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

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 for personal reasons |

## 2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 September 11, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 September 11, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| 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 | (2) | vs. (7) Chicago State Quarterfinals | W 79–57 | 22–8 | Orleans Arena (1,472) Paradise, NV |
| 03/11/2016 8:30 pm | (2) | vs. (3) Seattle Semifinals | W 72–47 | 23–8 | Orleans Arena (1,729) Paradise, NV |
| 03/12/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU | (2) | vs. (1) New Mexico State Championship | 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. ||||||