# 2015–16 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

The 2015–16 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lamont Smith's first season at San Diego. The Toreros competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Loyola Marymount.

## Previous season

The Toreros finished the season 15–16, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Christopher Anderson | 00 | G | 5'7" | 150 | Senior | Anaheim Hills, CA | Graduated |
| Johnny Dee | 1 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Vista, CA | Graduated |
| Therone Tillett | 4 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Junior | Spokane, WA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Chris Sarbaugh | 5 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Spokane, WA | Graduated transferred to Idaho |
| Thomas Jacobs | 15 | F | 6'6" | 215 | RS Senior | San Diego, CA | Graduated |
| Adam Gotelli | 20 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Freshman | Stockton, CA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Forrest Greenwalt | 21 | G | 5'9" | 160 | Sophomore | San Antonio, TX | Walk on; didn't return |
| Nick Kerr | 22 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Junior | San Diego, CA | Transferred to California |
| Simi Fajemisin | 25 | F/C | 6'10" | 267 | RS Senior | Lynnwood, WA | Graduated |

## Recruits class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyler Williams SG | Plano, TX | Hebron High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 1, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Alex Floresca SF | St. Louis, MO | Webster Groves High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Aug 6, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Olin Carter III PG | Allen, TX | Allen High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 3, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Hunter Summy SG | Southlake, TX | Carroll High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Oct 22, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Ryan Woolridge PG | Mansfield, TX | Lake Ridge High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | May 17, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| 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: "San Diego Toreros 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2015 San Diego Toreros Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN 2015 San Diego Toreros Basketball recruits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/07/2015* 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | Cal Tech | W 95–42 | | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 5:00 pm, P12N LA | at USC | L 45–83 | 0–1 | Galen Center (3,434) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/17/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Western Michigan | L 62–74 | 0–2 | University Arena (2,087) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 11/21/2015* 3:00 pm, BigWest.tv | at Cal State Fullerton | L 55–67 | 0–3 | Titan Gym (851) Fullerton, CA |
| 11/26/2015* 11:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Loyola–Chicago Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals | L 57–67 | 0–4 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,362) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/27/2015* 1:00 pm, GCI | vs. San Jose State Great Alaska Shootout consolation | L 67–76 | 0–5 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,379) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/2015* 1:00 pm, GCI | vs. Drexel Great Alaska Shootout 7th place game | W 62–59 | 1–5 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,193) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Bethesda | W 71–56 | 2–5 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,281) San Diego, CA |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm, FSSD | vs. San Diego State City Championship | W 53–48 | 3–5 | Petco Park (10,086) San Diego, CA |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Denver | L 47–59 | 3–6 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,249) San Diego, CA |
| 12/15/2015* 7:30 pm, TheW.tv | UC Davis | W 61–55 | 4–6 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,964) San Diego, CA |
| 12/23/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | Cal State Northridge | W 82–63 | 5–6 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,634) San Diego, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||
| 12/31/2015 6:00 pm | at Pacific | L 75–77 | 5–7 (0–1) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,778) Stockton, CA |
| 01/02/2016 7:00 pm | at Saint Mary's | L 46–79 | 5–8 (0–2) | McKeon Pavilion (2,185) Moraga, CA |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm, FSSD | San Francisco | L 65–73 | 5–9 (0–3) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,102) San Diego, CA |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSN | Santa Clara | L 53–65 | 5–10 (0–4) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,664) San Diego, CA |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm, RTNW | at Portland | W 82–71 | 6–10 (1–4) | Chiles Center (1,592) Portland, OR |
| 01/16/2016 5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW | at No. 25 Gonzaga | L 52–88 | 6–11 (1–5) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/21/2016 6:00 pm, TWCSN | at Pepperdine | L 58–76 | 6–12 (1–6) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,030) Malibu, CA |
| 01/23/2016 3:00 pm, TWCSN | at Loyola Marymount | L 63–67 | 6–13 (1–7) | Gersten Pavilion (3,120) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/28/2016 7:30 pm, TWCSN | Pepperdine | L 65–75 | 6–14 (1–8) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,593) San Diego, CA |
| 01/30/2016 1:00 pm, TWCSN | Loyola Marymount | W 77–69 | 7–14 (2–8) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,548) San Diego, CA |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm, FSSD | Pacific | W 54–43 | 8–14 (3–8) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,422) San Diego, CA |
| 02/06/2016 6:00 pm, FSSD | Saint Mary's | L 43–60 | 8–15 (3–9) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,292) San Diego, CA |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm | at Santa Clara | L 71–74 | 8–16 (3–10) | Leavey Center (1,428) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/13/2016 3:00 pm, CSNCA | at San Francisco | L 51–68 | 8–17 (3–11) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,358) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/18/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | BYU | L 67–69 | 8–18 (3–12) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,056) San Diego, CA |
| 02/20/2016 6:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | L 33–91 | 8–19 (3–13) | Marriott Center (16,324) Provo, UT |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSN | Gonzaga | L 60–82 | 8–20 (3–14) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,076) San Diego, CA |
| 02/27/2016 6:00 pm, TWCSN | Portland | W 85–76 | 9–20 (4–14) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,942) San Diego, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||
| 03/04/2016 6:00 pm, TheW.tv/BYUtv | vs. Loyola Marymount First round | L 61–64 | 9–21 | Orleans Arena (6,689) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||