83–75 | 2–0 | Moby Arena (3,142) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/22/2015* 2:00 pm | Oakland Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 95–89 | 3–0 | Moby Arena (2,638) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | Abilene Christian Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 108–100 $^{2OT}$ | 4–0 | Moby Arena (2,801) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/27/2015* 6:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Portland Corpus Christi Coastal Classic semifinals | W 90–74 | 5–0 | American Bank Center (183) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/28/2015* 4:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. UTEP Corpus Christi Coastal Classic championship | L 90–99 $^{2OT}$ | 5–1 | American Bank Center (274) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm | Long Beach State | L 77–83 | 5–2 | Moby Arena (3,581) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/06/2015* 12:00 pm, RTRM | Colorado | L 77–88 | 5–3 | Moby Arena (8,750) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | Arkansas–Fort Smith | W 97–72 | 6–3 | Moby Arena (2,523) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/13/2015* 5:00 pm, CET | at Northern Colorado | L 64–73 | 6–4 | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,576) Greeley, CO |
| 12/19/2015* 1:00 pm, FSKC | vs. Kansas State Wichita Wildcat Showcase | L 56–61 | 6–5 | Intrust Bank Arena (9,367) Wichita, KS |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm | USC Upstate | W 89–61 | 7–5 | Moby Arena (2,658) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm | Regis | W 77–53 | 8–5 | Moby Arena (3,103) Fort Collins, CO |
| Mountain West regular season |||||
| 01/02/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Boise State | L 80–84 | 8–6 (0–1) | Taco Bell Arena (6,749) Boise, ID |
| 01/06/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | UNLV | W 66–65 | 9–6 (1–1) | Moby Arena (3,431) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/09/2016 3:00 pm | at San Jose State | W 85–84 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (2–1) | Event Center Arena (1,470) San Jose, CA |
| 01/13/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | San Diego State | L 62–69 | 10–7 (2–2) | Moby Arena (4,018) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/16/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Utah State | L 92–96 | 10–8 (2–3) | Moby Arena (3,752) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm, RTRM | at Air Force | W 83–79 | 11–8 (3–3) | Clune Arena (2,021) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | San Jose State | W 74–66 | 12–8 (4–3) | Moby Arena (3,582) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm, RTRM | at Wyoming Border War | L 76–83 | 12–9 (4–4) | Arena-Auditorium (8,148) Laramie, WY |
| 02/03/2016 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | at San Diego State | L 67–69 | 12–10 (4–5) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/06/2016 2:00 pm, MWN | Nevada | W 76–67 | 13–10 (5–5) | Moby Arena (4,018) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Boise State | W 97–93 $^{2OT}$ | 14–10 (6–5) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/13/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at UNLV | L 80–87 | 14–11 (6–6) | Thomas & Mack Center (11,753) Paradise, NV |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Utah State | L 59–72 | 14–12 (6–7) | Smith Spectrum (9,377) Logan, UT |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm, MWN | Wyoming Border War | L 66–84 | 14–13 (6–8) | Moby Arena (7,067) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/24/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | New Mexico | W 86–69 | 15–13 (7–8) | Moby Arena (3,148) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/28/2016 3:00 pm, RTRM | at Nevada | L 80–87 $^{OT}$ | 15–14 (7–9) | Lawlor Events Center (4,018) Reno, NV |
| 03/02/2016 9:00 pm, CBSSN | at Fresno State | L 73–87 | 15–15 (7–10) | Save Mart Center (9,948) Fresno, CA |
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm, RTRM | Air Force | W 87–73 | 16–15 (8–10) | Moby Arena (4,226) Fort Collins, CO |
| Mountain West tournament |||||
| 03/09/2016 5:00 pm, MWN | vs. San Jose State First round | W 80–61 | 17–15 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,970) Paradise, NV |
| 03/10/2016 9:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Boise State Quarterfinals | W 88–81 | 18–15 | Thomas & Mack Center (6,325) Paradise, NV |
| 03/11/2016 9:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Fresno State Semifinals | L 56–64 | 18–16 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,036) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||