# 2015–16 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second year head coach Brian Fish, played their home games at Worthington Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Sacramento State.

## Previous season

The Bobcats finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Big Sky tournament.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Blake Brumwell | 2 | C | 6'7" | 250 | RS Senior | Big Sandy, MT | Graduated |
| Michael Dison | 3 | G | 5'9" | 160 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| Joseph Frenchwood IV | 4 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Freshman | Newark, CA | Transferred to Hill College |
| Terrell Brown | 13 | F | 6'4" | 200 | RS Junior | Colorado Springs, CO | Transferred |
| Ryan Shannon | 20 | F | 6'8" | 225 | RS Sophomore | Marysville, WA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Eric Norman | 24 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | San Diego, CA | Graduated |
| Bradley Fisher | 41 | C | 7'0" | 245 | Freshman | Chorley, England | Transferred to Emporia State |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Nahjee Matlock | 10 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Junior | Las Vegas, NV | Junior college transferred from Tohono O'odham Community College |
| Tyson Kanseyo | 11 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Sophomore | Malden, Netherlands | Junior college transferred from Laramie County Community College |
| Sarp Gobeloglu | 13 | F | 6'10" | 210 | Junior | Istanbul, Turkey | Junior college transferred from Gillette College |
| Quinton Everett | 24 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Junior | Lakeland, FL | Junior college transferred from Gillette College |
| Shikei Blake | 25 | F | 6'7" | 240 | Junior | Wilmington, DE | Junior college transferred from Northeastern Junior College |

## 2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyler Hall #51 SG | Rock Island, IL | Rock Island High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 15, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Mandrell Worthy #80 SG | Sammamish, WA | Eastside Catholic School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Sam Neumann SF | Saint Paul, MN | Cretin-Derham Hall High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 27, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| 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 13, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/03/2015* 7:05 pm | Northwest Indian | W 114–57 | | Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 10:35 pm | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | L 76–87 | 0–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,259) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/14/2015* 5:00 pm | vs. Hawaii–Hilo Rainbow Classic | W 90–85 | 1–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 11/15/2015* 5:00 pm | vs. Nevada Rainbow Classic | L 62–83 | 1–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,271) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/20/2015* 8:05 pm | San Jose State | W 81–69 | 2–2 | Worthington Arena (1,806) Bozeman, MT |
| 11/22/2015* 2:05 pm | vs. Wyoming Billings Showcase | W 83–82 | 3–2 | Rimrock Auto Arena (4,207) Billings, MT |
| 11/28/2015* 7:00 pm | at Wyoming | L 68–82 | 3–3 | Arena-Auditorium (5,022) Laramie, WY |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm | at Utah Valley | W 76–72 | 4–3 | UCCU Center (1,135) Orem, UT |
| 12/06/2015* 1:05 pm | Nebraska–Omaha | L 97–100 | 4–4 | Worthington Arena (1,533) Bozeman, MT |
| 12/13/2015* 3:00 pm | at San Jose State | W 91–83 | 5–4 | Event Center Arena (1,116) San Jose, CA |
| 12/16/2015* 6:00 pm | at North Dakota State | L 97–100 | 5–5 | Scheels Arena (1,533) Fargo, ND |
| 12/19/2015* 12:00 pm | at Buffalo | L 73–80 | 5–6 | Alumni Arena (2,384) Amherst, NY |
| 12/22/2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Syracuse | L 60–82 | 5–7 | Carrier Dome (17,202) Syracuse, NY |
| Big Sky regular season |||||
| 12/31/2015 7:05 pm | at Southern Utah | L 82–93 | 5–8 (0–1) | Centrum Arena (941) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/02/2016 12:05 pm | at Northern Arizona | W 74–72 $^{OT}$ | 6–8 (1–1) | Walkup Skydome (1,007) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/07/2016 7:05 pm | Sacramento State | W 71–64 | 7–8 (2–1) | Worthington Arena (2,036) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/09/2016 2:05 pm | Portland State | L 70–77 | 7–9 (2–2) | Worthington Arena (2,233) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/14/2016 6:05 pm | at North Dakota | L 68–85 | 7–10 (2–3) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,608) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/16/2016 5:05 pm | at Northern Colorado | L 76–78 | 7–11 (2–4) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,120) Greeley, CO |
| 01/21/2016 7:05 pm | Eastern Washington | W 85–71 | 8–11 (3–4) | Worthington Arena (2,362) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/23/2016 2:05 pm | Idaho | W 70–68 | 9–11 (4–4) | Worthington Arena (2,435) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/30/2016 7:05 pm | Montana | L 72–80 | 9–12 (4–5) | Worthington Arena (5,407) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/04/2016 8:05 pm | at Portland State | L 68–83 | 9–13 (4–6) | Peter Stott Center (623) Portland, OR |
| 02/06/2016 8:05 pm | at Sacramento State | W 79–76 | 10–13 (5–6) | Colberg Court (929) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/11/2016 7:05 pm | Northern Arizona | W 101–58 | 11–13 (6–6) | Worthington Arena (2,275) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/13/2016 2:05 pm | Southern Utah | W 80–73 | 12–13 (7–6) | Worthington Arena (2,624) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/20/2016 7:05 pm | at Montana | L 78–87 | 12–14 (7–7) | Dahlberg Arena (6,522) Missoula, MT |
| 02/25/2016 7:05 pm | at Weber State | L 60–68 | 12–15 (7–8) | Dee Events Center (7,340) Ogden, UT |
| 02/27/2016 7:05 pm | at Idaho State | L 69–76 | 12–16 (7–9) | Reed Gym (2,566) Pocatello, ID |
| 03/03/2016 7:05 pm | Northern Colorado | W 81–63 | 13–16 (8–9) | Worthington Arena (2,227) Bozeman, MT |
| 03/05/2016 2:05 pm | North Dakota | W 89–82 | 14–16 (9–9) | Worthington Arena (2,585) Bozeman, MT |
| Big Sky tournament |||||
| 03/08/2016 6:30 pm | vs. Sacramento State | L 75–79 | 14–17 | Reno Events Center (1,723) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||