2015–16 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

2015–16 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
Conference Big West Conference
2015–16 record 14–19 (5–11 Big West)
Head coach Dennis Cutts (3rd season)
Assistant coach Justin Bell
Assistant coach Keith Wilkinson
Assistant coach Brett Lauer
Home arena Student Recreation Center Arena
2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Hawaii 13 3   .813     28 5   .848
UC Irvine 13 3   .813     28 10   .737
Long Beach State 12 4   .750     20 15   .571
UC Santa Barbara 11 5   .688     19 14   .576
UC Davis 6 10   .375     11 19   .367
UC Riverside 5 11   .313     14 19   .424
Cal State Northridge* 5 11   .313     10 20   .333
Cal Poly 4 12   .250     10 20   .333
Cal State Fullerton 3 13   .188     10 20   .333
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations
2016 Big West Tournament winner

The 2015–16 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders were led by third year head coach Dennis Cutts and played their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big West Tournament to Long Beach State.

Roster

2015–16 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Thomas, GentreyGentrey Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Orangeville HS East Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada
G 1 Bland, JaylenJaylen Bland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cleveland HS
Murray State
College of the Canyons
Saginaw, MI
G 3 Murray, ChanceChance Murray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Price HS Los Angeles, CA
F 5 Johns, TaylorTaylor Johns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Sacred Heart Prep San Francisco, CA
G 10 Jones, StevenSteven Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Taft HS Northridge, CA
G 11 Sylvester, DJDJ Sylvester 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Morse HS Victorville, CA
F 12 Boezeman, RobertRobert Boezeman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Canarias Basketball Academy Dordrecht, Netherlands
F 13 Rhahwire, EricEric Rhahwire 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Saddleback Valley Christian Toronto, Canada
F 15 Anderson, BradyBrady Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Jesuit HS Sacramento, CA
F 20 Johnson, SeceanSecean Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Penn Wood HS Philadelphia, PA
F 21 Larrson, AlexAlex Larrson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Södertälje Knights Club Team Södertälje, Sweden
G 22 Thames, MalikMalik Thames 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Pleasant Grove Sacramento, CA
G 24 Flippin, KohKoh Flippin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr North Torrance HS Torrance, CA
F 31 Gomez, PrimivitoPrimivito Gomez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Arroyo HS El Monte, CA
C 32 Djikstra, MennoMenno Djikstra 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Standdaarbuiten, Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-12-05

Schedule and results

Source:

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

11/06/2015*
7:00 PM
Point Loma Nazarene W 70–59 
Student Recreation Center Arena (405)
Riverside, CA
Non-conference games

11/14/2015*
4:00 PM
William Jessup W 100–68  1–0
SRC Arena (2,247)
Riverside, CA

11/19/2015*
7:00 PM
Santa Clara W 77–63  2–0
SRC Arena (486)
Riverside, CA

11/21/2015*
7:00 PM
at San Francisco
Roundball Showcase[1]
L 57–58  2–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,641)
San Francisco, CA

11/24/2015*
7:00 PM
Delaware State
Roundball Showcase
W 81–55  3–1
SRC Arena (562)
Riverside, CA

11/27/2015*
5:00 PM
at Rice
Roundball Showcase
L 81–87  3–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,169)
Houston, TX

11/29/2015*
12:00 PM
at Lamar
Roundball Showcase
W 74–69  4–2
Montagne Center (1,481)
Beaumont, TX

12/03/2015*
7:00 PM
Northern Colorado W 77–66  5–2
SRC Arena (603)
Riverside, CA

12/06/2015*
3:00 PM
at Loyola Marymount L 76–77  5–3
Gersten Pavilion (1,817)
Los Angeles, CA

12/12/2015*
4:00 PM
UNLV L 62–73  5–4
SRC Arena (1,772)
Riverside, CA

12/15/2015*
5:00 PM
at Houston Baptist L 59–72  5–5
Sharp Gymnasium (532)
Houston, TX

12/18/2015*
5:00 PM
at Abilene Christian W 60–56  6–5
Moody Coliseum (1,002)
Abilene, TX

12/20/2015*
7:00 PM
Life Pacific W 95–48  7–5
SRC Arena (244)
Riverside, CA

12/22/2015*
7:00 PM
Denver W 63–54  8–5
SRC Arena (373)
Riverside, CA

12/28/2015*
10:00 AM
at Morgan State W 81–72  9–5
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (79)
Baltimore, MD

12/30/2015*
4:00 PM
at Ohio L 59–81  9–6
Convocation Center (5,267)
Athens, OH

01/02/2015*
5:00 PM
Cal State Bakersfield L 48–67  9–7
SRC Arena (321)
Riverside, CA
Conference games

01/07/2016
8:00 PM, ESPN3
Cal State Fullerton L 73–79  9–8
(0–1)
SRC Arena (818)
Riverside, CA

01/09/2016
7:00 PM
at UC Irvine L 68–84  9–9
(0–2)
Bren Events Center (4,233)
Irvine, CA

01/14/2016
7:00 PM
Hawaii L 71–80  9–10
(0–3)
SRC Arena (1,596)
Riverside, CA

01/16/2016
7:30 PM, BigWest.TV
Cal State Northridge W 75–72  10–10
(1–3)
Matadome (1,103)
Northridge, CA

01/21/2016
7:00 PM
at UC Davis L 55–58  10–11
(1–4)
The Pavilion (2,247)
Davis, CA

01/23/2016
4:00 PM
Long Beach State W 74–72  11–11
(2–4)
SRC Arena (935)
Riverside, CA

01/28/2016
7:00 PM
at Cal Poly W 72–68  12–11
(3–4)
Mott Gym (2,134)
San Luis Obispo, CA

01/30/2016
7:00 PM
at Cal State Fullerton W 81–71  13–11
(4–4)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA

02/03/2016
7:00 PM
at Cal State Northridge L 71–73  13–12
(4–5)
SRC Arena (884)
Riverside, CA

02/6/2016
7:00 PM
UC Davis L 49–50  13–13
(4–6)
SRC Arena (572)
Riverside, CA

02/13/2016
7:30 PM, Prime Ticket
Cal Poly L 78–86  13–14
(4–7)
SRC Arena (625)
Riverside, CA

02/18/2015
8:00 PM
UC Santa Barbara L 55–65  13–15
(4–8)
SRC Arena (665)
Riverside, CA

02/25/2016
9:00 PM
at Hawaii W 77–71  14–15
(5–8)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,957)
Honolulu, HI

02/27/2016
4:00 PM
at Long Beach State L 55–66  14–16
(5–9)
Walter Pyramid (2,804)
Long Beach, CA

03/03/2016
7:00 PM
at UC Santa Barbara L 55v81  14–17
(5–10)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,075)
Santa Barbara, CA

03/05/2016
2:00 PM
UC Irvine L 66–76  14–18
(5–11)
SRC Arena (766)
Riverside, CA
Big West Tournament

03/10/2016
8:30 PM, Prime Ticket
(6) vs. (3) Long Beach State
Quarterfinals
L 74–82  14–19
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses..

References

  1. "2015-16 Roundball Showcase". RealGM, LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
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